Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-01-27

to the inquirer.
@. Can women be retained in the
Postal Service after they marry?-
A. A. A.
A. The Postofice Department
says that according to the latest pos
tai regulations women can be retain
ed in the Postal Service after they
become married. They are simply
REQUIRED t. make a statement show
ing the date of the last day of work
where tho old name is used, and the
first day at work where the new
name is used. A copy or TINS sta,e
ment should be presented to ladys
sim vising officers, in most cases
her postmaster.
@. How many Ford cars wer
made last year?-W. M. G.
A.. In 1921 there were 1,osS,ooo
Ford cars manufactured.
O.. Does an ex-soldier drawing
total permanent disability have to
pay his war RISK insurance Prem
iums?-F. w.
A. A former soldier who is lily
and permanently disabled is eniltled
to the benefits from his War X SIX
insurance and therefore no prem
iums are due.
@. Can an advertising phrase be
copyrighted?-C. P. G.
A. Mere words or phrases cannot
be registered separately for protec-
ton under the copyright laws. Thus,
forms OF words having mainly q spe-
cial purpose, such as advertising
| phrases, or so-called slogans, legends
| mottos, catchwcrds, riddles. sign.
| board inscriptions, and any similar
| mere combination OF words, are not
| subject to registration in the Copy.
| right Office. Where such words or
phrases are in the nature OF trade
| marks or other identifying devices.
| they may sometimes be protected by
| general rules of law against unfair
| competition, but tho Copyright office
| has nothing to do with such pro-
lection.
Q. What will remove liquid glass
| stains from crockery in which eggs
have been prese.ved?-P. M. A.
A. The Poultry Division says that
| the best way to remove water glass
stains from crockcry is by use OF
| vinegar and water.
O.. Why does 8 rooster flap his
| wings just before he crows?-F. E.
r.
A. The Poultry Division says thu
they know of no real reason why Z
| rooster flaps his wings before crow
| ing. 1t is probably an indication OF
vigor, joy and strength.
@. What is the temperature OF
Popayan?-A. M. r.
A. The City of'Popayan, Colom-
bia, is on a high plateau, and the
| zT;,x,to d unOLnn of narncfnaI
spring.
@. How was the capital of Okla
| home moved from Guthrie to Okla
homa City?-O. P.
A. The Constitution of Oklahoma
made Guthrie the capital until 1918.
In 1910 an election was held which
voted a change to Oklahoma City.
| This election was held invalid by
| the State Supreme Court, whereupon
the governor called a special session
Of the legislature which passed q
eas moving the capital to Ok
lahoma City. The supreme court de-
clared the laws constitutional and
the matter was settled.
@. Is Miss Robertson the first
| Congresswcman?-W. o. o.
A. The first United States Con-
gresswoman was Miss Jeanette Ran.
kin of Montana who was elected to
the Sixty-ffth congress (1918-1919).
do so, provided that the lords OF
any bondsman or land-servant shall
be preferred before others for his
service; that such servants shall
take only the wages which were
customarily given in 1347' (the year
prior to the first appearance of the
plague).
violation of the statute meant
imprisonment; and it was further
provided that any reaper, mower.
workman leaving service should
imprisoned. If workmen demanded
more than the regulation wage they
were to be fined double, inc the
landowner who paid more than the
prescribed sum was to be fined ire
BILE that amount. Runaway laborers
were to be branded with an F. as .
perpetual sign of their falsity. No
bail was to be accepted for n Of
these labor offenses.
"The first ordinance in English
history, designed to curb the greed
of the middleman. was passed near
ly a century earlier Tin 1859 when
there was a bountiful harvest. but
destructive rains caused the heavy
crops to rot in the fields.
But England did not originals
food control measures. A low Nile
in 967 A.. d. resulted In a famine
the following year.. which swept
away 500. 900 people in the vicinity
of the city of Fustat. /G'awhar. =
Mohammedan Joseph, founded a
new city (the Cairo of today a
short distance from the stricken
town and Immediately organized re-
lief measures.
"The Caliph Mo'izz lent every as
sistance to his lieutenant. sending
many ships laden with grain; but
the price of bread still remained
high, and G'awhar. being a food
controller who had no patience with
persuasive methods, ordered ! sol
diers to seize all the millers and
grain dealers and fog them in the
public market place. The adminis-
traitor then established central grain
depots and corn was sold through-
out the two years of the famine
under the eyes of a government tp4
spector."