Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page.

8 THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, ROOSEVELT DENIES EIIEfl Continued From Pago 1. and thlevoa. If any one rails him names he roars terribly, yet he is a pretty good liar himself. Roosevelt lies and curses in a most disgust ing manner. He gets drunk, too, and that not infrequently, and all his in timates know about it y. Have you ever been amnk" A. I have never in my life been drunk or in the slightest degree under the influence of liquor. Q What ti.se do you make of liquor A I do not drink either whisky or bran dy. save as I shall hereafter say. or un der the direction of a docua*. 1 don t drink beer I do not like It. I do some times drtnk light wines I have never drunk a high ball or cocktail in my life, hut sometimes I have drunk a mint iulen There was ;i bed of mint in the White House yard Perhaps I drank half a dozen of them a year, y All at one time? Judge Command* Order. There was laughter and Judge Flannl- gan interrupted sternly. "IT there is am furtiier demonstration the Sheriff will clear the court room 1 will not have any disorder. Under stand that ” A. Never but one mint Julep at a time. 1 doubt very much if 1 drank over half a dozen In the seven years 1 was in the White House In the four years since that time 1 have had two mint juleps -- one at the Cincinnati Country Club and one in Arkansas from a loving cup. At dinner or at banquets T occasionally drink one or two glasses of light wine or champagne. 1 drink it publicly and openly. .. Q. In the White House were there given so-called diplomatic dinners. A. Tea. and there was served and 1 drank openly wine or champagne, one or two glasses of champagne. At state dinners, diplomatic dinners, at my dinners to my Cabinet, light wines and champagne were served. They were kept in the White House. I would not usually drink while alone, and It was not usually served unless there were guests. If there were guests, light wine was served and I would frequently drink one or two glasses. If there were diplo matic guests there w<?uld be champagne. 1 would drink about the same amount. Drinks Brandy for Fever, y Now as to the instruction of the doctor to which you referred, will you explain it? A. Yes 1 Miring the Cuban eumpaign I had the Cuban fever and s.nce that time I have had recurring at tacks of it. These attacks usually come as the result of over-exertion, and at the direction of Surgeon Uixey l have occasionally used brandy in teaspoonful doses to cheek It I had a severe attack of this illness while In Africa and had prepared for it by having a supply of brandy along I also had such attacks while in the Rocky Mountains and several touches of it during the political campaigns in which I made speeches. Usually brandy was luken along In case of need and there was champagne in my private ear for the use of members of the party that used it. I made it a rule never to drink any thing at all during the day while on these trips and rarely anything at any time What 1 did take on such trips was invariably on the advice of my phy sician, who always accompanied me. Attorney Andrews for the defense con ducted the cross-examination. He asked olonel Roosevelt if he was paying the expenses of the prosecution of the libel >uit against Editor Newett, or If the Progressive party were hearing It Colonel Roosevelt shouted his denlnl that any one except himself was paying Hlght of the colonel displaying his feel ings caused a commotion nmong those in the court room, and Judge Flannlgnn ordered a bailiff to rap for order. The direct examination then continued Q. Are you a teetotaler or a prohibi tionist ? An objection was overruled A l am neither a teetotaler nor t pro hibltionist. I never drink beer, ale, stout, porter or any malt liquors. I do not like them. Frequently when I am a guest I am invited to drink beer or drink whisky, and I always, If I take anything, take a light wine or cham pagne instead. Q I ‘escribe yourself as to your use of intoxicating liquors A. I am not a total abstainer, but am very abstemious, per imps it would aid you to understand •hat if 1 were to describe the routine of mv life at the White House. Q. Yes; please do so. A. I usually rose rather early and had break fast with the members of my fam ily K..r twenty minutes I would walk in the White House grounds, often with one of the children or some member of my Cabinet From my walk I would go directly to my office, where Secre tary Lioeb and I would go through the mall and receive Senators. Representa tives and diplomatic officers Unless 1 hud shaved myself. 