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TUP. ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS,
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nnd thieves. If anv 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 kn*»w about it
Q. Have you ever been drunk” - A
Q. Then your visit* to Michigan have
been flying trips? - A. They have usual
ly been brief trips.
Enumerate* Hi* Friend*.
Q Do you know anybody n. Abu
quette County? know several peo-
I pie; Mr. Kblrai best of all
U. You
! really a
know that Mr. Shiras is not
resident of Marquette; that he
I lives In the Hast and only spends his
summers hera?v-A. I know that he is
I frequently away during the winter on
have never In my life been drunk or In j natural history work As to his legul
th* allKhleot degree under the Influence residence I can not apeak
nnnor Q \\ ho else do you know in Mar
O W hat use do vou make of liquor' quettc-" A I know Mr Hill there.
A l do not drink either whisky or bran | Q Mr. Hill of your counsel?—A. Yes,
dv save as l shall hereafter say. or un- sir
der the direct..... ..f .. .!<«■IW I don't -I..M me. l.tm ».nre v<nj hired him
drink beer- I do noi like it I do some- as your lawyer, did you not? A. I think
times drink light wines I have never I met him last summer. _ . ,
drunk a high ball or cocktail in my life, j Q Think? Don t you know.- A. I
but sometimes I have drunk a mint don t remember certainly
julep There >») , Led of min. in .he j <J Who elao do you know In Mar-
White House yard Perhaps I drank j quette County? A T have met a num
half a dozen of them a year
Q All at one time.'
Judge Command* Order.
There was laughter and Judge Flanni-
gan interrupted sternly.
•’If there is anv further 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.
I doubt very much if 1 drank over half
a dozen in the seven years I 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 I 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.
Yes. 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 would he champagne.
I would drink about the same amount.
Drinks Brandy for Fever.
<J. Now as to the instruction of the
doctor to which you referred, will you
explain it ? A. Yes. I Hiring the Cuban
campaign I 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 Uixey I have*
occasionally used brandy in teaspoonful
doses to check It 1 had a severe attack
of this illness while In Africa and had
prepared for it by having a supply of
brandy along. *
1 also had such attacks while In the
Rocky Mountains and several touches of
il during the political campaigns in
which I made speeches. Usually brandy
was taken along In case of need and
diere was champagne in my private car
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 I 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
suit against Editor Newett, or if the
Progressive party were hearing it.
Colonel Roosevelt shouted his denial
that any one except himself was paying.
Sight of the colonel displaying his feel
ings caused a commotion among those
in the court room, and Judge Klannigan
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. I am neither a teetotaler nor a pro
hibitionist. I never drink beer, ale,
stout, porter or any malt liquors. I do j
not like them. Frequently when I am
a quest 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 Describe yourself as to your use of
intoxicating liquor* A 1 am not a total
abstainer, hut am very abstemious, per
haps it would aid you to understand
'hat if I were to describe the routine of
my 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. For 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 1 would
go directly to mv office, where Secre
tary L#oeb and 1 would go through .the
mall and receive Senators, Representa
tives and diplomatic officers. Unless 1
had shaved myself, 1 would he shaved
bv the barber In the room between my
office and Mr Lneb's 1 was very busy,
and it was necessary to save every min
ute of time, so I wouki dictate letters or
talk to some callers while being shaved
No Drink* Before Luncheon.
