Cayton's Weekly

Cayton's Weekly PRICE FIVE CENTS CAYTON'S WEEKLY Published every Saturday at Seattle, Washington, U. S. A. Subscription $2 per year in advance. HORACE ROSCOE CAYTON..Editor and Publisher Entred as second class matter, August 18, 1916, at the post office at Seattle, Wash., under the Act of March 3rd, 1916. TELEPHONE: BEACON 1910 Office 303 22nd Ave. South HAPPY NEW YEAR. my old time dear, and, may it extend to the very end, when New Year again comes round to claim the whole of your heart as the old year part. While t'is is a fad, yet it makes me sad, to hear it in jest rather than in best, for a wish like this should be with a bliss, that brings good cheer to every one near. Happy is the year to all who will hear, the calling of Him for the uplift of men. Of course you're happy when business is snappy and the money is coming like a great river running, but money will fail to find you the trail, which leads to the land, where the angel band pours happiness out and commands it to sprout. When the head is right the heart is light and peace on earth without any dearth will come to us all without any fall, and this means you and the other fellow too, then all will be smiles like the sweet little childs, who dreams of its ma and snorts at its pa. The mind that's clear from conscientious fear will radiate love from Heaven above and as happy will it be as the green bay tree. Happy New Year as we frequently hear is often from the head while the heart is dead, and you feel mighty bad for the lying cad, who wishes you joy, but hopes to destroy, by sticking you in the back, if your ear jumps the track and leave you in the ditch the darkness and the pitch. So let the New Year start with peace in your heart for the persons you meet while traveling your beat your duty to perform, though in the rain and the storm. Happy New Year, again your hear, direct from the heart and without any tart. BUT HOW LONG There is no truth in the allegation that the colored man of this country is falling a victim to Bolshevism, his hardships all over "this land of the free and home of the brave," to the contrary notwithstanding. The colored man is still a hundred per cent American, but how long, under the damnable punishment he is daily receiving, he will remain in that state of mind is unanswerable. Unless conditions, which will assure him of life, liberty and the pursuits of happiness, make some signs of coming to his rescue, we are inclined to believe that, there will be a waning in his hundred per cent Americanism, as it is now understood. Hundred per cent Americanism, as we understand it, means a square deal for every citizen of this country, and just treatment for every human being under the Stars atnd Stripes, whether citizens or ailiens. The colored man wants the old flag to never touch the ground, but he wants it further understood that, he does not propose to continue to hold up the flag, while the southern red handed murderers are practicing their barbarity and savagery on colored men, women and children. The colored man of this country wants to enjoy the freedom that the Constitution has guaranteed him, not only in the State of Washington and the Northwest, but in every state in this union of states. Give us one of two things, Liberty or Death. Of course the southern white men will say to this, well, are we not giving you death? Which is quite true, but do not expect us, under such circumstances, to continue one hundred per cent American, but permit us without criticism to adopt Bolshevism or an other kind of ism that offers relief from the galling punishment we are receiving in every state of the South and in many of the states of the North. Let the coming New Year in every state of this union bring to us a boon from the body politic no less priceless than was the immortal Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation, and then fourteen million black folks in this country will be even more than a hundred per cent American, if such be possible. AROUSING PATRIOTISM. Many public meetings are being held in and about Centralia to arouse patriotism, which seems to be suffering from an over dose of sleeping sickness, superinduced by too much I. W. Wism. Patriotism is sleeping, not only in and about Centralia, but all over this country because the goods the Gods provide for the citizens of this country are unfairly divided, and we say this without possessing a scintilla of I. W. W. ism in our make up. In Seattle it is beyond human invention for a man to comfortably care for his family on five dollars per day, and this is so because every thing that that family needs for its existence is burdened with excessive profiteering. It takes almost one man's wages to pay the expenses of one child in the state university and that too, when said child is boarding at home. If a man works thirty days each month at $5 per day, then the month's wages will not comfortably care for his family of five. This state of affairs is largely responsible for the sleeping patriotism throughout