The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-27
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

MAGNETS-The duty on magnets Is low
cred In q decision handed down Yesterday
by the Board of United States General APP
Friedenbers. were assessed for duty by the
Collector at the rate OF. SO per cen. al va.
loren under paragraph "a? Of the tarin Act
of 1918 as toys. The board In sustaining
the importers protest Axes duty at the
last par, Of paragraph 1871 as manufactures
OF metal. Judge sullivan rules that the
articles in question. used Tor ascertainins
picking up small articles, such as pins or
small screws, are properly dutiabie under
reasonably fitted and used for other pur-
poses than that OF toys.
PARTS OF NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. i'm
p pDa iny by MaT n. Eisid 4 S GS; of C; csif pss'
dant ornaments. 1890" and "twenty-four
dozen jet pendant ornaments, is2i,' was
terday by the Board of General Appraisers.
y was classified by the Collector as parts
Of 50 MoT per cent ina aa d vaiyor asses under az pa rae rI,s
S56 of tho tarin act of 1913. The i'm
porters claimed rs follows we Claim
! provisions Of paragraph e5. act Of 1919.
either directly or by simiiitude by virtue
Se pas ss vo1n ass; a; me rate e. of ma 80 Der
paste is the component, material Of chief
schedule {. parasraph 1871. at 20 per cent.
ad va!orem as articles composed wholly or
IN sh'sf c Eslu o. Of iron; steel; LEAD. TS: o9pperi
samples were composed OF drop shaped
iaceted pieces OF black glass or paste, hav-
ing y metal cap at one end TO which was
attached a metal ring by which they can
be suspended. They were about an inch
and a quarter long and a little over a
quarter OF an inch In thickness a. their
widest points. At the hearing the Gov
eminent examiner stated that thi. mer-
chanuise Is generally known as Imitation
Jet. that II Is suitable to he used In the
nahuiacture OF jeweiry. that IT might be
plete piece Of jcwciry and could not he
used In tho condition as imported. There
was no proof presented as to the compo,
nent material OF chief value. whether OF
glass or paste or metal. In overruling this
rrot.s; for tn. lower rates of duty General
tants did not introduce any testimony as 10
the component material OF chief value III
IN. m"rchandise. 50 tina, even II I, wer'
test Under the circumstances we ~overruls
the protest without. however. scauieseinI
IN tho Collectors decision"
STEMwARE-Seversl hundred irnpor,
efS protests Involving the classification
under the tarin acts Of 1909 and 1913 o'
isi saa.d so~s sFS y.., .ns,si"i b. TN, h s sssl;I0S 81
general Appraisers This merohandis wa,
t"N"d for du'y ~ the rate of so per cen,
or IN CHIEF value of blown slae., Tn,
poard' Glowing q r.cont ruling by tn
nV' duty al the rate OF IS per cent a,
Na.orem under paragraph 1os OF IN. tariff
uct or 1909 ana at the rate Of 30 per cent
iaarir Htt ~ Iissiiss'' fT 1hr'' lnl,n 70 sa., al
GTMne,I MED by G.llsm.T. Go.
n sha~S GO, koscherak Bros: and Juliu
pa,me OF ms lily. Robert b Ways o
Boe,ou.
CHEMICAL M MEDICINAL COM
fOuNDs--ln IN" absence OF evid"nc. /
of'GSnerai Appraisers heia yes,erdny tha
c'lclhed magnesis. citraie Of magnets
cuihlrtie salts. metoi. ortol. Huudol odur,
!, ana similar compounds. Loetnnd's maj
soup stock. malt extract containing ca
cum food ma'tos" AMI oth"r medicine
assessed for duty by the collector a; H.
ratio Of 20 per cent al vslor"m under par
{ TINS decision overrul"s protests Ned %
! Joseph r.r.oueni, the Alps Drug compan'
: we.i''V y @@@sr9ioiNi & 70. Z XIV r Dow "ins
, Co. g Genucr, and \ Kllpstein n 60.
i FAM. HATS AND SNAIL CoioRE
ing COMPANY was partly successful be'oi
: ~" BOARD ~ General Appraiser. yss',rla
: In q decision involving tho durable clsssii
- hats In chief VA Ne ~ ttssu" piper. al
Q small co."red baskets. Duty was sssesse
i Sniorcm ura'r rafss-srh az The tn
q Pot.ers cisim"i hat ne h",s should he'
= OF ti.~u" isprr with duty AT the rat"
: but 20 per cen, Al 'elorem under par
l. g'1ph a-S. uti mat ~" baskets sh'l
1 have been classified under paragraph i
with duty ~ he rate % !; per cent .
\ Nalorcin. At tho hearing stmpl"s Of q
, merchandise were received In eNiIenI
~ and T. Us- shown hat the paper hats wc
i, roetlv usel a. parties and Brairs and tn
- tho baskets Nrc N~"' - .uufaIu and, .
20 m" paper hats 'hc board. s%u''ains =
c,aIa Cir duty - the rate - @" per ,"f
- H. |tt'rfcir utiaf ptfsErpt 2-' n
l.; hotri further finds that th' baskets sh1Y
ha,, boon p'as,iaol e~ baskets vi
la duty at ~" rae - - per cont rI 'alnr'
n under ptraeraph 10. hu' - claim W
+ made for classification Inl"- Paragon
>, iTs the profess f. oterru'"i without, mo-
/, ever. arpuiesr'ng In tn" collectors d
4. ,islpn. which = held 'r %" erroneous