Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-08-27
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@. In golf, If hole made in l
undsr par is q birdie and one made
in under par is an eagle, what would
you call a hole in under par? Is
this score made often?--B. II.
A. Locally, hole In 3 under par
has been called O condor. This score
Is rarely made. Fred Mcleod, pro-
fessional at the Columbia Country Club,
Chevy Chase, Md, made q on the
par No. IL hole on that course sew
eral years ago.
@. Does the United States belong to
o postal union?-H. T. T.
A. 1t and practically all Of the other
countries in the world are united In
the International Postal Union for the
reciprocal exchange Of mails.
@. When did the washington family
acquire title to Mount Vernon?-H. D.
A, John washington, great-grand-
father of George Washington, acquired
the deed to this property In 1874 from
Lord Culpeper.
Q. What is psychic bid in con-
tract?-T. r.
A. A psychic bid is a psychological
bid that is not indicative OF the bid
Cer's hand and is intended to begnile
his opponents into undertaking their
hands or making errors In play as a
result of misjudging the psychic bid
der's hand. There is considerable
controversy as to whether such bids
are ethical or should be permitted, but
advocates Of psychics say that no rule
can be adopted that viii prevent a
PLAYERS making a bad bid; that, after
all, a psychic bid is only a bad bid
made Intentionally ana that It Is as
ethical as a deliberate overbid made
for the purpose Of taking loss rather
than permitting opponents to go game
or rubber.
$ @. How old is DIR. Daniel Sala-
manca, the new President Of Bolivia?
-P. r.
A. He was born July 8, 1869. and
is therefore 81. He received his law
degree from San Simon University
and afterward taught there. He has
held public Offices for many years and
has travelled extensively in Europe and
America.
@. Is there q penalty for removing
bits of prehistoric ruins on public
lands?-S. D.
A. The American antiquities act of
June 8, 1906, provides $500 fine and
imprisonment. or both, for any person
who shall without permission "appro-
pirate. excavate. injure, or destroy any
historic or prehistoric ruin or monu-
ment, or any object Of antiquity, situ-
ated on land owned or controlled by
the United States"
@. Please give the names Of the char
acters which portray the Seven Ages
OF Man in the church IN Shakespeare
birthplace, Stratford -on-Avon-A. 3. w.
A. The window depicting the Seven
Ages of Man" was placed In the Holy
Trinity Church by Americans. There
are eight panels in the window, but as
the two top center panels refer to only
one age, the seven ages are thus repre-
scented. The Biblical characters repre-
senting the Seven Ages are as follows:
The Infant, Moses; the Schoolboy,
Samuel; the Lover, Jacob; the soldier,
Joshua; the Justice, solomon; the Slip