Cayton's Weekly

Cayton's Weekly --- PRICE FIVE CENTS CAYTON'S WEEKLY Published every Saturday at Seattle, Washington. U. S. A. In the interest of equal rights and equal justice to all men and for "all men up." A publication of general information, but in the main voicing the sentiments of the Colored Citizens. It is open to the towns and communities of the state of Washington to air their public grievances. Social and church notices are solicited for publication and will be handled according to the rules of journalism. Subscription $2 per year in advance. Special rates made to clubs and societies. HORACE ROSCOE CAYTON..Editor and Publisher TELEPHONE: BEACON 1910 EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS The thoughts of that fifth drive must now be very offensive to the Germans. Evidently Germany does not want peace at any price from her last peace proposal. It occurs to us that the Huns now know that war is just what Sherman said it was. If Secretary McAdoo is not a iailroad employe in disguise then we are sadly mistaken. Organized labor seems to have the United States under Woodrow Wilson by the tale hold and down hill grade. Seattle is sadly in need of Moore men who will do things a la Moore Investment Co., and Jim is one of them. Some years ago the Spaniards learned that the black Sammies were demons in war and now the Germans are of a like mind. And now the telephone and telegraph lines of the country are under government control and an advance in rates may be looked for. It begins to look very much like the next primary ballot in King county will contain more Browns than the average voter can shake a stick at. Christopher has a Hart that she is evidently proud of or she would not keep it on exhibition as much as she does. “Cost plus” is the medium through which more gigantic stealing is going on in this country than it was ever thought could be done. Such sledge hammer blows have the Sammies dealt the Huns for the past two weeks that they believe that there are ten million Sammies over there. When the presidency is within his grasp why should Roosevelt permit hmself to be pigeon-holed in the governor's office of the state of New York? Nay, nay, Pauline. Czar Nicholas has been killed again, which means another resurrection is in order. This dying and coming back must be very expensive if the Russian undertakers charge one-half as much as do ours. Should the Allies accept the rotten peace proposal sent out by Germany this week it would simply be admitting on their part that Germany has licked them to a frazzle. No peace should be considered by the Allies --- except that which declares Germany has been subdued and the Kaiser and his sons vanished to a prison home for the balance of their lives. Wth Burleson controlling the telegraph and telephone service of the county and McAdoo the railroad and steambots, the Democrats must feel that they have a lead pipe cinch on carrying the next presidential election. Dollars to doughnuts the railroad companies of the country are making more money out of their investments than before the government took over the railroads, but why not with so able an advocate in charge as Secretary McAdoo. And now a Wisconsin judge has decided that a United States senator can not claim the state from which he was elected his legal home, and if true, there are a whole lot of silk hated official ornaments in Washington City "men without a country." "Out of politics," exclaims the editor of the P.-I., which we suspect should be interpreted, "out of Republican politics and going back home (Democratic politics) and if possible take the state of Washington with me." All of the slackers of the United States are white men and all the rascals profiteering by selling supplies to the government are white and yet those self-same damnable traitors preach patriotism from the house tops. All such scamps as of the raincoat scandal ought to be hung just like any other dirty traitor. It begins to look as if organized labor is waking up to the fact that it has been cutting off its nose to spite its face in the relentless war it has waged on laboring colored men and women. In another column hereof will be seen an excerpt from the Union Record reviewing the situation and frankly admitting the mistake organized labor has made in opposing the employing of colored help and in not admitting them into their various unions. It will require months and even years for organized labor to undo the wrongs it has imposed upon colored folk, but it can be done and the sooner the whole body sees the situation as does the Record the quicker will the whole