The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1914-01-22

When he got into that gar.
ret he forgot the world His wife or his daughter
might call him and he might answer mechanical.
ly, but II is doubtful II he heard them Hs would
forget his meals possibly some engagement so
absorbed would he become. Sometimes he would
climb into the garrett early Sunday morning and
when hours later he would appear in the pulpit
his hands would be stained with the chemicals he
had been using. Once he went into the pulpit
with his vestments diseoIored by the acids. He
did not know IT,
In that garrett the preaohersoientlst developed
the Photographic film.
Success with his invention brought sorrow 10
the clergyman II was In 1887 that he completed
his work on the film Whatever his dreams of
fortune they were shattered. A Photographic
company attempted 10 prevent Goodwin from OBJ
tanning patent The company was rich. The
clergyman was poor. who is poor has a
tremendous handicap In such legal fight as the
one that followed. rich corporation can hire
lawyers of fine ability. The law Is very slow
The suit became a fearful burden TO the preach
er Year after year the dragged on. When
the case had been In the courts 10 years the Rev
Mr.. Goodwin died He was poor He would not
have been so poor had he never invented the pho
tographc film. Possibly the struggle 10 carry on
the suit and to gain what he believed was his
own shortened his life
After the clergyman died his rights TO the film
were sold TO a company. His widow got stock In
this concern In return for the sale OF the inven.
court 10 court A few months ago-26 years after
the Goodwin invention perfected decision
was handed down supporting all OF the Goodwin
claims and declaring the company that had fought
the clergyman from the first to be infringing the
Hannibal Goodwin patent
What does triumph mean at this late day? Han
nibal Goodwin's widow 10 past eighty. His
daughter In sixty years old Money cannot com
pensate them for all the years that are gone the
years OF disappointment, hope deferred and OF
poverty. And even now they may not get the
money.
II will not sadden the aged widow II she never
gets dollar from the film her husband created
Great expectations" she says. makes ones
life disseminated. We have taken this matter phil
osophicaliy. We have expected little. With thls
decision rendered We still expect little or moth
ing"
The one great satisfaction she has and that
counts more than money IN the Vindleation Of all
that was claimed In behalf of her husband as the
who gave the Aim TO the world
Alexander Graham Bell will go down In history
the inventor Of the telephone and compare.
lively little space win be given go Daniel Draw
baugh yet Bell and Dire baugh fled their patent
papers the same day. and after eight years OF
litigation. in which same OF the greatest lawyers
In American engaged. three justices Of the
Supreme court OF the United States supported
DraWbsHgh's claim 10 priority and four supported
Bell BY the narrow margin Of one vote Bell vas
made rich and Drawbaugh continued poor.
Bell came on his invention by chance. Draw.
baugh by laborious study. Bell had every al
vantage IN educational way. DrawbouEh work
ed for years In his fathers blacksmith shop
Most OF his life Drawbaugh vas hard pressed for