The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-19
Trust COMPANIES
NOT MEM BfR> OF
EIniRNI- EE.ERNE kANk
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

rvtI<pEE GLASS Sii.NERED The
R'trl "' tuiE"i : rtes General Approis'rs
rou,ar - Portland. ot-.
against 'lc collectors "ia~slncation Of ,er'
tain imported oS!ind.~ glass as being POI
- 'oJ- cent. = square foot under para
1913. The hoard sustains the 'nporter.
contention ~ calculation as cnrnnon
'!ni'w gsss. "r rSl!nder sla's silyer"d
Ma dIty a. The rate Of one cent a pound
under paragraph ~ and one cent a square
fnoj ir edition Tor sllver'ng under para
graph -
protest Of VI. q conn a 20 The Roard 81
t'ni'rl states General appraisers held yes
terdsy that certain cellu!o'd sheets. we're
property iut.ahle at Ny rae o, 20 per
- n%,r'it. under the second clause OF para.
graph -. tarin art Of 1918 rather han
under th- iast clause OF said paragraph. a.
assessed by the collector.
METAL. FI.AsHIIGHT CASES - The
duty is Lowered on metal nashiish, case.
IN a decision handed down yssterday ny
The Board 81 General Appr1,'ep, sustain y.
articles in question were assessed for duty
al the rat. % 6o per cent. al val9rsn
and thu board nnds that they should have
been taxed q, the rate OF but 90 per cent
ad ys,or.m pnasr p9sosTTsph to,, r,e.n and
European Forwarding COMPANY Inc. won
before the Board Of General Appra'serr
Yesterday in a decision Involving the cor,
rect classification under the tar'n act OF
1913 of glass bottles Of MANUFACTURED
metal and glass, metal chief value. and
tocihbrush glasses. blown glassware chiei
SO per cent al valorem under PARAGRAPH
sis. The board decides ma, me glass
been assessed for duty at the rate or ~
per cent. al valorem as nanutactured
meta aud glass. metal CHIEF value. no'
plated win gold or silver and not ex-
cceding 90 cents per dozen pieces. under
paragraph id7. and 'hat tho toothbrush
glasses desisned to be c"rt,ea ths
been assessed for duty a. the rat" OF -
per cent. al vllor"m as blown glassware
under paragraph 81
SMALL. METAL COMPASsES-Sma,i
metal tompasscs, commonly used bv school
children 10 draw circles, Imported by. -.
lIlfeldcr a %. are held; u a decision Just
cent, al valorem under. paragraph ls1 OF
the tarin a., OF ls'S Th,s rHl,ns sustain
Collectors classification " these articles
a. toys. VIII duty a the rate Of 80 per
cont, al y,lorcm under paragraph 3A2.
issue ~" not toys. bu' NOR" specifically
provided for As manufactures OF metal
under paragraph lN.
NODDED GLASS FLOWER BLOOMS
So.callcd flower blocks. made Of vliss.
perforated with holes 10 receive the sons
81 nower.. were 'ns snnl.G. o. a est az
IN NV lhF'' w Va "f' ''''A
Railroad rumpauN ~ Baltimore ,IiuStel
Yesterday by tn" Board OF General ,Ap.
pralsrrs. These blocks were Diass'i"d by
| Inc customs officials as blown glassware,
with duty at the rate % - per cent, AZ
! valorem under p,ragr1ph 81 OF The tarln
act OF 1918. The impor;'rs oon'endcd for
iassihca ion as 'manufactu'"s Of glass"
with duty at the rae of but 30 per cent
al ,nIorem under psragrAph - THIS
p~riisers,
q RACEI.ETS-A protes, o. Georg.
! General Appraisers. As shown hv Inc
orlcisl 'sample IN" merchandise consisted
flimsy strap Of imitation leather with -
small nickel plated buckle, The strap wnS
five inches long, and. according I" III"
| hoard's opinion In this cas-" written hr
! Judge sullivan, was too short to "nCirclo
1 The wrist Of the smlllee, child. as when
bucklei II was Just ''rs' enough I" en-
| lnIrvJu rd 10 show mat III" m'r"hnudts"
! was 81 to, accessory ."r dolls cad tha' 10
! was assessed on thc.o articles as i.ve,rv
At The ra'c Of GO per ocnt. al vai"rem
under paragraph $50 ~ lhe 'arln nc, ~
1873. Tho board slstnlns the importers
| valorcm under paragraph "a.
SEWING MACHINES small sewing
machines operated by hand Instead of the
Il zach machine having "a handle attnched
tisarse Hors'rli. s CO, are hsId, IN !
II General Appraisers, 10 hr FREQ ~ dut,
~ sewing machines" under parasraph Al
4 the tsrin act "r isla, The COLLECTOR
| Judge sullivan holds that the evidenc.
showed that these articles were capable
Srss sntry under nsrarraoh IIi,