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The Washington times., 1919-07-10
URGES HIGHER PAY
AT PATENT OFFICE
Frederick P. Fish Also FaVorsa
Creation Of Separate Ex.
ecutiVe Department.

Frederick P. Fish. OF Boston. re-
garded as ''the abiest patent attorney
in Ameriea, yesterday urged the HouSS
Patent Committee to report favor
ably three measures ,afeetiag the
Patent ONCE here. The bills In quSs-
ton were introduced in the House BY
CongreSsman John I. Nolan Of Calf
fornfa, chairman OF the House Patent
Committee, BY request OF the National
Research Council
Because OF the ''niggardly salaries
paid officials OF the Patent Office.
% per cent OF them resigned during
the past three years, Mr.. Fish told
the committee, in urging q favorable
report on the bill to increase salaries
in the office.
COaId Get Rich Overnight.
Mr.. Fish spoke Of the innumerabls
ways in which an okiefal OF the Of
ice could become rich overnight.
even to getting millions by the mere
shifttng Of q word here and there.
by q false report ON a patent. or
BY taking advantage OF some in
formation he gained while In thar
office.
At the present time the maximum
pay Of an investigator Is only S2,7VC.
These officials are men OF educaticR.
OF great responsibility. but under that
salary they are unable to give thci:
sons the necessary education ami
training to ut them to follow In theft
footsteps. 81. E.
Another bill. providing for removal
OF the Patent Oflics from the interior
Departments and making II a separaAs
and independent bureau, Mr.. Ffsh
said, Is one OF the most important 20
industry in this. country.
wOud Aid ERIeIeney.
The bill, in his opinion. would pro-.
mote efficiency IN the Patent oRics
Il would protect the Inventors and
deveIop industry. 1t would have =
great economic effect since IL would
have q direct bearing on the expenGi-
tuFs Of millions Of dollars where IN
Yentions are eoncernsd.s
o. The Patent 0fiee II more than SELF
he said. II now has more
than $4,000, 900 surplus in the Treas
u-y to its credit. ..-s
The third bill-a measure to create
a. court of patent appeals-WouH
mean a saving of untold millions, Mr..
Fish said.
Frequently, he told the committee, .
patent case Is lost in one Of the nine
circuit courts of appeals. II Is thea
taken to another court and a reversal
Is had. Here are instances OF one
court deciding against another, and Al
times reversing itself.
The Washington times., 1919-07-10
'Ma1hozz.


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Those old "worn-out' shoes
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service.
Things to Take Along: (D A
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outside" for inferior grades. ~
A supply of shoe dressings, shoe
laceS, getaways needed, and
hard to find in reliable qualities
in "out-of-the-way' places.
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The Washington times., 1919-09-14
OHIO VETS AND DRYS
PLAN HOT FALL FIGHT

CLEVELAND. Ohio, Sept. 1L-Wets
and drys OF Ohio are preparing for
another battle this fall
Regardless Of the fact that Ohio
was voted dry and that the national
war prohibition measure is to be fol-
lowed By constitutional prohibition,
vets believe they can swing Ohio
into voting its willingness to be wet
and thereby start a successful revo-
luton against the drys.
The Ohio Home Rule Association
has filed petitions bearing $4,000
signatures with the secretary Of
state, asking for a referendum on
the CTabbe act passed by the general
assembly, which provides for the
enforcement OF prohibition.
Several other wet and dry meas
ures will be submitted The VETS
hope TO knock out the ratification of
national prohibition. exempt 2.75 per
cent beer from the intoxicating liouor
class. and Kill the State prohibition
measure adopted last fall and restore
the saloon.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14
Rupture Kills
1000 Annually

