El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-11-20

. monument. situated in Potomac park
I is nearing completion, but work on
/ the bridge has not commenced
@ What are the highest national
bank notes fssuedf +. F. s.
A The treasury department says
[ that there Is no authorization Tor
national bank notes OF larger denom-
nation than 500.
q what does q probation officer
doF d. H. o.
A. In a municipal criminal court.
a probation officer is one appointed
I by the magistrate to exercise super
vision over and receive regular report
from offenders whose sentences are
suspended
g. who was the first secretary OF
the nnTyf J. A. l..
A The navy department was es-
tablished in 1888, and BENJAMIN Stod-
dert, Of Maryland, was the first sec
rotary.
Q. what r. the name for the insect
called s'chfld Of earthf- A. NJ P.
A. The bureau Of biological sur
vey says that in the southwest the
ide click beetle is locally known as
child Of earth"
G. What are free ports and where
are some OF fhemf c. A. c.
A A free port is a harbOr Where
ships OF all nations may enter to load
or unload upon payment OF harbor
dues or charges for accommodation.
Goods may be stored without duty at
first. either reshipped for export, or
admitted for home consumption upon
me payment Of the usual custom
duties England never had any free
ports and there are none today in
the United States or France In Ger
many, Hamburg and Bremen. and
Copenhagen IN Denmark. are still
practically free ports. In earlier
times, there were number Of ports
Of this nature
O. Are marines permitted to play
cards and gambler 6. r.
A Marines are allowed TO play
cards, but are not permitted 10
O. Is the homer pigeon ever kept
for squab brecdfnEf A. $. b.
A The department OF agriculture
says that the homer is a good squad
producer, although these SQUADS are
makes IL necessary to keep these
birds confined II they have been pur-
chased The homers kept for racing
and carrying messages are usually
Of different breeding from those kept
FOR squad production
@. who was known as afhe apostle
to the Indiansfs c. Y.
A This title was given 70 John
Eliot in recognition Of his work in
Outstanding the Indian tribes Of
New England IA the 18th century.
g who owns the largest railway
Eysfemf ". E. T..
A With the merger OF the Cana
dian National and Grand Trunk lines.
the Canadian government owns the
largest railway system in the world
Government lines control $4,000
miles, employ 10000 persons. operate
20oo modern locomotives. $500 pas
senger cars. and 10000 freight cars.
with carrying capacity OF 100000
tons.
q WIN the amount Of electricity
in some individuals affect n watch
through their clothing, and TO what
eEtentf A. b L.
A. The bureau Of standards says
that the amount Of electricity in an
individual body viii not affect
watch.
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