Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-10-29
U. S. Court of Customs Appeals,


Present: Presiding Judge Montgom-
cry and Associate Judges Smith, Bar
/ Der, De Nries and Martin
| NO 1885, Atlantic Transport Company
agt- United States: opinion by Mont
| gomery, presiding judge The I'M
| porters protested against the action of
| the collector in requiring them to pay
| tor the services of inspectors while
| supervising the loading of a vessel at
night and on Sundays and holidays.
| The board of general appraisers over
! ruled the protest, and the decision of
the board is affirmed, but without
| prejudice to the right of the profess
| tants to take any proceedings advised
| before the proper tribunal
! No. i403. Sussfeld, Lorsch & Co. agt.
United States; opinion by Barber.
| associate judge. Parts of watch charms
| In the form of small compasses. COM
posed in chief value of brass, were as
| sessed by the collector at rs per cent
| as articles of personal adornment The
| importers protested that they were
properly dutiable at As per cent as
J manufactures of metal. The board
overruled the protest of the importers
and the decision of the board is re-
/ versed.
! No. 1860 United States agt. Young
love Grocery Company. Opinion by
Martin, associate Judge Olive oil in tins
was assessed by the collector at so
cents per gallon as olive oil in tins
containing less than five gallons each:
properly dutiable at 40 cents per gallon
| as olive oil not specially provided for;
1 the board of general appraisers sus-
tanned the protest of the importer and
the decision of the board is reversed.
| No 1851. s. Ban Company ct al.
agt United States: opinion by Martin.
| associate judge In this case the inn
porters protested that duty was as
sessed by the collector upon a greater
| quantity of sake than was actually i'm
ported; the board of general APP
praisers overruled the protest of the
importers and the decision of the board
| is affirmed.
No. 1907. The Gibson Art Company
agt United States; opinion by Martin,
associate judge. Small disks of paper,
embossed with pictures and comr.o only
known as Christmas seals. were as
| sessed by the collector at 80 cents per
pound as labels: the importer protest
20 cents per pound: the board of gen
| eral appraisers overruled the protest of
| the importer and the decision of the
board is reversed.
District Supreme Court.
EQUITY COURT. NO. 1-Justice Mccoy.
| Thigpen agt. Thigpen: rule returnable
November :: plaintiffs attorney, A.
W. Scott; defendants attorney, Joseph
H. Stewart.
| able November I; plaintiffs attorney,
f. B. Frey; defendants attorneys, II.
A. Grant and D. W. Baker
Winslow agt. Johnson; order of pub
lication; plaintiffs attorneys. Sheehy &
| Sheehy: defendants attorneys, w. c.
Ba1derston and F. p. Sheehy.
Gutenberg agt. Smith, rule returnable
November {; plaintiffs attorneys, Ham
iiton, Yerkes & Hamilton.
| summers agt. Marden: decree sub
shutting trustee: plaintiffs attorneys,
Ralston & Richa olson; defendandt's at
torney, S. D. Willis.
Brown agt. Marden: decree substi-
tuting trustee; plaintiffs attorneys,
| Ralston & Richardson's: defendants at
torney. S. D. Willis
| Taft aSt. Arlington Hotel COMPANY:
order admitting answer nunc pro tune;
plaintiffs attorneys, Mckenney, Elan
| merry & Hitz; defendants ATTORNEYS A
3. Duvau and F. f. Chaplin
| Gottschalk Company aet. OKeefe;
reference to auditor; plaintiffs attor-
ney. Leon Tobriner; defendants at
| torneys. Toomey & Toomey
| Illinois Surety Company agt Hartman
| Bros; rule returnable November Z;
PLAINTIFFS attorney, B. F. Hinton; de-
PENDANTS attorney, w H. Fowle.
Cox agt. Joyce: proof ordered taken
before Nellie Corrigan, examiner; plain
| tif's attorneys, L. NJ. King and w. J.
Lee; DEFENDANTS attorney. H. p. Blair.
! Smith aet. Smith: order for counsel
fee; plaintiffs attorney, NJ. E. o'Brien.
defendants attorney. H. F. Kennedy.
! RiXford agt. keane: order fixing
amount of debt: plaintiffs attorney, F.
A. renning; defendants attorneys, w.
J.; Lambert, Ellis & Donaldson and D.
| w. Baker.
ICIRCUIT COURT NO. 1-Justice Could
Lanahan ast. Washington Railway and
| Eieetrlc Company: on trial; plaintiffs
attorneys. J. s. Easby-Smith and r. r.
FIeharty; defendants attorney. w. G.
Johnson.
CIRCUIT COURT NO. Justice
| Stafford
plaintiff for. s67a. without interest;
lpiatntiffs attorneys Archer e. smith.
defendants attorney. NJ. J. Colbert.
shannon ast- Capital Traction Com.
splted; plaintiff s attorneys, d. W. Baker
and j. W. Staggers; defendants attor-
ney, Frank ]. Hogan
HenslnSer agt. Lannon: motion for new
trial fled; plant frs attorneys, Archer
smith; defendants attorney, NJ. j.
Colbert.
CRIMINAL COURT NO Chief JUS
tice Covingt
| nlted states aSt. George G. Wood
TUT, hon-support; recosnizance. $500.
| United States aGt. Robert j w. Tay-
lor. forgery and false pretenses: plea
not guilty withdrawn and plea guilty
to false pretenses; remanded: attorney,
K. G. l.. Moncure.
| United States agt. Edward Thomas
joy-riding; plea guilty: referred to
probation officer: attorney, T. /. Jones
| United States agt- John Jackson
nlanslaughter: on trial; attorney,
James Y. Archer.
. United States agt. Leonard Marshall,
dict guilty; remanded; attorney. S. D.
Truitt.