El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-04-30
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A Upon confirmation Of the
members OF the senate. judge Barton,
OF Tennessee was elected chairman,
hearings were Immediately begun.
and the case Is before them concern
ing the wage demands OF all railroad
employees
Q. Is color blindness enrabIeE I.
VI. c.
A This condition is not durable
and sometimes exists in eyes that
are otherwise normal II Is found IN
three to four percent OF men and less
than one percent Of women II Is par
ticularly important that railway and
marine employees do not have this de-
feet since the safety Of the travelling
public depends in a large measure
upon the accuracy which red and
green signals are observed
q. What Is the meaning Of Bryn
MaWrf c. P. G.
A. Bryn Mawr, Pa. was named
after the town OF the same name in
Becon county. Wales. The Welsh
word bryn, means hill, and mawr
means big.
@. Who f. the author OF the quo
tHtion STO the TietorS belong the
spoflsf-
A. William L Macy (17S6-1S57) IS
credited with its origin. While in the
senate he gained distinction for his
defence OF president Van Buren,
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the course Of a speech on the question
Of appointment OF offices, he upheld
the right OF the president to bestoW
offices upon his political SUPPORTS.
saying TO the victors belong the
spoils-" He thus associated his name
in history with the spells system
O. Who was Blennerhassets \. +.
A Herman Blennerhasset was born
in England the Sth Of October. 1864.
He married his own niece and was
socially ostracized- He came 20
America and settled near the Ohio
river. where he developed a princely
estate He was involved in the
scheme of Aaron Burr TO form a
southwestern empire and was ar
rested and tried on the charge OF
conspiracy
Q. How many Jews are there in
the United Stntess R A.
A. According TO the American
Jewish Year Book. there are 1854. 572
Jews in the United States, one million
and half OF whom are in greater
New York.
q. What Il neat Ieathers
A This is a term applied TO bark
tanned cOWhide. oil finished
@. when is the sun closest to the
earthf A. VI. p.
A. The sun is closest TO the earth
in January.
q. Is II true that Catholics do not
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II. l..
A Religious affiliations do not
enter into the matter Of obtaining
marriage licenses This is a matter
OF state laws and all couples desir-
ing 70 be married. comply with the
laws Of the state in which they wish
the ceremony to be performed. All
Of our states and territories require
licenses. except Alaska
O. Is there = fundamental difference
In the language OF various indian
tribes.
A. American indians are diveded
into groups and the languages Of the
various groups are found to differ
to such a degree that one IS not in
telligible 20 another. Often within
the same linguistic family. different
tribes speak radically different dia-
lects- This is true OF the Pueblos in
the southwest Inhabitants Of vii
lagos only 100 miles apart cannot IN
derstand each others native tongues
q. I would like to know II you can
buy your way out OF the navys b. u.
A. II is not possible to buy ones
way out OF the service at the present
time. This practice was discontinued
at the beginning Of the war.
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