Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1922-09-02
New Questions

l.. What is the weight Of the
human brain?
2. Are twins held in high regard
among Indians?
8. What is Augustus Thomas
new job called? e. Pa"
4. Where is the Desert Of Sin?
5. How old is the practice of
dentistry?
G. What part Of a wheel moves
the fastest?
7. How many vaudeville houses
are there in the United States?
8. Which denomination has the
most churches in the United States?
9. What is the new invention
that enables shipwreck victims to
walk" ashore?
10. How much money did the
IL 1-2 per cent wage reduction of
July 1, 1922, save the railroads?
Questions Answered
10. How long have there been
pogroms?
A. Pogrom is a Russian word
meaning devastation and was applied
to anti-Jcwish riots in Russia. The,
first pogroms took place in 1881
and were the direct cause of the
first wave of Russian-Jewish emigra-
ton to America.
20. Is geography taught in col
leges??
A. Many universities and col
leges have such courses. In 1910
II, "a American universities had g.
$50 students enrolled in geographic
courses. In 1861 the number had
risen to 9,807.
60. What are the minarets on
Mohammedan mosques for?
A. The minarets of Mohammedan
mosques are the towers from which
the officer whose business it is (thc
Muezzin) issue the call to prayer, of
which signal all true Mohammedans
face toward the east and engage in
devotion.
90. What was the rhyme re.
peated so often in connection with
the eight-hour day movement?
A. Possibly you refer to the Eng
fish jingle, Eight hours for work.
eight hours for play, eight hours
for sleep, eight bob day."
SO. Can a person be compelled
to accept an office to which he has
been elected?
A. There is no such law in this
country, but under the common law
all citizens in peace as we'll as in
war owe their services to the state
when required, hence after being
duly elected may be required to take
oath and qualify themselves as pub
lie officers. The only defenses are
illegal election or appointment, legal
disqualification to hold office, or
proof that the office is incompatible.
GO. Why can't the adjective
unique be modified by very or most?
A. Unique means the only one Of
its kind. 1t is, therefore, incompar-
able. The word is frequently mis-
used for odd, rare or unusual.
70. When was the freedom of
the press first established.
A. The constitutions of Pennsyl.
vania, Delaware, Maryland and
North Carolina. all adopted in 1875,
contained the earliest declarations of
any legislative authority in favor
of the liberty of the press. With
the adoption of article one, amending
the United States constitution, in
1891, the principle of a free press
and free speech was for the first
time written into the organic law of
an important nation.
SO. Are balls batted outside the
park at a baseball game usually re-
covered?
A. Not more than five per cent
of such balls are returned, although
person presenting a ball at the
gate is admitted to the park free.
90. What is the difference be-
tween lie and perjury?
A. A lie is a statement which is
thought TO be false by the person
who utters It and is intended to de-
ceive; while perjury is a false state
ment made under oath.
100. What is the apron" on a
locomotive?
A. The sheet iron plate covering
the space between the locomotive
and the tender.