Baxter Springs news. [volume] (Baxter Springs, Kan.) 1882-1919, 1901-02-16
IS SWEEPING KANSAS
The Anti-saloon Agitation Is Now
Permeating the Whole State.
Crowd Of Mon, Women and boys Eradicate
q Joint ut winfield, Using All Sorts OF
weapons - Owners of Resorts
Elsewhere Warned.

Winfield, Kan, Feb. IA crowd OF
men, women and boys smashed Henry
Schmidts joint here at seven o'clock
Wednesday morning. The boys were
mostly students from the Methodist
college ut Winfield. The saloon was
completely wrecked, all sorts OF weap-
ons being used. Charles Schmidt. a
brother of the proprietor. was cut
ON the Lead with Ratchet and
severely injured. II is said one OF
the women was seriously hurt with
flying glass. Ernest Hahn. temper
ance advocate, had been attacked by
n jointkeeper and this started the
prohibition element which eliminated
in the raid.
Violence when II Il Necessary.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 1.-THE anti-sa-
loon crusade, started by Mrs. Nation
and her hatchet, now promises to
sweep the whole state and to continue
until not one saloon remains within
its borders. Everywhere the plan
seems the samoa warning to the
dealers in liquor to close their places
for good and remove stock and fix
lures from the state, and, II this is ig-
nored, raid upon every establishment
which conflicts with the prohibition
law. Never has the temperance spirit
been so much in evidence, the present
crusade outdoing even the one made
famous by the election of John p. st.
John, the prohibition governor. This
time the people who are spreading the
agitation seem ready to use violence
whenever necessary and when the local
officials fail or refuse to enforce the
law.
The temperance people Of Osnge
City, men and women, went in body
to the mayor Of that city and per-
emptorily ordered him to close the
joints. They intimated that they
would II he failed. The mayor faith
fully promised the people that the
joints should be closed and gave the
necessary orders to the city attorney
and marshal. Part OF the so joints OF
the city closed up rs soon as the deci-
sion of the mayor was made known.
At Toronto an enthusiastic temper
ance meeting yesterday condemned
the inaction of the authorities in sup
pressing the joints. A resolution was
adopted giving the jointists just three
days to close and threatening the use
of the hatchet.
They Have Hatchets Stored Away.
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 14.-At a meet.
ing of the Home Defenders held at
the First Methodist Presbyterian
church it was arranged TO give Mrs.
Nation a reception upon her return
to Topeka to-day. The organiza-
ton now numbers about 800 women
and in one building on Kansas avenue
they have stored large number Of
hatchets with which to begin smash
ing joints should there be any re-
naming in the city after Friday noon.
This Jointkeeper VIII Quit.
Wellington, Kan. Feb. 14.-John
Roth. keeper OF one of the largest
joints in town, dismantled his place
Tuesday night and will ship his bar fix.
lures out of the state. At Peck, this
county, n delegation called on the
keeper of the towns only joint and
gave him until Saturday to ship out
his liquors and fixtures under penalty
of having his building burned.
One Mayor Takes Bold stand.
Arkansas City, Kan, Feb. 14.-In
reply to n demand from the ministers
to close the joints here. Mayor Hess
replied that he was elected by an
overwhelming majority on n plat
form favoring licensed joints, and as
long as he is mayor he will adhere