The Wisconsin tobacco reporter. (Edgerton, Wis.) 1877-1950, 1913-05-30

Former President Never Tasted
a Whisky Cocktail.
ADMITS DRINKING LIGHT WINE.
On Witness Stand the Colonel Testi-
fies in Own Behalf in Libel Suit
Against Editor Newett-DisIikes
the Taste of Beer and Does Not
Smoke-Drank Mint JuIeps.

against EDITOR NeWetr-DISIikSS
the Taste of Beer and Does Not
Smoke-Drank Mint JuIeps.
At Marquette, Mich, Colonel Theo-
The former president entered
denial He admitted using light
wines with his meals, but said he
never touched strong liquors except
on advice of his physician or after
great exposure. He said he does not
smoke nor touch beer.
Colonel Roosevelt gave a brief re-
view of his career as ranchman,
traveller, hunter, soldier and states
man, in reply to questions by his at
torneys He then continued:
81 have never drank a cocktail or
a highball in my life With the ex-
ceptions hereafter noted, 1 never
drank whisky or brandy except under
the advice of physician.
Dislikes Beer and Smoking.
81 don't care for the taste of either.
I don't smoke, and l don't drink beer,
because | dislike smoking and dislike
the taste of beer"
81 never drank whisky or brandy
except when the doctor prescribed it,
or possibly on some occasion after
great exposure when was chilled
through.
''But it has been certainly fifteen or
twenty years since l have drunk it
because of being chilled through. I
never have drunk beer, nor do l drink
red wine. The only wines that l have
drunk have been only white wines,
Madeira, champaign, or very occa-
sionally, glass of sherry.
"At home l often at dinner will
drink a wine-glass or two wine
glasses of Madeira. In summer, in
stead of the Madeira, I will often
drink tall glass of white wine and
Poland water, or poly water.
"At public dinners l sometimes
drink a glass of champaign, or per-
haps two. I think that on an aver
age this means that I will drink
champagne about once a month.
Mint JuIeps Occasionally.
''The only exceptions to what [
have stated about drinking whisky
and brandy are as follows:
'iMnt juleps l very rarely drank.
In the White House we had a mint
bed, and l should think that on the
average l may have drank half
dozen mint juleps a year.
"Since l left the White House four
years ago, to the best of my memory,
1 have drunk mint juleps twice; on
one occasion at the Country club at
st. Louis, where l drank part of d
glass of mint julep, and on another
occasion at big luncheon given me
at Little Rock, Ark, where they pass
ed round the table loving cup with
the mint julep in it, and / drank when
the cup was passed to me-"
Both Sides Want Closing.
Both sides are anxious to get the
last crack at the jury and prepared to
battle hard for the position of adj
vantage.
Attorney James H. Pound of De-
troit, representing Colonel Roosevelt,
will take the position that all that is
necessary to prove the preliminary
case against Newett is to introduce
the copy of the Ishpeming Iron Ore
containing the offending article as
evidence, and then take the state
ment of Colonel Roosevelt himself
that the printed statement is totally
untrue. If Mr.. Pound has his way,
when this much is done, it will be
up to Newett to prove the charge he
has made against Roosevelt, if he
has the witnesses, so to do, while the
Roosevelt side will hold its hot shot
in the shape of character testimony
from the homes of the most famous
men in the world to be introduced in
rebuttal
On the other hand Mr.. Belden,
counsel for Newett, will insist that
the entire Roosevelt case be present
ed at the start.