Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-04-05
ANSWERS TO QUESTIONS
BY FREDERIC J. HASKIN.

This is q special department, devoted
to the handling Of inquiries. You have
at your disposal an extensive organiZa-
ton in Washington to serve you in any
capacity that relates to information.
Write your question, your name and
your address clearly, and inclose 2
cents In coin or stamps for reply. Send
to The Evening Star Information
Bureau, Frederic j. Haskin, director,
Washington, d. G.
@. What is meant by a garter in a
motion picture studio?-C. M.
A. A garter is the chief electrician
on q motion picture set.
@. What is the per capita consump-
ton ton q l ne cream In the united S'a'e''
A. In 1928 it was 200 gallons an
nually. This does not take into &C
count ice cream that is made at home.
@. Where was Harper 81 Bros. To-
Gated before moving to East Thirty
third street?-W. s.
A. The firm was located at 331
Pearl street, New York City, for about
rs years. and moved to East Thirty
third street about five years ago.
@. What is a certain kind of preserve
called bar-le-duc?-L. H. D.
A. It was first manufactured in the
French town Of Barbecue. 1t was
then made from selected seeded whole
white currantS. Other fruits are now
used in making this conserve.
Q. What flowers and trees are in
danger Of extinction in the United
States?-J. H. D.
A. Some of them are: Columbine in
Colorado, trailing arbutus in Middle
West, trillium and fringed gentian
throughout the United States, holly
through the South, and dogwood, par
ticularly in the Eastern and Middle
Atlantic States.
@. What were the emblems of the
Federalist and Wing parties?-F. D.
A. Research does. not reveal the con-
,, tinued use of the same emblems by the
Federalist and Wing political parties.
The black cockade worn on the hat
was an emblem adopted by the
Federalists during the troubles with
France in 1898. Black Cockade Fed
eralist was q term Of reproach applied
to members of the party during the
days of its decline. The Wings were
sometimes called Snuff- Takers. Other
names used particularly in illustrations
were Cotton Wings and Free-Soil party
This latter term was also applied to
the later Democrats and Liberty party.
In the Wings famous "Hoopla" cam
paign in 1910 there were torchlight
professions carrying miniature log
cabin, a barrel of hard cider near the
door with pet raccoon chained TO the
roof.
O. Will the Treasury call in the old
paper currency Of the larger size?-
N. NJ
A. The Treasury will not call in the
large size paper currency, but as 1t be-
comes worn it will be replaced by new
bills.
@. Please give some data about Henri
| Faust, author of "Halftones and Over
lures" which won the Yale prize TINS
year-G. H.
A. The Yale University Press says
= that Henri Faust is resident Of Mon
ticello, Ark. His poetry has been ap-
pearing in various periodicals for the
past six years. In 1928 he won the
| Southern Prize, awarded annually BY
the Poetry Society Of South Carolina
His work has won the praise of sucf
| men as Donald Davidson, Harold Vinal
John Mcclure, Charles j. Finger anc
others.
@. What is meant by a wife's inchoate
interest in her husbands estate?-
F. M. w.
A. The meaning of the term under
! the intestate laws means the vestec
interest which a wife has in a hus-
bands property and which, while she