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or belonging distinctly to any one of the two classes. That the same applies to the definition of alcohols, acids, bases, esthers, etc. [[red underline]] We should not be pedantic here [[/red underline]] but [[red underline]] bear in mind that any omission[[/red underline]] of the word Bakelite [[red underline]] diminishes its trade mark [[/red underline]] value.  That we are not here a chemical committee on nomenclature but member of Bakelite organisation who must try to advance the interests of its trade-mark and consider all the money we have to spend yearly for publicity purposes of which our competitors profit in no small degree. 
[[underline]] July 10. [[/underline]] Long talk with George about yearly greatly increasing expense of Bakelite Corporation
[[underline]] July 11. [[/underline]] [[red underline]] Mr. Clausen [[/red underline]] of U.S. Income Tax bureau with me at office. Points out error in my tax return sheet
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of deducting twice my interest on loans, and an erroneous report of Celine on my dividends received in 1928 of National Biscuit. An all morning session [[strikethrough]] Afterwards feel very tired [[/strikethrough]]
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Discovered by accident that [[red underline]] George Baekeland on the day of departure of Surcouf had given him a letter made definite proposal for contract with La Bakelite and decidedly at variance with my recommendations [[strikethrough]] of [[/strikethrough]] to Surcouf that he should go back to France, [[/red underline]] talk matters over with Berlin and Paris and then make us a proposition more acceptable than the present one. [[red underline]] Feel [[/red underline]] very [[red underline]] mortified that George should have written such a dangerous and unnecessary letter which binds us now to France to conditions [[/red underline]], totally [[red underline]] unwarranted [[/red underline]]
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[[left margin]] This should have been inserted July 18. [[/left margin]]