Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-07-31

@. Do the President OF the United States
and the King of England pay income tax?
C. e. E., Jr.
A. The president pays such a tax. The
British royal family does not pay income tax
The exempting statute provides that any
house belonging to His Majesty Or to any of
the royal family is exempt
Q. Which are the ten greatest chapters in
the Bible? A. D. n.
A. The answer must be largely ma tier
of personal opinion. The following are sug-
gested Creation, Genesis /; Fall of Man
and Hope of Redemption, Genesis IL; Com
mandments, Exodus 20; the 23d Psalm; Da-
vd's Psalm of Repentance, Psalm 81; Birth
Of Christ, John l; Sermon on the Mount
Matthew, chapters 5-6-7 Counted as one) {;
Crucifixion, John 10; Resurrection, John 20;
Revelation Revelations %.
Q. Is the number of criminals increasing
or decreasing? l. M. c..
A. The committee on law enforcement of
the American Bar association says that
whereas the general population OF the coun-
try increased 14.9 per cent from 1910 to
1922 the criminal population increased 1 66
per cent during the same period.
Q. What is the origin OF the expression,
"cats-paw?" L. G.
A. There is fable in which a monkey
used cats paw to draw roast chestnuts
from the fire. This fanciful tale gave rise
to the use of the term ''cat's-paw' for dupe
Or fool.
Q. Are registered nurses who served in
entitled to the bonus recently enacted?
r. s. R.
A. Nurses who served in the Army Nurse
corps during the World war are entitled to
the benefits Of the adjusted compensation act
y. In automobile racing, is there such a
thing as an invisible towline? J. A.
A. This so-calIed tow exists only on the
| board tracks in speeds of better than ninety
miles per hour; it is the suction of the ma
chine in front caused as it travels through
space, and be likened very much to an
| inverted funnel. If the car back OF it can
Keep within the space, which would be
equivalent to the spout OF the funnel, it is
taken along at the same rate of speed as the
car which is creating this vacuum. This
method of riding is used quite often by the
slower cars. Its disadvantage is that the
motor picking up such a tow has no means
of cooling and the motor is inclined to over
heat very quickly.
Q. How many miles is it to the north
star? j. R. D.
A. The Naval Observatory says the dis
lance to the north star is about fifty light
years, one light year representing about
| 5000, 0,000,0 600 miles. 1t is therefore
500, 600, 600 miles to the north star.
Q. How is valet pronounced? W. F..
a. The word has been Angiczed and the
final ST. is sounded. The French do not
sound the It." the ''e" having the sound OF
the English long "a
Q. When was it discovered that butter
! could be made from milk? s. c.
A. The process OF making butter from
milk was known at least 1000 B. c. At that
| time it was used more as a medicine than a
! food, and was frequently rubbed on the
| body
| Q. How near does Mars approach the
! earth? S. Fl.
A. The nearest that Mars approaches the
/ earth is $4,000 900 miles. 1t will reach this
! point in August. 1924.
Q. Can bees tell when it is soing to rain {?
! ". P.
/ A. Bees are remarkable weather prophets.
! At the approach OF A storm bees will drop
their business OF gathering honey and make
/ a Decline for home.