Cayton's Weekly

Cayton's Weekly SEATTLE, WASHINGTON, SATURDAY, JANUARY 17, 1920 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, Vash., under the Act of March 3rd, 1916. TELEPHONE: BEACON 3579 Office 317 22nd Ave. South ABOUT ELAINE. ARKANSAS In September last the world was startled with reports coming from Elaine, Phillips county, Arkansas, to the effect that the colored citizens of that community, which number some five to one over the white citizens, had under the directions of a white man planned to massacre the white citizens of the community and the wholesale slaughter had already begun. Subsequent daily reports verified the initial report and to persons ignorant of the real condition existing among the whites and blacks of the South, it looked very much like the black folks were the criminal aggressors in the miniatuer war prevailing thereabouts, but to persons who had lived in the South they immediately realized that it was another instance of sabotage on the part of the white folks to keep the "niggers in their places" and their places was serving their white masters. Following that bloody massacre in which not less than 100 colored men, women and children were shot down and as many more hanged and sent to prison for life, Cayton's Weekly published the following comment: FAKE NEGRO UPRISING Had not the editor of Cayton's Weekly lived in the state of Mississippi twenty-five years, having been born there prior to the outbreak of the great Civil War, and being six years old past at its conclusion; had he not lived there thru the period of reconstruction, when black human lives were cheaper than the refreshing waters that bubbled up from mother earth; had not he seen the Republican (Radical) party rise and fall in that and adjoining states, the Democratic red shirts wrenching the rule from them, the Radicals, by armed force, using tactics that would have made the actors in the bloody days of the French Jacobin tragedy hang their heads in shame; had he not been acquainted with the murderous methods that the white citizens of that state resorted to from time to time in order to perpetuate white supremacy; had he not seen the notorious Vardeman begin his political career, which is bespattered with Negro blood from beginning to end; then he, like most of the readers of the great metropolitan daily press, would attach some slight credence to the recent alleged Negro uprising in the state of Arkansas, reports of which possessed the public mind for ten or more days, and he would conclude with them that the white folks of that state and section of the country act wisely, yea, even humanely, in ever being on the alert and to use whatever force that seemed necessary to prevent the almost barbaric Negro from becoming a public menace to society in most of the states of our own sunny South. But remembering all these he has his suspicions that the late Arkansas Negro uprising differs in no wise from the thousand and one that have been nipped in the bud "down South" by the ever vigilant white man, for the protection of white womanhood and for the continuance of the absolute purity of the white race. Way back yonder prior to the Civil War Negro uprisings throughout the South were of common occurrence, so said the white man of that section, which we suspect, like the recent Arkansas one, was no uprising at all, but when one or two Negroes became unruly and refused to be whipped, were murderously regulated. Now Christian white men could not afford for the world to know that the black slaves were slaughtered in cold blood by them and so they deemed it necessary to trump up some plausible excuse for the wanton slaughter of Negroes, so they legalized and justified the killing by branding it a Negro uprising, which was put down by the strong arm of the law. So fearful were the whites of Negro uprising that the word of God could not be given to the blacks only by white preachers and then only when a score or more of the masters were present. Since the fall of the Republican party in the South in 1876, Negro uprising have been of common and periodical occurrence, and just as vigorous methods were used to put them down as those recently used in Arkansas, and being without arms for defense, the helpless colored man could but cowe at the feet of his white slayer and beg for mercy, and thus has human slavery in the South been continued from time to time, and its almost as bad today as it was prior to Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation. How we remember when the white men of our section of the state by the hundreds, from near and from far, would assemble about some Negro uprising district, armed as if for war, to put down an alleged Negro uprising, which was no uprising at all, but only a couple or more of Negroes refusing to be bulldozed to death; and after having killed the "smart niggers" and severely whipped a score or more of those who refused to help