The sun., 1909-01-30

MIR. Torchio knows best what they were,
he certainly did lodge protest. He lodged
il with his brokers. They lodged IL
with their custom house man. He lodged
il with the appraiser. who lodged it with
the third assistant deputy appraiser. who
, lodged il with inspector 800 who lodged
II with the cake, IL was we'll lodged
protest.
1t had beep the original idea Of Mr..
Torchio's brokers that this cake was
OF no material value and they so stated
for the benefit Of the appraiser and OBJ
tanned what ia called sample office
voucher" thing issued in the case OF
imports of no value. But this was no
sooner issued than the Appraiser can
celled it and ordered a reappraisement.
That made two entries instead OF one,
and there was 80 cents added to MIR. Tor
chios bill TO pay for the sample office
voucher Which seemed 10 be the total
result OF Mr.. Torchios well lodged pro-
test,
Time went on.
Reference TO the schedule OF tariff
duties shows these entries just between
"Cajeput. oil of and -Calmus root, crude
Cake. n. e., manufactured article,
s. e., 4.4e9-20 per cent.
Cake salt or nitre-per ton tl.2J.
Ii was under the former head that the
Appraiser classified Mr.. Torchio's Italian
Christmas cake il being pointed out
that under section OF the tarif aw OF
1897 there shall be collected and paid
on the importation of all articles manu-
factured, in whole or in part, not pro-
vided for in this act, duty OF ~ per CEN
tum ad valorem."
Fishing boats and pawpaw milk and
canister and spunk and even balm OF
gilead can coms in free. but its 20 per
centum ad valorem for cake. Stili II
might have been worse. IL might have
IL .,.I 10 a
on importation at the rate OF 20 per CEN
tum ad valorem
Some gloom enshrouds the method
by which the appraiser arrived at the
conclusion that the cake was worth IS in
this country. II was denied: however,
that any chemical analysis had been made;
But there are known to be number OF
inspectors in the Office who come from the
pie and cake belt and they are supposed
10 have done the figuring. The cake,
by the way. weighed II pounds, For It's
size it must have been fairly light or IL
would have been assessed at the rate
of As per centum ad valorem. which Is
the rate charged on lead. Mr.. Torchio
il firmly decided not to import any more
Italian cake until the day arrives when
art works are admitted Tree. he reefs
considerably aggrieved at the American
Treasury Department.
Il am quite sure. said he. that no such
customs officials TO any reputable Ameri-
can pie which might be exported from
here to that country. They would, J am
sure, be glad to welcome any orderly
pie TO their country, no matter II they
didn't know what to do with 1t when they
got il. "a,
Mr.. Torohio's future course with re-
spect TO his Christmas cake Is not wholly
determined OF one thing he is, how
ever. perfectly sure,
j will never pay that one dollar duty,
he said They may keep that cake
until--well. until IL rots or withers or
whatever it II that cake does in the APP
praisers Stores before / will pay that
duty. That's positive. It's matter
of principle with me. Besides, the cake
can't be any good now, it's been made SO
Now as for the cake, If Mr., Torcbio
simply stands pat on his excellent princi-
piles Il will remain in the Appraisers Stores
for year and half and some time about