Letters Sent to Dr. Herman Schlundt, September 11, 1930

September 11,1930. Dr. Herman Schlundt, Columbia, Mo. Dear Dr. Schlundt: I have your letter of September 8th, advising of the condition of chamber #7, during your recent test of Mrs. Meta and Mrs. Tuck. Dr. Flinn had already called this matter to my attention, and I may say was only too ready to place the entire blame upon your shoulders. It is regretable that this incident has occurred, one reason is that above referred to, and secondly - this examination was conducted at the request of the Court, and I do not believe that we would be successful in asking for a reexamination. It would therefore, seem that we will have to accept the testimony based upon the data as collected to date. In Dr. Flinn's report he states that the results of the expired air are of no value. As I regall neither you nor Dr. Flinn have ever found a girl active by one method where the other method was negative. I do not have a transcript of your date, and therefore, cannot study same, but it would seem to me that in view of these circunstances you can probably make a fairly definite statement as to the activity of Mrs. Meta. On the original examination of Nrs. liets, may I ask if you found her slightly active by both the ganna ray and expired air tests? As I recall the recent tests the gamma ray exenination was absolutely negative, and in the case that you found her slightly active by both the gamma ray and expired air on the original examination I think you could logically assume that she would be nogative by the expired air as well as the gamma ray tests on the last examination. Dr. Flinn is taking a position with regard to this matter that I am afraid will preclude our using him as a witness, and we may have to depend entirely upon your statement with regard to this matter. We would, therefore, appreciate having your thoughts along these lines. Sincerely yours, Vice President. HRBarker:R