seven fhousand persons each year are
Iaid away--ths burial certifcate beng
rEarizsd Rupture" why? Because the
fnfortunats ones had neglected Themselves
- had been merely taking care Of the
riEn (gWeIllnGD Of the affection and pay
Tag no attention 20 the cause. VIVA. are
Tou doinE7 Are you neEiectinE yourself
~ wearing q truss, appliance, or what
fyeF name you choose 20 call u Al besT.
tAe truss II only q makeshift-a false
F1op against q cOllapsing wail-and can
lsof Be expected 20 act as more than .
fnere nschanicai support. The binding
Fe1suTs retardH blood circulation, thus
I@sbbinE the weakened muscles Of that
But science has found q way, and
f~efy truss sufferer IN the land b. invited
g. make FhEE test right IN the prl-
acy ~ their own home. The PLAPAO
2 affhod D. unqueBtlnna bly, the most scien-
. ~. Logical and FuccenafuI seff-treatment
p rupture the world has ever known
The PLAPAO PAD when adherinF
0NeiT % the body cannot POSSIBLY sIib
- shift out q place. therefore. cannot
Z sffs Or pinch. Soft 80 veIvef-eagv ~
8 9Fy--insEDsnaivs. To b. used whilst Won
tForE snd whliHf you sleep. No Etrs3E
Efsfea a. apTiuEs attached.
Lesrn h0N 20 close the hernial opening
- Sacgrs INTENDED - the rupture CAN'T
: sfls dGWn, Send your name today 70
fsGAPAO CO., Block f6s. e. Louis No.
fgf FHEE tFfai Piapas and the inforFaa-
- necaaGafTs
The Washington times., 1919-09-14
Cured His RuPT. PT.URE

/ was baatS raptufed vine iiftins
arpnk several years ago. Doctors said my
a1ly hope Of cure vas an operation
Tfusses did me No good. Finally I got
hold Of Boulethlng that quickly and eom-
T5IetsIy cured me Years have passed and
the rupture has never returned, although
] an doing hard work as a carpenter.
There was no operation, no lost time, no
Iroubie ] have nothing 70 sell, but viii
elye full information about how you may
md q complete cure without operation. II
-or write 10 me, Eugene NJ. PuIlsn, Car
neuter S14F Marcellus Avenue. Manas-
cuan N J Better cut out this notice and
chow II 70 any others who are ruptured--
you may save q life or at least stop the
misery OF rupture and the worry and
danger OF an operation
The Washington times., 1919-09-14
Births, maFFta9Es,
Deaths
Lansburgh & Bro Will Be Closed All Day Wednesday
Notices May Be Phoned Until I
m. Nam $3.50, Branch 9.
RITES HELD FOR
FRANCIS WEAVER

Funeral services for Francis A.
wesver, civil war veteran, newspaper
man, and Government employe for
twenty years, were held at o'clock
yesterday evening at his home S2lt
Thirteenth street northwest The
body was sent to Brookevilie, Pa,
where burial services and i1terment
will take place today.
Mr.. Weaver, who was seventy
seven years old, died Friday after
noon at his home following an i'll
ness OF about a year. He waB born
inWestmoreland county, Pa, the son
OF John and Eliza weaver. He was
educated in the public schools Of
Westmoreland county and entered the
newspaper field In Greeensburg.
When the civil war broke out he
enlisted in Company 1, Eleventh
Pennsylvania Infantry. He was later
transferred to an Ohio cavalry troop
and served throughout the greater
part Of the war. After the war he
returned TO newspaper work.
He was appointed postmaster at
Brookeville. Pa, by President Arthur
and fve years later was elected to
the State legislature. He was
appointed to the general land office
in this city in 1898 and had since
been serving here as editor and
clerk.
Mr.. weaver is survived by his
widow, Mrs. L. S. Weaver; two sons,
T. c. All W. W. weaver, and one
daughter, Mrs. Alice B. Weaver.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14
MARRIAGES.

