Atlanta tri-weekly journal. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1920-19??, 1924-09-23
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O. What American soldier executed the
etching of the resting place of France s
Nameless Hero which has lately been pur-
chased by the Luxembourg Museum A. B.
A. This striking etching of the Arc de Trf-
omphe in Paris, with the figure of a solitary
woman bowed over the tomb of France s
Unknown Soldier, is the work of A. G. Webb,
of Nashville, Tenn, a former A., E. f.
second lieutenant. It's purchase by the
Musee de Luxembourg, Paris, was an unusual
distinction to be accorded a foreign artist.
@. Is the cotton boil weeyil a menace Of
comparatively recent times? S. S. H.
A. 1t was originally Mexican, having been
found around Monclovai state of Coahula,
Mexico, where as early as 1856 to 1852 it
did such damage that cotton growing there
was abandoned. In 1885 the boil weevl
crossed the Texas border into the United
States. 1t encroached steadily from year to
year until in 1922, it infested practically the
entire cottongrowing region of the United
States. The only extensive uninfested ter
rtory lies in west and northwest Texas.
Q. Does the cedar Of Lebanon grow in this
country? W. S.
A. 1t is hardy in the United States only
in the south and in California. England has
some noble specimens that were planted
there in the seventeenth century.
Q. Are there any figures to show how
much more water is used in this country
than in Europe? X. S. B.
A. Comparisons may be made of the per
capita consumption of water in American
and European cities, which, given in gallons
per 24-hOur day, is as follows for these
cities: NEW York, ITO; Brooklyn, 90; Balti-
more, 1854; Louisville, OIL; Cleveland, 176;
Cincinnati, 1877; Milwaukee, 1856; Buffalo
257; Salt Lake City, 220; Los Angeles, LA;
Paris, 65; Hamburg, A; London, SO; Liver
pool, 50; Amsterdam, ST; Copenhagen, 27;
Dresden, 26, and Berlin, %.
@. What is the deepest dive on record?
D. e. G.
A. The diving record for depth and en-
DURANGO was made by Ed Harrison, depth 5S
feet; under water minutes, As seconds.
Q. How much money is spent in advertis-
ing in year in this country? ". G. j.
A. Experts say there is no way Of knowing
definitely what advertising expenditures total
in any given period. Estimates for 1928
range from $S5O,0O0,0OO to $1,000,000,000
.. What is the Size of the throat Of
a whale? II. H.
| A, The blue whale, the largest animal
alive today, reaching a length in excess OF
| eighty feet with a mouth so large that ten
! to twelve men could stand therein, has a
throat but about eight inches in diameter
This is one of the whalebone whales, all
Of which feed upon minute crustaceans,
especially the little red shrimp which is
about three-quarters of an inch long. AS
much as four barrels Of this shrimp have
been found in the stomach of blue whale
which even then was not full.
Q. Are Johns Hopkins university and
Johns Hopkins hospital the same institu-
ton? ~ X
A. They are separate institutions found
ed and endowed by Johns Hopkins. Johns
Hopkins Medical school is part of the uni
yersity and is closely allied with the hos
pital. The total gift for these institutions
was more than 100000.
/ Q. Please give Babe Ruth's height.
weiebt, and age r. 2.
a. He is thirty years old, feet ?
AiNsAas hAA ana weighs zoe pounds