El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-23
UESTIONS
AND
ANS WERS

N Are the islands OF the West
~. indies group benefItina fInan-
elally 10 any great extent as :
result or prohibition in the Urlfed
states f-E- C.
A. Since prohibition went into ef-
IecL IN this country, all the islands
OF tne West indies report a great
Z BOOM Cuba santo Domingo. Haiti
I and other Islands are entertaining
{ more Americans now than ever be-
1ore- sir william I. Allardyce. Brit
I lsn governor Of the Bahamas, says
! mat, as result Of prohibition in tie
3 United states. his Anticipated deficit
Z OF $4,000 has been changed into q
I surplus OF three times that amount
through duties received on wines and
liquors.
q are there any MOrmonn IN con-
Eresss-A. II. ID.
A. Senators Smoot and King and
Z representative yelling. all OF Utah
are members Of the Mormon church.
O. What has become OF George
/ Creei ~ 8. l.
A. lie IS the manager OF a system
Tor mental training. which has its
headquarters in New York.
q. " hat is the religious belief Of
Sir william IyrrelI. secretary 70 Sir
Inward Grey recently in the United
states na British ambassador IN. :.
A The British embassy SAYS that
ne is a Roman Catholic. Sir William
Iyrrel Is the man who is given credit
Tor having gathered much OF the ma
terlal FOR the famous Grey letter on
the peace treaty.
q How many presidential eIeefor.
VIII be chosen at the next eIections-
A VI. p.
A. The electors viii be 5sl IN num-
Der. Each state is entitled 10 the
has senators and representative in
congress.
O. Whut does the word ashades-
mean In speaking Of n departed per-
aonf-6. A. C..
A. 1t is used in reference TO the
soul after separation from the body.
socalled because it is supposedly WISH
bic, but not perceptble to touch.
O. How many religious sects are
there I'm the United states s-P. o.
A There are some 200 religious
aecls IN this country. with combined
membership OF 100000 This means
that more than oue-half OF the total
population Of the United States does
not belong 10 any church or profess
any religious belief
O. what Is the percentage OF IL
Iiteracy in Ireland. c. ID.
A. The last census showed that 90
percent OF the population Of Ireland
OF nine years Of age and over. wis il
llterate- The province Of Leinster
recorded the lowest percentage of IL
literacy. SIS while the province Of
Connaught showed the highest. with
l5-z. The percentage OF illiteracy in
the United states at the time Of the
last census was ~
O. Which state has furniEhed the
largest number OF presidentss-lI.
B. L.
A. Virginia holds first honors for
having had eight Of her favorite sons
elected 70 the highest office in the
land The first and present nresi-
dents were natives Of Virgi1ia. Ohio
ranks second, with six presidents 10
her credit New York furnished three,
North Carolina, three, Massachusetts,,
two; New Hampshire, Kentucky, Yer
mont, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
one each
q. Can a member OF congress be
arrested while In attendance upon
conEresss-D. II.
A. The constitution says that con-
Eressmen shall in all cases. except
treason. felony. and breach OF the
peace. be privileged from arrest dur
ing their attendance at the session OF
their respective houses. and in going
20 and returning from the same. and
for any speech or debate in either
house they shall not be questioned in
any other place"
fAny reader can get the answer 20
amy question by writing The Herald
information bureau. Frederic T Has
kin. director, Washington, ID. c. This
offer applies strictly to Information.
The bureau cannot give advice on le-
gal. medical and financial matters. Iti
docs not attempt 10 settle domestic /