El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-05-24
Questions and Answers.
WHAT is a writ Of habeas cor

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IN WHAT is a writ Of habeas cor
~. pusf C. G. l.
A. This is a writ issued by a
court to have the body" brought
/ before the judge or court. Its pur-
| pose IS TO bring a person restrained
of liberty before the judge or into
/ the court, that the Iawfulness Of the
/ determined
a. Does the BertnIon system In
] clude finger priufsf v. c.
A. The Bertillon method OF ident-
| Tying criminals does not include tax
/ ing Impressions Of the finger pat
] terms The BertiIlon measurements
are often supplemented with finger
I print records
q Who was the goddess Of
heaIths h. II
A The Greek goddess Of health
was Hygeia, while the Roman god
dess was Salus-
@ What f. the largest artificial
lake in the United Statesf VI. r.
A. The Elephant Butte reservoir
in New Mexico is the largest artifi-
cial lake in this country, and com
prises 40.0s0 acres.
q Do HOLSTERS and crabs live IonEf
A. Holsters. crabs. oysters and
other mollusks live 20 years or
longer
Q. Are diamonds conductors or IN
sulators to electricity A. o. l.
a There are no absolute insula-
tors Diamonds have a very small
quantity OF Conductivity and are
classed as non-conductors or insula-
tors.
@ Who was the first white man
to make the passage Of the Grand
A On Nay "a. 1863. Mai. J. W.
Powell ana party OF explorers left
l Green river. Utah. nboats and passed
through Marble and Grand Canyons
emerging from the latter on August
2sth. Mai. Powell was later director
OF the United States geological sur
Q. Were there any men sent to
military prisons during the world war
for refusal 10 submit to surgical op-
erationSf VI. r. w.
A According to war department
records, IS men were convicted by
general courtmartial for refusing to
submit TO surgical operations and
sentenced to be confined in disciple
nary barracks.
O. Who was known as the Little
Giantf r. G. C..
A. This title was given TO SteDben
A. Douglas, referring to his great
intellect and his small stature
O. when were the Olympic games
first heldf W. F. Z.
A The origin Of these games is
lost in antiquity. The official list OF
victors begins with Coroebus. who
won the foot race in 776 3. c. They
were celebrated every four years. and
were at their height in the fifth and
fourth centuries 3. c. The games
continued until 394 A D.. when they
were suppressed by emperor Theodo-
sius- The modern series Of Olympic
games began IN Athens in 1886
q What state was first to rafIfy
the constitution f. A.
A. Delaware ratified the consti-
tuition first, on December z, 1887.
q What is meant by a separate
estafef F. F..
A A separate estate IS the real
or personal property Of a married
woman over which her husband has
no control, and which his creditors
cannot attach n most OF the United
states, this property does not include /
the savings OF a wife from money !
provided by husband FOR household /
expenses.
@ What is BrOea's eonvoIutionf
A In 1851. Paul Broca. an emil /
nent French anthropologist. made 1
and announced the discovery Of the /
fact that the sea OF articulate speech !
Is in the third convolution Of the LEFT
frontal lobe Of the brain Il still
bears the name "Convolutionso f Bro
ca"
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