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[[strikethrough]] 15/ [[strikethrough]] 83) Besides speed of Hoover. Heger and others I called attention how the C.R.B has brought Louvain U and the Government Universities of Belgium as well as [[strikethrough]] [[?]] [[/strikethrough]] the Brussels University closer together; thus liberalising Louvain as well as eliminating petty considerations of political and religious differences Prof Hugh S. Taylor of Princeton who had just returned from a teaching period at Louvain entirely corroborated my remarks, so did Heger. The latter however said that he hesitated to mention it for fear of offending Louvain Prof Taylor is called a catholic in Who's Who in America I sat between Dr. P.C. Galpin Secretary of C.R.B and the son of General Haskell Very pleasant meeting. [[underlined]] Oct 20 [[/underlined]] At office in morning [[superscript]] x [[/superscript]] then took afternoon train to Philadelphia Went to Benjamin Franklin Hotel where met Mr. Blunt. [[superscript]] x [[/superscript]] Mr. Lung returned with a new proposition for partnership in his metal-spraying patents. Further violent decline in the stock market. -- Someone calculated that the stupidity of the Washington Government men, were responsible for a drop in securities since the beginning of the year of $25 [[underlined]] billion [[/underlined]] Dollars! Glad I never felt the urge to buy on margin or speculate on stocks. Evening went with Blunt, Allan [[end page]] [[start page]] [[strikethrough]] 16 [[strikethrough]] 84 Brown, Dr. Bender, Matthews (in charge of motion picture) [[blank space]] to the Rittenhouse club, where Dr. Henry Butler Allen Secretary of the Franklin Institute [[strikethrough]] were [[/strikethrough]] [[vertical notation in left margin]] 196.373 [[left margin]] and Mr. Walton Forestall vice ^[[vice president]] were awaiting us for dinner at 6:30 P.M A very pleasant well served dinner and most interesting conversation until they took us to the lecture room of the Franklin Institute. Large new auditorium well conceived, this and the buildings all newly constructed. Every seat was taken when we entered I told them the human side of how I became a chemist, then my invention of Velox. -- hard struggle -- finally financially independent by sale to Eastman then my private laboratory, where working on various subjects, developed Velox. After this Hewitt set off the film which showed the beginning and the present development of Bakelite and the various industries where it is used. All excellent and a most attentive audience. [[underlined]] Oct. 21 [[/underlined]] Left Philadelphia for New York early train. -- Beautiful weather Went to office; then at 4 P.M Dick came to fetch me. [[strikethrough]] Oct 22 [[/strikethrough]] Lord Rutherford died yesterday only 66 years old. [[underlined]] Oct 22 [[/underlined]] At office. Financial report of [[red underlined]] Catalin shows much decreased earnings. [[/red underlined]] [[underlined]] "Catalin Corporation [[/underlined]] of America 9 months to Sept. 30 Profit before Federal Taxes" Net Profit [[supercript]] x [[/superscript]] [[strikethrough]] 111.766 x equal after 7% Pfd. Dividends to 81 cents each on 100 000 non par common shares [[/strikethrough]] [[vertical notation in left margin]] [[superscript]] x [[/superscript]] before Federal taxes 149.900 compared with profit of 235.964 a year earlier [[/left margin]]
