The daily palladium. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1904-1905, 1904-07-16
MRS. NATION
GOES STUNNING
SHE VISITED SEVERAL SALOONS
AND GAVE LECTURES
HER TALK IN THE TENT
A Large Crowd Followed Her in the
Rounds of the Saloons-Goes to
Piqua Today.
HER TALK IN THE TENT

a hundred persons in the tent at the
corner of Eleventh and Main streets
last night. Her lecture was in sup
port of the Prohibition idea and she
was given a good hearing. She char
acterizes the saloons as "hell holes'
into which so many unsuspectlng
young men fall She deplores the ex-
istence Of these places and says If
the Prohibition party is placed in con-
troll of this government the saloon
will disappear.
There was some misunderstanding
about the price of admission. Twen-
ty-fve cents vas charged and it should
have been ten cents.
After the lecture Mrs. Nation sold
her hatchets at 10 and 25 cents, and
quite a number were sold. One wom-
an bought a twenty-five cent Ratchet
and wanted to know if Mrs. Nation
would guarantee it not to tarnlsh.
This she could not do as the pins are
not Of gold.
The announcement vas made that
Dying to the misunderstanding about
the admission price she would return
here Sunday night and lecture in the
tent free.
After the lecture Mrs. Nation and
about fifty others went Summing, VS.
iting the saloons along Main street.
The first saloon visited was the
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poolroom and found quite a number
of men and boys playing pool and
billiards. She was followed by
large crowd, who found great sport in
the innovation. She told the players
of the folly Of their ways and advised
them to go home to their wives and
mothers.
The cigarette smokers were given
some good advice and Mrs. Nation re-
turned after giving lecture in the
lobby to the bystanders.
Adam Kemper was the next man
Carry called on socially. She refer
red to the lewd pictures hanging upon
the wall and said it wasn't safe for
a woman to visit such place dressed.
The crowd that followed filled every
available space and the noise was
deafening.
She next went to Miller's and Ros
RS and in each gave lecture on the
terrible crime of running a saloon.
The crowd had now grown to such
proportions that it was found neces
sary to use diplomacy. Mrs. Nation
went to her roo INTO get rid of the fol-
lowers and id so successfully.
Afterward she started out again,
going to the house Of prostitution on
South Sixth street, run by Mrs. Ans
den. Mrs. Nation had man lead the
way and she hid behind him. The
door was opened and Carry was ush-
cred into the presence Of about six
or eight fallen women, and several
men. The women were assembled and
Mrs Nation lectured them on the fol-
ly Of their way of living. She told
them in languagen OF to be misunder-
stood that they were leading wicked
and sinful lives. She referred en-
dearingly to the days Of their child
hood, when fond mothers spent many
weary hour watching over their
cradles or possibly sick beds. She
asked them if this was the way they
repaid their mothers and fathers for
the vigil they kept over them in the
first days of their existence. She
wanted them to think of the past and
mend the future by leading virtuous
lives. She told them of the vileness
of alluring young men and boys to
their places and denounced the law
+ that sustained them in their nefarious
; business. After about fifteen min
utes' talk Mrs. Nation and her follow
, ers, which had again increased to
about fifty, went through the alley to
the Grand hotel, and into the card
and poolroom. Here she found
twenty or thirty young and old men
playing cards and pool. She was very
vigorous in her denunciation of this
eden of infamy,' and advised the
young men to give up the gambling
> practice An officer appeared on the
/ scene and she called upon him to ar
est the gamblers. He said he knew
as we'll as she did that the law was
being violated and he was not doing
> his duty to stand and look on and not
= arrest. She then proceeded to the sa-
!, loon and gave lecture to the as