Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-02-10

their elective governors and SO NAV
be classed as republican.
Q. Which is Shakespeare's shortest
plsy?-M. r.
4. Macbeth" is the shortest and Is
evidently much mutilated.
.. Has the London Bridge ever
fallen DOWN.. W
A. London Bridge has never act,i-
ally fallen down. Old London Bridge
begun about ITO, was completed in
1909. II carried a row of timhei
houses. which were frequently burned
down, but the main structure existed
until the beginning Of the nineteenth
century. The old bridge was the cen
ter for booksellers and other trades
men. On ii stood the Chapel of st.
Thomas of Canterbury. and a tower
on which the heads of traitors were
exposed TO view. The present London
Bridge was begun in 1924 and com
plcted in 1881. II is borne on five
granite arches, is 92a feet long c.
feet wide and Sc feet above the river
O. What has become Of the old Sur
RAFT house in Washington?-M B.
a. During 1925 the famous old Sur
raft house, which was located on II
street. was remodeled into a store ana
apartment house. II was in this housc
! that the conspiracy to assassinate Lin
coin was discussed by John Wilkes
Booth and others. The structure had
stood intact for nearly 90 wears. Il
was here. in the parlor on the second
floor. that some of the conspirators
met and held conferences. John WIKI s
Booth went to this house on the after
noon preceding the assassination.
There he arranged for horses and
guns To use in his flight. The house
WIS the residence of Mrs. Mary Sur
RAFT. She conducted il in Civil Wa
/ times as boarding house for thesr.
rical peoplc, one Of her patrons BENZ
John Wilkes Booth
.. Are any of the ordinary light
rays lost when an electric light bulb
Is placed behind piece of clear plat
glsss?-F. u F.
\. The Bureau of Standards sa =.
that the transmission factor of snloot II
clear glass is about o. per cent in pe,.
pendicularly incident light. the los
! being that reflected at the two sur
faces. The amount of light transmit.
! TED varies with the angle Of inciden..-
| and the retroactive index Of the glass
| The reflector will absorb from q to 90
| per cent of the light incident upon IT,
depending upon its surface.
! . In what airship accident did ~
greatest loss of life occur?-H. X.
y. The Roma disaster. on Febr,Iar.,
! Il. 1872. near Hampton Roads. pc.
| maps incurred tho greatest loss of lii
in an airplane disaster Out of A. NJ.
! aboard. only II were saved. and nn"sr
! Of them seriously wounded
| .. What was the best port of emf.
! IN colonial days-S. l.. r.
a. During the early colonial perie,,
/ boston enGrossed almost the entirs
! trade "f the colonies. but WAS 500,
I rlNaIeh by New York. Baltimore. Nor.
lnik. charleston. South Carolina and
/ the htt1e Seapnrts on the New England
coast. Boston was. in 1870. selected
As the American terminus of rhs
unard Line. the firSI regular line =,
Transatlantic steamers.
Dt6 UOB eler UrifC n letter 70 Erc6-
/ eric j. BnShin7 You con rSk him am,
/ qucStoH Of fact md get the nHyJrcr
| IN personal letter. Here is n 1rsof
/ educational idea introduced into tho
| htcS or the most intelligent peoDle in
| the tcortf-4 ~ ericnn Hcicspn per rro,3-
crS IT Is part Of that best purpa&,
! o. herSpu pcr-SCrriCr There il no
I chnTGe except g! cents in stamps foI
! return postage. -iddreSS Frederic !.
! HdShin, fjrector The Errping Stoy
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