The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-05-28

taken up. In the presidential election
Mr. Spurgeon received 96 votes out of
ia, while in the election of vice presi-
dent George Huddleston received e6
votes to Tom Martins ss.
The warmest fight was the election
of a board of governors. OF the nine
nominated. Ewing Shute. f. s. Ander-
son, Mr. Erwin and ]. E. Dedman re-
ceived the highest number Mr.. Shute
received 79 votes, Mr.. Anderson SO, Mr.
Erwin 81 and Mr.. Dedman ST.
| After the election refreshments were
served to the members.
I stood the shock and loss of blood as did
Colonel Roosevelt" he said. mo alcoholic
could have rallied as he did. he was
not nervous as an alcoholic would have
been, and despite the pain fell asleep
and rested as quietly as a baby. Had he
been a drinking man his nervous system
| would have shown it; he might even have
| had delirium tremens. 1t is a fact that
so per cent of alcoholics who are wound
ed or shocked as Mr. Roosevelt was
| would have gone into delimium."
| Witness spoke of hunting trips in Colo
RADIO, Montana, the Dakotas and in Louis
| lana, in which he was the plaintiffs COM
panion. There was usually liquor in camp,
but Roosevelt did not carry it. On these
| trips he remembered only once when his
| friend took a drink, and that was a glass
| of champagne. taken at a dinner given to
members of hunting party on train.
Rlxey Takes Stand
| DIR. Rixey, as White House physician,
assumed his responsibilities with great
| gravity, and, according to his testimony.
foi~ ,tnA fhA 1ot tvatf( III.
seven years at Washington. He lowered
over the President like an anxious mother
| over her infant he visited him every
| morning and crept upon him at unexpect-
| ed hours to see that the chief executive
was not taking chances with his health.
/ He watched what the President ate and
what ne drank, and generally supervised
| his diet. DIR. Rixey made one statement
| which caused the plaintiff to smile ap-
preciably and to glance sharply at the
| jury to observe IL they heard it. That
| was when the witness said, I'm the seven
and a half years I was at the White
House ne could not have gotten drunk
| without my knowing it,
ellison Gardner said he had attended
many public functions at which Colonel
Roosevelt had been the principal guest
| and had never seen him under the influ-
ence of liquor.
| Mr.. Riis, asked II the former Presi-
dent ever had been under the influence
of liquor in his presence. the socio.ogist
replied with gusto. "Oh, Lord, nor
Asked If Mr.. Roosevelt used coarse or
profane language, the witness replied,
| sharply, "Mr. Roosevelt Is a gentleman"
There was some discussion as to
whether 1t was necessary to prove the
gentility of the former President but in
the end the court ruled that it might be
taken for granted.
Dob To Co elJ nd
Clifford Pinchot probably will testify to-
| morrow among others.
DR.. #. N. Rixey, surgeon general Uni
| ted States navy, retired, who was the Of
ficial White House physician for Presi-
dent Mckinley and for Colonel Roosevelt,
Found admonished him to please speak
up The spectators caught only little
and most of the jurors leaned forward
| in their endeavor to hear.
| DIR. Rxey testified that he saw Presi-
dent Roosevelt practically every day and
| sometimes oftener.
| He kept an anxious eye on him, owing
! to the heartiness of his appetite and his
| fondness for violent exercise. Tt was
necessary also to guard against a slight
! fever to which the then President was
subject.
Ibid you ever in your life see him un-
der the influence of liquor?' asked At
torney Pound.
| DR.. Rixey's voice for once became clear
ly audible as he answered never"
| us he frequent drinker?"
Moderate Drinker
! He was as moderate a drinker as
man could be who drank anything at
| ALL"
I'm the matter of wines and liquors
did the state dinners of Mckinley and
of Roosevelt differ?'
Not In the slightest
| Attorney Andrews interposed objec-
tions all the way through this phase of
| the examination, but without checking
| the placid stream of testimony.
Mr.. Pound developed that at White
| House meals Colonel Roosevelt always sat
at the head of the table and the witness
at the foot, by which arrangement the
| doctor was able to note what his charge
ate and drank.
What were Colonel Roosevelt's habits
at his meals with regard to what he
| drank?" pursued Attorney Pound.
He confined his drinking to one kind
| of wine, usually a white wine He never
drank to excess, nor was he ever under
| the influence of liquor at table.
did you ever smell liquor on his
breath?"
"Sweet Breath"
| He had a remarkably sweet BREATH
Attorney Andrews ELECTED the informa-
ton that Dr. Rixey as we'll as DR.. Lam
bert were on the Louisiana hunting ex-
| pedftion with the then President.
He had plenty of doctors?" said the
defense lawyer insinuatingly. The wit
ness gave further testimony Of Colonel
| Roosevelt's robust physique and vigof
| and then Mr.. Andrews asked: That was
| five years ago, wasn't it?'
"Three-no. five years--you're right
| wears ago." was the reply.
Some time, isn't it?"
Referring to a hunting trip. Attor-
ney Andrews, speaking of the pres
ence of the doctor in the party, asked:
You were there to see how much he
drank?'
| The witness wanted to elaborate his
answer, but he was unable to do 80
clearly until Mr.. Pound took him in
hand. on redirect examination. Then
the doctor, apparently relieved, ex-
| planned he watched what the colonel
drank, what he ate, everything pertain
| ing to his health.
| Coming to the matter of milk
punches, which 1t had been testified
were given the colonel in mild form
by medical direction. DR.. Rixey estl-
mated that in the seven and one-half
tyears at the White House Mr.. Roose-
velt drank maybe 20 punches under his
direction.
"He didn't like them and fought
me of when he could" said the wit
ness
Testimony Confirmed
| Depositions Of DR.. John b. Murphy