walter L BurnhaIn. -. and Marie GFauI.
Is, both Of Baltimore. Nd. The Rev.
John II. JefrieS
Ira W. Hoopman. 25. and Mary B. Dorman,
% both Of Lucas, Kan. The Rev. Harry
d. Mitchell
James A. Campbell, n, llaroa, III, and
Lucie G. Miller, Is. NSkesville, Va. The
Rev. Howard +. Downs.
Richard c Ridley, 80. and LSnora z.
Brosey. -, both Of Pittsburgh, Pa The
Rev. HenOch Schroeder.
Francis n Dwyer. 80. and Alma r. Titus
q, beth OF Deposit. n. 7. The Rev.
John n. Mcnamara
Francis Earl Lewis, -, and KathsFfne
Irene Diven. -. both Of Baltfmore, Nd
The Rev. Charles A Shreve.
Lawson M. Fuller. So, and Adelaide A..
Grilio, q. The Rev. John c. Palmer.
Arthur Joseph GOeLinE, -, Chicago, III.
and Elizabeth Cecilia SpelihrinE, "a The
Rev. T. J. Kervick.
Henry c. L Crawford, -, Newport News
Va, and Bertha L Sanford, I6 The
Rev. Titus T. Davis
Joseph 3. O'ConnoF. -, ana L4ela Ked-
well ~. The Rev. John II. Jehriea
George Howard, jr.. Cleveland, Ohio, and
Florence Ruth Bell, Is The Rev.
Thomas G. Smyth-
The Washington times., 1919-09-14
ADVERTISEMENT
Glass and Nails No Longer
Autos Rugaboo
Tire Filler Banishes Pmctures
and Rlowouts.

Slowing down or detourinE 70 avoid the
dangers Of riding over broken glass. tackE
or nails is no longer necessary. The dan
ger has been removed. This ig the verdict
= OF over 100, eco owners OF cars and trucks
who have replaced air in their tires with
= new synthetic compound which, accord
ing to statements Of users, rides like air,
positively prevents punctures and blow
cuts.
That the long-souEht-for assurance
against tire troubles Is about to become q
universally accepted fact seems certain
from the wonderful performances OF this
new substance, under the hardest kind OF
tests, under all sorts OF conditions, BY
aver lOo,0eO car and truck owners.
Bits OF glass, nails, tacks, sharp stones
all the weli-znoWu tire enemtes-Wefe
run over without neceSsitating one mo.
sinner tubes are needed: spare tires. spare
rims, pumps, jacks. tire tDols-au are
unnecessary and their cost Is saved Be-
uides the experience Of drivers shows that
with this botteF-than-atr tire filler double
diRa mileage - sscured-lo, 900 20 fo,eOe
miles being the rule rather than the e1-
ceptiOn-
IRE FILLER, - manufactured b. the Essen
fay Products Company. Box 10. 220 ".
Euperior street, Chicago, Ill Ar. J. \.
Iouson. Sales Manager, 10 Offering Tree
tFdai 70 car owners IN territory where II
Naa not yet been introduced. He tE will
anE, he Eayl, TO rely on the results OF car
SGnerS eLpenencs 70 prove It's merits and
F1nson the Frso Trial g. ohered 60 any car
DWner where there i1 no E9enlZly deal
~" Write Mr.. J0nscn today for your
The Washington times., 1919-09-14
MINERS ENDORSE
PLUM R. R. PLAN

CLEVELAND, Sept 14-The Plumb
blaa fer naturalization Of railroads
Nas iadsrsed By the United Mine
sEorksrs Of America. in convention
hGrO teday, with only four dissentins
hutss. More than 500 delegates voted
Afnliation with the transportation
ana freight workers and nationaIlAa-
2ion Of miners were unanimously IN
aorsed. Plumb, after giving an e1-
hSustive explanation OF his plan'
arrued that beneft would also accrue
70 the miners, and said that f,OOO'VOO
ortRufEed workers were already on
record as favorinE the project.
Plumb said the only non-produeers
thar he knew Of were "beBgars ana
capitalists, and they are the only ones
who may not beneft from the plan"
Naturalization OF the railroads, ne
said. must come before nationaliza-
tion OF mines, and il, therefore, was
incumbent on the miners TO support
his plan as the hrst step toward the
realization Of their own.
Eleven OF the contested delegates
were seated today by the credentials
committee. A report on eighty-nYe
others whose right to vote viii be
contested viii be made Monday. They
represent unions which participated
IN unauthorized strikes.
Out Of the convention may emerge
what delegates designate the great
est unit Of organized workers" the
world ever saw
The Washington times., 1919-09-14
BIRTHS


