Evening star., 1926-10-22
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

| Q. When is the Convention of Real.
tors Of the United States to be held?-
L. P. r.
| A. 1t will meet in Miami, Fla.
January 10. 13 and IA. 1927. After the
business meetings. a tour of the State
has been arranged for the guests.
| @. When did radio announcing be-
come a profession?-F. J. H.
| A. It Is claimed that the pioneer in
| this field was J. Andrew White. who.
on July 2. 1921, announced the Demp-
sey.Carpentier fight from the ringside
in Jersey City. 1t was estimated that
nearly 400, 900 persons listened to his
| word picture of the fight.
O. Have noticed on construction
plans Of trusses the term Stresses
are given in kips." What Ia a kip
j. r. 3.
A. 1t IL thousa nd pounds. 1t
means that stresses are given In thou-
sa nds of pounds.
@. Does the loss Of one eve make
1t impossible for a person to perceive
| the roundness Of an object?-A. n.
A. An eve hospital informs us that
| the loss of one eye will affect a per-
son in discerning the roundness or an
object for g. while following the opera :
| ton. As time goes on the eye Will
| accommodate itself to the new cond1'
tion and the patient will be able to
discern the roundness OF an ooJect.
@. Was the Kaiser Of Germany on
good terms with the King Of Belgium
before the World War?-T. h.
A. Shortly after tho accession OF
| king Albert. in 1909, he, with the
Queen. paid a visit to POtsdam ana
Berlin. The German Emperor ano
Empress and their daughter returned
| the visit and at a state banquet the
Kaiser said. that your males
| tvs reign may spread happiness ana
! nrosperitv in your royal house and
among your people, Is the wish wnicn
arises from the deepest depth OF my
heart. ard with which cry. Long hVe
the King and Queen of the he'slans'
| Hurrah!'
q Are many crimes committed in
| Ala ska IN. A. b.
| A. 1t is said that Alaska has neen
| free from murders and other serious
crimes to an extent unsurpa sseo ps
anv other part Of the United STATES
q. Does the albatross frequent the
Atlantic Ocean?--T. A. n.
A. Albatrosses are seldom seen IN
the North Atlantic. They frequent
nearly all other seas. but are never
| seen ashore except on the ISLANDS OF
| the Antarctic Ocean where they breed.
@. Ia 1t possible to take picture
! through a microscope with an Ordl-
| nary camera?-R. II. s.
A. The Bureau of Standards says
that it Is possible to take a picture
! through a microscope. Remove tne
camera lens and fit the camera to the
| eyepiece end Of the microscope. focus
| the microscope on the camera ground
glass and photograph as usual
@. Has there ever been a successful
| Ave or seven cylinder gas engine
built?-I. c.
A. The Society Of Automotive En-
gineers says that all radial or rotary
engines as commonly used In air.
planes have an odd number of cylln-
| ders around a single crank. The FIR
| ing order skips alternate cylinders
| and will have occurred in all the cyl
| inders in two complete revolutions Of
the crank or cylinder. depending on
whether the engine is a fixed or ro-
| tary radial engine. Engines OF this
! type having an even number OF CYL
| inders. such as 10 or ID. are com
posed of two hanks Of five and seven
! cylinders, respectively. Radial and
rotary engines are characterized by
having the cylinders disposed at
f! equal angular intervals around COM
plete circle.
O. How many children in the United
States come before the juvenile courts
each year?-R. NJ. s.
A. The Childrens Bureau SAYS that