The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-05-10
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

OLD ZINC IL q rcarrrs,s-mcu dee SION
'I''n"lns III" foreign market value Of old
Me>I"" Judzo Fischer Of tho BOARD 81 ton.
'rsl tpp-a'~.r~ writes Old 1in,. entered ~
-. .dy .ncVd 30 . Mcxirsu pcr blo \id
',s"' This ytur 80. exported March 10 and
entered on Narai - '1'
MoiA>>E> No advance II. made ~ tho
'''orri NtIuc 81 noo't.-cs imported ~ Rsl'i
nor rom ~" tu"a Dls'ililu- 'ump'rN 80
NtiHnihs ''hh a'"ordIu- 10 . r"tpprts"
rirui dc'l SION rendered yesterday by General
Appraiser waite Jud.c waite writes
Nnlas.es more ur less under the ~ polar
i-'ppc 'csj. entered At ~ United state.
dollar pot SALON No adv cioe 90 THIS NOR.
chand a. W.. cXpor,cd March = and entered
a. h1ltiWor" on april :. 1915.
EMBROIDERED SHOES DUTY 4. fixed at
the rate OF ~ per cent al valorem under
paragraph - tariN act Of iHI1. ON cmhroit
cred whi,c KID shoes IN a do,rsior lus, handel
down 10y the Board Of mtcd States General
Appraisers This decision oyrrrulcs = claim
of the american Express Compauy OF Bu-,or
for duty nj tn" rate Of @ per cent AL va
lorom under paragraph 2'h or for free entry
under raraerarh ~ a. boots or shoes made
wholly or m Dhi't value of leather
HANDKER,HIEF> Cotton hcmsniohc,l
handkerchief decorated with four rnw- ~
draw work, imported hv AhdII Ruth Muil,h
~ l'hlla1.i phi, were improperly taxed Tor
du', At the rate Of so I,rr crni nj valore,n
under parasraph b. 81 tho tsrin act of 1873,
according "a an opinion lu-t rendered 10y the
Board of General APPRAISERS The board sus
'ains the clam OF the importers for duty at
tho rate Of hut ~ pcr cent al v1lo-em under
paragraph - as handkerchief, composed 81
cotton
PYRoNYIlN BRACELETS Bracelets com
posed Of p>roNslin valued ~ l,-s than -
crui- pcr ,s,s n, imported nv tho Manhattan
Bctd Chain Company, were the sublc", OF a
customs controversy adjusted YESTERDAY Nv
tho Board of United States General Apprals
er. Duty was assessed at the rate OF 10 per
cent .ad valorcm under paragraph 20. isriH
act Of 1918, as manufactures OF pyrosylin no,
specially provided for The importers claim
clas.lfca'ion as toys with duty al the rate OF
but 81 per cent ad valorcm under paragraph
3&a. This contention 10 overruled
BEADED TRIMMINGS Marshall Field 4
Co. A y Fielder 4 Sons and g " sheldon
4 Co OF Chicago won before the General Az.
prai'er. YESTERDAY IN a controversy ,nvoiyIns
act of 1913. of and
which were appraised by the customs ON.
Gals as being composed in chief value of
l~ads or %spangles and IN part OF netting
Duty was taxed AZ the rate Of 80 per cent
al valorem under the provisions OF para
graph ~, tarir act Of ''lA The importers
claimed that n these articles were com
posed IN chief value of beads or spanglc-
they should have been assessed At the rate
of 30 ter cent ad Nalnrcm under tho pro.
visions of paragraph 3S. This claim Is su~
! tanned
R~AiNCoATS Mcrrhandr 80 cons sting oi
Waterproof coats imported 10y " Il. Hutch,
iuson 4 Co OF seattle. Wash was the sub,
Je,i of n DECISION rendered yesterday by the
Board of General APPRAISER Duiy vas
I NfN vi u ~ Nv w ~ '''NN " l''N''NA hNl
q, per cent al valorcm under paragrapn ~.
act of lrH, lay virtue of paragraph $40, act OF
oi% a. "otrvua ''pTrrhr o ,gnn.non,a MnmrE
thar duty should have been collected at Tho
rate of % per cent. AL valorcm under para
s..r az .nl m az oot,,oun'''. q. s"'n"ntt Sn"sIs,
specially provided for" Judge Brown. IN
o'erru'tn. this contention, wri,c- Follow
ing q A. 1a;s . We hold that the pro
VISION for wearing apparel III part Of wool
controls over tn" PROV sion for wearing AZ
parel IN chief valu" of cotton, not %spclail,
provided for and override III" protest
POLlSIIEDCYLLNDER GLASS SILVERED
In a decision. SUSTAINING protests of scmol
Rsrhc 4 Ca, of Seattle; for 4 lower rate OF
lc"tor on polished cylinder Glass slivcrrd
Judge sullivan OF the Board Of General NJ
praIsers writes; The glass covered by these
protests was assessed with duty "a cast
polished plate glass slivor"d at various rate
per square foot under parasraph IS and
: cent per square foot IN addition under para
graph NJ. II is claimed IN the protests duti
able under paragraphs ~. NJ and 30 At vart
Gus rates per ~Ilarc. foot and ! per cent nd
placed upon tho witness stand tho assistant
examiner OF glass and mirrors At the port
Of New York, who stated tina, he woul,
return the glass IN question At New Norl
AZ poll shrd cylinder glass silycrcd undcl
paragraphs ~ and ~ and Al 4 per cent al
dltIonal under paragrarh NJ. The facts he
ing established that tho merchandise ~ pol
ishcd cylinder glass the protests are sus
tanned and the Collectors decision reversed
2 - DrSh ,'a.n "
HAND PAINTED DOIIIEs Protests o
Henry :, Reach Of san Francisco and III Pas,
are oycrrulci IN u dcclsion handed dow
yesterday by the Board Of General Apprais
rrs. The merchandise consisted OF table set
classi fed by the customs appraiser a. beln.
composed in chief value Of silk. Dut, wa
asst ssrd at tho rate of I, per sent ad valorrn
under the provisions Of paragraph BIS. iarif
act OF 1919, The importer claimed that ~
the articles were hand painted they shoul,
have been assessed for duty At tho rate o
bu, 10 per cent AL valorenl under the pro
visions OF paragraph $40, judge Howell u
Overruling this contention writes: "Al
though the articles arc admittedly han,
painted, the ornamcntation thereon is Nerl
crude. N not artistic, and looks as thougl
!, might have been produced in mart II,
stcnc,llirg The importer has failed 10 ~
irpuur' uin test h,OnN Ia shoN th,l -" 49,
tiolos IN ulioa'ion frN Nlihir mat ,lrs- -
articles known o. works NJ wri " and f,or
an examination NJ tho oHicl,i samples II I
our opinion that the articles do not rise I,
the dignity OF u work Of art