Evening star., 1931-12-11

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of an extensive organization In Wash
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relates to information. This service is
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| inquiry for direct reply Address The
! Evening Star Information Bureau.
Frederic j. Haskin, Director, Washing
ton, d. c.
@. How are altitude records Of avia-
| tors verified?-R. H. T.
A. When an aviator attempts to
| break an official record he carries q
| Paragraph, which has been sealed.
When he lands the Paragraph, un-
ards or some similar organization and
| opened and tested.
@. If woman was naturalized Is
years ago through her marriage to an
American citizen and now divorces her
husband viii she lose her citizenship?--
E. L. M.
A. She will not.
@. How long is st. Marys River?-
E. L.
! A. This river, connecting Lake Supe-
rior with Lake Huron, Is 6S.6 miles In
| length.
@. Where are the Dodecanese Islands,
over which Greece and Italy are having
sharp diplomatic exchanges, and what
| is their history and significance?-L. S.
A. The word Do3ecanese means "i2
islands" They are in the AEGEAN Sea
near the coast of Asia Minor, and al
| though long an obstacle to Graeco-
| italian friendship, have been confirmed
| by the treaties of Seyres and Lausanne
in Italian sovereignty. They are Rhodes,
where the Colossus of Rhodes, one of
the wonders of the ancient wsrld, stood !;
Cos, Kaiymnos, Leros, Nisyros, Telos,
Syme, Khalke, Astypalai, Karpathos,
Gasos, Patmos and Pipsos. They figure
| in classic Greek history and also in
Greek mythology. The islands were un-
der rule OF the Turkish firmans from
1852 to 1885, paying annual tribute. In
| the war between Italy and Turkey In
| 1909 Italy occupied the islands, obtain
ing the aid of the islanders through a
| promise to make them autonomous An
| assembly on Patmos actually proclaimed
the State Of the AEGEAN and adopted q
AioS, bot ibdAy WUuiu tlOt EEleASS Hcr
hold. Greece has made several attempts
to have the islands ceded to her. The
population, about 100000, is almost
wholly of Greek race. The islands are
unimportant economically, sponge fish
ing being the only industry, but they
are regarded as stratsgically important
from a naval viewpoint. Italy has for
titled Leros.
O. What does the word "taman" In
! the "Rubaiyat" mean?-L. J.
A. 1t is an Arabic word, which may
be translated END" "fulhllment'' or
| perfection"
@. How many children did Mark
! Twain have?-M. L. NJ
A. He was the father of Susie, Jean
! ana cara Clemens. Susie died when a.
young girl; Miss Jean died shortly be-
tore the death of her father; Miss Clara
Clemens is In private life Mime. Gabrilo
yitscn. She Is the author of the new
popular, book called My Father, Mark
| Twain"
Q. What is Doggett's ceat and badge ,
IN. B.
A. 1t Is the prize for and the name
OF a rowing race for working boatnen
neld every August on the Thames. the
course being from London Brisge to
Cadogan Pier, Chelsea. 1t was insti-
tuted in l7l6 by Thomas Doggett, a
Dublin actor, in honor of the accession