Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1922-07-27
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Q. What city in the United
States has the greatest commits
sion row? II. S. L.
A. While all cities have such
districts, none compares with Chi
cago's South Water street in size
and in volume Of business trans
acted.
Q. When is n boy too old to
be eligible for West Point? L.
w.
A. The maximum age for en-
trance to the United States mill
tary academy is 81 years.
Q. How does the operation of
an electric fan compare in ex-
pense with the burning of cleo
trio light? j. j. N.
A. An eight inch electric fan
takes about as much electricity as
a 25-watt Mazda bulb.
Q. Docs a special delivery boy
have to take CIVIL service exani-
nation? II. B. Men.
A. The post office department
says that special delivery carriers
are not on the classified civil
service list, and that a person
interested in securing a position
of this kind should apply to the
local postmaster.
Q. What is the proper pres
sure for Initiating automobile
tires? NJ. ID. NJ.
A. American tire manufacture
ers recommend an air pressure of
so pounds per square inch in IN
inch tires for a maximum weight
Of 225 pounds per wheel: so
pounds for 3 inch tires, $50
pounds maximum weight; 80
pounds for inch tires. $50
pounds maximum weight; 90
pounds for Az inch and 5 inch
tires, 1000 pounds maximum
weight.
Q. Was Betsy Ross married
more than once? A. Il.
A. Mrs. Betsy Ross had three
husbands-John Ross, Joseph
Ashburn and John Claypoole. she
was married to the second the
day after the continental congress
accepted the flag she made.
@. How long has rotation of
crops been practiced? Il. ID. p.
A. The folly of growing the
same crop on the same land for
several successive years was not
ed by the Romans. but the atten-
ton was first called to the value
of crop rotations in 1777 in
treatise bH Dickson, Of Edinburgh,
Scotland.
Q. How many Rhodes scholar.
ships are there and what Is their
value? T.. w.
A. The system of scholarships
founded by the will of Cecil
Rhodes provided in perpetuity
for the support at oxford mi
versity for a term Of three wears
each of about 176 selected schol-
ars from the British colonies. the
United States and Germany. The
scholarships have an annual value
of $3.50 to $1,000.
Q. When did Josephus write
the histories of the Jews? A. II.
p.
A. Flavius Josephus, whose
Jewish name was Joseph Zen
Matthias, was born in 81 A. ID.
and died about 100 A. d. the
History Of the Jewish War. low.
ish Antiquities, an apology of .he
Jews against Apion and an au-
photography seem to have occu-
pied him from about the year 70
until the time Of his death,
q. When were he first colIean
boat races i'm this country? p.
Il. Il.
A. The first races held wore
between boats owned by Yale
students in Boston Harbor In
1914, the contestants being nm
eight-oared gig and a d1rout
canoe. The first intercollegiate
race was rowed by Yale and Har.
ward crews in eight-oared barres
over a two-mile course on Lake
Winnipesaukee in 1862.