Show TARIfF BOARD BOARO BEGINS WORK ORK ON REVISIONS Preliminary Investigation Started to Determine if Changes in Rates Are Advisable W WASHINGTON March Pro Pre Preliminary work has been started by bythe bythe bythe the tariff commission in its Investigation Investigation investigation gation to determIne whether changes in tho the rates provided In the new tariff law Jaw on several commodities ties are advisable Commission members said today it would be several months before recommendations recommendations recommendations are ready for tor the president I Cuban producers have petitioned I for tor a decrease in sugar duties A I manufacturer of paint brush handies handies handles han han- I dies with a factory in Canada Is la seeking a lower rate A paper manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer man man- using casein as raw materIal material ma ma- tenial has requested a lower Jower rate Higher duties are sought on pig pie Iron oxalic acid diethyl acid and its derivatives logwood extract sodium nitrate Swiss pattern pattern pattern pat pat- tern files tUes cotton gloves made of ot i warp knit fabric cotton ht hosiery for infants wall pockets and artificial or ornamental fruits vegetables grains leav leaves s. s flowers and the like Application for tor heavier duty on barium dioxide was made A re request request request re- re quest for a decrease was received from a manufacturer importing hydrogen hydrogen hy hy- drogen peroxide A manufacturer petitioned for an nn increase in tho I duty on potassium chlorate a manufacturer manufacturer manufacturer man man- of matches countering I with witha a 11 request for a decrease Th The Fair Tariff league leas announced today It had written to President Harding and the tariff commission protesting against the trivial character character char char- acter actor of the articles which the commissIon commission commission com com- mission proposes to Investigate |