Evening star., 1933-03-15

q How can a protest be LODGED
against the customs duties charged on
tmports?-M. G.
A: An appeal or protest may be taken
to the United States Customs Court.
@. How large have hailstones beez
found in this country?-K p.
A. Probably the largest of which there
is authentic record is one that fell
In storm In Nebraska in 1928 It was
~ inches IN circumference and weighed
~ pounds.
9, When Is Satan first menti~s
In the Bible?-C. r. v.
a. The earliest appears-,ce 6 the
the serpent, which apparently is the
earliest form Of the spirit of evil
recorded. Is found in the first chapter
OF the Book Of Genesis.
Q. Has the United States recognized
Lhe present government of El Saliva
dor?-H r.
A. 1t has not formally recognized
tne Melendez regime The present din
-o,intc ,,hS: relations between the two re-
puDllcs have an informal status. There
Is no accredited Salvadorean mission
ana the United States legation at San
salvador has retained its former per-
sonnel, pending recognition.
@, How long is letter held In the
Dead Letter Ofice?-K. M. S.
A. 1t Is opened and, If an address
Is gwen on the inside of the letter, 1t
s maHeo pack TO the sender. If there
Is no return address and the letter hos
nothing Of value in it, it is DESTROYED
If the letter contains somethins ~
value a record Of 1t Is kept for one
year. II no claim is made within one
year the article Is sold at auction or
destroyed.
@. Did any President take the oath
OF once In the House Of Representa-
tives?-A. T.
A. When James Madison was inaup,,-
rated in 1909 the Senate was not &c
cupylng its usual chamber, but sat in
the library room, considered much too
small Tor an inaugural ceremony. But
the new hall of the House of Repre-
sentatlVes. now Statuary Hall, had but
recently been completed, SO the oath
was administered there. 1t was after
tnls ceremony that the first inaugural
reception. and later ball, were held.
the former at the White House. the
latter at Longs Hotel, being the second
inaugural ball.
u. What per cent of stlldents AZ
Army Tying schools graduate?-M. M.
a from statistics complied over a
stretch Of years the general Conclusion
was reached that, taking the average
run OF young men eligible for flvinp
training at the Army schools, the num-
per OF those graduating runs between
40 and so per cent.
O. Was Jack Sharkey present at the
Carnera-Schaaf fight. S.
A.. Jack Sharkey acted as a second
at the Carnera-Ernie Schaaf fight on
Friday. February 10, 1893. He was the
nrst TO enter the ring and help carry
Schaaf to his corner after he was
counted out.
O. Why do colored clothes look
darker when they are veto. B d.
A. They appear deeper and brighter
because the minute droplets of water
NIL up the spaces between the threads
and refract the light.
O. Was Abraham Lincoln born in
Haroln or La Rue County, KYLE. A.
A. When Thomas Lincoln and his
VIE, Nancy Hanks Lincoln, moved to
a small farm where Abraham was born
the county was called Hardin. 1t Is
now called La Rue.
Q. Where was the first Marine Bio
logical Laboratory founded In this
country?-N. c.
A. In Colonial house built in 1863
in AnniSQuam, Mass The house was
the property of Prof Alpheus HYATT,
the distinguished scientist