El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-11-22
UESTIONS
AND
ANS WERS

Y. smoke in publieG D. N. G.
A. Propriety in smoking Is largely
geographical. In England a woman's
right TO smoke IN public is practi-
caIlv unquestioned- In America the
ladylikeness OF such an act Is still
questioned IN some circles and loeal-
ties. In society. particularly in our
larger cities, the smoking woman IS
quite generally accepted.
q. what e. the average number Of
days ner year worked BY the coal
miners in Pennaylvaulat and what y
their present average monthly "ngef
A The American Federation Of
Labor says that the miners OF PENN
gylvania worked approximately zAO
days per year forithe last eight yeaIa,
Their present average wage IS $500
per month
@. How many miles Of concrete
rond could have been built for the
amount the war cost urd T. F. Q.
A. Figuring the war to have cost
Us $4,000, 100000 and the average
cost Of a mile Of concrete road 10
be $4,000. the money spent IN the
great conflict would have built 49,
coo miles Of good road or $50 trunk
lines across the continent or one
every five miles, from Canaoa to the
gulf
O. Has my husband any leEal riEht
TO open my maflf p. A r.
A. Ii is unlawful FOR q husband 70
open his W-fe's mail without her con-
sent, or for a wife TO open her hug-
bands mail without HIS consent
q. How much money Is spent ~
nualIy IN this country for confecdon-
erTf A. N. II.
A. According to president emeritus
Eliot, OF Harvard university, $780,
100000 was spent on confectionery In
q. should a husband and wife.
each OF whom works, make out sep
urnte income tax returns or should
they combine theiz retErnHf '. h =.
A. The WlfeE income lLarelnenE
may be made g part OF that OF her
husband or she may make = separate
statement at her option
q. Has a man a right to gold OF
other mineral which he etlcoVera on
private PROPERTY Il. z
A. The bureau Of mines SAYS that
a man has absolutely no right 70
gold or any other mineral round on
private property. Re has no more
right to the mineral than he Rs TO
80 on private properly and cut down
tim Der or haul away gravel
O. II a bullet pl1Een through 2
human body. which Is the larger, the
hole where the bullet entered OF the
one where 1t made Its eEttt H E ID.
A. In the case OF q penetrating
wound. the larger hole fa at the point
Of exit. The authorities say that at
the point OF entrance the bullet
presses sharply against the tissue
and makes a rather perfect wound,
while in LEAVING the body * tears
the flesh apart in an overlapping
fashion
a. Are married women eligible TO
positions open for women under the !
civil ne-Ffcef -. A.
A. The civil service eommiasion (
says that married woman are not eL- 4
cluded from taking civil service eT- I
Emiuations FOR any position n the /
government service FOR which single F.
women may qualify
a II French VEguEa with ehl- /
Erem married an AmeEfqlu citizen, Z
what nationality would the Children 1
bet =. de IL
A. Il has been held that the chill I
dren take the nationality o. their I
Etepfather, so in this Gaze the chill /
dren would be American citizens
e. How many cities IN the country 4
hare the commiEEiou form OF gov /
eminent. and in whom does the leg /
fslatfve and executive powers He7 I
A More than 500 cities IN the