Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-02
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GA In what countries do we own
tho buildings occupied by our dip
lomatic representatives.? w. L. i
A. The United States govern
ment has built legations in China
and Salvador; and has bought le-
cations In Cuba and Panama and
embassies in Japan and Turkey. In
Morocco and Siam, the buildings
occupied by our legations were
gifts from those governments to
ours. In England, J. p. Morgan
has offered his London residence
to the United States for an en-
bassy, but the gift has not yet been
accepted.
O.. lis there nicotine In tobacco
smoke? P.L.
A. Nicotine. the alltaloid con-
tanned in tobacco, does not appear
in tobacco smoke. 1t is split into
pyridine and collodine.
Q. When and by whom was the
thread used on bolts and screws
invented? J. S. w.
A. William Sellers suggested the
first formula ever offered for bolt
and screw threads in 1864.
Q. When was the attempt made
to assassinate j, Pierpont Morganr
NJ. II. X.
"A. On July 1, 1915, at Glen
Cove. Long Island, j. Pierpont Nor
gan was shot by fanatic, but es-
capped with minor injuries.
q. l have a-number of thrift
stamps. Can / get money for
them? Are they sold now? l.. o.
A. The postoffice department
says that thrift stamps are no lon
ger sold, but any stamps outstand-
ing may be redeemed through any
postmaster. Treasury savings
stamps costing S1.0O each may be
purchased in the same manner as
he thrift stamps. When 20 are
attached to certificate they may
be exchanged for treasury say
Ings certificate in the denomina
lion of SIS. Treasury savings GER
tificates are issued in the denomi-
nations of $25, 500 and $1,000
They are purchased at $40, $50 and
$500 respectively, and are payable |
1t face value five years after date !
IF sale.
@. What was the 'Buckshot
Nar?" II. /. NJ.
a. An election controversy in |
1898 in Pennsylvania, between tbs |
wings and democrats, was carried !
o such lengths that one side |
threatened the other with "ball and |
'uckshot," hence it became known |
IS the "Buckshot War" Fedora,
intervention was demanded, but
vas refused.
q. In what section of the United
states is sulphur produced? Il. S.
A. Nearly all the sulphur pro-
luced in the United States comes
rom Louisiana and Texas.
Q. What musical Instruments
I'D the Indians use? v. M. Il.
A. The Indians had various
runs; a flute with scale of seven
totes; a whistle with a scale Of
i've notes; and rattle, made of
Try gourds, loaded with sand or
q. What was the nature Of the
icrey letter which created such a
urorc In the Garfield campaign!
+. III. G..
A. During the Garfield Hancock
residential campaign OF 1880,
tier which favored Chinese immi-
ration purporting TO have been
'ritten by General Garfield to Fl.
:. Moray OF Lynn, Mass. was made
bic and used as a campaign
ocument by the democrats. Cen
raj Garfield denounced the letter
s a forgery.