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8 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. 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You are cordially invited to share in thin wonderful value.petting TO-MORROW. $7.50 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. 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 EaaBbsassdsc -n.iiflmmw r