SONS.
Irving G. and Josephine A. Thompson.
Roy /. and Lola n. Miller.
Harry ". and Josephine Fristoe.
Ernst n. and Mary B. EIlZins.
Alfred f. and Russelie Bruch.
Hardin 3. and Grace n. ArledEe.
William and Willie Isaac.
Joseph p. and Helen Williams.
Louis and Nettie Tollver.
Robert and Alice SeWeI.
Lloyd and Lillian Massey.
DAUGHTERS.
Ralph =. and Edith Sullivan.
Edgar S. and Reno Mcdonald.
Marshall and Margaret p. Lowe.
James A. and Martha A. Hayes.
James B. and Mabel 3. Hendrix
William n. and Anna n. Gaibraith
Harry c. and Margaret z Feast.
Robert W. and Ada y. Grove.
Frank and Adslla Taylor.
John s. and Elizabeth Miller.
BeTnett and Sarah HuEhea
Eugene W. and Charlotte II. Ford
The Washington times., 1919-09-14
DEATHS

Temperance B. Smith. IS yrs.. 2sT sth st.
Sc
william J. Mulvey. SO yrE-, 1854. c u. ne
James z. Gadsby, % yrL, 3l14 r q. nv.
Walter Roster. - yrs. walter Reed Hos.
Francis A. Weaver, ~ yra, S2I7 I5th 81
NV.
William FenWiek, - US. los @ IT. se.
Andrew Flemming, IS yrs, tuberculosis
Hos
Lula Thompson, % yrs-. 1910 Y It. nv.
Clarence Smith, 50 yrI-s los Central ave.
ne
Yirgie Franklin, - yrS, Tuberculosis Hos.
Percy Burgess, Il yra. Wash. AGy. Hos.
James w. Franklin - yrE, 14o7 S. Capt
toll st
James A Dixon, q month";. I1s Y Il. nv.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14
Navy
and Black
Dress Silks

1925 Value, $3.50
Navy blue and black ehif-
Ton taffeta with lustruus I'm
ish. S6 inches wide.
$3.50 Value, So. 90
Navy blue and black ehif-
fon satin with q rich luster.
Dress weight.
81 Value, $3.50
Black satin duchess IN
heavy weight for dresses
md suits. s6 inches wide.
S. Value, $3.e8
Black imported satin and
navy blue and black char
meuse. Both 20 inches wide.
S. Valae, $3.50
Black Baronet satin Of su-
perior quality and weight 40
inches wide.
$3.50 Value, $5.e8
Navy blue and black fancy
tneolette Of heavy weight.
S6 inches wide.
Third Floor
L@lSburgh &Bro.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14
Special Flannel Item
SaxOHy Flannel
SOC Yard

White Saxony Flannel in 27-
inch width; soft, m edium
weight, that is excellent for
infants wear. Other specials
in flannel at 75c, $1.OO and
s1.50 yard.
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

f1b " " .
Fall Robings in Beaeons' best
quality with soft and Elder
down like finish. Many new and
pleasing designs in this show
ing.
First Floor
The Washington times., 1919-09-14

Corset Covers. In a large
variety OF models, prettily
trimmed with dainty laces
and medallious. At zoe, Sl.OO,
SI.25 and $3.50.
Envelope Chemises in Mar
celia models, made OF fine
quality nainsook, trimmed
with dainty laces. At Sl.OS
and $3.50.
Night Robes made of flesh
batiste. finished with hand en-
broidery. Special at Si.5O.
Pajamas OF Windsor crepe,
in flesh colors, with blue-bcll
design. At SOS.
Boomers Of good quality
floral batiste, reinforced. At
zee.
Petticoats made of good
quality Cambric with neat
embroidery ruffles. At $1.OO,
61.SO and S1.o5.
PetticoatS made Of fine quail
ity cambria, with ruffles pret-
tily trimmed with laces. At
S1.o5 to 94.oS.
Night Robes made OF fine
quality nainsook, in empire
with dainty laceS and en-
broidery. At S1.9S to S3.oS.
Combinations In Marcella
models, made Of fine nainsook
lace and embroidery trimmed.
At S1.O5 to S4.s5.
Third Floor ...
L0lSburgh & Bro.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-09-10

