The Washington herald., 1907-08-02
AT THE HOTELS.


"The custom of setting the date and
the hour OF hearing cases before the four
tribunals Of the Patent Office. which has
been in use ever since that branch Of the
service was organized. is to be changed,
and the time set to suit those IN charge"
said II. A. Toulmin. a patent lawyer, OF
Springfield, Ohio. at the Raleigh last
evening
This viii cause the attorneys consider
able delay as well as additional expense.
as they will be compelled to come TO
Washington at the time required by the
department, and then walt perhaps sew
eral days or a week. until the hearing is
eventually set for trial I dare say this
new change will cost the patent at
torneys hundreds Of thousands Of dollars
each year which otherwise they would
not find necessary to expend in the course
of their practice.
These cases in the Patent Office are
heard before four of the tribunals. con-
sisting Of the COMMISSIONS. Of Patents.
the assistant commissioner. the examiner
- AiANSA ANANAAAN1g anu TIT Dpdlu OA exam
iners-in-chief. However, I think the pat
ent attorneys Of this country viii take
the matter up with Commissioner Edward
B. Moore with the hope of having the
present custom continued
Speaking for myself / intend to take
the matter up with Mr.. Moore as soon
as possible. Out Of the nine Courts of
Appeals Of the United States there is but
one where the day and the hour is set
IN advance and the attorneys notified
This Is the Court of Appeals at Chicago
IN the seventh circuit Each Of the
other eight courts sets the date Of
hearing at their convenience, and when
the attorney has arrived they sometimes
postpone the case from day 10 day. In
my opinion it would be just as convenient
for the court 10 set the date and the time
OF the hearing, and then carry out the
programme. But even the Supreme Court
OF the United States does not do this.
and now the Court of Appeals Of the
Patent Office. together with the Commits
sioner and the other tribunals, have
adopted this custom.
There is likely to be somewhat Of a
tightening in the corset business Of this
country in the near future" said Mr.
Frederick ". Holden, Of Ansonia, Conn,
at the Raleigh Hotel, last night by
that I mean that something on the order
Of a trust might be formed. but I can
also say that the prices Of this wearing
apparel viii not be increased owing 10
the combine. In fact, We, the manufac-
turers, are making every endeavor to
lower the cost Of these necessities TO the
American woman
Mr.. Holden IS president Of the Union
Fabric Company Of Derby, and a former
State senator. His brother Mr. ". A
Holden, a patent lawyer, and who for ten
years was former examiner in the Pat
ent ONCE here, is also at the Raleigh.
Mr. Frederick Holden is a corporation at
torney. In addition to his connections with
other business enterprises.
There are perhaps four big manufac-
turers Of c0rsets In this country. These
people, as / understand the situation, are
10 form a trust as you might call 1t, by
simply not organizing. In other words,
they understand each other thoroughly.
/ Do you follow me2 The concern Of which
I am al the head manufactures material
for the men who make the c0rsets.
Roughly speaking, the corset cOmpa-
MES Of the United States, the four who
are talking Of running all the business a
one, in a way. turn out 90. ,00e cOrsets
every year. We have never been able 10
estimate how many COrsets the average
woman wears in the course Of a year, but
these figures viii give you some idea.
This is a great business. The manufac-
tuTers have been unable to catch up with
their orders for years and have demands
for months and months in advance"
II. II. Hanna, IT.. Of Indianapolis. a
distant relative OF the late Mark Hanna,
! is registered at the New Willard. Mr.
Hanna Is accompanied by his wife and
has been travelling through the East on
his summer vacation. Together with his
father, Mr.. Hanna is engaged in the man
ufacturing business in indianapolis
William Allen White. the man who
! originated What's the matter with Kan
sas and Immediately came into the lime
/ light, had a fatteTiug offer some time
afterward to leave Emporia and go to
Z New York and work on a metropolitan
daily" said Elmer Dover, secretary Of
/ the Republican National Committee, at
| the New Willard last night. But before
/ doing so he went TO Ohio 10 talk the mat
/ ter over with Mark Hanna Nj White is
still out at Emporia. and he is doing bet
I ter and making more money than il he
had accepted the position in the metrop-
Z oils OF America.
Mr. Hanna talked the question over
with young White, and then gave him
some fatheTly advice. Out in Kansas,
1 Mr.. Hanna said 10 White, you are
more than a big fish in a big puddle
Z You are a great man. In New York you
wouldn't be even a little fish In a little
I puddle pond You go back TO Kansas
I stay with the Gazette, and Just see il