Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-05-29
ROOSEVELT KEEPS
Wines IN CELLAR
But He Uses Them Only in
Moderation, Is Testimony
of a Relative.
MORE WITNESSES TELL
OF TEMPERATE HABITS
washington Newspaper Man De-
scrlbes Former Presidents Conduct
at Gridiron Club Dinners.

MAKO I ETTE. Mich. Nav aa-P,ve
witnesses for Col. Roosevelt Including a
ieiause, former member OF the Rough
riders Regiment former locomotive
| fireman, newspaper man and former
/ Juase testified today In Col Rooseyelt's
suie Tor libel against George A. Newett,
the ishpeming newspaper owner
~ OF the witnesses. called by the piain-
TN. asserted that the colonel was only a
moderate user Of intoxicants
me substance of the testimony as
given ny Philip Roosevelt. a young son
@ y, Ihe coioneTs cousin: Charles Willis
thompson, New York newspaper man.
aharew A. Abele. former lomomotiN..
nIemen. Edwin Emerson, Cuban rough
f,uep fnrmer campa,gneri ann,,nen and A. n Blair
tnat during his campaign II cuba
with the Rough Riders, Col. Roosevelt
drank only black coffee water and
never liquor OF any kind.
| That while Col. Roosevelt kept a large
and varied supply Of wines al his home
he never indulged I'm them immoderates
That during his political campaigns the
colonel drank champagne only occasion
ally and never to excess.
| Keeps a ''Gentleman's Cellar"
He kept regular gentleman's cellar"
Philip Roosevelt said.
! Col. Roosevelt. as usual since the be-
| ginning of the hearing. listened with the
keenest interest TO the witnesses denia
| that he frequently got drunk as
charged i'm the editorial published by the
defendant.
George Shras. nost OF Col. Roose> cit.
| and both the plaintiff and defendant IN
| the libel suit are receiving a heavy mail
| every day, owing to the prominence given
the case in the newspapers
Those TO Mr. Shiras are mostly begeinx
| letters probably inspired by pictures Of
his big home here. One OF them askei
him for money to pay an installment OH
farm. Those to Mr.. Roosevelt and Mr.
| Newett for the most part are full of ad-
vice as to how the case should b- con-
| Quoted.
/ Tomorrow, Memorial day will be oh
| served as a holiday. Col. Roosevelt has
| under consideration a pressing invitation
to address the veterans.
Tells of White House Visits.
Charles Willis Thompson of New York
for nine years a Washington correspond
ent and since 1905 political writer for a
New York newspaper. took the stand at
the morning session.
AS Washington correspondent" he
said, II used to go to the White House
to see Mr. Roosevelt. | saw him usual,
alone. sometimes I'm the morning and
sometimes i'm the afternoon. usually i'm his
| office but sometimes when. in order to
lose not minute in his work he received
! visitors while lying in the barber chair
never detected the odor o. liquor on his
| breath, never saw him in the slightest de
gree under the influence of liquor and
never saw his manner in any way changed
| from its ordinary one "
! Ever go on any trips with him.
Il vas with him his ll.OW-m.le
swing around the circle last year. which
! la .ad \ ;af,, l,.r.
at Mercy Hospital, Chicago. when he was
shot: STAYED there until he went to Oys-
ter Bay: Went there with him and STAYED
there until election. Two weeks after n
was shot in Milwaukee he wen. to New
York on two occasions to address larg.
mass meetings and I went with him and
reported them
''On these trips did you see much OF
| him.
At Gridiron Club Dinners.
Il saw him constantly-all hours OF the
day and highland never saw him taxi
a drink be affected by liquor. When
| ever he left the car | followed him. !"
Did you ever see him take drini?"
only at dinners of the Giidircn claa.
when he had a glass of champagne ia
I front of him. He would occasionally
take sip from it, Nearly all the time.
/ though, he too busy talking
watching the stunts performed DN tn
! gridroners. He always made Il sp.e,.iI
on these occasions. and they We're anon.
| the best he ever made. lie always l"fI
! the dinners when they We're about La!f
! over to go back to the White House 10
his work
Asked whether there had been amy dis
cnssion in Washington of his drinking
habits the witness replied
II never heard il discussed during th'
seven years that he Was there. lf II
was discussed il must have been out
side of Washington. and it was my bus'-
ness 10 know every rumor that Wa
hoat;ng around in that city. II Was
what 1 was there for
Gould he have got drunk on the tram
without your knowing of II?
He could not even have been slightly
affected by liquor without nay SHOWING
X either on the trip or al OA ster BAY
Th, witness testified THAI on the trip I"
! San Francisco the railroad COMPANY nA
order OF the colunel's representatives, did
not put the usual stock of liquors aboard
i the private car.
Never Used Profanity.
The newspaper man testified that dur
ing interviews with the then President
they would sit side 10y side or i ~tand-
inr lie President would put a hand on
his shoulder
Nr Pound askea him ii Col. Roosevelt