Evening star., 1932-08-20

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@. How many air beacons are being
used now?-E. C.
A. There are approximately 1855
rotating searchlghts mounted on top
of So steel towers at intervals OF 10
miles, and 225 code beacons in active
service on airways in the United States.
@. Who first used the high-hatted
figure of Prohibition in cartoonS?-R. E.
A. 1t was the invention OF the politl-
cal cartoonist Rollin Kirby.
@. Does John j. Raskob still own
Archmere?-F. L. w.
A. He has sold his former estate at
Claymont, Del, to the Premonstraten-
sian Fathers Of st. Norbert College,
Depere, Wis, who will convert 1t into
a boys preparatory school, to be known
as Archmere Academy.
O. Are there many drug addicts
among prisoners?-H. S. T.
A. Health and Medical Surveys in
American Prisons and Reformatories,
prepared by Frank L. Rector, M. D.
SAYS: Contrary to the opinion general
ly held. there are comparatively few
drug addicts in State prisons and re-
formatories. While many States have
laws against the possession or use OF
drugs, the majority of cases are sent
to the Federal civil prison as offenders
against this law. During the sur
vey the State institutions reported that
approximately $50 inmates addicted tc
the use of various drugs had been ad-
mitted during the previous year. The
actual number was larger, as some in
stitutions keep no record Of these cases
The United States Penitentiary at At
lanta, Ga, had more such inmates than
any other Federal prison. But Is cases
were reported from the military prisons
and none from the naval prison. There
were approximately 2,100 found in all
the Federal prisons"
@. Who has charge OF research Of
the Folger Shakespeare Library tr
Washington, D. C.?-A. 8.
A. DR.. Joseph @. Adams Is super
visor of research.
@. Does 1t cost more to pump water
through straight pipe or a curved
one?-M. B.
A. Through a curved one, because
at a bend, there is created a certain
amount of frictional resistance. The
new Hydraulic Laboratory of the Bu-
reau of Standards now is experimenting
to determine the extra pumping force
needed.
Q. How many people travel in the
elevators in the Chicago Merchandise
Mart every day?-T. B. D.
A. Approximately 10000 persons are
served daily by the elevators in this
building.
@. Does monopoly exist in the dis
tribution of radio receiving sets?-
M. S. M
A. The electrical goods trade does
| 88 per cent of the distributing of radio
sets. but there are great many COM
| panies belonging to this trade, so it is
not considered that monopoly within
the meaning of the law exists. Firms
within the electrical goods trade COM
pete with each other. Automobile COM
| panies, hardware stores, furniture store:
in the other IL per cent of the dis.
tribution. Six States in the Union have
] wholesale houses which distribute 70
| per cent Of all radios.
@. When did Senator Marcus Hanna