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    "ocrText": "Sept. 23rd, 1930.\n+\nIr. Edwin Smith,\nc/o Edmards & Smith,\n1 Exchange Pl.,\nJersey City, N.J.\nlhr. E, A. Markley,\n0/0 Collins a Corbin,\n1 Exchange Pl.,\nJorsey City, a.J.\nGentlemen:\nPerhaps a few lines outlining more definitely what has\nhappened with reference to the recent electroscopic examination\nof lets and Tuck yould explain the situation more clear-\nly.\nThe gauma ray testa conducted on both of these tromen\nwere satisfactory, and we may rely upon the resulta reported -\nnamely, that Irs. Tuck ia active and Lota was found to be\nnegative.\nThe prior ganna ray examination of these women conducted\nlast year, Fobruary 1929, found Tuck to be active, and Mrs.\nNota on the borderline, although the test was positive. The expired\nair test conducted February 1929, on Tuck was positive and on\nMrs. Neta questionable, although indications were that abe wan\nslightly active. The expired air test conducted at the recent\nexamination, that is, August 1930, we cannot place any confidence inio\nfor the reason that in transporting the instrunent from lien York to\nDr. Martland's office, one of the electrodes in the instruments\nbecama loose, thereby rendering the instrument inaccurate. This\nelectrode is attached on the insido of the chenber and there would\nbe no way of dotecting the faot that it wss not properly connected\nby external observation. It das only found that the electrode was\nloose after the inatrument had been returned to N.Y.\nIt appeara from the data so far collected that Irs. Neta\nis strictly a borderline caso, and in all probability not radiosctivo\nat this time. However, the data when recorded in black and white\ndoes not thoroughly establish this feat, and in vion of these\ncircumatances both Dr. Flimn and Dr. Schlundt feel that their posi-\ntion as witnesses in this matter would be materially strengthened by\nthe re-examination of lirs."
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