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January 11th,1929.
Dr. Herman Schlundt,
University of Missouri,
Columbia, Mo.
Dear Dr. Schlundt:
Upon making inquiry of our Shipping Department as to the
date of shipment of the Wulf Gamma Ray electroscope, and find that it is still
in our possession. Mr. McCoy who takes care of this phase of the work
carefully set it aside and neglected to forward it during the Christmas rush.
It will go forward today and we trust that you will receive it in first class
condition.
We have had several conferences with Mr. Eilert of the
Vital Ray Corporation regarding their preparation of a pad to be marketed.
I have no knowledge as to what they have put into their pads, but do know that
the material which we supplied them contained the quantity of radium specified.
As I recall it I gave them instructions as to the bulk of this material which
should be used to make up a pad dontaining 15 micrograms of radium element, but
whether or not they followed these instructions I have no knowledge. After all
it se ms to me as though the only practical way to definitely determine the
amount of radium contained in one of these pads would be to egnite one and make
a radium determination on the residue. I would not have a great deal of faith
with a gamma ray determination of an applicator of this type. We shall be
interested to know what you find upon completing your tests on this pad.
Yesterday we had another conference with our Lawyers, and
they hope that they have Mr. Berry in a position whereby he cannot avoid giving
them the privalege of an electroscope examination. Mr. Smith and Mr. Markley
petitioned the Court for the privilege of an examination, and as I understand
it the Court granted them such právilege under the condition that they select a
physician to conduct this work, and that the physician may call in such assistance
as he deems necessary for a thorough examination. The Assistants which will
be selected, of course, shall not be disclosed until the time of examination, and
at that time it is our Attorneys idea to have you and Dr. Flinn present at the
request of the physician conducting the electroscopic test. They asked me when
I thought you would be available, to which I replied that it was my understanding
that if you had sufficient notice you could arrange to be here sometime during
the early part of February. I hope that your schedule is such at the University
that it will be possible for you to come to New York in case the contemplated
plan is carried out.
It is our thought that while you are here we will also
complete the work on the five girls recently examined at the Hotel Marseilles.
mt. Smith and Mr. Markley hope to have the three cases now pending examined at the
same time.
With kind regards, I am
Sincerely yours,
HHBarker :RH
Vice President.
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"ocrText": "January 11th,1929.\nDr. Herman Schlundt,\nUniversity of Missouri,\nColumbia, Mo.\nDear Dr. Schlundt:\nUpon making inquiry of our Shipping Department as to the\ndate of shipment of the Wulf Gamma Ray electroscope, and find that it is still\nin our possession. Mr. McCoy who takes care of this phase of the work\ncarefully set it aside and neglected to forward it during the Christmas rush.\nIt will go forward today and we trust that you will receive it in first class\ncondition.\nWe have had several conferences with Mr. Eilert of the\nVital Ray Corporation regarding their preparation of a pad to be marketed.\nI have no knowledge as to what they have put into their pads, but do know that\nthe material which we supplied them contained the quantity of radium specified.\nAs I recall it I gave them instructions as to the bulk of this material which\nshould be used to make up a pad dontaining 15 micrograms of radium element, but\nwhether or not they followed these instructions I have no knowledge. After all\nit se ms to me as though the only practical way to definitely determine the\namount of radium contained in one of these pads would be to egnite one and make\na radium determination on the residue. I would not have a great deal of faith\nwith a gamma ray determination of an applicator of this type. We shall be\ninterested to know what you find upon completing your tests on this pad.\nYesterday we had another conference with our Lawyers, and\nthey hope that they have Mr. Berry in a position whereby he cannot avoid giving\nthem the privalege of an electroscope examination. Mr. Smith and Mr. Markley\npetitioned the Court for the privilege of an examination, and as I understand\nit the Court granted them such právilege under the condition that they select a\nphysician to conduct this work, and that the physician may call in such assistance\nas he deems necessary for a thorough examination. The Assistants which will\nbe selected, of course, shall not be disclosed until the time of examination, and\nat that time it is our Attorneys idea to have you and Dr. Flinn present at the\nrequest of the physician conducting the electroscopic test. They asked me when\nI thought you would be available, to which I replied that it was my understanding\nthat if you had sufficient notice you could arrange to be here sometime during\nthe early part of February. I hope that your schedule is such at the University\nthat it will be possible for you to come to New York in case the contemplated\nplan is carried out.\nIt is our thought that while you are here we will also\ncomplete the work on the five girls recently examined at the Hotel Marseilles.\nmt. Smith and Mr. Markley hope to have the three cases now pending examined at the\nsame time.\nWith kind regards, I am\nSincerely yours,\nHHBarker :RH\nVice President."
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