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Angus D. MacLean James H Pou,Jr . ; J. L. Emanuel MacLean, Pou & Emanuel At t or neys and Co unsel o r s at Law Ral eigh, N. C.SUI TE 8 0 4 LAW YERS BUI LDI NG O ctober 2, 1936-. 355 P h o n e s : 358 D r. Robert A. Keh oe, U n iversity of C in cin n ati, C in c in n a t i, O h io. Dear Dr. Keh oe: R e; v . St an d ar d O il Company. Eo r you r in fo r m a t io n , I e n c lo se a memorandum su b m it t e d t o me on y e st e r d a y b y Mr. A. B. R e id , who h as b een i n v e s t i g a t i n g t h is c a se . I d isc u sse d i t l a s t n igh t a t a con fer en ce in W ilson , IT. C ., w it h D r . Ly n ch , o f C h a r l e st o n , S . C ., D r . N. F. Rodm an , of. N o r fo lk , V a ., and Dr. P ittm an , o f W ilson . Th ey agreed t h a t an exam in ation o f sh o u ld 'De m ade on ou r p a r t , an d t h i s w i l l p r o b a b ly be done n e xt week by D r s. Rodman, P itm an and B la c k sh e a r (an eye s p e c i a l i s t a t W ilso n ), an d by a com peten t n e u r o lo g i st , i f one i s a v a i l a b l e . We h ad e x p e c t e d t o u se D r . Redw ood, o f N o r fo lk , f o r t h is pu rp ose, but i t ap p ears th at he h as been t r e a t in g P it t fo r some t i m e . Bo t h h e an d D r . M a r t in , a l s o o f N o r fo lk , a r e r e p u t a b le men , a s we a r e in fo r m e d , an d b o t h w i l l sa y , a c c o r d in g t o D r . Rodman, who h as t a lk e d w it h th em , t h a t P i t t h as m u lt ip le s c l e r o s i s b u t w i l l n ot a t t r ib u t e i t to le a d . D r. D aven port, on th e oth er h an d, w ill e x p r e ss th e o p in io n t h a t he h ad le a d p o iso n in g, and t h a t h is p r e se n t c o n d i t io n i s t h e r e s u l t . So f a r a s I c o u ld l e a r n , t h e r e i s some e v id e n c e an d o p in io n t o t h e e f f e c t t h a t m u l t i p l e s c l e r o s i s may r e s u l t fr om l e a d p o iso n in g , an d i t w as s a i d t h a t D r . Sp e a r , o f Baltim o r e, m igh t e xp r e ss t h is op in ion . P l e a s e r e t u r n th e e n c lo se d memorandum to m e, w it h su ch su gge stio n s as you care to o ffe r . I u n d erstan d , o f cou rse, our prim ary p o sit io n i s th at the ga so lin e h an dled by P it t cou ld n ot have b e e n t h e c a u se p r o d u c in g h i s c o n d i t i o n , w h at e v e r i t may b e , b u t p r a c t i c a l l y i t i s n e c e ssa r y t o go fu r t h e r and e x p la in th e c a u se , i f p o s sib le . Yours very t r u ly , Copy: Mr. Edw in S. H a ll, 26 Broadw ay, New Yor k C i t y . K 0 18 5 4