Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-01

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postage.
O. Where is the proper place IN an
envelope for return address?-B. M. c.
A. The proper place for a return ad-
dress on a letter is in the upper left
hand corner of the envelope. The Post
Office Department discourages the
placing of the return address on the
backs of envelopes.
O. Name some of the stage plays
popular in 1907. H.
A. Barbara F%rietchie." "Ben-Hur,"
David Harum,' "Floradora," Janice
Meredith" Little Lord Fauntleroy,"
RIP Van Wrinkle" Sherlock Holmes
The Heart of Maryland"
@. When was the first Bible published
in America?-M. c..
A. The first issue In America was
that of John Eliot, Apostle to the In
dians," translated into the Indian Ian
guase and printed in Cambridge. Mass,
166I-63. The second was a German
Bible from the press of Christopher
Saur at Germantown, Pa, 1743, and
the third an English Bible printed in
1882 by r. Aitken in Philadelphia.
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@. Who are the oldest and youngest
members of the House and Senate?-
S. D. C.
A. The oldest member of the House
of Representatives is Maj. Stedman oil
North Carolina and the youngest is
Fred A. Hartley, jr., of New Jersey.
Mai. Stedman is SO and Hartley is IS
The oldest member of the United States
Senate is Francis G. Warren and the
Youngest is Robert M. La Toilette, jr.
of Wisconsin. Senator Warren is s.
and Senator La Toilette Is "a.
@. How are the following names pro-
nounced: Lupe VeleZ, Bebe Daniels,
Nils Asther, Ramon Novarro?-R. N.
A. Lupe Velez is pronounced "Loo-pay
Velayz";; it is "Bee-bee." not "B~ay-bsy'
Daniels: Nils Asther Is "Neels" Asther'
Ramon Novarro Is "Ray-moan Noh-var-
Az alto iJiC dSNCA1b VA oAhr f"A.
@. What is the average space pei
person occupied in q modern office
building?-G. A. D..
A. This varies with the tenancy found
in a particular building. The tendency
with smaller desks and other office
equipment Is toward a greater density
In Office buildings. In a subdivided
area the average figure has been found
to be from 90 to 95 square feet pei
person, but for large u~nsubdivided
areas which house a large number OF
clerical help the figure is reduced al
low as so to 10 square feet per person
in some cases. Possibly the average
at present for whole buildings WOULD
be from 80 to 100 square feet.
G. How long did "Abie's Irish Rose
run on Broadway?-V. OS.
A. A newspaper account states thai
"Abie's Irish Rose" ran over 1000 con-
secutive nights on Broadway. On Jan.
uary IL, 1927. the play had run 2,00f
nights on Broadway. which vas foul
years and nearly eight months. 1t die
not, however, play in the same theater
It opened at the Fulton Theater ane
later moved to the Republic Theater
G. Are most of the known star.
north of the celestial equator?
A. The Naval Observatory says thai
recent investigations appear to indicate
that there are more visible stars south
of the equator than north, but this
cannot be stated positively.
@. Who patented the process of ir-
radiation of foods?-G. C. A.
A. Prof. H. Steenbock of Wisconsin
University obtained the patent.
+ -a s--- r.. 1883
@. What is meant by the term Cob
berry,. @.
A. "Cobber' appears to be a word more
or less synonymous with "comrade." II
is q word of uncertain origin and prob
ably came from some obsolete English
word. It refers to a man who Is dig
nifed. a leader or a chief.