Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-09-19
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BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

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@. Please give biography Of David
Ross, the radio announcer?-F. G. 8.
A. David Ross is the announcer OF
the Columbia Broadcasting System. He
was born in New York City on July Z
1894. He belonged to a poor family
which made it necessary for him to sell
papers at a very early age. He man.
aged, however, to obtain a college edu-
cation and attended the City College OF
New York. About four years ago he
drifted into the field of broadcasting
and is located at Station WABC. He is
married and has a 2-year-old daughter
@. What was the first picture di.
rected by David Wark Grifhth?-M. +.
A 1t was THE Adventures of Dol
lie" released July IA, 1908.
@. Is it true that the DO-X will have
q sea captain on her trip across the At
lantic?-F. E. c.
A. Lieut. Comdr. Frederick Christ
Jansen, who will be in charge of the
coming transoceanic flight of the Dor
nier DO-X, until recently commanded
the German steamer, Rio Bravo. He re-
ceived his pilot license In March, 1914
| and was Germany's leading sea war ace
During the war he commanded the
German naval seaplane squadron anc
station at Zeebrugge on the coast Of
Flanders. He won the Iron Cross, First
Glass; the Pour lie Merite, and both the
Silver and Gold Life Saving Medallion:
for heroic rescues at sea.
O. Is the bankruptcy law a State oil
National lawP How does a person &c
into bankruptcy?-D. w.
A. 1t is Federal law. If a person
decides to take advantage of 1t. he
should file voluntary petition of bank
ruptcy with the clerk of his nearest
United States District Court. In the
case of involuntary bankruptcy the pc
tition is filed by creditor or by cred.
itors.
q. What causes q rainbo w7--R. p.
A. The rainbow is caused by the re-
| fraction and reflection Of light by water
drops. The, ordinary rainbow is on the
opposite side of the observer from thu
sun Cor moon, rarely; is circular, with
its center on the straight line, projected
! from sun to observer; and its position /:
the position of the actual drops that are
at the moment, producing it.
q. In what country Is the Sue;
Canal? Did England buy any of the
shares when they were first put on thu
markets.. F.
A. The Suez Canal connects tn,
Mediterranean and Red Seas. 1t is II
Egypt. BY 1853 a company was organ.
| lied with a capital of about 40 millior
dollars, over half of which was SUBJ
scribed by France, about one-fourth In
the Ottoman Empire and an alnos
negligible amount in other countries
England had no part in It's beginning
and bought none of the original shares
England later gained control Of the
canal.
@. When stropping a razor, at whai
angle should 1t be held?-F. S.
A. BY holding the razor at an angle
Of about 80 degrees the point which L
the most used part of the razor Is besi
stropped.
@. When was the first edition Of
"Oliver Twist" published?-C. r.
A. 1t appeared in 1888.