El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-25
Questions and Answers.


n Is there a demand for wireless
~ operatorss r. Z.
A. There Is such a demand The
q s shipping board is in Immediate
need Of qualified operators. and can
L-Ellsn employment TO any man who
possesses first grade commercial
incense issued by the department OF
commerce In accordance with the
new wage scale recently established.
lne Llrst operator is paid s125 per
month the second operator 500 Der
month. in addition TO all expenses.
ne radio operator is considered an
olLlesr ana IS provided with superior
aecommodatOus
q. Please publish available facts
about the lincoln highway. n. b. 81.
A. Inc Lincoln highway is 1922
niles long extending from New York
city 10 san Francisco. and passing
~ 9usn u states It was started IN
1913 and about one-third Of it is COM
l-eLel The highway is marked on
the telephone poles by a red. white
center.
q What Is Babe Ruth's real nance
Is he a left or riEhfhanded batter
r. L, ID.
A. George Harmon Ruth. better
Anown as Babe Ruth. OF the Nevv
f
and his official home run record Tor
1920 was So home runs
u Ian FUR bearing animals be uro-
naEated and successfully raised in
captivity in the United stntesg f.. W.
A. The department OF agriculture
says mat silver foxes black foxes.
9l4e loNes1 skunizs and muskrats can
De tarmed SUGGEST ully under suitable
conditions such farming is urged.
since the wild fur supply Is being re-
ouced TO the vanishing point.
e Il the esuWanee River n folk
sungf J. c. W.
A. We are infored by authorities
on music that the song @Oid Folks al
nome lsuwanee River). is now
f-cog nlzeu and classed as an Amerf-
can folk song.
O. II a pebble r. thrown over
BOARD from ship VIII II sink 10 the
bottom Of the ocean, j. II. C.
= II a stone be thrown overheard
from snip, = would pass TO the
bottom OF the ocean and not remain
suspended This is due 10 the TACT
tnat the specific gravity Of the stone
ls greater than the specific gravity
OF the water.
q Are natives OF Porto Rico eiti-
Aena or the United sfafeHf ID. G. H
A. Citizenship was bestowed --ro-
llll1ens OF Porto Rico and certain
ll4 -lFes permanently residing in said
island' by an act which went mo
+ ee- March 2, 1917 It was possible
% cain exemption, but less than 500
persons did so.
q Can putty be made into Iiqulds
A Putty may be thinned with lin
/ eed OIL until il IS OF the consistencv
u PAINT Sometimes to make IL drv 4
quickly, a nttle turpentins Is added I
u DID all the American soldier
y, =. the world war have to have their I
Atea lnsureds Could one mike Ms
policy payable TO girl he was eofur- /
TO marryf J. J. s.
A Men were lot OBLIGED to take
~ ne insurance It was not possi- I
s------oE q solder to name a friend or /
u l--es as oenetieiary in a policy.
u where DO the best Huona-er come
'FRONT.' s. G.
A The Mediterranean sponres- are
ne soItesl and best, those Of the Red I
sea are next in quality, while those 4
-9luu IN the vicinity OF the West In
lles are coarser and less durable
T. What does Soudam meant r 4
A. me Soudan Is short form OF I
beleu -es-SuQan, meaning aThe land 4
Of the Blacks"
O. Was Delaware ever a mart Of
rennsylFanins ID. W. q.
A. When New Netherlands came
into possession Of the English. the
settlements on the Delaware we're
claimed both by Lord Baltimore and /
By the Duke OF York. In 1888. VIII /
liam Penn received this territory in 1
Zee from the Duke Of York. affected a /
Tor 20 years Delaware was governed 7