Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-21

@. How many Christmas trees are
shipped to New York and Boston
from. Quebec?-C. A.
A. Three hundred carloads of
Christmas trees will be the probable
extent of the amount delivered to the
trade from the Province of Quebec.
This will mean around half a million
trees, Of a value of about $780, 0e to
the farmers. The average size of the
trees sold on the New York and Bos-
ton markets last year was feet.
Mostly they are of white spruce and
balsam, the latter known as a weed
tree" of very prolific growth and lit
til commercial value. AS to the for
mer, denial is given to the charge
sometimes raised that the use of
spruce as Christmas trees constitutes
any loss to the forest resources of the
Dominion. The land on which the
trees are grown can produce only
scrub and brush, and trees rarely at
tain height exceeding II feet. Since
the rapid growth of the trade in the
last few years farmers have estab
lished plantations on their farms, set
ting out suitable trees and arranging
the supply on a rotation basis.
Q. Is there any method of destroy
ing cockroaches without the use of
poisons and repellents and fumigants?
w. A. j.
A. Various forms of traps have
been employed very successfully.
These devices are all so constructed
that the reaches ray easily get into
them and cannot afterward escape.
The destruction of the reaches is ef-
fected either by the liquid into which
they fall or by being doused with not
water.
@. Please give a sketch Of Edgar
Guests life.-J. s.
A. Born in Birmingham, England,
August 20, 1881; son of Edwin and
Julia (Wayne) Guest; brought to the
United States in 1891; educated in
married Nellie CTossman of Detroit
June %, 1906 He has been connected
with the Detroit Free Press since
1895; conducts the column of verse
and humorous sketches; author of
Just Folks" "a Heap o Lvin',
over Here" Path to Home. when
Day Is Done" "all That Matters
"The Passing Throng" and Rhymes
of Childhood"
@. Why does Samuel Woodfill head
the list of our World War heroes?-
s. d.
A. Samuel Woodfill, first lieutenant,
60th Infantry, 5th Division, received
the Congressional Medal of Honor for
conspicuous gallantry and intrepidity
above and beyond the call of DUTY in
action with the enemy at Cunel,
France, october -. 1918. He captured
three machine-gun nests with little
;efo hu
the men under him pressed on to their
objective under severe shell and ma
chine-gun fire.
@. When did Harold Bauer make
his American debut as pianist? Does
he play the Yiolin?-W. G.
A. He first appeared in the United
States in 1900. At the age of 10 he
made his debut in London as q violin
ist and toured Great Britain for nine
years in this capacity. He made his
debut as pianist in 1898.
O. Why is Paris Island" so called?
7. j. ].
A. Paris Island was originally
called Port Royal Island" Col. Paris,
who was for many years public treas
urer of South Carolina and otherwise
conspicuous in the early history OF
the province, died March 10. 1876, and
in the course of time the island came
to be called Paris Island" while it's
former name. Port Royal" was ap-
piled to the larger island to the north
thereof.
O. From VIII t country does the sur
name Jarvis come?-E. f.
A, 1t is a Scottish clan name.
O. Where cid Willie Pogany receive
bis training in art?-M. P.
A. Willie Pogany was educated at
tne University of Budapest and at the
Art School, Budapest. He also studied
Fin Paris and Munich.