Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-01-23
CITY ITEMS.
U. S. Court of Customs Appeals.

gcmery and Associate Judges Smith.
Barber. De Nries and Martin.
The following decisions were handed
down Yesterday:
No. 1924. J. $. johnson Company agt.
The United States; opinion by Mont
Gomery. presiding Judge: cans of
crushed pineapple and pineapple juice.
the juice constituting about three
quarters of the contents, was assessed
at 30 cents per gallon as fruit juice:
the importer protested that ii was
properly dutiablc at IS per cent as
pineappleS preserved in their own
juice: the board of general appraisers
oyerruled the protest of the importers
and the decision of the board isl
affirmed
No. 1861. Morimurs Bros. agt United
States: opinion by Montgomery, pre-
siding Judge: lamp shades in chief
value of silk, trimmed with gold braid.
were assessed by the collector as arti-
cles in part of braid; the importers
protested that they were properly dut-
bic as manufactures of silk: the board
of general appraisers overruled the
protest of the importers and the deci-
sion of the board is affirmed.
No. 1868. United States agt. Shows
United States Sample Express Com
pany, ct al; opinion by Montgomery.
presiding judge; madras muslin cur
tains and madras muslin curtain piece
goods were assessed by the collector
the importers protested that the cur
tains We're dutiable as jacquard fig
ured manufactures of cotton, and that
the piece goods were properly dutfabie
as cotton cloth: the board of general
appraisers sustained the protest Of the
importers and the decision of the board
is reversed.
No 1895. United States agt. Theodor
kundtz; opinion by Smith, associate
Judge; strips of betting. made of leath-
er, were assessed by the collector as
manufactures of leather; the import
er protested that the merchandise was
properly dutiable betting leather:
the board of general appraisers sus-
tanned the protest of the importer and
the decision of the board is reversed.
No. 1884. Farbwerke-H oechst Com
pany agt. United States; opinion by
Smith. associate Judge: hansa yellow.
in Jumps. was assessed by the collector
as coal-tar color: the importers pro-
tested that 1t was properly dutiable as
color lakes or pigments; the board of
general appraisers overruled the pro-
test of the importer and the decision
of the board is affirmed.
No. 1915. United States agt. Conkey 4
Co: opinion by Smith. associate judge:
the importers protested that certain
marine glue pitch, which was assessed
for duty by the collector. was properly
free of duty materials for the con-
struction or repair of vessels bull; In
the United States: the board OF general
the decision of the board is affirmed.
No. 1541. United States agt. Conkey
Co: opinion by Smith. associate
Judge: in thus case the importers made
the same contention as in No 1915. su-
pra.. and the board Sustained their
contention: the decision of the board Is
reversed on the ground thai the inn
porters did not establish their claim by
sufficient evidence.
No. 1852. United States ast. American
Express Company; opinion by Smith.
associate judge: goods known
'fraises" were assessed by the collect
or as manufactures of metal: the i'm
porter protested that they We're prop
erlt free of duty as parts of beet SUI
gar machines: the board of general ap-
praisers sustained the protest OF the
importer and the decision of the board
is affirmed.
No. 1913. Emitted States agt Strauss
Bros &; CO.: opinion by Smith. associate
Judge: packets of needles and a bodkin.
pasted on tn" inside of Z folded piece
OF paper were assessed by the collector
as needle book: the importers pro-
tested that they were properly free of
duty needles: the board of general
appraisers sustained the protest of the
importers. except as to the hodkin. and
The decision of the board is affirmed.
No 1908. Newton agt. United States:
opinion by Barber. associate Judge: the
importer claims that certain profess
sional books and surgical Instruments
which were assessed for duty were
entitled to free entry as emf
grants effects: the board of general
appraisers overruled the protest of the
importer and the decision of the board
IS affirmed. -t-.-
No. 1888 Semon Bache & Co. aet.
United States: opinion by Martin. as
sociate Judge: glass disks made from
crown or cylinder glass bent. were
assessed by the collector unpolish-
ed crown or cylinder glass bent: the
importers protested that they We're
free of duty as glass disks for
use in the manufacture of spectacles.
eye glasses. etc: the board of general
appraisers overruled the protest of the
and the decision of the board
IS affirmed