The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1901-03-25

arrest her This threat did not seem to
bother her in the least, for she kept up
her TRADE. Then a policeman took her
by each arm, aad walked her out of
the lot. A moment after arriving at the
corner to take the car, Chief CranStOn
drove up and gave her permission to
make a speech, and declared the arrest
off. Mrs. Nation went back to the lot,
and mounting q chair talked for about
fifteen minutes.
She said that Leavenworth was a
modern Sodom. THE devil has done
pretty job here" she said This is the
worst town in the state. Worse than
Topeka, if possible I'm not going to do
anything here now, but when I come
back something is going to happen If
these hell holes and murder shops are
not shut then, III take these women I
see around me and we'll clean EN- out
At $50 she got out of town for KAN
Sas City~on an electric car She did not
intend to leave until o'clock, on the
Burlington, but was the victim of some
smooth diplomacy on the part of - Jesus
Mella, proprietor of the National hotel.
Mella, while wearing a well assumed air
of perfect coTnpOSure, was just q little
nervous for fear that she might take a
smash at his bar. He therefore brought
a representative of the Kansas City
Leavenworth electric road to Mrs. Ma
tion's room, introduced him with the re-
mark that he would furnish her with
free transportation to Kansas City any
time she might wish to go. She bit. II
took but moment to make out passes
for Mrs. Nation and two Leavenworth
friends. She took the 80 car with her
friends. Mella RENTED her bill and paid
the road 81 for the tickets. She does
not know yet that she was riding on
paid ticket and not a free pass.
Atchison, Kas., March 25.-Mrs. Ma
ton left here at s o'clock sunday for
LeavenWorth. Before leaving she made
a speech to a small crowd at the depot.
In her talk she commanded all present
to go forth and smash saloons She told
those present that the police could not
stop any crusader. She called the men
present towards, and said that upon her
return from Cincinnati she would clear
the city of hell holes'
When Mrs. Nation arrived in Atchiso7
at o'clock Saturday evening she was
met at the depot by a large crowd OF
curious people. Standing on a seat in
the waiting room she delivered her usual
TRADE against saloons. declaring that
Atchison was notorious for hellholes AMI
muroer shops. The crowd jeered ard
yelled and when she concluded she was
driven to the home of a w. G. T. II. Wo-
man for supper. An hour later she was
back down town. Being Saturday nigh.
the streets were crowded.
Sne went at first to the fine barrooEl
of theByam hotel, entered without protest
and mounting a table tried to talk. Ire
saloon was thronged to its utmost capac-
ity and the crowd was so noisy with its
yelIs and jeers that she could not be
heard Finally Louis Bourserini, the
proprietor, climbed upon the bar ard
asked the crowd to be quiet and hear
Mrs. Nation and to treat her as lady
should be treated. The crowd becan.e
quiet and, thanking him, she proceeded
She said she couldn't get a church, so
she got a saloon; that a saloon was more
to her liking, anyway. She then abused
church hypocrites. She said, referring t0
the Globe, that Atchison had one of the
meanest papers anywhere, but the crowd
hurrahed for the Globe and soon became
noisy again and she left. She was head
ed for another saloon, but the police Pre-
tested, fearing people would be injured
in the jam, and she went to the home Of
Mrs. J. w. Fisher to remain for the
night.