Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-01-11
D. s. Court of Customs Appeals.

Present: Presiding Judge Montgomery
and Associate Judges Smith, Barber, De
Vries and Martin.
The following decisions were handed
down today:
No. 597. The United States agt. Owing
ton Bros & Co.; opinion by De vries.
associate Judge: leather cases fitted with
tools and implements for use by automo-
90 per cent as fitted leather cases and are
claimed by the importers to be dutiable
at - per cent as manufactures Of metal.
the board Of generas appraisers allowed
the claim of the importers and the deci-
sion of the board is affirmed.
No S1. United States agt. F. A. Straus
& Co.: opinion by De Vries. associate
judge: artificial silk yarn Of the crudest
form known to commerce was assessed by
the collector OF 30 cents per pound as be-
Ing lin the form of tram The importers
claimed them to be dutiable at IS cents
per pound as in the form of singles.
The board Of general appraisers allowed
the claim of the importers and the deci-
sion Of the board is affirmed.
No. $50. Stern Brothers agt. United
States; opinion by De Vries. associate
Judge. The merchandise was ladies' hand
bags. some Of which were fitted with tot
voice was assessed by the collector at 50
per cent as fitted leather cases. The i'm
porter claims that part Of the merctRn-
disc covered by this case was not fitted
with toilet articles and was dutiable at
40 per cent. The board Of general ap-
praisers sustained the collector and the
decision of the board Is reversed.
No. $50. Golillot & Co. ct al. agt- United
States; opinion by De Vries, associate
judge. Picked capers were assessed by
vegetables or pickles. The importer
claimed them to be duitable as nom
enumerated manufactured articles at 70
per cent. The board Of general appraisers
sustained the collector and the decision Of
the board Is affirmed.
No. 712. Gage Brothers & Co. agt.
United States; opinion by De Vries, as
sociate judge. Artificial flowers imported
at Chicago were assessed by the collector
at 80 per cent as artificial flowers not
claimed them to be dutiable as manu-
features of metal at Is per cent. The
board of general appraisers sustained the
collector and the decision Of the board is
reversed as to part Of the merchandise
and affirmed as to part.
: No. I'll. Sears. Roebuck & Co. agt.
United States: opinion by De Vries, asso-
ciate judge. Metal figures in imitation Of
bronze statuary were assessed by the col.
lector at Chicago at 45 per cent as manu-
fuctures Of metal. They were claimed by
til, importer to be dutiable at II. cents
per pound as cast hollow ware. The
board OF general appraisers sustained the
collector and the decision of the board
is affirmed.
No. 221. Frank III. Shallus agt. United
States: opinion by Barber. associate
judge Old bagging. imported at Phila-
delphia, was assessed for duty at 10 per
cent as waste. and is claimed by the inn
porter to be free as paper stock or rags.
The board OF general appraisers sustained
the collector, and the decision Of the
board is reversed.
Nos. $50 and 7ls schrader & Ehlers
Art. United States; same agt. same; opin-
ion by Barber. associate Judge. Foun-
tain pen barrels were assessed for duty
an hard rubber manufactures at IS per
cent. and are claimed by the importer to
be duitable as penholders at Is per cent
The board of general appraisers sustain
ed the collector and the decision of the
board Is affirmed.