May 1, 1»20.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



309 



17 by 25 inches in size, is finely reproduced and an ornament to 

 any office. 



An INTEKESTING WAl.l. MAI' ISSUED BY The KuBBER ASSOCIATION 



of America, Inc., shows at a glance the location of each industry 

 that is represented by members of the Association. The spots 

 are crowded thickly in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Jersey 

 and Ohio ; they make a good showing, too, in Rhode Island, 

 Pennsylvania and Indiana. There are fourteen west of the Mis- 

 sissippi and five in Canada. 



"The Hex," A monthly house-organ consisting of eight 

 pages, 12 by 14^2 inches, is being issued by The Black & Decker 

 Manufacturing Co., Tow.son Heights, Baltimore. The name is 

 derived from the trade-mark of the concern which represents 

 a hexagonal seal bearing the company's name. Each issue con- 

 tains news of interest from the several departments of the organi- 

 zaticiii and is illustrated with photographs and sketches. 



RUBBER TRADE INQUIRIES. 



'I 'HE tHQUirics tluit foUou, liave already been answered; never- 

 -* thctrss tlu-y arc of interest not only in showing the needs 

 of the trade, but because of the possibility that additional in- 

 formation may be furnished by those mho read them. The editor 

 is therefore glad to have those interested commumcate with him. 



(796.) An inquiry has been received for the addresses of 

 rubber manufacturers who make tubes which can be inflated and 

 contracted vertically, each inside measurement of the container. 



(797.) Inquiry is made as to the address of the present manu- 

 facturer of the Schirm dipping machine. 



(798.) Request is made for standard inner tube specifications. 



(799. ) .\ subscriber asks where he can purchase pontianak 

 resin. 



(800.; An inquiry has been received as to where a sewing 

 machine for stitching on tire shoes can be obtained. 



(801.) A rubber manufacturer desires late information and 

 formulas for making dipped and molded goods. 



(802.) A request is made for the address of some rubber com- 

 pany that will make a few sample semi-solid rubber tires, the 

 inquirer having his own mold. 



(803.) Inqiiirj- is made for the addresses of manufacturers of 

 gutta percha tissue, for use by piano-player action manufacturers. 



(804.) A reader asks information concerning "Azijnzuur," 

 used for coagulating rubber on plantations. 



(805.) A manufacturer requests information as to where he 

 can obtain a machine for rolling finger cots. 



TRADE OPPORTUNITIES FROM CONSUtAR REPORTS. 



Addresses may be obtained from the Bureau of Foreign and 

 Domestic Commerce, IVashington, D. C, or from the following 

 district or cooperative offices. Requests for each address should 

 be oil (I separate sheet, and state number. 



COOPERATIVE OFFICES. 

 Cleveland: Chamber of Commerce 

 Cincinnati: Chamber of Commerc 



DISTRICT OFFICES. 

 New York: 734 Customhouse. 

 Boston: 1801 Customhouse. 



hicaRo: 504 Federal Building. .. „ , 



5t. Louis: 402 Third National Bank Railway. 96 Ingalls Building. 



lUiilding. Los Angeles: Chamber of Comme 



Mew Orleans: I02O Hibernia Bank Philadelphia: Chamber of Commerce. 



Building. Portland. Oregon: Chamber of Com- 



ian Francisco: 307 Customhouse. mcrcc. 



Seattle: 848 Henry Building. Dayton. Ohio: Dayton Chamber of 



(File No. FE-114.) A firm in .Singapore wi.shcs tn get in 

 touch with American firms interested in rubber, gutta percha, 

 jelutong and other products. 



(34,401.) A company in Egypt wishes to buy tires and acces- 

 sories. Quote f. o. b. New York. Payment in United States 

 currency; confirmed credit in New York bank. 



(34,402.) A merchant in Canada wants to secure a distributing 

 agency for automobiles and tires. Quote f. o. b. Canadian desti- 

 nation. Payment cash. 



(32,413.) A man in Algeria wishes to secure an agency tor 

 ihe sale of automobiles and tires. Quote c. i. f. Algeria. Pay- 

 ment against documents. Correspondence may be in English. 



(32,437.) Several firms in Syria wish to be put in communi- 

 cation with manufacturers and exporters of rubber goods. 



(32,458.) General importers and exporters in Syria desire to 

 be placed in touch with manufacturers and exporters of rubber 

 goods. 



(32,473.) A firm of engineers and contractors in Siberia wishes 

 to get in touch with manufacturers and exporters to secure agen- 

 cies for rubber goods for industrial purposes. Correspondence 

 may be in English. 



(32,476.) Firms in Syria wish to enter into relations for the 

 purchase of rubber goods. 



(32,502.) A commercial firm in Turkey desires to secure an 

 agency for the sale of rubber overshoes. Quotations c. i. f. Turk- 

 ish port. Correspondence may be in English. 



(32,561.) American representative of firms in China wishes 

 to get in touch with exporters for the sale of rubber-plantation 

 machinery. 



JUDICIAL DECISIONS. 



FACTS IN THE SCHKADER CASE. 



TThe case of A. Schrader's Son, Inc., maker of tire valves, 

 ••• charged with violation of the Sherman Anti-trust Act, has 

 so far been a contest on legal technicalities and not on the merits 

 of the case. The decision of the Supreme Court, at the begin- 

 ning of April last, remands the case for trial to the District 

 Court of the Northern District of Ohio. The Schrader com- 

 pany was indicted about the time that the Colgate soap com- 

 paii)- was put on trial for conspiracy under the Sherman Law. 

 It was averred that in selling their tire valves, valve parts and 

 I'ther tire accessories to wholesalers, they themselves fixing the 

 prices at which they should be sold and declaring that they 

 would not sell to anyone who did not accept their terms, vio- 

 lated the law. The company demurred to the indictment but the 

 District Court overruled this and the case came up again in 

 ■September last, the Schrader company expecting to contest it 

 on the facts in the case. 



On June 2, 1919, however, the Supreme Court gave its deci- 

 sion on the Colgate case (United States Reports, Volume 250, 

 page 301), Justice McReynolds reading the decision. District 

 Judge Westenhaver thought the two cases were similar and had 

 the Schrader case argued again on the demurrer. He stated 

 hi his decision that he believed the Supreme Court had held 

 in the Colgate case that a manufacturer could choose his own 

 customers and announce in advance that he would only deal 

 with such as maintained his prices. The only difference he 

 could see in the Schrader case was that the prices appeared 

 in a written license agreement which was signed by the tire- 

 makers and jobbers. He consequently allowed the demurrer 

 and dismissed the indictment. 



From Judge Westenhaven's decision the Government ap- 

 pealed to the Supreme Court which, on April 2, through Justice 

 McReynolds, overruled the demurrer and sent the case back to 

 the District Court to have the indictment tried. In the course 

 of his decision, he intimated that there was a difference between 

 the Schrader and the Colgate cases, and that the written agree- 

 ment in the former's mode of business, constituted a violation 

 of the law. That matter must be settled, however, in the trial 

 which is to come. 



Rubber Importers Limited, to deal in crude rubber, has bevi 

 incorporated in Singapore by the Rubber Importers & Dealers 

 Co., Inc., New York City, which has had its own offices in Singa- 

 pore for some time. 



