Evening star., 1914-11-18

Campbell, Judge Charles b. HoWry
Judge Fenton w. Booth, Judge Samuel
$. Barney and Judge George w. Atkin-
son.
On motion of Mr.. Fred B. Rhodes. Mr.
lC. w. Maupfn was admitted to practice
| Noel Construction Company. Mr. :
$. Ashbaugh was heard on defendant
motion. and opposed by William b
King. for plaintiff company.
| William Cramp & Sons and Missouri
Pacific railroad passed to Monday, No
vember 23.
Gala Bridge and Construction Com
pany passed to November IS.
| U. S. Court of Customs Appeals.
Wednesday. November IS. 1914.
| Present: Presiding Judge Montgom-
cry and Associate Judges Smith. Bar
her. De Nries and Martin.
| The following decisions were handed
| down today:
| No. 1869. United States agt. Burley
& Tyrrell Co; opinion by Smith. as
soclate judge: certain glassware was
assessed by the collector at 60 per
| cent is imposed in chief value of blow Il
| glass: importer protested that the
merchandise was not composed in chief
| value of blown glass and was properly
dutiable at IS per cent as manufactures
| of glass; the board Of general ap-
! importers and the decision of the
| board is reversed.
No. 1855 E. Stegemann. jr.. agt.
| United States: opinion by Barber. as
sociate Judge; certain pyrometer tubes
| were assessed by the collector at SIS
per cent; the importer protested that
they were properly dutiable at 35 per
cent: the board of general appraisers
| overruled the protest of the importer
| and the decision of the board is af-
| firmed
No 1415. United States agt. G.. w.
Sheldon Company; opinion by Barber.
associate judge; in an importation of
cardboard and manufacturers of paper
the importer protested against the rate
of duty as assessed by the collector;
the board sustained the protest of the
importer and the government appealed
on the ground of insuf1iciency of pro-
test; the decision of the board is re-
versed
No. 1876 and No 1877. United States
agt. Johns -Manvill ct al. ; United States
agt. Armstrong Cork Company opinion
by De Fries, associate Judge; cork bark
was assessed by the collector at 10 per
that it should be free Of duty as cork
bark manufactured: the board of gen
eral appraisers sustained the protest of
the importer and the decision of the
board is affirmed.
No. 1402. United States agt. Wolff
& Co.; opinion by De vries. associate
Judge; small electric light bulbs. COM
posed of glass and metal, made to imi-
tate fruits and flowers, were assessed by
the collector at 60 per cent as in chief
value of glass, or as artificial fruits and
flowers: the ipmorters protested that
they were properly dutiable at As per
cent as in chief value of metal: the
board of general appraisers sustained the
protest of the importers and the decision
OF the board is affirmed.
No. 140S. Thomas Nevin agt. United
States; opinion by De Vries, associate
Judge; so-called viscose caps were as
sessed by the collector at 55 per cent
by similitude as bottle caps of metal !:
the importers protested that they were
properly dutiable as non-enumerated
manufactured articles; the board of
general appraisers overruled the protest
or the importers and the decision of the
board is reversed.
No. 141S. United States agt. Troy
Laundry Machinery Company opinion
by De Vries. associate judge: the mer-
chandlse. which was assessed by the col
lector at 70 per cent as a chemical COM
pound, was held by the board of general
appraisers to be free of duty as caustic
potash not refined; the government ap-
peaied on the ground of insufficiency of
protest. and the decision of the board
is reversed
No 14os. United States agt G. W.
presiding judge; the merchandise was
assessed by the collector as a manu-
facture of catgut or whip gut; the i'm
porters protested that it should be
gut or whip gut: the board of general
appraisers sustained the protest of the
importer. and the decision Of the board
is reversed.
No. 1859. Brown & Co. ct al. ast
United States; opinion by Smith, asso-
clate Judge; certain slippers were as
sessed by the collector at so per cent
as wearing apparel in chief value of
cotton: the importers protested that
l1,fi iah
cent as manufactures Of wood or manu-
factures of straw; the board of general
appraisers overruled the protest of the
importers. and the decision Of the board
is affirmed.
No. 1865: United States agt. Ameri-
can Smelling and Refining Company.
opinion by Smith, associate Judge: the
merchandise was assessed by the COL
iector at hc per pound as lead bear
ing ore; the importers protested that il
should be free of duty as copper reg
ules; the board of general appraisers
sustained the protest of the importers
and the decision of the board is
affirmed.
No. 1879: United States agt. Dur
brow & Hearne, Manufacturing Com
pany: opinion by Smith, associate
judge; parts of sewing machines were
assessed by the collector at As per cent
as manufa ctures of metal: the Inn inn
porters protested that they were prom
erly dutiable at l cent per pound as
nnlshed iron castings; the board Of
general appraisers sustained the pro-
test of the importers, and the decision
Of the board is reversed
NO. l4o1; United States agt Bausch
Lomb Optical Company. Opinion by
smith. associate judge. Goods invoiced
as spar prtsms were assessed by' the
collector at so per cent as in CHIEF W. Inc
of rock crystals: The importers nro-
tested that they were properly d,itia :
Bile at 30 per cent as in chief value of
earthy or mineral substances. Tba
board of general appraisers SUSTAINED
the protest of the importers and the de-
cision Of the board is affirmed.
No. 1921. United States agt. Kapo,ya
& Co. ct al. Opinion by Martin .sso-
clate Judge. Dried roe of herring was
assessed by the collector at 90 per cent
as preserved fish roe. The importers
protested that it was properly free 81
duty as fish eggs The board Of gen
eral appraisers sustained the Drotast ~
the importers and the decision ne ~
| board is reversed '"e
No. 1894. B. Altman & Co. aet 1rni+ad
States. Opinion by Martin assnnia ~
Judge. Embroidered leather ~lo~es
were assessed by the collector Win =
cumulative duty of 40 cents ner do,.n
pairs as being stitched or embroidare.;
with more than three single strands or
| cords. The importers protested aeainst
this additional duty. The board of sn,
eral appraisers overruled the protest n.
the importers and the decision NJ ~
| board is reversed '"e
No. 1909. United States aet Snani.b
| River Pulp and Paper Mills Connan
| Wood pulp. Petition of appellee for rc
hearing denied ''' 'e-
| No. 1850, United States agt. snanisb