The Washington times., 1913-02-01
MOORE CONDEMNS
! PATENT OFFICE AS
/ OLD FIRE TRAP"
Commissioner Declares District
Should Not Get Right to
Vote

Calling the Patent Office an "old
fire trap" denouncing the antiquated
housing conditions that exist in 1t. and
warning his hypothetical successor
against allowing politics to creep with
in its walls, Edward B. Moore, Com
missioner of Patents. made a vigorous
address at the annual banquet OF the
Patent Law Association at the Univer-
sity Club last night
He took a stand against giving sut-
.frage to the District and won the sup
port of his associates when he urged
upon Congress the need of new pa
ent building.
II do hope that II have successor
he VIII be fighting man, and not a6.
dicted TO the SOCIAL habit, as many or
the official mel of washington are,
for you cannot be an efficient Official
and a social lion at the same tune. Inc
Patent Office is one place in which
politics should not enter, and the Dis
frtct is another. Those who want pol
ftics should go elsewhere. Don I ever
nave the elective franchise in the
city"
Congressman Has Fear.
Congressman R. J. Buikley, OF the
House Committee, on Patents, told the
banoueters he did not think there was
any chance of gaining an appropriation
for a new building at the present ses-
son of Congress. He advocated that
the increase or surplus Of the Patent OF
fice should be used for the benefit of
the office and its employees.
Justice Van Orsdel, of the District
Court of Appeals; John A. Sleicher.
editor of Leslie's Weekly, and j. E.
Easkey, president of the District Bar
AT the. guest table were Fairfax Bay
ard, c. c. Billings, Mr.. Bradford, Repre-
sentative R. J. Buckley, II. w. Hodges,
J. E. Laskey, president Bar Association
Z. c. Linthic anl, Justice Lurton, E. b.
Moore, Commissioner of Patents; Rep
resentatlve Martin A. Morrison, John A
Fletcher. Gen. Ellis Spear. +. A. Ten
nant, Justice Van orsdel, W. F. Wool
ard.
Others Who Were There.
Among the members and invited
guests present were l. S. Bacon, H. H.
Bliss. Emil Bonnelycke. E. w. Brad
ford. J. H. BYickenstefn. Arthur s.
Browne, Eugene c.; Brown, F. l.
Browne, Arthur. L. Bryant. Royal E
Burnham, Curtis B. Camp, Melville
Church, John NJ. Colt, Howard A.
coombs. C. D. Davis, Delbert H.
Hecker, H. A Dodge, William w.
Dodge, Vernon NJ. Dorsey, ]. c. Dowell
o. H Doweli. c. E. Dunn, William E
Dyre, Thomas Ewing. Robert ]. Fisher,
=. Walter Brandenburg, James N. Proc.
tor, Max Georgii. William G. Hender-
son. H. E. Hodges, Vernon z. Hodges
Nelson w. Howard, ]. E. Hutchinson
Benjamin R. johnson. James l. Kay
Charles H. Keel. c. C. Linthicum, c. A
Mason, s. c. Mastick, ]. Granville
Meyers. Joseph H Milans. c. 7. Milans
a. H. Moore, Langdon Moore, james L
Norris. jr., Henry Orth, Allen s. Pat
tison, II. E. Peck, George B. Pitts
Spencer B. Prentiss. George W. Rea,
Ed c. Robinson, Thomas E. Robertson
Walter F. Rogers, W. E. Schoenborn
"A. E. Smith, Ellis Spear. Alex s. Steu.
srt, c. L. Sturtevant George II. Evans
Charles A. Terry, E. H. Tower. .jr.
James w. Watson, Robert Watson
John A. Wiedersheim. Ernest Wilkin.
son, Harry p. Williams, Fred c, Earl
and w. T. Woolard. F.. ..-.t
The committee in charge of the BAN
quet consisted of ]. II. Brickenstein
Joseph II. Milans, and Mr.. Cushman.