Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-10-27
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC HASKIN.

continued and the ore is loaded =
the railway cars. Steam-Shovel naiN-
ing Is the principal method Of nninats
in the Minnesota iron mines, and Is
rapidly coming into favor for rniniNe
copper ores in Arizona, Utah and No
vada.
@. Was Crispus Attacks q colored
MANI T. I.
A He was q muiatto. He was one
Of the first martyrs in the cause Of
American liberty having been shot BY
British soldiers on the night Of the Sth
Of March. A. d. ITO, known as the
Boston Massacre.
@. About how long ago was the
manufacture OF cards Of wooden
matches discontirued7-F A. 8.
A. The manufacture Of this type OF
matches nt least on a commercial
scale, was discontinued about 1910.
@. what we're the ancient Egyptians
leading contributions to ciYilization?---
F. A. q.
A. Though their literature is extern
sive and interesting. the most note
worthy work Of this mesG ancient peo~
pie Is the system Of architecture and
art which developed. The industrial
world, toe. is under q heavy debt TO
the early jewellers In the valley of the
Nile. for many of the mechanical arts
had their beginnings there.
Q. What were the most important
inventions OF Thomas A. Edison?-
N. NJ. @.
A. Many Of his inventions were
fundamental and their future develop
ment will give them their places In a
list. Among those generally accepted
nG fy4aFa tor nNn ftNA
descent lamp, the photograph, molten
pictures. machines for quadruplex and
sextuplex telegraphic transmission and
an alkaline storage battery.
@. Is coffee grown In Hawaii?-A. S.
A. It is enc of the oldest industries.
The coffee is of a superior quality and
is known as Kona. from the district in
Western Hawaii where 1t Is mostly
raised. Exports of coffee in 1929 had
value of about $l,3oo,ooo.
at St. Huberts Airport, near Montreal,
Canada. COSTA. A. G.
A. About $75o,Ooo
Q. Why did our nag have Is
stripes at one time?-M. T.
A. The original flag ordinance pro-
vided that upon the addition of each
added. In i794 stars and stripes were
added for Vermont and Kentucky. The
flag had Is stripes and is stars until
1918. With the immediate prospect of
adding 5 more stripes, Congress re-
stored the original number of stripes,
providing that a star should be added
on July following the admission Of
each State.
@. Does the British government man
ufacture its own paper for the Bank
of England notes?-P. D.
A. It does not. Sir william Portal,
who died September 80, at the age of
81, was the head of an old Huguenot
family and Arm which has enjoyed the
privilege of manufacturing the paper
since 1724.
@. When did fur farming become q
recognized occupation Pr NJ
A. The keeping and breeding of ami
mails for their fur is one of the Oldest
occupations. The Chinese have farmed
goats and dogs for an unknown num-
Der Of centuries, using the flesh OF the
animals as food, and their skins, fur
or hair-covered, according to species,
for the purposes OF trade. II one con-
Siders the sheep as q fur-zearing ami
NAL, the inception of fur-farming Is
lost in the mists Of antiquity.
@. What is the World Bank OF In
ternationaI Settlement for?-W. A.
A. It is a bank organized rs q de-
velopment of the Young plan for the
handling Of German reparations. It's
business Is to act as an intermediary,
handling payments on account for
intergOvernment debts