The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-15
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

Radioshmitoseepes. also known a. mi:
croscopes. should no, be classified for tariff
board Of United states General Apprai-
sers. In a decision handed down yesterday.
In liking duty on these articles nj the rate
under paragraph -. of the tariff act Of
1914. Judge Sullivan writes that the use OF
this instr, mint If So VI urxcnt rom ma,
has no hesitation in holding II II not IN
the same class a. those instruments. THE
ruling sustsins a protest .f the importers:
,estiaed before the board In support o.
tho Importers contention for the loNer
duty described the articles at Issue as foi.
lowe: You have 20 take IL into a DARK
room ard cover the pipe up In tn's MI
croscope close 20 It. and littie sparks en-.
ans,e from 'he PIPE, You ' an, s.s y
rsdiuin emanates from n into thc water
and charges the wa;,r with rad'um. ana
people drink tho v,ater.'
in value OF su'phuric acii. which is added
solely for the purpose OF prsventnS me
tank cars in which it ia shipped. does not,
according 20 another ruling HANDED oown
yesterday by the customs board. become
a chemical mixture within ne meaning
Tho .ar,9 &C, o. 1918. but is free Of duty
an nitric acid under paragraph ss,I. The
sc,d. ths suejec. o. This .s,. I Sy N. ' pe".
xrl Protrcts Company OF 81. Alosns. VI
was shipped IN tank car. from cape''STT'
The customs ofnc,ais CLASSIFIED the mei-
chandise as a chemical mixture under paI-
axrapn 5. and duty Has assessed st INC
por,ers %iesiined ,hs! = sinai quantity .,
suiphur.c acid is added for thc. purpose OF
protecting the tank car from me e"ec. oi
isf,on OF the Interstate Commerce Com
mission requiring this ddiu OF :ulpruric
acid before nitric acid can be sn,ppea IN
tank cars. The claim for free entry unu.1
p~araeraph az Is sustained.
In a ruling Of general interest invo,Vinx
the question OF duty on hoaseno,u cmssoIi
enects acouired BY a cousin OF a deceased
relative ~ a foreign country In whose ram.
ny .h. had never i'ySd snd aa re- moose not free .'" Of
lutv under the proylsion- OF parasrspn @fs
OF the present isrin Law. The articles IN
on,riais under appropriate provisions Of the
tariff law. we're the property ana par. o.
tn. household furniture and Furnishings OK
Of ceHada. 4 copy OF Mrs. Gr!n,h's viii
was filed with the case as an exhibit. which
d.clo.ed ,hs; at;t. making e er's anna p Ie.
s,Itutions. she beaueathed. the residue OF
her esta;. to her husband for life, with, ;he
charlotte II. Phinney. the protestant in this
case, was one. Under this beauest the mr.
,iciss uAd-r considerat.on passed to The
until his death. After his death they
we're brough; to this country by Miss
Phinney. who. according TO her testimony.
never lived with the Grifiths and had only
visited them twice. Judge Hay. Who de-
MES the aim for free entry. ~r!..s
The importers contention apparently Is
that the r~Hi 'fanti.' N paragraph +gs
should be given a broad and liberal con
s;ruction SO as to include reiAtlvee a. re-
mote a. cousins. and giving Il that con-
struction the importer IL entitled to free
entry OF the articles In question. TIT
word family has been many times con
strued by the courts. An examination Of
,hese authorities shows that the meaning
4. very flexible. We are inclined TO the
opinion. however. that In paragraph AIS 4:
10 used IN is more restricted sense, mean
Ing those members of a family who live In
one household. But whatever may he the
construction placed upon the WORD. the i'm
porter Ia ;his case wac Neither "a person
nor q family from "a foreign country Tn.
articles were not used py her one year. or
any other time. nor were they used BY "a
family In which she lived. They were the
property OF a relative and descended to her
Sy The provisions Of that re atiye's will aud
hence must come into this country as any
other imported merchandise. Tho prot"s,
u Overruled."