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[[strikethrough]] Went to lunch with [[/strikethrough]] Met [[underline]] [[Lewers?]] [[/underline]] of the division of Chemistry. He tells me that all my cases have just been transferred to him so that [[underline]] Tucker [[/underline]] has no longer anything to do with them.
Went to see [[underline]] Tucker [[/underline]] who received me in a very friendly way. but he says he rather regrets that the cases are taken away from him because he had begun to like them.
Went for lunch with Brickenstein to the Raleigh. Then met Notta Mc Gill at his office who came to plead in favor of [[underline]] Taber [[/underline]] X
[[vertical marginal entry]] X Taber lied and sold them my patented Bakelite methods as his, without mentioning my patents [[/marginal entry]]
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so that we should give the latter bakelite to continue his work. Explained to him our former troubles with [[underline]] Taber [[/underline]] and referred the whole matter to May.
Took supper at Shoreham then went to see "The Quaker Girl". Afterwards at Cosmos Club met Munsal(?), Willis T. Moore who both think that the latter will be appointed [[strikethrough]] commis [[/strikethrough]] Secretary of Agriculture met also a certain [[underline]] Professor Shepherd [[/underline]] of Columbia. Left with 12:30 P.M train.

Jan 29. Elon Hooker has written me an urgent letter to accept retainer of $1200