Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1933-07-18

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@. When does the first regular session
of this Congress convene?-N. M. :
A. On January 8, 1884.
@. Has Mount Everest been "con-
quered"?-R. c. H.
A. The latest Mount Everest expedi-
ton successfully flew over this peak,
although as yet no one has succeeded
in climbing to the top Of this mountain.
This most recent expedition. composed
Of Englishmen, was under the auspices
Of the Mount Everest Committee. The
flight over the mountain was piloted by
Lord Clydesdale.
@. What is meant by the word
A. It is an abbreviation Of the ma
tional industrial recovery act, coined BY
trade group executives, who found the
full title too lengthy.
@. Has the recovery Of values on the
New York Stock Exchange been abb
normally rapid?-H. N.
A. The statistical department Of the
National City Bank says that the rise
between March 10 and July was the
greatest ever registered In . similar
period.
@. Is there an airplane fire patrol in
the forests?-E. j.
A. The Forest Service says that there
is no continuous air patrol operating
at the present time There was started
in 1920 such a patrol as continuous
service, but it was found that it would
not pay The airplanes could not COM
pete successfully with the several look
out stations on mountain tops, main
tanned by the Forest Service. Now
planes are used to observe large fires,
especially, and in transporting men
from place to place, IN both Of which
cases days or even weeks are saved,
only q few hours being required to
cover the space. The work Is done by
panies, since the Forest Service does
not own the planes used.
J. ( T J. ~A'N u '4'N 40
A. Any French brandy is sometimes
called cognac, but the name really be-
longs to superior French brandy made
from wine at or near Cognac. on the
Charente, France.
O. Did Robert Irgersoll have reli-
gious training in his youths. E.
A. His father was a minister Of the
Gospel. Robert, however, had bent
for the law, and was admitted to the
bar when he was 81. He became one
Of the most successful trial lawyers OF
his day.
Q. What country has the oldest exist
ing royal line?-T. D. D.
A. Japan The present Emperor is
the 1880 of the imperial line.
@. How much cotton can q person
pick by hand in one day?-J. c. A.
A. The Bureau Of Agricultural Eco
ncmics says that the amount Of cotton
which may be picked by hand in sin
gle day varies according to the capacity
Of the worker. the type Of cotton, the
weather and possibly other factors. A
minimum may be placed at so pounds In
a day. with a maximum Of from 500 to
600 pounds-the average probably being
around $50 pounds OF cotton per day.
@. When did the era of mechanical
invention beg1n?-P. D.
4. Until the middle of the eighteenth
century many methods were in use that