Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-08
MRS. NATION SHOWS
tn The WHITE FEATHER
/, !, i Her Followers Calls Her a Coward
V'" Dian 70 Smash All the Topeka
Saloons Falls Through

men were sharpening up their nails
| and thew are nearly in trim. i honestly
Seel compassion for those poor JOINT
lists. H.. o,,a 30
| quay from Topeka, Mrs. Nation said:
,,Well, / can't tell just at this time.
win lecture In Kansas City tonight
| ana ! would like mighty well to visit
their death shops while there but have
mai the time. From Kansas City l go
| n pes Moines, then to Alton and pos
siblv TO Chicago. / will lecture at each
MACE then go home for a sufficient
number OF days 10 close up my affairs"
DELIGHTS IN THEIR ANGER.
Kansas city. Mo-, Feb. ga special
IN the Star from Topeka, Kansas, says;
Mrs. Nation, speaking today OF the
storm of reproaches that had been d.
rected against her because OF her re-
fusal TO lead last nights raid said
"It was beautiful to see how angry
they were. Why, do you know, they
wanted to scratch my eyes and pull my
hair for not going out with them. II
was a delicious half hour, ] never was
so happy In my life. | would rather
die at the hands of these indignant wo-
men than from the saloon Keepers
Mrs. Nation burst into a hearty
laugh and she held her sides and fairly
shook with merriment. Then she grew
sober once more and said.
IL don't lose anything by the indig-
nation OF these women but Kansas
gains a great deal. When ! first came
here | had 70 do all the talking but
YOU know last night ! had TO stand
back and listen to them scolding me.
Why, It was the greatest surprise |
ever had, They were mad, clean mad,
all the way through, because | would
not help them smash. That's turning
the tables, isn't It? Don't blame them
for calling me a coward. | confess
waN almost coward when ] saw the
Indignation of those women. Verify, It
was demonstrated that hell hath no
fury like woman scorned.' and Mrs,
Nation went Off into another parOXylsm
of laughter. But the stubborn refusal
Of Mrs Nation TO lead the women was
no laughing matter 60 them last night
and II is not today. They are thorough
ly indignant
INVITED TO ST. LOUIS.
st. Louis, Mo, Feb. s.--Mrs. Nation
has been invited 10 come to ST, Louis
and deliver lecture. The Prohibition
club has adopted resolutions declaring
that we as individuals and as mem-
bers OF this club, and believers In the
thorough enforcement of the law, DO
hereby tender our heartfelt sympathy
to Mrs. Carrie Nation In her motives
looking toward the entire suppression
Of the liquor traffic In Kansas"
Secretary Miner Richmond said II
was not the desire OF the meeting that
Mrs Nation bring her Ratchet
AN AUBURN. IND SALOON
SMASHER.
Auburn. Ind, Feb S-Mrs Tom
Creal whose husband Is foreman in
the Baltimore a Ohio shops AT Garrett.
demolished the handsome new plate
glass front Of Peter Behler's saloon
with a Ratchet. She had repeatedly
warned Mr. Behler not TO sell to hes
husband who was in jail at the time.
PRECAUTIONS IN KANSAS CITY.
Kansas City, Mo-, Feb. S.-saloon
keepers in Kansas City, Mo, profess
not TO fear Mrs. Nations coming, but
precautionary measures have been
taken to insure against injury of sa-
loon fixtures or property Detectives
have been detailed by Chief Hayes and
will keep close watch on Mrs. Nation
while she Is in Kansas City.
Across the line, In Kansas City, Kan
sas, however uneasiness is felt among
the joint keepers.