Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1898-02-05
STRENGTHENS GLUCOSE TRUST
Its Patents Upheld. by United States
Circuit Court of Appeals


Chicago, Feb. 4.-The glucose trust will
be strengthened by the opinion or the
United States circuit court of appeals to-
day sustaining its patents. The effect of
the decision, If accepted in other districts.
will be TO give the glucose trust a monopo-
ly of the manufacture of glucose syrup. AT
least, the decision, being law in the circuit
composed of the states of Indiana. Illinois
and Wisconsin, will drive out much COM
petition. Heavy damages are alleged in
the bill filed and upon which the patent is
now sustained, s1.O00,G0O being the amount
asked for. The suit was brought by the Chi
cago Sugar Refining Company against the
cision of the court of appeals is a reversal
of the decision of Judge Grosscup year
ago Judge Grosscup held that there was
no novelty in the patent. 1t was simply the
adaptation of an old process to new pur-
poses, and as such not patentable. The
opinion handed down to-day is the out,
standing. Previous to that time. 1t Is said,
the Charles Pope Glucose Company was
formed and maintained an antagonistic at
tiude toward the glucose trust. The pro-
cess they used for extracting the glucose
syrup from the corn. the plaintiff alleged.
was an infringement on the patents Of the
at first be determined and the Pope COM
pany had been in operation for some time
before the bill asking for an Injunction was
filed. The case before Judge Grosscup was
long drawn out and his decision was not
given until a year ago. AT that time the
court held there was no infringement OF
the patents in question on account of the
process being known In foreign countries
before it was patented in the United States
For this reason Judge Grosscup refused to
grant perpetual injunction in the case.
Judges Jenkins and Showalter held that
there was an infringement of the process
patent as they believed the one used prior
10 that time was entirely different to the
one used by the COmplainantS. The process
covered by the decision is said to be the
only one by which glucose can be extracted
from cane. -.,,,,,.,
.!intock, of Topeka, and Mrs Scammon. eIi
Kansas city: discussion of the subjects E,a
sented. and finally Il social hour, with b.,
MY refreshments served by the ladies' ex,
the current Literature Club who were 7
hoStesses of the afternoon. The gener- bel
subject for consideration was reciproc- tw
what clubs and federations may do for b.s
other and the world. This led to a OF
'usSlon OF travelling libraries and club 0f
anSion work The short irnrornt, an,
Genes were bright and crisp. display an,
keen interest. and bringing out many tir, G,r
liable suggestions. Mrs. McCIintock | III,
Sident OF the Social Science Federa- mn mn
!, reported its work. and extended an mn
tation to the city federation to become tio
itmbef Come Singly. or come united
out come" she said. THE state needs I
ana believe you need the state" !
rs Eugene Ware moved the acceptance
M, ms invitation, and the unanimous vote n
en- carried these twenty-seveu clubs in
Inc state federation was greeted with
'und of applause.
KsenJ KansasmJ ohm &7ctHFfssffson, Hfsfo Blue Rapids;
Levi l.. Aldrich. Cawker City: Charles
McC. Lockhart. Ellinwood.
Indian Territory-J. II. Miller, ChiCkaSha; !;
John Mclean, Dorchester. PauIS Valley.