I the bureau from an army camp, and
ended as follows:
Respectfully.
Private DiviS Spruce.
Hastings Pa"
Miss Blue Sweater was assigned TO
| the letter with instructions TO secure
the mans policy number that certain
information requested as 10 the stand
/ ing of his insurance might be furnish
ed him.
The name of Divis Spruce could not
be found in the files. Then came the
time for Imagination and deduction.
No matter how the name was split to
make some other plausible name, the
files could not produce results.
Finally the young woman decided
to address letter to the man at Hast
ings, Pa, requesting him to furnish in
formation about himself. In due time
the letter was returned to the bureau
az unclaimed.
This did not put an end to the
search by any means. Imagination
and deduction again were brought into
the case, and further study of the
original letter was made.
Divis Spruce,
Spruce Division.
OF coursel The Spruce Division!
The Spruce division was a part Of
the American army.
Miss Blue Sweater secured a roster
of the Spruce division from the war
department and searched through the
nearly 10000 names for man who
lived at Hastings, Pa.
In this she was rewarded. The list
showed only one man from that town.
He was Herman Miller. With this in
formation the young woman had no
difficulty in finding the card of Her.
man Miller (policy number 1877 1856 /;
serial number S66.255) of Hastings,
Pa. This man was furnished the in
formation he desired and in thanking
the bureau he admitted he had forgot
ten to sign his name to the letter.
Searchers From All Sections.
Girls from every part of the coun-
try are employed as searchers. If a
complex case arises involving a mans
identification, and his home is in
Maine. girl from that state is assigned
to run down the mystery and she near
~ always does. Should the state be
California, a girl hailing from the
Coast" soon has the correct data care
fully listed in the files.
Frhaf.a Il i,,f,,rt,, l,Io
cases under investigation every day,
but these girls are not unlike the he
roes from France who never exploit
the wonderful" things they them
selves did in line of duty.
Handwriting experts are employed
TO determine the identity of many sig
natures, since every conceivable form
of handwriting reaches the bureau.
Often the body of letter will be per-
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-09-10
Difficulties the Bureau Experiences Answering Letters and
Maintaining the Correct Addresses of Demoblzed Men
Many Become Transients and Others Give Only Frag-
mentary information.

Washington.-Ecce homo! Behold
the man!
Get me this mans name so that l
can report definitely on the status of
his insurance"
That, together with a slip bearing
the memo james Hall. (3.721 500
Mccall. South Carolina. Benefciaries :
Mrs. Ella Stalks (wife). Mrs. Fannie
Stalks (mother)," was handed to a file
searcher in the bureau of war risk in
surance.
The mans name was given as Hall,
while those of his wife and his mother
were given as Stalks. Patiently.
something was wrong somewhere. Just
what was wrong. however, was not so
evident. To find out what and where
the error was, was the job.
Finding the error somebody else
made is always the job of the war
risk index file searchers. and it's a
tough job if they fail to get at the
bottom of it.
Going into the index files section
where are listed the names of nearly
five million men who were indicted
into military service, the young wom-
an made complete inventory of all
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-09-10
GREEN'S AUGUST FLOWER

In the good old summer time when
fruits Of all kinds are getting ripe
and tempting, when cucumbers, rad
ishes and vegetables fresh from the
garden are too good to resist. when the
festive picnic prevails and everybody
overeats and your stomach goes back
on you, then is the time for august
Flo1 err" the sovereign remedy for
tired. overworked and disOrdered stom-
a, 8, a panacea for indigestion. fer
n 2ntation of food, sour stomach. sick
eadaol and constipation. It gently
timulates the liver, cleanses the In
testines md alimentary canal, making
life worth living. Sold everywhere. Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-09-10
Australians Fond of Meat.

