Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-09
New Questions

What is Elmo Lincoln's' real
name?
Eff man comes to this coun-
try, marries an American girl, rears
family, but dies before he gets his
widow and children foreigners?
3.-When was the term flapper
first applied to young girls?
4.-When was the first eight-hour
, strike?
'5.-Was the diamond valued by
the ancients?
6.--Please give the address of H.
G. Wells.
7.-Who said Now twilight let's
her curtain down, and pins it with
a STAR?
8.-Can the southern cross be seen
in New England?
9.-In applying luminous paint to
clock and watch dials,~I find that
I one cannot tell time by them during
the day. How can this be remedied?
10.-Why is speech sometimes
called philippe?
Questions Answered
10. OF what nationalities are
most of the criminals in this coun-
try?
A. The 1920 census figures on this
subject are not yet available. Ac-
cording to recent survey made in
several large cities, for crimes Of
personal violence, Lithuanians,. Sla-
vonians and Italians head the list.
For crimes against property, Amer
lean negroes, American whites and
Russians lead. In both cases, Chi
nese come at the end of the list.
90. Do all governors have the
power of vetoing acts of state legls-
latures?
| A. The governor of North Caro-
lima is the only governor who has
not the veto power.
90. How long may a motorist
drive his machine in another state
without fee?
A. States differ in this respect.
Many of them reciprocate. Rhode
Island allows but 10 days without
fee, while Arizona and Illinois are
the most generous, giving a period
Of six months.
40. What was the message to
Garcia?
A. The message which President
| Mckinley sent to Garcia. the Cuban
| insurgent general, was query as
assistance Garcia would furnish to
the United States in the war with
| Spain. Lieutenant Rowan brought
back information that Garcia could
furnish at least 5000 we'll armed
men, and that they had a system Of
transmitting information through
the country and could act as guides.
SO. What is the most effective
method of preventing fraudulent
voting?
A. Possibly the French electoral
card system is the most effective.
The voter is required to present a
card issued by the mayor of the
town where he lives stating his
name, profession and residence.
Each card is numbered and when it
is submitted to the judge Of cleo
lions it is checked off on the register
Of voters. Then the ballot is accept
ed and the official tears off a corner
of the card, rendering it useless for
further voting that day. These bits
of cards are strung on a wire and
are counted at the close of the polls
to see that they tally with the num-
Der of ballots in the box.
Go. What was the first ency-
clopedia?
A. The first encyclopedia written
in English and with the articles al
alphabetically arranged was a Uni
versal English Dictionary of Arts
and Sciences, by John Harris, Lon
don clergyman, published in 1904.
TO. How much real rubber is
used in making an automobile cas-
ing 30x3 1-2?
A. There are about five pounds Of
crude rubber in a 30x3 IL fabric tire.
SO. Is it true that there has
been an airplane marriage by radio?
A. Yes, Miss Eva Burdick and
Roy H. Scheffel scared to the skies,
in Portland, Ore, while the Rev.
Russell Brougher, pastor of EN-
manuel Baptist church, Salt Lake
City, married the couple by radio
phone, the plane being equipped
with complete radio set. The event