The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1924-03-11
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/. .. What is the estimated wealth
of the United States. and how does
it compare with Great Britain,
A. Honorable Theodore Burton.
who is a member OF the world debt
funding commission. estimated our
own wealth varioasly from S220.0o0.-
100000 to S2S0000.O00.0O0. and that OF
Great Britain az only abou; SSo.0co.-
100000 probably not more than a
third as much as ours.
.. What was the origin OF the jury
SYSTEM
A. The origin OF trial by jury is
not traceable to any single legislator
or any particular period 1t seems
to have had its beginning in certain
primitive customs OF northern Europe
an races and received special develop
ments from different nations BY the
a person who was ac-
cused OF crime was permitted to sum-
mon twelve of his neighbors, called
who swore to his in /:
nocense. This was the origin OF an
institution which took settled and
rigorous form after the Norman con-
quest. gradually developing into its
present form. f
q. What WIS the purpose OF the b
geological survey expedition through il
he Grand Canyon OF the Colorado S,
liver last year?
A. Colonel c. H. Birdseye was in
barge OF this expedition. which made in
careful and complete survey OF the tn
over resources OF the Colorado river. w
Q. What is a shooting S,ar", dr.
A. A meteor in state OF mean rel
'scence, caused by friction when |.
'ssing through tn atmosphere and WI
en- suddnly darling along some part no
the sky. They are very numerous il
d indicate that small fragments OF oc,
after are abundan, in the area of be
e solar system. "y
.. When were the great fires in
ston and Chicago.
A. Chicago. October 8 to IL. 1871: far
ston, November 9, 1852. Der
use
=. How many men at sixty-hve the
self-supporting, foil
Life insurance companies scare TIL,
God many people to death before ION
age but the survivors who meet "Fl
question are six in one hundred. des,
"
Please tell me by whom. and cou
:, the ku Klux Khan originated,
what was its purpose.
This is sort OF double-barreled -
n. since the Ku Klux Khan was ,'N,
founded as a political organiza- ~
IN Tennessee early in 1868. II
sO000O memehrs I'D ...:N,. this
TO oppose the reconstruction acts la"
the elevation OF the colored race ,Aa'
to prevent the later from exer .'Pii
o the franchise oh..;I April
War The mov.n,an, ' April
est OF the complete supremacy =. Ina q
he Bourbon whites in the south - y
II was likewise directed against -
invading northerners who came ma
as officials ar 'carpet-haggcrs." v"e'
new Ku KIrv K,. - 10 lima,
the name and ceremonies OF its
ter. 1t was orgnized in 1915 Q.
Its founder Colonel w. J. Sim A.
OF Atlanta. Georgia, as I'm no ba
Wizard Later on w. II. stefan
came into the organization as not r,
AIRY, and under his directing exuda
cement great membership was -
sfactory cxDlanat;or b.. Nf ~