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105/ This evening 8 P.M had visit of Karl [[red underline]] Miner [[/red underline]] the lawyer who stayed until after 10 telling of experiences and subjects of common interest; served him some butter stewed [[red underline]] Akees [[/red underline]] with a glass of [[red underline]] wine [[/red underline]] and gave him some [[red underline]] Akees [[/red underline]] to prepare himself at home [[underline]] Aug 3. [[/underline]] Cooler weather. Took up study of [[red underline]] Catalin [[/red underline]] and belated correspondence. All day busy at it. Telegram from [[red underline]] Boston asking me to be one of the Honorary Pallbearers [[/red underline]] at the funeral of my departed friend, [[red underline]] Dr. Little, [[/red underline]] monday in Boston. - [[vertical note in left margin in red]] Dr. Little dies [[/vertical note in left margin in red]] Unfortunately have arranged everything for busy Monday and Byck etc expressely coming here, to hurry up investigation of pending Patent suit from Catalin. So wired accordingly [[underline]] Aug 4 Sunday. [[/underline]] Cooler & bright. Here all day at Snug Rock [[underline]] Aug 5. [[/underline]] [[vertical note in left margin in red]] [[red underline]] Lawrence Byck [[/red underline]] [[/vertical note in left margin in red]] [[red underline]] Lawrence Byck [[/red underline]] arrived here about 9.A.M and stayed till about 6 P.M. He had just come back from his vacation. Looks in good health and [[red underline]] is filling responsible position [[/red underline]] at Bound Brook in manufacturing department he directs. Also in relation to improvement and contact with our customers, where his advice is is much appreciated. [[red underline]] He is the oldest in [[strikethrough]] my empt [[/strikethrough]] continuous employ [[/red underline]] since I started my work on Bakelite then with General Bakelite, then with Bakelite corporation. Entered in my Yonkers laboratory [[red underline]] about June 1910, [[/red underline]] after finishing [[end page]] [[start page]] 106/ his [[red underline]] high school [[/red underline]] course in Yonkers and was then about 16. He was warmly [[red underline]] recommended by his professor [[/red underline]] of physics and chemistry. First served as [[red underline]] helper under Gothelf, [[/red underline]] then gradually was entrusted with different special research. [[vertical note in left margin in red]] Lawrence Byck oldest in our employ [[/vertical note in left margin in red]] When he entered my laboratory, he showed evidence of being a very [[red underline]] good amateur photographer. [[/red underline]] Had also [[red underline]] rigged up a Radio receiver [[/red underline]] and was one of the first few men I knew, who had entered this field. Was frequently sent to Perth Amboy to discuss or colaborate with our men there. About [[strikethrough]] 1910 [[/strikethrough]] ^[[1914]] was transferred to [[red underline]] Perth Amboy, [[/red underline]] then later on to [[strikethrough]] Ba [[/strikethrough]] the new plant in [[red underline]] Bound Brook. [[/red underline]] He resides now at Elizabeth is [[red underline]] married and has two children [[/red underline]] now at school. Will ask him to write me a short sketch of his work with Bakelite since he entered my service Went with him over all my samples here in lab. after I had explained to him the recent patent suit of Catalin against one of their smaller competitors. He easily [[red underline]] recognised a large number of samples made here [[/red underline]] many years [[red underline]] before the Catalin [[/red underline]] owned patents were filed in Austria or in the U.S. - [[vertical note in left margin in red]] Catalin [[/vertical note in left margin in red]] Will send him copy of Judge's decision, and of file wrappers of the different patents in suit, so that he may become fully acquainted with the subject in case Catalin want to attack us. The company they sued was a very small business and the men the
