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....'4ZJ[~RS.y.: . Kansas City, Missouri ' THE KANSAS CITY STAR l orrs es t n r p e n q1:P5tlb.~ anv ~, ~ „ • on Sunday. Ryan replied he had lyoue lilee to change your testa ~r PnRTC Tn PTFieldL lliarris said. I havr f " o~ ~ not, end said, Ross ' always I mon ~i ' never seen John Ross take a y that he began smoking ~ ~ a s he never drinks on Sun- R1 ~~~-i~jA-~Tt~3 Philip Morris in 1920?" tR~1 tEa' ~Wj drink either durmg, business hours or cocialiv. ~3~~~hen he has dy' The answer: O -;. n cross examination by „ 11; been in my home he has ah , b t ll Z gave my es reeo ectton - -- . Hardir- Rvar, said he and Ross re1di Ryan was asked, lt of Plaintiff Are Sublect you know about his srnokin; We late 19ZOS and the 1930s; but { h < 44 ' ws.q.aanruwi 6 -~.Er.. -,RecaJlectionx of Two Friends , g1eld asked him "Wh•it do occassionally drank together in f On redirect examination by of' Testimony. habits?" The answer- "All Ithat he didn't consider it exces,i Philip Morris didh't' come on ' ever saw him smoke was Philip sive drmking. ~ the market here until 1932, ' -- •-- =I---•-- --,_-~. L-- •~--~-- ,• --.. , t + y n. oss race „ een ee me goo ., a s w at i He answered. "Yes; sar, it s by Acquaintances. r...«, iattorneyn,~,n ~.. +Do Inco understand that you drink it for." + ,been a long time aeo.' - • .. . A se o eo c an o acco The answer: tie mrght bave Philip Morris."° b JbH T R T d' asked by David llardiy, defense b f t' ~ d Tli ' h he had seen Ross mtoxicatedl w•hen Ross started smoking `` I d h 1 d T b On cross examination he was 4" ~ U f :ISSU~ IM SM~ I',~„G TRIA'L w~orra~uery on the Past: they V ever drank soy much thatlwouiacouldlHaveyoubeenconceap mat you mistakea about' .`. ,"'" ..' `. •.".- q.-1Mhat is the most' drinks - - - Johm Ross drink anything but you ever saw Ross take in an - Two withesses, long-time 7 Up; and that you never ~ 'friends of John T. Ross, who is imelled liquor on his breath?''° evening.' suing, a tobacco company for A-""That's right." . A-I couldn't say. Q;-Did you know that he at- Q-Could it have bceni more ~25D,000 in United States P s mous ,than a dozen? ended Atton • Alcoholics { , y - trict court;, testified today or. - meetings for a year in 1942? ~' That would have been too behalf' of the plaintiff: many. A-I didn't' know that. Howardl C. Harris, 3343' Rnse~- Hardy then added, 'T' think so wood strPet and Eu ene T: Q-Did you know that he tes- too." ~ g tifued at this trial that his drink- Tells of Ci arette Merits. Ryani 3325 Campbell . street. n; habits continued the same g took the stand for Ross,, 62, of ; ften he akthnded' Alcoholics I Hardy then questioned Ryan 39011 WesC Ninety-seventh strre' Anonymous meetings as they about Ross's smoking habits.. ~terrace, Overland Park, wi:c: were before? ' I Ryan replied that Ross smoked! A-I don t know ) an ~thing, nothing but Philip Morris. He about the triali He may have,and Ross d'iscussed' Philip Mor- drunk; but I have never seen ;-is and' Ross had said he lli's Sunda Rule t he trial that Lie started smok-. , for it. ~ and that in his opinion Ross discussion as around 1920. He drinks very little. He saidl that then, was asked by Hardy if he P.oss tokl him he didnlt care knew that Ross had testified at him take a di•ink. { thought' they were easier on his - Ryan testified that he and throat. :•Iohn Ross grew up together,; Ryan fixedi the time of this j }ng Philip Morr;., around 1932 I had I.L- ..::n Rrirc to drink• market ini Kansas City. He said•,'•l:nowiug that would '` IIe 1.as asked by Field i'f' he w•hcn that' brand, eame on the John T. Ross. hlamc. T°hilip Dlorris fnr th loss of his voice: He clnirns th aifiictioni is the result of car cer. Recalls [li, Friendship. t:nder questioning by Lyrnc:n Field, Ross's attorney-, Plarri -aid he has known Rnss s:nc.• 1,kt2, and had seen hiis on t7• average of two or thrre tii!nc a week until 145? u'hen he ur derwent his cancer operation j.:' -the Ma)•o clinic. . He said that Ross wa: an cir plbyce of the Retter , Ru,:;ne:i bureau aadl that' he hafl caliP at the Jewelry stm•r whcrr H!; - ris worked, andl that the ben.amr friendq. . •