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[[start page]] 152 Washington, then to McKnight (Neave is away) the latter went to see [[red underline]] Chatfield [[/red underline]] who tells him it is Binney who suggested that he write a new brief. Chatfield does not seem to be very enthusiastic about this. [[strikethrough]] beyond having st [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] Gothelf [[/red underline]] is in Perth Amboy busy at A for [[red underline]] Button material. [[/red underline]] Lawrence is busy with white A that will keep its color. Nov 13. Very beautiful sunny day We have had this fine weather almost continuously since Fall started. [[red underline]] Orders very meagre. [[/red underline]] Went to Chemists Club for lunch then afterwards met [[red underline]] Fishel [[/red underline]] at his office. Talked very frankly about [[red underline]] Binney [[/red underline]] situation. Fishel tells me he will do nothing without our consent and [[red underline]] Binney [[/red underline]] will write the [[end page]] [[start page]] 153 brief but same will not be filed if we desire to withhold it. Walked to University Club Went to theater to see "Daddy long legs" and home with 11:30 P.M Nov 14. 1914 Dictated letters all morning Got welcome telegram of Townsend announcing [[red underline]] excellent decision of Commissioner of patents in long delayed interference case of Redman-Goldsmith. Baekeland [[/red underline]] sustaining prior decisions but even curtailing the claims of Goldsmith and Redman beyond which they can do no harm to me. This braces me up somewhat on [[red underline]] my 51st anniversary. [[/red underline]] I have lost almost all interest in my work since this [[red underline]] horrible war [[/red underline]] started After lunch. I drove out with [[red underline]] Celine [[/red underline]] thru Cortland Park then went past [[strikethrough]] Nep [[/strikethrough]] our [[end page]]