The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-12-05
Thorpe. police matron. shortly after

Thorpe, police matron. shortly after
noon.
The joint smasher began at AL Hay
slips Joint, THE Palms, and was
arrested far down the avenue at the ola
Hatch drug store, corner of Fourth
street, hauled to the station in the pa
troll wagon and booked on the police
docket for disturbing the peace. The
offense that caused her arrest was il.
Iecturing the proprietor of drug store
Mrs. Nations start was an uneventfui
one. She met no opposition at THE
Palms" joint, and addressed the crowd
assembled in the place for about ten
minutes.
Ed Johnson. steward of the 'Amity'
club, CHANGED to be present, and he
assumed the role of exhibitor, introdue
ing Mrs. Nation to the other parties
found in the place. Dan Wyatt was
seated near the stove reading a paper
Mrs. Nation evidently knew him, as sne
called him by name and said she was
surprised to see him in such a place.
AL Hayslip, proprietor of the place,
came in while Mrs. Nation was deliv-
ering her lecture. Hayslip forgot to in
troduce himself. but remained in the
background. I don't so much blame
these poor devils,' said Mrs. Nation, in
dicating the three barkeeperS by a wave
of her arm, "as 1 do the government
which allows them to sell the stuff.
than they are. I am sorry for them, but
not for him. I am here not to abuse
them, but to warn these poor deluded
boys against the evils of drink And
you, Mr.. Wyatt" she turned and point
ed her finger at him, Il am surprised TO
think that you would be found in such
a place. Look at him. she continued,
turning to the others. he is ashamed Of
himself and has nothing to say"
Wyatt continued in his industrial per-
usal of news2aoer and did not an
swer. After a few more remarks Mi s.
Nation started for the door, accom-
panied by the steward of the Amity
club, who opened the door for her and
bowed low as she passed through.
While Mrs. Nation was talking tbs
men in the room, about dozen in num-
ber, refrained from using profanity, and
most of them let their drinks sit on the
bar until she had gone. She made no
attempt to investigate the stock of
LIQUORS, and made no allusion to her
once famous batchet, which made sew
eral Topeka jointists take to the woods
in days of old
After leaving 1.-The Palms Mrs Ma
ton called at the state Pharmacy" the
place connected with the Copeland hotel.
She tried to go behind the partition but
was elected and the door locked. She
then tried to gain an entrance by the
hotel door, which leads into the iO.nt.
but was prevented by the clerk, who got
her outside without any resistance.
At the door she met Gen. J. K. Hud-
son, ard delivered him a lecture on the
evils of the Republican party, and in
formed him that they were a set of rob-
bers and thieves
Then she started north on Kansas ave
nue. stopping in at the joints she was
accua inted with Her first call was at
the s.Royal.'' The door into the joint
back of the pool room was locked and
after making a few brief remarks she
moved o.
At Ross place between Fifth and
Sixth streets. she .ascended the stair
way, but the door was slammed in her
face by a badly startled bartender. The
crowd of boys who were following Mrs.
Nation urged her to kick in the door
and do some smashing, but she declined.
Mrs. Nation also visited w. F. Lakes
drug store but did not attempt to reach
the back room, and contented herself
with making a short talk against liquor
selling.
The final call was at the old Hatch
drug store, on the corner of Fourth
street. The people in her wake who
were along to see the fun had assumed
large proportions by this time, and she
was followed into the place by a big
crowd They were calling to her to go