situation be clarified. "Your neighbor is not a union member because he does not understand unionism as you do," says the Union Record. Permit us to add and your neighbor does not want to understand unionism as you do or anything else that bases its fundamental corner stones on color instead of efficiency. Under the present circumstances the black man who becomes a member of organized labor—unionize himself—is a coward and a traitor and like the wandering Jew should be compelled to wander over the face of the earth without finding a sympathetic soul mate. When organized labor acknowledges that all men are born equal and with the same rights to the pursuits of happiness, it is a renegade organization and is deserving of no favorable consideration by a cosmopolitan people. VOL. 3. NO. 7 It s said that the government proposes to control the rent situation in the Seattle apartment houses to which the most of the apartment houses would register no protest. As the owner of an apartment house, we will gladly turn our house over to the government if it will give us 7 per cent net on the investment. At the present operating expenses it is impossible to rent a room and kitchenette, steam heated, for less than $25 per month and if coal goes any higher that can not be done and the owner realize 4 per cent on the investment. Organized labor's members get from $6 to $10 per day and yet they want to rent apartments for the same as they did before all this profiteering began. All these high prices of labor and material, food and housing and even the vegetables that grow in profusion in the garden, which prevail all over this country, are like unto one trying to pull himself up to the top of the Smith building by his boot straps. First the trust thieves proceeded to raise the price of necessities out of all reason and then organized labor the price of labor to meet the increased cost of living and the government has condoned it all, evidently, with the view of cinching the next presidential election. If the men directing the present war had have taken the bull by the horns in the very outset and prevented profiteering and then put its foot down on efforts to increase the scale of wages there would be no excuse for the present abnormal conditions. On one hand we have hundreds of men working sixteen hours a day for the government at one dollar per year and thereby parading themselves as patriots and on the other hand holding great chunks of stock in industrial institution that are making multiplied millions of dollars (profiteering) out of the government. There is entirely too much politics and profiteering going on for the perpetuation of the free institution of this republic. ```markdown ``` TOWN TOPICS "In my opinion," said a well known Seattle citizen, "Custer Chappelle has made the best real estate buy of any one I know of. His place is about six blocks from the center of Ballard and the lot is 108x140. It was formerly owned by a thrifty German and he had all kinds of fruits and berries on it and a very good house, all of which Mr. Chappelle bought for $1300, the most of which he has already paid. He is a long shoreman and earns anywhere from $150 to $200 per month. Such homes are the kind that the working colored men should seek to get, for they are worth twice the down town city homes, where style is their chief feature." News from California report the death of Mrs. W. J. Wiley, mother of Mrs. Will Taylor, who had been bed fast for seven years. Mrs. Wiley, formerly Mrs. Elizabeth Anderson, resided in Seattle for thirty years. She went to California about a year ago with the hope that her health would be improved. Mrs. Wiley leaves one daughter, three sisters and two brothers to mourn her loss. Cayton's Weekly would be glad to have you as a subscriber. It is always regular, reliable and readable, and you do not have to apologize to the other fellow when you read it in public. Office 303 22nd Avenue South, Beacon 1910. Mrs. Hester V. Ray, who for a number of years conducted a rooming house on Sixth Avenue, has purchased a home at 1831 Twenty-fourth Avenue. At present she is operating Mme. DeNeal's beauty parlors, where she will remain until some time next fall or until Mme. DeNeal, who is now in the East, returns to the city. This office has been favored with a card from Dr. F. B. Cooper, who is now at Camp Lewis, which runs as follows: "This is a great place after you get acquainted with it." He is in the medical department and you can rest assured that he will make himself a hail fellow well met. Nathan B. Miller, brother of Russell H. Miller, is a new arrival in the