Brief for the United States (1914)

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I'M; I \ II. Q. And no suit li.id hccii In-oiii^lil ;i<;ainst y(Mi, liad it ^ A. No, si 1-. Mr. I )y('r, do yon recall makinga statement ill ivKard to tlic Latham patent to the ivprcsentativcs of tlie Show World, wliich was sul)se(ineiitly published in the Show World of A])ril 4, 1908, at pa^c IW It is Petitioner's Kxliihit 17)> in this case, at page 922, vohiine 2. I show you the article. A. Yes ; T recall this article, and remember having made tlu* statement, or those general statements at the time. Q. In this interview you characterized the Latham patent as a joke " in the business, did you not '? A. I did at that time ; yes, sir. Q. Yon say in this article also: I have been familiar with this patent ever since its issue." Is that a true statement? A. Superficially considered, yes sir. Q. You also stated: I at one time looked into the Latham patent in the hope that I might be able to persuade myself that it possessed value, but I could not see anything in it." Did you make statements to that same effect about that time f A. At that time I did ; yes, sir. Q. You say: '^According to the people who are now affirming its validity, it has been infringed by everyone since August 26, 1902, when it was issued.'' W^ho were the people that wTre affirming its validity at the time you made this statement in April, 1908 ?