Letters Received to Edward A. Markley [E.A. Markley], May 7, 1930

COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS 632 West 168th Street, New York Institute of Public Health. May 7, 1930. Mr. Edward A. Markley, Collins and Corbin Company, 1 Exchange Place Jersey City. Dear Mr. Markley: I am enclosing receipt as you requested. I had a conference with Mr. Karl who is handling the Hoare case and he is willing that I should make any move that I thought proper to try to bring this case to a close without court proceer mes. I explained to him that before you people would care to discuss the case you would want to make an examination of Mrs. Hoare. After consulting with Mr. Schneider, the trial lawyer, they agreed that I could let you examine the girls in my office without any court application. This seems to be a fair minded attitude. I saw Mr. Lee and Mr. Barker Friday at lunch and outlined the situation to them. Mr. Karl is anxious that I should assume charge of this case and the other one coming up, and see that they get correct medical and dental care. Mr. Lee and Mr. Barker promised to take up the matter with you and to let me know your decision as to my going ahead with any medical care of the cases. I suggested to them that I make arrangement ts with the proper doctors and dentists to have the cases treated and that the expenses be guarantee for this case so that I can get the men I want to. Both of these cases are now in need of treatment but I feel sure if handled in the proper manner they can be brought back to heal th and will show no ill effects from industrial exposure. Yesterday, May 6th, Mr. Karl called me up and said Mrs. Hoare was feeling very poorly and wanted some treatmento He asked if we would mind if the family physician began treatment of the girl following out my suggestions. As I had no other alternative I was obliged to accep t his suggestion, at least temporarily. I do not know anything about Dr. Hermann per- sonally, but I think he is a perfectly reliable doctor. I rather dis-