city, hailing from Kansas City. He has come to Seattle to take charge of the Pantages building for his brother, while Mr. Russell will operate his shining parlors, which he recently acquired. Nathan B. was recently discharged from the U. S. Army at Ft. Reily, after having served out three regular enlistments. He will be quarted at the Douglas where his brother has apartments. It was the romantic route that Miss Laura Johnson and Harry Richardson took to the hymenial alter, but they got there just the same. Owing to her rather tender years Miss Johnson's mother rather objected to her getting married, which prompted the love sick couple to proceed in an automobile to Everett where they were married and from there they went to Portland for a short honeymon trip, thence they returned to Seattle where they received parental blessings. Mr. and Mrs. Richardson are now at home in an apartment at the home of Mrs. J. C. Cogswell, Mrs. Richardson's mother. It's the old, old story, "Love wil find a way." Why the black man of the United States should fight in the present European conflict, was in substance the topic of Rev. Barber's sermon last Sunday evening and the editor hereof differs very radically from him on the subject. While his conclusions were to the effect, the black man's duty was to fight and fight hard, not so much because he had something to fight for, but to fight to make the Kaiser better and after the war to come home and make Uncle Sam better, at least to the black man. In the opinion of the writer the black man should fight and fight hard for his flocks and fields in this country, for his herds and homes, for his land and country and greatest of all to prevent the invasion of a foreign foe, who, perhaps, would prove less ```markdown ``` OLD GLORY 400.000 HUNS CAPTURED kindly disposed to him than the present dominant class of the United States. Of course the black man has his troubles, yea some are even wilfully killed, but the whole country must not be held responsible for the acts of a few ignorant red handed murderers of the South, for let him remember that, however placid a body water may seem to be a whirling eddy is to be found, however calm the weather a breeze may be felt, however Godly the country a few Tillmans and Vardemans lie in waiting for those they would devour. Behind the blackest cloud a bright sun shines." The motives of the black man to fight in Europe are behind him rather than ahead. He is fighting for what he already has rather than for what he hopes to get. He is fighting for his flag instead of for a fortune. Just how much actual cash Z. L. Woodson realizes out of his acreage near Summer is more than the writer hereof is able to estimate and, may perhaps, Woodson himself is in a like state of mind, but he and his family are realizing a whole lot of satisfaction out of it. For the past few days Mrs. Woodson has been on the ranch and she is caning sufficient fruit and berries to last the family until these articles are again in season, and, say what you will or may, fruit, berries and vegetables put up by yourself and taken from your own place taste a whole lot better than those bought from some grocery store. Who is able to lay down business cares of the city for a day and recuperate on a nearby acreage. well stocked with fruit and berries, must enjoy a happiness that is beyond description. Next Tuesday evening at Grace Presbyterian church the Hon. Will E. Humphrey, who was for sixteen years a representative in Congress from Seattle, will address the colored citizens of Seattle under the auspices of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and if he does a hundredth part as well on that occasion as he has done at former public functions you and all of you can prepare yourselves to hear one of the most able public addresses that you have heard for a good many moons. Mr. Humphrey has kept in close touch with the world movements and is a student of man. He is no longer seeking public office and he can, and verily will, tell you something that you want to hear. Though n a more or less colored community and exclusively tenanted by colored folks, yet the Douglas has during the most of its stormy existence, not only been owned by white persons, but operated by such. A few months ago the lease hold of its white land lord was purchased by Hayden J. Richardson and now the property has been purchased by E. R. James, a well to do colored man, who came to Seattle a few years ago from New Zealand. While it does not necessarily follow that an apartment house in a colored community and with colored tenants should be controlled by