Show U u u Our Dear Uncle UntIe Sam Doesn't Call Calla a Spade a Spade The a art t of ot calling a n. spade a a spade Is frowned upon by the United States Slates government Sundry Sundry Sundry Sun Sun- dry French authors and writers writers of Ot other foreign countrIes countries ac accustomed accustomed ac- ac to referring to things by by their prop proper r names namer in a mann manner r That savors of ot the sm smoker ker and not of the drawing room have hav learned that many times by having their thel publications excluded from the walls mails or by having such uch literature stopped at the customs house houie Comes now the United States customs department and decides that a spade Is no not a n spade but an agricultural implement In the same decision it is solemnly solemnly solemnly sol sol- sol sol- aS asserted that a n shovel shoel is not an on agricultural implement but a shovel hovel So 80 spades are to be admitted free and arid shovels hovels when imported are to be levied on at atthe atthe atthe the rate of ot 20 per cent ad valorem This fine line of ot distinction is drawn by Andrew J. J Peters Peter as assistant assistant assistant as- as I s secretary cret ry of ot the cU customs toms service ser in a a. decision received by T F. F Thomas collector of ot the Salt Lake port |