Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-12

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Paris. August 81, 1928, by the repre-
sentatives- of Is nations-Germany. the
United States, Belgium, France, Great
Britain, India. Canada, Australia, New
Zealand, South Africa, Irish Free state,
Italy, Japan, Poland and CzechoSlovakia.
Every sovereign independent nation I'm
the world with which the United States
has diplomatic relations has been noti-
fed that the treaty is open to adher-
ence. Not all of the remaining coun-
tries have as yet affixed their sigma
lures.
@. Why was the New York stool.
Exchange started?-N. w.
A. On May II. 1892. IS of the old
time brokers, whose usual place of
meeting was in the shade of a button
wood tree in Wall street. feeling that
the extent of their business and the
welfare of their numerous clients re-
quired some formal regulation, met and
drew up a document of agreement
among themselves. AS the business
grew In importance and volume, a more
compact organization was necessary,
and February 81, 1920, the New York
Stock Exchange was formed and code
of rules made. Membership cost 500
apiece.
@. Please give Rachmaninoff's full
name and tell the age that he entered
the Conservatory of Music-O. o.
A. Sergei (Wassilievitch) Rachman-
inoh was born in Novgorod. Russia,
April 2. 1873, At years of age he en-
tered the st. Petersburg Conservatoire.
@. Have plans been made for the
location of the buildings at the Chicago
Centennial Exposition?-M. b.
A. 1t has been decided by the archi-
tectural commission, of which Harvey
Wiley Corbett is chairman, to construct
the buildings Of the 1888 exposition in
the form of tree. the various build
1ngs branching out from a central
building and connected by terraces.
moving sidewalks, canals and lagoons
Contrary to the usual custom Of having
the major exhibits on one floor, the
Chicago plan will use buildings Of three
or four floors, with an arrangement of
of moving stairways leading to an en-
trance on the top floor.
@. Into how many languages has the
Koran been translated?-H H. H.
A. The Koran has been translated
into English, French, German, Eastern
languages of India and dialects Of Ara
bic, Egyptian, Turkish, Syrian and Per-
sian.
@. Why do woodpeckers bore into
treeS?-J. b. M
A. They are hunting the burrows of
wood-boring insects for food.
@. Does Conan Doyle know when he
will end?-R. L.
A. The author answers this ques-
ton: "Of course I do. One could not
possibly steer a course II one did not
know his destination"
Q. Please give a description Of the
Tacon Theater in Havana.-E. r. N.
A. 1t is regarded as an unusually
beautiful building. It's auditorium Is in
the shape Of horseshoe and Is hand
somely decorated. The boxes are
screened in front by light and graceful
latticework. This is ornamented with
gilt and so open that the costumes and
even the slippers of the occupants of
the boxes may be seen. The seating
capacity OF the theater is as follows:
There are % boxes on the first floor,
persons each: % boxes on the second
floor, boxes on the third, 2 stage
boxes on each Of the three floors, 112
reserved seats on the third floor, $50
orchestra chairs on the second floor. i0l
chairs on tiers and front. 1908 chairs,
front and back tiers, and 612 seats in
the pit. There Is standing room for
about 1000. Since most of the opera
houses Of Havana are only in use DUR
ing the Spring season, 1t Is possible to
remove the seats when they are not
in use. sN
Q. What causes oak apples. or
galls?-M. w.
A. They are the result Of the pune
ture of the vegetable tissue by gall fiies.
which inject q substance called "ichor'
into the plant tissue, thus causing it
to expand.
@. Why do some. locomotives have
large wheels. while other have small
wheels?-E. l.. sf
A. Large wheels on locomotives make
for speed, and small wheels are for
weight and loads.
@. What railroads are there In Alaska
besides the Government-owned Alaskan
railway?-H. T. G.
A. Other railways in Alaska are the
Copper River and Northwestern Rail
way Co. and the White Pass and Yukon
Railway.
Is Favorable