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Show M But an Egg is an Egg B in or Out of i( (he Shell 1 "Washington, Jan. 13. Eggs are I eggs. Also a hen Is not a bird. I So says the United States court of I customs appeals In a decision which fif Seems to settle a question which has taxgjlj muddled the customs, perplexed the fQM exports, and finally called in the zoolo- iefgt Sists. ..-, '; Eggs coming from China usuall z ; are broken out of the shells, packed tjJJMn tin cans and frozen. Customs of-C,&! of-C,&! facials contended they entered this j'-jg ; country In competition with home-laid l S eggs and assessed a duty of five cents H ' ; a dozen. Co$ : ; The importer said they should be ie;:free of duty, under that section of rv' tar,ff which puts eggs of birds on the 'if:; free list, and contended that at most z -they were only albumen and dutiable 1Dle ' as such. The full cnch of fivo jus-tices jus-tices agreed that the claim that a WnS; ;hen is a bird lacked merit and that an awSJegg Is an egg, in the shell, or out of in? : |