colored men, yet a great many colored persons felt that way. The Douglas under the management of Mr. and Mrs. Jane, its former white managers, was a most brilliant success. Mr. Jane set the pace that made other land lords in Seattle provide decent accommodation dations for colored tenants. Speaking of Mr. Jane reminds the writer that at the time he was operating the Douglass, for colored tenants, a colored man on the other side of town was operating an apartment house for white tenants and both of them were more or less successful. Mr. James seems to be quite a level headed business man and has the money to back himself up. Mr. Richardson will continue the lessee. One of the very remarkable things about the colored population of Seattle is the seldomness of the whole people getting together for picnic or celebrating occasions, but many of them were present last Tuesday at Wildwood park at an annual outing given under the auspices of the First A. M. E. church and a most enjoyable day was the result. Beginning with the month of June, if each of the churches would give an annual outing, one in June, one in July and one in August and then the whole population give an outing September 22nd the summer seasons would be well filled in with get-to-gether outings. In order to fully understand each other it is absolutely necessary to get acquainted and you can not get acquainted without the majority coimng together and fraternizing. OUR PATRIOTIC DUTY Everyone is invited to the Grand Musicale given by Young Womens Social Red Cross Auxiliary at the First A. M. E. Church, 4th and East Madison, Wednesday evening, July 31st, 1918, at 8:30 o'clock sharp. Proceeds for the benefit of the Red Cross Auxiliary. Following is the program: Star Spangled Banner, Pacific Coast Band of Seattle; Paper, Mrs. Corinne Carter; Piano Selection, Mrs. Alma Wilson of Bremerton; Vocal Solo, Miss Le Etta Saunders; Cornet Solo, Mr. Edward Johnson; Vocal Solo, Mrs. Belle S. Tyler. Service donated. Violin Selection, Mrs. Irene Alexander; Vocal Duett, Mrs. Isabel Washington and Mrs. Pauline Yarbrough; Musical Selection, Mr. F. R. Brooks; Cornet Solo, Mr. Adams of the Pacific Coast Band: Musical Selection, The Alpha Tennis Club; Piano Selection, Miss Esther Hall; "America", Pacific Coast Band. Mrs. Irene Alexander, chairman. Admission 25 cents. HERE AND THERE Four hundred colored soldiers are expected at Camp Lewis during the month of August. Another call for colored troopers has been made from King county and twenty-five will leave for Camp Lewis next week. Colored women are wanted for work in the machine shops at Bremerton. The whole official family of the Grand Lodge of Masons of the State of Washington and jurisdiction was re-elected at the late Everett conclave. Howard Brown, who was a commissioner from Seattle to the Presbyterian General Assembly of the United States, will tell the story of its deliberations at the Grace Presbyterian church next Sunday evening. The Germans are protesting to the Allies for having to fight colored soldiers. It was but a few days ago that they were circulating the report that the colored soldiers were exposed to a greater extent than the white soldiers. Those Boches are always trying to spring something new. A training ship for colored seamen is to be established by the United States. Rev. A. J. Cary of Chicago is threatening to file in District One of Illinois for representative in Congress. Republican politics is so badly split in that state that it may be the means of the Democrats carrying the state. Thirty-five convicts have been paroled from the state penitentiary at Walla Walla to enlist in the army. POLITICAL PARAGRAPHS Jack Thatcher and Norman Wardall have issued an edict, so the editor hereof has been informed, that Cayton's Weekly must be hit hard, which we figure out to mean that not even the accustomed $2 subscription must be given it. If so small an amount will control the editorial policy of the paper then fellows you are foolish to not pay the two bucks and own the paper for another two years. Billy Potts, late candidate for charity commissioner of King county, is again in the hotel business and is a bit sore over his turn down, although, as he now sees the matter, it was a blessing in disguise for him, but he is sore enough to throw a monkey wrench into the Republican machinery just for the fun of seeing the sparks fly, and yea, verily we suspect he will try to do so. John E. Ballaine is being urged by scores of friend to file for the state senate from the Thirty-second senatorial district and if he does he will come mighty close to pulling the