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I THE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS, ROOSEVELT DENIES EVER 1 HIS LIFE Continued From Page 1. >iir rank? We object That dent of the Unite States in 19 his the when President McKinley was assas sinated, ami his election to the Presi dency in 1904. Colonel Roosevelt then testified as fol lows: g What did } tlon of your ter to Africa as sp< Smithsonian Inst «*rul months then turning home. I the “<mtlook g Where were A What part of e*plra- 1 went her. 1912 that month? een this vn a coj A Yes. Mercy I had read was 1 drank Flanni- Jn. ident Q. Have yon ev« • The colonel was .* IshpemlriK Iron < >r ber, 1112 Copy of Paper Admitted y Where were you?—A In Hospital I <> What city" i Attorney Bel.len oh- leoteti The court overruled the objec tion and allowed an exception.) A. In | i'HKO. . ■ Q Why were you there.—a been shot. _ , _ Q In what city? -A. In Milwaukee (Attorney Pound here introduced copy of the paper in evidence and it w. admitted without objection > 6. How did you feel when you ret the editorial. “The Roosevelt nay? —J 1 was very Indignant. At this point Attorney Pound the editorial, stating that action based on the following What Caused the Suit. Theodore Roosevelt is the only one that cun call people liurs, rascals and thieves If any one calls him names he roars terribly, yet he ia a prettv good liar himself Roosevelt lies And curses in a most disgust ing manner, lie gets drunk, too and that not infrequently, and all his in timates know about it u Have you ever been drunk. A. I have never in my life been drunk or in the slightest degree under the influence of liquor. . „ ,, , g What use do you make of liquor. \ 1 do not drink cither whisky or bran dy save as I shall hereafter say. or un der the direction of a doctor. I don t drink beer I do not like It. 1 do some times drtnk light wines I have "ever drunk u high ball or cocktail in my life, hut sometimes I have drunk a mint julep. There was a bed of mint in the White House yard. Perhaps half a dozen of them a year, g All at one time? Judge Commands Order There was laughter and Judg^ V1 gan interrupted sternly. • If there Is any further demonstration the Sheriff will clear the court room. 1 will not have any disorder. Under stand that.” J , A. Never but one mint lulep at a time 1 doubt very much if I drank over half a dozen in the seven years l was in the White House. In the four yearn wince that time I have hart two mint Juleps - one at the Cincinnati Country < lub and one in Arkansas from a loving cup. At dinner or at banquets 1 occasionally drink one or two glasses of light wine or champagne I drink it publicly and openly. .. ^ g In the White House were there given so-called diplomatic dinners.' 1 A. Yes and there was served and I drank openl> 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 1 would not usually drtnk 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 ma tic guests there would be champagne. 1 would drink about the same amount. Drinks Brandy for Fever, g Now as to the instruction of the doctor to which you referred, will you explain it ? A. Yes During the < uban campaign 1 had the Cuban fever and since 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 Rlxey I have nccaslonallv used brandy in teaspoonful doses to c heck it I had a severe attack ,,f this illness while in Africa and had ore pared for it by having a supply of brandy along. , . .. 1 also had such attacks while In the Rockv Mountains and several touches of it during the political campaigns in which I made speeches. Usually brandy was taken along in case of nets! and mere was champagne in my private car for the use of members of the party that used It. ... 1 made it a rule never to drink an> - 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 tor the defense con ducted the c ross-examination. He asked • monel Roosevelt if he was paying the expenses of the prosecution of the libel suit against Editor Newett, or if the Progressive party wefe bearing it. Colonel Roosevelt shouted his denial that any one except himself w paying. Sight of the colonel displayir his feel ings caused a commotion among those in the court room, and Judge* Flanntgan ordered a bailiff to rap for order. The direct examination then continued. g Are you a teetotaler or a prohibi tionist ? An objection was overruled A I am neither a teetotaler nor a pro hibitionist. I never drink beer, ale, stout, porter or malt liquor*. I do not like them. Frequently when I am a guest I am Invited to drink beer or drink whiaky. and I always. If I take anything, take a light wine or cham pagne instead. Q. Describe yourself as to your use of intoxicating liquors.