this alleged prosperous country and the ever growing Bolshevisit spirit. You who are endeavoring to arouse Gen. Patriotism from his slumbers would do well to prepare a more humane road for him to travel before starting him out again. There is no excuse for coal being fourteen dollars per ton, wood sixteen dollars per cord and all necessities of life of a like high price and yet wages of men and women, but a fraction higher than they were in pre-war times. The men who think will have to reason together if serious trouble is to be avoided in the future. EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS If there must be two great parties in this country then one must be right and the other wrong. When the wrong party gets in dire consequences will be the result. The wrong party seems to be in just now and, "me oh my" what a time we are having. In the southern states however there is no party, but an olygarchy, which is wholly responsible for the unwholesome conditions of the body politic of this country just now. That southern olygarchy must be exterminated root and branch before this country will even enjoy a wholesome upright government. The representatives in Congress from the various southern states, politically speaking, were conceived in sin and born in iniquity, and they live it from day to day. They make no move to vote for any measure that does not mean an advantage for the VOL. IV., No. 28 South. Carranza is an angel in comparison to the Southern Spirit. Damn it, down it, and all will be well. It is claimed that the Pacific Cost is in need of a million working men, mostly for the farms, and to supply that want certain men in California desire to import 100,000 Chinamen. What a state of contradictions we seem to meet in this age of unrest. In Seattle thousands of men are already idle and after New Year multiplied thousands more will be out of employment, owing to the closing of the various shipyards. Oh no, these idle men would not think of doing farm work. Going to the country to live is quite below their dignity. If vegetables are grown the Chink the Jap and the Dago will have to do it, but narry a white man. Vegetables in Seattle, and for that matter all along the Pacific Coast, are as high as meat which is due to the shortage of them and that is due to a shortage of farm hands and that is due to white men feeling above doing ordinary farm work. If the white man will not do the farm work then we think there should be no objection to importing sufficient Chinese labor to do the farm work. "All this country wants is efficiency and economy," says Chairman Hays, which is alright as far as it goes, but if honesty is not likewise added then efficiency and economy will not get it very far. Journalism in the United States is commercialism, pure and simple. The ghost of the Money controls every editorial thought, every news story and every society report that are printed in the journals and periodicals of this country. The whole journalistic fabrick is shaped and fashioned with the view of getting the money, and yet we lean on the press for protection. Aside from being the only "radical publication" among the colored citizens of this country the Messenger seems to be the only Godless publication among them. Cursing and abusing the Creator because things, so far as you and yours are concerned, do not run as smoothly as you would have them shows that you expect the Creator to do the work that you were created to do. In pleading with the president to lift the "dry ban," at least long enough for the liquor men to flood the country with it, it seems to us that James Hamilton Lewis might have just as consistently plead with the president to lift the pirate ban on the high seas that the follows, who follow such for food and raiment, might get some Christmas money. Booze is now an outlaw and there is no excuse in giving the rusty old rascal an opportunity to die hard. "Truth is stranger than fiction," said a great mind in years gone by, and nothing that has happened before or since that was uttered more thoroughly demonstrates the correctness of the saying than the reelection of Victor Berger to Congress. He was elected at the last general election, but was convicted of crime before he took his seat and his fellow members refused to seat him. A new election was ordered and now ```markdown ``` Berger has been elected by an increased majority over his first election. His case is now on appeal to a higher court and if it goes against him he will go to the penitentiary instead of to Congress. It begins to look very much like that the same defiant spirit that re-elected Brger will be a powerful factor in the next presidential election. Whether right or wrong multiplied thousands of voters in this country have lost confidence in the government and will vote for the proverbial "yaller dorg'', if he, she or it will but promise to strive to overthrow the existing form of government. If Hulet M. Wells, G. P. Listman, or some one else of like anti-government stripe is not elected