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new electric self starting system. One of the employees who did not know me carefully explained that their insulating and molded parts were made of [[underlined]] Bakelite [[/underlined]] Supper at University Club then went to see an excellent Play - "Milestones."
Jan 19 At 4 P.M met Byron [[underline]] Goldsmith [[/underline]] at Chemists Club to talk over future steps in our [[underline]] interference [[/underline]] I advised him not to appeal on the decision of the examiner but to reframe the claims which were too broad and so badly worded that they would not insure proper protection. He 
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seems very imperfectly posted on the subject and still less well posted on the technicalities of interference proceedings. Then met [[underlined]] Seabury [[/underline]] and took supper with him. Informed him confidentially that [[underlined]] Westinghouse [[/underlined]] are [[underline]] equipping [[/underline]] a plant [[underlined]] for making molded goods[[/underlined]] and have engaged a german engineer to that effect. Home with 8:45 P.M
Jan 18. Dictated letter [[underlined]] to President Wilson urging to appoint good commissioner of patents [[/underline]] [[vertical marginal entry in red pencil]] Wilson about Ewing [[/marginal entry]]
Celine went to see Milestones at matinee with Mrs. Townsend and her boy. I went for supper to