Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1922-09-08
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.

q S"s asi sy ~ ffa 81 Every sas f%ys"Ips iniss.
nation Bureau Frederic 4 HssEin, n,lcc.
strictly to Information, Tho bureau can.
not give advice on legal. medical ana
financial matters. ~ does not attfmpt 70
settle domestic troubles nor 20 undertake
exhaustive research on any subject. write
your questions plainly and brieny. Give
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replies are sent direct to tho inquirer.
Q. VIII you please explain how the
amateur golf championship tourna-
ment Ia conducted and how II differs
from the open? -. G..
A. In the amateur championship, in
which only amateurs may play, all the
contestants play an 1s-hole elimina-
ton or qualification round at medal
play. The 81 players making the low
est scoree then play q second IL holes
and the 30 players with the lowest
scores In this round are then paired
for match play which proceeds with
the defeated players dropping out
after each match until but two play
ers are left for the final 36 holes. The
winner OF the finals is the champion
and the man who played with him Is
the runner-up. II they are tied at the
end of SO holes they continue to play
until m Of them wins a hole. In tho
open championship, In which botf
amateurs and professionals may con.
test. elimination or qualifying round.
are played to select a stipulated mum
Der of contestants-usually 81 ant
ties for the last place-who then pla,
Y holes at medal play. The playe,
who makes the lowest score for tn
" holes wins the championship. II
case OF a tie for the low score tn
!. players in the tie meet in a play-of
at IS holes. The winner, IL a profes
sional. receives a cash prize: IL a.
amateur. he receives plate OF th
= value of the cash prize. The club I
which the winner ie attached or be
longs also has the custody for on
year OF the cup which ls emblematic q
the championship. The essential dit
ference between the amateur and IN
open is that the former Is conteete
at match and the latter at medal pla-
q. How many passengers Will a
eecalator carry in an hour? r. /
A. The capacity Of an escalator d.
Ponds upon It's speed and the width
. its steps. There are no mechanic,
limitations TO the rate of speed. b,
4 engineers have found that a speed
about 100 feet per minute is mo
satisfactory. AT this rate OF drivir
1000 steps per hour arrive at u
landing. and an escalator Ave feet
width, each step Of which would read
v ~ accommodate three people, wou
have a maximum capacity OF 10000.
I'd Q. How long has Paris Green be.
used to kin potato bugs? l. L.
DR. A. Paris green Is said to have be,
at first used to destroy the potato pc
rs in~1S67 in Michigan.
r. Q. How far apart are the sourc
81 OF the Rhine and Rhone River
1g z. c.
lC A. The sources Of the Rhine a
n Rhone are about 3 miles apart. T
e length OF the Rhine liz 800 miles:
the Rhone. 504 miles. The form
he river empties into the North Sea; I
= latter into the Gulf OF Lyons and {
v Mediterranean.
err q. What is the origin of the ma
Of the Mormons? j. c.
ms A. The name Mormon" origfna.
with the name "Moroni" said to be n
TO- Of the angel, who, according to a sta,
ISL ment made by Joseph Smith, I
sh founder OF the Mormon Church, a
De peared TO him September 81, 1923.
!" a. From which foreign country
ID we import the most merchandi
=. A. v.
A. During the fiscal year 1921
this country imported merchandise
az the value of 1907. 9s4,319 from Cana
- Japan follows closely with s307.514.s
% The United Kingdom has third pl
~ in this respect. their exports to
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