—A. I am not a total abstainer, but am very abstemious, per haps it would aid you to understand »‘>nt f I were to describe the Routine of my life at the White House. Q. Yes: please do so A l usually rc»se rather early and had break fast with the members of m\ fam ily. For twenty minutes 1 would walk in the White House grounds, often with one of the children or some member of m\ Cabinet. From my walk 1 would go directly to my office, where Secre tary Loeb and 1 would go through the mail and receive Senators. Representa tives and diplomati» officers Unless 1 had shaved myself. I would be shaved by the l^grber in the room between m> office and Mr Uoeb's. I was very bus\. and it was necessary to save ever> min ute of time, so 1 would dictate letters or talk to B4N while hi g No Drinks Before Luncheon. I would then be busy with confer ences and correspondence until lunch time. Then 1 would wash my face and hands and walk down the terrace to the White House, where I would have lunch with my family Nevetf under arty 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 wine or champagne, and in either case 1 would usually drink one or two glasses of that \f»er 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 ride, frequently with some member of my Cabinet. I would walk or ride until 6. when I re turned to the White House. 1 would spend a half hour with the children, ami *hen would bathe and dress for din- nef At dinner there were usually guests, and wine was usually served Occa sionally l drank a glass or two. \fter £«-rrr ! either returned to mv office or ha* Mr Loeb in my l!brar> whf re we went over mail and worked on mes sages and the like About midnight ! would read for twenty minutes some borU to take my mind off public bust ress. Then 1 would go to sleep Dr Rixey usually was in to see me at hed- tl Q € tvhjvoti wa« mustered out of the Mar Yes. I think I army, what wh Attorney Held is irrelevant. Court. It is relevant to ah pla tit i it's posit Ion A. I was acting brigade commander, and was recommended to bo brevetted a brigadier general. Didn't Drink on Trip*. Q. Now . w hat were your drinking hab its while on speaking trips? A t nev • r drank anything during the day, and never anything at any time except on the advice of Dr Rixey or my throat specialist, Dr Curtis. After a hard day I often took one or two glasses of milk with a 1< uxpoonful of brandy in each. Then I would read twenty minutes, see Dr Rixey and go to sleep. 1 would sleep soundly to feel clear In the morn ing g When you speak of a hard day. Just what do you mean? A. I mean a long Journey and many speeches, or either. Mam of those trips were very exhaust ing. ami that was the reason Dr Klxey accompanied me When you are Presi dent you can not be 111, 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. g You are not a resident of Michi gan ? A No, sir; I have always been a resident of the State and city of New York, although ever since 1 was a boy 1 have usually spent a few summer months in the country As a boy my time in the country was usually on a farm or country place of my father’s g Then your visits to Michigan have been flying trips" A They have usual ly been brief trips. Enumerates Hie Friends. Q. Do you know anybody in Mar quette County? A. 1 know several peo ple, Mr. Shiras best of all g You know that Mr. Shiras is not really a resident of Marquette, that he lives in the East and only spends his summers here? A. I know that he Is frequently away during the winter on natural history work. Ah to his legal residence I can not speak. g Who else do you know In quette? A. I know Mr. Hill there g. Mr. Hill of your counsel?—-A. sir Q Just met him since you hired him as your lawyer, did you not?—A. 1 * w ‘*'*' I met him last summer. g. Think? Don’t you know don't remember certainly. Q. Who else do you know in Mar quette County?- A. I have met a num ber of people at various times. g. 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 persoti. f g. Ah. 1 see Do you see any remin iscent faces in the court room?—A. No, sir. g. Your entire life has been given mostly l<> politics, has it not? A. 1 should not say that. I would say that, previous to the Spanish war, I was as much of a naturalist and historian and writer as anything else. Q. As President you 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. 1 was rarely Invited to their houses. g. And you met piembers of Congress and received them at your house, did you not? A. I knew every Uepreeenta-1 tive in Congress and received all who I called Q. And In traveling you attended many banquets given in your honor, did 1 you not? A. I attended some banquets g. Where liquor was served?—A. Yes, certainly, where liquor was served. g. Yet, in all the fifteen years you have been in politics you have never drank anything except a little brandy and milk?