El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-02-07
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n what does n modern huttleship
eostf-L. Z. s.
4 The navy department says
thar the approximate cost OF a mod
more than 60 cost % build the capitol
at Washington
q. How many soldiers are buried in
the A. z. F, cemetery Mt RomaEne,
A. In the cemetery at Romagne.
sous Montfaucon, in the Mouse de-
parment, there are 23,o61 soldiers
q. Are pensions paid civil war vet
erens exempt from Income tuEi-N. T..
A This source Of income r. not free
from income tax ana must be ac-
counted for IN the income tax returns.
q How lonE Gid the -ReiEn of
Terror in France lnEts-0. =. l..
- The "Essign Of Terror" Was that
period Of the French revolution be-
ginning with the ran Of the Giron-
dists, ID June, 1888, and lasting until
the overthrow OF Robespierre. July
p. 1874 During this time the coun-
try was under the domination Of a
faction which carried on Wholesale,
executions. regardless OF age, sex or
q when were envelopes first useds
81 i. r.
A Envelopes began to be used in
England and IN the United States in
the decade from 1870 to 1859.
@. are farm lanes more likely to In
crease q NAAuG AlEA1k u next LlNe
years than they IRE to declinef NJ r.
A The department Of agriculture
says thar al the present time IL Is inn
possible &c predict whether the value
Of farms VIII 50 up or down in the
next half decade. The department
SAYS that 81 Is Interesting 10 recall
that after the civil war farm prop
erty advanced considerably for at
least two years This was followed Z
by decline in farm values. OF {
course, the conditions that prevail TO
day are vastly different from the I
postwar conditions a. the close Of I
the war between the states.
q How many presidents Of the /
I nited stutes married more than I
oncef-E. =. W
Al Presidents Tyler. Fillmore. Ben
5amin Harrison, Roosevelt and VII 4
son each married twice President ]
Tyler had the largest family Of any
president. having had three sons and
four daughters by his first wife and
i've sons and two dEughters BY his
second wife
g. At the time Of the zizninE Of the
llrmistiee what percentage Of the line
on the western front was held BY the
Americans I'D. v. p.
A. At that tine the Americans held
p percent Of the fro-t line. French.
IS percent; British le percenti Bel
gians. percent At shat time. also.
the battle strength Ct the American
army was 1.s5l.0u0. az compared with
l,71s.o9o FOR the British.
"a u men was AulAlIUlm EDNlEAE EN-
tahlished s-I. 7. III.
A. Columbia college. which was
first known as kings college. was
established in the middle OF the 18th
century, and save for a few years
during the revolutionary war, II has
carried on It's work in the city Of New
ork- II was the college OF Alex
ander Hamilton, John Jay, Roberl p
Livingston, DeWitt Clinton. Hamilton
Fish and man other outstanding fig
ures in the history Of this nation.
O. How does on national debt
compare with that Of Great Britain
and France I'll E s.
4. As compared with our two lead /
ing allies. the United States Is not SO
bad OF financially. This country .
national a., e 9 IS something Ike &
Britain is nearly s3e ,0o0, 600 600, and p.
that OF France about s85, 0eo. 1Q0. 600. ;
Our debt ger capita ls Sk3e; Great
BritaiH.s Is about $1,000, and Frances {
9. Is there any constitutional
ground for the argument advanced in :
ne BERGER ease that the Fffth Wis
conEin district and not the house
should be the judge Of the quuliflca- {
lions OF its representative in con-
irrens a. =. X.
A. Tie constitution very plainly Z
places the power 10 Judge the quail
fications OF its members in the house {
Of representative
& What body Of water f. known Y
rs the luEleEM sea- Ill X
A. This term IL frequently applied S
to the Nediterrauean sea, which has =
but q few inches OF tide u
@ How many automobiles were a
rqlnufaetured last yearf-L. b. n
A. There were 1855 6I passenger
ears produced in 1913, according 20 Z
the national automobile chamber OF 7
commerce The wholesale value Of I
these cars was S1-6e2, 1S2, 1885, Ia
q Wien wa the Salvation Army I
founded ID. y Z
A. II was founded in London BY 4 :
william Booth ia 1855. ard Is years q
later a branch was organized In the 2
United States. From q very humble O
a big organization At the present Il
zine there are $3.50 posts in existence. Z
There are 1T-37A officers and cadets r
connected with the society Is
q What f. the official nIlsIreVlution :
for Califurnin 20. C. d. 4
A. The postoffice department says 4
that the abhreTlation Tor California j.
was changed from cal" 70 CALF =
Viate errors in reading the written +,
zbbreTiations OF California and Cole !
rado. r
q Are there more ChristiaHs than , :.
Mohamuednns In the world &C. A.
A. There are approximately 7u4t- l.,
SO 0Qn Christians, as compared with =
e21.S25-1oo Mohammedans-
g where did the daylight saving y
plan oriEinatef-J. r. =
A. 1t had Its inception in England y
III 1897 In book published by Wiz 2
liam Wllett entitled The waste Of o
Daylight A daylight saving law I;
was enacted in GGreat Britain IN 1915 q
and in the following year IN Den
France, Portugal and Australia The z
Cnited States passed daylight saw G
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