governor of the State of Washington then there is nothing in the signs of the times. If such a castasthrope is to be obviated let the Republicans make an effort to represent the people instead of the corporations and may perhaps the threatened danger will be averted. If Titlow of Tacoma ever gets in Wilson's cabinet he will have to suck a higher teat than the Washington State Democratic organization. Down in Puyallup, Paulhamus is planning to jam the city. This is not the first instance Paul has jammed things. New presidential timber is being constantly discovered, the last being Victor Berger of Hell and Damnation party. Between the financial plunderers and the union labor bandits former U. S. Senator Beveridge is of the opinion Uncle Sam has a mighty slim chance of getting by and he seems about three-thirds right. Caldwell's letter seems to us to be a bid for the support of the Triple Alliance. If so, then it's another instance of "anything to get that pretty little coon." THE PASSING THRONG An editorial contributor to the Seattle Post-Intelligencer is responsible for the following paragraph: When Henry R. King, returned from the South this fall he told of a Georgia negro he had met who had nearly been relieved of his pulpit by the deacons because he persisted on preaching on. "Procrastination." It seems according to Mr. King, that Dr. M. A. Matthews—who also hails from that section—had been down there probed on "Predeastination," and this colored brother had been to hear him. So, when called before the board of deacons he orated in this wise: "Why, I don't believe you all knows the meanin' of this here word, Procrastination. Didn't you all hear Dr. Matthews preach on dat very word at Atlanta and he am one ob de leaders in our church. Why, Procrastination. Procrastination, dat am one ob de fundamental doctrines ob de Presbyterian church." If you have ever talked to Mr. King you would, after reading his bit of pleasantry at the expense "of a Georgia Negro," be of the opinion that he was quoting himself, and endeavoring to palm it off on his ebony hued mental superior. The colored preacher in Georgia that would take it onto himself to go to hear Dr. Matthews preach is one of superior mentality and would go to hear Dr. Matthews, because he, the colored preacher, was of like intelligence as Dr. Mathews. The colored preacher of Georgia that would attract such minds as Henry R. King is unable to read his own name in print, hence never, heard of Dr. Mathews and has no faith whatever in his white folks religion. Of course its that class of colored preachers that attracts Mr. King as it gives him an opportunity to come West and crack jokes at his expense. This Mr. King is quite a planation Negro story teller, which, I am inclined to think, he acquired from constant association with the illiterate "gals and boys," down on the farm," and his stories are always of a humiliating nature. You never hear of him telling a story of how colored persons in Georgia have outstripped the poor white trash of that state despite the fact that the white people almost weekly lynch some colored man, woman or child for no greater excuse than because they try to act like white folks. You never hear of Mr. King quoting from some learned colored divine, who is the mental equal of Dr. Mathews and the mental superior to himself, but that may be due to the fact that, Mr. King is himself too dense to quote from such a personage.—"Where ignorance is bliss 'tis folly to be wise." Some time ago this same Henry R. King was invited to speak in the assembly hall of the Broadway High School and instead of speaking to the edification of the students thereof he told vulgar stories about Negroes of the South, and colored boys and girls were compelled to listen to the rot and become the cynosure of all of the white boys and girls present. Within the next few days thereafter the principal received a number of sharp letters from colored parents, to which he kindly and gentlemanly responded and apologized for the insult and promised it would never happen again. Recently this same Henry R. King has been elected a member of the school board of Seattle and the head of our educational system thus black guards a part of the patrons of the schools, whom he was elected to uplift. If Mr. King himself spoke other than in southern jargon his jokes about the southern Negro might be a bit more amusing—But, what fools we mortals be. * * * Last Monday's Associated Press dispatches gave an account of the lynching of a colored man down in Georgia—an ex-service man—Who fought in France to make the world safe for democracy, and he was lynched because he was suspected of being implicated in the killing of a white man, but that is nothing new, for Georgia, it will be remembered, is the breeding ground for sabbotage committed on colored folks by white folks. It was in Georgia where a colored woman was hung up by her feet and then disembowled, and the fetus that fell from her stomach was stamped to pieces by Christian white men. It is