Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-03-27
u. S. Court of Customs Appeals.
Monday, March 81, 1911.

Monday, March 81, 1911.
The following decisions were handed
down today:
Nos. 143 and IA. Otto L. Strakosch.
appellant agt. the United States. and c.
D. Richard & Co, appellant. agt. the
United States; opinion by Montgomery,
sisted of certain oils which were assessed
for duty by the collector as alizarin as
sistant at 30 per cent. The importer
protested against this assessment, alleg
ing in his protest upward Of twenty diff
ferent claims in the alternative as ground
of dissatisfaction. The board Of general
appraisers sustained the collector and the
decision of the board is affirmed.
No. 81 H. Mendelson =. Co. ct al, ap-
pellants, ast. the United States; opinion
by Smith, associate Judge The merchan-
disc consisted of silk-woven fabrics which
were assessed for duty by the collector at
New York at So per pound as silk-woven
fabrics in the piece boiled off, The i'm
porters claimed that the silk fabrics were
Gin the gum and not boiled off," and
/ were dutiable at only $3.50 per pound.
TheAboard of general appraisers sustained
the collector and the decision of the
board is affirmed.
No. 119. The United States, appellant
agt Frank Waterhouse & Co.; opinion by
Smith. associate judge. The merchandise
consisted of bituminous coal imported at
at g. cents per ton. The importers pro-
tested that a portion Of the coal was
slack or culm. dutiable at only Is cents
per ton. The board Of general appraisers
allowed the protest Of the importer and
the decision of the board is affirmed
Nos 263-264. The United States, ap-
pellant. agt. Seattle Brewing & Mailing
Co.; same agt same: opinion by Barber.
associate judge. The merchandise con-
sisted Of broken rice, commonly known
as brewers rice. imported at Seattle
Duty was assessed at Il cent per pound
Later a government examiner made a
further test Of the merchandise and as
sessed more than three-fourths of it at 2
cents per pound. The importers protested
against this reliQuidatiOn.
The board Of general appraisers and
the circuit court for the western district
Of Washington overruled the protest and
their decisions are affirmed
No. 260. The United States, appellant,
agt. George Borgfeldt & Co.; opinion by
Barber. associate judge.
The merchandise which was imported
at Baltimore consisted of glass slides for
toy magic lanterns. They were assessed
for duty as magic lantern slides at IS per
cent. The importer claimed that they
were dutiable as parts of toys at IS per
cent.
The board of general appraisers allow
ed the claim of the importer and the
decision of the board is affirmed.
No. 26S Burlington Venetian Blind Co..
appellant. agt the United States; opinion
by Barber. associate judge. The merchan-
disc consisted OF so-called ladder tapes
made of cotton and used in the manufac-
ture of Venetian blinds; they were as
sessed for duty at 60 per cent, as tapes
and the importer claimed that they were
dutiable as manufactures of cotton at
45 per cent: the board of general ap-
praisers sustained the collector and the
decision of the board is affirmed.
No. 415. Mark Cross Company, appel
liant. agt. the United States; opinion by
Martin, associate Judge. The merchan-
disc consisted of cigar and cigarette cases
composed in chief value Of leather. They
were assessed for duty at 90 per cent as
smokers articles The importer claimed
that they were dutiable at 40 per cent
as cases Of leather. The board of gen.