El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1921-01-08


~ wasted farm lands Of Prince
been restored TO agricultural
purposesg C. P. S.
A The French commission says
that OF the 100000 acres which were
I rendered unfit Ter cultivation By the
war. only $4,000 wiz not be in a
condition TO permit Of sowing next
spring.
I O. Il the expression 81 certain
Z party correct when II Is applied to
/ an fndfvIdualf n. 4. VI.
A The expression "a certain
7 party as applied 10 an Individual is
not sanctioned By good English The
use Of the word party" in referring
to an individual Is restricted 70 legal
I Technology
G Do they have anti-sfrllze laws
In Australian D. O. r.
A The Commonwealth Concilia-
ton and Arbitration Act Of Australia
recognizes the right Of workers 70
strike, bit limits the exercise OF the
right and provides penalties for IL
legal strikes
O. How does an automatic com
pare uith a revolver and pistol ln
regard 10 veloeifTi c. L. 4.
A The war department says that
an automatic and q revolver Of the
same velocity A pistol has a little
more power because there IS no es-
cape OF gas IN shooting
q What does bale OF cotton
weight 1I. a.
A The approximate weight O. a
bale Of cotton In the United States IS
$50 pounds.
q Would II be possible to admin
iEfer any or an Of the tests for Inn
isrants to the Uaited States At the
consulate office or the port OF EN-
hurEutiou. Could inspectors carry on
thfs work without the enactment Of
further Enumeration LAVISH J. F. ~.
A. The Commissioner Of immigra-
ton says that the present laws
would not permit consular officers Of
the United States 70 administer tests
at the port Of emD1rEations 70 i'm
migrants coming 70 the United
States These officers when viseiug
passports can tell the iulmi grants
chat they viii not be admitted II
they consider the immigrants are un-
desirable, but It IS not possible for
them TO give any tests This would
require the enactment Of another law.
q IL the male ostrich larger than
the femalef n. ". L.
A The male ostrich Is somewhat
larger than the female and weighs
upward Of 200 pounds.
@ Where fs the original copy OF
the Declaration Of Independence F.
"
A The original copy Of the decla-.
ration Of Independence is kept in the
archives Of the state department.
During the sumner OF 1913 this doc
ument was on exhibition to the pub
lie for several weeks ut Washington,
q VIII eharrfur- wood that d to
Be Esed for posts prevent deeays a.
A Experiments conducted by the
United States Forest products lab
oratory indicate that charred posts
are less durable than untreated ones
e How many congressional med
ais were awarded during and since
the world uuEf r. y. J..
A Up to November 4, 1920. there
issued by the war department
@ How can 7 write on paper and
have the Writins disappear and re-
appearf u. q. Y.
A II you write on rose colored
paper with g solution OF. chloride OF
cobalt. the Invisible writing viii be-
come blue through heat and viii dis
appear on cooling.
@ Is II true that Chicago Haa rs
large population aa Wisconsin, r.
A According TO the 1920 census. I
the population OF Chicago Is 2,701,-
l05, while there are 2.631.839 people
in the state Of Wisconsin.
u Wnal Is the most widely read
book next to the Blble3 /. NJ. c.
A Thomas A'kempis' Imitation {
OF Christ which was written more I
than 500 years ago, is said to have f.
been more read than any other book. .
with the sole exception OF the Bible. /
u has been translated into almost
every language.
O. Is the word atrembIor- a
synonym for elrthqualzef b. ". J.
A This Is an Incorrect form. The .
word is "tembior." adapted from the
Spanish and does mean an earth
quake.
G. Is the flag which inspired the
writing of the estar spangIcd BAN +
ncr1 still in eEistences A. ii. b.
A. This flag. time worn and much
meuded, in an enormous glass case.