Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1903-12-11

4 Jus 1rOnlDltlOn turnS MIN loose IN Cne
qualification of his appetite, and into
the clutches of the thriving, poisoning
keepers Of groggeries beyond the line
of posts. By all means, restore the
canteen.
PRINTED HER STORY.
! Dowie Could Not Intimidatc PIucky Newspa-
per Woman.
Golfers Weekly
Not the least interesting feature of
the Dowie episode was the attitude OF
unflinching self-restraint in the face of
extreme provocation maintained by
the newspaper representatives at Mad
ison Square Garden, New York. The
new Elijah spent many hours in pour
ing calumniation and abuse not at the
press in general, but at the individuals
seated within few feet of him. They
were called "curs" and yellow dogs"
and "gutter rats" and stinkpots," not
to mention epithets too vulgar to be
repeated in print, while the raving
prophet pointed them out one by one
with a scornful finger.
They were young, these men and
women who hsd to undergo that al
most unique ordeal-young and high
spirited and anything but cowardly.
Yet they bore it all in self-possessed
silence, bstraying only by deeper
blush on the cheek or half disdain-
full, half amused smile that they were
conscious of the volleys OF vituperation
aimed at their heads. Once only did
q member of their band turn and
"talk back" in self.deiense.
There were no witnesses to that
scene, however. The attack was per-
sonal and unexampled in its vicious.
ness. A man made it. and the object
OF it was woman, young, refined, of
good family and representing on this
occasion one of the cleanest and ablest
dailies in the city. In spite of
watchfulness and vindictiveness on the
part OF the Zionists which compelled
two or three of her male colleagues to
seek safety in flight, after having al
ready hid among the seekers for health.
she was able to attend, undetected, the
first meeting behind locked doors, at
which the possibility of "divine heal
ing was to be demonstrated. On leav-
ing she was discovered by one OF Dow
les lieutenants.
"Do you mean to write anything
about thisT he demanded. eff you
do you'll regret it,"
"I'll write everything I've seen and
heard" was the unhesitating reply.
"The whole thing is a humbug, and
no threat OF yours can keep me from
telling the truth to the public"
"Well, then," the man paused as if
to give moro weight to his words
listen. The great overseer is on to
you. He has looked up your record,
and he knows more about you than
you think, more than you would like
to have him know"
"What more Of III" rejoined the
young woman. al have lived in the
open day all my life. don't think
myself better than other men and wo.
men, but know there is nothing in
my life to hide or be afraid Of"
You'll see tonight" the Zionist
went on, shaking his finger at her
"If you don't promise right here to
quit writing about us the great over
seer will expose you tonight in open
meeting. The whole city will know
what we know about you."
"And listen." the young woman re.
torted, her eyes ablaze. "Tell the
great overseer from me that il he dare
to utter q single lie about me, if he
makes the slightest effort to attack my
character, there will be dead prophet
in this city to-uight."
The man in front of her gasped
and took a step backward. "Mr.
Dowie is surrounded by detectives" he
faltered at last.
"Tll reach him in spite of them."
For q while the two antagonists
looked hard at each other, as il one OF
them was trying to gauge the other
ones resolve. The man was the first
to break the silence.
"God Almighty protects the great
overseer," he remarked with fervor.
Never" the young woman cried
passionately "never yet did God AL
mighty protect slanderer OF women"
With that she turned on her heel
and walked away, leaving the Zionist
speechless behind. That evening
Dowie showed an unwonted modera-
ton in his references to the newspaper
men. The young woman's story ap-
peared next morning. 1t told the
truth. But even its disclosures did
not make Dowie resume his venomous
onslaughts on the press. The sting
seemed to have been taken out OF his
tongue. Only few members of the
craft were in q position to guess the
reason for his change of attitude. One
of those who knew said in explanation
of the matter: He lost his back
bone; that's all there was to 1t. That
little woman threw bad scare into
him, bless her soulF