The Caucasian. (Clinton, N.C.) 188?-1913, 1901-02-14

AxnInss tk- Barrooma All the Joaoss
Put ous Of Bxas>s. sna Hoa.sn - . Dry
Town.
Topeka, Feb. i0.--Holson, Kan,
Wa purged Of It's joints Saturday.
The purging process was accomplish
ed by band Of nj least 1000 per-
sons, who took the law into their
own hands and attacked the Joints
Of the city. Three joints were put
out Of business and Holtou L. q dry
town for the first time In Is years.
The citizens Of Holton held a meet
Ing Friday night and decided that
thee places must he closed at once
Saturday they met at the Methodist
church and after some preliminary
exercises they started out to do their
work. There were about 800 people
at the church. There were q num-
Der of officers In the crowd and they
led the way TO the first joint, which
had been kept for years by a woman
named Hicks.
The crowd broke down the doors
and took out the liquor, emptying
1t into the streets. They then broke
up all the fixtures In the true Nation
style, not leaving q whole thing that
could be used in the business. The
proprietress tried to leave, but the
crowd refused to let her. When the
demolition Of this place was COM
pleted, the crowd started to do the
same with the other joints, nine In
number. The proprietors of these
places, by working hard, managed
to turn out all their liquor by the
time the crowd reached their places
of business and nearly had the fix
lures moved out. They pleaded
earnestly TO be allowed to keep the
fixtures and promised on their oaths
never again to sell drop Of liquor
in Holton. One of the jointists
named Anderson got down ON his
knees and duplicated the crowd not
to destroy his fixtures, as 1t would
ruin him financially, and he promis-
ed to have them out of town In an
hour. The citizens decided to give
the remaining jointists a few hours
in which to leave the city.
There was not a semblsnce of law
lessness at any time during the prog
ress of the smashing. Lawyers.
newspaper men and business men
helped to swell the crowd, which
was composed of some Of the best
people of HOltOn.
After smashing had been complet-
ed the guardians of the law went
to the Methodist church and had a
Thanksgiving service over the sue
cessful result Of their work. Satur-
! day night meeting was held in
, Holton and a vigilance committee
was organized to see that a joint
should never again have chance to
do business there. The members of
the committee say the first man ap-
pearing with joint will be stripped
and banished. They accomplished
in two hours what the officers hay 9
not done in two years.
A BILL TO LEGALIZE SALOON SMASH
Topeka, Kan, Feb. 11.-Repre.
sentative Lawrence Saturday intro
duced bill in the House to legal
ize embarrassing, making it suffi-
cient defense in an action at law to
show that the property destroyed
was used in the operation of joint.
The bill was advanced to second
reading. A motion to rush it to
third reading was defeated by a
vote of 81 to 26.
WOULD ACCEPT THE OFFER IF" AL
LOWED TO USE HER RATCHET.
Des Moines, Feb. 9.-During the
afternoon Mrs. Nation received tel
egram from a well-known brewing
company, offering her $500 a month
to go on the road and advertise its
beer. She replied: eff it is your
pleasure that I shall advertise your
business with the Ratchet, which il
my usual way, am at your service
I promise that every one shall heal
of your famous beer''
Mrs. Nation lectured to large
audience tonight. She will also
lspeak here tomorrow night. Or
Monday she starts for Chicago.
WOMEN TRY TO SMASH DRUG STORE
| Chicago, Feb. 9.-Single-handet
and with no better weapons than
his fists Edward s. Safranek, clerl
of the Cupit Drug Company, today
repulsed six women who were max
ing a determined assault on the con
Germs store, at Lake street and Sac
ramentO avenue. The glass in tn
front door was shattered and So
worth Of drugs in the show window
Il destroyed before the smashers wer
beaten away. Safranek tried to holt
one of the women prisoner, but sh
was rescued by her five companions
CONGRESSMAN SHAW PASSES AWAY
Found Dead Sunday Morning in HI
Room at the Riggs House.