persimmon. Ballaine made a magnificent fight for the congressional nomination two years ago and it is believed by his friends that he could at this time beat John Failure Miller, either in the Republican primaries or in the general electon as an independent candidate, but Mr. Ballaine is too patriotic to precipitate a campaign rumpus at this time and he therefore will keep out of that fight, but may enter the state senatorial contest. Cayton's Weekly suggests that some well known colored man run for the state senate in the Thirty-seventh senatorial district, and if he did no more than defeat Ed Palmer, from a colored man's stand point, quite a good deal would be accomplished. Palmer has always peddled the bull to the colored voters in his district, but at no time did any of them ever remember of him succeeding in doing anything for them. Palmer has never, in all his political history succeeded himself and this is his time to go to the mat. No colored person can vote for Ed Palmer without confessing that he is a traitor to the colored man. Get ready to vote for anybody for state senator, but Palmer. More will be said as the campaign proceeds. The fight in the third commissioners district is "sho one warm baby" and it aint half what it's going to be. Tom Dobson is a political scraper of ye olden days and if Clark Nettleton gets in the scrap as he threatens to do it will be a fight to a fareyou-well finish. Already three have filed and according to rumor as many more will likewise file for the nomination. In filing for justice of the peace for the Seattle district, C. G. Austin is the personification of "coming back" after going away. Many years ago he was elected to the state senate from Whitman county, immediately after Washington was admitted, and after serving out his term he retired from the game and "came back" years afterwards by being elected justice of peace in Seattle and was subsequently named police judge by Mayor Humes. Once again he quit the game and went into business, but "came back," at least in part, and sought the nomination for lieuttenant governor, but was defeated. He took another long rest and has come back again for justice of peace. The colored voters are continually demanding official recognition from successful politicians and never succeed in getting any or so little that what they get is the same as nothing. If they really want recognition they should get out and seek some of the places themselves, not only in the primaries, but even after the nominations have been made by getting on the regular ticket by petition. Suppose for an instance, should Norman Wardall be re-nominated, some influential colored man would seek the election of auditor on the regular ballot and then get the support of the col- ored vote and as many of the white votes as would rally to him. Wardall would promise him the best place in his office to quit. Fight the devil with fire if you want to beat him at his own game. Smiling Jim Hart, of Christopher, who is almost a daily visitor to Seattle, was seen one day this week and in reply to "Well, Jim, you have done it again," he whispered, "Lincoln was always more or less right in what he said, but I have been able to fool all of the people of my district all of the time, at least for the past twenty-six years, during which time I have been justice of peace of Christopher, and last week I filed for another term and I hope to fool 'em again." One with such a pleasing personality as Jim Hart, has little or no trouble in fooling the people forever and one day afterwards. SEEKING PUBLIC OFFICE Filing for the primary election (thus far all Republicans) which began last Friday one week up to going to press are as follows: County Treasurer Percy F. Thomas, County Clerk's office. Prosecuting Attorney Fred C. Brown, L. C. Smith Bldg. John D. Carmody, 727 18th North. S. M. Brocket, Prosecuting Attorney's office. County Assessor Robert A. Triple, Frank W. Hull, Assessor's office. Julius G. Day, 3818 Linden Ave. County Auditor N. M. Wardall, Auditor's office. School Superintendent A. S. Burrows, Court House. County Engineer Samuel G. Humes, Court House. County Coroner C. C. Tiffin, Joshua Green Bldg. Justice of Peace (Seattle District) Reah Whitehead, 325 Fifth North. O. G. C. Beals, 1707 Sunset St. John B. Wright, Court House. Victor Zednick, New York Block. C. A. Austin, 535 N. Broadway. John B. Gordon, City Hall. Otis W. Brinker, Court House. Hillman Jones, 4818 Holly St. R. B. Brown, 126 East 55th St. Constables, Seattle John Watcher, 1908 Atlantic St. James E. Shannon, City Hall. Thomas J. Sweany, 1321 West 4th. James