Letters Sent to Mr. Roach [John Roach], June 17, 1924

June 17, 1924 State Department of Labor 571 Jersey Av. Jersey City, N. J. Att. Mr. Roach Dear Sirs:- Confirming our conversation during your recent visit to our plant wi th Miss Erskine and also our conversation over the telephone, the following covers the Various points upon which you have asked me to make a report. Employment dates of various operators concerning whom you have received reports. Mrs. Hazel Kuser - 1917 - 1920 - Dates not complote in our records Miss M. Maggia - October 1, 1917 to January 25, 1922 Miss Virginia Rudolph - September 23, 1918 to April 13, 1921 Miss Grace Fryer - Have not located employment record Miss Margaret Cargough - August 13, 1919 to December 24, 1923 Migs Katherine Schaub - March 22, 1917 to March 19, 1920 Miss Helen Quinlan - July 13, 1918 to March 19, 1920 The first case of necrosis that came to our attention was that of Miss Carlough who left our employ on December 24,1923. Shortly afterward we received notice from the mother of Mrs. Kuser stating that Mrs. Kuser was about to make claim for compensation because of having received phosphorous poisoning during her. em- ployment at our plant four years ago There were various rumors in circulation which caused us to start a thorough investigation into the matter. As for the phosphorous side of the proposition if it has been found that this was phosphorous poisoning it could not possibly have come from our material as there is no phosphorous used in the making up of this material. Our first step was to have a thorough investigation made of our oldest operators by the Life Extension Institute to determine their present condition particularly wi th reference to blood and teeth. The report of this Institution covering all the cases stated they could find nothing indicative of anything hazard- ous in the handling of our luminous material and the operators