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April 15th, 1929.
Dr. James Ewing,
Cornell University Medical College,
First Ave. and 28th St.,
N.Y.C.
Dear Dr. Ewing:
This will acknowledge receipt of your letters of April 10th and
12th, enclosing bills for professional services of Drs Humphries and Abbey, which
we are passing along to our Accounting Department, and they will be taken care of
in due course.
With reference to the bills of Dr. Humphries - we note that they are
for services rendered during the past several months, and that he charges for calls
at his office at the rate of $10.00, while the house calls are at the rate of $25.00.
We agree with Dr. Craver that the charge of $25.00 for house calls is exorbitant.
While we appreciate that Dr. Humphries may be considered a specialist
in his line, still in view of the testimony which he gave at the trial last Spring,
wherein he stated that there was little or nothing that he could do for these girls,
it would seem that these visits consist of nothing more or less than the average con-
sultation with the family Doctor. Under such conditions we feel that a change of
$10.00 per visit is out of line with the current accepted charges of the medical
profession. In the event that Dr. Humphries was making a diagnosis of the cases or
administering special treatment we would not raise this question with reference to
his charges.
We do not feel that we should assume any part of the expenses involved
in the case of Miss Schaub living out of the City, for after all conditions in the
Oranges are not bad, in the event that she is in suitable surroundings. We surely
did not contract to place these girls in an environment which would necessarily be
to their liking, and it would seem that our responsibility is going to be large, if
not burdensome with the required medical services involved.
We shall be interested to hear what you find regarding Miss Schaub's
thoughts in this regard.
Sincerely yours,
Vice President.
HHBarker:RH
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"ocrText": "April 15th, 1929.\nDr. James Ewing,\nCornell University Medical College,\nFirst Ave. and 28th St.,\nN.Y.C.\nDear Dr. Ewing:\nThis will acknowledge receipt of your letters of April 10th and\n12th, enclosing bills for professional services of Drs Humphries and Abbey, which\nwe are passing along to our Accounting Department, and they will be taken care of\nin due course.\nWith reference to the bills of Dr. Humphries - we note that they are\nfor services rendered during the past several months, and that he charges for calls\nat his office at the rate of $10.00, while the house calls are at the rate of $25.00.\nWe agree with Dr. Craver that the charge of $25.00 for house calls is exorbitant.\nWhile we appreciate that Dr. Humphries may be considered a specialist\nin his line, still in view of the testimony which he gave at the trial last Spring,\nwherein he stated that there was little or nothing that he could do for these girls,\nit would seem that these visits consist of nothing more or less than the average con-\nsultation with the family Doctor. Under such conditions we feel that a change of\n$10.00 per visit is out of line with the current accepted charges of the medical\nprofession. In the event that Dr. Humphries was making a diagnosis of the cases or\nadministering special treatment we would not raise this question with reference to\nhis charges.\nWe do not feel that we should assume any part of the expenses involved\nin the case of Miss Schaub living out of the City, for after all conditions in the\nOranges are not bad, in the event that she is in suitable surroundings. We surely\ndid not contract to place these girls in an environment which would necessarily be\nto their liking, and it would seem that our responsibility is going to be large, if\nnot burdensome with the required medical services involved.\nWe shall be interested to hear what you find regarding Miss Schaub's\nthoughts in this regard.\nSincerely yours,\nVice President.\nHHBarker:RH"
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