Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-02-01
has been put to through patriotic devo-

has been put to through patriotic devo-
ton to the public as commissioner.
Representative Buckley gave his opinion
that the patent laws of the United States
are not SO much at fault as is the admin
istration thereof. He would have the
patent Office raised to an efficiency SO
that no grants would be made not based
on real invention. He declared hmself in
favor OF new building. increase in per-
sonnet and salaries, and increase In PEN
SION fees, for the rehabilitation OF the
system. He doubted If Congress would
appropriate for the new building at this
session, but hoped there would be a
pledge given to the propriety of the de-
mand.
By increase in fee, the patentee would
not suffer, in the opinion of Mr.. Buckley.
If his patent was made more of a prima
facie guarantee of validity. He would
the efficiency of the personnel by the add
ed revenue from increased fees. and pay
for the proposed patent Office building.
Lawyers Above All Things.
Mr.. L;nthicum urged the members Of
the association to remember that they
We're lawyers above all things. and to
avoid emphasis or the Classifying word.
patent" The Supreme Court of the
United States. he said, is the greatest
body on earth, and the federal courts are
above reproach. Reforms that would
touch the federal judiciary would strike
the greatest blow at the ideals of every
fair-minded lawyer he declared. He
would have the organ cation bend every
effort to maintain the judiciary as pro-
vided for by the founders of the repub-
lie. who. he considered, Were wise beyond
their day with the wisdom OF prophecy.
He also declared no legislation was reed
ed to revise the patent system. Give us
good
revision"
After the brief speeches of Justice Van
Orsdell and Mr.. S!eicheT. Representative
Morrison was called upon He declared
himself for q patent Office independent of
any other department of the government
a big salary for the commissioner and
good pay for the officials. 1ll-equipped as
It is now, he said. the patent system of
the United States is the best on earth.
The report of the tariff board indicates.
he concluded, that inventive genius has
enabled the United States to pay the
highest wages in the world.
Those present were Fairfax Bayard, c.
G.. Billings, Mr.. Bradford. Representative
r. J. Buckley. II. W. Hodges, J. E. Las
key. president Bar Association; c. c. Lin
thicum Justice Lurton. Z. b. Moore, COM
missioner of patents: Representative Mar
tin A. Morrison. John a. Sleicher. Gen.
Ellis Spear. T. \. Tenant. Justice Van
Ors6el. w. r. Woolard. l.. S. Bacon. II.
II. Bliss. Emil Bonncycke. E. w. Brad
ford, ]. II. Brickenstein. Arthur S.
Browne, Eugene G.. Brown. +. L. Browne,
Arthur l.. Bryant. Royal f. Burnham.
Curtis B. Camp. Melville Church. John NJ.
Colt, Howard a. Coombs. c. D. Davis,
Delbert III. Decker, II. A. Dodge, Will
lam w. Dodge. Vernon M. Dorsey.
j. c. Dowell o. III. Dowell. c. E. Dunn,
William E. Dyre, Thomas Ewing. Robert
j. Fisher, f. Walter Brandenburg, James
NJ Proctor, Max Georgii William G..
Henderson. III. e. Hodges, Vernon F..
Hodges. Nelson W. Howard. J. L. Hutch
inson. Benjamin r. Johnson, James /.
Kay. Charles II. Keel. c. c. Linthicum,
c. A. Mason, S c. Mastick. j. Gran
vile Meyers Joseph H. Miians, c. r.
Milans. y. III. Moore. Langdon Moore,
James l.. Norris, jr.. Henry Orth, Allen S.
Pattison. II. E. Peck. George B. Pitts,
Spencer 3. Prentiss. George w. Rea. Ed.
c. Robertson. Thomas f. Robertson, Wa
ter F. Rogers, w. f Schoenborn, A.
e. Smith, Ellis Spear. Alex S steuart,
c. l.. Sturtevant.. George II. Evans,
Charles A. Terry. E. II. Tower. jr.. James
w. Watson, Robert Watson, John a.
Ernest Wilkinson. Harry
p Williams and Fred c. Earl.
The committee in charge of the banquet
consisted of J. II. Brickenstein, Joseph H.
Mians and Mr.. Cushman.