Evening star., 1933-04-07

promoting manufactures would in
crease the farmers home market so
that he need not depend on foreign
market to dispose Of his surplus.
@. What has been the lowest tenn
perature in the United States during
the past winter?-F. B.
A. The temperature descended to So
below zero in a few localities.
O. Did George washington attend
church on the day he was inaugurated
as President?-F. B.
A. President Washington, immediate
iy on the conclusion of the inaugura-
ton ceremony. adjourned with the
party to church where a divine service
was conducted and an inaugural SER
mon preached.
Q. When was the women's Bureau
organized and what is its function?-
H. D.
A. 1t was organized in July. 1918. as
war service and made a permanent
bureau in June, 1920 This bureau Is
charged with the responsibility of de-
veloping policies and standards and
conducting investigations in the indus
tries Of the country which shall safe
guard the interests of woman workers
and thus make their service effective
FOR the national good. 1t represents
and advises the Secretary of Labor in
all matters concerning women in In
dustry. and is charged with maintain
ing close contact with other agencies
which deal with special phases of the
problem, including other divisions of
the Department Of Labor. It works
with and through the State depart
ments Of labor.
G. How large is the roadstead which
Is called The Downs?-M B.
A. 1t Is eight miles long and six
miles wide and Is the largest natural
harbor of refuge on the English coast.
1t affords excellent anchorage, with
depths of from IS to rs feet It Lies
along the southeast coast Of Kent.
@. Did Washington orchestra play
at the inaugural ball?-A. E.
A. George Gaul's Orchestra played.
The other orcheStras playing were Ed
die Duchin's, Guy Lombardo's, Rudy
Vallee's and Eli Dantzig's. The last
named played, not Ben Bernie's, as was
previously stated.
O. Has there ever been a test to show
the difference in attraction between q
still window sign and one that moves?-
w. T.
A. One Of the retail stores selling
Planters peanuts recently made this ex-.
pertinent. A count showed that In one
hour 79 persons stopped to look in O
window showing a still display, while
during the next hour, when the sign
was put in motion, 736 people were at
tracted
@. Are there any pirates on the sea
today?-E. T. H.
A. Pirates exist today In many SEC
tlons OF China, on the rivers Of India,
Japan, and other Asiatic countries. They
are prevalent amonf the South Sea Is
lands, but do not exist any longer In
european or American waters.
Q. What percentage of the people in
this country are inventors?-W. C.
A. 1t appears that less than two
tenths OF l per cent carry on the work
o. material invention. One-seventh of
the inventors account for about three
flfths Of all inventions.
Q. What Is the difference between
instinct and intuition?-M. w.
A. Instinct is the term applied to an
inherited tendency to perform a spe-
CHIC action in a particular way wilen-
ever a situation arises Intuition. ON
I1S otner nano, lmpneS the faculty OF
knowing something beforehand, wheth-
er 1t be mystical, intellectual, or moral.
Q. Who succeeded Charles Knowles
Bolton as librarian of the Boston Athe-
naeum?-H c. M.
A. When Mr.. Bolton retired after
35 years service he was succeeded by
Miss Elinor Gregory, his chief assist
ant. She is the first woman to hold
this position in the 1875 years that the
library has been established.