University, and is going with Carpenter and Gluck in New York City. Mr. Wm. M. Rotzler, an associate examiner in Division 10, resigned October 15, 1926. Mr. Rotzler was appointed December 11, 1919, from Utah, and has been examining Classes 180, 280, 296 and 305. He is a member of the District of Columbia Bar and a graduate of George Washington University. He is going with the General Motors Corporation of Detroit, Michigan. Mr. Roy F. Lovell, an associate examiner in Division 21, resigned October 14, 1926. Mr. Lovell was appointed Sept. 24, 1909, from Rhode Island, and was examining Class 66, Knitting. It is understood that he is going to Providence, R. I., to engage in the practice of patent law. Mr. Philibert L. Rodier, a junior examiner in Division 18, resigned October 17, 1926. Mr. Rodier was appointed October 6, 1924, from the District of Columbia, and has been examining Class 121, Motors, Expansible Chamber Type. He is going with the Gen. Chemical Company, of New York City. Mr. Lewis D. Burch, a junior patent examiner in Div. 28, resigned October 3, 1926. Mr. Burch, who was appointed Dec. 16, 1924, from Indiana, has been examining Class 123, Internal Combustion Engines. He is a graduate of Purdue University with the degree of B. S., and is going with the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co., of Akron, Ohio. TENNIS The Women's Tennis Tournament conducted annually by the Patent Office Society was held during September, Miss Edith Petrie of Division 40 being the victor. Miss Petrie will receive the silver cup presented by Mr. William Petrie to be awarded to the winner of the 1926 tournament, and will have her name engraved for the fourth time on the Templeton Trophy cup kept in the main entrance hall of the Patent Office. Second prize went to Miss Elizabeth Barr of the Trade-Mark Division, who was runner-up. BOWLING In addition to its efforts in the fields of baseball, tennis, and golf, the Patent Office has also taken a part in bowling. It has entered a team in the bowling tournament now being conducted in the Commerce Department. This tournament includes two series of 14 matches, each to be played among the various bureaus of the Department. In the first of these series, which is now being played, the Patent Office so far has fared very well. Out of nine games rolled up to October 7, the Office entry has checked up as winner in eight. These contests are held every Friday evening at 7:15 or 9:00 P. M., at Convention Hall, 5th & L. Streets, N. W., on alleys 12 to 16. Schedules are being posted on the bulletin boards at the Patent Office. Cash prizes of fifty, thirty, twenty, and ten dollars will be awarded to the four winning teams at the conclusion of each series; also, several prizes will be awarded to the individual bowlers making the best records, providing they have taken part in two thirds of the games. Those wishing to take part in bowling with the team are requested to hand their names to C. F. Blakely, Division 10. The Bowling Committee is planning to hold a ladder tournament, similar to the golf tournament that excited interest during the past season. Journal OF THE Patent Office Society Published monthly by the Patent Office Society. Office of Publication 3319 Stuyvesant Place N. W., Washington, D. C. Subscription $2.50 a year Single copy 25 cents G. P. Tucker Max W. Tucker, Editor-in-Chief. A. H. Winkelstein, Case editor. E. R. Cole M. L. Whitney, Business Manager (Room 182, U. S. Patent Office.) 3319 Stuyvesant Place, Washington, D. C. N. E. Eccleston, Circulation. Entered as second class matter, September 17, 1918, at the post office at Washington, D. C., under the act of March 3, 1879. Publication of signed articles in this journal is not to be understood as an adoption by the Patent Office Society of the views expressed therein. The editors are glad to have pertinent articles submitted. VOL IX. DECEMBER, 1926. No. 4. COMMENTS. An attendance of two weeks at the Exhibit of the Patent Office at the Sesqui-Centennial could not fail to be productive of some interesting contacts. With people from all walks of life visiting the exhibit, it is only natural that some of them should attract attention. What they had to say-and occasionally the Patent Office Representative was favored with the recognition of an inquiry-was generally thought-provoking. For instance, there was the man who had accumulated a modest fortune in manufacturing his patented product and yet was convinced that very few patents had any practical value and that the relation between our ap |