1 would he shaved by the barber In the room between my office and Mr Loeh’s I was very busy, and It was necessary to save every min ute of time, so l would dictate letters or talk to some callers while being shaved No Drinks Before Luncheon. I would then he busy w' i confer ences and correspondence cnt.ll lunch time Then I would wash my face and hands ami walk down the terrace to the White House, where I would have lunch with my family. Never under any cir cumstances did I touch a drop of liquor of any kind before luncheon. If we lunched alone there was rarely any liquor, but if there were guests there would be served either light w me or champagne, and in either case I would usually drink one or two glasses of that After luncheon 1 would return to my office and be busy with my mail and callers until 4 o’clock At that hour I went for a walk or rale, frequent!' with some, member of my Cabinet I would walk or ride until 6. w'hen I re turned to the White House. 1 would spend a half hour with the children* and f hen would bathe aid drefcs for din ner At dinner there were usually guests. Rnd wine waft usually served. Occa sionally I drank, a glass or two After dinner 1 either returned to my ■ ffioe <-r ha<l Mr. l»eb in nn library, where we went over mail and worked on mes sages and the like About midnight I would read for twenty minutes some bool* to take my mind off public busi ness Then 1 would go tn sleep TM Rlxey usual!' was in to see me at bed time. Q. When you was mustered ouJ of the army, what was your rank? Attorney Belden. We object That is irrelevant Court It is relevant to show the plaintiff’s position A 1 was acting brigade commander, and was recommended to be brevet ted a brigadier general Didn't Drink on Trips. Q Now. w hat were your drinking hab its while on speaking trips? A T nev er drank any thing during the day. and never anything at any time except ui the advice of Dr. Rlxey or my tnroat specialist, Dr. Curtis After a hard da\ I often took one or two glasses of milk with a teaspoonful of brandy in each. Then 1 would read twenty minutes, see Pr. Rixey and go to sleep. I would .-ieep soundly to feel clear in the morn ifig. Q When you speak of a hard day, just what do you mean?—A I mean a long “urney and many speeches, or either Many of these trips were very exhaust- t.^. and that was the reason Dr Rixey accompanied me When you are Presi dent you «an not be ill, and a Presi dent’s work must go on, regardless. Here the direct examination ended, and Horace Andrews, of Cleveland. Ohio, began the cross-examination. Q You are not a resident of Michi gan?—A N «dr. I have always been a resident of the State and city of New York, although ever since 1 was a boy I have usually spent a few summer months in the country. As a boy my time in the country was usually on a Uar r ’ ' .rv.r- place • ■{ rr:> fa'.her s N HID LIFE Q Then your vlsita to Michigan have been flying trips" A. They have usual ly been brief trips. Enumerates Hia Frienda. Q I)o you know; any bod' .e Mar- quette County?—A 1 know several peo- ple; Mr Hhlraa I" at of all. y. You know that Mr. Shiran is not really a resident of Marquette; that he lives in the Hast and only spends his summers here?—A. 1 know that he is frequently away during the winter on natural history work As to his legal residence I can not speak y Who else do you know In Mar quette" A I know Mr Hill there y Mr Hill of your counsel?—A. Yes. y Just met him since you hired him as your lawyer, did you not? A I think I met him last summer. y Think? Don't you know? A I don’t remember certainly Q Who else do you know In Mar- quette Count) ' A i have met A hum her of people at various times. Q And have promptly forgotten them, eh" A No sir. but when one meets so many people one can't Always recall names unless one Is reminded by seeing the person. Q. Ah. 1 see. Do you see any remin iscent faces In the court rootft? A No, air. y. Your entire ]1fe has been given mostly io politics, has It not?