The age-herald., 1901-02-10
GREAT CROWDS MEET THE
 SALOON SMASHER'S TRAIN
Mrs. Nation Temporarily Drops the Ratchet and Uses Her Voice Has Big Reception at Des Moines and Visits Saloons
 Under an Armistce With Police

DesMoines, Iowa. February 9-Mrs. Ma tion, during her tour through the western part of the State today, made a dozen ad- dresses from the platform of Rock ls- land passenger train to as many crowds in the towns she passed through.
 In the afternoon she visited four Des Moines saloons, doing damage, but drawing such a big crowd on the street that the police were compelled to stop the crusade In the evening she addressed 20Oo people in the Y. M. c. A. auditorium.
 The morning journey from Council Bluffs to Atlantic was made quietly. At Atlantic the first visitors swarmed into the train, and Mrs. Nation saw them coming down the aisle she cried out: Hello, boys; glad to see you; shake hands; God bless the boys and the young men! I tell you just love you all."
 The first large crowd of the day was en- countered at Anita where Mrs. Nation was aroused, a window opened and hand cutched through the aperature. Fully a hundred persons were gathered on the plat form, and as many as could squeeze up to the car shook hands with the woman.
 At Adair there was another large crowd and Mrs. Nation, having learned from past experience, rushed to the front plat form of the car in which she was travelling and after the crowd had cheered and yelled she grasped hands, and then in response to the clamors made a short speech.
 As the train pulled out Mrs. Nation called through the window at the disap- bearing crowd: Peace on earth, good will to all men,"
 This was kept up throughout the journey, and although she never reeated herself, she had a scriptural injunction for every town.
 At Stuart, Iowa, the platform was lit- orally covered with people, and after the customary handshake, Mrs Nation said:
 You see 1 havn't got my hatchet with me-" throwing back her shawl ''I guess I won't need it in this State. We must all work together and smash the saloons ana joints and save ourselves and our fellows. God bless you, you all look as if you would like to help me. Be good and do what you can and meet me up in Heaven.
 Win you have your hatchet there? ask ed a man in the crowd.
 ''No; I won't need it there," retorted Mrs. Nation.
 Large crowds were at the station at Dex- ter, Eartham, DcSoto, Bonneville and Val ley Junction
 At DesMoines there were fully 5000 .peo- pie at the depot when the train pulled in. After half hours work on the part of the police, a path was made through the crowd to a carriage which had been pro vided Inside the carriage the clamor for a shake of her hand was too great and the crusader stepped out of the carriage and, clinging to the swinging door with one hand, frantically grasped the outstretched hands and arms with the other, saying all the while: God bless you,' God bless you"
 After the reception, which lasted fully fifteen minutes, the crowd was forced back and the carriage moved up to the Sabine House. the only prominent hotel in the city without a bar. Here Mrs. Nation received many hundreds, shaking hands and giving all her blessing.
 By this time the enthusiasm had worked up to a high degree and Mrs. Nation was urged to make tour of the saloons. This she agreed to do, and accompanied by two city detectives, detailed by the chief of po- lice, called upon four saloonkeepers in their places of business. She followed by an enormous crowd. When the barroom of the Kirkwood Hotel was reached the chief of police held nasty consultation with his lieutenants and concluded to stop the crusade, which was accomplished with out objection the part of Mrs. Nation.
 AS Mrs. Nation left the Kirkwood annex the police and escort urged that she had ssefl aoout Fll there was 10 see ana tne other ladies were weary. Mrs. Nation con scented to desist and went to the hotel, fol- lowed by crowd that filled the street, cheering and urging her to go back and do some smashing.
 Mrs Nation took all good-naturedly, but refused to turn back, and made parting speech at the hotel door During the after noon Mrs. Nation received a telegram from a well-known brewing company offering her $500 month to go on the road and ad-