Show evirs NATION A COWARD is what her followers called her last night during the planning of a raid topeka kas feb 8 mrs nation displayed the white feather at a meet ang ot thirty of her followers who j armed with hatchatt hat chats bad gathered in secret to arrange a night raid on topeka joints several male students at college were to come to town armed after midnight and per take part in the raid and also see imbat the crusaders were not molested the excitement at the meeting was intense the women minutely for the raid it was decided to saunter out at 3 in the morning and demolish every joint in town suddenly when everything deemed satisfactorily arranged for a terrific onslaught sirs nation began putting en her wraps and said she was going home instantly her followers were in an uproar mingled with expressions of surprise at her quick change of front caine words of condemnation finally a woman who ahad spent the greater part of ithe lay collecting hatchets and soliciting aid for the crusaders rushed to where mrs nation stood aln the center of a group and shaking her fist la the wichita wo mans face shouted excitedly you are a coward mrs nation you are a coward 1 I am not a coward said mrs nation with empi hasis 1 I will go this minute any woman and smash a joint A dozen voices were raised go hilll go and tor a moment it looked like an instant raid would result but mrs nation soon collecting herself turned to bantering her followers she told them that she was tired and that the lord does not wish me to go tonight and without further ado left the room while the women waited to wonder at their leaders latest movement mrs nation alone by a reporter made the rounds of the joints to assure herself that all were dosed the keepers were evidently expecting a raid as they were closed and the doors were barricades barricaded barrica ded and at midnight mrs nation went to aher home during the evening mrs nation was questioned about her for atthe chicago trip but she could tell nothing definite about it 1 I will go when the lord directs me she said at present he wants me to remain here she said however that she should go to kansas city today to fill her otate there not to smash she added but simply to lecture some ct the volunteer members of mrs nations band of crusaders claim that their leader has been induced to give up the smashing of joints in order to go on a jecture tour ians nation is expected to speak kansas city omaha sioux city dea and chicago and rhe has refused many other offers |