Evening star., 1912-11-21
THE COURTS.
Court Of Customs Appeals.

Thursday. November q. 1912.
) Present: Presiding Judge Montgomery
and Associate Judges Smith, Barber, De
The following decisions were handed
down today:
No. 57a. Bradley Martin. jr.. agt. United
States; opinion by Montgomery, presiding
judge. Certain articles Of silverware
the appropriate rate They were claimed
by the importer to be free of duty an ar
tistic antiquities. The board Of general
appraisers overruled the protest Of the
comply with the Treasury regulations.
The decision Of the board Is affirmed.
No. 9O4. United States agt. Butler
Brothers.; opinion by Montgomery. pre-
siding judge. So-called splash mats were
assessed by the collector at 10 per cent
as curtains Of wood. painted or stained"
The importers claimed them to be dutia-
bic at 30 per cent as manufactures OF
wood. The board sustained the protes: Of
the Importer and the decision OF the
No. 9e7. United States agt. Borgfeldt &
Co: opinion by Montgomery, presiding
judge. So-called night lights. in part Of
metal, were assessed by the collector at
The importers claimed them to be dutia-
Bile at - per cent as non-enumerated
manufactured article. The board of gem
eral appraisers sustained the protest Of
the importer and the decision of the
No GIG. Q. NJ. steinman agt. United
States; opinion by Smith, associate judce;
paper for use as covers for books and
pamphlets was assessed by the collector
at ~ cents per pound as paper decorated
with design or fancy effect; 1t was
claimed by the importer to be dutiable
at 30 per cent as embossed paper not spe-
cially provided for; the board OF general
appraisers overruled the protest of the
importer, and the decision of the board
is affirmed.
No. 918. United States agt Emar Gold
berg; opinion by Barber, associate judge;
certain scrap iron which was assessed for
duty by the collector at the appropriate
rate. was claimed by the importer to be
the board of general appraisers sustained
the protest Of the importer, and the de-
cision of the board Is reversed.
No. $780, L. Reusche e Co. agt. United
States; opinion by De .Vries, associate
Judge; certain enamel colors were as
sessed by the collector at 80 per cent as
ceramic cOlors; they were claimed by the
importers to be dutiable at 25 per cent
as fusible enamel; the board Of general
appraisers overruled the protest Of the
importers, and the decision Of the board
is affirmed.
Nos. $50 and 914. Clafiin Company ct
al. agt. United States; Knauth, Nachod
& Kuhne agt. United States; opinion by
Ac tIlcS, dSSOCIdIc JuOSe. ILiuOi
parasols were assessed by the collector
at 60 per cent as embroidered articles.
They were claimed by the importers to
be dutable at so per cent as parasols
The board of general appraisers overruied
the protest of the importers and the deci-
sion OF the board Is affirmed.
No. 93S. Strohmeyer & Arpe Com
pany agt. United States; opinion by Mar
tin, associate judge. So-called blood
pudding was assessed by the collector at
25 per cent as prepared meat 1t was
claimed by the importers to be dutiable
at 20 per cent as a non-enumerated manu-
factured article. The board of general
appraisers overruled the protest of the
importers and the decision of the board
is affirmed.
No. ss1. R. ]. waddell & Co. agt.
United States; opinion by Martin. asso-
ciate Judge. Certain stones were assessed
by the collector at 35 per cent as marble
polishers. They were claimed to be free
Of duty as homes or whetstones. or to
be dutiable at 20 per cent as non-enumerat-
ed manufactured articles. The board OF
general appraisers overruled the protest
of the importers and the decision of the
board Is affirmed.