them kill or punish their brethern," the whites would return to their homes and "praise the Lord with one accord." We subsequently read in the Northern press the full account of this or that Negro uprising and would wonder to ourselves when it all happened. But could more be expected than Negro uprising when Negro men are brutalized to keep them in subjection and Negro women are beastialized to satisfy the animal lusts of white Christian men? It was in Mississippi, Arkansas' next door neighbor, where two young colored women, respectively eighteen and sixteen years of age, were lynched for having raped an innocent young white man, and both of them being in an advanced stage of pregnancy by this self same innocent young white man. It is in Arkansas where colored men are denied all the rights guaranteed to them by the Constitution and "regulated" at the will of armed white night riders. It was in Arkansas where colored soldiers in the service of the United States government, were forced to hide their uniforms or be killed by the white regulators. And yet in our opinion, no Negro uprising has occurred in Arkansas, and we repeat, could more be expected under the above circumstances, than not only one bloody Negro uprising, but many of them. However only one side of that awful human tragedy that is being staged in the South has ever been told by the great daily press and that side is the biased white man's side. Who could read the stories that have appeared in the daily press for VOL. IV., No. 31 more than a week depicting the Arkansas Negro uprising and the eminent danger in which the white population lived from day to day, without feeling that civilization advanced many notches when scores of dangerous Negroes were shot down and hundreds of others clubbed into subordination by the ever vigilant white men. Many of the white readers of this paper took exceptions to the article and openly declared the facts did not justify such a view to be taken. But like all things in which the colored man gets the worst of it the matter was soon hushed up, so far as the daily press was concerned, and the public had quite forgotten it until the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People made a report on the cause of the massacre and it was at such variance with the Associated Press reports that the Post-Intelligencer of Seattle, Saturday. January 3rd, inst., published the following editorial, which not only speaks for itself but verifies the published utterances of Cayton's Weekly: THE ARKAKNSAS RIOTS The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People has been looking into the matter of the race riots and killings resulting therefrom in Phillips county, Arkansas, last October, and it reports a very different condition of affairs from that indicated at the time of the occurrences. In justice to the colored brother the fact that the episode is an old and outworn item of news should not prevent a restatement of the October events in the light of the facts ascertained by the National Association. Negroes outnumber the whites about four to one in Phillips county. In this situation, no doubt, it was easy to induce a panic in the public mind through the report that Negroes had organized and planned a massacre of the whites. The final death roll showed five whites and twenty-five Negroes killed. The investigation disclosed that Negroes of Phillips county had organized, not for massacre, but to protect tenant farmers from exploitation by certain farm owners. The report of the society goes on to indicate some cause for this in the rapacity with which ignorant tenants were mulleted of the product of their toil by "smart" white men. In the same situation, white tenant farmers would have organized, and no criticism could attach to the Negroes en that account. The report further shows that the trouble commenced when Negroes were gathered in a rural church, and a party of white men driving by took a shot at the crowd. fearing that the meeting was but the preliminary of the rumored massacre. From that shot arose the riots and death loss of the next few days. The daily press of the country that reported the October story should be, and doubtless is, glad to give publication to the later facts established. Notwithstanding the stories that come from the South and elsewhere of Negro brutality, followed by equally culpable white brutality, the great majority of American Negroes are patriotic and law-abiding. They are a people who have required many years to emerge from a condition of serfdom imposed by the white man, and they have achieved a distinctly creditable advance in all the arts and uses of civilization. The white race has been free of its fetters for a much longer period, and there are still F 7 a ae NR oe ee eg eer tov many rascals and knaves among them.’’ This is a Christian age and this is a Christian country and it raises millions of dollars annually to promote Christinity not only at home, but in every land and coun- try where humanity is oppressed and yet right here in this liberty loving and peace abiding United States of America eighty colored men, women and children were lynched last year and in a majority of the eases the most brutal forms of sabotage were practiced upon the unfortunates, The world now knows those colored unfortu- nates were not lynched for attacking white women, but for offences, in many instances, that would not have drawn a penitentiary sentence in any part of our coutry except the South and not even there unless the accused was a colored person. The odium and disgrace of the lawlessness against the colored people of this country rest upon the heads and hands of the white people and though the atrocities are committed for the most part by southern white men, yet white men all through the North, East and West will have to share the disgrace the same as the white men of the South. Think about sending millions of dollars and thou- sands of missionaries to Turkey and other places to save the lives of Armenians, when the brothers and fathers of those mission- aries are practicing the same blood eurdling outrages on the colored citiezns among them that the Turks are perpetrating upon the Armenians. You say, there is no relief, Then you admit that this is a mere govern- mental experiment and it is just as likely to collapse as it is to continue. Thousands of European Reds are being deported to their former homes because they preach sabotage and the overthrow of our govern- ment, and yet in the South the white man is even more radically Red than those being deported but he is lauded for his pa- triotism and for his great love of country. This country ean not exist half wrong and half right and if it continues to try it there is grave danger of a catastrophe over- taking it. NEW BAPTIST CONVENTION The permanent organization of the Pacific Slope Baptist Convention covering Califor- nia, Arizona, New Mexico, Oregon, Wash- ington, Idaho and Montana, and the fram- ing of a constitution and by-laws to govern the same was the object of a delegated con- vention held in the Mt. Zion Baptist church of this city last Wednesday and Thursday. It has for its object a missionary and edu- cational campaign along the Pacifie Slope and the permanent establishment of a book concern backed by a publishing house. Much enthusiasm on the part of the delegates was shown and they are very hopeful of un- bounded success. After effecting a perma- nent organization the following officers were elected for the ensuing year: Rev. G. W. Reed. president; Rev. S. G. Wilson, 1st vice-president; Rev. J. M. Riddle, 2nd vice- president; W. L. Yancey, recording seere- tary; Rev. E. B. Reed, general secretary: Rey. A, E. Reynolds, treasurer, Those at- tendine as delegates were: California, G. W. Reed, J. M. Riddle, W. H. Tillman, R. M. Holt and S. P. Johnson; Oregon, A. E. Rey- nolds, G. W. Anderson and George Gard- ner: Washington, W. D. Carter, O. LL. Chat- ters, S. A. Franklin, J. E. Pius, W. 1. Yancey, W. F. Green, M. M. Rodgers, S. G. Wilson and E B. Reed. The colored population in the Pacific Slope states has been on a steady increase for the past five years until at present it forms auite a pereentage of the general population and since from a religious view- point they are largely Baptist and Metho- dist, such an organization as above seemed auite necessary. The missionary end of the work is doubtless the most needed at this time... Cayton’s Weekly telephone Beacon 3579. Register in your precinct today. cea ae ee a oo ns a ee running. The ‘‘fighting fields’’ of France are fast becoming farming fields again and soon the war in all its horrors will be but a re- membrance, It looks very much like the arrests of the editors of the Union Record of this city was a horse play on the part of the U. S. district attorney. With Wood and Pershing hot after the Republican presidential nomination and sure of election if nominated this country seems to have a military career ahead of it. It begins to look as if this country is to have another series of bland and childlike smiles from the immortal William Jennings Bryan. Jim Bradford, so goes the story, is think- ing seriously of filing for the mayoralty nomination and thereby hand to the public one ‘‘helfofamixup.”’ Japan is red hot after the Russian Reds and if she wins then look out for Uncle Sam’s whites to soon be just as hot after the yellow Japs. With a mayoralty campaign in full swing Seattle ought to have enough hot air about her streets for the householders to com- pletely eut out their coal consumption. Fault finding and criticising the efforts of others as usual prevailed at the regular monthly meeting of the Seattle Branch of the National Association last Tuesday eve- ning. You smart men should eut it out. Bryan wants the peace treaty question settled before the presidential campaign is precipitated because he knows the Demo- erats are split all to smithereens on the proposition. Radicalism at the labor temple was not pleased with Caldwell’s ‘‘One THundred Per Cent American’? speech and immediately trotted out Jimmy Dunean for mayor to hold the radicals intact. and you can bet your life, if it ean be done Jimmy will. The recent Milwaukee election to the contrary notwithstanding Victor Berger will not be permitted to be a member of the House of Representatives of Congress. which, it seems to us, is entirely too much big I and little u. College professors have formed a union and ove of its first publie acts was to de- mand higher wages. Let’s hope they will not get their demands and will go on a strike and never come back again for a great majority of them are absolutely worthless from an educational standpoint. Government ownership of public utilities is a failure because the operators of such want it to fail and are determined that it will do nething else but fail. If on the other hand government ownership was given an absolute square deal it would be as great a success as private ownership. Rockefeller continues to dump millions of dollars into edueational troughs and every time he makes a gift gasoline and other Rockefeller commodities take on an onward march. Just think how easy it would be for the government to own and operate its natural resources and eut out the middle man like John D. According to published reports the Lin- ANCE ee a eae be According to published reports the Lin- coln League. at the head of which is Roscoe Simmons .will meet in Chicago. February 11th and will, the next day, hold a monster meeting, and perhaps a parade in honor of the man whose name the league bears. Many important questions are to be dis- cussed and so far as the league can will be settled. THE MAYORALITY SITUATION In our opinion the municipal street car system is at issue in the candidacy of Hugh M. Caldwell. While he has not made any public statement to the effect that he did not favor Seattle’s ownership of the street car system, yet what he has publicly said on the subject could be easily construed into meaning that he is opposed to the sys- tem as operated under the city government If he did not actually oppose it as mayor he would do nothing to push it along, yea if he did not aetualty handicap its efforts. On the other hand Mayor Fitzgerald has been the constant and consistent friend of the street car system as the property of the city of Seattle and if elected mayor he will en- deavor to give it a fair and impartial tria! for success. Despite the fact the city paid a good round sum for the street car system. but at that its not a bad investment and is making good. As said above, if elected, Fitzgeradl will trv to make it a success. A majority of the citizens of Seattle showed by their votes that they favored the city tak- ing over the system and we do not believe they have changed their minds. If, how- ever. the street car system is to be the issue and if Caldwell is not favorable to it and Fitveerald is, then the friends of the M. O. of the street car system should rallv to Fitz- gerald though thev favor Caldwell as he- tween the two men. ; Cayton’$ Weekly fa- vors the election of Fitzgerald chiefly he- cavse he is for the success of the street cay system and it is against Hugh M. Caldwell because he has not given any evidence of being fevorable to the preposition. Joe Smith says Fitzgerald took the “eake’’, and therefore is a public fake, which charge Joe Smith will have to prove or he himself will be reproved; and now in durance vile he’s helt until he wins the legal belt. Now Smith’s a man of much renown, for fighting campaigns like a clown, and loves his country, oh how true, as he one time wore the patriotic blue: and its interest he protects, when something for himself expects. However, what he wanted at this time, is still a secret in his mind, but if Fitzgerald by him is skinned, Mayor Caldwell doubtless will take care of him. But, if its a facet our mayor’s a crook, and Joe Smith had him in his book: why wait until election time, to tell the publie of his crime? While grand jury work doeth often fail, vet an indictment turns the scale and relegates one in such disgrace to the official grave yard place. Now if Joe Smith possessed the facts that would have put our mayor behind the cracks. then to the jury he should have told how Fitzgerald robbed the city cold and if the jury thought his charge was true it would have made our mayor look blue; and then he never would have filed his declaration for a city child. To me it looks like campaign rot when such a low down stinking plot is only sprung at ‘lection time that things may come to me and mine. Cayton’s Weekly telephone Beacon 3579. > Cayton’s Weekly READABLE RELIABLE REPUBLICAN Will Help You If You Will Help It "Why did you jump in front of Simpson's car directly in the path of Barton's car?" "Well, I saw I was bound to be hit by one of them, and Barton has the most money."