April 1, 1916.] 



THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD 



367 



CLASSIFICATION OF UNCOVERED TENNIS BALLS. 



A recent decision of the Board of General .appraisers re- 

 garding shipments of uncovered tennis balls by George 

 Borgfeldt & Co., New York City, overruled the collectors' 

 action at New York and Philadelphia in class"itying them as 

 "toys," as they were largely used for playing tennis on 

 wet courts and not exclusively for the amusement of children. 

 This decision is of interest to dealers, since' under the ap- 

 praisers' classification as "manufactures of rubber not spe- 

 cially provided for" the duty is reduced from 35 to 10 per 

 cent. 



Committee D-13 of the American Society for Testing Materials 

 held an interesting meeting on Friday and Saturday, March 17 

 and 18, at the United States Rubber Co.'s building, 1790 Broad- 

 way, New York Cit>-. 



William D. Hartshorne, chairman of the committee, called the 

 meeting to order, and after the routine business had been dis- 

 posed of, recommendations for standard tests of hose, belting 

 and similar fabrics were discussed. 



While substantial progress was made towards unifying the 

 theory and practice of testing the fabrics under consideration, 

 nothing definite was determined. The whole matter will be 

 further considered at the meeting to be held at Atlantic City, 

 New Jersey, next July. 



CANADIAN RECLAIMING PLANT BURNED. 



The reclaiming works of the Rubber Regenerating Co. of 

 Canada, Limited, Montreal, were almost entirely destroyed by 

 a fire on the 19th of last month from a cause which has not yet 

 been determined. It is stated that there was no inflammable 

 material on the floor where the fire started, nor anything to 

 cause so rapid a progress of the flames as was experienced. 

 Its start was traced at or near the outside window, and there 

 are some suspicions of incendiarism. The building was a four- 

 story one, the floors being of pine wood, which, with the con- 

 tents, burned rapidly, leaving the walls almost intact, but the 

 inside practically destroyed. This was a comparatively new 

 department, which was so successful that an extension was con- 

 templated. It is estimated the loss was between $40,000 and 

 $50,000. The company has on hand sufficient stock so that no 

 delay is likely to be caused by this conflagration. The shoe 

 factory of the Canadian Consolidated Rubber Co., Limited, was 

 separated only by a heavy party wall, which prevented further 

 spread of the flames. Otherwise the entire block would probibly 

 b'ive been destroyed. 



A SPECLAL RUBBER NUMBER. 



We congratulate our good friend, James Acton, publisher, 

 The Shoe & Leather Journal, Montreal, Canada, upon 

 his "Rubber Special," which appeared in March 1. In addi- 

 tion to the regular interesting matter of leather footwear, the 

 department devoted to rubber boot and shoe matters is verj- 

 complete. It covers the new Canadian list with comments upon 

 them, a review of the Dominion stocks and the prospects for the 

 season. Incidentally, the new riibber price lists are givfen, in 

 detail, for every type made in Canada, and the rubber neWS is 

 very comprehensively covered. It will be remembered that early 

 in the spring there is often a banquet of the shoe men in To- 

 ronto — this year was no exception. In the chronicle of it con- 

 tained in the "Rubber Special" many old friends among the 

 rubber manufacturers were noted as being present. Among the 

 speakers was R. H. Greene, of Gutta Percha & Rubber, Limited, 

 who reviewed the development of the rubber industry very in- 

 terestingly. 



The cover of the "Special" was graced by a fine portrait of 

 W. H. Miner, of the Miner Rubber Co., Granby, Quebec. 



THE ADOPTED LIST OF DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES. 



ATEXT.-\TI\'E list of soft rubber, druggists' sundries, sug- 

 gested by the Drug Sundries Division of The Rubber 

 Club of America, Inc., was published in The India Rubber World, 

 August 1, 1915. With but two exceptions this list has been ap- 

 proved by the United States Customs Service. The revised list 

 is as follows : 



SOFT RUBBER DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES. 



.\ir Beds. 



.^ir Pillows and Mattresses. 



Applicators. 



