The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-22
UP FIGHT.
Mrs. Nation Pays Visit to TOpe-
ka Pool Halls.
Delivers Lecture on Evil of the
Tobacco Habit.
STORY OF HER FINE
Tells How She Was Treated in
English Court.
Says That Kansas Is the Best
Place of All.

Il don't know Governor Stubs but |
believe 1 will like him-he defeated Cy
Leland who was a smooth politician.
Pool halls are the setting hens of
hell"
Every nation in the world is looking
toward Kansas-and they have all heard
of Kansas hear it on every side
England can never stop her gamb-
ling as long as the king runs his horses
and the queen and princess go to the
races"
1.-The women of England are tea
6runkards-they are nervous as we'll as
worthless
"The English never chew gum or use
should initiate.
eff Jesus Christ should go to England
he would be a common laboring man
because he had a trade"
1.-The house of lords is the house Of
frauds"
THE biggest brewers in England are
the biggest lords = Anheuser-B Busch
would be great man in Great Brit
ian. CARRY NATION.
In room 241 at the National hotel
there resides temporarily a little lively
body who has undoubtedly made more
history for Kansas than any other wo-
man in the country today. She is dress
ed always in plain simple black dress
and as she entertains her visitors in the
parlor just off from her room she bur-
les herself in one of the big rocking
chairs with her face turned toward the
street and her clear swapping eyes
flashing in the same manner that they
did many years ago when this self
same Carry A. Nation was a reign of
terror as she walked up and down Kan
Sas avenue.
1t is a busy thoroughfare that Carry
Nation looks over from the parlors Of
the National as she quietly discusses
the days of old but it is not as ex-
citing as the days when she spent most
of her time in the city jail and the
rest of the time welding the mighty
Ratchet, smashing massive bar room
mirrors and instilling fear into the
heart of every liquor dealer in the city.
Garry Nation is back-it is true but
she enters Topeka and walks her
streets as quietly as the quietest of
strangers. An explanation of this is
easy-there is nothing more to do in
Topeka and Garry is proud of the city
she once condemned as a "hel on
earth" and disgrace to the citizens of
Kansas" Mrs Nation is here gathering
some material and preparing manu-
which will be printed. She leaves Mon
day for Manhattan where she will speak
on the same question and returning
Wednesday, the Sd of June, she is plan
ming 10 nOlO d DlS Tree -Il6Sl1IlS1 III tLC
Auditorium.
When the State Journal reporter first
met Garry Nation this afternoon she
was slowly rocking back and forth in
a big rocker in the parlor of the Ma
tional, Humming a little tune that she
onces ang with vehemence and used
as a warcry on the streets of Topeka.
You are a reporter know you are
you look it in the face-you boys al
ways seem as though you were a tray
cling newspaper-with a comic sup
element on one side of your face and
a want ad column on the other and
she laughed, pointing to a chair just
opposite her-a big rocker with an arm
suitable tc catch the empty scratch
paper for casual notes.
Stands Up for Kansas.
Now before you ask me any ques-
tons I want to tell you a few things
I want to make you and your readers
know just how happy you should be
on this side of the ocean. 1 can't begin
to tell you the many advantages of
America over Great Britain. We are
ahead of them in every way. over
there they have their eyes on us like
g. big brother. We are so far in adj
vance of them that they are following
in the very last ripples of our wake.
And while I am saying this want you
to know that Kansas is at the head of
the United States. Oh, l believe Kan
sas is at the head of the world in pro-