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Show ~4- Remington arms Mr. Pederson was cerned. “6 were between men Co, a fifteen-cent man, e060 far as royalty was eonalso informed thet there was a great difference having their habitat in and talked about York City confined informed Hr. Dieke many Of like the the men Hfe Smiley their of a people York interview communicate with was evoicded. io in New York the and latter wreng, that they City and men and was that he talked resulted ample were in nothing opportunity getting about. to exeept in one teo thet way the hotel] with this the ir. Dicke presence of Mr. I teld matter Mr. Browning he would not that take if I was any pert te in mich it or cave another Er. Browning why this invited personal explsnation of any sort wae given. On to a0 having had likes ané dislikes whereas the sen of New their thoughts to business and the dollar. 1 that the one thing that IE 4i€ not like about New full habitat the Yest; that what was richt weatern che Dec.£9-z7. interview the road heave anything to further inter- views with ir. Dicke. I informed ir. DPicke the next morning by ‘phone that if he wished to ses me. further, I would be in “ashington for sometime, at the office of Mr. Prank KE, Nebeker, Lawyer in the Investment Bullding of that city. {I might add that Mr. tebeker is one of the Browning counsel, working with me.) followed Nebeker, me to “ashington, where he and I, in had an interview upon the legal pheecs of the suit which Pederson was threatening against Semington ané Browning. Dicke, in that interview, told ues that Pedersen eonld not get any damares; that the most he eould do was to obtain an injunction a8 against future think both Mr. and stated that Nebeker I infrinzement, and agree Ricke. with Mr. i asked Mr. he Dicke not what know, Ur. bat suggested it was the nevertheless. pay fifty 414 Pederson in thie wanted, that thought ang Browning Hr. reduce I Dicke its royaity fifty cente a gun, and that Remington would put ap a like amount, and with the fund created by such a joint contribution make a settlement. I remembered that Mr, TDicke had said Pedersen wag & fitteen-cent man when it came te a consideration of rovaltiee, and then I asked that if a settlement conlé be made for a leas amgunt that than a doliar, Browning should whether intention of centsa,eand temincton Dicke infera- ed me thet Browning was to pay that amount; and neturally, wr. sorvel., i wes bright enough to see the unfairness of the ettitude of Er. Dicke. If Pederson was a fifteen-cent, or eren a thirty- cent man, why should Browning reduce ite royalty to the extent fifty cents per gun? I told Mr. Dieke that I was leavin; the matter with Mr. Nebeker for future consideration, of aiter my returnto this city Mr. Febeker had considerable correspondence with Mr. Dicke. Mr. Dicke elso wrote te me once while i wes upon & vacation, an@ alee at other times. ‘tr. Dicke formed the habit of writing me ae letter, demanding thie and that, and then wiring for a reply,- te all of which I gave an intentional |