Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-19
Answers to Questions.

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nation Bureau, Frederic j. Has
| kin, Director. Washing ID. g.
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Q. Is there record of the
pardons granted by tie president
kept? {. L. w.
4. TIL department of justice
says that record is kept
of all pardons which are granted
by the president, and that informa-
ton may be obtained on any par
ticular case.
Q. What are the dimensions OF
the home plate on q baseball dia-
mond? ID. Il. - -.
A. The home plate on baseball
diamond is one foot square with the
corners filled in on the portion
facing the pitcher, where it will
measure seventeen inches across.
Q. How does the number of
telephones in London compare with
the number in New York? 4. NJ.
A. While the latest available
figures for London are those OF
1915 when there were 1858, 1875 tele-
phones in use, it is evident that the
method of communication is not as
common as it is in New York where
there are now S92,19S telephones.
q. Have you any idea how many
people visit Dixie each winter Dy
automobile? A. \. A.
A. The American Automobile
association says that only an esti-
mate is possible. Probably 10000
tourists pass through the Wash .
ington gateway going south by au-
tomobile every year to Florida and
that vicinity and $500 through the
national Chattanooga gateway
which makes a total of 1850
every year. These tourists stay
south on an average of about four
months every year or about IN
days.
@. What is n civil list? +. NJ. X.
A. In this country the civil list
signifies "a list of the entire eX-
penses of the government: (2) the
revenue appropriated to support
civil government; go the officers
CT the civil government who are
paid from the public treasury.
Q. What was Lincoln's famous
statement about office-seckers and
patronage? n. c. S.
A. One month after he was in
augurated Lincoln wrote II think !!
know what is wanted and believe !
could do something toward quoting
the rising discomfort, but the office
seekers demand all my time. ! am
like a man so busy letting rooms in
one end of his house that he can
not stop to put out the fire that
Is burning in the other
q. How many battles were
fought during the civil war? X. G..
A. The number of engagements
entered in the governments
chronological list of battles ex-
ceeds 1900. An alphabetical list
of battles compiled at the bureau
VI DtllGlOll0, lhNlhbibEs ou1it itiAbSs
actions and skirmishes as seemed
worthy Of incorporation, contains
over $500 separate affairs.
Q. What is the Clarendon
Press? A. L.
A. The Clarendon Press is the
name by which the press of the
University of oxford, England, is
distinguished.
@. What is the house of gov
ernOrs? u. S. T..
A. 1.-THE House of Governors is
a name given to the conference of
tate governors Of the United States
which meets to promote uniform
legislation, and to discuss questions
of common interests. This confer
ence was the outcome of the con-
ference of governors called by Pres
ident Roosevelt in 1907 to consider
the conservation question. Some
OF the questions that have been
dealt with by the House of Gov
errors are divorce laws, inter-
state commerce, state control Of
water power and agricultural cred
its.