TREASURY DEPARTMENT

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE

OFFICE OF DEPUTY COLLECTOR
DISTRICT:

 

Tepeka, Kansas
April 28, 1943

Dr. Ferrest C. Allen, Director
Department ef Physical Educatien
University ef Kansas :
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

I had planned te see you befere leaving Lawrehce but my
erders for moving came soener than expected. I am assigned to
Topeka fer a permanent pest and have been here since April 19th.

I am mere than pleased with the results that Dean Nesmith
has been getting from the treatments on my shoulder. He net enly
knews his busingss and has been censcientieus in the perfermance

ef his werk buthas been a very fine and agreeable gentleman
with it all, I have enjoyed knewing him and have appretitated
his werk greatly. I am planning te continue treatments with
Dean at least ence a week fer a while. My sheulder is greatly
improved but the neck and back seem to be pretty stiff and
sere yet.

I will appreciate very much if yeu will contact
Dr. Francisco in regard to some arrangement for paying
Dean. Of course, I will pay him if the company dees not but
I believe that they will arrange a good payment for him if
Dr. Francisce will recommend it.

I will alse apprefiate a letter frem yeu to Mr, Ed Riling»
giving a statement of my case as yeu knew it. He expects to apply
fer some sort of settlement in the near furture and asked me to
contact yeu for a statement. We hepe te establish the fact that
my injury is of such a nature that it will be hard te predict
the length of time it may take for full recevery. The company
is ebligated by law te pay fer partial disability se long as ZL
am unable to return te the type ef work in which I was engaged at
the time of the accident. To date, I have received but three

Your assistance will wery greatly appreciated.

While I have had empleyment in gevernment service since
he middle of December, I have sacrificed a great deal in income
nd, in additien, have worked under severe handicap en acceunt of
he results of the injuyy. I am net more than half efficient new
ecause my nerveus system cuts up capers when I am under a heavy