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TJIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS,
ROOSEVELT DENIES EVER
Continued From Page 1.
of the United State* in WO; his
succession to the White House in 1»01
when President McKinley was assas-
duT rank?
We object That
dent
.army, what was
Attorney Belden
Ms irrelevant.
('. ,jM It ;»• r.
plaintiffs position.
A. I was acting brigade conmiander,
' *d to be brevetted
evant to ahow
and wrh
•omniendei
sinated and his election to the Presi- a brigadier general
Didn’t Drink on Trip*.
denoy in 1904. Q. Now. what were your drinking hab-
('olonel Roosevelt then testlllod as ro, “ its while on speaking trips? A. I pev-
lows ; er drank anything during the day, and
q What did you do onjhf expira-J • ' * * --
tion of your term in 1909?—A. I
hih
er drank -.S .»—
t . | never anything ut any time except on
• I the advice of Dr. Hixny or my throat
. Africa as special curator tor u,r specialist, Dr. Curtis. After a hard day
Smithsonian Institution and spent h«\ - , tf,ok one or two glasses of milk
eral months there in research^work. JKe- a teaspoonful rtf ’brandy In each.
connected with
In
there" A. I had
In r
turning home, I becam
the ‘Outlook." _ k . . ^
y Where were you in October. 191*
A What part of that month? Fits an
incident to remind me.
y Have you ever seen this paper?-
<The colonel was shown a copy of 'Die
lahpemlng Iron ore i A. Yea. in Octo
ber, 1912
Copy of Paper Admitted.
y Where were you?—A. In Mercy
i 1 \Vhat city? (Attorney Belden alb-
1e<*e<l The court overruled the objec
tion and allowed an exception
Chicago
y Why were you
baen shot. . _ .
o In what city?—A. In Milwaukee.
(Attorney Pound here introduced a
copv of the paper in evidence and It was
admitted without objection.)
y. How did you feel when you read
the editorial, “The Roosevelt WayT —A.
1 waa very indignant.
At this point Attorney Pound read
the editorial, stating that action was
based on the following
What Caused the Suit.
Theodore Roosevelt is the only one
that can call people liars, rascals
and thieves. If any one calls him
names he roars terribly, yet be Is a
pretty good liar himself. Roosevelt i
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 drunk . A. I
have never in my life been drunk or In
the slightest degree under the influence
of liquor. . ,
Q What use do you make of liquor7—
A 1 do not drink either whisky or bran
ds save as 1 shall hereafter say, or un
der the direction of a doctor. I don t
drink beer I do not like it. I do some
times dt'nk light wines. 1 have never
drunk a high ball or cocktail In my life,
but sometimes I have drunk a mint
julep. There was a bed of mint in the
White House yard. Perhaps I drank
half a dozen of them a year
y. All at one time?
Judge Commands Order,
There was laughter and Judge Flanni-
gan interrupted sternly,
• If there is any further demonstration
the Sheriff will clear the court room.
I 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 1 was 1n the
White House. In the four years since
that time I have had two mint juleps -
one at the Cincinnati Country Club and
one in Arkansas irum 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 ami 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. 1 would not usually drink
while alone, and it was not usually
served unless there were guests. If
there were guests. light wine was
served ami I would frequently drink one
or two glasses. If there were diplo
matic guests there would he champagne.
1 would drink about the same amount.
Drink* Brandy for Fever.
Q Now as to the instruction of the
doctor to which you referred, will you
explain It? A. Yes 1 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 oyer-exertion, and at
the direction of Surgeon Rlxey 1 have
occasional!v used brandy in teaspoonrut
doges to check it I had a severe attack
( f this illness while in Africa and hud
ore pared for It by having a supply of
brandy along. . _
I also had such attacks while In the
Rockv Mountains and several touches or
it during the political campaigns n
which 1 made speeches. Usually brandy
was taken along in case of need And
i here 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 any-
i ng at all during the day while on
these trips and rarely anything at any
ttrue 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-
dueled the cross-examination. He asked
Monel Roosevelt if be was paying the
expenses of the prosecution of the HbM
suit against Editor New-ett. or if the
Progressive party were bearing It.
