Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-11-27
Court of Customs Appeals.

Wednesday. November "a 1912.
Present-Presiding Judge Montgomery
and Associate Judges Smith, Barber. De
Vries and Martin.
No. $685. Buss & Warmer ct al. agt.
United States: feather articles composed
in part Of metal: decision OF the board OF
general appraisers reversed upon stipu-
lation.
No. S5s United States agt Georgia
Pulp and Paper Manufacturing Company;
opinion by Associate Judge Barber: ma
chimes used in stripping the bark from
logs OF wood were assessed by the col
lector at IS per cent as manufactures Of
metal. They were claimed by the importer
to be dutiable at 80 per cent machine
tools. The board OF general appraisers
sustained the protest of the importer and
the decision Of the board is reversed.
No. S66 United States agt. Knauth.
Nachod & kuhne ct al; opinion by As
sociate Judge Barber: shears for cut
ting metal plates were assessed by the
collector at ~ per cent as manufactures
of metal. They were claimed by the i'm
porter to be dutiable at 30 per cent as
machine tools. The board OF general APP
praisers sustained the protest OF the i'm
porters and the decision OF the board is
reversed.
No. 9os. The Surgical Supply Importing
Company agt. United States: opinion by
Barber. associate Judge; knitting ma
chimes operated by handpower We're as
sessed by the collector at 45 Per cent as
manufactures of metal They were
claimed by the importer to he dutia BILE at
30 per cent as machine tools. The board
of general appraisers overruled the pro-
test of the importer and the decision OF
the board is affirmed.
No. 3d. knauth, Nachod & Kuhne
agt. United States: opinion by Barber. as
sociate judge. Machines. operated by
handpower. used for giving a scalloped
edge to textile material were assessed by
the collector at As per cent as manufac-
n n1ed nv
the importer to be dutiable at 80 per cent
as machine tools. The board o. general
appraisers overruled the protest OF the
importer and the decision of the board is
affirmed.
No. 90S Rothschild Brothers e. Co. agt
United States; opinion by De Vries. asso-
ciate judge. Strips Of cotton used for
making buttons were assessed by the
collector at 40 per cent as manufactures
of cotton. The importers claimed them
to be dutiable at 10 per cent as button
forms. The board OF general appraisers
overruled the protest OF the importer ana
the decision of the board is affirmed.
No. $50. LANCE Soap Company agt.
United States: opinion by De Vries. as
sociate judge. Gum resin. crude. Import
ed at Laredo. Tex. I'm March. 1911, was
first admitted free and subsequently as
sessed at 10 per cent by the collector: the
importers claimed it to be free of duty.
When the protests were called for hear
ing before the board OF general apprais-
protestants. and the board overruled the
protest of the importer for lack OF EVIL
dence. The decision Of the board Is re-
versed.
No. SIC. w. Fl. Mason ct al agt. the
United States: opinion by Martin, assoc
ciate judge. Decorated teapots were as
sessed by the collector at 80 per cent as
decorated earthenware: the importers
claim them to be dutiable at 40 per cent
as Rockingham earthenware: the board
of general appraisers overruled the pro-
test of the importers and the decision OF
the board is affirmed.
No. 942. United States agt. o. G. Hemp
stead & Son: opinion by Martin. associate
Judge. Certain jute manufacturing ma
chinery was assessed by the collecor at
* per cent as manufactures of metal. It
was claimed by the importer to be duti-
able at 30 per cent as jute manufacture
ing machinery. The board or general ap-
praisers sustained the protest Of the i'm
porter and the decision Of the board IL
affirmed.