Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-04-01

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close two cents In stamps Nor feto n
IN postage. All replies are bent a.
III to the Inquirer.
q. Is paper money printed only IN
washington or do minis print il,
too ?-G. H. -
A. The paper money of the Bnit<d
states Is printed only at the Bvresu
CT Engraving Inc Printing, NasxN
ington, ID. c. The Mints OF the Cnlt-
ed States make no paper currency.
=. what IL the Indian name for
canoe? IN. E.
A. Different tribes had different
names for things, the Dakota wcrd
for canoe being Canoanzi Wsafa: the
League. Amochoi, and the Cheyenne,
Semo.
@. What member of Roosevelt's 4
cabinet was continued in the Taft/
Cnbinet?-F. r. o
A. George Won J.. Meyer. who was
postmaster general in R~ooSevelt'e
Cabinet. was made Secretary Of the
Navy by President Taft.
@. Who was the "Rsd vIrstn Of
Montmarte Pr n, q.
A. Louise Michel : French anAr.
chfst. who was deported ana I'm
prisonsd at various times tor her
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The Red Virgin OF Noutmarte" -
. tribute to the purity Of her ME.
Q. Where does Michigan rank -
the production OF copper?9J. I. =.
A.. In the total production of cop
per Mich san ranks second to Mon
tana. and in annual output the STATE
Is surpassed only BY Montana and
AStsona.
Q. At what time ala the most
soldiers carry Government ineur-
ance? How many DO now?-W. L
A. The Veterans Bureau says that
in force on November IL, 1918. AZ
this time there were 4~,439.6e4. On
March 1. 1922, there were Ses.02s
term policies in force-amount of In
surance being $2,446,143.S 4s. There
were 271.90l converted policies
amounting to $sS4,12A.032.26.
@. Who or what were the molly
Maguires?'-A. c. s.
A. The Molly Maguires were an
Irish secret society formed In 1Sl8
to resist or intimidate bailifs or
process servers distraining for rent.
or others impounding tho cattle OF
those unable or unwilling to pay rem.
A similar society called by the same
name existed in tn GINNING distritss'
of Pennsylvania. 1854 to 1877. The
| members disguised themselves in
molly Mcguire" or women's dress
es.
Q. Where are the Mountains OF
the Moon?-F. T.
A. The Mountains OF the Moon
were a mythical chain of mountains
which the early Egyptians believed
to be the source of the River Nile
Q. What was the worst coal mine
| disaster in this country?-H. L.. r.
A. Between 1869 and 1917 there
were 10 coal mine disasters in which
the loss Of life was 100 or more. and
| the worst of these accidents was
| the explosion at Monongah. West
Virginia, Dec. 6. 1907.in which S61
lives were lost.
@. When were finger prints mrs
! taken?-M. C.. b.
A. Aiphonse Bertilion invented his
system OF m~ensuration in March,
1879, for which he was made Chew
alier of the Legion OF Honor. The
taking of finger prints as . method
of Identification has been more or
| less in use in the Far East since
very early history;
over the United States come to the
head once once a year for purposes
| of discussion of the company's busi-
mess and policies? Our company nas
| never done this before, but we are
at present considering such q. con-
x. COMPANY. :
I think in the final analysis COM
| pany conventions simmer down to a
| question Of expense. Some large
| concerns feel that the expense of
having all staffs of salesmen come
! from different branches to the COM
pany's headquarters - justified By
the value that results from talks.
| sages, and from the personal view
that the statesmen get Of seeing
their company's officers. factories
and brother statesmen from all
branches. There IL a great deal to
| that. On the other hand, It II often
a question Of whether the salegmen
do not regard this convention trip af
the companys expense as o much
| of a social function planned for
g~ood-fellow timeA I know one large
company that abandoned these
expense Of getting all the men to
| headquarters q too great. Nov
this company holds branch conven-
| tions, and the whole stan Of com.
pany oficers travel from branch to
| branch delivering tnspirational talks
and messages They feel that prac-
tically the same results are obtain-
ed, although. OF course, b sales
| men do not get the value Of contact
| with other branch statesmen. and do
| not get the feeling of belonging to 9
| big company that comes with seeing
| the whole body Of company sales
mon together.
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