Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-01
THE COURTS
q. s. Court of Custom Appeals.

The following decisions were handed
doWn today:
Brady. appellants, agt. the United States;
opinion by Montgomery, presiding Judge
The merchandise was cherries In Maras-
chino put up in strip or sugar contain
ing alcohol: the collector assessed DUTY
at cent per pound and 35 per cent as
fruits preserved in spirits: the importers
claimed that the merchandise was duti-
able at . cents per pound as fruits pre-
pared not specially provided FOR; the
board of general appraisers sustained the
collector and the decision of the poard
is affirmed.
No. 2S2 Franklin sagar Refining Com
pany. appellant. agt. the. United states
opinion by Montgomery. presiding judge
The merchandise was raw beet sugar I'M
ported at Philadelphia, and the question
at issue was whether the cOunterva1i1ng
duty assessed by the collector was In ex-
cess of the export bounty OF Germany
the board of general appraisers and the
circuit court at Philadelphia sustained
the collector and the decision is affirmed.
No. 800. Thomas Robins. appellant,
agt the United States: opinion by Mont
disc was balata betting which was as
sessed for duty by the collector at ~
per cent as q manufacture OF INDIA run
Der; the importer claimed 1t to be du-
table at 20 per cent as nOn-enumerated
manufactured article; the board of gen.
eral appraisers sustained the collector
and the decision of the board Is affirmed.
No. 3O7. The United States. appellant,
agt Solomon Bros Co.; opinion by
Hunt. associate judge: the merchandise
was cotton waste imported at New York
and assessed for duty by the collector
at 20 per cent as cotton waste manuIac-
tured: the importers claimed 1t 10 tpe
free as cotton or cotton waste unman-
ufactured: the board of general apprais-
ers allowed the claim of the importers
and the decision of the board is affirmed.
No. :. American Sugar Refining
Company, appellant, agt. the unlted
States.
Opinion by Barber. associate judge.
The merchandise was sugar, import
ed at New York: the collector class1neu
the sugar under the settlement test;
the, importer claimed that II snouia
have been classified under the polar1-
scopic" test; the board of general APP
praisers and the circuit court at New
York sustained the collector and their
decision is reversed.
No 398 The United States. appei-
liant. agt. George Borgfeldt & Co.
Opinion by Barber, associate Judge.
The merchandise was knives. import
ed at New oYrk and assessed by the
collector as clasp knives at zoc apleeJ5
and 40 per cent: the importers claimed
that they were hunting knives ana
dutiable at As per cent; the board OF
general appraisers allowed the claim OF
the importer and the decision OF the
board is affirmed. 1.m ~
Nos. 145-146-147. francesca Vitelii ap-
pellant, agt. the United States: =; KOS
sano &, Bro. appellants. agt the Ihhteu
SITES. q. Alfeltra, appellant. agt. the
United States. Opinion by Barber, asso,
ciate Judge The merchandise was canned
tomatoes and artichokes imported from
Italy at New York. and assessed TOT
duty as vegetables prepared or preserved
at 10 per cent The importers claimed
that they were dutiable at - per cent as
vegetables in their natural state. The
board of general appraisers sustained the
collector and the decision of the board IS
affirmed.