Perth Amboy evening news., 1922-03-10

n How long have we had acct
~ Insurance In this country "A.
S
Accident insurance was first in
.roduced into the United states IN
1859 and the first accident insur-
ance company was IN
1858 at Hartford. Conn. 1t is said
that the first accident policy was IS
sued when the president or thescom-
pany insured a citizen or Hartford
in the sum of $4,000 for a premium
- two cents against death by acct
dent while walking from the post
| office to his residence.
O: Can a burglar be convicted BY
the testimony of a pal who was in
with him on the job?-k. +. q. /,
A. 1t is the law in some ~statesl
and the rule of practice in others
that "A jury shall not convict upon
fhe uncorroborated testimony of an
accomp1ice.
expenses?"-L. I. r..
a. In manufacturing the term
overhead expenses is generally
nsed to include all expenditures ex-
cent those for productive b and
for raw materials but 1t Is used with
so many different meanings that il
is difficult to give a hard and fast
| definition.
| of land originate IN. e. u.
A. Acre, originally a field" pas
ture' or hunting ground" later
c ao to be a rough Of
ground and was held to be what one
man could pillow in n day, or Gin
England) what a yoke of oxen could
blow in one day.
Q. What two former presidents OF
the United tates died on the same
day?-K. F. ID.
A. John Adams and Thomas JEFF
ferson both died on July A, 1926, the
fiftieth anniversary OF the Declara-
ton of Independence.
O. Why is a mans Adams apple
given that name Pm. c.. G.
A. The name adams apple is
supposed to have originated in the
absurd popular notion that a por-
ton of the forbidden fruit, assumed
to have been an apple, stuck in
Adams throat when he attempted
to swallow it.
@. Who was Gas" Addicks ?-H.
r. E.
A. John E. Addicks. who amassed
6, fortune as a gas manufacturer ana
came into national prominence,
through a persistent but unsuccessl
full struggle to be elected united'
States senator from Delaware, a
fight which he waged for eleven
wears. was sometimes known as
Gas Addicks.
@. What is the highest mountain
in the Adirandocks?-M. c. r..
A. Mt. Marcy, rising 6,344 feet
above the sea, is the highest peak
in the AUTOMATICALLY. G. r.
@. What is meant by the tern
devils advocate ?"-U. T..
A. The term devils advocate Is
popularity applied to persons who
accuse maliciously or SANDER. 1t Is
derived from a procedure in the no
man Catholic church, In which
when a sanctifed person is to pc
canoniZed, someone is appointed 70
s%crutinize his past life and report
ALI acts mitigating against the pro-
nosed. honors This official is known
as the "advocatus diabol, WINE
the official designated to defend the
candidate for honors is termed Az
yocatus. Del" Gods
@. Where was the first agrlcui,
tural experiment STATION ioee'eu -
this county,. H.. od
A. The first regularly organized
agricultural experiment station IN
America was established at ives
ieyan University, Middletown' Conn'
in 1875, under the direction OF ~
w. O. Atwater. &c
@. Whae is the extent Of what Is
| called the cotton belt PIX. H..
A. The cotton belt is a strip pc
ginning in North Carolina ana eA-
tending sosthwestward and west.
ward to central Texas, lying I US
eastern and midway etwee inc
mountains and the sea, widening az
A. approaches the Mississippi ana
extending westward until it reaches
the arid belt where lack OF molst
ture prevents it's further spread: =