The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-02-14
MRS. NATION BACK
Joint Smasher Returns to To-
peka Today.
is Net at the Depot by Many
Friends.
APPEARS MUCH WORN.
Speaks in a Whisper and Coughs
Continually.
Says It is Not Necessary to Do
More Smashing.
Wilt Stay in Kansas Tilla Last
Joint is Closed.
APPEARS MUCH WORN.

Mrs. Carrie Nation returned to kan
sas from Chicago today. She arrived
in Topeka at 1:15 this afternoon over
the Santa F'e. A delegation from the
! Carrie Nation Home Defenders club,
consisting of DR.. Eva Harding. Mrs. y.
f. Goodwin, Mrs. Chadwick Of 21S West
Sixth street, Mrs Smith Of 600 West
Sixth street and Miss Madeline South
ard, met her at the train and took her
to the home Of Mrs Chadwick, where
lunch was served.
Mrs. Nation greeted the members Of
the Defenders organization affection
ately. and as soon as she aiighted from
the car ran to meet them.
Asked concerning her future plans.
she said: Il intend to stay in Topeka
until next Sunday. when i shan go TO
my home in Medicine Lodge, rest up
little, and then attend to some business
matters"
win you do any smashing in To-
Deka?' f
mo, because everything is closed up
tight, think the action Of the citizen
mass meeting here last Sunday was just
grand-oh. just grand"
Regarding her grandson whom she
found in a Chicago saloon. she said-
Oh, I talked to him, and don't you
know persuaded him to sell out and
quit. He has promised to come out
here and join US in a few days
While waiting for the hack at the
depot Mrs Nation spied a young man
with a partly smoked cigarette in his
mouth. Pointing to him she cried.
Take that dirty thing out OF your
mouth" The young man did not obey,
and the crowd pressed around her 50
closely that she could no longer see him.
Then Mrs. Nation was hustled into a
carriage and driven TO the home Of Mrs.
Chadwick She appears very mueh
worn from her trip. She can scarcely
r 11c
pears as enthusiastic as ever ana says
she will not give up her crusade until
all the joints in Kansas are closed.
During the short time which Sne spent
at the depot a great crowd cf men ana
women pressed round endeaVorlns 10
hear every word.
Accompanying her to Topeka were
Rev. r w Emerson. pastor of the First
Christian church. and Mrs. J. p. White,
who has been with her during the entire
trip.
said: sT consider her trip a very sue
cessful one. The door receipts for meet
ings held I don't suppose would more
than pay the expenses Of the trip. But
Mrs Nation received money from
great number of people Some or them
gave her as much as $50 at a time while
there were ever so many who gave hve
and ten dollar pieces. She considers the
treatment which she received IN chicago
better than that Of any place she ever
visited The officers treated her
met a whisky man who wanted
to argue with her Mrs. Nation consent
ed, provided he would question her re-
spectfully; he agreed. but the first thing
made some kind Of a blun that was not
proper. 1t did not take long for two
Chicago policemen to haul that fellow
out of there and take him away. Ihe
officers took our names and that Of the
places where we were staying so that
they might call on us as witnesses should
a trial come UP. People around there
who saw 1t say the police treated tne
man pretty roughly, and I suppose ne
was taken away and locked up. Wher-
ever Mrs. Nation has gone the same en-
thusiasm is spreading which she has
arouseU in Kansas In Chicago an or
ganization is being formed similar to
The Young Peoples Temperance union
and the w. G. T. u. fell right into line
with Mrs. Nations work"
Mr. Emerson said that the brewers and
distillers prevented the meetings So Chi
csgo from being greater. The Auditor
ium had been hired for Tuesday night
when Mrs. Nation was to address the
Chicago Press club; but some OF the Of
ficers of the club were interested In the
breweries and called the meeting Off
The places which Mrs Nation visited
in Chicago he said. We're worse than any
she had ever been in In one saloon sne
found an obscene picture which she or
dered the saloonkeeper to remove. he
promised to do So and did remove g
nude statue attracted her attention; she
told the saloon man TO get some clothes
goods over it. but she objected to that
Then he asked If bonnet and Mother
Hubbard would be sufficient. She replied
that it would If he secured them at once
He complied Immediately.
The Home Defenders will give Mrs. Ma
tIon reception tonight at the First
United Presbyterian church. corner Eighth
and Topeka avenues. Mrs. Nation VIII
probably speak, If her voice Is strong
enough