Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-04-18
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Q. When was radio first usct
on ships? c. +. A.
A. The Radio Inspector says
that radio was first used on ship
board July 20 and %, 1889, on the
Flying Huntress. to report the
Kingston regatta for q Dublin news
paper. In September and October
of the same year races between
Chaumont and Columbia were re-
ported from an ocean going vesse
for the New York Herald. Ir
1900 wireless apparatus was placed
on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Crosse
Q. Where is the quotation 9Th,
Sabbath was made for man and
not man for the SABBATH" W. l.
G.
A. This quotation is from the
Bible-Mark 2:27.
Q. Which has the best port
Norfolk, Boston or San Francisco!
A. The coast and geodetic sur.
vey says that it would be impossi.
BILE to give any one port first place
These are all first class ports and
each has some advantage that the
others lack.
Q. What were the famous "MuI'
ligan Letters?" s. T.. i.
A. The Mulligan Letters were 6
series of letters written by Jane!
G. Blaine to Warren Fisher. a bus,
mess associate. which it was al
legged proved legislative corruption
on the part of Blaine in the mat
ter of bills in congress relating t
railroads. The letters were OBJ
tanned by a clerk of Fisher named
James Mulligan. who appeared al
a witness before a congressional
committee appointed to Investigate
Blaine. They were used as cam
paign documents by Blaine's enc
mics.
q. What is the population o
Manila? G. w. p.
A. The last census G91S) place
~ population of Manila, p. J.. a
EOS, 1905.
@. What bird migrates tn
farthest distance? II. ID.
A. The biological survey say
that the land bird with the longes
migration route Is probably tn
tnighthawk which occurs north t
Yukon and south, 1000 mile
away, to Argentina. This distanc
is surpassed by some waterbird
and shorebirds, many of Whicl
travel more than 5000 miles whel
migrating.
Q. When was the making o
glass discovered? G. l.. S.
A. 1t is impossible to say whel
the possibility of making glass wa
discovered. The discovery has beer
attributed to the ancient Phoeni
clans, perhaps 1000 years before
Christ, 1t is said that cargo o.
natron which was being conveyed
by Phoenician sailors from Egyp
to Syria, was wrecked on sandy
beach, near Mt. Carmel, and a fire
being laid. the elements were fused
and the discovery of glass made
II is known that the Egyptians po'
sessed the art of glass blowing
1000 years b. c. Glass is made
from fuson of silica and alkali
Q. What is the present national
debt?. G. A. S.
A. The total gross debt Of the
United States on December 81
1921, was $23.1SS,247,91S.Oe.
@. What is the German name
for infantilc paralysis? j. J..
A. UNDERSTANDING spinale,
which means the. spinal tanning OF
children. is the German equivalent
for infantile paralysis.
Q. Who invented the fireiess
cooker? c. l.. X.
A. It is impossible to say exact
ly where the principle Of the fire
less cooker originated. 1t was
known to the Jews many centuries
ago, who used bags of feathers for
insulation. Sweden is reported to
be the home of the hay box. which
was the immediate predecessor OF
the modern fireless cooker.