El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-01-30
UESTIONS
AND
4 Ms w r S
DOES n discharged soldier have
to gay an income tax on the $50
federal bonuss X. J..

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federal bonusf h J..
A The Internal revenue bureau says
/ that the $50 federal bonus Is regard
ed as part OF a soldiers pay, upon
which he does not have to pay in
come tax up TO the amount OF $500.
O. what is @parlor bOlshevistf''
A. .Parlor bolshevist- Is a term
applied IN a spirit OF ridicule TO per
sons who profess and preach the prin-
ciples OF radical socialism but who
do not themselves belong to the class
which promotes such principles
O. How does the total area OF the
british empire compare with the
United States and its possessionss +.
A D. III. toto, az, -, -. R,,.,..
empire is three times larger than the
United States The British empire
and its territories have an area Of
l1.375.193 square miles, while the
United States and Its territories have
5,143,518 square miles
O. What f. the order Of rank In
the British peernEeR T. T. D.
A. The highest rank is that OF
duke, followed in order by marquis,
earl baron, and yiscount
@ Was the national capital mod
eled after any foreign cityf H G.
A Maj. LEnfant, the Frenchman
who planned the layout OF Washing
ton, based his plans on Versailles,
France
q Is n tidal wave a great. nbnor-
nal tide, or Is IL one great wave that
comes without warning, Carrying eF-
eryfhinE before ftf L. 5. G.
A The term tidal wave" IS fire.
quently applied enormously TO al
most any large OF unexpected wave
The tidal wave is actually the wave
OF the tide produced twice In "a hours
as the result OF the graTitatiOual at
traction OF the moon and sun upon
the water and upon the earth ttsell,
q Does the United States grant
many trade uarlzsf +. +.
A The patent office says that ap-
proximarely $4,000 trade marks have
been granted in the United States
@ Is the practice OF lighting the
streets very Oldf 4. f.
A Lighting up a whole city at
night is quite a modern invention,
although Illumination was used In
some Of the ancient cities. Paris and
London dispute the priority in the
matter OF mocern street lighting.
London claims to have lighted its
streets with lanterns as early as
1414. but this contention is disputed
During the 10th century lanterns for
street lighting were provided at the
public cost in Paris.
q How much money was coined
In the United States last year, ex-
elusive Of paper eurrencyf X. 7. Y.
A. The coinage for the fiscal year
1913 amounted 10 S43.596, 1851, OF
which S55.0O4,f50 was silver, S4.1S6.-
1880 was nickel. and SASS. 282Q1
was bronze There was no gold
coined during the fiscal year. Paper
money 10 the amount OF s3,63s,O43.7 $50
was printed BY the government last
year.
q Has any man OF prominence In
the United States. in taking the oath
OF office, used the expression Il AZ
firrns" instead OF Il sNVenrfn Il. 4.
A The present attorney general,
A Mitchell Palmer, who is OF Quaker
descent. upon taking the oath Of Of
flee administered by chief Justice
White Of the supreme court. request
ed that the form OF oath should be
I affirm This request was carried
out
q How can / remove finger prints
from a pianOf G. ". n.
A There is no better means OF
cleaning a polished piano. or any
other highly polished furniture, than
simply TO wash It with a channels
dipped In lukewarm water and wrung
out we'll
q. A has n homestead claim. hut
has not proved mp. He is sent 10 the
"pen" for crime. Is that sufficient
grounds for b to contest his claim.
E. d. n.
A. II the man Is sent TO the peni-
Tertiary, he can no longer claim the
homestead because he cant remain on
it 10 prove up his occupancy, but II
he has q family, the family could
prove It up and claim It