N. Lambert, Court House. Louis Hunny, 1423 King St. Tom Mulligan, 223 Thomas St. Joseph C. Grass, 1711 Boren Ave. County Commissioners (Second District) L. C. Smith, Auburn. District 45 C. O. Qualheim, 1700 Terry Ave. District 46 C. C. Bras, 2611 1st Ave. S. A. Hull, 2125 8th W. Norman B. Abrams, 102 West Crocket St. District 47 W. G. Leekey, 1634 30th. C. K. Poe, 1144 Federal. James B. Kinne, 1216 Madrona Drive. Superior Judge (Non Partisan) Crawford E. White, 3936 Juneau St. District 30 H. D. Taylor, Eagle Gorge. Senatorial District 31 Geo. B. Webster, 9773 Arrow-smith Ave. Ralph D. Nichols, 4815 37th So. District 32 District 33 Wm. Wray, 838 34th So. District 34 T. D. Rockwell, 613 Minor. Richard Gowan (Democrat), 308 3rd So. District 35 F. H. Renick, 1424 Belmont. District 36 Fred W. Hastings, 2 Prospect. District 37 E. B. Palmer, 521 13th No. Justice of the Peace James Hart, Christopher. James Greggs, New Castle. TERMINAL CHILE PARLOR 218 Washington St. Serves the best Chile Con Carne and Light Lunches Good Service YOU ARE WELCOME Mrs. Tena Anderson, Proprietress ALHAMBRA CASH GROCERY H. Legg, Prop. W. H. Banks, Mgr. We Carry a Full Line of Fancy and Staple Groceries WE KINDLY INVITE YOUR INSPECTION Our New Store: 1201-3 Jackson St. Phone Beacon 505 TUTT'S BARBER SHOP "He wants to see you." High-class Tonsorial Work. 300 Main Street, Seattle. Latest race papers. All kinds of toilet supplies. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF Washington for King County. Georgia Watson, Plaintiff, vs. Milton Watson, Defendant—No. ............ Summons by Publication. The State of Washington to the said Milton Watson, Defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit: within sixty days after the 15th day of June, 1918, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for plaintiff at his office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The object of the above entitled action is to obtain a decree of divorce from the defendant by the plaintiff on the ground of cruelty. ANDREW R. BLACK, Attorney for Plaintiff. P. O. Address, 316 Pacific Block, Seattle, Wash. June 15—August 3, 1918 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF Washington for King County. Mary A. Graff, Plaintiff, vs. Frank F. Graff, Defendant.—No. ... Summons by Publication. The State of Washington to the said Frank F. Graff, Defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit: within sixty days after the 29th day of June, 1918, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for plaintiff at his office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The object of the above entitled action is to obtain a decree of divorce from the defendant by the plaintiff on the ground of desertion. ANDREW R. BLACK. Attorney for Plaintiff. P. O. Address, 316 Pacific Block, Seattle, Wash. June 29—August 17, 1918. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF Washington for King County. Georgia Lee Cole, Plaintiff, vs. Nathan H. Cole, Defendant—No. ..... Summons by Publication. The State of Washington to the said Nathan H. Cole, Defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit: within sixty days after the 29th day of June, 1918, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for plaintiff at his office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The object of the above entitled action is to obtain a decree of divorce from the defendant by the plaintiff on the ground of cruelty and non-support. ANDREW R. BLACK, Attorney for Plaintiff. P. O. Address, 316 Pacific Block, Seattle, Wash. June 29—August 17, 1918. ```markdown ``` THE NEGROES IN INDUSTRY Among the new groups of labor drawn into industry by war conditions even before we ourselves entered the war, were the Negroes of the South. Thousands of them were brought from rural southern states to northern industrial centers in 1915 and 1916. And the food production of the entire South was greatly disorganized. The Negroes have never been welcome in the labor movement. How much of this has been the fault of the Negro, fresh from the country districts and difficult to organize, and how much of it has been the fault of the white workers, narrow in their race prejudice and jealousy guarding the benefits of organization as a 'special privilege' need not be gone into here. But shut out of the protection and responsibility of the unions, the Negroes have inevitably dragged down the workers who shut them out. They have deprived strikers of their chance to return to work, and at the same time, by their mere entrance into industry in large numbers, have crippled or killed the labor organization responsible