—A. I should not say that. I would say that, previous to the St»antsh war, I wan as much of a naturalist and historian and writer as anything else. y. As President yon met Senators and entertained them and were Invited to their homes Is that not true? A. I knew every Senator and entertained all of them at the White House. I was rarely Invited to their houses. y. And you met members of Congress and received them at your house, did you not? A. 1 knew every Representa tive In Congress and received all who called Q. And in traveling you attended many banquets given in your honor, did yon not" A 1 attended some banquets Q Where Uquoi was served? \ Fee, certainly, where liquor was served. Q Yet. in all the fifteen years you have been in politics you have never drank anything except a HttlC brandy and milk? A. I did not say that. Q. Just so, now as to the wines that you speak of as light wines. Just what Wind of wines were those*' A. Light white wines, California wines or Sau- ternes; once in a while I took a little Madeira. y. is that all? xA. Once In a while a bit of sherry; 1 never drink red wines. Q. Oh you will swear that you have never taste*! red wftie? ' A No, certainly not. You know L did not mean that Wnat I mean is that I do ’not like red wines and that 1 never drink then). 1 do not mean fhat I have never tasted them. Probably I have and probably when they have been passed I have touched the glass to my link. Q Do you keep wine, brandy and whisky In your house? A. Yes. sir all three. Q. Did you keen liquor in the White House? A. Yes. 1 kept the stock left me by Mr. McKJnley. Mr. Andrews; ‘M move the last part of that answer be stricken out as not responsive to my question.” Mr. I'ound "I think It is competent ( to show that he merely continued a cus tom already established." Showa Signs of Anqer. The Court; “It is proper to show that 1 if he will answer it in the way you I indicat • ” Mr. Roosevelt,: "Thun may I revisC I my answer? i Sir Andrews: ••Certainly you miy | amend it. Mr. Roosevelt, If you can not wish to answer It. directly or would be embarrassed to do no/' Mr. Roosevelt: "I ran and will an swer It directly." The former president showed signs of anger A. I did keep wine, whisky and bran dy of several kinds in the White House, as my predecessor bad done before me, and art President Cleveland ami Presi dent Car-field arid others had dope Q And Is it true that you kept two butlers to take care of this stock of liquors? A It is true that I kept two butlers, but they took care of the wines merely as an Incident to their employ ment. Q. Do you know Mr. Wallace, National Committeeman <«f the Progressive Party in Michigan" A. 1 do. Q Did he institute this prosecution, I this suit*.’ A. 1 don’t know. Q VVhat ? Y<m don't know who start c«l this important piece of litigation for you? A. I was in Mercy Hospital when it started and I < »tv. not. say Again Denies Knowledge. Q Did Mr Wallace have anything to do with filing it? A. 1 Could not say Q It was reported in newspaper In terview's that he had started tills suit on yoyr behalf. DM you see those inter views or articles?- -A. Not that 1 am able to recall. Q. Have you borne all the expense of this suit personally, the cost of finding and summoning witnesses and bringing them here and taking depositions fend the like? V. l have borne all the o% I pense. Q Was not .a portion of that expense I borne by the Progressive party of Mich igan or by the Progressive national j commit!cse° * A. It w as not. I paid everything Colonel's Voice Squeaked. i < Colonel Roosevelt was thoroughly : angry now, • Ills fee* fldshAd. his voice squeaked and he clenched his lists and half rose from the qhalr. Q Would you know it if any expense in this suit were borne by any person other than yourself?— A l certainly would., anti it has all been horns hv my self Mr. Andrews announced that this I completed the cross-examination Mr. i’ound,. on redirect examination. I | ,?,?ked two .quevt’iPbis- ‘ both HhvlgmtJ to bring out the faci that Colopel Roosg volt was trying the etpfenjjnti of the- proton! non. g. This suit was brought by tyouf,di- [ root ion. was It noL at your expense? ‘ \, If has • ’ * • ’I j Q. Did The iVogroKStve* party or any I • b’nneh of its organization or any, of its j . officers or workers or any other persons, | v Any time ermrritjiito wnytfittnr ro- <h«> i j • ■xpense of this suit A No. I bore Hlie i I nitre expensr myself. • Pledged Speaker’s Health. Q Tell us about Fneaker ("ftnnon’s birthday party. A I drank a glass of champagne on that occasion in pledg ing the Speaker’s birthday health Defense Score* “Eulogy.” “Hunting exploits gnd public acts are improper in an opening state ment.” was the objection raised by Attorney Belden, representing Newett, to the opening address of Attorne Pounds for Colonel Roosevelt. Two minutes after Judge Flannagan over ruled his objection he was again on his feet, protesting ;vgalnst the state ment which, he declared, was “an oration a eulogy.” Judge Flannagan again refused to check Attorney Pounds’ address, but ruled that the defense might save their