Document 70pOgK4wG2ar6YDnokG6LJBKV

Mr S* M* Wagner, Ethyl Gasoline Corporation, Subway Terminal Building, Lo# Mgeles, California# Sear Mr* Wagners ' We.acknowle. e with thanks your letter of the 14th regard-* ing the death of Lt* I have read the articles in the May 13th issues of the San Diego Onion end Los Angeles Times giving the true cans of death, which it seems to me are sufficiently satisfactory as not to Have you give any further attention to the matter* ' ., .a; . / - In;the'event somebody in the future should attempt to use the articles that first appeared in these two papers1which gave lead poison ing as the cause of death, in an unfriendly or derogatory manner, then we would take the matter up with the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery at Washington to get the permission of the Hava! authorities to give us a written statement outlining the full and true facts in the ease* Meanwhile we will let it rest as it is* ` ' fe are very such pleased, 'of course, that you moved promptly; and engaged Dr. Sumerlin to look after our interests. v So that Br* Kehoe shall have a complete file of what trans pired, I have already fully informed his todat and am now sending M e a copy of your letter of the 14th, of this letter,- and would thank you to forward to him a copy of the tos Angeles Ti'ees of May 13th and d copy of the San Diego . Onion of Say 15th,''marking' for ready and easy reference the articles in each which give the correct version of the death Very truly yours* ^ A s 5 ' ;f ' ' v-/ ' , E. W. Webb - . . ... ., - * . 001J041