Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-12
THE COURTS.
U. S. Court of Customs Appeals.

| Wednesday. February II, 1913.
Present: Presiding Judge Montgomery
and Associate Judges Smith, Barber, LIE
| tries and Martin.
The following decisions were handeu
| down today:
| No. 49,. r.. Stegemann, jr., agt. united
States; opinion by Smith. associate Judge
certain carbon battery rods were as
sessed by the collector at 80 per cent as
earthly or mineral substances not spe-
cially provided for: the importer pro-
tested that the goods were dutiable at ~
per cent as carbon, or at the same rate
as non-enumerated manufactured aru-
cles; the board of general appraisers
overruled the protest of the importer. ana
the decision Of the board Is reversed, and
the merchandise held to be dutiable at
~ per cent as a non-enumerated manu-
featured article
No. a21 United States agt. Palm. Fech-
teller & Co.; opinion by Barber, associate
judge. lithographically printed decalco-
mar las, not in ceramic colorS. backed
with metal leaf. We're assessed by the col
1ectOr at to cents per pound; the I'M
porters protested that they were dutiab1e
at only 40 cents per pound: the board OF
general appraisers sustained the protest
of the importers and the decision of the
board is reversed and the merchandise
held dutiable as assessed by the col
lectOr.
No 1856 A. A. Vantine & Co. agt
United States; opinion by Barber asso-
ciate Judge; the merchandise. described
in the invoice as silk Scarfs, as
sessed by the collector at 90 per cent as
silk wearing apparel; the importer pro-
tested that they were dutiable at 20 per
cent as silk mutfiers: the board of gen
eral appraisers overrued the protest of
the importer and the decision of the board
is affirmed.
No. 1O42. United States aGt. Felix Won
Oefele; opinion by MI Barber associate
IaDWdprHl W. at
30 per cent as an article composed of
mineral substances. The importer pro-
tested that 1t was free of duty or that it
was dutiahle at 81 or s. per ton as clay
or earthS. or at 20 per cent as a non-enu-
merated manufactured article. The board
of general appraisers held the merchan-
disc to be dutiable at 10 per cent. but the
decision Of the board is reversed and
s. per ton.
No 1Gi4. United States agt Alpers e.
Mott: opinion by Mr.. Barber. associate
judge; glycerip described i'm the invoice
as crude saponification glycerin'' was
assessed by the collector at 3 cents per
pound as refined E'vcerin. The importer
protested that it was dutiable at 1 cent
per pound as crude t-lycerin. The board
OF general appraisers sustained the pro-
test of the importer: the government ap-
pealed upon the ground that certain evil
dence had been enormously excluded. and
the decision of the board is reversed and
the case remanded for a new trial.
No. 1913 John Y. y. Cattus ct al. agt.
United States; opinion by Mr.. Martin, as
sociate Judge; certain para soils We're as
sessed by the collector at 30 per cent as
parasolS. The importers Gained them to
De dutiable at 30 per cent as toys. The
board of general appraisers overruled the
protest of the importers and the decision
of the board is affirmed
No. 103c. knauth, Nachod & Kuhne
ct al. agt. United States; opinion by Nr.
Martin, associate Judge; paper intended
10 be applied to glass window panes. to
give them the appearance of stained
glass. was assessed by the collector at )
cents per pound and 20 per cent as sur
face coated paper. printed. not specially
provided for. The importers protested
that the merchandise was dutiable at
AZ cents per POUND as papers decorated
but not by photographic process. The
board of general appraisers overruled the
protest of the importers and the decision
of the board is reversed and the mer-
chandise held dutiable at Az cents per
pound