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Zx TtiE ul~IrhTi STAT~s DIS?I:ICT CovFT FQh TtM LAST4nW JUI>ICIAL DISTRICT GF KISS3L'F:I, LASTEX.U bIYZSIOA. 2nA C. ma, j ) Pltintitf; ) ~ Vs. ) Xo. 9371 ~ R. J. RBYxJLt*S TMCC4 C©MPAbT, ) viv . iio. 3 a -oorporation, am fAT MhIAM, ) ) (Circuit Court ?to. ?4233 ) rePen~ants.) i r: PwSITION OF i~IThwSS proe!uced, sYorn atr+ examined on the 2at day of i ctoter, AX., 1954, bctween the hours of eight o'clock in the forenoon ano six ci'clock in the afternoon of that day, at the hor,e oi` tt:e vitne$a, IRA C. L'JV%, PiaintifS', Apartment %, 2&24A Louisiana A.enue, in the City of St. Louis, State r+t i:issouri, before Lv~A" C. LAWKrkE, JR., a notary public within a~.A for the County of St. LQui.s, which adjoiuu the City of St. Lcuis, State of Xlasouri,,in a certain cause now perHing in the United \ V States riatriot Court for the Eastern Jucticial rietrict of P.isaouri, Eastern Diviaion, wherein IRA C. LaWS 3s the Plair.tift',.and R. 3. K~.'YNOLDS T3BACC0 GOMPAVY anj PA7 FARIAM are the 1efendants; on behalf of tte Plaintitt. A P PE&h A!i CXZs Messrs. Orville RichWaon and t'ona2d S. Sia~a1 ...............~ -o 0 .........................................For the hlaintittj fiichaona C. Coburn, ~aQ .. ................Por the Detenc4ant, fi. J. Veynolds 'tobacco Compsnyf 0 N .~ N J

ii. F4rle /bser, B.aQ ..........................Por the mfsodaat, Pat the t2siQtitt, of lokM sge, being tirvti duly ewsrn, on batzdit of the plaiotitf, drpoaes and says! nxhICT "umikTzOx Br xE. It ICHAzr4oN s ~1 ifi i l you st ate yaur ns'w, please? . , A ira "arlis Lab~e. L-o-W-;! I! Yes. .~ And you am live at 2is2t-,A 3.ouisisam in the City of isiat Loztis# do lrvu nst! A Yes, s f r. 4 JLW o 1d u'e YO;t 'D W. Iota t A ~ Z SM 3) Ye"s oL.i. iM you sx* sarrlsd 4 A Yes. ~ Wl;at is your wife's tasmt A Q Ida My 2*ve. Is she euployeA now? A Yes. 4 Vf*rt! ~ At bo1d's, 4 Do you bsve any cbildr+eat ~ One • slai old? .1 8ev*n yoar old girl. iit. ConM=X: itay I regisi.er aqr obJ.rtion to the testiaoay

of childrea! That io imatc.rial, and irrelerant aM iacowApet*at, I thisk, widcr tAQ Aeciaion, 'and mve that it be stricken. 4 kihers diA you Zaat worlr,T A At Liacb'!a izginrering, ia Wwn eid you last "rk there, about when? A Rhat was in Janua7 of this irear I think it was. ~ i3ow iong were you otf raj~rk en acccwnt of 74ur operations about b*w long were you oi'f work? A I ba.v- been oft work, exeept for juat a-- eaI Po8aiir2y amonth or t-wo eaer since 1952. A Im'tisn Iau ha3 your operation? Yes. ~ At the tir* you had I-aur operatiou vere you ampl4yed by Lincola ftSineorin,g fiompanyx A Yes. i~ AW Hotr long W ym vorkto far - tbeaT . W worked for ttecm ever eiur* -» ever ainae receuber -- ns, not Mcekber, teell, ever sAuea Iq46, let's say that., 4 Uhat kis,d of work Oid 3rou there at the tipe yau t&4- your o,pera.tion4 A I uae an asseabler.. 4 AM where vat their plaat locatsdt A At 5Ta1 Nstural ErtdgO+ ~ nrw Ions lave itou lived tet5e in 3ieiat Louis, that is 262t-A i.ouisiaaat A 3kret Just a.'bout a , &%mtLa.

