The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1901-03-09
CARRIE 5 SINFUL SON
SALOON SMASHER. VISITS HIS
DIVE IN CHICAGO.
Kissed All the Women in Resort and
Made Him Promise to Lead a Better
Life

CHICAGO, February 23.-Mrs. Carrie
Nation has treated the Windy City to
more excitement than 1T mas known in
many years. during her visit here she
discovered that her grandson was en-
gagged in the saloon business. She Wis
tied his joint and what occurred was
both pathetic as well as humorous.
TN expect to hear of your being in a
good business, Reilly, by the time L
get to Topeka"
You shall, grandma" and for a mo-
ment the repentant head of Mrs. Ma
tons saloon-keeping grandson, Reilly
White, was pillowed on her expansive
white tie. Then she imprinted a fare
we'll kiss on his flushed face while he
held his breath. In another moment
Carrie Nation had passed through the
station gates and was aboard a train
which left for Kansas City at 10 o'clock
last night.
Miss Laura Fixon, who had been
plotting her about town, breathed a
sigh of relief and Reilly hurried
away to his place of business at 29O
State street, to be on the ground in
time to superintendent personally the
harvest resulting from his grand
mothers visit.
Are you going out of business,
White?" he was asked as he left the
station.
mot on your lie, lie Itplltu III q
stage whisper, casting an apprehensive
glance toward the retreating form of
his grandmother.
This is good business" he continued.
His grandmother visit to his saloon
| last night after her talk at Willard
hall cost Reilly pane of glass, broken
from the screen between the bar and
the beer hall. A crowd of 400 pressed
into the saloon, and when Mrs. Nation
to 10 hpr nyi
so great that the screen gave way.
IT love YOU ALL" said Mrs. Nation,
| standing on a beer table in her grand
sons Joint" and addressing the levee
men and women who filled the place.
Large bulletins in the window announ-
ced that Mrs Nation would speak there
last night, and Reilly was the one
saloonkeeper who attended the Willard
hall meeting. He took no chances on
her failure to keep her appointment at
his place.
Il want to kiss you ALL" cried Mrs.
Nation as she rushed into the saloon
from her cab And she embraced the
women of the levee and kissed them
with a right good will.
Come over here, Carrie, and see
what that precious grandson of yours
did to me last night" said one of the
women, displaying a black eye while
she rolled a cigarette. REILLY Knock
ed me down last night"
ooh! girls, think of your mothe"e
Please don't smoke, men; it makes me
sick" and then Mrs. Nation talked in
her motherly way and several of the
women shed tears.
Put out that cigar!" said one of the
women to her companion.
Wont neither; this is free coun-
try. Who's she?"
"She's as GOOD as your mother. If
you ever had a mother, respect her,
said another woman who was wlping
her eyes and sobbing.
Yes, that's right; douse your cigar.
She said please" chimed in blear-
eyed man.
For heavens sake, don't let her see
you drinking" said a repentent-looking
girl to a giggling companion who was
raising a glass of beer to her lips. The
glass of beer was put down on the
table and then when the reformer was
looking away it was placed beneath the
chair of the one who had intended to
drink it.
Mrs Nation did not attack the semi
nude pictures on the walls of Reilly's
Joint. but told how glad she was over
his reformation. From the saloon she
was driven to the Windsor hotel and
from there to the Rock Island station.
1t was then $3.50 o'clock and Mrs. Ma
ton was much worried over the alb
sence of her faithful companion, Mrs.
White, and DIR. Emerson, who had not
accompanied her from Willard hail.
Reilly happened to remember that his
grandma was to leave town and hur-
ried scramble for a cab followed. Mrs.
Nation arrived at the right station
Just in time for her farewells.