for the srtike. Their numbers in industry are now so great that they cannot be ignored, so the unions are doing to them what for several years they did to women workers—languidly going through the motions of organizing them. Not until the Negro men do what the white women have done and are doing, will they cease to make the labor situation worse for themselves and their fellow workers. They, too, must organize and use their growing numbers, as well as the political power which they command in the northern states, to get, besides collective bargaining, whatever protection to labor the court allow to stand. Meantime in the south, with the departure of thousands of workers, we are suffering from the results of a national neglect. Masses of people have for two generations remained in blind ignorance of modern agriculture. They are unable to produce the maximum crops demanded now, simply because they have never learned how. Only in this year are appreciable sums becoming available under the Smith-Hughes and Smith-Lever laws for training teachers of agriculture, horticulture and domestic science. Such grants in aid of education were established long ago in Great Britain, but have never previously been made by our federal government. "Large masses of Negroes leaving the south in which they did not know how to make a sufficient living, and going to add to the labor problems of industrial centers this was one of the movements speeded up by the war even before we entered. Another was the increase of women in manufacture and the reduction of legal protection for them, described in yesterday's issue. Union Record. STOLEN FROM THIEVES A Frenchman was waiting at a railroad station in Ireland when a couple of natives sat down beside him. Said one: "Sure Pat, it's down to Kilmary I've been, and I'm on me way to Kilpatrick." "Ye don't say so," said the other, "it's meself that's just after being down to Kilkenny, and I stop here a bit before I go to Kilmore." "What assassins!" exclaimed the Frenchman. "Would that I were safely back in France." At a training camp the officers and men noticed one of the boys was always going off by himself and he always carried a fishpole and line. They watched him every day and found he was fishing to the best of his ability on dry land. One day an officer approached him as he was quietly fishing and said: "You'd better go home, as you mind seems unbalanced." "That's just what I've been fishing for," replied the soldier. While going home in the street car in Rockford the other day, I overheard the conversation of two elderly women. One was explaining all about the camp, the insignia, etc. "Yes," she said, "you know the Wisconsin boys wear the blue cords about their hats and Illinois boys wear the red ones." In one of the camps there was a colored soldier who was lazy. In saluting his officer one day he was reprimanded for the lazy manner in which he saluted. "Put more snap in your salute," said the officer. With that the colored man saluted, then brought his hand down with a loud snap of the fingers, thus obeying orders to the letter. A bunch of American soldiers were being paid off in France. As they were receiving a couple of month's back pay, they received quite a bunch of bank notes. Said one to the other, "Look heah! I'se got 10,000 something, but Gawd only knows what it is." Johnson joined the army and learned to drill. One day he took part in a sham battle. He heard the general say before the battle that everything was to be done just as in actual warfare. No sooner was the first blank cartridge fired than Johnson dropped the gun and took to his heels. "Hey, Johnson, where are you running to, there?" the general shouted as the recruit dashed by him. "Why, sir, I'm doing just exactly as I would in actual warfare." He was a foot soldier of foreign birth and his instructions had not said a word as to what to do in case of an encounter with a horse while on guard. One dark night when he had grown tired and sleepy, the officer of the day mounted, rode out of the brush. The sentry gaped in amazement. Then— "Whoa! back up! Gee! Ah—ah—what goes there?" he challenged. "What made that man jump so and run when I said there must be a draft somewhere about? Do you think he was afraid of taking cold?" "No, he's just a slacker." The new corporal, overenthusiastic about his manual of arms, gave the following command at his first drill: "Squads right or left, as the case may be—march!" And then he wondered why the soldiers seemed so confused. Shortly after his arrival at Camp Dodge, a colored boy from an Alabama plantation asked another soldier