Show FRAMERS OF TARIFF BEGIN THEIR WO WORK RK washington dec 29 the tariff trainers framers today began work on schedule y D of the tariff laws which deals with earths earthenware and glassware the changes sought in this schedule i apply particularly to the tariff on pottery and th tho testimony of witnesses who appeared before the committee when this schedule was under consideration was very interesting A suggestion to change the method of collecting lec ting the adva lorem duty on an a n article which Is being seriously considered was brought out during the hearing on pottery while jerome jones of boston was on oil the stand chairman payne explained 1 a plan to collect adva lorem duty based upon the wholesale selling price of the article in the united states instead of on the sale aripa at the place p lace of manufacture abroad the object of the suggested change is to avold avoid under valuations which result in a loss of revenue to the govern government I 1 mr payne ex explained plaid that the wholesale market price can not be easily obtained the government calls your people before the appraisers he sald to the importer on ate witness stand and thorn them under oath as aa to what that wholesale hole sale price Is and it if your competitors pet peti tors should make a false oath they would be amenable to the law of 0 E the united states tor for perjury but as it Is now there is no one to call before the board of appraisers who knows tho the actual market price abroad wo can not send and get et these witnesses here it if we take their statement we can not punish them if th they ey make false statements tife th e manufacturers of pottery in I n this country asked for tow few increases in the present duties but urged the committee to protect them in some way against under valuations on the pottery and china imported from abroad broad ft reductions in the duties on pottery were asked tor for by ate importers other changes in the schedule e ron on earths and earthenware which have been asked for are increased duties on firebrick clays crude gypsum and that manufacture re pumice stone be placed on the free list there have been several requests to place gypsum on the tree free list where it t tori fori morly was |