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96 One of Noyes men shows me 2 pieces of [[underline]] Acrolein product, [[/underline]] one cut as a crystal the other a rod about 1/2" by 7". They tell me they got them from [[underline]] Moureu [[/underline]] and that they were made from [[underline]] Acrolein [[/underline]] without any phenol but they did not know the catalist. [[strikethrough]] On [[/strikethrough]] The rod was slightly yellow but transparent. The crystal like piece was orange and slightly opalescent. [[underline]] Parr [[/underline]] took me to see the laboratories - all busy places. Lecture came off very well, warmly applauded and as usual many came to tell pleasant things about it. Took night train 10:30 PM At hotel found cablegrams from [[underline]] Germany, [[/underline]] offering me [[underline]] $60000 for my share in [[/underline]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 97 [[underline]] Bakelite Gesellschaft [[/underline]] and one of [[underline]] Hecht [[/underline]] telling me I should not forget I must pay him 1/7 of this. I shall not answer and an absurd proposal. [[left margin, underline]] Hecht [[/left margin]] Nov. 19. Arrived at Indianapolis 7:30 P.M. walked to other station, and at about 9:30 transferred to another train which brought me to [[underline]] Columbus Ohio [[/underline]] after lunch. Quite a busy place. [[underline]] Dr. Crane [[/underline]] and [[underline]] Fance [[/underline]] at Station, took me to [[underline]] The Deshler Hotel. [[/underline]] - Good room with bath. Good hotel. Rather unexpectedly large. Rested all afternoon. Good night rest. Much belated need of sleep recuperated. [[underline]] Nov 20. Crane [[/underline]] and Fance came to drive me around town and University buil-