The Roswell daily record. [volume] (Roswell, N.M.) 1903-current, 1906-10-29
CARRIE NATION
VISITS "HINkLE.'

VISITS "HlNkIE."
Mrs. Carrie A. Nation, the saloon
smasher, made a trip Saturday night
to 'Hinkle," the gambling joint just
outside of the city, that has been es-
tablished since gambling was driven
from the city under the leadership
of Ex-Mayor ]. F. Hinkle.
After addressing a packed house
at the Christian church. the smasher
accompanied by Mrs. c. B. Hutchin-
son, secured a carriage and was driv
en- to the gamblers refuge. There
she entered the place of VIM. Dew
ins, and made complete investiga-
ton. The manager in charge had
been notified by telephone of the
approaching Carrie, and was ready
to receive her. He invited her to
have a seat and treated ner with all
the polite consideration possible. He
chivalrously escorted her from one
game to another. and explained the
roulette wheel, the monte table and
the poker game The playing was in
operation, and Mrs. Nation took evi-
dent interest in all the "details. When
shown the pitch" table, She said
she knew how to play pitch, but de-
clined when the dealer offered to
give her a hand
1t was apparent that the gamblers
were all eyes and ears and a little
bit nervous, lest Carrie should pull
hatchet from under ner garments
and break up the house. Instead of
doing this, however, she gave the
gamblers a sound lecture. She told
them they were in business that
classed them with the lowest of men.
She said they ought to be ashamed
to be running games that were devils
ed to trick money from hardworking
men. One young man was playing the
roulette wheel. She appealed to his
honor and to the memory of his mo-
ther to stop.
Finally she inquired what right
they had to run such a place, and
the answer was, "A license" She
said, 'Let~me see that license" The
aloud, remarking, "Well, l see that
the United States Government and
Theodore Roosevelt are back of this
business. 1 blame them more than
do you, for they are responsible for
the whole affair."
With that she expressed her de
sire to leave. The manager gallantly
escorted her to the carriage, when it
had been summoned, and assisted
her to enter. Then he came back and
passed around a box of cigars to the
crowd that had gathered to see the
fun.
Thus the visit to ''Hinkle" was
very tame. But there was excitement
in town while it was going on. The
news that Carrie Nation had started
to "Hinkle" Greater a Juror. Every
available carriage was secured and
loaded to the limit with men who
wanted to go to "Hinkle'' and see
the fun. But those who got there
before Mrs. Nation were somewhat
disappointed, as she did nothing
more than examine the place and
tell the gamblers her opinion of
their business.
The lecture at the Christian church
Saturday night was not so sensation
al as the one Friday evening, and 1t
found much favor in the audience.
For the most part it was a quiet des-
cription of the history of Carrie Ma
tion's saloon smashing. She related
the fact that Kansas mas laws against
fh0 ~e
learned that there were saloons in
Kiowa, Kansas, how she appealed to
the legal authorities to get them
put out of business, -and failing in
this, put them out of business ner-
self. She claims that she was inspir-
ed by Cod to use force in breaking
up the Saloons and, among other
things, said that she saw a host of
devils in front of her buggy while
on her way to Kiowar to do, the first
smashing. She told the men in the
audience that they could do their
smashing by voting right, by voting
the Prohibition ticket. She gave heI
usual TRADE against botn the old po
litical parties. One remark that was
received with much laughter was:
Il see you have pool rooms here
They are merely traps to get the
young men out at night and teach
them to smoke cigarettes and other
bad habits A pool room is the devils
setting hen. She will hatch.''
Mrs. Nation gave a lecture exclus
lively to men Sunday afternoon. The