Joseph McKenna, Henry Frankenberg Company v. United States…
“ Notwithstanding this conflict in the circuit court of appeal, the case is in such narrow compass that an extended discussion is not necessary. It may be that the stringing of the beads has but a temporary purpose. We, however, are not at liberty to disregard the condition upon which the law makes the duty depend. Indeed, the considerations expressed by the board of appraisers make it certain that the language of paragraph 408 was deliberately used to apply only to beads actually loose. ”
