Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-05-02

by Mr.. Allan r. Brown for the appellant.
Decisions handed down yesterday after
The Star went to press:
No. 1a. United States. appellant, ast.
American Thermo- Ware Company: opin
ion by Smith. associate judge. The mer-
chandSe consisted of oval-Shaped glasses
Suita bic for the manufacture of automo-
bile goggles and was assessed for duty as
ground and polished coQuii glasses at
~ per cent. The importers claimed that
the merchandise common window
glass. bent, and was dutiable at la cents
per pound and ; per cent. The board of
general appraisers allowed the claim of
the importers and the decision of the
board is affirmed.
No. 49,. S. r. Bragg. appellant. agt. the
United States: opinion by Smith. assoc
ciate Judge The protestant in this case
exported some animals from the United
States to Mexico during and prior to the
year. lHS The proper Treasuary regula-
tiOns having been compiled with a the
time OF exportatio the animals as
American products became entitled upon
their return to the United States to free
entry under the tariff act of 1897. Before
the return of the animals. however, the
tariff act of 1909 was adopted. which eX-
preSSly excluded animals from this pro-
vision. Upon the return Of the ANIMALS
in October 1909. the collector assessed
them for duty. The importers claimed
that they We're entitled to free entry.
the board Of general appraisers sustained
the collector ana the decision or tne
board is affirmed.
Nos 100 and 20 Lunham & Moore,
appellants, agt. United States: Central
Stamping Company, appellant. agt.
United States; opinion by Barber. asSo-
ciate Judge. The merchandise consisted
Of variety of steel shapes such as pitch
ers, nobs. handles. spouts. kettles, etc.
They were assessed for duty at IL per
cent manufactures of metal not spe-
cialy provided for. The importers
n. ;ntNlo
specific rates as pressed. sheared or
stamped shapes OF steel, etc The board
of general appraisers sustained the col
lector and the decision of the board is
affirmed.
No. t13. Lewis Brody ct al appellants
agt- United States; opinion by Barber. as
sociate Judge. The merchandise consist
ed OF willow baskets. The collector as
seSsed them for duty as manufactures or
willow at A. per cent The importers
claimed that they were dutiable as bas-
ketS of wood at 81 per cent. The board
of general appraisers sustained the &C
ton of the collector and the decision of
the board is reversed
Nos. l43 and 1I2. Eewman-Andrew Co,
appellant agt. United States; United
States. appellant. agt. Eewman-Andre"
Co.: opinion by De Nries. associate Judge
The merchandise was worries and
''drawplateS." which are used as part of
WITHDRAWING machine. The collector
at New York assessed them for duty as
manufactures of steel not otherwise pro-
vided for The importers claimed that
they are either plates of steel In an
forms and shapes under paragraph 1:'I
of the act of 1897 forgings of steel un-
der paragraph 127 of the same act. The
board of general appraisers neld the
drawplates to be dutiable as plates and
the Worries to ba dutiabe as forging9
The decision OF the board is modified, and
both articles are held to be dutiab,e as
forginss under paragraph III.
No. $50. H. Wolff Co. appellants,
agt. the United States; opinion by De
consisted Of Il great variety of necklaces.
chains pendants. hatpins. stones and
other kindred articles. The. were as
sessed fof duty by the collector as jew
eIrv or parts Of jewelry. The importers
claimed that they were dutiable as imi-
ta;ions of precious stones or as manJfac-
lures of metal and glass or paste. The
board Sustained the action of the collec-
tor and the decision of the board is at
frned.
No 49, Joseph Brock & Sons. corpora
ton. appellant. agt. United states: opinion
by De Nries, associate Judge. The mer-
chandise consisted OF hyacinth buibs nm
ported from Holland. They were assessed
by the collector at Boston AT $50 per
thousand as "hyacnths The importer
claimed them TO be dutiable at I'D cents
per thousand as all other bulbs not spe-
ciaIly provided for. The board of gen
eral appraisers sustained the action of
the collector and the decision of the
board is reversed.
No al. Krauss z Co. appellants. agt.
United States: opinion by Martin. asso-
ciate Judge The merchandise consisted
OF market baskets and hampers made of
willow. The collector assessed them for
duty at ~ per cent a. manufactures of
willow. The appellants claimed them 10
he dutiable AT 81 per cent baskets of
wood. The board Of general appraisers
sustained the collector and the decision of
the board is reversed