The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-12
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

coLLA PslrLE .nRlNKiNG cvr:1,
sion involving the correct Classification
under the ,sr'n act OF 1918 OF coiIspsible
arinkins cups compo'tt ot ine,ti 1919,
50 per cent. adj valorem undsr paragraph
sss and she importers claimed " arm TAX
OF but 20 pc, cent AL valor-n under para
graph i5T. Judge sullivan %sustsins the
Importers contention tor the lower duty.
INIT ATloN PRECIOUS sToNEs- The
precious stones. imported BY the american
Had Company. In a decision OF the board
written hy General Apprais"r sullivan;
Tho merchandise IN question was assessed
with dsty as beads At the rate = g. per
cent. al valorem under paragraph 1913 Of
the present tariff law and cIaitn "a- made
al valor-r. under paragraph H''. A. I'M
'.,inn precious stones or -" IN ~" man
that the tones N question ~" 1891 Tor
making r~cksc-s, h.tpsns ana troo,hs'
and shoui. have been ar-e--"' 'f iHt'
as claimed.
LINEN PRoVER~--Thc Bosnl Of tinted
States General Appraiser yesterday held
,ha' linen provers. or thread tolnteTs'
examine cloth or 60 COUNT IN" .hreal-
thereof are properly dui's5lc as niscr"-
scopes at the rat" Of - per ,'h.' az va.
loren und-- paragraph - of the tarlr &c,
OF 1913. This decision ~sustains a protest
% George. " sheldon & 90 II .hieas.
,Srse articles a. op,ica, instruments with
duty a. the rate =; o. yer cen az Va.
.orem under pa-ssf"ph 90 OF ne pressh'
iau. Iudg. sullivan. Who renders iLe
ho.rd's opinion In this case, writes. The
testimony IL tina, these instruments are
embraced within The term lmnI.rus'pp. !"
the trade An inspection OF ~. simpi'
In evidence ald a reading OF tho 'tr'i-
mony demonstrates that M m~Trhtidis"
Ia no, wiihIu ,he cas- o. .op'.%' tns'tn.
t. more accurately classified a. a micro
scope under p.ragrrph ~ ,,..
and other articles In chief value gt rope
e ,i,sar gsgss r. '% ~srr Sov. ere f6s b. AZ:
other decision rendered yrstrrda' ~ IN"
| customs board. Duty Vas assessed or.
this merchandise al the rate OF 81 per
cent. al v,ior-r under the provision 10,
% 1913 re'.rsl claims were made IA
the protest, but the ~. rsl'si Hp'm on
the importers Aas that IN. Uer'handlse
shouiI have been assessed Cor duty At
the rate ~ bu, 80 per cent. AZ N'!or"n'
$40 paper under p.r.srapn 9-8 q IA.
same act. The testinory showed 'na'
these ]ar,ic!"s. including .o-c",si
rubber, having an advertisement written
thereon. are asct ~ carniv.ls or N"N
Year e'" rricNr,,iI"s, ,, "a ,,as pe'"i or
srs.~r'. h an opinion "'r,uen by Jlisr
,oys and should have been taxed Tor dHiy
PAPER AND Silk Aklf Ll'N NrN''.
in ,he shape Of hstchets composed "f
p.p-r. returned Tor duty los thr Customs
| n~,ici.ls a toys "a the rae - 81 PEI ''n'
"A vsiorem undeg paragraph "a 81 tht
tariff act -, 1919. snd similar ~"ril''.'
compoacd ~ paper and SIX AL small
uurses both - which were returned -
iu,uufar.ur.s Of Tx "ith duty ~ ~" r'''
Of a. per ,rHt. al ft.ur'm under Para
y-aph Sis, were the subject Of d"c'sioi
Sartly sustaining - protest Of MorlIHura
bros The testimony h-f"f" I'll" 'utlon''
hoard shovel that the Nttch"is AZ lr'0l'
Ar, used aa favors or souvenirs On Nssh
inr,on'a H,rthday. as containers Tor c"MnN
and sometimes az toys or ornaments lh'
bourd holds that The testimony "a 20 IN
pan,r hatche,a was that they w"r" com
nns.d entirely Of paper, which Vas con
nrned 10y an examination OF III" sanlp's
one of the items covered wlih crepe pap
ia held properly dltiahl" a. articles y
Chlrf value ~ cr-po paper a. ~" r"l" q
40 uer cent. al Na.orem un""r paragraph
sl3. Other items Of ordinary paper a.
held d~u,!able at 20 per cent, .d 'a,o5eu
under paragraph S3c The board md
that m. ailk and paper ha'ch"t~ "e,r'
prcprrly classified by the Collector u
referring 20 the purses IN" h'ntra1 AZ.
p-alsers decide mat uitE "hf ptoPeIl
levied a, the ga,e Of Is prr cent al va
orom under paragraph Hls tn" I'm
p,,ters' ~p-otest. therefore, - suHla'ned a
Ia the paper hstchets and o|"rrGl"d - v
the silk and payer hatc''e's ana A. to IN
! .tk tlYEes