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The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-28
d his replies through his clenched

hissed his replies through his clenched
teeth.
Colonel Roosevelt told the story Of
his life, and his counsel, in spite OF OBJ
jections, asked many questions that
mudo the colonel tell about the various
high public Offices he had held. his
Cuban campaign. the books he had
written, his life in the west and the
attempt to assassinate him at Mil
waukee
The leading points of the colonel $
testimony may be summarized as loi-
lows:
81 am not total abstainer:
II have never drunk cocktail or
highball in my life. -
.'T had large supply Of drinks OF
all kinds in the White house. yes, sir.
inherited the stock from President
Mckinley Collected to and stricken
from the recordD. =.
CT don't smoke or use tobacco IN
"I may have drunl, half n dozen
mint iuleps in year at the Whit
house. There was fine mint bed the'.
when I moved in
Drank Little Whisky.
"I have never drunk whisky. or
brandy, except when the doctors or,
dered it during sickness or when l had
been under a great physical and ncr-
vous strain,
"My whisky drinking is practically
limited to seven teaspoonsful l took
under the doctor g orders when ] had
the fever in Africa, and one teaspoon
full of brandy to glass of milk, which
/ sometimes took before going 10 bed
when on my campaign trips
"I don t drink beer and l don't
drink red wine.'
'I have no idea of how many bot
ties there are in case of cham.
pagne.'
"1 never went into n barroom in
the west except when the harroom was
also used as a dining room.
Colonel Roosevelt told of the rou.
tine of the life he lived when in the
White house In answer 70 cross-eH-
animation, he said Il was his under
standing that whisky or brandy was
the basic principle Of a mint iu'ep.
Just what satisfaction that afforded
the defense is uncertain, but with that
reply Counsel Andrews concluded the
cross-e1amination
Riis Is Emphatic.
Jacob Riis was not at all backward
in declaring that he was extremely
fond Of Colonel Roosevelt. 81 love
him. said Mr.. Riis. When asked if
Mr., Roosevelt ever drank whisky or
brandy, Mr.. Riis threw up his hands
in horror and calculated 'fLord, no.
The day concluded with the reading
Of depositions from DR.. j. r. Murphy
and DR.. A, D, Bevan. who attended
Colonel Roosevelt in Mercy hospital
Chicago. after he had been shot in
and who testified that the
examinations they had made OF him
convinced them that he was almost
total abstainer and showed not The
slightest traces Of ever having indulged
in alcoholics
The defense had questioned both ply
sicians to the effect that their protesta-
lions IN the bulletins they issued dur
ing the colonel's sickness revealed the
fact that they had heard Mr.. Roosevelt
was addicted to the use of intoxicants
and felt it incumbent upon them to
make strenuous denials. This. both
physicians denied. tt is expected that
all the witnesses for the prosecution
will complete their testimony tomor-
row
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Memorial Presented.

WASHINGTON, May 2T.-A memorial
from the Denver Chamber OF Commerce.,
representing hundred or more CONNER
cial organizations and banks OF Colorado
protesting against free sugar was pre-
sented to the senate today by Senator
Shafroth By request
Senator Thomas declared he could not
let the memorial be read without stating
that IL did not represent the sentiment OF
the state,
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Investigation Ordered.

An investigation OF the activities OF the
tariff lobbyists was proposed in reso-
luton introduced today by Representa-
tive Tanner of Illinois
a committee Of fve members appointed
by tho speaker would investigate and re-
port to congress.
Senator Bryan Of Florida introduced an
amendment To the bill which would in
crease the tariff on lemons and other
citrus fruits. The size OF boxes which
take an lS-cent duty under the Under
wood bill would be reduced from one and
one-fourth cubic feet TO one cubic foot
The sizes taking higher duties would be
decreased one-half cubic foot and one
cubic foot. respectivsiy
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DR., Arthur D. Bevan of chI-
read as confirming the testI,no.
Lambert that while at Mercy 4
Chicago, suffering from the buI1'
Colonel Roosevelt showed No
having been an excessive user
holic liquors. ~
AT a;t5 p. m. the court adto,y'
9 o'clock tomorrow morning.
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-28
Tells of Cannon Dinner.

