United States v. Shokai

Appellee imported at the port of Honolulu wooden clogs called getas, which are a kind of footwear worn by the Japanese in Japan, and to some extent in the United States. The trial court described the merchandise as follows:

* * * rectangular blocks of wood, rounded at the corners, flat on the upper side, but grooved and so cut on the under side to serve in a crude manner the purpose of a sole and heel. The clogs have three perforations through the surface, one on each side near the rear, and one in the center near the front. A thong or strap of certain fabric material runs along the upper…