Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-06-17
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o. Must member OF the house
of REPRESENTATIVES be resident of
the district which he represents"
l.. l.. r.
A. The constitution provides
that no person shall be a repre-
sentative who shall not, when
elected, be an inhabitant Of that
state in which he shall be chosen,
but makes no requirement as to
residence within the district.
Q. In playing golf, II ball is
buried In the soft turf of fairway
cr green can it be lifted without
penalty? Il. Y. NJ.
A. Unless there is local rule
or stipulation to the contrary the
ball must be played as it lies.
Q. What proportion of the auto
mobiles of the world are In the
United States? o. B. w.
A. Eighty-three out of every
hundred automobiles in the world
are registered in this country.
@. Is it true that more rain
falls in the Dakotas and Montana
than there did some % years ago?
S. N.
A. The weather bureau says that
their records show no permanent
change in the amount of precipita-
ton in that section.
Q. When were lead pencils in
vented? Il. ii. ID.
A. The earliest mention Of what
are known today as lead pencils
appears in records dating back to
1865. This was shortly after the
discovery of the noted graphite
mine at Borrowdale, England,
which furnished the material for
the first pencils.
Q. Does a lease have TO be in
writing? II. G.
A. In many OF the states of tho
thn OF of rnn1tiro that
leases for moro than one year be
in writing.
Q. What is the difference in.
shoe sizes? v. N.
A. The American and English
series of size vary one-third of an
inch--that is size is one-third Of
an inch longer than size Z, etc.
@. Who invented logarithms? u.
A. b.
A. John Napier, Scotchman
who lived in the early seventeenth
century is usually regard as their
inventor.
Q. Is IL the nature of one of the
seeds of u cookie burr to grow one
season and the other the next sea-
son? p. NJ.
A. While occasionally both seeds
terminate the same season, usually
one seeds grows one year and the
other the following one.
Q. What author used the name
"Fiona McLeod" A. NJ. w.
A. William Sharp, Scottish
poet, novelist and essayist, used
this nom de plume.
q. Was Robert e. Lee ever Of
fered the command of the UNION
forces In the civil war? S. o. l..
A. On April IS, 1851, President
Lincoln, through Francis Preston
Blair, rendered General Lee the
command Of the army of the Unit
ed States, which was declined. OF
this action. Lee said: II declined
the offer he made me to take COM
mand of the army that was to be
brought into the field, stating as
candidly as / could, that though
opposed to secession and deprecat-
ing war, l could take no part in
the invasion of the southern
states"