e Carl S. Byers

ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
112% East IRON AVENUE

Salina, ‘Kansas
May 28th, 1940

OFFICE PHONE 886
Res. PHONE 3629

Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Director
Physical Education & HKecreation,
Kansas University, .

Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Sir;

I have your letters of May 24th and May 27th, respectively,
and thank you for both of them.

I can well understand your position and attitude in this
matter. Ihave read your letters to Mrs. Uhrlaub. I assure you
that Mrs. Uhrlaub has no desire to be unreasonable, but when it
appeared that Mr. Uhrlaub was profiting from her credulity, quite
naturally she resented it.

I think I might say that Mrs. Uhrlaub will be willing to
accept a reasonable sum at all times, but that means that he
shall share with her in the hardships entailed by the present
situation. |

| It is true there is a court order out -- it is the divorce
decree which was obtained at Mr. Uhrlaub's importunity. As I

told you in my letter of May 23rd, the Uhrlaubs entered into an
agreement in May, 1939, -- Mr. Uhrlaub could show you his copy
of this agreement if he so desired -- and paragraph 9 reads as

follows;

“In the event either party hereto shall secure a divorce
.from the other party, that party shall cause this sepa-
ration agreement and property settlement to be presented
to the court for its approval, and consent is hereby
given that said wife may have judgment herein for pay-
ments herein agreed to be paid to her for her use and
benefit and to her for the use and benefit of said

Children."

Then the court in its decree of judgment found how much
Mre Uhrlaub had paid and how much he owed as of June lst under
the terms of this agreement. (Mr. Uhrlaub has a copy of this

he
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