New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1912-10-29

pDEBIcian. he has ntted MS spetCh ~
the thirty minute allowance given him by
Dr.. Lambert. And just as soon as he
can get away from the Garden. he Will
board his special car and return to saga
more Hill
will that be your only speech" he was
asked.
"Yes-unless the Progressive state tick
ct gets UP a meeting at the Garden-l
| can't say now when that will be IL 1t Is
held at all, but probably on Saturday or
| Monday. ] shall be there and of necessity
must speak briefly on state issues as
I will be unable in thirty minutes to get
around to them in my Wednesday night S
speech"
What about your Oyster Bay speech
next Monday"
by George, Of course. Certainly. l
shall speak in the village next Monday
| night You know ] simply couldn't pass
up my good friends and neighbors In the
village. And that afternoon I'm going TO
try to get around to Huntington and Min
| cola for brief speeches"
The state rally in New York and the
last two speeches will depend on the re-
suits Of your efforts Wednesday night,
won't they?'
Il suppose they will" replied the colonel.
ruefuliy, but I'm going TO get through
with that Garden speech In fine FORM,
he promised as he braced himself up to
full height. 1T can be done, and I
wouldn't miss II for the world" he said,
with his best smile
Stokes Offers TO Testify.
The thing that pleased Colonel Roose-
Welt most to-day was a letter from Sur
geon General c. r. Stokes, Of the navy
in which he offered TO appear as wit
ness in the Roosevelt libel suit for 5000
against George f. Newett, editor OF Iron
Ore" a paper published In lshpeming.
Mich Hewett is alleged to have published
the charge that Colonel Roosevelt was
intemperate in speech and In habits.
Here IS the surgeon generals letter:
My Dear Colonel Roosevelt: For three
years I accompanied you on every one
of your trips except two. must OF neCes-
sity have known your habits well during
that time. II I can be OF any serves
to you as a witness In this suit | shaii
esteem II an honor and privilege "
" SURGEON GENERAL STOKES.
Colonel Roosevelt said he also received
letter from former Surgeon General
Rixev. who served under President Nc
KinIev and under President RooseVet
during his first term. offering to appear as
q witness This led to the announcement
nv the colonel that he has directed MS
LAWYERS to bring similar suit LOT $o,""
against the editor OF "Clean POLITICS
paper published in Indianapolis stokes
and Rixey will probably be cailed 10 'ee-
tify at the trial OF both cases
Among all the colonels birthday glitS
none got more attention than the FOUR
foot birthday cake, the gift or Mrs. flch-
ard Jordan, Of Ivy street, oyster Bay IL
was work Of the bakers art, and II
would take a book to describe the beauty
OF the rrosting; but the allegory was the
thing. Starting from six four leaieo
cIovers on one side a driveway LED OH
TO a miniature White House In the dls-
tance Incidentally, the road was liiu-
minated by tiny incandescent lamps sup
piled by a storage battery IN the SUP
cake cellar Under the poruG,o S OF ons
White House was perfectly IortneI
autoroobile, In which were sitting Colonei
and Mrs Roosevelt. - .r. -,
To the left, coming down the stepS 0,
the side door was 1 ,Rs nsa art was concen-
rated apparently In the formaIl 1,,,oc ~
two crystalline tears as they Gou 80
down the Presidents cheeks ~ CN,as
whispered among the servants that COLO
III Rno.evelt had a bad time with MS
sore rib after he got good look ~ MIS-
Jordan's handiwork.
"Battline" Nelson TeIegraphs.
Among the kilograms received to-day
was this from Battling Nelson at
Chicago:
Dear Colonel Roosevelt: Congratulations
afty-four times. May your future eclpse
vniir mast BATTLING NELSON.
The coloneps reply was as follows:
Friend Battling: Thanks for your tele'
gram. Good luck TO you alwayg
THEODORE ROOSEVELT.
To.day's mail brought nearly one thou
sand letters and three hundred kilograms
TO Colonel Roosevelts door.
ut is physically impossible for me 10
answer them ALL" the colonel declared
with much seriousness tonight. II have
all my secretaries and two Of my young
cousins at work on them, too. / would es-
teen It a great favor II you would through
the newspapers tell my good friends that
am doing my best to give these kind
messages their deserved replies. am In
hopes to do them all justice in a few
days"
Frederick NJ. Davenport, Progressive
candidate for Lieutenant Governor, spoke
10 a good sized audience on the village
green this afternoon, and again in Pro-
gressive headquarters. Later he was the
guest Of Colonel and Mrs. Roosevelt at
tea on Sycamore Hill. Lucien l.. Bon
heur. chairman Of the Nassau County
Committee, was also present The other
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. August Heck
scher, of East Neck, near Huntington.
MIR. Heckscher was the friend who warmed
Colonel Roosevelt's heart Saturday by
giving him for birthday gift one OF
Rungius's paintings, The Bull Moose at
Bay" The painting will adorn the colo
ners den.
O. |. MILLS SPEAKS TO 1900