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199/ [[left margin in red, underlined]] Furnace [[/left margin in red, underlined]] Yesterday had a cold night in the house [[red underlined]] 45° to 50°. [[/red underlined]] Frequent stoppage of burner. Then got another man here more competent, who looked over outfit and left us with the hope our troubles were over. Trouble seems due to faulty or retarded ignition. [[underlined]] Dec. 10. [[/underlined]] [[left margin in red]] Dentist [[/left margin in red]] Went to [[red underlined]] dentist [[/red underlined]] for tooth examination and Xray. Then to office. Afternoon got notified furnace had stopped again. - Man put an [[red underlined]] additional ignition device in the door [[/red underlined]] of the furnace, and this seems to have stopped finally this disturbing trouble. I hope so. [[underlined]] Dec 11. [[/underlined]] [[left margin in red, underlined]] Japan [[/left margin in red, underlined]] [[red underlined]] Karunobu [[/red underlined]] at conferences in office for [[red underlined]] new Japanese contract. [[/red underlined]] George is doubtful whether in view of [[red underlined]] Japanese political [[/red underlined]] situation and [[red underlined]] small remuneration [[/red underlined]] it is worth entering into a new contract. I believe that [[red underlined]] if we do not remain in friendly relation with Sankyo they will be compelled to make arrangements with one of our [[/red underlined]] competitors, which may become quite a [[red underlined]] detriment. [[/red underlined]] Specially because with present arrangement they are forbidden to export to our territory. [[red underlined]] Rossi and Redman seem to think likewise. [[/red underlined]] [[underlined]] Dec 12 [[/underlined]] George tells me several of our men [[strikethrough]] are r [[/strikethrough]] in publicity dept and sales service have been offered better paying positions and we may lose them unless we raise their salaries. - [[underlined]] Dec 13 - Dec. 14. [[/underlined]] Remained home to do some writing and belated [[end page]] [[start page]] 200/ work. [[left margin in red]] Prof. Lipman [[/left margin in red]] Then at 6:15 P.M went to Columbia on occasion of [[red underlined]] Chandler Medal to Prof. Lipman, being [[/red underlined]] awarded for his work in [[red underlined]] Plant physiology. [[/red underlined]] Preliminary dinner at Faculty Club, very well attended. Was placed on left of Lipman and left of me Prof. Harper (Botany) emeritus, at right of Lipman sat Secretary [[red underlined]] Fackenthal [[/red underlined]] representing [[strikethrough]] Dr [[/strikethrough]] President Butler. Met many friends I had not seen for a long time. - Very interesting conversation with Lipman, who was [[red underlined]] born in Latvia [[/red underlined]] and came here with his father in 1898 same year as I. Father bought a farm and lost his money, so the boy saw problems of agriculture early in life. He is exactly [[red underlined]] 10 years younger than I am. [[/red underlined]] Afterwards his lecture in the entirely filled Chandler auditorium. A very agreeable evening, and meeting several old friends I had not seen since many years. [[underlined]] Dec. 15. [[/underlined]] Here all day, writing & reading, also preliminaries to my approaching return to Florida. - Cold in Florida as well as here. [[red underlined]] Miami [[/red underlined]] as low as [[red underlined]] 30°F [[/red underlined]] last night. Freezing in Everglades and [[red underlined]] Jacksonville 27° [[/red underlined]] [[underlined]] Dec 16 (Sunday). [[/underlined]] Here all day. Wrote annual Report of Bakelite Corporation to be presented at meeting next Thursday. [[underlined]] Dec. 17. [[/underlined]] Wrote De Bruyne about Funke not having called [[underlined]] Dec. 18. [[/underlined]] Went to [[red underlined]] dentist [[/red underlined]] (Fuller). My lower right molar aches. Then Dr. Holden oculist - New spectacles.
