The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-12-25
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

1Ire Board of United states Genera. Ap.
r~-alsers held ytstvrda! that hand dipped
nlarbleized paper and surface coated paper
suitable for covering boxes. Imported 10.
tho Globe Wornirko Company of cicvc-
and. Ohio. was properly assessed for duty
'y the customs official at the rates of IS
and 40 per cent. al yalorou', respectivcly,
nnder the provisions Of parasraph 32t OF
claimed that all % said PAPER should have
been taxed a. IN rae Of 70 per cent. al
dipped murblcised paper. Judge Fischer
writes that The proof submitted on behalf
Fishing the validity OF their contention and
ths protest IL ,ccordinely overrulei.
In another ruling rendered yesterday tho
seneral appraisers overgu.c protests q:
Naltus { Ware. Loschncr n Co. the cor
Walter. claiming the free entry OF certain
Imported builr-, Judge Waite holds that
she importers offered 10 evidence to prove
.nat the bulbs should have been ednitted
free OF uuty under the last clause IN para
graph 2lO. tarim act OF 1913. providing that
I'll lnaturc mother Towering bu. us i'm
ported exclusively t"r prupagLting purposes
shall be admitted free OF duty fhe pro-
tests are therefore oycgrulod as unsup-
Judge waite md, "a q decision OF inter.
est 10 the ple,c goods trade that items of
~. per ccat. commits ION on Invoices ~
cotton. WOODEN or Wor~t"d goods from Rrhd-
FORD aud H.ddersngld. Ersh'nd. shipped
here from \,lsou Il Wou'ger and George y.
SchoielI a 20 ~ HuId,r~hclu; 4 G.
Williams 4 Co. ChhrIts Seuuon \ Co, Will
CO.. tK.sss'i,r { Co. La, 'Fir,il. iioc,6 /
ca. ana Joseph BrnuN" ~ 90. of Bradford.
were Improperly regarded .s duti Die. The
.olioctor b authorized 60, r,'lHu!dai' me
invoices By treating said ten a. nom
aut!Ah.e rhi| tllihs SUSTAIN protests
mold * Co, Brow u. br"pcr & Co. j. NJ.
Frank . Lung \ E-ienstr' i'Iamsart s
Co. II Norman. S,crnr.ch 70. Miiira,
rugg-Uhcim-r ~ Go, Henry Newman a
AlN.rF 1F.A..s.ttN. H,FNfg'. EF.rr X ca.
:: soicge.hers y Son, :. Si,!n 6 CO. an"
stern, Brsu"r ~ CO.
MrRnc & kcelcr Of Prov iruce were he
subject OF a decision decided IN favor Of
the protestant. Duty Was levied ON these
'nnen'n's at n" r1ir OF "a. per cent. g
Nalor. M v-ti-- plrHrrupn Ia Of me tAriT
rrt 81 1913 hs M tnu,'y urrS 90 n!.t'l n9i
claimed duty a IN. rate < bus h yer
cent al N'"retu nn'er per"srpn l5S rs
machine ;'''s. "Ihc pr'"s offered ~ hr-
haf Of the lWppr''r. shows writes JuLg"
Fischer, ''n,, tho chain masking n',hines
sioual dehn,ii"u # "btt constitute, 70 ma
'h.ne tool 80 srt forth sit p''rnst1pn
other than hand power which ewpluy- "a
chres are oprrttrI Ly steam power and
We therefor sustain the cl..w alleged
under parlSraph 10. The ~d"r!s,.n OF the
Bpn2is -r Bro-. were successful In n con-
%,ention that rosarlrs, composed OF gloss
w. hll ~ i'EAsN3 'l'H'Hs "a "a tT'
'hler value, should h, assessed fnr duty az
ne rate "i % per Gems AZ Na1or-m under
PilTsf'% rPa,si ms "' 81 'H %"rti ti.s '" FIT T rar.r ne
by TIE s~urrt' auurais"r. rcyerses til col
%!ectors c~Iasai0catlon OF these urtlcles
rhe beard party ]tas:ains a PROF. Of
.rrtain imported stained .lAaa windows.
The collector reported that 81 regulations
81 the secrciarE 81 tho. Treasury IA force
under paragraph so Of The ,ur:n act pf
WI were COMPLIED With lr rrgAri, .ls
Benedict's church ~ HrooAlyq. A. TO Ger
compiled WIN ana the b1trd therefore lie
DUTY is fixed On ptecrs OF wood shat
nave oe"Il ro9shly carved into the shape Of
= pipe bowl but have not been suricltntlv
rurpose OF Il pipe bowl, at the rate OF 10
per cent. "a va oreH under paragraph i'G
seneiict Weiss against the collectors
e,assihcnt'on Of thss, articles as pipe bow =
Iutrl Brown handed Gown a reapprai.e.
mems decision Yesterday advancing a, 70!
Nv, the for~ign mark+' values It wool
10Th. inpHr'rl from Brook Bros. ~ Co. VI
hralfnnd. 30 : INCH troh.c melons, 1000 \,
,ype a. enler,d a. . advanced 10 s per
.anced to SO per ytra; ditto ,50lA, 'ype
SOS Inch worsted c~oat,ngs. type 70. Giack.,
entered at 3 10 advanced to 81 uer Nard,
iitto blu.' entered az - advanced 20 40
-. ~I - ~ N1|'ANht IL
80 advanced 10 40 per yard. ditto 1.ue, Ell.
tered At 80 advanced 10 30 per yard; I.tt1
70. 1882. entered at 40 advanced to ) pel
yard; ditto ,Jvu', entered at 4 advanced "a
80 per yard. Discount so. per cent. Add
cases.
The above noted goods were exported
june 10, 1915, and entered az New York ON
Vac 29th or tho same month. In maktuP
these advances the Government nfrrfai
held There wac ~ dispute that Tho N.
voice prices were the prices actually paid,
but that the market had advanced since
the order WIS placed
Unsupported protests niod Icy ne Ma.
fionai Enamellug ana Stimpilg Cnmuanv
v Altman & Co. Best ~ 90. Ahrahau 4
strsus, X. IL, Macy a 90. and ssyrral other
Importer are ovcrrulel in a ucut ion rem
dcred by Judge Fischer. The general an
praiser holds that the protests were i,a-
Tore me board ON IN" official record with
no other c~Nldon,, IMAM that contained In
the papers transmitted 10y the collector. an
"Naininstlon Of which ana ~ the salnplr7
~ the merchandise where such were U.es.
ont, disclosed no reaFon for disturbing In
decisions OF The classifying officers.