The Washington herald., 1908-02-28
CONSPIRACY FOUND
IN PATENT OFFICE
Continued from Page One.

and control al inventors falling within the scope
Of The Claims Of the patent. that were made after
the fling date Of the Application fer that patent.
even though. IN fact they may have been made
ea-ier than tie invention covered By those claims
Both the Secretary and the commissioner deemed
the facts disclosed b. the investigation o. such char
scteg as 10 varTaHt theis presentation before the
grand jury.
The specific charge Is that Of destroying public
records. Il Is alesed that Barton b. reasen Of his
position had access 10 once recsrds. and was en-
abled al recent date 70 substitute for papers 6Isd
more than two years PREVIOUSLY certain other papers
AMI give them the sane date If Jhsy had been
fled originally
Great Advantage Acquired.
great advantage would sttead Il a date Of. in
vention sufficiently early autedate the prior inFen
tons Of others could be secured To be successful
in this Plan It Necessary 70 destroy original rec
ords Of the otaoe and Ale substitutes therefor and
By changing the dates OF receiving stamps make II
appear that such substitute papers we're IN fact
actually fled upon the fictitious dates stamped on
tho papers.
In view Of TIE findings therefore Of the grand jury
immediately recommended 70 Mr.. Garfield. Sec-e-
tary Of the Interior the immediate dismissal Of As
siStant ExsninsS Barton. which was Al once ap-
proved.
Notwithstanding the vast moneyed interests in
Tolved in patents and the consequent many oppor-
tunities for corruption arising theTefrom and from
the necessity Of relying upon the integrity Of each
individual examiner, owing &c the technical and
judicial work Of the Patent Oasee no examiner has
been shown. hitherto. false to the trust imposed
upon him In all the lis years o. existence II the
United States patent system.
Men OF High CaIiber.
This favorable showing Of the United States Pat
ent Oce IS accounted for largely BY reason Of the
fact that the S0odd members Of the examining corps
are all college graduates and nearly all have been
graduated in general and patent law. Tkis BODY Of
scientific men has been considered nos only in this
country, but Ii al countries having a patent sys-
TEN. 70 be equal. if not the superior OF any Ike
corps Of men IN existence.
II has been impossible. from leO2 down tc the
furnish the Patent 0fsce with a sufficient number
Of technically educated men such as are necessary
70 examine and pass upon inventions n all the
known arts.
Although Mr Barton took the eiril-serTlce exarni-
nation for his position as examiner in the Patent
O1ice he failed TO pass However he vas re--ated
and accepted BY the Patent Of7ce at the minimum
trained men IN the Office, by reason Of the great
number Of designations Of examiners occurring yearly
who 50 CIT and into the employ Of large corpora
tioas and established Law frns as double and often
tines treble the salary they receive as examiners
The Patent ofSee has been unsuocesSfully trying
- compete with large moneyed corporations for
years for the services Of technically educated men,
Gully men OF less desirable class. who have been
appointed whenever men could be found who pos
seSSed even fair technical education and were Will
ing by reason Of being out Of employment. TO ac-
cept Temporary positions examiners il the Patent
Office.