El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-23
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IN Through observation I note that
~ The FL Paso Herald is treated
by the citizens Of FL Puso as
.4the fountain OF knowledge and, TINT
being the case 1 wish to have you
/ give me n little information, too.
I What T. a shipment in bondf Why
are carload shipments Of commodities
handled in that mnnnerf What is the
Z advantage to the merchant II you
I answer this through the paper i will
catch II, because there f. not a day ]
I do not read sQuestions and Answers, >
I or, in fact, the paper through thor
OuEhiy. R. +. Z.
A 4 shipment in bond is some
thing that is TO be sent out Of the
country or TO be held here until used.
For instance, sugar grown in Sonora
can be ST. pped in bond" through the
United States to FL Paso and back
I into Mexico at Juarez or any other
point, without paying American Gus
toms duties, or IL can be shipped from
Sonora TO FL Paso or any other point
in the United States where there is
federal or bonded" warehouse and
there held by the government until
needed by the purchaser. The ship
per puts up a bond 10 the government
10 guarantee payment Of the duty. in
this way he does not have TO pay
the duty until he is ready to sell the
commodity, nor at all il he sends il
out Of the country. Whisky made in
the United States is placed in gov
eminent bonded warehouses (or was,
when IL was legal TO make it, and is
held there without payment OF fed
eral tax until taken out for consump-
ton It could be shipped from one
bonded warehouse to another in this
manner. For instance 10 might have
been held ten years in Kentucky
bonded warehouse and then II could
be shipped to FL Paso and held here
until the buyer was ready 70 take 1t
out and pay the tax
q. How many ounces Of wool are
there in the average mans suit &C. s.
A. To manufacture a suit Of mans
clothing requires about 81 ounces Of
wool or a little less than four pounds.
This raw material for a suit can be
bought in Boston at the present time
the country'R best known wool deal
ers.
Q. How many Red Cross nurses
have been decorated or cited for BRAY
erys-Ms f. T.
A The war department SAYS that
22z American members Of the Red
Cross and army nurse corps have been
decorated or cited by the United I
states and various foreign govern I
ments for courageous service under
fire Twenty eight American nurses I
wear the CroiN de Guerre OF the I
French governments.
O. What q the total world popuIa-
ton OF the negro rafef-T. D. X.
-
groes IN the world Negroes constf- I
tute one sixteenth OF the worlds pop I
ulation.
O. Is the suez canal longer than I
the Panama eanal3-R- d.
4. The SueZ canal which was
opened in 1858. is 90 miles hong, while II
the Panama canal is but sos miles in II
length II cost about S100. goo. 900 TO \
construct the Suez canal, while the I
eosl OF building the Panama canal
was almost four times that amount
q What was the name OF the first
steam driven vessel TO cross the At II
iantic3-S. s. c.
A The SaNannah. an American YES II
sci, sailed from Savannah to Liver II
pool in 1873 in % DAYS. This was II
about one third the length OF time IL II
took Columbus to sail from Spain to Il
america, and Is about five times II
greater than the time il takes a mod Il
IN e "a steamship 70 make the trip from
america 20 Epgland
q What Is The DruEo doctrine in
II. F. q.
a. When Germany. Great Britain
- -lla lay 9lockaded the ports OF Ven
e1le-a IN ls1z-1so8 in an attempt to
max the latter country settle M lis
debts, Dr. I. F. DragO. a noted f1rfst
OF Argentina maintained that force
could not be used by one power to
collect money due 70 It's citizens by
ano tner country Argentina and other
south American republics upheld this
1octrine, which has since becorns
known as the "Drago doctrine"
y Is IN ENLISTED man supposed to
salute n commissioned officer who T.
not in Uniform FL. z. ID.
A. u the enlisted man recognizes
me officer, even though the LATER Is
OUT OF uniform, he must salute him.
y Why IL an east wind alouE fhesi
Atlantic coast a sign of nfnf-T- ER
A. An east wind IS a sign OF rain
because IL comes from the coast and
Is consequently laden with moisture
=. At what axe are navy Officers
retiredf-E. G. j..
a Navy officers are retired for dis
ability OF affer they become 81 years