The age-herald., 1901-02-14
MRS. NATION ID CLEAN THINGS
 UP IN KANSAS Promises to Return to Chicago and Make Souvenirs MADE SPEECH IN \ SALOON Ordered Bartender to Drape Nude Figure and He Did  SHE LIKES THE TURKISH BATH Joint Smasher Says if That is What Drunk Men Take 1t Is the Only
 Sensible Thing They
 Ever Did.

Chicago, February 13.-Mrs. Carrie Na- ton left Chicago for Topeka tonight. She is under bond to appear in the Kansas Capital tomorrow for trial in connection with her operations in that city. Before leaving Chicago she announced that as soon as she had "cleaned up things" at home she would come back here, and if things were not properly taken care of by the authorities she and her friends would take matters into their own hands, and, to use her own expression, We will make souvenirs"
 Her meeting with the saloonkeepers which she announced that she would car " out did not materlalize, and in default of having them for an audience she went once more to the saloon at 290 State street which she visited last night and in which her grandson is manager, and delivered a talk to the people she found there Mrs. Nation n ounted table and for fifteen minutes talked with greait energy urging her hearers to abandon both the use and sale of houor and de- nouncing in the most unmeasured terms all those who permitted its sale any 
 where in the city.
 Her meeting at Willard Hall tonight was attended by about 300 people.
 Now am going back home for a few weeks" she declared as she closed, and as soon as I have cleaned house out there, and it will not be long, I will be back here again, and if the authorities have done nothing and are willing to do nothing, we will see what is best to be done, and if it is necessary we will go to smashing things We will make some souvenirs, tell you"
 Likes Turkish Bath.
 After emerging from her Turkish bath today, Mrs Nation declared her unequiv- ocal approval of the Turkish bath as an institution.
 'Its the first one of the things I ever had" she declared, ''and I like it. l feel like new and am ready to start over again for hard days work"
 You know. Mrs. Nation,' 1t was sug- gested, that the Turkish bath is fav- orite thing with men who are getting over a drunk
 "I've heard that she said, land if a drunken man takes a Turkish bath, it's the only sensible thing I ever knew of his doing. These baths are all right. like 'em.''
 Mrs. Nation then departed for a hair dresser on State street. She selected an institution on the second floor with win dows fronting on the street and went through the doing up process in full sight of hundreds of people who blocked the sidewalk to get a glimpse of the Kan sas woman. Seated conspicuously in a bay window Mrs. Nation was observed by the crowds in the street and in the windows of the buildings opposite. Leav- ing the hair dresser still attended by a crowd numbering fully 1000 people she started for the hotel. Before going there, however, she made a plunge into the sa- loon of Harry Mccall opposite the Wind sor Hotel to see how he had respected her orders regarding the draping of par tially nude figure which stands in the window Earlier in the day she had sent word to Mccall that she wanted the fig ure properly clothed. Mccall wound iot of pink netting around it and hung around the neck a card bearing the in- scription.
 "Draped by Request"
 'Draped by request of Mrs. Carrie Ma ton of Kanasa."
 Mrs. Nation glared at the pink swad- dled figure gave an indignant ejaculation and then burst into the saloon.
 "Wheres the man I told about fixing up that image?'' she demanded.
 Here I am," said Mccall.
 Well, that pink stuff won't do." de- clared Mrs. Nation vigorously. Any body can see right through it.''
 How do you want it dressed?" asked Mccall.
 "I want it dressed the way you would have your sister dressed" was the reply.
 "I'll put a mother hubbard and sun- bonnet on it. said the saloon keeper. Twill that do?"
 Well I guess SOL said Mrs Nation. "Yes; that'll do; but put them on quick
 1T will" said Mccall. and he did.
 After issuing her orders to Mccall. Mrs. Nation went back to her hotel.