Evening star., 1932-05-16

| est American composer, the late Ed
ward MacDowell. It Is an artists
colony.
q. Do high-tension wires draw the
lightning and cause storms to be more
severe In the area Of the wires?-B. NJ.
A. The presence Of overhead wires
at the usual heights from the ground
Is not known to affect the severity of
an electric storm, or to alter the point
at which q stroke takes place; but such
wires may receive discharge which
in their absence would strike some
other object in the vicinity.
Q. Are there presentations at the
Dutch court as there are at the Eng
hsh?-F. p.
A. The Dutch court has only oc-
casional presentations It does not
have the regular presentations that are
held In England.
Q. Who established the first cigar
factory in the United States?-E. d. r.
A. The first one was established at
Key West, Fla, In 1881 by william II.
Wall
@. Where did the custom of having
music played for dancing originate'-
A. The origin of dancing may be
traced to universal desire Of express
ing emotion by action. AS far into
antiquity as history reaches, every
dance, whether belonging to civilized or
savage nations. was accompanied BY
music, or by rhythmic beats on the
drums, shells. rattle. sticks, or by clap
ping the hands. Records show in a
general way that in the very earliest
times people danced and sang at the
same time; afterward some danced
while others sang an accompaniment,
and finally musical instruments took
the place of voice accompaniment.
! @. How much leave does q man in
the Navy get?-R. c. B.
A. He Is given 30 days leave year.
@. Is there a standard version of the
Lords Prayer generally accepted and
used by ali denominations?-L. H. s.
| A. Throughout the Christian history
there has been constant dispute about
the proper wording of the Lords
Prayer and the meaning of various
phrases. Even now there is no univer-
sal agreement as to the proper form OF
the supplication.
@. How does distributor differ from
! a jobber?-U. @. G.
| A. A jobber is one who buys goods
| from importers or producers and sells
| to other dealers-a middleman. A dis
| tributor is one who is assigned def
mite territory by a manufacturer and
| is held responsible for the distribution
| of goods therein. He may represent
one or several manufacturers and dis
| tribute to agents, jobbers or retailers.
He differs from an agent in that the
| latter acts for one house or one line OF
| goods, whereas the distributor may
have several.
@. Is travelling by air considered land
! travel?-A. A. A.
! A. 1t belongs In class Of its own
and may be termed travel by air in
contradistinction to travel by land or
! sea.
| @. What Is the object of q parent
teacher association?-A. M. D.
A. The purpose of the parent-teach-
| er association is to create an UNDER
standing between the parent and teach
| er and the work that each is accom-
plishing in the educating Of the child.
The association has stirred the parent
hood of the Nation in creating an in
terest in what the school is doing for
the child. In many communities the
| parent-teacher association has organ~
lied and supported projects for the pro-
motion Of health examinations for the
child. In some cases the organization
has supplied the necessary equipment
and clothing for children when the
needs could not be met In any other
way. 1t has carried on O project for
the betterment of community condi-
tions In the immediate school district,