.'On all public occa sions Mr Loeb went
Wlth me and also two secret service men,
ON the Cannon occasion / remember that
one or these men was Mr. Sloane. l was
with Mr. Newberry. Mr. Cortelyou and
others while there. Neither on this oc-
caslon nor on any other occasion did l
liquor In any form. On this occasion I
took n sandwich and a glass of cham
pagne. which I drank standing up. pro-
posing the health OF the speaker on his
mo man who knew me ever asked
me to take any whisky, because they
knew that under no circumstances did I
take 1t. and no man on this occasion
ever proposed to me to take whisky. The
routine at the white house was as fol-
lows:
roosevelt, the children and myself, After
breakfast. II the weather was good. Mrs
Roosevelt and ! walked around the white
mouse grounds for twenty minutes OF half
an hour l then came over to the white
mouse office, and as soon as I reached
there Mr. Loeb came In with the mail and
papers to sign. After about half an hour
or this the senators and congressman
would begin to arrive, If 1t was an ordi-
nary day they would generally continue
TO arrive until II or /, but II II was a
cabinet day they would stop at II o'clock.
Tells of His Work.
AT IL o'clock when 1 went In to get
shaved, | would usually get Mr.. Loeb
III dnu nlctale 10 MIN or he would take
up with me the mail that had accumu-
lated during the morning and would re-
ceive directions abcut the various things
that had arisen during the morning
would also frequently see some member OF
the cabinet or some man l knew intimate
ly during that time or some newspaper
man would be allowed to como In to ask
questions, Mr.. Loeb generally sitting by
and waiting until the answer had been
given and then resuming the work.
"Often Mr., Loeb would follow me out
To the Mushroom and continue talking to
me. and getting directions and laying
matters before me while I washed my
hands. / would then go TO lunch Inn
mediately after lunch ] would return to
the office. might then again work with
Mr., Loeb for IN hour or some member Of
the cabinet or other person with whom
had to talk over details OF official busl-
l WAS staying in New York with Mrs
Roosevelt and my daughter at the Mar
quis hotel. IL East Thirty-first street To
the best OF my knowledge and belief there
is no bar in the hotel. Mrs. Roosevelt
and my daughter and ! had breakfast
served In our apartment, at about 9, I'm
walked down Madison avenue to Twenty
third street across TO Fourth avenue and
into the Outlook office. doing work and
seeing various people until about go the
first day and until tho next day, going
out for few minutes for lunch. When
ness
81 never In my life. while in the white
house or anywhere else, left a room for
the purpose OF getting a drink between
meals, and 1t would have been a physical
impossibility for me to havo left the room
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highball in my life. With the exceptions
hereafter noted. I never drank whisky or
brandy except on the advice of a ply
sician- l don't care for tho taste Of
either, ] don't smoke and I don't drink
hecr because / dislike smoking and dis
Ike the taste OF beer, I never have drunk
whisky OF brandy except when the doctor
prescribed II. or possibly on some oc-
caSion after great exposure when l was
chilled through. But il haB been GER
tainly fifteen or twenty years since !
have drunk II because OF being chilled
through. / never have drunk beer. nor
do drink red wine.
THE only wines that I have drunk
have been white wines. Madeira, cham
pagne, or, very occasionally. a glass OF
sherry. AZ home 1 often at dinner will
drink a wineglass or two wineglasses Of
Madeira. In summer, Instead OF tho
Madeira, / VIII often drink tall glass Of
white wine and Poland wator or "ooly'
water. At public dinners l sometimes
drink n glass of champagne, or perhaps
two. ] think that on the average this
means that I will drink champagne about
once a month.
mint juleps I very rarely drink. In
the white house we had mint bed, and
should think that on the average I may
have drunk half q dozen mint juleps a
year. Since I left the white house four
have drunk mint iuleps twice; on one
occasion ut the Country club at ST. Louis,
where / drank part OF a glass OF mint
juep. and on another occasion ut a big
luncheon given me at Little Rock, Ark,
where they passed around the table &
loving cup with the mint julep In II and
drank when the cup was passed to me-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-28
Contest Is Interesting.

