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    "ocrText": "COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY\nCOLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS AND SURGEONS\n632 West 168th Street,\nNew York\nInstitute of Public Health.\nMay 7, 1930.\nMr. Edward A. Markley,\nCollins and Corbin Company,\n1 Exchange Place\nJersey City.\nDear Mr. Markley:\nI am enclosing receipt as you requested.\nI had a conference with Mr. Karl who is handling\nthe Hoare case and he is willing that I should make any move that I\nthought proper to try to bring this case to a close without court\nproceed 4gs.\nI explained to him that before you people would\ncare to discuss the case you would want to make an examination of Mrs.\nHoare. After consulting with Mr. Schneider, the trial lawyer, they\nagreed that I could let you examine the girls in my office without any\ncourt application. This seems to be a fair minded attitude.\nI saw Mr. Lee and Mr. Barker Friday at lunch and\noutlined the situation to them. Mr. Karl is anxious that I should\nassume charge of this case and the other one coming up, and see that\nthey get correct medical and dental care. Mr. Lee and Mr. Barker\npromised to take up the matter with you and to let me know your decision\nas to my going ahead with any medical care of the cases.\nI suggested to them that I make arrangements\nwith the proper doctors and dentists to have the cases treated and\nthat the expenses be guaranteed for this case so that I can get the men\nI want to. Both of these cases are now in need of treatment but I feel\nsure if handled in the proper manner they can be brought back to health\nand will show no ill effects from industrial exposure.\nYesterday, May 6th, Mr. Karl called me up and\nsaid Mrs. Hoare was feeling very poorly and wanted some treatment. He\nasked if we would mind if the family physician began treatment of the\ngirl following out my suggestions. As I had no other alternative I\nwas obliged to accept his suggestion, at least temporarily.\nI do not know anything about Dr. Hermann per-\nsonally, but I think he is a perfectly reliable doctor. I rather dis-\nMr. Flinn to Mr. Markley\nMay 7, '30.\n-2-\nliked being put in this position, because if I was not satisfied with\nhim afterwards it would make it rather embarrassing to take the case\naway, but on the other hand it has this advantage, being the family\nphysician she probably has more confidence in him and in anything he\nmay say than a strange doctor.\nI will write to Dr. Hermann and tell him how\nI want Mrs. Hoare treated, but I would like to hear from you as to how\nI am to conduct these cases.\nI feel that if we can put these girls on their\nfeet, without much expense, which I am sure we can, the money settlement\nif any can be made easier and at least it will put you in a better\nposition in court proceedings.\nOf course you realize that being in the con-\nfidence of the girls and their lawyers it would not be honorable for me\nto disclose to you their condition any more than I would give your\nposition away. I feel I am acting as an absolutely neutral person\nwho is trying to clear up an unfortunate situation. That is why I\ncan not show you my results and I insist that it is only fair for you\npeople to make your own examination so that you will know how the girls\nare.\nI do not want to hurry you in the matter, but\nI feel we can get better control of the situation if we act promptly\nin medical and dental care. of course you realize you could subpoena\nthese people if you wanted to.\nThe payment of this care can be handled either\ndirectly or through me, you of course, getting the receipted bill.\nYours sincerely,\nFREDERICK B. FLINN\nDirector of Industrial Hygiene."
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