| Show MRS MA S1 NATION I BACKS DOWN I t Refuses s to Lead Women in iu Another Raid PREFERS TO LECTURE ON A CASH BASIS BASISt t 1 n m Hi 1 t ft d S St t Topeka Kan Kaii Feb Fe 8 Mrs Nation displayed di the white f tather ather last night at a meeting of thirty of her followers who armed with had gath nth gathered aced ered in secret ret to arrange a night raid on Ott Topeka joists joints Several Several male stu atu students dents at Washburn college e were to come noise to town after alter midnight and personally per take part in the raid iskI and aim alse al inc Ie see that the crusades w were ere not molested The excitement at the meet meeting meetIng meetIng ing was intense the women planning minutely for the tim raif rai It was decided derided to saunter out at 3 oc o ock in the morn morning morning morning ing and demolish every joint in town when everything seemed sat at satisfactorily atI I arranged for a terrific on onslaught onslaught onslaught slaught Mrs Nation began putting on her and said geld she h was gong cong home Instantly her ber followers were in inan inan inan an uproar led with expressions of surprise e at atler her quick change of front came caire words weeds w nl of condemnation Finally one woman who bad had spent a greater Dart of th the tt day collecting hat ta and anel 1 aid of the cru cm rushed to wl cr Mrs rs Nation stood in the center canter lof of a group and shaking K her flat fist In te ic Wichita wom worp woman an ans s face ace shouted You are a t coward Mrs Nation you arc are n a coward i j iI 1 I am not a coward said Mrs Na Nation Nation tion with I will go laid liS minute with tit say any one me woman and ami a Refuses es to Go GoA GoA A docen deen voices otee were ra raised sed Ill go gorn Ill rn go o and for fec r a moment it looked ed as aa if an aft instant raid would result But Mrs Nation soon semi Collecting herself turned to bantering leer her followers follower told them that she abe was tired that t at the Lord did not wish while her to go tonight and without further ado do left the room count While the women w waited ailed to wonder at their leaders kader latest move Mrs Na Nation N doe tion accompanied lADled alone al by a reporter made the rounds round of the joints to it sat satisfy satIsfy t herself her elf that ail all were ere closed dosed The apparently anticipating a a raid had shut and barricaded their doo doors and at midnight m ht Mrs Nation wit to her home hams During the UIe evening Mr Mrs ro Nation was as questioned about abo her r Chicago trip which had bad been planned f for r next week Wk eek but bin she he could tell definite about U It ItI UI t I will go IJ when w wb the Lord rd directs me meshe meshe she site said saki At t present t he wants me to remain here Prefers Prefer te to Lecture for Cash She said seid Ie however that she se s should go an to Kansas City today my y to nil fill her Iter date there bere Not to smash she ahe ie added but belt aim sim simply ply lr to lecture Ire Some of the tile volunteer members melters of f Mrs Nations NatIon c crusaders jaes eS claim duin that their leader has haa leech induced to give up lip WO of eI Joints In la order to 10 togo Is 18 e Mrs Ira Nation go 0 on ott a tour expected to speak peak In a Kansas Kanu City Om Gm Omaha Omaha aha iha ux I tty City es Moines and nd Chi 01 Chicago rage cago and aad she BIle one refused many man other offers otters Mrs no Nation speaking ing today of tile the storm sl rm of f reproaches that had lead been di directed directed rented against her Iter because cause ause of her re refusal re refusal to tu lead last nights night s raid said aid It was warn beautiful to see ee how angry they were wage Why do you know knew kno they wanted to scratch h m my eyes and pull my heir hair for foe not BOt tg out with them It was a delicious half halt hour I n never r was ran eo so happy bP in let JOy my life lite I would rather father die at the hands hand of these indig indignant sent nant women than from the saloon Laughs at the Other Women Mrs Nation burst into a hearty laugh and md she held h ld her side and fairly fairl shook with merriment Then TI she aile ih grew sober once more ore and aDd aDdI said saidI I 1 dont ont lose lOR anything by the indig indignation nation of these women n but Kansas gain tain a great deal When I first came rere i t had to tr do all the talking but you know last hUll night nigh I 1 had to stand back baek aad nd d listen to th m scolding me Wh Why it was the greatest grea surprise J Jever I were mad clean elean mad had They The ever all aJl the tue throng I would helD them smash That s turning not 3 the tables lant It Dont blame Wame the theta them coward I confess I Iwas Iwae Iwas for calling me a coward when I saw sar the almost a was wae those women Verily it indignation Uen of was demonstrated that beU heU b hath bath hat i no scorned and ana Mrs ns f fury V 1 e a woman women Nation went o oil OK Into another paroxysm of laughter But the stubborn refusal of MR tre rs NIL Na Ca Cation Lion tion to lead the women wad d 50 0 laugh noth nothing night t and end ItIs it itIs InS ing ln c maMer r to them theft last They are thoroughly t in Is not 7 Mrs tIon was at the he Santa ata S Fe Ie de depot depot pot this morning shortly before depart departing departing ing InS for Kansas City where when she be e lectures S Asked as to how long lon Sled she would J be said W away awa from Topeka Tope Mrs Nation Milieu Well WelI I cant just jt t tell at 51 this ibM ue n e eI I will in lecture In Kansas K City tonight and I would like mighty well to visit t tRek then death shops tsee but have bave not the time From FIOn Ws Cit City I go goto goto goto to Des Moines Moi then Alton and aDd P POS pea Chicago I l at each I then go home lor or a sufficient platte place cie cJ af at affairs affairs number of days daS to 10 vii iry my m fairs i |