Many communications from people in
Colorado urging the senator TO stand by
the Democratic programme were found,
One charged that employees of the
sugar mills had been ordered to write
letters TO their senators and to Presi-
dent Wilson protesting against the Tn
derwood bill, and ITO advise the heads
of their respective departments when
they had written the letters
4 man named Price, formerly EN-.
ployed by the Great Western Sugar
company, had inclosed letter received
from the hend Of the company instruct
ing him to write letter Of protest.
The writer said he recently had been
laid off, and that when he applied
again for work he was taken back at
reduced wages, because Of the uncer.
tainty of the tariff" Mr.. Price also
had inclosed letter from the Great
Western Sugar company to farmers
stating that under the proposed tariff
the best that it could pay for sugar
beets would be $3.50 ton.
Fright here Senator Thomas said, ''
want TO call attention TO tile fact tina
some years ago the best sugar manufa G.
turcrs OF the state notified the farmerl
that $3.50 would be the price they woulr
pay for beets. At that tome the farmers
refused to grow beets at that price anc
The manufacturers were forced TO pa,
higher prices. which. II has been demon
citrate they could well afford TO do
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-28
In View of the Protests Re-
ceived, Chairman Simmons
VIII Confer With Sec
retary Bryan Today.
TREATY QUESTIONS
CAUSE OF TROUBLE
Germany, France, Great Brit.
ain and Other Countries
Have Made Complaints;
Lobbyists Frightened.

WASHINGTON, May 27.-Chairman
Simmons of the senate finance commit
tee will call at the state department
tomorrow to discuss with Secretary
Bryan the perpleying problems which
have arisen because of foreign protests
TO administrative features of the tariff
bill. Practically the entire time Of to-
President Wilson and his advisers TO
this phase of the tariff situation.
Senator Simmons admitted that
numerous protests had been fled with
! the committee from Germany, France,
Great Britain and other foreign coun-
tries
Complaints have been made that GER
tain clauses of the Underwood bill
would abrogate treaties with foreign
countries. Senator Simmons was in.
formed today that Count Won Bern
storff, the German ambassador, who re-
Gently went to Berlin to confer with
German tariff experts, was about to
sail for America with supplemental
protest against the provision which
would grant . per cent discount in
the tariff on imports in American
owned or controlled vessels. There had
been intimations that President Wilson
would not object to an elimination of
this provision, which is said 10 be held
/. by Germany 10 be violation Of the
commerce and navigation treaty of
1928
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Hearings Are Closed.

Tariff hearings by the senate finance
subcommittee which have been in
progress for nearly month, closed to-
night, and tomorrow will begin the ac-
tusl work Of revising the schedules as
they came from the house. With the
close of the hearings, the tariff became
the subject of discussion in the senate,
enliYened by references to President
Wilson S denuuciation Of tariff lobby
lists and another tilt between Demo
cratic senators on the sugar question.
Senator Thomas of Colorado. in
speech in which he declared he would
support the Underwood bill as il comes
from the finance committee, branded as
false reflection OF public sentiment in
his own state protest against the
sugar schedule forwarded to the senate
by bankers and commercial organiza-
tious in Denver. This communication
had been submitted by Senator Shat
roth of Colorado by request. Senator
Thomas described the protest as the
part of an organized effort being car
ried on by "the beet sugar monopoly
10 manufacture artificial public senti-
ment and bring it TO bear on the seua-
tors from Colorado -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-28
Careful as to Whisky.

