The Twin City star. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1910-19??, 1912-04-27
CHANCES LIKELY
IN PATENT LAW
On Account Of a Recent De-
clsion Of the Supreme Court.
SEVERAL BILLS INTRODUCED.
National Board Of Trade Is Opposed to
Congress Action - Roddenbery Of
Georgia Is Against Granting Pensions
to Spanish War Soldiers-Fish Sta.
tions Project.


to Spanish War soldiers-Fish Sta.
tions Project.
By ARTHUR W. DUNN.
Washington. April 26.-lSpecial.l J.
Patent legislation is quite likely to
pass this congress on account of the
supreme court decision which gave a
patentee not only the rights in his pat
ent, but authority to compel users Of
his machine to use only such materials
in connection with it as he approved
This decision caused storm of protest
at the time, and the result has been
the introduction of several bills on the
subject Of patents. The national board
Of trade has protested against chang
ing the law on this subject, saying that
changes In the patent laws may work
great loss.
There is possibility that patent
law changes may be encouraged by de-
velopments during the consideration of
the postoffice appropriation bill. when
1t was shown that patentees Of cancel
ing machinery literally held up the gov
eminent by compelling it to pay
yearly rental on the machines almost
equal to the value of the machines. 1t
would not be surprising to see an
amendment pass which will compel
patentees to sell machines rather than
continue ownership and exact exorDi-
tant royalties and rentals.
Fish Stations Favored.
Not long ago a lot of bills were
passed in the senate providing for fish
cultural stations in different states.
The vigilant Luke Lea Of Tennessee
and his side partner, Kenyon Of Iowa.
who created such a disturbance when
they held up public buildings not long
ago, did not seem to be on hand to stop
this fish cultural station expenditure
which smacks Of pork" although it
relates to fish. A fish cultural station
in fact, more than one-is a particu-
lar perquisite of senators.
Comparing the Colonies.
Congressman Roddenbery of Geor-
Ola, opposing pensions for Spanish war
soldiers, said it was not much Of
war. 1T was no war;" he declared.
1T was barely a skirmish. Why, even
the president enjoyed the holiday as
did the great ex-president, the would
be president, the thrice time candidate
for president. The rough riders rush
ed up San Juan hill and then to the
White House.
do you include William Jennings
Bryan in that" asked Murdoch of
Kansas.
civilian Jennings Bryan was just
a. patriotic, but not quite as perse-
vering," parted Roddenbery.
"Nor quite so successful" interjected
Young Of Kansas.
"Not quite so successful" admitted
the Georgia man. 1.-THE ex-president
not only beat Bryan to the war, but
he grabbed up all of Bryan's political
paraphernalia, all Of his progressive
accouterments, his ammunition. his
doctrines, his bombshells and explo-
sives, and marched up before the Amer
lean people, leaving Bryan standing on
Gibraltar alone, and with the acclaim
Of thousands was indicted into the po-
sition Of commander in chief Of all the
armies Of the United States. and we
hailed him president"
"Worse Than Cannon"
These Democrats are going to make
Uncle Joe Cannon quite shining light
II they don't look out. Whenever the
caucus screws are pressed down hard
or the gag" rule. is applied ruthlessly
there are a lot Of Democrats who
scream that the methods are worse than
any used by Uncle Joe in his palmiest
days of ''czarism." Cannon may be
INDICATED before this congress ad-
journs.
The Cameron Control.
Political students pointed out after
the Pennsylvania primaries that for
the first time in sixty years the old
Cameron control Of the Republican
party in Pennsylvania has been broken.
Always has the dynasty Of Cameron,
Quay and Penrose controlled the party
and more particularly the delegations
to the national conventions. Always
have they named the United States
senators and most Of the members Of
congress.
Don Cameron Still Lives.
The second Cameron. ]. Donald, who
for eighteen years was one of the Penn
sylvania senators, retiring voluntarily.
has lived to see his successor become
a senate leader. He still takes a keen
though not active interest in politics
In his later years in politics Cameron
left everything to Quay, and gradually
Quay gave up power to Penrose.
Far West Adjeetives.
On a bill of small Importance Con-
gresham Warburton Of Washington
INDUCED in western extravaganza Of
words. Speaking Of a small tract Of
land involved in the legislation. he said
In q dozen lines that 1t would become
for the school fund OF his state great
asset" splendid asset" and an
enormous asset" and finally that at
aome fine n would be sold for q