El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-08

n HUN l. japan EoFerneuH A. ~
~. A. Its government may be de-
! scribed as a constitutional mon
Z archy with representative institu-
Z tons similar 70 the German
kmonarchy under former kaiser VIII
helm Until the present time about
! nine-tenths Of the men and all Wom-
en- have been excluded from suffrage
l There Is a widespread dissatisfac-
I ton with this state OF affairs which
] is evinced by parades. mass meet
Z ings and general excitement
O. What f. meant By Stree from
/ income taxn when lnvesrinEs l.. T.. ID
A. The expression means that the
I ton and that stockholders need not
pay this tax on their dividends.
q. Can you give me a recipe for
emeIette which uses bFeaderumbs
A Many culinary experts think
that bread crumbs Improve an
omelette. They tend to keep IL light
are recommended for this fact that
they increase the bulk OF the
Omelette. This is an excellent
method OF preparing one which VIII
serve six persons: Place a cupful Of
broken bread IN a mixing bowl pour
OF butter the size OF q walnut half
teaspoonful OF safts cover the bowl
Beat the yolks and white OF six eggs
separately, and add first yolks, and
then whites Cook slowly in frying
pan. covering same until omelette is
set Fold and serve This may be
cooked in individual portions, OF VII
make three large omelettes.
@ How may I Increase my voen-
kularyf h X. n
AZ In reading and listening, watch
for new words Use a good diction-
derstand, and having mastered their
meaning, employ them in converse
ton and writing. A thesaurus or
book OF synonyms and antonyms is a
help
q. wish 10 enter Canada for a
short visit. Must / have a passport
and a certain amount Of money ,
A a passport is not necessary.
Luggage is examined az the border.
and q person crossing is required to
have SIS dollars IN his possession
q Are funds placed in q federal
reserve bank absolutely aafe from
A. Federal reserve banks do not
deal with individual depoEitors. but
with member banks only. Any mem
Der bank OF the federal reserve sys-
TEN Is a reasonably safe place to
deposit money, but the government
e. what wns the quickest nine in
ming game ever played In major
league busebnllf D. =. II.
A The shortest game on record
was played in New York by the Ma
tionsl league teams on September IS,
1913. The game lasted 81 miuutes,
and the score was New York, s.
Philadelphia. 4.
O. what balloon company brought
down the most airplanes during the
Wnrf n. X
A. Balloon companies are not
normally supposed TO bring down
enemy aircraft Il so happened that
during the world war, two American
balloon companies did have the good
fortune 10 bring down German air.
planes The Second balloon com
pany brought down one. and the
Sixth brought down two. by ma
chine gun fire from the ground
Balloon companies operate onserVa-
ton balloons, while aero squadrons
operate airplanes.
q Who was known rs the nresf-
dent makerf A. N. p.
A. This title was given Henry
Clay. He was 2 candidate for the
presidency in 1924, his competitors
being Andrew Jackson, William a.
Crawford and John Quincy Adams.
No candidate received a majority Of
votes cast. Whereupon the election
was thrown into the house Of repre-
sentatives. Clay. as q member OF the
house, was, according 10 the constitu-
ton. Ineligible. He gave his support
to Adams, who was chosen and Clay
gained the title, The President
Maker"
amount Of snow fair T. r. ID.
A. Snowfall on the Sierra Nevada
and Cascade mountain ranges is the
% 1nH In IN q
The average annual amount Of snow
fall there Is In excess Of 30 feet
q Who e. the leader Of the
United States marine bnndf y. +. G.
A. william H Santelmann has
been the leader Of this famous
He enlisted 80 years ago as a
violinist and clarinetist. when John
Philip sousa was director Of the
q. Who dIseOvered the north poIes
A The late admiral Peary reached
the north pole In April. 1903. Dr..
Cook claimed 10 have discovered It
on April 81, 1893, but leading
scientists decided that his proofs
were not sufficient 20 assure them
that he had reached the pole
q Can liquid air be seens J. y l.
A. Liquid air Is visible, having
the appearance OF water with trace
OF blulng in f. II cannot be kept
longer than a day or two, and should
be placed ia a Dewar bulb tthermos
bottle) packed in heavy felt or other
poor conducting material Liquid air
cannot be warmed IN the open, above
a very low temperature-its boiling
point As fast as heat Is supplied,
the liquid air oveporates and be-
comes ordinary air again.
O. Why was II possible TO denort
Emma GOldmanf 4. F. ID.
A Emma Goldman was depOrted
as an undesirable allen, on account Of
public utterance Of radical views
which were regarded as a menace to
our form Of government. She at
tempted to claim citizenship on ac-
count OF a marriage, but 60 was
proved that citizenship had been
denied TO the man whom she claimed
as her husband.
q What was the star chamherf
o. IA.
A It was a court which met in
the council chamber OF the Palace Of
Westminster. The roof OF the room
was decorated with gilt stars which
probably gave the court Its name.
The court was founded or restored in
1887 by Henry VII 10 assist in
bringing 70 Justice great landowners
and mobiles. il was Independent OF
a jury. who could inflict any pun
but death, but who were too