Show I Protest Arising Over Duties Imposed onOre on onOre onOre Ore Shipments Aired fired Before Appraiser I Df ON I WAITE I T TO DECiDE A AT AS T U DUTES TI A ASSESSED D DI Two wo Smelting Co Companies I Object to Payment of Customs as Design Designated ted tedI I by Col Collector of Port I against certain P PROTESTING I duties on ores imposed by br bythe bythe the government go on shipments from front British Columbia the International International Inter Inter- I lIa national Smelting and Refining company and the American Smelting Smelling I and Refining company are appearing at a special hearing today in the fedEral federal federal fed fed- eral building before before Judge Byron S. S Wa Waite WaH te of New r York special United States customs appraiser Thousands of ot dollars are aie Involved in the controversy controversy contro contro- versy Y concerning ores oies already shipped and ores that are still being brought j I into the United States The decision in inthe Ithe the present present hearing will probably settie settle settle set set- tle tie the matter for all time The duties dutlE'S complained of oC were fixed by Thomas J V. V Thomas United I States collector of ot customs for tor this district districts and were based upon the es established es- es regulations of ot the depart depart- ment They included include an impost on all zinc on the ores in question but it is the contention of ot the defendant companies companies com cons panics that since the zinc values are not recovered the duty should not l be e imposed Charles D D. Lawrence I special counsel counsel coun- coun sel set for tor the customs department accompanied ac accompanied accompanied ac- ac companied Judge Waite alte from Cram New NewYork NewYork ew York and is conducting the governments government's governments government's govern govern- ments ment's end of ot the hearing Clerks au auditors auditors auditors au- au and other representatives of at the mining and smelting g companies to the number of ot twenty are arc in attendance The hearing will possibly conclude to today today today to- to day or Friday |