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190 [[symbol in top left margin showing a circle topped by a cross]] [[red underline]] Powder stock. [[/red underline]] Then to office of Gen. Bakelite Co. Still [[red underline]] troubles with cracks in New Mixture, at John Spratt. [[/red underline]] May agrees with me we should [[red underline]] make our own phenol. [[/red underline]] Then to Chemists Club, consultation with [[red underline]] Grovenor [[/red underline]] about sulphuric acid plant for Royal Baking Co. Then to Brooklyn. [[red underline]] Peter [[/red underline]] tells me they [[red underline]] have found iron is very harmful in last cell if in ferrous condition. [[/red underline]] But solution [[red underline]] stirred with air [[/red underline]] so as to oxidize it to ferric condition [[red underline]] is no longer harmful and gives high yields. [[/red underline]] not yet tried out in factory cell which is being put in good condition. Still delayed with drum. Paulus feels impatient over his delays. Left there after dark. Charge 5 hours. [[symbol in left margin showing a circle topped by a cross with annotation]] 5 h. [[/symbol and annotation]] [[strikethrough]] Evening to [[/strikethrough]] Supper at [[end page]] [[start page]] 191 [[symbol in top left margin]] # [[/symbol]] Mouquin, then went to see a photoplay [[red underline]] "Battle Cry of Freedom" [[/red underline]] a propaganda play for [[red underline]] better defense of the United States. [[/red underline]] based on Hudson Maxims [[red underline]] "Defenseless America." [[/red underline]] Oct. 19. Early to [[red underline]] Hooker Company [[/red underline]] for conference for budget and plans for research fund for next year steady conference from 11 AM to 5:20 P.M when I left. [[symbol and annotation in left margin]] # [[strikethrough]] 1 day $30.00 [[/strikethrough]] 7h [[/symbol and annotation]] Home in time for [[red underline]] Suffrage Meeting [[/red underline]] at Philipsburgh Hall. A very orderly high class meeting, very different from usual political meetings altho' all available space was taken. I sat on [[strikethrough]] Estro [[/strikethrough]] estrade. Mrs. [[red underline]] Livermore [[/red underline]] presided [[red underline]] Fola La Folette, [[/red underline]] daughter of [[red underline]] Senator La Follette [[/red underline]] of Wisconsin spoke, also her husband Mr. Middleton a Play-wright who made best speech of the evening