Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-02-18
N sdARsHA1ITowN. IOWA. MONDAY. FEBRUARY Is. 1901
clare it is a disgrace to the capital city

kept yelling above the tumult: Smash,
smash, smash, praise God, women,
come on. Smash the winaows She
raised her famous hatcilet and with one
fierce blow knocked a big pane OF glass
out of the door.
Policemen then grabbed Mrs. Nation
land started with her for the police sta
tion. She yelled frantically: Keep it
up. Keep smashing. Praise God. Keep
1t up; keep it up"
The mob commenced to smash the
windows In thirty seconds there was
not pane of glass left
A crowd of young men rushed thru
the crowd carrying a huge log of wood
For moment the police stayed their
rush. Then they lunged against the
door. and it gave way. The place was
dark. Somebody lit match and turned
on the electrict lights. The barroom
back of the billiard hail was empty. A
case of beer was found and it was
smashed. The doors of the cutbuisdings
We're battered down, but no liquor was
found. A slot machine was smashed.
| The policemen dashed hither and
thither trying to stop the crowd from
Idestroying property. Many Stole bill
| lard balls and billiard cues from the
racks for souvenirs. The women were
crazy with a lust for destruction and
| tried to smash the chairs in the billiard
hall, jerked the covers of the billiard
tables off and even knocked the parti-
ton doors off the hinges.
During the half hour that Mrs. Ma
stion was in the city prison her army
moved back to the state house grounds.
where a number OF cool-headed men
tried to persuade the women tha. they
had gone too far in the destruction of
property.
Here, you men, cried a number Of
women, where are you going? Are you
towards? Surely you are not going TO
stop just when we have started the
! work?'
Come along to the statehouse,. dog
gedly replied the men, then W.. can
talk it over.
/ When the statehouse square was
reached the crowd impulsivcly drew To-
gether, and a warm argument followed
1 between the men and the women. The
| Women urged that the work be no,
stopped until every joint s,as raided
1 The men protested it would be foolish
4 to do more, and the fact that one joint
! was smashed would warn the saloon
keepers of the temper of the people.
Come on, people, yelled college
boy let's smash. /"
That's right, responded DR.. Eva
Harding. We want to clean them
l5out.'
Yes, men, do come with US, ex
claimed Mrs Madeline Southard in a
shiili excited tone. You must no,
show the white feather now.Sor you viii
be the laughing stock of the town.
The crowd surged forward.
Hold back psied some of the men
don't go; this is a mistake
Stay there if You are cowards, de
1 family cried number of women.
After Mrs. Nations release from tn.
city prison She marched at the head OF {
crowd of 100 men and women TO liv.
cry stable. She declared there were
several saloon bars stored there. After
a search of the premises this property
was located in a buggy shed. She i'm
| mediately mashed the mirror and a
case OF whisky and beer glasses.
After smashing these mirrors she
| started for Moesers s cold storage house
A crowd of about twenty men and
women was led by Mrs. Nation TO the
Moeser plant for the purpose of smash
| ing what liquor casks could be found.
Mrs. Nation and another woman
broke the lock on the door and got into
the poultry room. Here they met Chief
Stahl who ordered them back. Mrs.
Nation then ran around and attempted
TO enter the engine room, where she was
stopped by Sheriff Cook who placed her
| under arrest.
Without Mrs Nation to direct them
! the raiders We're helpless 10 proceed. 50
they dispersed and awaited develops
ments.
A mass meeting had been called at
the First Christian church and the home
defenders had assembled 10 take ac-
count of stock and formulate plans.
Mrs. Nation. meanwhile. had taken din
ner with Sheriff Cook and had been re-
leased without giving any promises.
In the afternoon, while the meeting
was at its height, Mrs Nation entered
and made her way up the aisle toward
the platform. Most of the audience be-
lieved that she was in Jail and the cheer
that Went up at the sight of her must
have been inspiring to the joint smash
er Soon she began a volley of words.
Women. women" she said, as she
suddenly stepped forward With a dra-
matte gesture. Women, we must be
about the work of the Lord this very
afternoon. There are yet some hell
holes here which have not yet closed
up in spite of the promises to the con-
trary, and we must smash them this
afternoon-this very afternoon"
Amen Yes, we Will" exclaimed
a hundred women, many of them she'd
ding tears in their excitement. The
scene was dramatic, and not a person
in the house, man or woman, would
have stayed back for a minute if Mrs.
Nation had said that the time had come
to move. She had completely captured
them. Mrs. Nation said she was going
to remain right here III Topeka until
sfter the city election, so she could help
in the election of mayor.
The meeting then adopted resolutions
protesting against the pending resub-
mission resolution in the Legislature,
and as the meeting adjourned Mrs Ma
ton asked the Home Defenders" to
meet her at the close. She was going
on another smashing tour.
But Deputy Sheriff Lawson was wait
ing in the yestibule, and when Mrs Ma
ton came out he served her with an
other warrant. Its for defacing prop-
erty," said the officer.