Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1901-02-08
.aRlIGlL SCENE Me-,
N KANSAS COURT
,,i,, Could Not p'''s :, a,o ''
~ .,,i,r Singing in Court ''V''
,rs lrcrrnrs LEGISLATORS
'''I o.,, HOW to smash the
salOon" tI..

,,n Feb. 7.--City A''Oi"' !,
TOPEKA "a, n' DISMISSED the charge . n ,be
lg'na l,' on Tuesday He ,, 'n'J n.
senate .., .9ca BIZ for prosecuting r ,ne
crusader % 90 ordnance ID, covering the a ao,
ae IA. l y personal property y.. but c u,
ari'!I'I ,. =, Of Kansas the state CAN CAN
q lno ''S Mrs, Nation if what she uo,
p''''.' an he proven to be peTSO""'
pcpsriE ..,or and an attorney
re Nv "a prosecute Mrs. Nation ~
tnP% .,,,. courts had. he continued I'm go,
Tie "' nj. view that she cGalu noi
' as,.y prosecuted by the S [i.S s
b iheleIOre aH"'
0l the case ..ho vas sitting ut a
~" IN front Of the police 80. yuu5 Mr.
pDle ID ild A. Amen. Thank YOU M,
.eh, '''' aIgayg said you mad TOO I sSo ~,
GisSs' am =, on he side OF sin Ihen
icy !" !" her u seat and turning apoui s ~
rug eon nj face the women wn la, non
Ss ogulu n, l courtroom, Mrs NATION
G9wded lhe Vou' ,,proise God. From
ss.n n M Blessings Flow" Her i ,..
on.u' I took 10 the strain ana , s1e
pAe ,s,o NV WAS temporarily turned INTO
' iniSo N , commanded that 'ne e
, .u" cease, but the chlel VI
's,c. %So had openly favored MIS- WIS
Es,ion. work, interrupted, WIN u ~
had ladies' and sing a you M VAN
a'' ,p5 they did. breaking out WIN
' srcater ylgor with the words;
.cD1 be with you till we meet again.
TrsbIe 10 continue business, court
,s6pred and Judge Magraw left the
Sijrg Mrs. Nation, the songs maj
4 " .sjed. took Chief stahl to task Tor
4 IA jss,roying the liquors seized py ms
mn N raIdng saloons, but soon went
opt followed by her husband.
Iaier Mrs. Nation went to the hlSh
school, and by invitation addressed me
rupls The senior class had adopted
resolutions commencing her work ana
Mrs Nation was given a hearty wei
come By the children. While she was
speaklng Mrs Nation was handed a
pass to the senate chamber, sent her
By Lieut. Gov. Richter,
During the afternoon Mrs Nation ad-
dressed both houses Of the legislature
on the evils Of the saloon traffic sue
4 presented herself al the door Of the
4 nouse at $780, with the request that
she be allowed to speak. The request
was voted upon and by large major
\ ity Mrs. Nation was allowed TO speak.
n Some few voted no.
q heard those noes, said Mrs. Ma
~ ton. as she walked upon The clerks
d platform. Il wonder why those people
n voted that way. Have | ever offended
4 you? Why do you object to my talk
ms? But then don't | know that
those notes come from the liquor traf-
fc?'
A storm Of laughter swept over the
house, and It was several minutes be-
fore Mrs Nation could proceed. Hold
up your Ratchet" yelled some one in
the rear bat Mrs. Nation only smiled.
Thank God, the noes are in the
minority" continued Mrs. Nation. IL
come to you today, men. as O woman,
as grandmother. | come to tell you
our sentiments. am glad Of this on.
poiiunlly to speak 10 fathers, hus-
bands protectors Of wives who sit at
,her hiesldes who know a womans
hear and interests.
NON, gentlemen said Mrs. Nation,
10 an earnest tone. you can remedy
lhls condition by knocking out the
cause from the prOhibitory law which
gives the county attorney the right TO
summon Witnesses, but which refuses
hm ihe night to compel them to testl-
" You would do it If common MUIR
eTss were running loose. Why not
% I 10 this case?
NOV men, she said, 81 am plead
me VIII you. have been forced TO
90 lis smashing business | am going
y ls'l the truth to you; you have not
yen DONG your duty. A good solid
,S ,, = TIE best thing in the world with
, . % smash the saloons. You re-
y. ~ ne vote, and | had to use a
lne saloon man." said Mrs. Nation
.akselcaily, is a malicious pauper'
arrives on the lifeblood of the men
IVA. ulIs nation. Whiskey makes per-
~. a.h, would not believe A Joint
''l's on cath, even IL It was only
Ivy Dog fight" Mrs. Nation adj
y, .s'a the senate along the same