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Hardwood Record — Veneer & Panel Section 



January 25, 1918 



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Veneer and Panel Committee Is Busy 



E. R. Morrison, one of the members of the war service commis- 

 sion of the veneer and panel industry, sends in the following inter- 

 esting information covering the work of that committee; 



The war service committee of the veneer and panel industry 

 reports great success in the work it has undertaken. There seems 

 to be a disposition on the part of every manufacturer to come in 

 and not only do his bit but do his level best to aid the government in 

 winning the war. There is also a fine spirit of co-operation shown 

 in the different departments at Washington. 



Mr. Lord and Mr. Gorham have been called to Washington to 

 take up matters of vital importance to the work in hand by prom- 

 inent government officials. 



However, there seems to be some misunderstanding as to the 

 scope of work it will be necessary for the panel and veneer manu- 

 facturers to do in the aircraft division alone. The figures are so 

 large that they startle one and it is earnestly urged that every 

 manufacturer, no matter how large or how small, send his name, 

 unless he has already received a questionnaire, to the War Service 

 Committee, 1500 South Western avenue, Chicago, III. 



From a standpoint of self-preservation alone, if one can be lack- 

 ing in patriotism at this time, every n".anufacturer should join this 

 committee. If they do not take care of the government needs, 

 manufacturers in other lines will, particularly the lumbermen of 

 the south, w^ho own their own stumpage. They may install veneer 

 machines to handle the government orders and it is quite evident 

 that the lumbermen are fully awake to the seriousness of the situ- 

 ation. This might not interest the industry at this time, but if 

 these lumbermen equip their plants to handle the work, they w^ilj 

 become very strong competitors after the war. However, an 

 appeal to your selfish interests at this time is not to be considered. 

 It is up to everyone to give every aid to the government for patri- 

 otic reasons alone. 



The idea of doing your bit is not going to help very much. That 

 was the slogan that England started on and England was almost 

 whipped before she discovered that doing one's bit would not win 

 the war. When they awoke to the seriousness of the task, they 

 knew that it meant devoting every effort, all its energy, doing its 

 utmost, and now^ we are on the road to victory. 



The members of the committee are devoting their time to this 

 work without remuneration, and in a spirit of enthusiasm. The 

 work has grown so tremendously that it demands the attention of 

 tw^o or three of the committee at all times. 



The expense of the office, in which a growing force is required, 

 is taken care of by a small assessment levied upon the manufac- 

 turers according to the amount of their output. 



Perkins Glue Company Wins Out in Final Appeal 



The following decision has just been handed down by the U. S. 

 Circuit Court of Appeals covering suit of the Solva Waterproof 

 Glue Company. The case was tried before Circuit Judges Kohl- 

 saat, Alschuler and Evans. Judge Kohlsaat delivered the opinion. 



The case was originally decided by the district court in favor 

 of the Perkins Glue Company in June, 1915. An appeal was taken 

 which was argued in January, 1917, and has just been decided. 

 The court of appeals criticises some of the ways of claiming the 

 invention that were brought before it, and reverses the lower court 

 as to them, but it sustains as valid and infringed the claims for the 

 Perkins glue as a product and for the process by which the Perkins 

 glue is made. 



The Court held that the Solva Waterproof Glue Company, the 

 Burch-Kane Company and Burch and Kane had infringed, although 

 they had merely sold the dry glue material and left their customers 

 to make it up into Perkins glue. 



The decision makes it clear also that the manufacturer who 

 mixes up such dry glue material into Perkins glue and uses it is 

 liable as an infringer. 



The following are excerpts from U. S. circuit court of appeals 

 opinion : 



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