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138/ Sent [[red underlined]] copies of my letters concerning Patent reform to Toch & Whitaker also to Neave. [[/red underlined]] Toch came to see [[red underlined]] me on this subject. [[/red underlined]] [[left margin vertical in red]] Book by Cecil Roberts [[/left margin vertical in red]] [[left margin vertical]] [[red underlined]] Gone Sunwards [[/red underlined]] [[/left margin vertical]] George Baekeland brought me a copy of a book just published by MacMillan press and written by [[red underlined]] Cecil Roberts. [[/red underlined]] [[underlined]] Title [[/underlined]] = [[red underlined]] "Gone Sunwards [[/red underlined]] [[strikethrough]] bound [[/strikethrough]] In it he describes his visit to Florida last year, [[red underlined]] giving special descriptions of Coconut Grove and Miami. [[/red underlined]] Devotes several pages [[red underlined]] describing a visit to me [[/red underlined]] last winter and under the heading: [[red underlined]] "The Wizard of the Bay" [[/red underlined]] describing me and my work in a most generous way. - Toch came to visit. [[left margin vertical in red]] Freddie Baekeland [[/left margin vertical in red]] [[red underlined]] Little Freddy came to Snug Rock [[/red underlined]] for supper and stayed over night. [[red underlined]] Quick witted vivacious little fellow. [[/red underlined]] He is now [[red underlined]] about seven. [[/red underlined]] Gets along [[red underlined]] very well in his school [[/red underlined]] (Public school Scarsdale) [[strikethrough]] since [[/strikethrough]] [[red underlined]] reads fluently but does not know his table of multiplication, [[/red underlined]] but can make additions. [[red underlined]] Restless little fellow asking endless questions, and busy all the time. Seems to be the particular pet of his father. Keeps on talking all the time, and exploring every corner and every object in the house. Quick witted and inquiring. [[/red underlined]] [[underlined]] Dec. 4 [[/underlined]] [[red underlined]] George and Rossi [[/red underlined]] have been in session these last 2 days with [[red underlined]] Marshall [[/red underlined]] and representatives of [[red underlined]] Plaskon [[/red underlined]] in relation to our [[end page]] [[start page]] 139/ contemplated contract for cross licenses of ^[[urea]] patents between [[red underlined]] Plaskon - 1 Cr - Cyanamid and ourselves. [[/red underlined]] - Today they are at Cyanamid. This afternoon Jerome Alexander came to see me regarding an idea he has for using Bakelite instead of Shellac for making an emulsion to polish linoleum carpets. Told him must refer to our sales dept. [[underlined]] Dec. 5 [[/underlined]] At home, [[strikethrough]] preparing lecture Columbia, also [[/strikethrough]] Xmas letters. Report to stockholders etc, here all day [[underlined]] Dec. 6. Sunday [[/underlined]] Same work. - Celine for luncheon at Grenade's. - Foggy & rainy all day. Dec. 7. - Dictated Xmas letters for England etc. [[left margin vertical in red underlined]] Catalin [[/left margin vertical in red underlined]] [[red underlined]] Barns at office so that I can explain my plans for Catalin [[/red underlined]] situation in case they want to force a suit. Main defense would be to call attention to the fact that Judge Hand in supporting the decision reached [[strikethrough]] against [[/strikethrough]] in favor of Catalin could only go by the record of the suit and the record testimony was erroneous. See my typewritten comments on the case. Have given this document to Barns for careful study. In the mean time Barns will try to convince Catalin that [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] a suit will do more harm to them, because we shall have to bring out testimony annuling the validity of these