1s2wro did you li re artort ttzst t 4 At 2fW ?euc*se* f. For how long? ' A Yor about three months. iW. COSUFfStThree ss=ttra xas t hat t M. k1C1:A,kri bXs' Yes * bihere d1d you iive betore thatt Yt. Crystal Giti and Festua. 1 ~ ksrn long in all did you live at Cisy.tal City auA Festus, Kiseovrit natelT a year. q A A I woukd say appro:i,;- Ancd where Oi!~ you 31vro belore ttwtt Here 3A : aint Louls. t~'tsereY A At 4347 "st Plet. BoY iong, ia ail, did rv 1iv irn Saint I.ouis, t'A+st Is eontinuouslr, Yet us take it-t'rox-kest riiw on be.ck? a. Zinct+ IAo. Anr1 where did you live before that? At Crystal C3tY. „ ~ i-or hosr long? A Sinee °19, IWould say ~ 4 (Mecussivn oi`t the record. ) ubers s~are' you~ DorA and reered, Xr. LMeY t~le~qra, ~Sssduri. Uve you ever been cmplOyedt at sPla.cs tftrt tbere ~s 4 tA ; oE o,

aey amount oT dust, or sd*kp 6easratea and createC near the plsc• where you wA2`t vor1L1qgZ A So. ~ Nave you ever srorkrQ around a plote where you would be com,pelled to inha2e gaesea'or fwaca? A so, or aiats ol any icin,, chestical atitts! 4 Before your operatioa Gid you smoke cigarettes! A Yes. ,~ About when Aid you beGiti to smoke cigarettes4 A I began about 1930. :~ Fid gou ss*kt cig,axvttes continuously froa 1930 Urrtil the tim or shortly before your opeyrationT A Ye.. ~ Let us take from 1935 oa, -tbtn, up to the tisw or shortly before I-rour operatioa, f4d you saQko any partioula.r type of ciga.rette, or 'brs,ndt ~ A Xa;, it was 1uet -- That is i'rom 1935 on Up: Ch, 1935 uF. Y,9s. I smked Camlas ipritctlcaliY. +exaluitire. 4 Frosi then, abgut 1935 oat. A Yes. 4 lid you ieMald this sooka into your lM&at A Yeu, I diA. ~ I am not apeaking of a oaGusl sthitt' Of t4-Ye that aig„ht r,et Into your lur,gs, but do you ica m Wbat Ima:'a by an irhalatioa

Qragging the ssAke elosn d"p into y9rsr ltiqP? ~ Trs. +~ Lid you do that? A Tts. 4 i+roo 1935 on? A Xes. ia AM I suppose before that? A Yes. 4 AW was that your usual custosar7rpr of sAOking, or .ras that just. aet otcasions.'1 tryr of snzLciiag? A That sas vW customary wa,y ot smokipg. 4 JtW, xhesk you saaked these aigarettt6, did you smoke tbc• completely, or just a half-inab oft of then or so? A Completely. ~ Hoa smspy paeks a e3sy, on the a"t•sge, or Cas*l cigarettts did xou smoke from 1935 up to the tiee ot' your sYreration? A Q - .t wonld ssr about two paeks adaya On the atrsragaT A 1'ts. tin soae oecasiQRa you saoksd +'iess than that, ieso than two paoics a day? A Occasionally Y asokee! ].ess,.yes. - ~ Arrd sosotises xvaf # ~,"sc,aetims wre, yes. ~ t'ss there aW tendoncy for Vourr ca"uWtioo of cigarsttes to incraase as tire went 1r1s or did It d!'riuisb, or hold about tbo ssmT as I ss:;,ked, you kncw, o"r the Irears. A 0b, Yes,, l.t inar®s."d o ; Ln : ~ Your averW was about two Pscks a day, I!i that xl,ght? w s -.~• N

! 'two psatcs. i rl , uoie, lisiting, +ourselres to tbat period lroa aDout 1935 until shortlj b.fore ir~ operatioa, that i• a eaatb or so bstorr Your operation -- • Y dida"t uWerstaAA. q I atid iet us liait owrselves just a=inute to that period Utweeu 1931p atv'ut 1935, am up to the ti* or your operation, or your entry 3oto the hoapitalfor the speration, did you have any occssioq to s4e ivon time to tiexs any aAvtrtisiag re7..ating to Camel ciL-s.rctLest ~ Yes . khare di!d you see this adrertisiejg, was tlwrt ao,r one p$rticula.r p2ace! A lio, it wts .R.gasioes, pspers aw billboarda, I doa't 1a:*w it w" - Tou ctiuld look srgr place WM ars M &drsrtiasaept. ~t DitS you bear sdatrtisoaesits ovor the rradio! W. C4MIs Just aa aaswmt, . C*amselor, do wt proVt ttsr wltaexs and lead, Sust ast hiri tell his wtorJ. M, hICJ3"Molt I asktd his iq Z1s* t'irst place what aftsrtis3qg ttt tax, and this vau f drelation to the eeditos at heariqg. please. M. COMips I wnderotand# but just do aot 1ea9 the Kitqess, _., N ' 0 MR. !!~''Jmf ,I obJeitt to the 4tiestloel t+A tto ,grourkA that o' it is clearly leading xYj4 witness anM auggersti"S to biSMhat -hio N ! wf

