Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-06-14

to tour the islanda Are there souriss
camps?-J. J. 3.
A. The procedure is simple. Notify
the United States customs authorities
at the port Of sailing that the car Is
being shipped to Cuba temporarily IN
order 10 prevent difficulties on your re-
turn. Arriving in Cuba, all that is
necessary Is for the traveller to sign a
declaration upon landing, TO the effect
that the car is his personal property
and that he intends to use 1t exclu-
sively for his private business and
that he intends to return to the
United States with his automobile with
in 90 days. A traveller should bring
proof of ownership Of his car and II his
State requires a drivers license he
should bring it along. There are no
tourist camps In Cuba, so far. OF
course. for years Cuba has had very
few good roads. It is only recently
that It has gone In for large road-build-
ing programs. There are roads about
100 miles to the east and west of Ha-
vana already opened TO trafic. In
year or two, when the entire 700-mile
highway is finished. possibly tourist
camps will be developed.
@. Where was the Edison stamp first
put on sale?--G. M. A.
A. The first sale Of the lights golden
jubilee 2-cent stamp was held at
Menlo Park, N. j. The stamp was
struck by the Government to COM
memorate the fiftieth anniversary of
Edison's perfecting of the incandescent
lamp. It is the first time living man
has had his name on an ordinary post
age stamp. The only other case was
that Of Liudbergh, who had his name
on an air mail stamp.
@. Why was the B. & o. selected as
the railroad with which the Monon
should be merged7--H d. K.
A. One Of the principal reasons was
that, for more than 80 years, the
Monon has maintained joint through
service with the Baltimore 4, Ohio be-
tween Cincinnati and Chicago. There
fore, in the scheme for railroad con-
solidation, it was logical result.
Q. Please tell something of the be-
lief of Swedenborgians.-F.P p.
A. Followers of Swedenborg believe
in a doctrine which is called CORE
spondence" and see a relation instead
of a difference between matters on
several planes of life, natural. spiritual
and divine, saying that every spiritual
conception has counterpart in OBJ
jective reality. One of their principal
tenets Is the doctrine of use" by which
Swedenborg first emphasized usefulness
as primary religious requirement.
@. What kind of a celebration viii
Boston have on June 17?-M. F.
A, This Is Bunker Hill day and Is
devoted to patriotic celebration.
@. Is there a garden in connection
| with Buckingham Palace?-T. w. ].
A The garden Of the palace COM
prises 40 acres.
q. OF what proper name is Buddy"
| a derivative?-T. @.
| A. The nickname Buddy Is not an
abbreviation or dinlinutive of proper
name, but appears to be the diminutive
| Of the term "brother." It was much used
among the soldiers during the World
War. 1t has the meaning Of the term
pal"
@. Was the Dixnude lost On her first
4. The LIZ. or Dixmude, had been
almost completed by the Germans
when the war was concluded. She was
turned over to France under the terms
of the peace treaty and in September,
| 1928, broke al distance and endurance
records when she landed at her air.
drome at Marseille after a flight OF
$500 miles during which he had
been in the air 118 hours and Al
minutes. In that flight she crossed
| the Mediterranean and cruised over
Algeria, Tunisia and the Sahara, re-
turning successfully to France. On
December 10, 1928, the Dixnude left
France on a similar cruise. On Deem
| Der 90 she was over Biskra. On pecem-
Der al at 3 o'clock she communicated
| by radio that she was In q storm area
| and was returning to France. she was
! never heard from again.