The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1901-01-31
WOMEN HOLD A
SMASHING BEE
Clean Out the Joints i'll An
thong, Kansas.
ARMED MEN FORM
THEIR ESCORT
Agitation Against Prohibition
Law is Started.


Anthony, Kas., Jan. -2o--Mrs. Nation
was outdone here today by band of
w. c. T. L women, headed by Mrs.
Sheriff of Danvilie, Kas., who complete
ly wrecked the fixtures Of four Joints"
smashing plate glass windows and mir
rors and turning gallon. after gallon
of liquor into the streets.
The women, who were of the best
families in Anthony, were accompanied
by their husbands. sons and brothers.
armed for their protection.
No arrests were made, and the band
will, it is said. start out tomorrow on
a tour of destruction through Harper
county, which is prolific in saloons.
Mrs. Sheriff, who led today's raid, is
under bond to appear at Danville in
April to answer. a charge of saloon
wrecking, placed against her six weeks
ago. She is credited with putting into
Mrs. Nations head the idea of whis-
Ky crusade. Mrs. Sheriff came to An
thony late yesterday and worked all
night procuring hatchets, hammers,
pickaxes and other implements of de-
struction, and it was o'clock this
morning before she had perfected plans
for the raid. The women began their
attack shortly after dayDreak, taking
the saIoonkeepers and the town officials
by surprise.
Among the brigade were two or three
school girls under age, who did some Of
the most effective smashing. a greater
part of the havoc was finished before
the police or mayor were aware Of what
was going on. The actual damage to
personal property, aside from the liquor
destroyed, is estimated by the saloon
keepers at $1,000.
For a time the whole town was in an
uprOar, and it was feared that personal
violence would result.
Break in Back Door.
The first place attacked was situated
in the rear of q drug store. which was
fOTcibly entered from the rear. Within
q few minutes the women had smashed
everything in sight. but in their hurry
to finish this job and go to other places
they overlooked the bulk of the liquor
stored away.
Half a block down the street the sec
Ond scene of Joint smashing was en-
acted. They found this saloon locked.
out axes were applied and the whole
glass front was smashed in
Here their work was more complete,
The building, a great plate glass mirror
and everything in sight was demol-
ished.
The proprietor was smashed over the
head with a beer bottle and his blood
mixed with the flow of liquors over the
floor. The joint-keeper was struck by
the husband of one of the women.
In quick succession two other places
a short distance down the street were
subjected to similar treatment, the fix
lures smashed and all the liquor turned
into the gutter.
The saloOnkeepers of Anthony each
have d waTercOm aside from their sa-
The women did not know this and 4
considerable amount of the prohibited
liquid is yet unmolested.
Pray and Sing on Sidewalk.
After the work of demolition was
completed the crusaders held d prayer
meeting on the sidewalk, and Nearer
My God to Thee was sung with
fervOr and great JUNCTION.
One woman in an appeal to the AL
mighty asked that he guide them to
other dens Of iniquity and direct their
steps to rum-cursed towns in Kansas"
This prayer was interpreted TO mean
that the Anthony women would extend
their crusade and word was hurrlediy
sent over the telephone wires to adj
iacent towns by local saloon sympa-
fhizers who wished to warn their fell
low jOintists.
No arrests were made
As a sequel to the raid a number of
young men and two or three small
bows became drunk During the ex-
element they had followed the cruz
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