Evening star., 1932-11-19

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O. Which radio announcer won the
medal for good dicttun this year?-R A.
A. The American Academy OF Arts
and Letters awarded the medal to David
Ross.
O. Is Hail to the Chief" PLAYED
when governor enters hall or audi
torium?-J. II.
A. Hail to the Chief" is reserved to
mark the entrance of the President OF
/ the United states.
@. What is the bestNcombnation for
traffic signs?-G. F.
A. 1t has been determined that a
black legend on yellow background Is
the easiest to read at all distances ex-
cept very short distances.
@. Where is the Hejaz?-J. w. J.
A. The Heiaz is one of the new Arab
q L. it.lhtNni,IEY1t q oftsf-
( the World war 1t was one OF the first
/ of the Arab nations to be recognized by
+ the great powers, and 1t was repre-
/ sented at the Peace Conference and
! admitted to the League of Nations. 1t
/ Is located in Northwestern Arabia. ex
/ tending along the Red Sea for several
| hundred miles. II includes the irnpOr-
/ tant cities of Mecca and Medina, both
sacred to the Moliamfnedan faith. The
/ fIeiaz is now a part of the dominions
( of Sultan Abdul Aziz ibn Saud. the
/ leader and king Of the war-like Wahabi
/ sect of Atabs who live in the interior
/ of the peninsula Abdul Aziz ibn Saud
! captured the Hejaz in 1925, and on
| January IL, 1926. was proclaitned in
/ Mecca King of Hejaz and Sultan OF
Neid. He now. controls practically all
/ the interior of Arabia, as well as a good
deal Of the coast.
| O. was former Vice President Dawes
/ a descendant of Paul Revere?-H. H, X.
/ A. Mr. Dawes is a descendant of the
+ William Dawes who on the night that
/ Paul Revere made his celebrated ride
also rode to warn the Americans Of the
/ coming of the British.
@. Did the early Greeks pay for
military service in war?-A. D.
A. They cid not The custom OF
paving Athenian citizens. for example,
probably began with the growth OF
wealth A hoplite received a drachma
a day; a cavalryman is thought to have
received more.
@. Is it bad luck to kill 'crickets?-
B. M.
A. Crickets are often considered an
emblem of good luck and cheer, and for
this reason it may be considered bad
luck to kill them, There Is, OF course
no more truth in this than in any other
superstition. Actually. however, crickets
are not harmful insects. since they will
not harm clothing or other articles ol
value unless driven to 1t by the absence
of any other food.
q. What Russian empress was orig
inaily a peasatit?-C. g.
A. Catherine, the wife of Peter the
Great, was the daughter OF a peasant
q. when was the pony express used?
x. w. X, -.-...,.,....,.
A. The first pony express Started on
April 8. 1850. from both St Joseph
Mo. and San Francisco, Calf. 1t
passed through Forts Kearhey, Laramie,
Bridger, Great Salt Lake City, Camp