for delay in responding unless it is made to appear that the error misled the applicant and caused the delay. ON PETITION. METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR TREATING SOLID MATERIALS APPLICABLE TO THE MANUFACTURE OF GAS, COKE, ETC. Mr. H. A. Seymour for the applicant. ALLEN, Commissioner: This is a petition from the Examiner's ruling that the above-entitled application is abandoned. After three amendments each exactly or almost one year after the Office letter to which it was a reply a letter of rejection was written by the Examiner on June 30, 1902. No reply was made by the applicant until July 27, 1903, and he was thereupon informed that the application was abandoned. This petition was filed one year and a half thereafter, and it does not appear that any attempt has been made to excuse this delay. The only action taken between the notice of abandonment and the filing of this petition was a letter from the attorney filed January 13, 1904, urging that the Examiner should enter and consider the amendment of July 27, 1903. This letter was clearly ineffective and not such action as called for by the condition of the case. Where there is a delay by the applicant of more than one year in acting upon a case, the application is prima facie abandoned, and the Examiner has no authority to revive it and act upon it as still pending, even where he is of the opinion that the delay was unavoidable. He has no discretion in the matter, but acts in a ministerial capacity in comparing the dates. The Commissioner is the only one authorized to exercise discretion and pass upon the excuse for the delay. It follows, therefore, that when the Examiner calls attention to a delay of more than one year the appli cant's only remedy is by petition accompanied by affidavits setting forth the excuse for the delay. The applicant, furthermore, cannot delay such petition as a matter of right for the statutory period of one year, as he may an amendment, but must offer a sufficient excuse for any delay in presenting the petition, as well as the previous amendment. In other words, the delay after the expiration of the year, as well as that before, must be excused. The Examiner's jurisdiction is, of course, more than ministerial where action is taken by the applicant within the year; but the Examiner regards the action as insufficient to save the case from abandonment. In such case it is proper to ask for reconsideration by the Examiner; but such request should be made with diligence and should be accompanied by a statement of reasons. In the present case there is no affidavit of facts from which it can be concluded that the delay was unavoidable, either in presenting the amendment of July 27, 1903, or in presenting this petition. The delay is a long one, and the applicant is entitled to no leniency in the consideration of excuses offered, since he has, prior to abandonment, availed himself of the full statutory period allowed him by law. In this petition attention is called to the fact that the Office letter of June 30, 1902, contained a clerical error in the serial number of this case; but it does not appear that such error misled the applicant or caused the delay. The error has not yet been corrected, and it is to be noted that the applicant seems to have no doubt now that this case was the one referred to, and it does not appear that he ever had any doubt. If such doubt existed, he could have dispelled it by communicating with this Office in regard to it. The petition is denied. * United States. Trade Marks. Extract from the "Red Cross" Act. An Act to Incorporate the American National Red Cross. SEC..4. That from and after the passage of this Act it shall be unlawful for any person within the jurisdiction of the United States to falsely and fraudulently hold himself out as, or represent or pretend himself to be, a member of, or an agent for, the American National Red Cross, for the purpose of soliciting, collecting, or receiving money or material; or for any person to wear or display the sign of the Red Cross, or any insignia colored in imitation thereof for the fraudulent purpose of inducing the belief that he is a member of, or an agent for, the American National Red Cross. Nor shall it be lawful for any person or corporation, other than the Red Cross of America, not now lawfully entitled to use the sign of the Red Cross, hereafter to use such sign or any insignia colored in imitation thereof for the purposes of trade or as an advertisement to induce the sale of any article whatsoever. If any person violates the provisions of this section, he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and shall be liable to a fine of not less than one nor more than five hundred dollars, or imprisonment for a term not exceeding one year, or both, for each and every offense. The fine so collected shall be paid to the American National Red Cross. Trade Opportunities in Foreign Countries. From Daily Consular Reports, June 13, 1905. Argentina. The British consul at Buenos Aires reports a growing demand throughout Argentina for automobiles, agricultural machines, construction iron for buildings, sanitary plumbing fittings, and house-furnishing articles. Austria. The Electric Central Power Station in Podgorze, near Krakow, is to be enlarged and will receive additional motors, steam engines, boilers, and electric fitttings. Apply to K. K Staatsbahn-Direction, Krakow. British South Africa.