Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1903-11-26
CARRIE GETS ARRESTED.
Ratchet Heroine Calls at White House
and Creates Disturbance.


and Creates a Disturbance.
Washington, Nov. 21.-Mrs. Carrie
Nation was elected from the White
House today. whittier she had gone for
an interview with the president. Later
she went to the senate and tried to
make a speech from the visitors gall
Try. She was stopped, put out, and
afterward taken to police court and
fined for disorderly conduct.
Accompanied by young newspaper
man, Mrs. Nation called at the ex-
ecutive mansion and asked to see the
president. She gave her card to Door
keeper Simmons, who, recognizing the
autograph album. in which she in
scribed the following: Carrie A.
Nation, your loving home defender.
Vote for prohibition of the liquor
cause
While waiting an answer to her re-
quest Mrs. Nation said she wanted to
see the president about several mat
ters
Il understand he carried dive full
of liquors on his western trip" She
said; that he smoked cigarettes OH
the steps of the capitol at Topeka, and
that his flag has on 1t coat of arms
Are these things 500"
Didn't Like the Dissemination.
Assured she had been misinformed
she replied. "Oh, we'll, want to see
him, anyway, and have q talk with
him.
Presently she was informed the pres
ident could not see her. We'll, that's
funny" she cried; II see a lot of men
going in and out of his office. should
like to know why they can see the pres
ident and we mothers and sisters of the
country cannot get near him. | want
an explanation OF that, and 1 am going,
to have it"
She insisted she must see Secretary
Loeb, and in a few minutes she was
ushered into his office. While she was
awaiting her turn to talk to Mr.. Loeb,
four democratic representatives from
Pennsylvania and two republican repre-
pass through the office. Mrs Nation
Immediately began to lecture them on
the evils of the liquor traffic
Secretary Loeb, interrupting, asked
her to discontinue her talk, and when
she refused to comply Mr.. Loeb beck
oned to officer Dalrymple to take her
out. The officer took her gently by the
arm and escorted her back into the
reception hall. There she began to rave
about the president conducting a liquor
dive on his special train. The
officers We're obliged to use some
force TO induce her to leave the ex-
ecutive offices, but finally conducted
her outside the White House grounds.
All the while she continued to declaim
her principles and to rail at the presi-
dent for not receiving her.
OF course, until some time after
wards, the president knew nothing of
her presence at the White House.
Scene in the Senate.
Mrs. Nation went direct TO the can
itol after leaving the White House and
appeared in the senate gallery a few
minutes before the senate was called
to order. She was soon surrounded by
pages and messenger boys, and until
prohibited by the senate officials did a
thriving business in selling her cards
With q tiny Ratchet attached.
She took a seat in the ladies' public
gallery and announced her intention TO
make speech to the senate, but when
told she would not be allowed ia do
so she took her departure. She had
been absent from the gallery about ten
minutes when she reappeared, and rails
ing her right hand far above her head.
shouted in loud and clear tones.
."The saloons and anarchy; the sa
looms are treason and conspiracy"
She was preparing to go on when the
aoorkeeper caught her and pushed her
put of the door. The incident caused
| only a ripple of excitement.
Mrs. Nation was taken from the cap
ito to the police court. where she was
arraigned on a charge of disorderly
conduct, found guilty and sentenced to
pay a fine of s25. This she promptly
,aid. She acted as her own attorney.