The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-16
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

SHEINkAGE oN wooLLEN GOODS
lFotests against the assessment of duty
Inren 4 Co. and Bibank. Leam.n 4 Co.
IFs,e sas.s'p sy tn, n Bs s.si''o OF t hsndsd ao:.
snSni,tsa ar9p s,,pula,ion ssrs.inc ma
thst which Was the subject Of the d.
,!sion Of the Court Of Customs. Appeals in
u.'e1 state, MS Van lnscTr a co e. al
Following ,sl. decision tn. protests sses,:
are sustained and the collector II d.
insiy ~
DUTY oN ORANGE BoxEs-oranse.
IN boxes. two or more boxes being fastened
ported hy Frank r Dow Company. Inc.
I al, ct seattle. Wash. were tho sub
he. he. g 81 = 4 q, .s1de.rn .:s,.rd.{ by
was assessed by tho collector under para
s,aph :.o tafin act OF 1919. according to
Against this assessment OF duty protests
Ne" nIcd. the Importers claiming ths.
psrssraph go in sccordsne. wiss tho she ssr
rar,ty ~ each package" OF oranges, that
IS two or NOR. boses fastened together.
cordinslc. In addition TO the Dow concern
S s'sssS '@ I 70 'I iS. Psc RIS' FTa,, n and p Yrc y
company, r. r. Anderson 4 Co. and
MoNlN6 PICTURE pILM0|MOv1uR
\ co, we're N. subject OF a custom.
controversy adjusted Yesterday by the
s,,s.iei q at ', The rat. .P 81 ) cent. p.T i,n vs..
OF running foo. under paragraph $50. tsrin
a., Of lStS rhs importers son,endsa Tor
iiuoar or running foot under the same
parasraph; AceGrdins to General Ap-
plainly indicated by the following. which
Was stated by pro'estsnts', counsel. Mr..
t'sesset NEGATIVES and claimed as
,gH,,."'nT 1sr. sn nTh. testimony sho.. T.
question are durlicst.s not photographed
by a camera. but printed from a positive
rfSfc o'her' On cross .s sin"s ION f II Ws,
shown that they are moving picture Aims
nat hey are not me %orisinal or hrs'
The lasi Claus. Of paragraph "a
proy'dinr tor az moving plcturs;' prints
IS m"r. tlcsrly sppiicasSl. "' to hi, msr'
ch7ndiSo than the provision in the ssm'
Imported IN any form and We so hold
W nnJ ~" merchandise dutlahls at
cont rnr, i.soar or running foot undel
extent aud reverse the decision OF the Col,
JACQUARD FIGURED LAcEs-In
hh Gn'ii,.i aS ov n "esierasS. tn Boar rne ., ' G.n
.raI Appraisers holds that Jacquard Ng
! ured NaN lRce~ which are chiefly use,
FOR making lac. window curtains ar. prop
or'y dutlhhle at tho r~'e Of cb per cent
rl Vslorrm under ths provision In psra
prHph rs. turifr act Of 1918, for 'Isr
+ luarl Ncurrf upholstery goods. compose
Wholly or IN chief vsluc NJ cotton or oth~
yogctah'o thrr,' and not a. 'isces. =
a. posed" This ruling sustains q protes
4 rIod with "a" hoard in tis ,IaIne ~ SNOW
l. $ Sample Express Company, Ltd Dut'
WUs levied on these laces At tho rate O
2 10 per cent sd Nalorein under paragraph
, rs. tam oct ~ 1919, aud the importer
r'nimci lss~thcHtion under paragraph IS
with duty nj the rate of but IS per cent
al ,rlorNm. This claim IL sustained.
n Levi, Sondheiner 4 co lost hefore IN
/ Board Of General Appraisers Yesterday I
/, ~ decision Involving the correct classic
. "a'lon, under tn. tariff act OF 1918 e
Jacquard lHrs~ and MEETINGS made Of cot
, ton. Duty WAS usscsssd at the rate Of &
I per ccn', nj ,alorein under the yrovi.io
for 'isrc,' snd 'ue,tings'' IN pa rSsrap
: 35S The importers claimed that dut
y should have been taxed nj the rate oS h,
& so per cent nd ,ralorem under tho prov
= Guard figured manufactures ~ cotton {
h ~ which cotton Is the component mater,,
!. ~ chief value The question for doc
W sion. purely one ot law. was whether {
d NOT the designation IN paragraph .,
4 more specinosIy dc~rrihst tho merchsndi,
than tho designation NJ lace ana ne
8 INES" In paragraph SIS. Tho board nm
w an opinion written ny Judge Howe
y that the merchandise was properly q
sessed for duty at the higher rate una,
the provisions Of paragraph sn.