East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1911-06-10
CARRIE nation DIES
after LONG ILLNESS
KANSAS SALOON SMASHER
SUCCUMBS AT LEAVENWORTH
Worry Over Lawsuits Against Lee
ture Bureau Caused Her Sickness
Was Not Allowed to Read Mail for
Many Weeks.

Leaveenworth, Kas., June TO-
After a lingering illness of several
months caused by worrying over law
suits which she had brought against
a lecture bureau for alleged failure
to pay for services, Mrs. Carrie Ma
ton, the Kansas saloon smasher, died
here last night, at 7:05 p. m. Paresis
was the cause of her death. Hoping
to recover from a nervous breakdown
she few months ago entered the To-
cal sanitarium in which she died.
1t became evident several days ago
that Mrs. Nation could not recover,
and DR.. A. L. Sumalsky, a physician
the end was near.
She said nothing, but smiled She
became unconscious at noon yester-
day and did not survive. Relatives
had been telegraphed for, but only
DR.. Sumalsky and a nurse were at
the bedsie when She died.
The last five months of Mrs. Ma
tons life in the sanitarium was in
marked contrast to her former activi-
ty. once she saw a physician at the
sanitarium smoking a cigarette. She
made no remonstrance, merely saying
that she had done all she could to
eradicate the evil"
The body will be sent to Kansas
City. Kas., today. Funeral services
will be held there probably tomorrow.
Born in Kentucky.
Mrs. Carrie Nation was born in
Kentucky in 1916. Her maiden name
was Carrie Moore, and as a girl, it is
said, she was absolutely fearless. In
her early life she married man ad-
dicted to intoXicants which created
in her a great aversion to the sale.
When he died she determined to de-
vote her life to the suppression of the
liquor traffic.
Later she moved to Kansas and
married David Nation, who sympa-
thized with her temperance principles.
He divorced her ten years ago.
Mrs. Nations first saloon smashing
was done in the bar room of the Carey
hotel at Wichita, December II, 1900.
She was arrested and remained in
Jail several days before she was re-
leased on bond.
on January 21, 1901, armed with
her favorite weapon, hatchet, Mrs.
Nation made another raid in Wichi-
ia. This time she smashed three
joints. During the next three months
Mrs. Nation surprised the jointists in
various Kansas towns, appearing un-
heralded and leaving a trail of ruin
ed bar room fixtures wherever she
went. Many jointists became terror
stricken when the militant temper
ance advocate appeared in their
neighborhoods and locked their places
and fled before the faithful hatchet
could get into action.
Remarkably few of the saloon men
used violence in resisting Mrs. Ma
ton, although she was assaulted and
badly hurt while wrecking a joint at
! Enterprise, Kas.
BY this time the state Of Kansas
was in ferment The people began
to demand that all the saloons and
joints be closed at once. Smashing
parties were organized all over the
state and bills We're passed by the
legislature which strengthened the
state prohibitory laws.
Mrs. Nation after her activities IN
Kansas. became a lecturer and the
editor of paper called the smash
er's Mail"
She did little smashing outside Of
Kansas. While lecturing in New
York she created sensation by ap'
pearing at the horse show in Madison
, Square Garden and demanding tina
the occupants of the Vanderbilt bo,
contribute money for home fo
drunkards wives which she founded
in Kansas City, Kas.
The home recently was taken owe
by the Associated Charities of Kan
{ sas City.
/ Arrangements are being made t
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