El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-09
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n How many members OF con
". Eress were in the military serV-
Ice during the late war;
A. Ten members OF the house Of
representatives took an active part
Hayden. OF Arizona; Royal c. John
son. OF South Dakota Albert John
son. OF Washington. Tom Connolly. OF
Texas; Victor Heintz. of Ohio
Marvin Jones, Of Texas; Guy Helver-
ing, OF Kansas; A. p. Gardner. OF
Massachusetts. and Fiorello H la
Guardia. OF New York There was
no United States senator in active
military service
O. Was former president Taft ever
"A member Of the United States
supreme COURT T. +. l..
A. He was not. but he twice de-
president Roosevelt as associate jus
tice Of the supreme court
O. What was the greatest amount
OF money coined in n single year in
the United states mintsf C. 6.
A The record amount OF money
turned out by the United States
mints was in 1904. when S25O.7S1.-
$3.50 was coined. This only Includes
gold silver. nickel and copper coins,
and is exclusive OF all paper cur
rency.
O. How many federal statutes
have been held unconstitutional BY
the United States nupreme COURT
r. A. =
A Between 1850 and 1919 the
supreme court declared unconstitu-
tional 80 statutes Of congress 223
state statutes, and % municipal
ordinances.
@. Where Is Downing street,
z. I. F.
A Il is a street in the southwest
district Of London, in which the Of
fetal residence OF the British prime
minister is located. The foreign OF
flee and the colonial offices also are
there, and the name is frequently
used as convenient synonym for the
British government
O. When was the Dutch West
India company formed. and for what
purpose: c. D. L.
ut; A It was a trading company es-
granted a monopoly OF trade on por-
tons Of the American and African
coast. II also had the right Of coloniz-
Ing and maintaining military and
naval forces. which latter il often
used 70 plumber the Spanish and
Portuguese settlements. 1t estab-
llshed the Dutch colonies OF Brazil.
New Netherlands. Guiana. the West
Indies and the Gold coast
a What foods are the easiest to
diEests NJ c. p
A Some Of the wholesome foods
that are easily digested are boiled
rice, boiled fish. raw apples. boiled
asparagus and slightly cooked eggs.
These foods remain in the stomach
from one TO two hours. Roast pork
and veal are among the hardest to
1igest, remaining in the stomach
about five hours.
q What were some OF the most
famous duels ever fought in the
United statesf o. l.. y.
A Ihey were: Burr-Hamilton
1905 Baron-Decatur. 1890. Graves Z
-illey. 1888. and ry-Broderick.
1853. Burr killed Hamilton: Baron
ana Decatur wounded each other Z
The former seriously and the latter (
fatally Graves killed Ciley: while !
Frederick was killed by Terry.
a Were there any American /
brigndier or major generals killed in /
The world warf r. r.
A me war department says that 7
here were no officers OF those ranks I
killed in the recent war. There I
were number Of colonies killed.
q. What are cultured pearIss :
A The kind that are produced
lrtificallys particularly by the
apanese- The pearl is a growth in l
iide the mollusk TO protect it from 4
some irritant- By artificially intro 4
iucing an irritant into the mOllusk I
shell the Japanese cause IL grow a 1
1earL These are rarely Of the quail I
ty OF natural pearls
q How many men 80 far have /
leen in president Wilson's eabinefs /
:. r. W.
A Eighteen men TO date have I
lerved in president Wilson's cabinet /
q II is bad luck to Kill n cats 1
Z. p. A.
A. There is an old superstition /
hat 1t is, but only the ignorant be-
ieve any longer in supersitions-
q. BY whom was the first auto
Mobile nader
A By ElwOod Haynes, at Detroit.
n 1882.
O. II IN enlisted man is dis
harEed from the national army
folding n serEeant'S rank is he en-
ilted TO still hold his rank II he re-
in the regular armyf T. n.
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