Letters Received to Howard [H.H. Barker], August 30, 1929

UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI COLUMBIA DEPARTMENT OF CHEMISTRY Aug. 30-29 my clear Howard your letters of 28th with came in this enclosures morning's mail Will make a very buil reply to several questures you ask our office helf is enjoy us g a vecation Concertiun I Curtis: I survte to him after returning to mades on Niver received a reply. He volunteered to Bet me knownhow much Radi-Thor water bided t aben but so for he has not sent this information He also agreed to collect faces, but not until late Sept or Oct. Curtie was with us intratel marseilles on Monday afternoors June 22- at came the time Dr Flim to (welf-Hase). This test required about 2 to 3 times serve as subject for calibrating gamma -ray instrument. hrs we had quite a satisfactory three currered visitidl curtis was at this time that Since of the juresal istee tralts of ms the delivery came of 4 to 6 woodchucks - or persunis, to be to be used to the front. He and hr Flima arranged for feature story about this transacturi. Curtus' by Dr F for experi mental use There was recent some with this new development, Jhin did nut participate visit to New york was deribtless largely in connection in the radio activity tests on Curtees These we carried but on Sat. afternorn, all day Sunday and Monday morning The connection of Curtes with swing instead of Flenn is thus not affected. Curtis and d had a good time monday vening, and he assured me that he was decidedly on my side with reference to certain phases of the investing ations on the radioactivity of living persons, which Dr F and Idis- cussed very frankly. I feel that the expect. with Curtes will go on normally as d had loped with both Dr burning and myself He is a good scout and d hope to get the expected re- spouse as soon as d write to him now about our plans for continuing the reft Let is make our plans after you have had a good talk with a Filmin Ishall be glad to study the Edgin plant, if it can be done next week. after that d am tied up here We when Sept 9. Monday