"The only other occasions on which
have drunk whisky have been when 1t
ing the last fourteen yenrs don't believe
I have drunk whisky straight or with
water more than half dozen times On
the African trip the expedition took along
and one bottle of brandy. The bottle OF
brandy was taken for me because don't
drink whisky. Some Of the other MEM
touched either the whisky or the cham
pagne. Out OF the brandy bottle 1 drank
exactly seven ounces, this being given me
by Dr.. Mearns on two occasions when
"As for brandy, never drink 1t any
more than L do whisky when / am alone
or at home, or on q hunting trip or In
a friends house, But on very hard cam
paign trips, on the advice OF Surgeon
General Rlxey and recently OF DR.. Hol-
in connection with these campaign trips,
have frequently just before going to
bed at night drunk either one or two
goblets Of milk, with a teaspoonful OF
brandy to the goblet.
On almost every campaign trip there
Will be some occasion on which | stop at
a friends house when I Will drink
glass OF winei or there Will be some
public dinner when 1 will drink either
a glass OF white wine or u glass of cham
pagne.
last year, during the nine days touched
nothing whatever on seven of the DAYS,
excepting at night as above mentioned
before going to bed not drinking a drop
OF any kind until l was undressed and
went TO bed. The other two days were
tn occasions when ] spoke at Toledo and
the occasion when I spoke at Cleveland.
Az Toledo, after the speech Mr.. Garfield,
MIR. Post and / went TO the house OF Mr.,
and Mrs. Sheppey, where we met Mayor
and Mrs. Brand Whltlock, and we went
INTO the dining room to take a little sup
per. There was some champagne and
first took glass of champa gne, and then
found that there was a pitcher of milk
and doughnuts and ] took the milk and
doughnuts instead. On the afternoon of
the day / went 10 Cleveland, 7 stopped at
Ravennas at the house Of Mr.. Hanna.
There had a pot OF tea and at dinner,
believe. but am not certain. l took
glass OF champapDn
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-28

We realize that it wonld d
for us to try to sell coal for
purposes at this time of year,
people need a little coal for cod
for this we would suggest our
-S5.25 per ton.
WESTERN FUEI'
W. J. Wolstenholme. MANAGING
Arthur NcFarlanc, Secynt|
Agents for n.
KING, HiAWATHA. BLACK
Phones Wasa,ch 7t9. Office a
Blue Wagons Bring Bett(
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-28
Says Stock Is Watered.

Senator Thomas attacked the over
capitalization Of the beet sugar compa
nIes, declaring that the $50, 900, 900 capl-
talization of the companies in Colorado
was 5s0. .000, ,00c water. on which they paid
dividends on the water stock" and thai
one OF the companies had a surplus ir
excess of 10000. o00
"At least they did have such sur
plus" the senator continued. before they
began this false propaganda against thu
tariff bill. How much they will spend
hereafter and how much will be treated
as cost Of production. don't know, The
overcapitalized companies want to pay
proper dividend on their capital In
vested and that manufactured with print
Senator Reed OF Missouri presented
figures showing that a Michigan bee
sugar company had a capitalization o.
over $1,000, 600. SIS. 900. 900 Of which wa,
scfieduled IS good will
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-28
Thomas Retaliates.

Yes" Senator Thomas said. "and of
the si00. 100000 capitalization of this
country, $4,000, 900 Is water. good will.
bad Will, or anything else except cash
and an incubus on the industry Of the
country, and these manufacturers charge
the Colorado consumer Of their product
the New York price plus the freight
charge from New York to Denver. I hear
no protests to the senate of the United
States from the bankers and commercial
organizations about this"
Senator Thornton OF Louisiana spoIc of
remarks made by Senato tor MARITIME, re-
fening TO the Louisiana senators as
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1913-05-28

that you have not been within the state
of Michigan within the last fifteen
ycars9
A. Yes, sir.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
SYNOPSIS.

