El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-10
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n Il the compensation which f.
", paid by the government TO dis
abled soldiers subject TO income
taxa T.. 5. C..
A. II is not taxable. In fact. all
money paid out by the Bureau Of War
Risk. including compensation. insur-
ance and allotment, is free from tax
O. How many school teachers are
there IN the United Stntess A. N.
A The federal bureau OF education
says there are approximately $4,000
school teachers in this country. The
ranks OF the teachers are being de-
pleted at an alarming rate because
their pay is not sufficient 10 keep
them in the face OF the opportunities
10 make more at other work
q What was the result Of the re-
cent election in Ulster county, Ire
lands J. o. ii.
A. The best obtainabIe iuforma-
ton shows that the Uuiouist party.
favorable to Britain, lost a humber 81
seats, securing less than fifty percent
or the total The returns give the
Dnionists 246 seats. the Republican
party lSinn Fein), SO seats: the La
Dorltes, 90 seats the NatlOnalists a.
seats The three last named parties
are supposed 10 be -Unionist and
they have a combined strength OF 252.
O. Was viscount Grey. the British
ambassador 10 this country, Officially
received BY president Wilsonf L.
W. h
A. Owing to his illness. president
wilson did not receive the last British
am oassador during his brief stay in
this country.
@, WhaT presents are appropriate
TO tWenty-fifth wedding anniver-
A The twenty-fifth wedding an
niEersary is the silver wedding. The
Iull list OF anniversaries is. first
est9st .l. second, paper; third. leather.
lllth. wooden seventh, Woolen- tenth.
TN; twelfth. silk and fine linen. fif-
teenth. crystal: twentieth. china: \
tWenty-tftn, silver: thirtieth, pear. 1
Iorueth, ruby fifieth, golden; seven
ty-tifth. diamond.
O. Is the weight OF the brain Of
man and woman the sames p.
A me weight OF the brain Of the
average man is fifty ounces, while
That OF the average woman is forty
Tour ounces. A mans heart averages
eleven ounces; while that Of a wo-
man IS about nine ounces.
q What is the cause OF the great
est percentage of divorces in this
eOuntryf f c. r.
A Desertion leads all other couses
OF divorce in the United states. The
latest statistics show that SIS per-
cent OF an divorces granted are due
70 desertion. The other causes were
lntidelity, 1l-5 percent; cruelty. 2Ss
percent drunkenness, 81 percent.
failure 70 provide ~ percent; AM
other causes. 1874 percent
a. Did the Inheritance tax origin
ate with the Germanss \. ". c.
A. Inheritance tax IS one OF the
oldest forms OF taxation. such taxes
were imposed in Rome, 1000 years ago.
q How many volunteers were In
the recent ware r. ". l.
A The war depaftment says that
there were 1,1S0,70f volunteers in the
world war as compared with $50 Dos
drafted men.
G. Who appointed Charles Evans
Hughes a member OF the supreme
cOurts +. c. A.
A. he was appointed associate JUS b
-ice OF the United States supreme I
court in 1910 by president Taff
hughes resigned four years ago 10 he
come the Republican candidate for
The presidency.
a. Il Mr. Meredeth, the new SEE
retary Of agriculture, a college pro-
4 E. T. Meredith is a publisher
and banker by profession. He Is the
owner Of an agricultural publication
N Iowa His home is in Des Moines.