Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-05-19
THECOURTS.
U. S. Court of Customs Appeals.
Tuesday, May 10, 1914.

Tuesday, May 10. 1914
Present: Presiding Judge Montgomery
and Associate Judges Smith, Barber, De
Vries and Martin
NO. 1867. Thompson agt. United States:
personal effects-residence: argument
the appellant. continued by Mr.. Charles
E. McNabb for the appellee and conclud-
ed by Mr. James F. Curtis for the ap-
pellant.
Proceedings yesterday afternoon:
No. 1895. United States agt. Victor
Neustadt, Inc. opinion by Montgomery.
presiding Judge; in an Importation Of
beer the importer protested that the
gauger's return was in excess OF the
amount Of beer actually imported; the
board OF general appraisers sustained the
protest Of the importers and the decision
Of the board is affirmed.
No. 1922. United States agt Kraemer
& Co. ct al: opinion by Montgomery. pre-
siding judge; certain brooches, pins.
necklaces and bracelets were assessed by
the collector at 60 per cent as jewelry;
the importers protested that the mer-
| chandise was properly dutiable at 35 per
cent as toys: the board of general ap-
prafsers sustained the protest Of the i'm
porters and the decision of the board is
reversed
No. 1928. B. Altman & Co. agt. United
States opinion by Montgomery, presid-
ing Judge: lace pins with gold plated steel
shafts and paste heads in colors were
assessed by the collector at 90 per cent
as jewelry: the importers protested that
they were properly dutiable at 40 per cent
as manufactures Of metal; the board OF
general appraisers overruled the protest
of the importers and the decision of the
board is reversed.
Gredelue: opinion by Smith. associate
Judge: plain stem glassware was assessed
by the collector at 90 per cent as blown
glass; the importer protested that they
were properly dutiable at As per cent as
manufactures Of glass; the board Of gen
eral appraisers sustained the protest Of
the importer and the decision of the
board is reversed.
No. 1889. c. Fischer agt. United States;
opinion by Barber. associate judge; two
classes Of catgut strings were assessed
by the collector at As per cent as strings
for musical instruments; the first class
was small strings used to hold the tail
piece OF a violin with the end pin Of that
instrument; the second class were strings
Of proper length, designed for the produc-
ton Of musical tones; the importer Pro-
tested that both classes Of these strings
were properly dutiable at % per cent as
manufactures Of catgut; the board OF
general appraisers overruled the importer
and the decision of the board is reversed
as to the first class and affirmed as to
the second.
No. 1857. United tSates agt- A. and H.
Veith: opinion by Barber. associate judge;
| buttons of which paste Is the component
material of chief value were assessed by
| the collector as glass buttons at 4 cent
per gross and Is per cent; the importers
protested that they were properly dutiable
at As per cent as manufactures of paste.
| or at 50 per cent as buttons not specially
provided for: the board of general ap-
praisers held them dutiable at 45 per
cent, and the decision of the board is
modified. and they are held to be dutiable
at 80 per cent.
No. 1877. United States agt Nozak
| Bros; opinion by De Vries. associate
| Judge; in this case the government con-
| tends that the board Of general apprais-
ers erred in holding that the failure OF
the importers to deduct certain charges
in the entry value Of the merchandise was
the result of clerical error; the decision
Of the board Is reversed.
| No. 1878 United States agt. II. Rice
| opinion by De Vries, associate Judge; ir
this case the government contends that
the board erred in holding that the fail.
ure of the importer to deduct certain
item Of expense upon entry was result
of clerical error: the decision Of the board
is reversed.
No. 1161. Frank & Co, ct al, agt
United States: opinion by Associate
Judge Martin: certain scarfs, doiIies.
| ETC., Of Japanese openwork or drawn
work, composed in chief value Of flax
were assessed by the collector at 60 ne,
cent as openwork: the importers pro.
| tested that the merchandise was proper
ly dutiable at IS per cent as manu-.