The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-29
CUSTOMS DECISIONS.

DOLLS.-Dolle known ~ "Happifaas.'' i'm.
S]so"ssls J, ei ssSiss s s. sss ca.s% g COLI ssii.c u;
: Sl,r9n handed q. y...srdss . .Ss Sesrd
vac taxed at the rate OF Is per usnt. ID
NGfe% 2, unTs, So,.sr,Rh Of The 1919
ti"les .hould have been classified ~ ''dolis,
' IN duty u the rate Of Is per cent. sd
,A4orem under paragraph 3S2.
PlAsSAvA.-rasssva or other vegetable
Company. vas the subject OF . customs con.
iroversy. adjusted yesterday By the Board Of
United states General Appraisers. This mer.
dressed. dyed and combed. BY s%imiiitude. Of
the rate OF % per cent. ad valorem under
Earatranhs az and ~ Of the tA!n act Of 1919.
The board sustains the claim of the protest.
ants for clasaihcation "a . n~on-enumerated
manufactured article under paragraph 3s5,
With duty At the rate Of but i6 per cent. NJ
vAlorem.
SMOKERS ARTICLEs.-Ths duty 10 lov.
cred on humidora. ash trayA smokers sets.
match stands and all other articles. ali made
yesterday by the Board Of United States Gen.
ersl Appraisers. These articles, imported By
Morimurs Bros. of Seattle and San France go.
decorated china and duty collected at the rate
oi g, per cent. zd vslorem under paragraph 10
Of the tsrir act Of 1919 The General Ap.
praieere md In All opinion written By judge
ray That thee articles should have been
classified AS smokers articles.' with duty -
pIo'iutu Tor IN paragraph ISL.
DRESS fAsTENERS-w. n. stiner 4 Son
lost before the Board Of General Apprais ers
yesteriAy IN = claim for y lower rate Of
duty than thai assessed BY the CUSTOMS col.
COMPOSED o. i' .osson H' and , %.s.l' Inc 9" l. .aes
plated with silver and III chief value Duty
30; levied thereon Al the rate OF 10 per
srsph i67 Of the tN1n at OF 1915 for har.
. TSs o, ~.rss plated With gold Or silver
should hAEA hon YeftrpAA fnR dnt1 as tha
rate Of but % per cent. Nd valorem under
me sane parssraph as m.nufaet ire. OF
claim 10 overruled
lLFE PREsERvERs In . decision handed
down Yesterday Involving the question OF
me ~elsh' OF cork hfe preseryers. imported
the Board Of General Appraisers writes
This 10 . prutest against the assessment of
preservers. the protest ants clsiminr ths, ,he
weight IL excessive. due to the absorption Of
sea water. The protes, Vas submitted upon
NE palere forwarded TO the board by the
Collector without testimony a. TO the Srual
weyht OF the. merchandise. An examination
c sou nd rssSTd Se'Sre rs d,icioss' n''hins ,ha,
lessors action. which IL mptlvely cor
rect. The pro,cs, Is overruied."
PENCIL BOXES Board OF United
states General ApprAi.er. held Yesterday tina,
penci boxes composed OF papier msche. i'm
ported IN the name Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company Of Baltimore. we're prop.
NtAs seA'h - "a w thG NhbtDu 'OlltNttr
VI the rate of . per cent ~ vaiorem under
the provision IN paragraph 3s Of the TART
set Of 1918 for .'mAiufactures OF ps-
pier mache CLAIM Was made by the protest.
ants for classification OF these pencil boxes AZ
msnuiS,ture OF good with duty At the rate
o. but y per cent I'D ,a!or,% under para,
Judge fischer writes. There 10 nothing in
the record which would warrant Ne In sue
tanning this alleged claim The protest IL
therefore overruled and the decision Of tn.
Collector affirmed"
| SCOTTISH sHoRTBREAD Free entry 4.
allowed round scottish shor,breMi according
Henry May 4 Co Ltd of Honolulu by vr.
tue OF the sinilitude clause this merriisndl ..
Vas assessed FOR duty under paragraph 10
tAriN ut OF 1919. Al the rate Of q per cent. vi
vAlorcm. ny slnlihtude TO baked articles con.
,nhihs chocolate nuts fruit or confe.non
wsite from "A 'onslderstion OF the record
That the merchandise Is Of the same char ac,ei
~ the Waverley shor,hread passed upon b,
" Dunlop 4 Ward FOLLOWING that decision
We sustain the claim IN the pro,es, for free
liquidation accordingly"
JOSS STICKS Merchandise involved =.
iSss sues ., punk. lmport~i by George )
Bush 4 CO, Ilr. OF Seattle. Wash Was IN.
.uoie,r OF = deason rendered yesterday h,
the Board OF General Appraisers assinsi III,
claim OF the protest ants. Duty was S,sessed
or these articles AZ the rate Of i6 per cen,
49, 81 lls as non enumerated manufacture,
art!cles The protestAnis commended for free
entry a. loss sticks," under pAragraph S.l
At the hearing II was shown" writes JUDI.
nav, that THIS merchandise VAS Identical
With that ~hch was the .ubjert OF This
boards deislon IN ~. Louis Fire works Com
psnys case: abstract IS ~. The record m
me case u bar does not bring the
IN question within the term loss etirks' a.
that term 4. de hncd ny this board in ODD
shoten e. al abstract 1S."a Cr. Il. a.ao,r
Ihs proiest y. overruled without Affirming
the action OF the Collector"