El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-06
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y In addressing a business letter
asDeur Mrs. smithsH E T. H.
A. This Is correct under any cir
cumstances. Dear Madam is more
formal: NY Dear Mrs smith indi-
Gates a better acquaintance. In 10
case. however is there anything per-
sonal in the use y the term dear
II is mere form OF salutatl0n-
Q. Is II true that when an auto
mobile Is travelling At the rate OF
forty miles an hour there g. a portion
Of Il which does not move at allt z
4 No matter how fast an auto
mobile is travelling. that part 81 he
tire which is in contact with me
ground is for the instant stationary.
At the same time the part Of the
wheel that is highest is travelling al
an accelerated speed To IS moving
twice as fast as the machine itself
O. II n white woman nlarries
member OF an Indian tribe deoes she
leEally become a member Of the tribe
and entitled 10 tribal rishtst + ".
A. she becomes a member d the
tribe. and is entitled TO share as
though she were Indian born
@ why does the Gulf Stream exert
q
Europe than on that Of Amerieaf o.
4 The winds that most affect the
cl mate OF both the United states ana
Europe are from the west Thus
would they blow of the shore IL the
warmth Of the Gulf stream. while IN
Europe they would blow toward the
shore ana warm IL
q. Who was responsible FOR the
purchase Of supplies for the naFys T.
A. Rear admiral samuel MCGOWAN,
ch lef Of the bureau Of supplies and &C
counts. was purchasing agent for the
navy during the war he had been
I'M the paJmasler corps Tor twenty
years. hivug advanced through an
grades Before that he was news
paper reporter in south Carolina
O. Have engines been standardized
By the railroad aduliuistrutionf c. C.
A. VIXEN the government took
over The railroads C encountered
difficulties due % the fact thar rhers
were SO many makes or engines, and
that different sets OF spare parts bad
20 be kept for each make IL decided
% standarliza t1e new engines y
bought Early IN 1919 p issued spec
ificatlons and purchased. for $4,000
q piece 1923 engines with inter
changea1le parts All engines bought
since that time have concerned 70
this plan.
O. Why g. the sun hotter N noon
than five hours lateri r. d.
A. When the suns rays strike
directly they produce more heat than
when they strike Indirectly. Just as
direct blow has more force tnan
an indirect blow. AT noon these
blows from the sun are most direct
O. How many cunscripted men
were there IN the civil Wurf A. c. ID.
A. In the union army there were
$4,000 couscripts. 1900 substitutes
$4,000 substitutes sent By men who
were not conscripted-
q. What has the government done
with its Ereat supply OF automobiles
and truckss G. s, T..
a The mass Of these cars nave
been turned over 70 other aEencies OF
the government. such as the office Of
public roads and rural enE1neerlng-
OF late sales Of small numbers OF cars
have been held at various points
some such sales are still 20 be adTer
ti~ed avd held
g. What states have ratified the
woman auffraee nnendment3-D. G.
A. Woman suffrage has been rlti-
Kansas. New YORK. ohio FennsylEa-
MIA. Massac huserts. Texas Iowa. Mis-
souri,. Arkansas. Montana. View Hamp-
shire and Nebraska
70 n HllAeA AN aHaA from 2 ma
chine gun en- an airplane mile MP,
the gun pointing parallel with the
surface Of the earth. and another
bullet f. dropped from the hand At the
same time. which viii reach the earth
fIrstf J.. p. VI.
A. The bullets viii reach the earth
az the same time. Gravity pulls
equally on each and this IS the forca
that causes each 90 fall
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SOME HONENMOOE.
Martin Mason IS taking trip on
his honeymoon through Iowa. Colcra-