Evening star., 1932-03-15

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O. Can amateurs receive purses as
prizes in outboard motor boat racing?-
K. S.
A Amateurs cannot accept cash, and
aside from major or perpetual trophies
are limited to $50 in merchandise or
other prizes. Professionals receive as
high as 500 for first prize in race.
and there are as many as six races tney
, NAV compete in during the same re-
gatta. IN marathon contests Of rs
miles or more first place prizes total as
much as $500.
@. Is Gen. He'll n Maria Dawes q
very profane man?-F. L.
A. Intimate friends who have known
him a lifetime say that he uses no pro-
family except the conventional hell
and damn" of normal conversation. and
that he has never been known to tell an
of color story.
@. What site besides West Point was
considered for the United States Mill
| tary Academy?-H. L. w.
A. According to the Centennial OF
the United States Military Academy,
the Corps of Invalids, Of which the
Corps of Cadets was an outgrowth, was
organized in Philadelphia in July, 1777.
In 1871 "the Invalids at Philadelphia
were marched to West Point at the re-
quest of washington, and from that
date on West Point seemed by mutual
agreement the one site for the United
States Military Academy.
@. When was coca cola first made?
S. L. K.
A. 1t was first manufactured in 1885.
@. How did Great Britain acquire
| Hongkong?-H. A. L.
A. Chiefly as the result Of the opium
war of l839-42 Hongkong was ceded to
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was confirmed by the treaty Of Nam
king in 1912.
@. What bureau handles deporta-
ton cases?-E. F. w.
A. They are handled by the Immi-
grafton Bureau of the Department Of
Labor.
Q. When a flag is to be placed at
| half staff is 1t run to the top of stad
! f1rst?-R. A. w.
A. 1t should be run to top Of staff,
then lowered TO half staff. When it Is
taken down it is first run to the peak
and then lowered. A flag should never
be allowed to touch the ground.
@. What was the Colorado two-bit
campaign fund scheme?-N. M.
A. This was a proposal to do away
with political corruption through use
of money. In 1909 the Colorado Legis-
lature passed law providing that the
State treasury should turn over to the
chairman of each party a sum equal to
25 cents for each vote cast at the last
election for the nominee Of each party
for Governor. Half the sum could be
used for campaign expenses in the State
campaign, the remainder being appor-
toned among the counties. Each can
didate was permitted to contribute a
sum not to exceed 40 per cent Of the
first years salary Of the position he
was seeking. ANY other contribution
from any one constituted felony. Al
though this two-bit law was widely