in Georgia that the lynching record leads all the other states in this union It was in Georgia that Henry R. King first saw the light of day and it was in Georgia, that he grew into the habit of humiliating colored folks, because public sentiment in that state favored such a modus procedure. In all human probability if you would ask Henry R. King, why the above Negro was lynched he would reply in his broken English, because he outraged a white woman. In Seattle Mr. King runs a chain of stores for men and I am told he has a large colored trade. They doubtless are not aware of the fact that the owner of those stores is one and the same man who humiliates them every time he gets an opportunity." * * * As 1919 passes into history it can be said of the colored citizens of Seattle that they acquired more real estate during its existence than they had in all the years past. Its next to impossible to speak with exactness of the amount of real estate they purchased last year or the value thereof, but the amount is not only in the hundreds of thousands of dollars, but even more, and the craze to grab more is still on and unless there come an unexpected lull the amount they will purchase in 1920 will double and then some the amount they purchased in 1919. Moralizing for a moment on this real estate buying among the colored citizens, and especially those who have purchased the greatest amount in Seattle its a freakish turn of human nature that is difficult to explain. Had many of them who purchased expensive homes in Seattle last year. had have been of a like turn of mind ten years ago, and they were equally qualified to have done so then as now; and the spirit to get the dirt abided with them until now, it is safe to say they would have by this time owned in and about Seattle not less than ten million dollars worth of real estate. You doubtless think this an exaggeration, but the reason you think so, if think so you do, is because you have no idea how many colored persons acquired titles to parcels of real estate in Seattle last year. The colored man, as a rule, is not commercially inclined unless he has large numbers of colored citizens to draw upon for trade and this seems especially true of those living in Seattle. They, however, have kept a watchful eye on the Japanese of the city and after comparing the Japanese with themselves they were not favorably impressed with the commercial and financial progress they had made and this seems to have been the moving spirit that drove them into the real estate market, for be it remembered, they have purchased as much real estate as a business investment as they have for actual homes. Even much of the resident property that have come into their possession is now rented and will continue indefinite so far as they now know. Real estate, in Seattle is more valuable to one of moderate means than a like amount of money invested in bank stock. For an example a colored man purchased a business corner and paid $12,000 for the same. He is receiving about $100 per month rentals for the place, which is poorly improved, and at the expiration of the prseent lease hold the same property will bring a monthly rental of $200. No bank stock would give a like dividend on the actual cash invested. It stands to reason that the colored person of limited means will do better to invest his or her money in real estate than in even high class securities. Buy the dirt and you wont get hurt nor break the locket thats in your pocket. Speaking about colored persons buying real estate in Seattle I talked with P. Frazier, a Seattle realty dealer and he said, "I, perhaps, have sold to about one third of the colored persons who have purchased real estate in Seattle within the past twelve months and I have sold to forty-seven different persons, the whole amounting to $360,125.00, averaging about $5,350 per tract. In addition to the sales he has made to colored folks he has made many sales to Jews and Japanese and on the whole he has enjoyed a very prosperous year. *** According to the omens Hugh M. Caldwell is about to announce himself a candidate for the nomination Mayor of Seattle and in this he is exercising his great American privilege, but his move in that direction had no soner been made, when many politicians looked wise and declared he was a dead sure winner because he had been over there in the service. The exservice man is deserving of a great deal of consideration. when they are really deserv ing, but they are deserving of no consideration from that view point when they use it as a club to knock some other fellow out of the road that their personal ambitions may be attained. Mr. Caldwell is a practicing attorney and, I understand is doing well in his profession, which takes him out of the dependent class. In plain English Mr. Caldwell should not be given more consideration than Mr. Fitzgerald because the former has been to war and the latter has not been. I believe Mr. Fitzgerald will make a thousand times better chief executive of Seattle than Mr. Caldwell