Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-05-27

terrier Of fine breeding. which Is usu-
ally trained as a police dog.
@. Pleace give a short biography of
Edwin Booth.-D. E. K.
! A. Edwin Booth was one of our most
distinguished American actors. He was
born at Belair, Nd November 10. 1893.
and brougt up to have a dramatic ca
reer by his father. He made his debut
in Boston in 1S49, and In 1881 took his
! fathers place as Richard III at the
Chatham Square Theater. New York
City. His productions of Hamlet" and
other Shakespearean plays were sue
cessful, and he is generally regarded as
the leading American tragedian. He
died June Z, 1893.
Med.
! A. Galvanized iron is iron coated
with zinc to protect it. Sometimes the
iron is first electroplated with tin and
afterward immersed in melted zinc. but
| ordinarily the metal is merely cleaned
and plunged into a zinc bath.
@. Did Henry VIII set the fashion
for garments with broad shoulders?-A.
F. w.
A. King Henry VIII. who was proud
of his own broad shoulders. set the
fashion to accentuate this breadth. You
will see this indicated in the many
portraits Of him by Holbein.
9. Does a bond issue increase taxes?
! A. bond issue is merely a means
of borrowing funds for expenditure, and
| the borrowed funds must sooner or
later be repaid from the proceeds Of
taxation. 1t is, therefore, the expendi-
ture Of the funds which increases
taxes and not the bond issue. The only
! difference in the ultimate cost in taxa
ton to the people between meeting ex-
penditures from the proceeds of bond
issues or from proceeds of taxation Is
the amount of interest which must be
paid on the borrowed money In the for
mer case. Expenditures must, sooner
or later, be met from taxation.
@. Please give some information IN
regard to the Ingersoll Educational
Fund.-A. w. H
A. The Ingersou Watch Co. says:
THE educational foundation directed %
| be formed in Mr.. Ingersoll's will can.
not be constituted until the estate has
been settled. which will probably take
another year: We regret that nothing
can be done in the meanwhile
O. What is the origin Of the name Of
Baton Rouge, Lazy. S.
| A. Baton Rouge Is from the French.
meaning red staff" It was so named,
it is said, from a red boundary mark
which separated the lands Of the In
dams from those OF the whites.
@. Who is the heir apparent to the
| throne of Slams. J.
A. His royal highness, the Prince Of
songkla. is the heir apparent.
n VIII, g. <t,~
called?-S. H. H.
A. The "Tuscarora Deep" was 80
| named from the u. S. s. Tuscarora, the
vessel under the command of Capt,
Belknap, which made an expedition to
the Pacific for the purpose Of studying
the ocean bed. The maximum depth
was recorded by the Tuscarora in 1874.
The name itself is of Indian derivation
and literally means hemp gatherers."
@. If a man is named John James
Jones" and his son is John Henry
Jones" may the son use the title "ju-
MOI" Nv. S. P.
L A. A child whose name Is not exactly
that of his father does not bear the
title Junior"
Q. How did the four seasons get
| their names?-E. E. p.
A. There Is some doubt as to how
the names of the seasons originated.
Spring is from the Anglo-Saxon
Spring" meaning "a source of water. a
| springing. rising or leaping." probably
IN reference to the coming out of young
shoots at this time of the year. Sum-
| mer is from the Sanskrit "sama." mean
| ing year" Autumn Is from the Latin
'autumnus" = perhaps connected with
"augere," past participle "auctus,"
meaning increase" Autumn being the
| season OF produce. Winter is from the
| Gothic ''wintris"; probably originally it
meant the snowy time
Q. In flying a flag at half staff,
should the flag be run first to the top
of the flagpole?-J. P. p.
| A. 1t should be hoisted to full staf1,
| then lowered slowly to half staff.