Letters Received to Chas. Stockdell Gray, March 26, 1930

COLLINS & CORBIN COUNSELLORS AT LAW CLEMENT K. CORBIN ROBERT J. BAIN EDWARD A. MARKLEY CHARLES w. BROADHURST 1 EXCHANGE PLACE, HOWARD F. MC INTYRE JERSEY CITY, N. J. FRANK A... BOEHLER JAMES S. EMORY PATRICK F. HIC DEVITT FRANK P. CLANCY JOHN F. LEONARD March 26, 1930. Re: Radium. Claim of Mrs. Hoare ( Maiden name, Frances Tappan), Chas. Stockdell Gray, Esq., Counsel, Globe Indemni ty Co., 20 Washington Place, Newark, N. J. Dear Mr. Gray: Please be advised that I had a conference today at two P. M. with Mr. H. H. Barker, Vice President of the United States Radium Company, at which time he called to our attention the above claim. Mr. Edwin F. Smith, rep- resenting the New Amsterdam Casual ty Company, was also present, but apparently this case arose only during your coverage. As I understand it, your policy ran from November 4, 1916 to November 4, 1917. Mrs. Hoare is represen ted by Arthur M. Karl of the Military Park Building, Newark, N. J. A copy of his letter to the United States Radium Corporation dated the 15th instant is herewith enclosed for your file. You will note from that letter that Mrs. Hoare claims that she was employed by the United States Radium Company from sometime during the latter half of the year 1916 to possibly on or about the first of January 1917 or a few months there- after. The Radium Company according to its records, has no record of this woman. Its only record would probably be an employment card or a cancelled check. However, the em- ployment records are in bad condition and the fact that no card shows up would not mean that she was not an employee. The Company is still to check its cancelled checks. Possibly in that way they might find some record of this woman. As you know, Dr. Frederick B. Flinn of connection with the injury to girls and because of his Columbia University has made a thorgu study in wide knowledge and experience the attorney, Mr. Karl, brought Mrs. Hoare to Dr. Flinn for the purpose of having him advise, first, whether the girl was radioactive; second, what treatment she should have if she was. Dr. Flinn has called the matter to the attention of the United States Radium Corporation, who in turn have called the matter to our attention. Dr. Flinn