Colonel R<x*sevelt 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 Flannigan
<*rder<*d a Itfiiliff 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 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 Describe yourself as to your use of
intoxicating liquors.—A. 1 am not a total
abstainer, but am very abstemious, per
haps it would aid you to understand
iha« if I were to describe the routine of
my life at the. White House
Q Yes; please do so A. T 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
ore of the children or some member
of mv Cabinet. From my walk I would
go directly to my office, where Secre
tary I>oeh and 1 would go through the
mail and receive Senators. Representa
tives and diplomatic officers Unless I
had shaved myself. 1 would be shaved
by the barber in tbe room between my
office and Mr Loeb’s. I was very busy,
and it was necessary to save every min
ute of time, so I would dictate letters or
talk to some callers while being shaved.
No Drinks Before Luncheon.
1 would then be busy wdth confer
ences and correspondence until lunch
time Then I would wash my face and
hands and 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 anv 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
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 ride, frequently
with some member of mv Cabinet. I
would walk or ride until f>. when I re
turned to the White House, 1 would
spend a half hour with the children,
and f hen would bathe and dress for din
ner
At dinner there were usually guests,
and wine was usually served Occa
sionally I drank a glass or two. After
aj-r.rr I either returned to my office
or hart Mr. Loeb in ray library, where
we went over mail and worked en mes
sages and the like. About midnight I
would read for twenty minutes some
book! to take my mind off public busi
ness. Then I would go to sleep. Dr.
Rlxey usually was in to see me at l>ed-
Ti Q* WhC|! you was mustered out of the
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. 1 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.
Then I would read twenty minutes, see
Dr. Rlxey and go to sleep. T would
sleep soundl.v 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.
Many of those trips were very exhaust
ing. and that was the reason Dr Rlxey
accomjjanied me When you are Presi-
dent you can not be 111, and a ITesi-
dent'a work must go on, regardlesa
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; 1 have always been
h resident of the State and city of New
York, although ever since 1 wds a boy
1 have usually Kpatit a few summer
months in the country. As a boy ray
time in the country was usually on a
farm or country place of m.v father’s.
g Then your visits to Michigan have
been flying trips 0 A They have usual
ly been brief trips.
Enumerates HI* Friends.
1 Q. I)o you know anybody in Mar
quette County?-—A. I know several peo-
| pie; Mr. Shiras best of all.
’ Q. You know that Mr. Khlras is not
I really a resident of Marquette; that he
lives in the Fast and only spends his
j summers here?, A. I know that lie is
1 frequently away during the winter on
natural history work. As to his legal
residence I can not speak
g. Who else do you know in Mar
quettc?—A i know Mr. Hill there,
g Mr. Hill of your couneel?- A. Yes.
g. Just met him since you hired him
as your lawyer, did you not?—A. I think
1 met him last summer
Q Think? Don't you know? A. 1
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.
Q. And have promptly forgotten them,
eh? A. No. sir, hut when one meets so
many people one can't always recall
names unless opp. is /emjpdqd by seeing
the person. *
g. Ah. I fcg*e. Do you see anyj remin-
isceht face* in the court room?--A No,
sir.- ♦ * * -•*’ ■ , -
g. Your entire life ha? been given
mostly 1«» politics, has it not?—A. I
should not any, that. I would say that,
previous to tbe Spanish war. I was as
much of a naturalist and historian and
writer a* anything else.
Q. As President you met Senators and
entertained them and were invited to
their homes—is* that not true? A. 1
knew every Senator and entertained all
of them at the White House 1 was
rarely invited to their houses.
O. And you met members of Congress
and received them at your house, did
you not? A. 1 kriFw 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.
Q. Where liquor was served? -A. Yes,
certainly, whfre liquor was served.
g Yet. irV all tjie fifteen yfears you
have been In'politic* you have never
drank anything excqot a little brandy
and milk? A. I did not Hay 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 'Kau-
tornes: once in a while I took a little
Madeira.
g. I* that all? A. Once in a whHe a bit
of sherry; J 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.