—Toledo Blade. Journlaist—Queer saying that about truth lying at the bottom of the well. Lawyer—You wouldn't think so if you knew the amonut of pumping we lawyers have to do to get at it.—Edinburgh Scotsman. "Yes, I was fined $200 for putting coloring matter in artificial butter." "Well, didn't you deserve it?" "Perhaps. But what made me mad was that the magistrate who imposed the fine had dyed whiskers." Milestones. Despondent Suitor—It's no use. She says her decision is irrevocable. Cheerful Cynic Then take heart, my boy. A woman who can make such a statement as that can't possibly know her own mind.—Cleveland Press. "When the wine's in, the wit's out," said the ready-made philosopher. "It's a fact," replied Uncle Bill Bottletop. "Butjes' the same, prohibition isn't keeping a large amount of foolishness from bein' talked."—Washington Star. Mr. Gotcoin—Now, Willie, when your sister comes down and is comfortably seated on the couch with me, I want you to tiptoe in softly and turn the gas low; will you? Willie—You're too late. Sister told me to come in and turn it out.—Dallas News. "You want to marry my daughter?" asked the father, with the sport shirt. "Surest thing you know," came from the young man with the red tie. "Got anything put aside for a rainy day?" "Bet your sweet life! And for a dry day, too, pop."—Yonkers Statesman. Cayton's Weekly telephone Beacon 3579. REGISTER You can register today in your advantage of the opportunity. The 9 o'clock P. M. today (Saturday). On Monday the books as usual were building where you can register in them. No one is a good citizen, who does a registered voter those you help to you can start a movement to turn the trust imposed in them. Every citizen should not only register but vote an amount of patriotism. If you do not a cent American—minus—that is to say it warm for you. Ben Butler said, "The way to re say, the way to keep this country 1 cent Americans to religiously register. There are upwards of 5000 color and vote and we would like to be all per cent of them not only register tion. Do not fail to register today, REGISTER TODAY You can register today in your voting precinct and you should take advantage of the opportunity. The registration books will be open until 9 o'clock P. M. today (Saturday). On Monday the books as usual will be re-opened at the County-City building where you can register in five minutes after entering the room. No one is a good citizen, who does not register and vote. If you are a registered voter those you help to elect to office are your servants and you can start a movement to turn them out, if they prove recreant to the trust imposed in them. Every citizen that is 100 per cent American should not only register but vote and thereby elect officials of a like amount of patriotism. If you do not do this the persons that are 100 per cent American—minus—that is to say, against the government—will make it warm for you. Ben Butler said, "The way to resume is to resume." Permit us to say, the way to keep this country 100 per cent American is for 100 per cent Americans to religiously register and vote. There are upwards of 5000 colored persons in Seattle that can register and vote and we would like to be able to say after the election that 99 per cent of them not only registered, but voted at the municipal election. Do not fail to register today, but if you do then register Monday. NATIONAL ASSOCIATION For the ADVANCEMENT OF COLORED PEOPLE (SEATTLE BRANCH) Minnie M The Nightingale of the Pacific MRS. ETHEL REES, MR. W. H. WILSON, MRS. LORENZA JORDAN FRIDAY EVENING, The Nightingale of the Pacific Slope, in Recital, Assisted by MRS. ETHEL REES, Elocutionist of Tacoma MR. W. H. WILSON, Reader, of Seattle, and MRS. LORENZA JORDAN COLE, Piano Accompanist FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 23rd, 1920 At First A. M. E. Church, 1522 Fourteenth Ave. ADMISSION, 50 Cents ALL ABOUT YOU The supreme court of Colorado has decided that a white man running a shoe shining parlor violates the civil rights law, if he refuses to shine a colored man's shoes. Rabbi Emil G. Hirch when questioned as to his views on race segregation, replied, "From my point of view we are all alike. Colored people are just as good as whites. I would rather have a good black neighbor than a poor white one." To the everlasting credit of the governor of North Carolina he promises to bring to justice the white men who lynched a colored man of recent date. He further promises to make the state too hot for future lynching parties. With a capitalization of $500,000 the Citizens Trust Company of Atlanta, Ga., threw open its doors for business a few days ago. It will do a regular banking business and has applied for membership in the Federal Reserve system. Herman E. Perry is its president and likewise moving spirit. For thirteen years Cora