I would then he busy w' i confer
ences and correspondence nt il lunch
time Then I would wash my face and
hand8 and walk down the terrace to the
White House, where 1 would have lunch
with my family Never under any elr-’l
<mmstances did 1 touch a drop of liquor i
of any kind before luncheon If we
lunched alone there was rarely am 1
liquor, hut if there were guests there
would he -served either light wine or
champagne, and in either case 1 would
usually drink one or two glasses of that
After luncheon 1 would return to my
office And he busy with my mail and
callers until 4 o'clock. At that hour I
went for u walk or ride, frequently
with some member of my Cabinet. 1
would walk or ride uptil 6. when 1 re
turned to the White. House ! would
spend a half hour with the children,
and ’hen would la*the apd dress for din
ner
At dinner there were usually guests,
and wine was usually served. Occa
sionally 1 drank a glass or two.. After-
dinner 1 either returned to my ■ fflce
or ha<Y Mr I>oeh in my library, where
we went over mail and worked on mes
sages and the Ilk* About midnight l
would read for twenty minutes some
booki t<> take my mind off public busi
ness Then 1 w ould go'to sleep. Dr
Rixey usually was in to see me at bed
time
Q When you was mustered out 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. I was acting brigade commander,
and was recommended to be brevet ted
a brigadier general
Didn't Drink on Trips.
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
1 take anything, take a light
wine or champagne instead
New Libel Charge
In Marconi Scandal
"Then may I revise
ber of people at various times
Q And have promptly forgotten them,
eh? A No sir. bul when one meets so
many people one can't always recall
,i. . • i reminded oy seeing
the person.
Q. Ah, I see Do you See any remin
iscent faces in the court room?—A. No,
sir.
Q. Your entire life has been given
mostly j,o politics, has it not?—A. I
should not say that. J would say that,
previous to the Spanish war. I was as
much of a naturalist and historian and
writer os any thing else.
Cj. As President you met .Senators and
entertained them and were invited to
their homes—Is that not true? A. I
knew every Senator arid entertained all
of them at the White House. 1 was
rarely Invited to their houses
Q. And you met members of Congress
and received them at your house, did
you not? A. I knew every Representa
tive In Congress and received all who
called
Q. And in traveling you attended
many banquets given in your honor, did
you not** A I attended some banquets.
<4 Where Uquor was served? A, res,
certainly, where liquor was served.
Q. Yet, in all the fifteen years you
have been in polities you have never
drank anything exocnt a little 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
kind of wines were those?—A. Light
white wines, California wines or Bau-
ternes; once in a while I took a little
Madeira.
Q Is that all" A. Once In a while a bit
of sherry; I never drink red wines.
Q. Oh you will swear that you have
never lasted red wine? *-A No, certainly
not. You know' I did not mean tliut.
What I mean Is that 1 do mot like red
wines ami that I never drink them 1
do hot mean that I have nevTr tahted
them. Probably I have and probably
when they have been passed 1 have
touched the glass to my lips.
Q Do you keep wine, brandy and
whisky in your house?-—A. Yes, sir all
t hree.
Q Did you keep liquor in the White
House? A. Y'es. I kept the stock left
me by Mr. McKinley
Mr. Andrews; "I move the last pari
of that answer he stricken out as not
responsive to my question.”
Mr. Pound: "l think it is competent
to show that he merely continued a cus
tom already established.”
Shows Signs of Anger.
The Court: “It is proper to show that
if he will answer it in the way you
indicate ”
Mr. Honsevelt
my answer?”
Mr Andrews; "Ortaifily you may L
amend it. Mr. Roosevelt, if you can not n
wish to answer It directly or would be
embarrassed to do ho.”
Mr. Roosevelt: "I can and will an-1
swer it directly.”
The former president showed signs of t
anger
A I did keep wine, whisky and bran
dy of several kinds In the White House,
as m.V predecessor had done before me,
and as* President Cleveland and Prepi- I
dent Car field 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.
Q. Do you know Mr. Wallace. National
Committeeman of the Progressive Party
in Michigan? A. I do.
Q Did he institute this prosec ution. I
this son ‘ \ { don't know | |
Q What? Ybii don't know who start
od this Important piece of litigation for
you? A 1 was in Mercy Hospital when
jt started and I can. not.. s&\
Again Denies Knowledge.
Q 1 >id Mr. Wallace have anything to
dr. with tiling it? A. I could not say.
Q It was reported in newspaper in
terviews that he had started tills suit on
your behalf Did you see those inter
views or articles?- A. Not that l am
able to recall.
