El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-10-02

. 4 LII women vote can LnelE votes
~ outnumber those OF the meng W
Alt is estimated that the total
male vote could be 25.T00,000 and the
I female vote about 100000.
Q-I often hear the word adntas
/ pronounced as n the first -nn were
short or marked with q breTe. Il
this eoEreCtf 8 W.
Ave find no authorlty for this
pronunciation The first In
datum" and data" n long, marked
with a mecron-
Q-Ls there a process Of boring into
shade trees and injecting q fluld a1 q
preventive Of disease that ls aueecesa-
fulf l.. D..
claim fs occasionally made q
the efficacy in insect and disease con
troll OF substances or compounds In
serted into holes bored into trees or
paced under the bark The bureau OF
entomology says that such treatments
are entirely without merit IN cuutII.
ing insects and diseases and are often
decidedly injurious 20 the trees
treated
Q - what are the commissioned
ranks OF Officers I'm the naFyf A. o. n.
A-Ihe highest rank in the navy is
that OF admiral. then in order OF rank
are vice admiral, rear admiral cap
tain commander. lieutenant CON-
nander, Lieutenant, ensign
Q-Dld a woman back IN Colonial
times kin and scalp several Indians,
and make her escaped A. ".
A-This may have happened more
Than once. In 1887, Mrs. Hannah Dus-
captured In an attack on HaVerhlu,
Mass. The two women were led or
toward one OF the Indian villages IN
the custody OF an Indian family con-
sisting Of two men, three women and
seven children Aided by a captive
English boy, Mrs. Dustan and her
companion escaped after knling and
scalplng ten or their captors.
Q-What are the salaries OF nena-
tors, reDrese ntntiVeas and Of the pres
A-The salary OF the president e.
the United States Isl $4,000 q year
Senators and representatives receive
$500 per annum each.
OH n cheek has been protested fer
insuffieient funds, can Il be pat
through the bank a second tlmef n. r.
A check that has been rrolested
for Insufficient funds can be put
tnHr1gh the bank second tine IL the
t ices have been paid and the
b OF the check has notf the
LAX 20 honor DC after 50 client
runos have been deposited to ~ t.
(Which carries the greater dis
tuuces the tone Of the trumpet or that
Of the slide tromibouef l.. j. A.
A-Ihe United states marine hand
SAYS that the sound OF a trumpet car
ric8 farther than that OF a trombone.
G-Lg the nun Der OF horses In the
UuAfel States dccreusinEf J. =. N.
A-Ihe bureau Of census says that
In 1910 there were Za.ul5-e02 horses IN
the United States. on January Z,
1913, according 10 figures compiled by
were zG7s4sll1 horses In the country.
From these figures De- seems that the
number Of horses has decreased.
Q-Whur are the raw materials for
making panerf what kind Of paper O.
maze OF blmboof w. A. n.
A-The foundation or basis Of all
paper is cellulose. This Is found in
rags, straw, bark, wood or other
fl1roug materials. The essential proc
esses in the manufacture OF paper are
the reduction OF the raw material TO
q thin pulp; the running OF this pulp
upon a flat sieve OF fine mesh. which
retains the 1ibers that become felted
together; and the removal and drying
OF The felt SO formed The successful
development OF treatment OF bam-
boo fiber makes IL available for an
excellent quality OF book paper.
GLOW many OF the number Of au-
tomoblles made are used in the United
stalesl r. j.. w
A-The world registration OF motor
vehicles Is $500 The number in
this country IS 7.558,f8f.
Q-Do the members Of congress
have the privilege q sendrr 80
Conr-eEEionaI Record free N their
c0nsti. 1Itents n they chorreg I. N.
Zach senator is FINISHED IS
cQnies Of the Congressional Record.
~ representative and delegate 60
q iaa, besides two copies each. one
dh.rsred at the home and one at The
"a icL No other copies are fur
nlsAd gratuitously. The members
o. congress have the privilege Of
1Fankitg these, or any other copies
or rsrlut that they may order made.
Q-Elca1e define momentum. mass
and Welght Of a body. W. A. r.
A-'IIe bureau OF standards Gays
thar the momentum of a moving body
De- defined as the product Of the mass
OF the DO y times the velocity. An
everyday definition OF mass is the
quantity OF matter in the body.
whereas the weight Of the body Is
the force eXerted on the body by the
earth. The mass OF a body s. un-
chanEeable, whereas the weight is
zero both az the center OF the earth
and at great distances from the
earth.
Q-How do Brussels. Administer and
Wilton rugs dfffcrf G. r. X.
A-Ihese carpets and rugs have but
one disable side. Brussels has q pile
like velvet, but the pile Is uncut. VIII
ton IS heavier and more durable than
Brussels, and che pile Is cut, where
upon 10 appears like velvet This car
pet is 80 closely woven that u holdh