Agatha Redmond, opera singer, starting
Tor an auto drive in New York. finds q
stranger sent as her chauffeur. Leaving
-he car, she goes into the park to read
Ene will of an old friend of her mother
who has left her property. There she is
SccoSted by a stranger. who follows her
20 the auto. climbs IN and chloroforms
Her- James HambIeton of Lynn, Mass.
witnesses the abduction of Agatha Red-
I1oHd. Hambleton sees Agatha forctbly
C3Sen aboard yacht. He secures a tug
aad when near the yacht drops over
board, Aleck Van Camp. friend OF ham
otecon. had an appointment with him. Not
= meeting Hambleton, he makes a call upon
g friends, Madame and Miss Melanie Rey-
ssier He proposes to the latter and IS re.
:. fused. Melanie explains that she Is OF
nigh birth in a German principality. from
which she had fed to escape an unWlsneo
marriage. The three arrange coast trip
on Van Camps yacht. the Sea Gun.
Aamoleton wakes up on board the Jeanne
- Arc, the yacht on which is Agatha
redmond. His clothes and money Delt
nave been taken from him. He meets
'z1an who Introduces himself as Monsieur
ChateIard. who is Agatha's abductor.
They fight, but are interrupted by the
chrea tened sinking of the vessel
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02

AS he started out with the busht
ashes he walked into a clothes
that he didn't see.
When he had picked himself gu
the ash pile and recovered his hal
stood in the back yard and relic
his feelings.
Henry" called his wife.
''Well?" he snapped.
Don't stand out there to 90
Come straight into the house and
me that it's all my fault.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
(TO BE CONTINUED
Another Name for SUNLIGHT.

Insects are often susceptible to
ultra violet light (Which is, of course,
component of sunlight), as expert
ments by L. Raybaud have recently
shown, this fact perhaps explaining
the aversion of some species to
strong sunlight. In the rays from a
mercury yapor lamp, such creatures
as snails, househies, and tadpoles
soon became torpid. and In the
course of few hours were quite
dead Young grasshoppers persisted
in about two days. Adult grasshop-
pers showed no apparent injury
after a weeks exposure, and spiders
and beetles were unaffected.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
innnortant to Mofhers
DIRECTING Children Arloht.

The young need to be taught d
although there is sometimes a pie
ure of the senses in committing s
it is inevitably followed by reno
and punishment. Crime, remor
punishment form an inseparable Il
On the other hand, while it is of
hard to, do right, the sense Of sa
faction, self-respect and selfcOnt
that follows right action is worth
the. effort made.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
Was Much Impressed.

A little girl who had acted as 7
bearer at a cousins wedding was
clined to view her part OF the
prqssive ceremony with great serl'
ness. One day some time after"
the child heard her grandmother
ing of her possible future marrlaS'
"You know, I'm half married
ready" the child earnestly renlalA
Half married already! Wha'
you mean, child?" asked the surpi1
grandmother.
why, don't you remenlbsr VIM
carried Cousin Carries weddlhS9i "
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
Desperate.

What's that terrible fight going
over there?"
"Oh, that's just an alderman tryi
to prevent a corporation agent fro
crowding $1,000 into his pocket
Puck.
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
Its Kind.

DO you get all kinds of money from
your rich old uncle?"
No; get only one kind"
What kinds that?"
"Acrimony"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
His Contrih,,+ia,

did old Closefist give you anytbi,
for the charity benefit fund.-?
ooh, yes; he gave me his caDd
opinion of it,"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
The peorssa.

Love opens ones heart"
Yes, and marriage opens one
eyes"
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02
Love Literature.

Write love letters only ia winter
when there are roaring freplaces-
then hope for the b
Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1913-04-02

Thank God!" he breathed. "T1T |
save you yeti"
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George H. Subler to Nicholas
A. Subler, quit claim to n acres
in Wabash township, $500.
Sarah ]. Kreider to Isa Hunt,
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township, $40.
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claim to 8 acres in Harrison town
ship, $40.
Sheriff to Isa Hunt, quit claim
to 3 acres in Harrison township.
$21O.
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COURT HOUSE NEWS.
PROBATE COURT.

Order of appraisement of real
estate issued in assignment of
John w. Edwards.
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John Bruey, showing receipts OF
S3579.88 and disbursements OF
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Inventory filed in estate OF
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ministrator of estate OF Sarah
Miller; bond $500.
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