Evening star., 1932-10-28
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

these beautiful plants. Of which nearly
$50 native species have been reported.
mostly from the tropical regions. Asia
and especially China, is the richest of
all regions In bamboo species. In fact,
Asia may be regarded as the home Of
most OF the valuable economic species
now scattered over the earth. Nearly
oO0, species OF bamboos have been de-
scrlbed, and more than two-thirds of
these are from Asia and adjacent
ISLANDS
Q What were Doukhobors M
A. They were members of a religious
sect OF Russian Communistic peasants,
opposed TO war and to the use OF the
labor OF animals. In 1885 they were
driven by persecution to emigrate in
large numbers to Canada and Cyprus.
@. When was paper money FIRST Is
sued In this country?-V. H.
A. Adopted as a matter of necessity
and not from choice by Massachusetts,
Bay Colony In 1890. it was gradua "
issued by other colonies until in gen.
eral use by all.
@. Where was the first lighted out
door community Christmas tree dis
played?-G. A. G.
A. The first one Of record was erected
and lighted in Madison Square, New
York City, in 1912.
@. Please describe the memorial
which is being carved on Stone Noun
tain, in Georgia.. T.
A. Beginning on the right near the
mountains summit and sweeping down.
ward and across 1t q distance OF 1900
feet will be carved in full relief a pano-
rama representing the Confederate
armed forces marching into battle. On
the right will be artillery, appearing at
the summit as II coming from beyond
and dropping down over and across the
precipice In life-like procession. Next
will be cavalry in rapid motion. Then
the central group, consisting Of Jeffer
son DAVIS, Robert E. Lee Stonewall
jackson and other great chieftains OF
the Confederate high command. Gen
Lee in this group will be as tall as a
16-story ONCE building, and the others
in proportion. Swinging of TO the left
OF the central group will be column
upon column of Confederate gray-clad
infantry carved in the gray and ever
lasting granite.
@. Where is the largest clock in the
world located?-E. r.
A. What is believed to be the largest
clock in the world is that completed
recently by Fred S. Atwater of Forest
vile, Conn. known as Big Jeems. He
claims his clock is a scant 2 feet greater
than the famous Colgate clock of Jer-
sey City, N. J.
Q. What word in the language of
music corresponds to onomatfnQeia in
rhetoric?-N. N.
A. There is none. Music and Ian
guage speak through such different me-
oiums that often they GKe no distinct
counterparts.
@. What were the circumstances
which led Germany to send the Panther
TO Morocco?-E. E. C.
A. The Agadir incident occurred IN
midsummer of 1911. The Gkrman gvn-
boat Panther was sent to Agadir, in
Southern Morocco, where its oficers en-
tertained the powerful native chiefs,
promising them German support in re-
sisting French control. France pro-
tested vigorously, and received the sup
port OF Great Britain, an act which IVES
regarded by Germany as one of pure
interference. Matters came very close
to war, but to avert the crisis Germany
! recalled the eunboat and accepted COM
pensation in the French Kongo.
@. How large an area Is representa-
by the term Hide" found in the
Dem esday Book"?-W. T.
A. 1t is generally supposed to equal
100 acres