New-York tribune., 1910-12-01
CUSTOMS CASES SETTLED
New Court of Appeals Hands
Down Seventeen Decisions.
tFrom The Tribune Bureau.

Washington, Nov. 3o-Seventeen decisions
were handed down to-day by the Court OF
Customs Appeals most of them on appeals
by importers in cases growing out OF en-
tries of merchandise at the port or New
York Some related to the construction OF
the Payne tariff law, while others were
based on entries under the Dingley act
Among the cases decided was that of r.
u. Delapenha e. Co. and Henry W. Pea
body against the United States This was
an appeal from the decision of the Board OF
General Appraisers affirming the tindlns OF
the New York Collector that stem and
cargd ginger Is a. sweetmeat- The ginger
imported was used for the manufacture or
glace, or crystalIized, ginger The importer
insisted that it was not suitable for food
and should not be assessed as a sweetmeat
Tho court affirmed the decision of the ap-
prasers
In the case of G. q. Taxis against the
United States. the importer maintained tnat
network garments to be worn on the shoul-
ders, backs and fronts of womens dresses
should be allowed to enter as nanufac-
lures Of silk at so per cent ad valorem- The
Board of General Appraisers held that sucn
articles are collars made of silk. and there
fore wearing apparel dutfs.ble at 80 per cent
ad valorenn The court affirmed this de-
cison.
In three cases the United States appealed
from the decision of the Board of General
Appraisers. In one of these, the United
States against Y. Cordere. the government
wen, the court reversing the decision of the
board In the cases of the United States
against Gabriel & Schall and T.. Mcconnell
& Co. the decision of the board was at
frrned. In a case brought by T. J. Keveny
& Co and the Germania Importing Com
pany the question whether linoleum. fig
ured plain, is dutiable at cents
square yard and 10 per cent ad valorem, or
as inlaid 1inoleum, at 20 cents a square
| yard and 20 per cent sd valorem. was in
voIved. The decision of the board that the
higher rate should be assessed was sus-
| tanned.
The Board of General Appraisers was re-
yersed In the case OF A De Ronde & Co.
the court sustaining the contention of the
| importers that bleachers' blue is dutiable
at 20 per cent ad valorem as an unenume-
rated manufactured article, and not at )
| cents pound.
| F. w Woolworth lost his appeal in a
case involving the duty on paper boxes
covered with embossed surface paper The
court sustained the finding that this mer-
chandise is dutlable at cents pound and
so per cent ad valorem, and not at As per
cent ad valorem.
The importers won a victory in the ap-
peal of j. j. Moore & Co. In this case the
Board of General Appraisers sustained the
assessment of duty OF As per cent ad va
loren and two-tenths of a cent pound adj
ditIonal on corrugated iron sheets. The
court modified this decree to the extent of
directing a reliquidation, excluding the
two-tenths of cent a pound additional
duty Other decisions were:
j. II. Iichtenstein & Co. and John Zim-
norman & Co. VS. the United States: af-
firmed.
The Photograph Company VS.. the United
States, decision assessing duty OF . per
cent ad valorem on pictorial postal cards
reversed.
Peru-American Importing Company VS.
the United States: affirmed
Cauvigny Brush Company VS.. the United
States; affirmed