objection. When Pounds, how ever, referred to the time when "this plaintiff was in.power,” the court up held the objection of the detense and qrdered Pounds to confine his re marks to a statement of what he in tended to prove. The defense an nounced it would defer making a statement until after taking of testi mony. Before court session began. Judge Flannagan ordered all the witnesses on both sides out of the room. No I person connected with the case w as j admitted to the court room during the trial, except the principals, theirl attorneys and the witness who was on | ike eland T. R. Inclines To Champagne Defending himself against a charge of drunkenness, Colonel Roosevelt, gives the following as an epitome of his drinking cus toms ; I am neither a teetotaler nor a prohibitionist. I never drink beer, ale, stout, porter or any malt liquors. I do not like them. Frequently when I am a guest I am invited to drink beer or drink whisky and I always, if I take anything, take a light wine or champagne instead New Libel Charge In Marconi Scandal Special Cable to The Atlanta Georgian. LONDON, May 27. The third criminal trial growing out of the Mar coni scandal began in Old Bailey Court to-day. It Is the libel esse of Godfrey Isaacs, managing director of the British Marconi Company, against Cecil Chesterton, Journalist and brother of G. K. Chesterton, the fa mous epsaylst Chesterton Is charged with libeling Isaacs in an article he wrote on the connection between certain officers of the British Government and the Marconi Interests. Hill’s Market Basket Bond Sale a Success! The Kim! You Have Always lioivlit has borne tlie signa ture of Ctins. II. Fletcher, and lias been made under hie personal supervision for over 30 years. Allow no one to deeeive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and tlust-M-good ” are but Experiments, and endanger the health of Children—Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Oasloria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, I*are- (foric. Drops and Nootliinir Syrups. It is Pleasant. It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. I Is ape is its guarantee. It destroys Worms ami allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teeth In p Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It. assimilates the Food, regulates tli« Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep. The Children’s Panacea— 1 The Mother’s Friend. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of ro In Use For Over 30 Years. THE CCNTAUS COMPANY. TT MURRAY •TRYST, NCW VORM CITY. ST. PAUL, May 27 James J. HillV plan of selling city bonds in certifi cates of $10 each through the North western Trust Company was a big success to-day. Men and women were waiting at nn early hour for the < ompany’s office to open, and a steady stream filed in and out all morning The officers were prepared and be gan to issue receipts for the money promptly. One hundred and seven small Investors bought a total of $10,- 000 worth of certificates up to noon. The Sunday American goes every where all over the South. If you have anything to sell The Sunday Amer ican is "The Market Place of the South.” The Sunday American is the best advertising medium. CITY TICKET OFFICE EITHER PHONE THE ATTRACTIVE WAY NORTH & WEST READ GEORGIAN WANT ADS. — Sou. Suit & Skirt Co.—Atlanta—New York—Sou. Suit & Skirt Co. Sale of 600 Summer Dresses Tomorrow Just One P rice But Scores o/ Beautiful Styl es $7.50 With SterlingValues From $12.50 u p to $16.50 1VTOT a CLEARANCE cf first-of-the-season ^ odds and ends—but a timely purchase and SALE of the very latest and best styles of the season. AG AIN we demonstrate our great purchasing power—bring ing this mammoth collection of LOVELY DKEKKKS to the ladies of Atlanta at a price far below what we had to pay for them ourselves at the ttrsl of the season. .lust a typical Southern Suit and Skirt Company value-giving sale. Absolutely the Greatest Dress Buying Op- portunity of the Season: Come To-morrow! 151) CHAKMINC (HASH LINEN DRESSES in tan, white .'iml Copenflia Krri—with maerame collars—beauti fully trimmed—very chic. 125 RATINE DRESSES in Mark and while and”lavender and white stripes —effectively trimmed with shadow, laces, etc. loveliest styles of the sea son. 200 MEAITIFIL ElODREP AN! * STRIPED VOlliE -DRESSES in Mile, lavender, pink, rose and black and while trimmed with laees. , embroid eries. pipings -crush silk belts, em broidered erepe collars, and miffs-— and many other charming new styles. 