Aprons (Surgeons', Sanitary). 



urgeons , 

 !ulb Sets. 



Empvema Tubes. 

 Ether Bags. 

 Face Masks. 

 Finger Cots. 



Fittings for Nursing Bottles. 

 Baby Pacifiers. Funnels (Soft Rubber). 



Bags (Breeder, Gonorrhea, Ear, Gloves (Autopsy, Household, Ob- 

 Throat, Mastoid, Intra-gastric, stetrical. Surgeons', Veterinary, 

 Face, Gas. Sterile Dressing, Ice, etc.). 

 Pulitzer, Sponge, Blood-Pressure, Gum (Bandages), 

 etc.). Hospital Blankets. 

 Bandages. Ice Helmets. 

 Basins. Invalid Cushions. 



Bath Sprays. Medicine Droppers (unless glass 



Bed Pans. chief value). 



Belts (Umbilical, Abdominal, Gum, isasal Feeding Tubes. 



Perforated Frictional Belts, etc.). Nipple Shields. 

 Bibs. Nipples. 



Bougies. Ob.stetrical and Operating Cushions. 



Breast Pumps. Obstetrical Sleeves. 



Breast Shields. Operating Caps and Pads. 



Bulbs (Atomizer, Syringe, Complex- Pessaries. 



Dental, Breast Pump, etc.). Rubber Corks and Chemist Stoppers, 



s, Te: 



Caps (C)perating Head Caps, 



Tube (Taps, Ice Caps, etc.). Spinal Ice Bags. 



Sponges (Rubber). 

 Sprinklers (Disinfecting). 



Sheetii 

 Spinal 

 Spong 

 Sprinl 

 Stethoscope Tubes. 



Cathe 



Coils (Head, Abdominal). 



Complexion Cups. 



Covers (Drainage. Gauze, Dilator, 



Segregator, Sanitary). Syringes (Bulb and Bag). 



Crutch Tips. Teething Rings. 



Cupping Cups. Tourniquets. 



Cushions (Obstetrical, Operating, Tubes (Rectal, Colon, Ston 



Chair. Hospital, Embalming, etc.). Tubing (Rubber). 

 Dam (Dental). Urinals. 



Diapers. Water Bottles. 



Dilators. 



RUBBER CLUB STANDING COMMITTEES RECENTLY APPOINTED. 

 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE. 



Harvey S. Firestone, chairman, Firestone Tire & Rubber 

 Co., Akron, Ohio. 



George B. Hodgman, Hodgman Rubber Co., Tuckahoe, 

 New York. 



Van H. Cartmell, Kelly-Springfield Tire Co., 227 West 

 57th street. New York. 



H. Stuart Hotchkiss, United States Rubber Co., 1790 Broadway, 

 New York. 



William E. Bruyn, L. Littlejohn & Co., 138 Front street. 

 New York. 



Paul W. Litchfield, Goodyear Tire & Rubber Co., Akron, 

 Ohio. 



LEGISLATIVE COMMITTEE. 



Frederick C. Hood, chairman. Hood Rubber Co., East 

 Watertown, Massachusetts. 



H. Stuart Hotchkiss, United States Rubber Co., 1790 Broadway, 

 New York. 



Jesse E. La Dow, Mansfield Tire and Rubber Co., Mans- 

 field, Ohio. 



AUDITING COMMITTEE. 



Edward E. Huber, chairman, Eberhard Faber, 37 Green- 

 point avenue, Brooklyn, New York. 



William G. Grieb, Ajax Rubber Co., Inc., 1796 Broadway, 

 New York. 



TIRE SHIPMENTS TO NEUTRAL EUROPEAN COUNTRIES FACILITATED. 



The issuance of London permits for the shipment of tires to 

 neutral European countries by the way of England has been 

 greatly facilitated by the adoption of a plan formulated by the 

 advisory committee of the Rubber Club. The British authori- 

 ties will now recognize shipments certified by the Rubber Club 

 and issue permits promptly. Thus tires can be shipped from 

 England, arriving at their destination before or at the same 

 time as the automobile or motorcycle for which they are in- 

 tended. 



