El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-12-03
Questions And Answers.

n Is there a trans-Pacific air flight
~ under consfderaffong II 20. what
route would be takenf c. A. #.
A such a project has been dis
cussed for some time, and aircraft is
/ under construction looking to such
Z a flight A route has not been de-
cided upon. The choice would be be-
/ tween a flight from San Francisco to
Hougkong, a distance OF 7616 nautical
miles with stops at Honolulu. Wake
/ Island. Guam and Manila. and a flight
] from Victoria 70 Yokohama. a dis
] lance or $500 to 800 nautical miles.
] with stops at Sllka and Unimak Pass
I Lhe northern route would Be much
! shorter, but possibly would offer 9TH
] er problems, such IS fogs. to offset
! this advantage.
O. Is there a difference between
liquor and Iiqueurs r. A. n.
A. Alcoholic liquors include fer
menred liquors and wines, malt
liquors and distilled liquors. A udueur
] pronounced with the accent on the
lasr syllable, is name given to an
alcohonc preparation which is flaw
cred OF perfumed and sweetened-
e Who discovered the HaWaiin
IElandsf ID. =. +.
A These Islands were discovered
n Tvs by Captain Cook, who was
klled by the natives in February,
O. Was the Frankenstefn a strange
monster created without q souis
A Frank eustein" is the name Of
romance by Mrs. Shelley. written fn
1913, and also the name Of the hero
OF Lns story. Eranksnstein created q
monster, gathering materials from
me tomb and dlssectinE room. which
became imbuec with 2 sort Of life.
and which committed many sr0cities.
q he word Is applied 10 one who is de-
stroyed By his own creation and
sometimes Incorrectly used 10 desiE-
nate the monster itself
OF OilEf s. II, L.
A. The Mexican embassy saws that
Official estimates OF MeEico's produc-
ton Tor 1920 places the output at 40
100000 barrels or one-fifth Of the
worlds total In 1913 the production
was $1,000. 900 barrels.
q Who invented TOlaPukg z. p.
A volapulz. literally worlds
speech, language which vas in
tended to be universal was Invented
by Martin Schleysr OF Krastasz. Ba-
den, about 1873.
O. why f. there a space left be-
tween the ends Of rails Of a raIIrOads
p. D.
A It is necessary to leave q space
% allow for the contraction and ex-
pansion OF the steel due TO climatic
changes
O. Are there many. rianufaeturinr
Columbian ~. A. T.
a The census bureau says that IN
1919 there were 592 manufacturing /
concerns In the district
e Who are Uncle SANS best Gus
toners In the export lnef J. r. B.
a The department OF commerce l
says that England and Canada rank /
-lrst as buyers OF our products.
u how much money has been {
given 10 the cause Of education IN ]
An erAel IN the last 50 yeurBf S. S. ".
A The bureau Of education saws |
Lnal a compilation beginning IN 1871 ]
and Including 1913 shows a total Of I
~ .soss,ltb that has been contributed I
as gifts and bequests.H IN thig I
"a bic. the years 1889 and 1917 are not I
listed.
Q. How much corr was harvested 1
n Ihe United States during the year
1912 l. n. c.
A. Almost three million bushels OF I
in 1913.
@ what f. the distance setvee,
the home plate and the uftchers- no. I
ana mas this distince been Heightened I
since Ihe game was first Dlaredf g Z. I
A. me distance Is now so feet I
lncles rom the pitchers box to fhe I
plate At first the "throvverl's a. ~ I
vas then called. stood IS feet from |
the plate
O. How many cases dId the M
tlonal war labor board handle and .
noW many decisions di5 Il reuders I
A. The report Of the secretarv
states that the board received and I
passed upon 1245 controversies. a I
Jotal OF 80 findings were made. All I
comp ANTS were dismissed; SIS re- 4
1erred 70 other boards. or adfusfrne1f !
agencies; and a few Remained On ffs I
docket '--9
e What are some Of the hirhert
priced guEurEf II. w
- Inere are several rare sugars
Tor. which high prices are ssIre5
Dulcitol for instance, is worth sboTf
1913 pound Manuose. mannife
o1y lose. inulln, aribinose. levuiose
sugars whose prices range Ia doIiers
rather than cents and which are SOLD
~ the ounce more often than By tie
pound.