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186 to see me. Then met [[underlined]] Sperry [[/underlined]] and went [[strikethrough]] [[?]] two for lunch then went thru laboratories of [[underlined]] [[Mietke?]], Witt Erdmann [[/underlined]], some of them in were shown around by their assistants. Fine bdgs, richly and lavishly equipped but -- few students. In all the beautiful laboratories of [[underlined]] [[Mietke?]] [[/underlined]] there were [[underlined]] but 4 or five students! [[/underlined]] Number of students all over polytechnicum has gone down lately. Very tired drove back to Hotel. At 6 PM visit of Dr. [[underlined]] Stockhardt [[/underlined]] ^chemist^ of ^a^ Hamburg Hard Rubber Co a friend of [[underlined]] Hecht [[/underlined]] and young man of 35 years who looks much younger and seems very intelligent and well posted. Hecht, Carbone Sauer & Saloman and two other fellows in my room. Carbone very excited June 15. Went to [[underlined]] Meffert & Co and [[deposited?]] patent for using Bakelite [[/underlined]] [[end page]] 187 [[underlined]] as filling material for Rubber in [[/underlined]] order to protect myself better [[strikethrough]] against [[/strikethrough]] for this use which I find is more important than I first thought. [[underlined]] Sperry [[/underlined]] too [[strikethrough]] imagined [[/strikethrough]] got new patent during the night and spent his morning with his patent attorney. Met [[underlined]] [[Driesberg?]] [[/underlined]] in Hotel. At 1 P.M. Oscar [[underlined]] Blank [[/underlined]]came to see me with his brother raised many objections seems to want to come in and yet take no risk and wants to consult his father who is away etc. Is ever more depressing than his brother. Then they went to [[underlined]] Rütgers [[/underlined]]. To morrow will take me to his works. Conversation with [[underlined]] Hecht [[/underlined]] in his office who [[underlined]] proposes Stock Company 3 million marks and 35% for me of benefits [[/underlined]] [[end page]]
