Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1919-01-06

a young captain of artillery and. mill
tary Ride at the White House. was in
vited to box with the President and
landed n blow which accidentally caused
permanent loss OF sight In Roosevelts
left eye. For twelve years no one ever
became aware that the vision of that
eye was In the least impaired. Mr..
Roosevelt never disclosing the name or
the man who caused the injury. put IN
October. 1917. while at Camp Meade
Colonel Moore admitted himself TO nave
been responsible.
President Roosevelt probably was the
only occupant OF the White House VINO
ever had boxing matches In those sacred
precincts Mike Donovan used TO 30
there frequently to meet the president.
The President used to fence Win ms o.a
commander. General Leonard Wood. ana
once nearly disabled the General. lie
had a famous Japanese wrestler give
jujutsu exhibition in the White House.
and once he staged a m0tion-picture play
there showing his old Oklahoma friend.
Jack Abernathy. killing wolves with his
bare hands Jack was among those pres
ent and so were General Wood and sew
eral ambassadors
scandalIzed the Senators I,
II gave great scandal to many rev
erend Senator's to see the way IN wh'cn
such successors Of Leatherstocking as
Abernathy and Bill Sewall went to the
White House and got the Presidents ear
for hours at a time. Before Senator
Hoar had come to know Mr.. Roosevelt
"a he afterward did he went to the
White House to remonstrate with MN
for appointing Ben Daniels marshal OF
Arizona Mr.. Hoar was one OF the mos.
dignifed and sedate men in the Senate
New England Brahmin.
"Mr President" said Mr.. IIoar in
Mortified accents, do you know any
thing about the character of this man
~1r 1,o 40 ~ n r.
shall Of Arizona
"Why, yes, think So" said Mr..
Roosevelt, "he was a member of my
regiment"
DO you know" said Mr. Hoar, im-
pressively, that he has killed three
mem"
The President was scandalized, You
don't mean It, he said.
"It Is a fact" said Mr.. lIoar.
The President was thoroughly indig-
nant He pounded his fist on the table.
When l BET hold of Daniels he said.
II will read him the riot act lie told
me he'd only killed two
The ex-President had a vigorous vo-
cabulary and was never backward about
using it in a fight. He branded 80 many
men as liars that a newspaper humorist
coined the name "Ananias Club" and
used 1t to include most of those who had
incurred Mr.. Roosevelt's enmity. The
name stuck and the laugh lasted, but 1t
did not deter Mr.. Roosevelt from con-
tlnuing to call people liars.
His Family and His Writings
Mr.. Roosevelt was twice married. His
first wife was Alice Hathaway Lee
February II, 1884. On December @.
1885, he married in London Edith Kerr
nit Carow. daughter of Charles Carow
The only child of his first marriage
was his daughter Alice. the clever and
attractive girl who became the wife of
Congressman Nicholas Longworth. The
children by his second marriage were
Ethel Roosevelt. who became the wife OF
DIR. Richard It. Derby; Theodore Roose.
welt, Jr., Kermit. Archie and Quentin.
Although Colonel Roosevelt himself
was denied the privilege of active serv-
ice In France, his sons and daughters
| werc 81 the front Major Theodore
Roosevelt, Jr, was in command of bat
talon under General Pershing. Cap.
! tain "Arch!e" Roosevelt is stationed
/ with him. Both won their commissions
after study AT Plattsburg. Both are
married. Quentin Roosevelt. youngest
son of the Colonel, trained as an army
J aviator al Mineola, L. l.. and was killed
! in combat with q Germen plane in
France in the summer Of l9lS DR.. Rich
! ard Derby, is a major in the army
medical reserve corps. Mrs. Derby has
! served in led Cross work In France.
! Kermit Roosevelt, unable to await the
/ entrance of the United States into the
| war, has been serving with a commits
| sion In the British army in Mesopo-
tamia for more than year.
As an author he was prolific. He
wrote THE Winning of the West"
Hunting Trips of Ranchman," His
tory OF the Naval War Of 1912" Life
of Thomas Hart Benton" Life OF Gou-
yerneur Morris" Ranch Life and Hunt
! ing Trail" History Of New York" "rhe
Wilderness Hunter American Ideals
Cromwell" the Strenuous Life" and
Fear God and Take Your Own Part"
besides collaborating with others on
other books.