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Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-05-18

Uncle Sam has about 100000 men n
France and of that number, some 10000 are
colored men. almost one-tenth Of the entire
army over there, and if Gen. Pershing had
his way, one-ffth of Uncle Sans expedi
tionary army would be colored men. He
knows a good thing after he has used it.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-05-18

In reporting Won Hindenberg dead per-
haps the wish was father to the thought but
It's too bad both he and Bill Kaiser are not
only dead, but in hades, if that would
mean the cessation of the wholesale sacri-
flee of human life.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-05-18

in New York City resulted in an addition
of 535 members.
The chairman and clerk of the local Elk
emption Board Of Talliferro County, Ca,
have been removed by President Wilson for
discriminating against Negroes.
A second separate street car bill has
been killed in the Louisville, KY, Board
of Aldermen.
The United Brothers Of Friendship.
colored fraternity, has erected a fifty thous.
and dollar building, in Houston Texas
The Mercy Hospital and Nurses Train
ing School has been opened in Detroit, Mich
Hampton claims the championship in the
basketball season, having defeated the Dun
bar High School, Shaw, Carlisle, Lincoln
and Howard
A delegation of Negroes led by Bishop
W. ID. Chappelle, of the A. M. E. Church,
has been received by President Wilson. A
petition asking that lynching be babe
Federal offense, was presented.
The National League on Urban Condi-
tons Among Negroes has received a fund
OF $4,000 for social welfare work in East
st. Louis.
White citizens of Tennessee have formed
a Law and Order League to stop lynching
by campaign Of education, including lit
erature, lectures, etc.
The State of Ohio maintains no library
at its Columbus Penitentiary. All the books
are donated by the public and various pub
fishing houses Gifts of books in which
colored prisoners would be interested may
be sent to Chaplain r. O. Reed, Ohio PEN
tertiary, Columbus Ohio.
The House of Representatives of Ken
lucky has submitted constitutional amend
ment making sheriffs and jailers responsible
Tor prisoners taken from their custody
The extraordinary decisions of the New
York Court Of Appeals interpreting the
Civil Rights Law have been noted. Two
decisions have exempted bootblack stands
and saloons, while the third decision opens
parks and dance halls A comprehensive
amendment of the law has been passed by
the Legislature and will probaly be signed
by Governor Whitman
The Executive State Council of Defense
OF West Virginia has appointed thirty col
oret. men and women as an Auxiliary Adj
vlsory Council of Defense j. G.. Gilmer
former State Librarian, is the secretary and
directing head with offices in the State
House at Charleston
The Womans Reformatory of Kansas
City, Mo-, is putting colored matrons in
charge of the colored girls They must
have good common school education and
will receive from 5000 to $3.50 year and
maintenance. Applicants should apply to
the Superintendent, 2O15 Vine Street Kan
sas City, Mo.
worlds record for bread-baking has
been established by Baking Company No.
1928 OF the Quartermaster Department of
the National Army. The bakers are com
posed OF men from the Tenth and Twenty
fourth lnfantries. They are established at
Camp Cody, Deming N NJ
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-05-18

Last Tuesday night John Van Horn COM
mitted suicide and thus ended his earthly
career, he being 81 years of age. Twenty
five years ago he was conductor on the
Madison Street cable and thereby hangs a
tale Living on that line were a great many
colored folks even more than at present, and
that is saying good deal. For some reason
he was always in a controversy with one or
mother of them-nOt row, but stiff argu-
.lent over the political rights and public ac-
commodations that should be accorded them
and in his opinion the number of them were
not very great. 1t was S. j. Collins that he
told that he was violently opposed to a col
ored man holding any public position or do
ing any thing white man could honorably
do Collins did not fly off the handle, but
firmly took the other side of the argument.
After some time Van Horn either quit or
lost his conductor job and went into pol
tics. and he went far enough in it to be
candidate for sheriff, A. D. 1896, forgetting
his anti-Negro utterances. There were not
many colored voters in the county at that
time but alomst to man they made fight
to defeat him for the nomination at the Re-
publican county convention. There were
twelve colored delegates in the convention,
six from Franklin, four from Newcastle and
two, j. f. Hawkins and H. r. Clayton, from
the city, but there was big colored lobby
watching things. Messrs. Hawkins and Cay
ton opened the fight on Van Horn the day
before the convention convened and took it
to the floor of the convention each address
ing the convention opposing his nomination.
The Franklin and Newcastle delegations
were loyal. but were given their orders to
vote for Van Horn, or be fired, and on that
delegation was S. j. Collins, but they as
sisted Hawkins and Clayton in making trades
inimical to Van Horns success. The floor
leaders of the colored delegates worked all
day like beavers and traded votes in a dozen
or more ways and succeeded, so thought Van
Horn, in defeating his nomination. So fav-
orable an impression on the convention did
the colored delegates make that l. [. Walker
was nominated for constable. That defeat,
however, Mr.. Van Horn took very hard and,
if prior to that time he had had but little use
for the colored man, after that he seemed to
look upon him as thing to be dispised. We
spoke as we passed by, which was quite
often, as he held clerkship in the court
house ever since, but it was without warmth
of feeling and from the lips instead of the
heart. Such are not pleasant "reminiscences,
but are related to show what few can ac-
complsh if they only stand together.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-05-18