—The government of Natal invites bids for the construction of a 2-foot railway, 10 miles long, starting from Stuartstown, to connect with the Natal-Cape Railway. For particulars apply to the consulting engineer for Natal, 39 Victoria street, London, S. W., England. Egypt.—According to a report from the German consul at Alexandria, Egypt presents an excellent field for electrical enterprises, not alone in the cities and towns, but for furnishing motive power for pumping water in the agricultural districts. Egypt imported electric materials to the value of $467,760 in 1904, drawn from the following countries: England, $222,485; Germany, $81,655; France, $41,265; Sweden, $25,960; America (United States?), $25,855, and Italy, Switzerland, Belgium and Austria smaller amounts. The following towns have electric lighting systems, conducted by the companies named: Ismailia, The Société Electrique d'Ismailia; Mansoura, The Mansoura Electric Supply Company; Suez, The Société Electrique d'Ismailia; Tanta, Eugene Nahman & Co.; Port Said, Compagnie Centrale du gaz; Alexandria and Cairo, Compagnie Centrale d'Eclairage par le gaz. Electric tramway lines are operated in Cairo by a Belgian company, the Société Anonyme des Tramways du Caire, whose share capital is $1,200,000, and in Alexandria by a Belgian company also, the Société Anonyme des Tramways d'Alexandrie, having a working capital of $1,600,000. The Alexandria and Ramleh Railway Company (Limited) operates the electric tramways running from Alexandria to suburban places. France. A new company, Le Central Electrique du Nord, with a capital of $1,200,000, has been formed in Brussels for the purpose of building an electric tramway between the cities of Lille, Roubaix, and Tourcoing, and branch lines, running a total length of 371⁄2 miles. French Congo.-A railroad, 469 miles long, is to be built from Libreville to the Kongo River. German Kameroon.-A company has received a concession to construct a railroad from Duala to the Mananguba Mountains, in the German colony of Kameroon. The capital stock is to be $4,046,000, of which the German Government will guarantee 3 per cent. income annually on an amount of $2,618,000. German contractors and supplies will have the preference if the prices are not higher than those of foreigners. The road is to be narrow gauge. Germany.-Zerbst, to the amount of $576,000, and Rottenburg on the Main, to the amount of $214,200, have been authorized to issue bonds for public improvements. Accounts from Essen state that the Deutscher Kaiser Coal Mining Company intends to replace the horses in its pits by benzine motors. A project has been presented by a member of the municipality of Mainz to introduce electric lighting in the principal streets of that city. The Wholesale Purchasing Company for the co-operative associations of Germany, at Hamburg, sold goods to the amount of $8,092,000 in 1904. It supplies 1,366 associations, which retail the goods to their members. Italy. The municipalities of Girgenti and Favara, Sicily, have united for the erection of waterworks which will require a large amount of iron water pipes. The estimated cost is $406,000. Switzerland.-The Austrian consul at St. Gall calls the attention of Austrian manufacturers to the increased use of electrical contrivances in the hotels of Switzerland, in laundries and elevators, and for ventilating, cleaning floors, beating carpets, etc. Switzerland has many hotels and offers a big market for the sale of electric machines for such purposes. Miscellaneous.-The following cities are now issuing bonds to pay for contemplated public improvements, among which are sewerage works, electric plants, etc.: Belgrade, Servia, $2,000,000; Baden-Baden, Germany, $933,000; Giessen, Germany, $814,000; Mülhausen, Germany, $814,000; Regensburg, Germany, $476,000; Offenbach, Germany, $1,190,000; The Hague, Netherlands, $1,200,000. RICHARD GUENTHER, FRANKFORT, GERMANY, May 15, 1905. Consul-General. Books and Pamphlets Received. "Electrician's Handy Book," by T. O'Conor Sloane, A. M., E. M., Ph. D. 761 PP, "pocket-book" size, illus. Red leather, gold edge. New York, Norman W. 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