Anderson of Milwaukee, Wis., masqueraded as a man and during that time she was twice married to women. She seems to have been a "man" of the underworld and used the women she married to accomplish her dirty work. Recently the American Negro Academy of Arts and Letters convened in Washington City and held four sessions. The object of the organization is to promote letters, arts and science among colored men and women. Many notable colored persons were present and took active and leading parts in the meeting. It has been estimated that more than two million dollars annually will in the future be expended for educational uplift work among the colored citizens of the South. If such be a fact it will soon be a serious question with the educated blacks, what will we do with these ignorant and uneducated whites. The last will and testament of Mrs. Alice C. White (white) of Worcester, Mass., provides that half of her fortune, which seems to be no small amount, is to go to Tuskegee Institute and thereby help to make better farmers out of the girls and boys who attend that school of learning. If money will do it Tuskegee will yet lead all of the schools of this country. The Amazon Valley is said to be the greatest undeveloped region in the world today, on every side there are natural resources of immense value, with commercial possibilities, which are as yet untouched. The soil is said to be extraordinarily fertile. The forests offer woods in inexhaustible variety, many of them cabinet woods of rare value. Of vegetable oil nuts, a tenth part only is known to the outside world. Resins, gums, spices, medicinal plants, fibres abound, in infinite variety. Kapok grows along the banks of most of main rivers, but not a pound of it is exported to the United States, although America imported 7,000,000 pounds last year from far-away Java. There are mineralized areas said to contain coal, iron, gold, silver, and precious metals of many kinds. They have not yet been prospected.—S. F. Argonaut. You Are Welcome GREAT NORTHERN POOL AND BILLIARD HALL Cigars, Tobacco and Soft Drinks. BOYD & WILLIAMS, Props. 1032 Jackson St. --- "Pop, will you tell me one thing about aviation expenses?" "What is that son?" "Are they all overhead charges?"—Baltimore American. "Bobby, what did you do with your peanut shells in the ear?" "I put 'em in the overcoat pocket of that man I was sittin' by."—Toledo Blade. Old Pa Pscadds—I won't have you marrying a mere clerk. You tell that young man to keep away until he has an interest in his firm. Myrtle Pscadds—Why, dad, he has that now. The manager told him he'd have to take some interest in his work or he'd lose his job, and he's already done it.—Houston Post. "That cook of yours is a jewel." She is. And jewelry is getting more expensive all the time."—Washington Star. "What's the matter here, bartender? Can't I get a drink?" "Sorry, sir. Nothing stronger than beer." "But you just served the man next to me with a real drink. I saw it." "Yes, but that feller's a government inspector and comes here regular. I'd be pinched sure if I didn't serve him."—New York Evening Post. Binks—Did I tell you of the horrible fright I got on my wedding day? Winks—'S-sh! No gentleman should speak that way of his wife.—London Blighty. Cayton's Weekly telephone Beacon 3579. ATLAS POOL HALL Under New Management Wishes You a Happy New Year FELIX CRANE, Manager 1212 Main Street Yours For The Cause, H. R. CAYTON. ```markdown ``` PURELY PERSONAL Cayton's Weekly telephone Beacon 3579. Keep track of this date, February 23. Rev. J. A. Nelson of Tacoma was among the visitors to the city the past week. Mr. W. L. Yaney of Yakima, who for a spell resided in Seattle, visited with friends in the city the past week. Rev. G. W. Anderson of Portland, who has many friends in Seattle, visited among them the past week. Mrs. W. L. Presto entertained a number of her friends last Tuesday evening in honor of Mrs. Peeks of Portland, Oregon. Rev. G. W. Reed of San Bernadino, Cal., is conducting a revival at the Mt. Zion Baptist Church and will continue the same until January 25th. Cayton's Weekly will gladly publish all personal notices like unto these and for them there are no charges. Call Beacon 3579 and turn them in. Rev. S. G. Wilson of Spokane, who once lived in Seattle, spent the most of the past week here and saw many of his former friends. Mr. E. H. Holmes, grand master of the Masons of this state and jurisdiction, has been the recipient of many courtecies during his present stay in the city. Mr. Percy F. Norris is now operating the Mitchell car and doing jitney service. He, however, is of the opinion that a "for hire" car will be a better paying proposition and hopes to drift into that kind of service. Mr. Isadore Maney, who visited with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George Maney of Seattle, for a week, returned to his post of duty in Montana last Wednesday evening. His mother is