Evening star., 1929-06-24

Boston, Amos Doolittle Of Connecticut
and Alexander Anderson, easily surpaSs
them in value. The earliest date on an
American bookplate by an American en-
graver Is 1749, on the Thomas Dering
plate engraved by Hurd.
@. What was the name Of Blue
boards wife?-G, B.
A. Her name was Fatima and her
sisters name was Anne.
@. What Is a split infinitive?--L. H.
A. A split infinitive Is one the
integral parts of which have been sep
arated by the introduction of an adverb:
for example, Ito heartily laugh" Many
authorities regard the word to- as be-
ing so much part of the inflnitive that
it should not be separated from the
word which Is introduced by 1t.
@. What interest do national banks
pay to the United States Treasury
o. S. ,.
A. Certain national banks are used
as repositories for Government bonds,
and the banks pay 2 per cent interest
on these. In the case of currency,
banks purchase Government bonds
against which they issue national bank
notes. These bonds are held by the
put in circulation. The Government
pays per cent interest on these bonds.
q. How can one tell whether sugar
is beet sugar or cane sugar?-C. B.
A. The Department Of Agriculture
says that pure crystallized sugar from
the different sources cannot be dis
tinguished even by chemical tests.
@. Can Canada charge duty on
goods imported from England?-R. H.
A. The British Dominions are
privileged to charge revenue on goods
imported from England. There is,
however, preference in the tariff be-
tween England and the colonies. Since
1919 there has been a reduction of / I6d.
granted on dutiable goods, produced or
manufactured in British colonies.
@. Do more infants die who are
bottle-fed than breast-fed?-I. II. P.
A. An analysis Of the monthly death
rates in eight cities made by the Chill
dren's Bureau showed that the deaths
fed we're nearly four times those that
would have been expected at the rates
prevailing for infants who were breast
fed.
O. Is the author of -'simon Called
FGIST llNulk IN. W.
A. Robert Keable died in Tahiti IN
1927, where he went to live away from
modern civilization.
Q. Do the States support the Federal
Government?-R. G. K.
A. The States do not support the
Federal Government. The Federal
Government levies its own taxes for
its support.
@. Please give the correct pronuncia-
ton of the names of the following au-
thors: Bjorkman, Hamsun, Suydarn.
Croce.-E. G.
A. Byork;man, Edwin; HomIsun,
Knoot; Soodam,, z. H; Kro'cha, Bene-
detto.
G. What does the Greek inscription
on the main facade Of the Academy Of
Sciences mean in English?-M. II.
A. 1t Is from Aristotle and may be
translated: The search for Truth Is
In one way hard and In another easy.
For it is evident that no one can mas
ter 1t fully nor miss it wholly. But each
adds Q little to our. knowledge Of
nature, and from all the facts assem-
bled there rises certain grandeur.
@. What are the bottles and lights
for that are placed over the flower
beds in Potomac Park Washington.
D. C.?-J. S. T.
A. They are bug-catchers. The De-
partnent of Agriculture is watching for
any appearance of the Japanese beetle,
in order to .fumigate any region in
which 1t might appear.
@. How long does it take to 60 by
train from Paris, France, to Moscow
In Russia?-S. H. NJ.
A. The running time for the train
ON the most direct route is 65ia hours.
@. Who is the outstanding business
man among Negroesa-P. @.
A. While this Is matter Of con-
lecture. one of the most prominent Is
Charles c. Spauldfng, president of the
largest Negro insurance company In
the world