Arizona republican., 1920-05-06
QUESTIONS AND
 ANSWERS

o. How many children were killed in the massacre ordered by Herod? K. T..
 A. As the edict to slay all the male children of two years old or under, em- braced only Bethlehem and its borders, it is probable that not more than 20 infants were slain. Secular writers ig- nore the murder as lacking authen- ticity but the incident fully agrees with what is recorded of Herod's char acter.
 o. Has Greek mythology god who corresponds to the Roman God Mars? D. p.
 A. The Greek Ares corresponds in way to Mars. In legend. Ares is com monly the Son of Zeus and Hera, whose quarrelsome disposition he inherits- In early Greek art. especially on vases, Ares is often bearded and regularly wears the full armor of a Greek soldier.
 O. When was the first audience granted to representatives Of foreign powers by an emperor of China? L. X.
 A. The first audience was granted on Sunday, June 29th. 1873, at TZel<- wangko, to the Japanese ambassador, the ministers of Russia, United States, Great Britain, France and Holland. The German secretary acted as interpreter.
 O. What is the origin of the winged disk used so generally in Egyptian art?l. w.
 A. It is probably a symbol inherited from the Phoenicians. The wing which sometimes contained the image of man represented the sun or the su- preme being and the wings signified it's superiority over man.
 O. Since the Red Cross is a govern n1ent institution. in that its funds are under control of the treasury depart nnent and it's receipts and expenditures are audited by that department, why don't the employees come under civil service? M. K. L.
 AnPricau National Red Cross states that it is not a government in stitution that it. raises it's own funds and that these funds are not under the control of the treasury. There is an arrangement by which it's accounts are audited by the war department and public accounting is made yearly. Civil service appointments are limited to de- partnents under overnment admins tration.
 O. Are nndshipmen at the United States naval academy and cadets at West Point paid while in training, or do they have to pay tuition on being admitted to the academies? w. s.
 A. Before being admitted to the naval academy midshipman each candi date must deposit s350 to cover the cost of his outfit, text books. etc. His pay is $7So year. The pay of cadet at West Point is S1.02s.2o per year.
 o. What river in China is called China's Sorrow? B. w.
 A. The Hoang -Ho has earned this title on account of the destruction it spreads on it's frequent inundation of the land through which it flows.
 o. Who are the president and prime minister of China? F. N.
 A. Chinas president is Hsu Shin Chang; the premier is Chin Yum Peng
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