Letters Sent to James Ewing, April 15, 1929

April 15th, 1929. Dr. James Ewing, Cornell University Medical College, First Ave. and 28th St., N.Y.C. Dear Dr. Ewing: This will acknowledge receipt of your letters of April 10th and 12th, enclosing bills for professional services of Drs Humphries and Abbey, which we are passing along to our Accounting Department, and they will be taken care of in due course. With reference to the bills of Dr. Humphries - we note that they are for services rendered during the past several months, and that he charges for calls at his office at the rate of $10.00, while the house calls are at the rage of $25.00. Ne agree with Dr. Craver that the charge of $25.00 for house calls is exorbitant. While we appreciate that Dr. Humphries may be considered a specialist in his line, still in view of the testimony which he gave at the trial last Spring, wherein he stated that there was little or nothing that he could do for these girls, it would seem that these visits consist of nothing more or less than the average con- sultation with the family Doctor. Under such conditions we feel that a change of $10.00 per visit is out of line with the current accepted charges of the medical profession. In the event that Dr. Humphries was making a diagnosis of the cases or administering special treatment we would not raise this question with reference to his charges. We do not feel that we should assume any part of the expenses involved in the case of Miss Schaub living out of the City, for after all conditions in the Oranges are not bad, in the event that she is in suitable surroundings. We surely did not contract to place these girls in an environment which would necessarily be to their liking, and it would seem that our responsibility is going to be large, if not burdensome with the required medical services involved. We shall be interested to hear what you find regarding Miss Schaub's thoughts in this regard. Sincerely yours, Vice President. HHBarker:RH