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and he [[underlined]] made me a similar promise as Rossi [[/underlined]] also [[underlined]] willingly [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] cheerfully. He sees very well the present anomaly of my situation I might become the victim of my own generosity [[/underlined]] in [[underlined]] trying to make the Bye-laws [[/underlined]] such as to protect the [[underlined]] minority made up of the old Condersite. Redmanol [[/underlined]] group Then explained him the present situation of our negotiations will Sachs. [[underlined]] He seems very pleased [[/underlined]] Then [[underlined]] further conference [[/underlined]] about pending patent matters.
[[underlined]] Richard Seabury [[/underlined]] there [[underlined]] seems happy. [[/underlined]] his [[underlined]] income has considerably increased. [[/underlined]] Has bought a [[underlined]] "Schooner" Belle-Chance [[/underlined]]
In the mean time Sachs and Hays and George Baekeland are discussing further about the new German Company. I [[underlined]] purposely keep out of the details. [[/underlined]] [[strikethrough]] Sha[[?]] [[/strikethrough]] and [[underlined]] keep busy next room. [[/underlined]] Shall straighten up anything which needs it after they have agreed at 4 P.M. [[underlined]] Hays [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] George [[/underlined]] Baekeland [[underlined]] report that Sachs seems [[/underlined]] to [[underlined]] concede all our proposals [[/underlined]] and now will [[underlined]] cable to Germany [[/underlined]] after which [[underlined]] he is ready to sign [[/underlined]]
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and conclude everything. [[underlined]] This is excellent news. I shall be gone to London Wednesday.
Evenig an [[underlined]] informal dinner of the old Inventor's Guild. [[/underlined]] First [[underlined]] meeting in ten years! [[/underlined]] Had upper room of [[underlined]] University Club. Sprague [[/underlined]] presided, [[underlined]] Robins, Pupin, Northrup, Daugherty, Carleton Ellis, Blauvelt Smoot, Bradley, [[/underlined]] and [[underlined]] West [[/underlined]] there. Very pleasant evening. [[underlined]] Robins [[/underlined]] had brought [[underlined]] Italian California [[/underlined]] wine I had some [[underlined]] home made wine [[/underlined]] Much appreciated by all and they asked me to [[strikethrough]] speak [[/strikethrough]] tell them all about it - which gave me an opportunity to tell them how I did it and why
[[underlined]] Nov 2. Election day [[/underlined]] All day at home preparing for my departure to morrow and packing. [[underlined]] Petersen [[/underlined]] here. He returned last Saturday and reported about the Ion and the Hurricane in Florida Sat up till 9:30 P.M listening to election returns on Radio Vole seems to run [[underlined]] heavy against Volstead Act [[/underlined]]