United States v. Mutual China Co.

Wo are here concerned with an importation of chinaware. The articles thereof were assessed for import duty purposes under paragraph 79 of the tariff act of 1913 as earthenware and crockery "painted, colored, tinted, stained, enameled, gilded, printed, or ornamented or decorated in any manner, and manufactures in chief value of such,” and are claimed dutiable under another provision of said paragraph providing for earthenware and crockery "plain white, plain yellow, plain brown, plain red, or plain black, not painted, colored, tinted, stained, enameled, gilded, printed, ornamented, or…