Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-01-10
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

@. How will the new Convention
Hall In Atlantic City rank when com
pleted?-A. o. b.
A. 1t will be the largest in the
world. The frontage is $50 feet. the
depth $50 feet. The seating capacity
will be 10000 on the floor and stage,
with 10000 additional in the balcony.
The building will probably be COM
pleted this year.
Q. Do children Of Japanese parents
grow taller in this Country?-G. X.
A. Authorities on the subject of
diet have observed that such children
are larger at all ages than are Jap
anese children born and reared in
Japan. This is because of the su-
perior food supply in this country.
Q. What is ''jackass rope"o-E.
NJ. F.
a. This is the term which the ma.
tlves or the Island of Jamaica apply
to the island-grown tobacco. They
probably do this because this tobacco
is strong and tough.
q. Has the value of Edison's in
ventions ever been estimated?-T j.
a. Edison has given mankind in
Ventions which. in their present devel-
opment, are valued at SIS 900, 900 900.
Q. To whose leg was monument
erected on the battlefield of Water
loo?-H. G. l..
y, The Marquis of Anglesea, com
mander of the British cavalry, under
went the amputation Of his leg imme-
diately after the battle of Waterloo.
A few PAGES north Of the church near
h1t 10, 70
the leg of the British officer.
Q. What Is the origin of the ex-
preston Nothing succeeds like sue.
cess"?-E. r.
A. These words weer used in ref
erence to the first operation under
ether performed by DR. John Collins
Warren at the Massachusetts General
Hospital on October 16, 1916.
@. How many people are engaged
in fur raising in this cOuntry?-W
j. NJ.
A. According to Government statis-
tics. there are now approximately
$500 fur farmers in the United States.
and about 500 in Canada. The total
investment in the business is about
100000 900 in the United States and
Alaska, and about $11 ,00O,000 in Can
ada.
O. Are Blanche Sweet and Claire
Windsor the actresses real names?-
E. S. r.
A. Before Miss Blanche entered the
movies her name was Blanche Alex
ander. Claire Windsor's name was
Ola Cronk.
in
of jewels in watches.-A. w.
A. Watches do not have even num-
bers of jewels. If q watch has %
jewels, then the going band or CEN
ter wheel and third wheel. the fourth
wheel, the escape wheel. the lever and
the balance have whole jewel at each
end of each arbor. which make a..
The balance, the lever and the escape
wheel have end stones as well, which
make more. Then there are 3
jewels in the escapement, which make
%. If the movement has 81 jewels,
then the hole jewels of the going bar
rel have been omitted. If 10, the end
stones of the escapement wheel have
been omitted also. If the watch has
only jewels, they usually consist of
and end stones for the balance
arbOr.
@. What does "hidalgo" literally
mean?--H. r. S.
A. The term comes from two Span
ish words, "hijo," meaning son" and
'd'algunO," meaning somebody.
Hence the term literally means "son
of somebody"
Q. Do the waters Of the Pacific and
the Atlantic Oceans meet in the
Panama Canal?-M. f
A. Experts have decided that the
waters of the Atlantic and Pacific
Oceans mingle with the fresh water
in Miraflores Lake in the Panama
Canal. The progressive rise of GER
tain amount of sea water to this lake
and in a lesser amount to Gatun Lake
began with the first ship to pass
through the canal and will probably
continue indefinitely with the opera