and the two men should be measured and compared on their merit and not their war record. As between Caldwell and Fitzgerald, I am most decidedly in favor of Fitzgerald, and, do not understand me as having fully decided to support him if others enter the mayorality contest, but that he who runs may read, as between Mayor Fitzgerald issued the following statement, declaring himself independent of any class alliance and seeking re-election free of any entangling affiliations: "In filing my candidacy for mayor of the city of Seattle I subscribed to an oath: "In filing my candidacy for mayor of the city of Seattle I subscribed to an oath: 'That I was not a candidate of or on account of any promised support of any political party, or committee representing any such political party.'" --- Caldwell and Fitzgerald, I am for the Irishman. * * * Quite a number of the subscribers of Cayton's Weekly has favorably replied to its Christmas request and doubtless more will do so between this and New Year or soon thereafter, all of which will be highly appreciated by the management. "I get your paper and I read it, and while I do not always agree with it, yet I have FRAZIER SOLD THE DIRT During the year 1919 P. Frazier, the real estate dealer, made many individual realty sales. A partial list of which is herewith shown: M. M. Rogers ..... $2,450 Wm. Barnes ..... 5,000 B. Williams ..... 4,500 P. M. Foster ..... 3,500 A. J. Bufford ..... 2,500 Pearl White ..... 4,500 C. R. Anderson ..... 15,200 Cena Donegan ..... 4,500 Frazier & Anderson ..... 19,850 R. Smith ..... 15,000 W. A. Hylyard ..... 3,000 R. Wattan ..... 4,200 Mrs. Lyda Harris ..... 2,500 Mrs. P. M. Major ..... 4,000 W. Hallum ..... 2,400 E. Richardson ..... 3,650 M. Tutor ..... 15,000 J. N. Drake ..... 1,500 Willis Greene ..... 2,500 Geo. Bright ..... 3,000 Mayor of Seattle, who will be a c was elected by his fellow members to fill our defense of the common people, that is the pre recent visit to Washington City was in the Mayor Fitzgerald issued the follow free of any entangling affiliations: "In filing my candidacy for mayor "'That I was not a candidate of any such political party.'" 'I not only believe in the letter of this oath, but in the spirit of the declaration. "I further declare that I am not a candidate of a group, or faction, or class of individuals of our city, nor have I been promised support from any such group, faction or class. "I shall welcome support from soldiers and returned service men, but am not a candidate for such a class. "I shall welcome support from laboring men and women, but am not a candidate for the labor unions, the Triple Alliance or any such political class or group. "I shall welcome support from the business men of the city, but I am not a candidate of any association or organization of business interests. "I shall welcome and solicit the support of all citizens of the city, in the true spirit of Americanism; which is to uphold the instituions of American government, with liberty and justice guaranteed by the will and vote of the majority. "While I hold honorary membership in the Veterans of Foreign Wars, and am proud of that membership, I do not believe that my membership in that organization, or my membership in any of the other many charitable, fraternal or civic bodies, entitles me to election as mayor. no hesitancy in saying to you that the colored citizens of the Northwest in particular and the country in general have an able champion in Cayton's Weekly. Occasionally I feel that you are a bit radical, but under the circumstances, who can blame you. I am from the state of Virginia and know many of the trials and tribulations of the colored man, hence I can sympathize with you in your Joseph Due 500 Sojourner Truth Club 7,500 Mable Mann 14,500 Maud Everett 7,000 E. Miller 2,000 N. Slaughter 2,000 Mrs. H. V. Ray 2,750 Mr. A. Adam 3,000 Thos. Wilson 2,500 Mrs. Wm. Jackson 2,300 J. W. Phillip 3,000 Jas. S. McBae 1,500 Mrs. J. B. White 2,400 G. H. Blackwell 1,900 Richard Smith 2,500 Mrs. Barnes 2,200 W. E. Vrooman 3,375 Mrs. Lulu Jackson 10,000 M. W. Coleman 38,500 M. Brooks 3,150 W. M. Biggs 6,500 Charles Newton 3,150 Mrs. A. B. Henriquez 3,250 William Nelson 1,000 Mac Harris 3,400 Mary Jones 3,500 In addition to the above sales I have written about $200,000 worth of fire insurance. P. FRAZIER, 316 Pacific Block Telephone Mani 4554. C. B. FITZGERALD a candidate to succeed himself. He has been two al out Mayor Hanson's unexpired term. In the cit the people without wealth, and since he has been the interest of the masses rather than the classes, allowing statement, declaring himself independent yor of the city of Seattle I subscribed to an oath of or on account of any promised support of a C. B. FITZGERALD fight for better conditions for the colored man," said John R. Mitchell of Olympia, who is one of the members of the State Supreme Court and a Democrat in political faith. Yes, the fight is an uphill one on the part of the publisher, but the prospective goal is worth the effort and if you