snmrers sbotild be ns to tcbrre he wa,y bdvo s"n the alleselt odvertisinQ. 6 MR. RZCRAwzOxs Ilaid not nst us tho gutsti4A ut'. trhera he saw the soortimiqg, sw question Mss Aid be hoar saythias over the rM io. 4 (r-y Xr. Aietaroon) itoK, 1et us ask irau this qu+rstion tT~.+en, f9r. LUxe, hsve you ever beard -sAY tdvertitiet'of Cnusa cigartttes7 ... .. . ~ YI . C 0 V~'rZ : ~ ObjactsQ to as les4ipg. W4. I?ICiURT:SOX: A,asver the qucatlpn. Vmvo you seor Lerre -.. vi, LVx'r t Ua. (By Y•r. i°.tOAMsoA) .JIM tbrvu& idat siMine ei!d you bear this itAoErtisitigt A orar the radio add tE1e. vIsion. ~ Nbx# did beax`' ottsyr. . ~I* I r*lo this sevo7rtxs3at of cate3, tizanttes fran the ptriod, or up to tler tiue+ ot' irour opera- tioti! I want to i1mit %WSelt` to Oat, not what You.May baVe uta on talsvisistn si.nee thst tia4, tut ,I ';em UnittSS sw$Qlt up to the perio!! of t3me of 3rvur aporation, Oid yvu besr +Cswl advsrtising ae~ tha s~~:1oY ~ YOs'O Y+1te. ,- - . . .. . . . . . . ~ 1ba~tt~x* ~ Alx rlt*nt. Nt 00 soAeit ~ • - . . 1go, but nrtar IAO II+aaard ruIts a lot of it on the Wxa* ~ ~id this ~vsrtidI~ that ~rm saw ~+r~?~ h~t~d through t~ -~- _ ,

aEdiwm tbat we have spctcsn abc+ut intiueace pou to cootians to a.a1ce c igUe tts s t jun. COMYs I object to that. it is isWR& the tritatss aW also ysking the tritness to sske a cc.aclusioa. la:. BxMx.fs'At Did pou aontinus to sioks; dld tt iu~Iusace loti? ~. L3~~s Yss. AM Caml tigarettes! tUUAlii 3aw objactiou, sam ressaa. TiQ ycru rf7y UPon thwiae stat.oasets sWs OY ths CaM1 aAvertfsers, that is rt&t yau saw aW ubat you bea" in Your sout#a- ustios ot tha nmakirt sf Gaael e1CA"ttcst ia. G"'' ~ 3 v"t. to obj.ct to that !'ar tho sar,.as tbst =t is ieaaiug asd asking the fritntss to state a fioa0lusi+ara and uot aWthir.g rsiateei to the ,tsrtr of thr 4sat* n. #W:.#ts Ijoin in tbAt object3oa. azod abject to it toY' the #`t:T'th8:r reason that it. "Btimseli that statlimntti were aWl. ' Thare ie Ao eyidenc+s'i r: th3ng with mterenoit to tto atatamnts that wore slltgedi.y'fto eitAer tq the redto or by .otber ssedts o# a.dXr-rtising. ~. RICIW"013 ~ wi11 vritbdraV tkequestioft. o Xr. kichardson) VtA this mvertisiay that you saw am -heard, re2nting to csxo2 ctbsrettes,, have SYAY affeot upoa you with ralstiou to rivtjr t~FonLimation vt the 3ja*king of the -tigarettest ...~. _ ~ N N W ,,~

M. CGBG'Ms Escu,aa m. Xw. 2 waQt to objcct agalA i"ar , tbs reascu that the westioa is lea6ing aM aloo asks tlas aitncaa to stata a conQlusYoA anA aot to give asy factual statewnt- xitb rsterence to tba casa. St ooaK nbt cAli for s4 statemnt of taet. 7$":t rla0a'JQr t.l* Qwat'laLt ji':, Yen, t2o r.nswer Is yes. ,And what sMct Axd it 3rave sxpOa you! !fi. C~rl~'~:~ls ~t~ sab~actit+ri, sata~+ ~teaaoA. o. s^.I1, in the 3'irat placo„ rvu rtly on a tolta.bler eflVVW to bcey your ,CfloCa trozrc, and ttutt to Ow %ms ffihMinZ at tbat tb. CaWls GospsW coaiA #& toiiEA an. Saturally, I dxdn't wsnt to hurt tW healtA, axie rzct~,~-a12y, ttavaCh ttAir adrrertl.$ i ng. wbw tbs}y as8wvd na that Caw1s so-ulAm"t hw%t sW beaitb. 3n fact, that t#*y VMld help at. tR. Cot= ; I movo that tt* aaauerb4 Otrfcxean es Mtt being s*sp-ozatlre, M. XWLv.t ijoia, that amA at!~1 ttw +s64itionaY grouM that it ta argma:ntat3ve. #~ (b"y Ki": IUC W'O1ic3U) Vr. 1001t4"t N2at P'UtlCvIx ta5%umv 'ift tbe Caaal vvariiaing, prior to your speration, doyaw remOa'V*r aS . htting an artart upwn the cor,tfeaa.€4e of V*ur omtsIng CasO3 s164r- ettest I+6bject to ttat, it asiows that it did bsrt an effect or~ #in and it is tgu.ity for that rsason.