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Show TURKEY WAS DRESSED. President Roosevelt's Children Not Guilty) of Cruelty as Alleged. WASHINGTON. Nov. 29. William L.oeb. Jr., secretary to tho President, to-duy to-duy Issued an official slcncd atatemont, denying that President Roosevelt's children chil-dren had cruelly treated tho Thanksgiving turkey sent to tho President by Mr. Voso of tho Rock Island ln accordance with tho lntter'H annunl custom. In tho statement state-ment Mr Loob says. "Tho Prosldent's attention has just been called to a nows Item which contains nn account of supposed maltreatment by his children of the Thanksgiving turkey, which Mr. Voso kindly sent to the White House In accordance with his annual rus-lom. rus-lom. Tho artlclo sayn that tho children rolt.imcd tho turkey and chased It all over tho White I-Ioubo prounds. plucking at It nnd teasing It and yelling and laughing until the bird was well night exhausted, whllo tho Prosldent looked on and lni'shcd. "As a matter of fact tho turkey was dressed when Mr. Vo?o sent It, and was used for Thanksgiving dinner." |