are a reader of this paper it will help some to send your subscription in. —Editorial Warblings. He elected a member of the city council and council he made an admirable record in the mayor he has kept the good work up. His of any class alliance and seeking re-election political party, or committee representing THE MISSING MAN "I love the city of Seattle, in which I have grown to manhood and in which it has been my privilege to serve the people for a period of six years-first as a member of the city council, and now as mayor. I am proud that the record during this period of service is clean and without stain, and I intend to keep it such. "The city and nation owe it as a debt of honor to at least provide honest work at honest wages for the returned service men, who answered the call of the nation in its hour of peril. I will use every effort to see that this obligation is kept. To this end the city should expediate all need improvements. "Seattle's continued prosperity depends in large measure upon the growth of industry and manufacturing. Thru the development of the Skagit power site the city will be in a position to offer unlimited, cheap power for manufacturing purposes. It is my purpose to see that Seattle has the benefit of this power at the earliest possible date. I stand for efficient management of our street railway system, to the end that the betterments and extensions be made and the 5-cent fare be maintained. "Law and order must and will be maintained while I am mayor, as government without law and order would mean a continuous state of revolution." LIQUOR IN CHILI Two years ago, when the government began to draft men for naval service, a prominent naval officer eame back from the ports with certain startling facts regarding the condition of the conscripts. The al- coholic excesses prevalent among our race had produced their disastrous effects up- on the majority of the conscripts, leaving them with the stigma of physical misery. Many years of vice and intemperance have made of the most stalwart and robust de- fenders of our nation useless and ineom- petent physical wrecks. We have come to realize now, that not only in the regions of the salt water ports has this degenera- tion become all too evident, but that condi- tions are similar in the southern ports. In Calbuceo conseription has brought to light an amazing state of affairs. Practical- ly all the men assigned to duty there were found to be totally unfit for service own- ing to their grave physical condition. With such results in evidence we can no longer remain oblivious to the enormous number of citizens who are being brought to a state of wretchedness and ineapability through aleoholism. Our broadeast cam- paign against the abuse of jiquor and against social diseases has been instigat- ed by the knowledge secured from these dis- closures which we have just mentioned. It has been difficult to impress upon the public the gravity of the situation, and as we have been unable to obtain the enact- ment ow laws and measures which would serve to protect our future race. The gener- al negligence of the police in many of the districts, and the equal laxness of the administrative authorities constitute the principal causes why the legislative work has been so ineffectual. It is not sufficient that legislative meas- ures be passed in regard to the control of bars and the punishment of drunkards, At- tention must be given to the importation, manufacture, and use of intoxicants. The social diseases which are undermining the strength of the race must be fought with an adequate sanitary organization and a competent supervisory board appointed in every section of the country. We cannot understand how the men of our govern- ment witness this deeay and deterioration of their people without taking drastic measures to prevent its continuance. ‘True patriotism is best shown through efforts to prepare the future greatness of the Na- tion, and this greatness cannot he reached if our race continues to deteriorate through aleoholism and disease.—Christian Science Monitor.—Copied from a Chilian Paper. PURELY PERSONAL Mr, Arthur Wright, he of much seafaring fame, spent the past week in the city. Mrs. Giles Graves continues more or less indisposed. The Batchelor Boys entertained a num- her of their lady friends at the residence of Mr. and Mrs, E. R. James last Tuesday even- ing. The Fun Makers’ danee Christmas night was one that will be long remembered for its fun and happiness. Mrs. S. R. Cayton enjoyed a family re- union in the shape of a Christmas dinner. The Haneoeks, the Jamisons and the Cay- tonites filled the home. Furnished Rooms—If you want a well arraged bed room and convenient to a car line, call at 317 Twenty-seecond Ave. South. Mr. F. D. Wright, the tailor, is quite sick and may have to undergo a surgical opera- tion. $s W. LMIWUINDAD, UI TI. L.; tometrist and Hye Specialist. Personal attention given in Hye ex- aminations for Glasses. Fifteen years in Seattle. Balcony, Fraser-Paterson Co. No Argument.