Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1921-01-29
New Questions

frequent in the western than in the
eastern part of the United States?
2.-How much money was spent
for candy last year?
3.-How many children are arrest
ed each year?
Allow fast does sound travel
through the water of the ocean?
81 would like to know by what
means an aviator telsl how high he
is. If an instrument, how does 1t
work?
s-Are pineapples grown from
seeds?
7.-What is the largest active vol
cano in the world?
Show many people speak the
French language?
9.-Who was known as the apostle
Of infidelity?
10.-How many Of Babe Ruth's
home runs came against left-handed
pitchers?
Questions Answered
1. Q.-Is there battleship named
for each of the states?
A.-On November /, 1920, there
were 40 battleships in the United
States navy. 4S of which are named
for the states of the Union.
2. Q.-What is magazine gun?
A.-This term is applied to auto
matte guns, so-called pump guns,
an dali other guns not directly de-
pendent on hand-loading.
8. Q.-Wnat should be done to
keep linens from turning yellow?
A.--The simplest plan is to use
the linen often enough to prevent
it's following. Keep sheets, pillow
slips, etc, in piles, and draw from
the bottom for use, replacing the
linen on top as it comes from the
laundry. Vary this by. drawing &C.
casionally from the piles of linen
kept for guests if it hasn't beer
used for some time.
4. Q.--Does an alien have to get
his second naturalization papers be-
fore he can enlist in the army OF
navy?
A.-The war department says that
it is not necessary for an alien who
desires to enter the United States
army or navy to have either his
first or second citizenship papers
The very fact that the man enters
any branch of military, service en-
titles him to first citizenship pa,
5. Q.-Does climate have anything
| to do with the quantity and quality
of petroleum that well will pro-
duce?
A.-The bureau of mines says that
sod far as they know. the climate
does not have any effect upon the
quantity or quality of petroleum
| produced.
6. o.-what are the duties oil
wheat. corn. wool and cotton pro
| vided in the new tariff bill?
s. A.-As passed by the house thu
schedules are wheat, thirty cents I
| bushel; corn, fifteen cents a bushel
| unwashed wool, fifteen cents pound
washed wool, thirty cents pound
secured wool, fortyfive cents {
pound. with compensatory ,Id s dntX 90 o
to existing duties upon the manu-
| facture of wool; long staple cotton
seven cents pound, with a com
pensatory duty of seven cents
pound in addition to otTas fgbe ga9e
These schedules may be changed, Of
course, in the senate.
| Z. Q.-What is bush league?
7. A.-This in baseball parlance IN
dicates minor league Of profess
sional or semi-professional baseball
8. o.-How many states did thu
Democrats carry in the last presiden
8. An the recent election tn
Democrats carried E ten stace Georeia
Kentucky, Mississippi, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Texas and Vlr
9. o.-Is the so-called Philippine
embroidery actually made in th'
9 Awhile it is possible, tina
the work is initiated, the hand EN-
broidery exports of the Ph III ppppn e.
amounted to a value of SO, GOO II
1918. There are at least 10000 PEG
Pile engaged in the emproloerlng , az,
handling Of these cotton ana liner
10. Q.-How did coats-of-arms orig
mo- To- A coat-of-arms is a relic o
the armorial insignia OF medleva
times and was emoroLoel ernoo rpI r.
1 reade er0' the lanlght conspieuoTs; ad in
battle. All the knights Of the Mia ant
Ages had such coats-of1 arr i4ea ab bS
| many of them have been retained W
|