What J mean is that 1 do not like red
wines and that 1 never drink them. 1
do not mean that 1 have never tasted
them. Probably 1 have and probably
when th.ey have been passed 1 have
touched the glass to my lips.
g. Do you keep wine, brandy and
whisky in your house?— A. Yea. sir all
three.
Q Did you keep liquor In the White
House?—-A. Yea. 1 kfept the -stock left
me by Mr. McKinley.
Mr. Andrews: “1 move'the last part
that answer he stricken-out as .not
responsive to my. question.'’
Mr. Pound: “T 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 ft in the way 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 he
embarrassed to<Jo-*«v"
Mr. Roosevelt "I can 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 WhRe House,
as my predecessor had done before me,
and a* President Cleveland and Presi
dent Garfield and pthers had done.
Q. And is it true that you kept two
butlers to take care of this stock of
liquors? A. lr is true that I kept two
butlers, but they took care of the wines
merely as an incident to tiieir employ
mont.
g. Do you know Mr. Wallace. National
Committeeman of the Progressive Party
In Michigan? A. I do.
g. Did he institute this prosecution,
this suit? - A. I'jJgnll Know,' . ..
g Whut? ANai don't- know iwho start
ed this ‘important pico.e of litlgatjpn for
you A A 1 was in Mebey Hospital Mvhirt
it started and I can not say.
Again Denies Knowledge.
Q. Did Mr. Wallace -have -ViYthing to
db with tiling It ? - A. I -o'uuJd not say.
Q. It was reported in newspaper in
terviews that he had started this suit on
yoqr behalf Did. you see those inter- I j
views or articles? A Not that V ant '
able JO recall. |
g. Have you borne all* the expense of t
tv* suit psfBotiaklu’, tpe erttt of finding I
and summoning Witness** and bringing
them here and taking depositions and |
the like? A. I have bdpne ail the ex
pense
g. Was not a portion of that expense
borne by the Progressive party of Mich
igan or by the Progressive national
committee 0 —A. It was not. I paid i
everything.
Colonel’s Voice Squeaked.
Colonel Roosevelt was thoroughly
angry now. his face flushed, his voice
squeaked and he clenched his fists ami
Half rose from the chair.
Q. Would you know it If any expense
in this suit were borne by anv person
other than yourself?—A. I oertainlv
would, ami it has all been borne bv mv-
self.
Mr Andrew’s announced that this
completed the cross-examination
Mr. Pound, on redirect examination,
asked two questions, both designed to
bring out the fact that Colonel Roose
velt was paying the expenses of the
prosecution.
Q. This suit was brought by your di
rection was it not, at ytmr expense?—
A. It was.
Q. Did the Progressive party or any
branch of its organization or any of it’s
officers or workers or any other persons
1 * any time contribute anything to tbe
expense of this suit?—A. No. 1 bore the
entire expense myself
Ptedqed Speaker's Health.
Q. Tell us about Speaker Cannon's
birthday party.- A I drank a glass of
champagne on that occasion in pledg
ing tno Speaker's birthday health.
Defense Scores “Eulogy.”
"Hunting exploits and public acts
are imprj|(*er in an opening state
ment," was the objection raised by
Attorney Belden, representing Newett,
to the opening address of Attorney
Pounds for Colonel Roosevelt. Two
minutes after Judge F'lannagan over
ruled his objection lie was again on
his feet, protesting against the state
ment which, he declared, was "an
oration—a eulogy."
Judge Flannagan again refused to
cheek 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 pow.-r," the coi|t1 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
F’lannagan ordered all 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
attorneys and the witness who was on
Ui« stand.
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The officers were prepared and be
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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. 4
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! f | j
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 WO RLD?
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 sn ap.
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 youy 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 Zfcw: Lve Qosr«miitee of the RHen and
\ •
L Fcsr/srd Movement
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