in camp how much would be paid to the colored trops. "Thirty dollars," was his comrade's reply. "Thirty dollars?" "Yes, thirty dollars a month." "Ev'y month?" "Sure, thirty dollars every month." "Phew-ee!" "Of course you get your board and clothes and that means much, you know." "Yes, suh, that's jes' whit I can' git thoo my haid, all that fo' nuthin.' A soldier asked leave to attend his grandmother's funeral. "So you want a pass to attend your grandmother's funeral, do you?" "Yes, sir." "Well, please see that she dies on time this week." It was an unusually foggy morning at Camp Grant. The soldiers were in line as usual ready for drilling, but the sergeant noticed that someone was out of place, but being quite a distance away he could not tell who it was. He called to him to get in line, but no answer was received, nor did the object stir. After calling to him and motioning to him several times, he walked up to him, and to his dismay found that he had been talking to a post. The news of a young southern girls' engagement to an army officer had been announced and there was great excitement in their circle. "Aunt 'Liza," said the young teacher to the girl's mother who was busy over the laundry tubs, "have you seen Edith's fiance?" Liza pondered a moment, shook her head, and bent over the tubs once more. "No, chile," she said, "it ain't been in the wash yet; mus' be packed in huh trunk with the res' ob them new clo'es she brought home. You know Edie's gwine mar'y a swell man," she said with pardonable pride, "a swell man. You jes' ought to see him." A Negro drill sergeant was addressing a squad of colored "rookies" under him. He said: "I wants you men to car'y out all orders giben on de risin' reflection ob de final word ob command.' Now when we's passin' dat reviewin' stan,' at de comman' 'Eyes right!' I want to hear ever' one ob vo'alls eve balls click.' IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF Washington for King County. Rebecca Asberry, Plaintiff, vs. E. T. Asberry, Defendant—No. ..... Summons by Publication. The State of Washington to the said E. T. Asberry, Defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit: within sixty days after the 29th day of July, 1918, and defend the above entitled action in the above entitled court, and answer the complaint of the plaintiff, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for plaintiff at his office below stated; and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint, which has been filed with the clerk of said court. The object of the above entitled action is to obtain a decree of divorce from the defendant by the plaintiff on the ground of desertion. That plaintiff be awarded care and custody of the minor child, Edward Tote Asbery. That plaintiff have awarded to her as her sole and separate property, Lot 7, the west 20 feet of Lot 6, Block 13 of Hillman Lake Front Addition, Division No. 2. ANDREW R. BLACK, Attorney for Plaintiff. P. O. Address, 316 Pacific Block, Seattle, Wash. July 27—August 10, 1918. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF Washington, for King County. In Probate. In the Matter of the Estate of Nancy Jane Hancock, Deceased—No. 23306. Notice to Creditors. Notice is hereby given that the undersigned has been appointed and has qualified as executors of the estate of Nancy Jane Hancock, deceased: that all persons having claims against said deceased are hereby required to serve the same, duly verified, on said executors or their attorneys of record at the address below stated, and file the same with the Clerk of said Court, together with proof of such service within six months after the date of first publication of this notice, or the same will be barred. Date of first publication July 27, 1918. GERTRUDE B. PALMER. JOSEPH G. HANCOCK. Executors of said Estate. Address: 715 New York Blk. SHORETT, McLAREN & SHORETT, Attorneys for Estate, 715 New York Blk, Seattle, Washington. July 27, August 17, 1918. VIOLA N. BERRY Successful Masseur Facial Massage, Hair Shampooing and Scalp Treatment Open for Business Parlors 2103 E. James Tel. East 5694 MASS MEETING Under the auspices of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, at the Grace Presbyterian Church. Hon. Will E. Humphrey will address the Colored Citizens of Seattle The committee of arrangement announces the following program: America ..... Audience Prayer ..... Rev. D. A. Graham Master Ceremonies...John F. Cragwell Paper ..... Mrs. E. A. Johnson Our Country ..... Rev. Barber Address ..... Will E. Humphrey Appeal for Members ..... Rev. W. D. Carter Refreshments served at the close of the program.