The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1906-03-31
From New York American. March &c.
DEFOREST WIRELESS
WAS NOT ENJOlNED
Published Reports of Court AC-
ton False and Inspir-
ed by Malice
NO MARC0Nl SUIT DECIDED
President of AssaiIed Corpora
ton Presents the Proof of
Stock Jobbing Plot.

states supreme court nau nanueu ooWn
decision against the American DeFores
Wireless Telegraph company, is foun'
upon investigation to be untrue and with
out any basis whatever, inasnueh a
there is no case pending in the United
States supreme court, or has been pend
ing. in which the American DeFores
Wireless Telegraph company appears a
a party to the suit.
Upon the publication of the erroneou
statement, Abraham White, president o
the American DeForest Wireless Tele
graph company. who is now in Washing
ton. wrote to the clerk of the United
States supreme court the following let
ter:
The the Clerk of the United States
Supreme Court, Washington, d. c.
Sir-I beg to inelose herewith news
paper article which in substance states
that "A decision rendered by Chief
Justice Fuller, of the United states
supreme court, puts the DeForest
Wireless Telegraph company out OF
business and gives the monopoly OF
wireless biography TO the Maroon
company. THE DeForest company is
ture, sale or operation of any system
of wireless telegraphy. In connection
with the decision Justice Fuller issued
an order of arrest for Abraham White,
president of the DeForest company,
who is held in contempt in that he
was served with a subpoena to appear
In the action to be examined as wit
ness, but instead he left the city, etc"
In view of the fact that there is not,
to my knowledge any case now pend
ing or recently before the United
States supreme court upon which a
decision has been asked. and consider
ing the fragrant, malivious, injurious
and evident misleading statements
above referred to in connection with
the DeForest Wireless Telegraph sys-
TEN, l desire to obtain from you an Of
fetal communication relating to this
matter. More definitely do | ask
whether or not any decision whatso-
ever has been rendered against the
American DeForest Wireless Tele-
graph company or any company bear
ing the name of DeForest in connec-
ton with wireless telegraphy or
whether there is any case now pend
Ing before the United States supreme
court, or whether an order of arrest
for me personally has been issued by
Chief Justice Fuller for contempt in
failing to appear In the action alleged.
While it is unnecessary to ask for
this information on my own behalf,
knowing as ! do that the newspaper
stories referred to are based upon
malicious fabrications and are I'M
qualified lies. circulated by stock job
bers and rivals in business, and for
the evident purpose of injuring the
American De Forest Wireless Tele-
graph company, whose system Is eX-
tensively used and endorsed by the
United States government as we'll as
by the President of the United States
In a published statement given out
by his secretary on his return from
sea eoyage on the United States bat
tleship West Virginia from New Or
leans to Washington. in appreciation
of the wireless service rendered by
the De Forest system during that
memorable trip. when for the first
time in the history of the United
: States the President was beyond the
limits of the country but being at
all times, as stated publicly in COM
munication with the seat of govern
ment, remained President. | ask for
an official statement from you as
an officer of the United States SUI
impression caused by the untrue state
ment referred to above. Respectfully,
ABRAHAM WHITE.
In reply the clerk James II. Mekenney
wrote:
Office of the Clerk, Supreme Court
of the United States.
Washington, d. c.. March "a. 1906.
Abraham White, Esq. Washington,
d. c.
Dear Sir:-Replying to your letter of
this date, | beg to say that no case
between the Marconi Wireless Tele-
graph company of America, and the
American De Forest Wireless Tele-
graph company has even been decided
by this court. nor is there such a
case now pending on the docket of
this court. Your truly.
(Signed) JAMES NJ. NJ KENNEY.
Clerk Supreme court Z. S.
MIR. White said tonight: I'm an ole
patent action between the Marconi com
pany and the first De Forest company
which was succeeded later by the presen
American De Forest Wireless Telegraph
company. a decision was rendered abou
one year ago by Judge Townsend II
the circuit court denying absolutely tn,
patent claims of the Marconi company
relating to the broad field of wireless
but allowing several minol
claims rela ting to small parts of wireless
apparatus long since discarded by the
De Forest companies.
ut was an easy matter to obtain al
in that particular case on the
minor claims involved, but this, as the
Marconi people well know. has absolutely
no bearing or effect upon the DeForesi
wireless system as whole. Our company
owns today more than one hundred and
fifty patents covering various devices re
lating to wireless apparatus and the
methods employed transmitting and re.
topographic communications.
1t is ridiculous to assume that we are
infringing the Marconi system. As VIC
have been more successful, however, In
our work the alleged imitation must be
better than the original. as we have the
backing and support of the United States
and have today received the
largest check ever paid by the navy de-
partment for wireless service-viz: $685.
500 on account of a single contract in
volving $4,000.
ON the authority of United States
government official l state that the Mar
conf company has been denounced as a
defaulting contractor on government con-
tracts. l am remaining In Washington for
the purpose of applying to the supreme
court OF the United States for contempt
orders against the Marconi outfit for dis
seminating false information relating to
the alleged United States supreme court
decision, and for the purpose of getting
fraud orders against the stock jobbers