Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-09-16

q. Where is the world : largest
concert hall?-F. o.
A.. The Cleveland Auditorium. seat
ing 1850. is believed to be the
largest concert auditorium in the
world. 1t was opened April IS, 1922.
@. When reference is made nova
days to the South" just what part
of the country is meant?-S. n. l..
A. The South is generally under
stood as including the following
States: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida,
Georgia, kentucky, Louisiana, Mary
land, Mississippi. Missouri. North
Carolina. Oklahoma. South Carolina,
Tennessee. Texas, Virginia and West
Virginia. and the District of Column
bia, which have q total area OF 969,-
237 square miles, about One-thlrd OF
Continental United States. BY some,
MARYLAND, the District of Columbia
and West Virginia are not included IN
the south" BY others, Missouri also
is omitted.
O How can wood be treated so
that it will not absorb any water?-
d. j.
A. The property of absorbing water
seems to be a property of the wood
substance itself, and any modlilca-
ton. although it might change the
amount of absorption, does not re
move the absorptive property en-
tirely.
@. What was the Herman peace
prize?-G. r.
Raphael Herman of Washing
ton offered $50. 900 for the best edu-
cational plan calculated to MAINTAIN
world peace. The prize was awarded
in 1924 to DR.. David Starr Jordan
chancellor emeritus of Leland STAN
ford University.
O. Should the seasons of the year
be written with capital letters as
Spring. Fall, etc. ?-D. q.
A. The Capitalization of the names
of the seasons of the year is sane
toned bv some authorities. ptherS
insist that. inasmuch as the names
of the seasons are common nouns
thew should not be written WIN INC
initial capital letter.
o. Will there be an expedition 70
conquer Mount Everest this year =
w. n. n. .
A. Plans to reach the summit OF
this 'top of the world" are at present
1isarranged, owing TO the Dalai Lama
of Tibet, who has issued warnings
TO American, English and Swiss eX-
peditions not to set foot in Tibet.
O. I've seen meats at market that
have small purple stamps on theln'
Why have they been stamped?-A. %;
Little purple stamps are uSeu
for marking meats that have passed
the inspection of the Federal meat
inspectors. 1t is your assurance that
anv meat which has that mark came
from animals that passed a thorough
inspection, given by trained experts.
O Was MacNIillan's radio success
fuI during his trip into the Arctic
during 1923? What were his caH let
ters?-S. G.
A. The Macmillan expedition 10
the polar regions had radio for us
only means of communication. Using
low power and short wave lenSthS'
the Bowdoin communicated with sew
eral stations in the United states
while the ship was frozen IN thou-
sands of miles away. Broadcastlil6
concerts from the United States sta
lions were heard during the long DARK
nights of the Arctic Zone. The cali
letters were WNP, the slogan was
Wireless North Pole, and the power
was about 500 watts.
O. What is the name OF the chem-
ical which when held in contact with
artificial gas will cause the gas to
light?-E. II.
A. 1t is spongy platinum,
O. What is the most important fur
bearing animal?-J. f. 5.
A. The Biological Survey says that
the silver fox is the most valuable
individual pelt. The marten brings
the highest price for the size of the