Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-07-23

Fairgrounds and recreational centers.
He has appointed in these different cen-
tiers medical men of standing and re-
pute, such as DR.. John A. Ciccone and
DR.. Luigi p. Verde"
c. How can garments be cleaned with
naphtha CASH.. j. r.
A. Caution must be used, since the
gas is explosive and Is especially dam
gerous in dry climates. To clean A
garment with naphtha about one or
two quarts Of gas should be placed in
corltainer in the open and the gar
ment dipped in the gas.
@. Can Blennerhasset Island. the
home of Count Blennerhasset. friend of
Aaron Burr, still be identifled?-H. H. "A.
A. BlennerhaSSet Island, in the Ohio
River, is still known by the same name
and is located / q miles below Psrkers-
burg; w. Va.
@. How many companies are operat-
ing on air routes regularly?--R. p.
A. Thirty-nine companies are now
operating regularly. Two hundred and
twenty-six communities are now served
on 263 regular schedules.
Q. What was the value of AIaska's
last years crop Of fur-becring ami
malS?-T. F.
"A. OkHlS Vi luE-ptdTllR lhnQ AMI
mails to the number of 297 ,44S, valued
at s4,5l3,s6 as, were exported in 1929.
Thirty-four thousand seal skins were
taken on the Pribi1of Islands under the
supervision Of the Department of Com
merce, and Melted a gross return Of
1921 900 to the United States as its part
of the proceeds.
@. Who was Lady Hamilton?-D. w.
A. Lady Hamilton was the wife of
the diplomat, Sir Within Hamilton, and
was famed both as the favorite of Lord
Nelson, the British naval hero. and as
the model of the artist Romney, who
painted 80 portraits of her.
@. What is the load" of electric
machinery?-M. P. c.
A. The load Is the output Of or
| demand upon a machine; usually
measured either in terms OF current
delivered or of power delivered. A
load" may be light. heavy, normal.
full, half excessive, ETC., according to
the output of the machine at the time
considered.
@. In what year was the first Ken
lucky Derby run at Louisville?-A. J.
A. The first one was run In 1875.
@. Has a cartoon ever been trans
mitted by radio?-E. L. p.
A. A cartoon for the Albany Times
| Union depicting the reception given
Maj. Kingsford-Sm on the West
Coast was transmitted into radio tones
at short-wave station in Oakland,
Calf, and transmitted in IS minutes
to the facsimile receiving machine In
Schenectady, N. Y.
O. Please give short biography of
the new administrator Of prohibition.
ID A. d.
A. Col. Amos w. wcodcock was born
IN Salisbury, Md, in 1888. He grad
uated from the Wicomico High School
with honor. obtaining a scholarship to
ST. Johns College, at Annapolis. Grad
uating there in 1908 as valedictorian of
his class, he taught for several years
and then obtained his LII. B. from the
| University of Maryland in 1910, For o
| year or so he was secretary to Senator
| w. p. jackson. He received an M. A.
at Harvard University and in 1914 en-
tered into law partnership with r. W.
G Webb at Salisbury. He served on
the Mexican border and in the World
War. After the war he was assistant
| to the State attorney general and In
t1922 became United States district at.
torney in Maryland He is a bachelor
and lives with his two sisters at
| Chatillon, their home overlooking the
Wicomico River.