Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-11-27

JCQRe Marion lie tTleS Is the OILY Oie
of the five judges who had enjoyed
previous experience as an appraiser Be
fore his appointment he was one of the
board OF general appraisers at New York.
Judge Robert NJ MONTGOMERY, presiding
judge of the court, was chief justice OF
the Michigan bench.
Judge William H. Hunt of Montana had
been a. prominent member of the federal
bench before his appointment Judge
James F. Smith of California had been
federal judge in the Philippines, where he
had some experience in the administra
tion of customs laws. Judge o. M. Bar
Der of Vermont had also enjoyed judicial
experience before his appointment. This
is the bile body in whose hands have been
placed all questions of the actual ad-
miaistrauon of the tariff laws of the
country.
Questions of valuation are settled defin-
itely by the appraisers and do not reach
the court of appeals If an appraiser at
any port thinks the importer has placed
too low valuation on his goods to es-
cape duties, or if the importer considers
the appraisers valuation too high, appeal
can be taken to the general appraisers.
From their finding there is no appeal.
Matters of classification, however go on
up to the court Of appeals before final
judgment is reached. When the Inn
porter or the government Is not satisfied
with the appraisers decision as to what
an article really is the problem is passed
on to the Eve new judges at Washington.
1t becomes their task to examine the ex-
hibit, look up the law, read the testimony.
listen to the arguments and then decide
the point for all time-or until a new
tariff law Is passed.
The court is composed of the presiding
Judge and four associate justices. All of
the justices were appointed by President
Taft.
The presiding judge. Robert M. Mont
gomery, started in life as farmers boy.
He used to work long hours on the farm
helping his father, and then after the
work at home was done he would study
until late in the night. He attended the
primary schools Of his district. and later
the high school, and then commenced the
study Of law in the Office of Judge f. j.
Russell at Hart, Mich.
Judge Montgomery was admitted to the
bar at the age of twenty-one, and prac-
ticed law at Penwater, Mich. Five years
later, after a strenuous campaign, he
was elected prosecuting attorney for the
county. The judge did his work so well
in this position that he was again elected
and served a second term as prosecuting
attorney. In 1877 he removed to Grand
Rapids, and short time thereafter was
appointed assistant United States attor-
ney for the western district of that state.
In this position the judge again won dis
tinction, and In January. 1882, was elected
to the position of circuit court judge.
Having served one term of SIX years as
circuit court Judge he was reelected for
another term, but after serving less than
one year of the second term he resigned
to engage in private practice in Grand
Rapids.
In the spring Of 1891 Judge Montgomery
was elected judge of the Michigan state
supreme court for term of ten years.
and again reelected at the end OF his
first term. He continued in that office
until appointed by President Taft to his
present position.
Judge James Francis Smith was former
Nv governor general of the Philippine
missing or her pretty face horribly
SCARED and disfigured.
How much chance has that woman in
the world? What can she do? Men, while
[ have found them in most cases to
be cavaliers, cannot help but find home
ly woman tireSome.
This fact SO graphically told by Count
ess Begassiere is borne out in the rush
of women to the civil courts during the
past year seeking redress for damages
done their faces or other portions OF their
anatomy.
Women nowadays who. as a result of
accident. suffer any alteration in their
good looks. can usually win big return
in money If they can show a jury that
their loss of hair, their dimmed eyes, the
change in the shape of their noses. or
the loss of their teeth has changed them
from q good looking to a homely woman.
Juries usually first determine just how
much value a womans beauty is. The
prettier the face the more valuable 10
its owner. Given. then. sum to work on.
the loss of hair is, according to the legal
decisions that have been rendered, ~ per
cent of a womans beauty. the loss of
eyes, 20 per cent. and the Gisfguring of
mouth. nose and teeth. 10 per cent each.
The jures have it down to a regular
woman received $3.50 for a scar on her
right cheek. while another won a verdict
of 81 200 because a beauty doctor elmi-
mated particularly alluring little dimple
from corner Of her face. A spoiled nose,
the result of a beauty doctors work
again, netted the owner just $500.
Mrs Clara Beddow of Elizabeth, y. j.,
was recently awarded $500 for the loss
of her hair the result of a trolley acct
dent and another woman in the same
town received a verdict Of twice that
amount, $1,000, because her long golden
locks became entangled In some ones
machinery. A Cleveland, Ohio. woman
was awarded 81, 200 for the loss Of half
her hair and another woman. whose home
is in Chicago. was given $500 by jury
because wealthy Halloween joker jump
ed from behind a tree and ''booed'' at her
with such force that her hair turned
white as result Of the shock to her
nerves.
One pretty little woman Of Fall River.
Mass, sued a beauty doctor because
medicine sold her to make her figure well
rounded had the opposite effect and
caused her to lose what little plumpness
she had already possessed. The jury
awarded her LOO, she having shown by
that she was by no means as
attractive as she had been before taking
the fat-producer.