125 DAINTY LINGERIE PRESSES a bewildering array of exquisite styles, beautifully made, trimmed with shadow laces, embroideries, Bulgarian effects and numerous other delightful new style ideas. Irresistihly beautiful ami sf/ilish dresses at an AMAZIXQLY LOW PRICE- a xale that irill demonstrate mure striking!)/ than ever that this is thr <! ItlCA TEST 1 ALIK A\l> STYLE-GIVING SUIT ANII ORRSt* sroiU: /.V ATLAXTA. You are eonUathi invited to share in this wonderful ralue getting TO-MORROW. Southern Suit & Skirt Co. “ Atlanta’s Exclusive Women's Apparel Store,” 43-45 Whitehall St. MEN AND RELIGION BULLETIN NO. 57 Atlanta Upholds Chief Beavers The “Itching Palm” And The Character Assassin Have No Place Here. The itching palm. Judas Iscariot had it. Thirty pieces of silver upon his hand, and Judas betrayed his Lord. Poor Judas, learning too late the curse of the itching palm, threw away the money and killed himself in shame and sorrow. jf Notwithstanding itching palms are here to-day. And again and again would they betray Christ, our saviour, and rear for him a cross. Their pay coming from the betrayal of girls matters not to them. If they get their hire, they care not that their success would mean the dishonoring of motherhood, the blinding of babies, and the spreading of disease, insanity and death among innocent children and women. These they ignore with a sneering curse. But you do not; you care and understand; you recall. Annually seven hundred thousand dollars and more poured through the white slave market of Atlanta into the itching palm. The lie of segregation so prospered seven houses that their reputed owners received forty three thousand and seventy-four dollars in the form of. rent every year, more than twice as much as the rental of thirty-three other houses scattered throughout the city. Chief Beavers closed them all and ended the ghastly farce of segre gation. Eight months have passed and the owners of the itching palm have become frantic. For eight months the “unbreakable bank of the corrupt politicians” has been hampered by the honesty of a man whose palms will not itch. How much have the owners of the houses and the liquor dealers lost? Eight months is two-thirds of a year; two-thirds of seven hundred thousand dollars is four hundred and sixty-six thousand, six hundred and sixty dollars and sixty-six cents. How their palms do itch! And they have despaired of corrupting the Chief. They have to get rid of him, if they ever open again their market with its unspeakable pimps and procurers plying their trade of debauching girls. IS THIS CONNECTED WITH THE RECENT STUDIED EFFORT TO DISCREDIT THE CHIEF AND ATLANTA’S POLICE DEPART MENT IN THE EYES OF THE WORLD? Consider this before you answer. The Chief can be removed from office only for inefficiency proven by trial before the Police Board. ,, Incorruptibility is not inefficiency. And an unwillingness to violate one’s oath—a refusal to let crimi nals live upon the shame of women is no evidence that a man is incom petent to be Chief of Atlanta’s Police Force. Hence the plight of protected vice and its servants. THEY CANNOT CORRUPT; HENCE, THEY SEEK TO RUIN WITH LIES. Their itching palms know not how to labor honestly, though they are skilled in squeezing money from helpless fallen women, their “meal tickets.” Being hungry, they snarl and snap. Cod pity them and open their eyes to their unutterable degradation! The outside world is pointing to the fearless honesty of our Chief of Police and the efficient way in which he is handling the most difficult of all city problems. AUd in this age of graft he will not be sacrificed to put into office a dishonest man satisfactory to the owners of brothels and bars and their henchmen. Never! AND ATLANTA WILL REMEMBER FOR FUTURE RECKON ING THOSE MEN, IN OR OUT OF OFFICE, WHO TRY TO HAM PER THE CHIEF AS HE DOES HIS DUTY. Recall the itching palms of the servants of protected vice and be on your, guard. “A lie turned loose put Christ on the Cross.” Nail their lies! Note those who are trying by the most foul of all means, character assassination, to bring back upon Atlanta the disgrace of a traffic which demands for its existence the sacrifice of innocent girls. For the day of accounting is coming. Vice is fighting to regain the privilege of making dirty dollars by de filing women. 7 Chief Beavers is battling for decency and health, the welfare of our families and your loved ones. He does not fight alone. You are with him. Thank God! You are awake and watching. Chief Beavers and his men will be upheld by Atlanta. The Executive Committee of the Men and Religion Forward Movement ID