Q. Have you borne all the expense of
this sqlt personally, the cost of finding
and summoning witnesses and bringing
them here and taking depositions and
the like?—A. I have borne, all the ex
pense.
Was not a portion of Hint expense
borne by the Progressive party of Mich
igan or by, the Progressive national
commit tee?~ A. It was. not l paid
everything.
bolonol's Voice Squeaked
Colonel Roosevelt was thoroughly
angry now* hi* face Husked, his 'voice
squeaked and he clenched his fists and
half rose, from the tjiair.
Q Would you know it if any expense
in this suit were borne by any person
other than yourself ?x-A 1 certainly
would, and it hns all been borne hv my
self.
Mr Andrews announced that (in
completed the cross-examination
Mr. Pxnind. on redirect examination,
asked two quest ions, both Ttesigmsl to
bring ouj fhe fsCj that Colonel ltodse
velt was paying the ext*cn$e$ of -the
lU'bgccutjQh.
Q. This suit was brought‘he your, di
re., t i oh,, was it not,, at yqur exports.)?
A It was , '
(>' Did the Progressive" fifty or any
h’unch of its organization or any of its
officers or workers or any other persons
ttuv time corrtrtbiTtf* irtrrHrlng to ( ihe
expense of this suit.? ~v\ No, 1 bore'the
* ntire expense m>self. • • >
Pledged Speaker's hfeaWfr.
Q' Tell us about Speaker Cannon's
birthday party. A 1 drank a glass of
champagne on that occasion in pledg
ing the Speaker’s birthday health
Defense Scores ‘‘Eulogy.**
“Hunting exploits qnd public acts
are Improper in an opening state
ment." was the objection raised by
Attorney Belden, representing Newett,
to the opening address or Attorney
Pounds for Colonel Roosevelt. Two
minutes after Judge Flannagan ov
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 fo-day. It la the libel case of
Godfrey Isaacs, managing director of
the British Marconi Company, against
Cecil Chesterton, Journalist and
brother of G. K. Chesterton, the fa
mous essayist.
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!
ST. PAUL, May 27—James J. Hill s!
plan of selling city bonds in certlfl
cates of $10 each through the North- I
western Trust Company was a big
success to-day. Men and women
won- waiting at an early hour for the
company's office to open, and a steady
stream filed In and out all morning.
The officers we’re 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.
The Kind You lime Always Untight lias barne tho signa
ture of Chas. II. Fletcher, and lias been made under liia
nersona) supervision for over JIO years. Allow no one
to deceive you in this. Counterfeits, Imitations and
.Just-as-ffood ” are but Experiments, and endanger the
health of Children—Experience against Experiment.
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Q Now. what were your drinking hab
its while • speak Hit: tr.j.s' \ I t.ev .
fr drank any thing during the day, and i J Y"** * lS dbJrrUon by wjis again or
never anything at any time except
the advice of Dr. Rixey or my throat
specialist. Dr. Curtis After s hard day
I often took one or two glasses of milk
with a {e&spoonfu! of brandy in each.
Then I would read twenty minutes, see
Dr. Rixey and go t<» sleep. I would
sleep soundly to feel clear ip the morn
mg.
y When you speak of a hard day, just
what do you mean?—A. I mean a long
Kurnev and many speeches, or either.
Many of those trips were vary exhaust-
mg. arid that was %he reason Dr. Rixey
accompanied me When you are Presi
dent you can 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 No. sir; I have always been
a resident.of the State and city of New
York, although ever since I 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
farm or country place of my father's.
his feet, protesting against the sta-t
meet which, he declared, was “an
oral ion—a eulogy."
Judge Flannagan again refused to
cheek Attorney Pounds* address, but
ruled thrtt 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 object froh of the defense and
ordered Pounds to confine his re
marks to a statement of wYiht 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 ail the witnesses
on both sides out of the room. No
person connected with the case was
admitted to the court room during
the trial, except the principals, their
attorney? and the witness who was on
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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. j
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. f
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.”
4.
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.
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 Executive Committee of the Men and
Religion Forward Movement
a