still in poor health. Mrs. Ethel Stokes Howard has gone to California to reside which leaves the Seattle branch of the N. A. A. C. P. without a secretary, which vacancy the executive committee will fill in the very near future. Mr. Henry Harris is again in the employ of the Seattle Lighting Company. In company with others he went out on a strike some months ago, but after thinking it over returned to work. He is said to be a very efficient retort man. Mrs. Woodson and her son Fred will leave for California January 20th where they will remain for the balance of the winter. Fred will ship his car so that while in the South they will be able to visit the various places of interest. Mr. H. C. Bell has turned over the stock of groceries and fixtures of the Profit Sharing Association to Mr. Hunt of Bremerton and his son Henry, who will later on move them to Bremerton and open up a place of business. Bremerton is a growing city and the new firm should do well. The First A. M. E. basketball team, consisting of Claude Norris, Hamilton Green, John Prim, Harvey Pavne and Alonzo Wells, is playing in the basketball league of the Protestant churches of the city and up to the present time it has not lost a contest, which speaks volumes in its favor. Mrs. W. R. Peeks, who has been visiting in Seattle for the past two weeks, left for her home in Portland the latter part of the week. She is connected with a movement in her home city to establish an Episcopal church and she visited in Seattle to observe the plans of the Grace Presbyterian mission. Mr. Harry S. James has blossomed out J. W. EDMUNDS, OPH. D., Graduate Op- Eye Specialist. Personal attention given in Eye examinations for Glasses. Fifteen years in Seattle. Balcony, Fraser-Paterson Co. as editor of the Informer of the Grace Presbyterian church and he is making a most beautiful stab in the direction of success. Who knows but that some day his architectural bump will be supplemented with an editorial light that will make the world set up and take notice. At the residence of Mr. and Mrs. E. R. James in honor of Mrs. W. R. Peeks, Mrs. Lettitia A. Graves entertained a number of ladies and gentlemen last Tuesday evening. It was one of the very pleasant affirs of the season. Mrs. Peeks has been visiting in Seattle for a couple of weeks and was on the eve of returning home. Mrs. J. C. Cogswell of Rochester, Washington, until recently a well known citizen of Seattle, writes: "We had a very lovely Christmas gift in the shape of a little baby girl, which was born to us December 22nd. My daughter, Mrs. Laura Richardson of Seattle, spent the holidays with us. I do hope you a happy and prosperous new year." THE MERRY MUSE Investigation a la Mode Taffy was a Profiteer, Taffy was a thief, Taffy went to Wall Street And raised the price of beef. I went to Washington, Taffy to New York. Went again to Wall Street And raised the price of pork. I started to investigate This Taffy and his ilk. But Taffy stayed in Wall Street And raised the price of milk. I went to Wall Street To beard him in his lair But Taffy handed me a tip And I'm a milionaire. —Malcolm LaPrade, in New York Post STOLEN FROM THIEVES The Bride—You know Jack is such a flatterer. Married Friend—I know, my dear, but that is a fault that marriage usually cures.—Boston Transcript. Pat—O'ive traced me ancestry back to an Oirish king. Mike—Sure that's easy. What chanst has a dead man to defend himself?—Detroit Free Press. She—I saw you, sir, with that horrid widow, and I shall send back your presents at once. He—Don't do that—send them to the widow.—Boston Transcript. "The girl who turned me down is a regular dog in the manger." "How so?" "She will neither accept my affection nor return it."—Baltimore American. Cayton's Weekly telephone Beacon 3579. NOTICE—SHERIFF'S SALE OF REAL ESTATE. State of Washington, County of King, ss.—Sheriff's Office. By virtue 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 Sheriff'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 County, 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 thereunto belonging or in any wise appertaining, levied on as the property of said defendants, to satisfy a judgment of a foreclosure of a mortgage amounting to fifteen hundred and seventy-five and seventy-five one hundredths ($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. Cayton's Weekly telephone Beacon 3579. FURNISHED ROOMS 317 22nd Ave. So. Rooms large and commodious, on car line, but walking distance. MRS. S. R. 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Alfred Lewis, Funeral Director 1215 East Marion St., Seattle CAYTON'S WEEKLY (Office 303 22nd Ave. South) Regular, Reliable, Republican, Readable Wants 500 New Subscribers This is a Sample of what it sends out Every Week No Friends to Reward or Enemies to Punish A Publication of Ideas Rather Than Personalities Read for Yourself and Be Convinced Cayton's Weekly telephone Beacon 3579.