—A man stept up to Henry Ward Beecher one day and said, ‘‘Sir, I am an evolutionist, and I want to discuss the question with you. I am also an an- nihilationist; 1 believe that when I die that will be the end of me.” “Thank goodness for that!’? said Mr- Beecher, as he walked off and left the man dazed.—London Blighty. A Mule’s Epitaph—aAn army mule at on» of the cantonments ‘‘went west.’ The pri- vate who had charge of the last rites had to fill out the regulation form, and came across the suggestion, Disposition of ear- cass.”” After a moment’s thought Sammie wrote on the blank line: “Mean and deceitful.’?—Dallas Holland's Magazine. Devotion Tested—Kind Father—‘My dear, if you want a good husband, mars'y Mr. Goodheart. He really and truly loves you.”’ Daughter—‘‘Are you sure of that, papa?’ Kind Father—‘Yes, indeed. Ive been borrowing money from him for six months, and still he keeps coming.’’—London Tit- Bits. Careless Swain.—His fellow clerks gath- ered round him when the news became pub- lie property, and extended congratulations. “But,’’ said one man, “‘I understand the girl you are engaged to is a twin: how do you tell the difference between her and her sister?’ “Well, it’s a jolly nice family,”’ said the lucky man, ‘‘ and I don’t bother very much.’’--London_ Tit-Bits. Teacher’s Symptoms,-—‘‘Jimmy,’’ said the fond mother to her smart eleven-year- old, ‘‘what become of that little pie I made for you as a treat yesterday? Did you eat it?”” “‘No, mama,’’ answered Jimmy, with a grin; ‘‘I gave it to my teacher at schoo! instead.-”’ “That was very nice and generous of you, Jimmy,’’ complimented his mother. “And did your teacher eat it?’’ “Yes, I think so,’’ answered Jimmy. “She wasn’t at school to-day.’’—London Tit-Bits. Tt Looked That Way.—Smith—‘I see stocks took a drop.’’ Jones—‘‘Took a drop? I should say they took the whole bottle.’’-—New York Odd Lot Review. Obliging—Old Goldbacks — ‘‘What’s that! You really mean to tell me you love my daughter for herself alone?’’ Hardup—‘‘Yes, sir; but I think I could learn to I-love you t-too, sir, in t-time, sir.’’ —London TitBits. In The Jug.—Four gills one pint; two pints one quart; four quarts one gallon; one gallon one quarrel; one quarrel two fights; two fights four policemen; four policemen one magistrate; one magistrate one month.—London Tit-Bits. Removal Notice—George (affectionate- ly)—‘‘Helen, dear, I’ve had something hesi- tating on my lips for some time now and—’”’ Helen (interrupting)—‘‘Oh, George, how I do hate those little mustaches.’’—Lehigh Burr. FURNISHED ROOMS 317 22nd Ave. So. Rooms large and commodious, on car line, but walking distance. MRS. S. R. CAYTON 317 22nd Ave. So. They Do It In Australia—The Grocer— “‘Yes’m, the high price of mustard is due to the scarcity of fuel. You see, people are buying up mustard and are keeping them- selves warm with poultices!’’—Melbourne Puneh. ee ee a ee ee ee ee Walt, would you kindly lend me your green necktie this evening?’’ Second Roomate-—‘‘ Why, certainly, Ed, but why all the formality?’’ First Roomate—‘‘I ean’s find it.’’—Aw- gawan. ; Serious Impediment.—-Doris——‘‘ Why don’t you marry her?”’ Jack—‘‘I’d_ like to, but, unfortunately, she has an impediment in her spech.’’ Doris—‘‘ What is it?’ Jack—“‘She can‘t say ‘Yes.’ ’—London Tit-Bits. NOTICE—SHERIFF’S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. State of Washington, County of King, ss.—Sheriff’s Office. By virture of an Order of Sale issued out of the Honorable Superior Court of King County, on the 15th day of December, A. D. 1919, by the Clerk thereof in the case of John J. Shirley, plaintiff, versus Frank T. Rawlings, and Jane Doe Rawlings, his wife (whose true Christian name is unknown); Jesse W. Rawlings and Mabel F. Rawlings, his wife, and Emma T. Rawlings, defendants, No. 136289, and to me, as Sheriff, directed and delivered: Notice is hereby given, That I will proceed to sell at public auction to the highest bidder for cash, within the hours. prescribed by law for Sher- iff's sals, to-wit: at ten o’clock A. M., on the 24th day of January, 1920, before the court house door of King County, in the State of Washington, the following described property, situated in King Coun- ty, State of Washington, to-wit: The north twenty and six hundredths (20.06) feet of lot two (2) and the south nineteen and ninety-four one hundredths (19.94) feet of lot one (1), block one (1), Leschi Heights Addition to the City of Seattle, together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances there- unto belonging or in any wise appertaining, levied on as the property of said defendants, to satisfy a judgment of a foreclosure of a mortgage amount- ing to fifteen hundred and seventy-five one hun- dredths ($1,575.75) dollars, interest, attorney’s fee of $75.00, and the cost of suit, in favor of plaintiff. Dated this 18th day of December, 1919. JOHN STRINGER, Sheriff. BY A, HUTCHESON, Deputy. December 20 to January 16, 1920. ALHAMBRA CASH GROCERY Distributor of Mme. C. J. 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