Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-03-26
THE COURTS
q. S. Court of Customs Appeals.
Tuesday. March 26. 1912.

Tuesday. March 26. 1917.
Present: Presiding Judge Montgomery
and Associate Judges Smith, Barber. De
Vries and Martin.
The following decisions were handed
down today:
No. 772. The Surgical Supply Import
ing company ct al. agt. United states:
opinion by Montgomery. presiding judge:
cotton bandages were assessed by the
collector at As per cent as manufactured
cotton: they were claimed by the i'm
porter to be dutiable as countable cotton
cloth. Cotton gauge ribbons, assessed at
10 per cent. were claimed to be dutiable
as countable cotton clpth, or at A. per
cent as manufactures Of cotton. The board
OF general appraisers sustained the col
lector in both cases. and the decision of
the board is affirmed.
No. 634. Henry Tilge & Co. agt. United
States; opinion by Smith. associate judge.
Strips of leather ready to be sewed into
mems hats as sweat bands were assessed
by the collector at 40 per cent as manu-
features of leather: they were claimed by
the importer to be dutiable at an apprO-
pirate rate rs leather cut into forms and
suitable for converting into manufactured
articles. The board of general appraisers
sustained the collector. and the decision
of the board is affirmed. :.
NO. co.. Pacific Mail Steamship Com
pany agt United States: opinion by. Bar
ber associate Judge. F1imsily constructed
parasols covered with cOlored cotton cloth
were assessed by the collector at San
Francisco at 50 per cent as parasols: the
importer claimed them to be dutiable at
30 per cent as toys. The board of general
appraisers sustained the collector, and
the decision of the board is affirmed.
No. 739. Arbuckle Brothers agt.
United States; opinion by Barber. as
sociate judge; in this case the import
ers protested against the exaction by
services of watchmen in transferring
sugar and lnseed OIL from vessels to light
ers and thence to the wharves of the pro-
testants: the board of general apprais-
ers sustained the collector, and the de-
cision of the board is affirmed.
No. 719. Bling and Co.'S Successors agt.
United States; opinion by Barber. asso-
ciate Judge: tapestry panels composed of
cotton jacquard figured goods were as
sessed by the collector at 30 per cent as
jacquard figured upholstery goods: they
were claimed by the importer to be du-
table as countable cotton cloth. or as
manufactures of cotton. or as manufac-
lures Of flax: the board Of general APP
decision Of the board is affirmed.
No. 76S. Davies. Turner & Co. agt.
United States; opinion by De Vries, as
sociate Judge: miniature paper toys were
assessed by the collector at 35 per cent
as toys the importer claimed them to be
dutiable at 30 per cent as paper not
specially provided for. or at % per cent
as printed matter: the board Of general
appraisers sustained the collector, and the
decision Of the board is affirmed.
No. 797. Hensel. Bruckmann & Lor-
bacher agt United States: opinion by De
Vries. associate judge: silver mesh bags
in condition to be attached to the frame
to make the completed article. were as
sessed by the collector at rates equiva-
lent to So per cent as finished or unfinished
bags in chief value of silver mesh; they
were claimed by the importer to be du-
table as manufactures of silver not spe-
cially provided for, at 40 per cent: the
board of general appraisers sustained
the collector. and the decision Of the
board is affirmed.
Nos 80 and l31. Simpson & Co. agt.
United States: Vandegrift & Co. agt.
United States: cotton waste petition OF
appellant for rehearing denied.
No. 526. William Fl. Harris agt. United
States: reappraisement Of wool; petition
of appellant for rehearing denied.