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company's factory when he was hahed at Worcester by the 

 news of his father's death. A daughter married George A. Stet- 

 son, president of the Elastic Tip Co., Boston. 



PHILIP JAMES KING. 



At the age of 75 years, Phihp James King, famous as a de- 

 signer of balloons, who is said to have created the first balloon 

 that crossed the English Channel and was the originator of the 

 "fish balloon," the forerunner of the modern airship, died last 

 month in a suburb of London, 



DIETRICH HUSHORN. 



After being for nearly half a century connected with the Eagle 

 Pencil Co., New York, Dietrich Mushorn died at his home in 

 the Cypress Hills section of Brooklyn on November 10. De- 

 ceased was born in Oldenburg, Germany, 71 years ago, and is 

 survived by his widow, three sons and three daughters. 



JUSTUS S. HOTCHKISS, 



One of the oldest and best-known retired merchants resident 

 in Xew Haven, Connecticut, Justus Street Hotchkiss, died at his 

 home in that city on November 12, aged 84 years. Prominent for 

 many years in banking circles, he was also largely interested, 

 as a stockholder, in rubber manufacturing companies, one of his 

 cousins being Henry L. Hotchkiss, president of the L. Candee 

 Rubber Co., New Haven. The will of the deceased disposed 

 of an estate of about $2,000,000. a liberal share of which he dis- 

 tributed among relatives and faithful servants and to local in- 

 stitutions. As residuary legatee, Yale University will receive 

 nearly $1,000,000, which will be divided in equal amounts be- 

 tween the academic, law and logical departments, without re- 

 striction. 



LOUIS GOTTSCHALK. 



Louis Gottschalk, F.R.S., an expert chemist who made a spe- 

 cial study of the synthetic production of rubber, died last month 

 at his residence, Newark, New Jersey, aged sixty-seven years. 



Deceased, who was educated at the University of Munich, 

 Bavaria, devoted much time to the study of the production of 

 synthetic rubber, using some highly explosive ingredients in his 

 process. Two years ago an explosion occurred in his laboratory 

 at Sewaren, New Jersey, by which his wife, who was greatly in- 

 terested in his work, was fatally injured; and not long afterwards 

 a second explosion resulted in the death of his son-in-law. He 

 had finally succeeded in replacing the explosive chemicals with 

 others of a less dangerous character and received the patents en 

 his process shortly before his death. 



RUBBER-SOLED SHOES POPULAR AT KARACHI. 



The American consul at Karachi, India, in a recent letter, com- 

 ments on the rubber-soled canvas sport shoe extensively worn 

 in that district for every purpose, as follows : 



The white canvas shoes sold here are of English make. They 

 are cheaper than American-made white shoes, but not so good. 

 * * * The rubber soles, so far as I have seen, are red. Deal- 

 ers say that white rubber soles are not in demand here, as they 

 cost more. I have personally tested the low canvas shoes with 

 red rubber soles sold locally, and compared them with several 

 pairs of American low canvas shoes with white rubber soles 

 that I brought from the United States. The American shoes 

 cost me about 50 cents more a pair at retail in Xew York than 

 the British-made shoes in Karachi, and lasted more than twice 

 as long under identical conditions of wear. The .\merican shoes 

 were of better shape, and held their shape better. 



The Karachi consulate would like to have American shoe 

 catalogues and price lists to place on file. 



AKERICAK RUBBER SHOES IN BULGARIA. 



Bulgaria's trade with the I'nited States has always been 

 very fickle and subject to great variations. .An example of 

 this is shown by statistics of Bulgarian imports of rubber 

 shoes from this country. In 1913 these imports amounted to 

 14,552 pairs of rubber shoes, valued at $8,757, whereas in 



1914, according to the best available statistics, not a single 

 pair of Arnerican rubber shoes was imported into that Balkan 



state. 



FEDERAL TRADE COKHISSION INQUIRIES. 



A Federal trade commission has been appointed by Congress, 

 to obtain information by corespondence and personal interview 

 in regard to foreign trade conditions. 



Public hearings have been given at various points throughout 

 the country for the purpose of eliciting the desired information, 

 and about 30,000 letters sent out, some 20,000 to American man- 

 ufacturers and the remainder to others familiar with foreign 

 trade conditions or interested in export commerce. The trade 

 of the world has been so affected by the war in Europe that 

 special opportunities have been opened for American enterprise 

 to enter foreign markets and obtain a largely increased share 

 of their trade. 



The letters were accompanied by a return postal card intended 

 to give the commission a broad "yes" or "no" referendum on 

 the advisability of export combinations and to put its members 

 in touch with those willing to furnish facts covering topics 

 on which the commission desires information. It is expressly 

 stipulated that any facts communicated as confidential will be 

 so treated by the commission. 



Prompt and frank response is being made by business men 

 to the inquiries, and at last account nearly 10,000 replies had 

 been received, many of the answers being particularly explicit 

 in regard to the advantages and disadvantages of cooperation 

 in foreign trade. 



The commission is desirous of completing its investigation 

 with all possible despatch so that the results of its labors may 

 be an aid to Congress' in determining what action may be re- 

 quired in the public interest, for the promotion of At) 

 trade. An early response to its questions will be appreciated. 



NEW REGULATIONS GOVERNING EXPORT PROCEDURE. 



The announcement that new United States regulations relative 

 to export procedure will become eflfective January 1, 1916, has 

 created such intense interest among manufacturers and shippers 

 that the Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce. Department 

 of Commerce, Washington, D. C, has found it necessary to re- 

 print the new order, with explanatory text. That pamphlet is just 

 oflf the press and is being supplied free of charge to those inter- 

 ested, upon application to the above-mentioned office. All ship- 

 ments for export to foreign countries, or to .\laska, Hawaii, and 

 Porto Rico, will be affected by the new' regulations. 



STATEMENT OF THE INDIA RUBBER WORLD. 



Statement of the ownership, management, circulation, etc.. re- 

 quired by the .\ct of August 24, 1912. of The Indi.^ Rubber 

 World, published monthly at New York, N. Y., for October 1, 

 1915. 



Editor, Henry C. Pearson, Tompkins Corners, Putnam county, 

 New York. 



Managing Editor, None. 



Associate Editor, John P. Lyons, Hotel .\pthorp, Broadway 

 and Ninety-fourth street. New York. 



Business Manager, William M. Morse, 99 North Broadway, 

 Tarrytown. N. Y. 



Publishers, The India Rubber Publishing Co., 25 West Forty- 

 fifth street. New York. 



Owner, Henry C. Pearson, Tompkins Corners, Putnam county. 

 New York. 



Known bondholders, mortgagees, and other security holders, 

 holding 1 per cent, or more of total amount of bonds, mortgages, 

 or other securities : None. 



(Signed) Wii.i.iam M. Morse, Business Manager. 



Sworn to and subscribed before me this sixth dav of October, 

 1915. 



(Signed) Fredk. Sprixcer, Notary Public. 

 [seal] Westchester County. 



Certificate filed in New York County. New York County 

 Clerk's No. 204. Register's No. 6370. (My commission expires 

 March 30, 1916.) 