—A. I did Pot say that. Q. .lust so. now as to the wines that you speak of as tight wines, just what kind of wines wore those? A. Eight white wines. California wines or Sau- ternes; once in a while I took a little M adelra. g. Is that all? A. Once in a whHe a bit Of sherry; 1 never drink red wines g Oh you will swear that you have never tasted red wine? A. No, certainly not. You know I did not mean that. WTiat I mean is that I do not like red wines and that I never drink them. 1 «i<i not mean that i have never tested them. Probably 1 have and probably when they have been passed I have tombed the glass to my lips. q. Do you keep wine, brandy and whisky in your house? A. Yes, sir all three. Q Did you keep liquor In the White House? A. Yes. 1 kept thq stock left me by Mr. McKinley. Mr. Andrews: *1 move the last part of that answer be stricken out as not responsive to my question.** Mr. Pound: “f think it is competent to show that hr merely continued a cus tom already established.'’ Shows Signs of Anger. The Court: “It ia proper to show that if he will answer it in the wav you Indicate Mr. Roosevelt: “Then may I revise my answer?” Mr Andrews: “Certainly you may amend it. Mr. Roosevelt, if you can not wish to answer it directly or would be embarrassed to do so.” Mr. Roosevelt: “I can arid will an swer it directly.” The former president showed signs of anger A I did keen wine, whisky and bran dy of several kinds in the White House, as my predecesstir had done before me, and ax President Cleveland and Presi dent Garfield and others had done, 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. g. Do you know Mr. Wallace. National Committeeman of the Progressive Party in Michigan? A. I do. Q. Did he institute this prosecution, this suit"- A. 1 don’t know. Q What? You don’t knpw who start ed this important piece of litigation for you ' A 1 whs in Mercy Hospital when it started and 1 can not say. Again Denies Knowledge, g Did Mr Wallace have anything to d«> with filing it? A. I could not say Q. It was reported in newspaper in terviews that he had started this suit on your behalf I)ld you see those inter views or articles? \ Not that f am able to recall. •j. Have von borne all the expense of tins suit personally, the cost of finding and summoning witnesses and bringing them here and taking depositions and the like? Y l have borne ull the ex pense. Q. Was not a portion of that expense borne i>\ ilie* Progressive party of Mich igan or by the Progressive national committee?—A It was not. I paid everything. Colonel's Voice Squeaked. (”olonel Roosevelt was thoroughly angry now. bis face (lushed, his voice squeaked and he clenched his fists and half rose from the chair. g W «nild you know It if any expense >n this suit were borne by anv person other than yourself? A. I certainly would, and it hio- all been borne bv my self. Mr Andrews announced that this completed the cross examination Mr Pound, on redirect examination, asked two questions, both designed to bring out the faeJ that Colonel Roose velt was paying the expenses of the prosecution Q This suit was brought bv vour di rection. was ii not. at your expense? A It was Q Did the Progressive party or any branch of its organization <*r any of its officers or workers or any other persons »t an\ time contribute anything to the expense of this suit" A No. 1 bore the entire expense myrclf Pledged Speaker’s Health. Q Tell us about Sneaker Cannon's birthday party A I drank a glass of oharrmagne on that occasion ir. pledg ing the Speaker’s birthday health Defense Scores “Eulogy.” “Hunting exploits and public acts are improper in an opening state- 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 : 1 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 whiHky and* I always, if I take anything, take a light wine or champagne instead. ment.” was the objection raised by Attorney Belden, representing Newett, to the opening address of Attorney Pounds for Colonel Roosevelt. Two minutes after .Judge Flan nags n over- j ruled his objection he was again on his feel, protesting against 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 defense and ordered 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. 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Thirty pieces of silver upon hi3 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. 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 swice 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 ahd 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. God 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. And 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. 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 Qc—rt the Men and I. i 5r:;v'-\rd Movement ■w ...UM~jxzrzssm