Australian appetites are quite ro-
bust, judging by recent statistics,
which show that the average Australian
eats every year 264 pounds of meat,
which works out at an average of two
sheep and One-fifth of bullock for ev-
cry man, woman and baby in Austral-
asia! He eats more than twice as
much as the average EngliShman. three
times as much as the average French
man, and four times as much as the
average German or Swiss. In addition
he consumes about three and three
quarter hundredweights of wheat, two
and half hundredweights of pOta-
toes, and almost one hundredweight
of sugar. If he is a Tasmanian he eats
quarter of a ton of potatoes IN a
wear.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-09-10
HAD AN EYE TO THE FUTURE
Farmer May Not Have Known Much
About Music, but He Was
Bear on Economy.

A Woodworking farmer in Ohio had
sent his son to a good school of music
so that he might receive the best in
struction from the beginning 1t was
necessary to buy violin for him. but
he was such a little chap that his
teacher thought that a so-called half
violin" would do. The father, whose
resources had been badly taxed. was
loath to part with the money for the
instrument. but finally did so.
The lad made rapid progress, and
became so proficient that.a half-violin
was no longer good enough for him.
Again he went to the music store with
his father, TO whom the salesman
showed the entire stock of vioIins. The
parent was apparently dissatisfied
with all of them, and his gaze wan
dered around the shop seeking for
something better. Finally he saw
violoncello.
Wen take that big violin there"
said he, as a smile of satisfaction
spread over his cOuntenance. THE
boy won't outgrow that right away"
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-09-10
Best Way to Sleep Well.

The ever genial ''Dagonet," who says
there is a good way to lie in bed. and
bad way" will have to be careful or
he will reawaken an old medical con-
troversy. 1T is better" says Dag
onet," ito lie on your right side than
your left. This gives more freedom
for the action of the heart.
Now, Pye Chavese, in his famous
advice to Mother has laid it down
that you will improve both the health
and figure of child if you train him
to change about-"on the right side
one night, on the left another, and oc-
casionally on his back"
But other doctors have held widely
different views.-London Chronicle.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-09-10
Calls for Nimble Wit.

This, clearly. was case for the use
of that specially nimble wit and fine
deductive faculty which has character
| lied much of the work of the search
ers of the index files. and given them
a process of procedure which might
be used to add a leaf to the book of
the Burnses. the Pinkertons and the
FIynns.
well" remarked the girl charged
with producing the needed informa-
ton. this man may be Stalk, since
that is the name given for his wife
and mother"
But search through the Stalks
brought nothing to identify the case.
"Still," she persisted, and they al
ways do persist, these girls His
name must be some kind of stalk
but what kind? Corn stalks. bean
stalks, and cabbage stalks are the
only kind of stalks / know anything
about so I'll just look them up"
And sure enough. it turned out that
his name was "some kind of Stalk"
Cabbage stalks, in fact. and his index
card was duly changed to read:
James Cabbagestalks, (3,721. 505)
Mccall, South Carolina; beneficiaries.
Mrs. Ella Cabbagestalks (wife). Mrs.
Fannie Cabbagestalks (mother)."
You see that girl wearing the blue
sweater over there" said one young
woman.
The girl of the blue sweater appear
ed so young she might have Just left
school. She was searching some in
dex cards her fingers rapidly running
from one TO another. With each fiap
of the card she had taken a mental
note of the inscription thereon. but to
the observer she was making a speed
record in touching every card in the
file drawer.
Suddenly-Bang The drawer was
closed. She moveu foot to the right
began another Marathon in card move
ments, selected one. made a notation
on a slip of paper she carried, placed
the card among the others. closed the
drawer, and walked toward the man
who is in charge Of the file section.
This pantomime was quickly enacted.
and as if turned out, il brought TO
a close q remarkable case which had
been under investigation for some
days.
The "Divis Mystery"
The title of this strange case might
be the "Diyis mystery" with Miss Blue
Sweater as the detective heroine.
A typewriter letter was received by
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-09-10

Parchmented leather has greater
strength while lacking the elasticity
of tanned leather, and the betting of
NJ. Fellce Gilardiri OF Turin is designed
TO combine these special qualities. The
hide being impressed deeply with a
trelllswOrk pattern, the compressed
portions are unaffected by tanning
agents. while the interior of the
meshes is tanned in the usual way.
The product has the required elasticity
and is claimed to be so strong that
belts may be much narrower than the
ordinary.