El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-09-09

Z Nv men anu WY WIS inc auARlAHA
board ereafedf n. E. c.
= A The United States shipping
Saard was created by act OF congress
approved September z. 1915, for the
purpose Of encouraging and develop
ing a merchant marine TO meet the
requirements OF the country's CON-
merce.
q. Was IT In the Spanish or civil
war that Clara Barton distinguished
herself as n nurseF A. F. p.
A Clara Barton was a clerk in
Washington, but resigned at the be-
ginning Of the civil war and went
into the hospital service.
q. Piease give the latest schedule
OF nirpiunes on the Chie1EO-Nevv York
mir mail route, also what railroad
they follow. E z. v.
A The latest schedule Of the planes
carrying mail on the Chicago-NeW
York route is from eight 70 nine fly
ing hours This air line does not FOL
low any railroad.
@ Need eggs be kept IN any par
tfcular temperature that are to be
hatchedf G. A. II.
A. The bureau OF animal industry
says that eggs saved for Matching
should not be subjected TO high or
low temperatures In cold weather
place from ten 10 Is eggs under a
hen; IN warm weather from IL 10 IS
q. What is the meaning Of the
word. e.iaz1-f G. W. F.
A. The word Jazz Il OF African
origin It is found IN The Creole
patios and idiom Of New Orleans.
where IL means speeding up things. %
The Creoles adopted IL from the ne
groes and applied Il TO rudimentary
and syncopated music
g What part OF the woodland Of
the south f. on its fRrmsf v. n.
4 The department OF agriculture
says that one-half OF the forested
lands OF the south, more than 1875
100000 acres, are on farms The pres
ent yearly farm income from wood
lands is estimated at about $780,
100000.
q When viii the 1s5th company,
Third regiment, United States marine
corpEs now stationed in SantO Do
mingOs return TO the Hfatesf +. ID.
A The marine corps headquarters
states that the 185th company Of ma
rlnes never leaves Santo Domingo
e Are there any steamers leaving
new York city carrying passengers at
present going by way Of the Panau1a
canal to San FruneiseOs E. v.
A The international Mercantile
Marine line says that there is no pas
senger line going directly from New
YORK 10 san Francisco through the
Panama canal
O. What colorH would be most an
propriate for decorations for a second
HNEAAAAA@ HaAAlAN T. We ~.
A Inc second wedding annirersa-
- Is the cotton wedding. so the dec
orations should be white, combined
perhaps with green II you wish to
take the colors Of the cotton bios
son. which is pink in the morning
and deep lavender by late after
noon they would be attractive with
white Possibly you can obtain
stalks OF the cotton plant with the
cotton attached
e. What iH an agony coIuuuF r. G.
A This is designation given 70
Tor advertisements Of missing or run
away persons. appeals for help and
oLner personal communications OF va
rious kinds
q What countries have furnished
the most immigrants to the United
Statesf r. 4.
A The British isles stands first.
nearly one-fourth OF the total innli-
grafton for the last 100 years coming
from England, Ireland, Scotland and
wales Germany Is next, and Italy.
austria Hungary, Russia and Scan
dinavia follow in the order named.
q low A1rge a stream Is the Gulf
Etrenmf r. X. L
A Years OF observation has es-
lablished the fact that all the great
rivers OF the world turned into one
channel would not equal the tremen-
breadth In its narrowest portion is
shout 50 miles, and its depth about
1000 feet
q why are the Appalachian nou,-
taiHs called the fFoIded AIountainsi's
c. Z. c.
A These mountains are socaIled
because they have been covered bv
the Dlications or folds OF the rock
layers which make up the crust OF
the earth In this region Some Of the
stfata or rock have been so folded
that they are practically on end or
upside down.
q Can sugar be made from the
eoco1nut palmf W. A.
A In the East Indies. q sugar
known as 5aggery Is made from the
sap Of this palm The sap is OBJ
tanned BY cutting the flower spathe
and the juice yields about IS percent
OF sugar. It Is consumed locally and
is very impure. Chemically. much OF
Il Is identical with cane and beet
sugar.
q How many negroes served IN
the United States army during the
Warl v. A L.
A There were over 900, 900 negroes
nearly half OF that number going
overseas
q which ship was the first to
cross the Atlantic under her own
AlelmI =. II.
~ The Savannah. which crossed
the Atlantic IN May. 1919, was the
first to accomplish this kind Of trip.
O. Is the second or third wife OF
civil war veteran eligible TO re-
ceive a pension after HIS DEATH i.
W. X
A II she Is his legal wife and can
meet with the other conditions OF the
law, II makes no difference whether
she is the second. third, or fourth
wife.
q What f. the anthracite coal
c,-rnmisaionf H. j. o.
A. The anthracite coal commission,
cornuosed of DR. william q Tnorun-