Liberty steak is pleasing to talk and
think about, but so few of us are at lib
erty to eat any kind Of steak owing to
their exhorbitant price, that the least we
hear about any kind of steak the better we
feel
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-05-18

If passenger rates on railroads are to be
raised twenty-five per cent we think we will
remain in Seattle the coming summer and
not take our family to the woods of Maine.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-05-18

May be Generalissimo Fooch is not gain
ing much German territory just now, but
the Germans are no longer gaining ground
from the Allies and in fact every time the
Germans make thrust they are thrown
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-05-18

If Postmaster Burleson's political hide
holds water when Col. Roosevelt is through
with him, the whole country will be greatly
surprised.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-05-18

Are you acquainted with Hiram Charles
Gill? Well, we have heard the name some
where. some time
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-05-18

In breaking up the rendezvous of the l.
W. W., Chief Warren gives evidence Of not
countenancng the intolerance Of the I'm
pudent Wind Workers.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-05-18

TO sell bit of booze is a tempting
morsel just now and even at the risk Of
800 costs and fine, one can make that in
night
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-05-18

It's enough to make you feel like cursing
your mother when you read Of the horrors
perpetrated on the colored folk of Ten
nessee by the local Huns thereof.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-05-18

back with terrible loss Oh yes, we feel a
whole lot better, thank YOU
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-05-18

Il don't see how you read that trashy
novel; declared mother. EDO you see any
merit in it at all 90
"Why, yes," answered father cit is
intensely realistic -
'What do you mean? Why the CONVEX
sation between the lovers is utterly silly
and their actions are idiotically absurd -
eyes; that s what I meant" agreed father,
mildly.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-25
s0LDIERLETIERS
Ament Enjoys sunday

June 1. 1918.
Dear Folks:
Well here it is June! I've been
over here over four months. In
way the time has passed swiftly, and
again it has been long time
When think OF home it's a long
time: when | think OF what we are
doing here. IT is not so very long
ago. There is much that is inter-
esting beside the daily grind which
we undergo, and the weeks go by
unnoticed.
Last Sunday two OF the boys and
myself took a hike. We started out
on one OF the standard gauge rail-
roads Uncle Sam has built here, and
followed II for some little time. We
soon turned off toward the nearest
town, however. as the track per-
formed series of figure SIS. The
Boche had turned his artillery on
this town not very long ago and half
of It was in ruins. Fifteen or twen-
" minutes walk took us to another
small village with the usual church
main street, and chicken coops set
ting under the front windows, as Is
customary with them. From here
we could see several more towns,
and in one of them an old castle
covered with ivy. We decided to go
there. Il might say that from any
high point in the road we could see
three or four towns. This is true OF
nearly all France. There are no
scattered houses on the lands, as at
home; the French peasants live In
villages.) When we got into town,
we found the castle surrounded by a
high stone wall. After walking
around II we came to one side which
was formed by huge stone building
with a stone archway leading into
1.-THE inner court yard. We OF course
walked in, and found the place hous-
ling French troops. The ground was
dotted here and there by Frenchmer
} lying on their one blanket apiece
sleeping. Movies in the Y tonight
I'm going to stop and go over. y
One of the Frogs" was awake, 81
: we went over and tried talking I,
him. Didn't have very much luck
he seemed to think we were asklnl
for something to eat. for he produc
I ed some hardtack and dates. W
accepted the gifts and handed hin
cigar, which he was tickled to gel
He reached in his pack and pulle
g Iout little blue cooked hat much a
n you've seen them wearing in tn
pictures, and gave It to me, signif!
ing that he had new one and wan
ed to give II to me as sonveni
We didn't try to go through II
S castle. as It was being used as a
{ officers quarters.
ri It was dinner time by now, so v
proceeded to get something to Ell
in the prescribed way hereabout
% First we went into a little Frenc
1t store and purchased some egg
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-25

cheese, nuts and jam--the only
things we could get, With these
purchases we came out on the street
and spying an amiable looking
French soldier sitting In front OF an
electrical station, we parleyvooed
little and made him understand that
We wanted place to have our meal
cooked. He got up all smiles and
hurried off down the street with us.
to where an old woman lived, We
walked through narrow stone hall
way from the street, and came into
a small dingy room with table In
the middle. He motioned us to seat
ourselves and began a rapid rire OF
French with the old lady. She went
out. and came In with a few old
branches and a small AK. and soon
had fire going In the stove. The
French man got a bucket OF water
and then washed the dishes which
had been sitting on the table un-
washed. Meanwhile we got our
French together. and after stopping
the rattle of the soldier and oil
woman we said "du pain" meaning
bread Bread is very hard for an
American to procure in France. even
In the larger cities. so we asked him
to buy II for us. He was out after
II in a jiffy and the old lady start
ed making an omlette. First she
sliced some onions out OF her gar
den. into II. then she got down an
old ham from the ceiling and cut
several generous slices from II. and
before long minced ham omlette
was before us. The Frenchman
came in with the loaf OF bread he
had obtained, and we all sat down
together. the old French woman
waiting on us. We had fine time.
and stayed for couple Of hours
talking to the poilu and getting as
much OF his tales OF war experiences
as he could act out for us. We told
him we were engineers. and he
promptly told us he was too-an
electrician. We went down to his
station and he explained the ma
chinery to MS In French and I gave
him the names OF the machinery In
English.
We went on our way down tn,
pretty tree-lined reads with crap,
vineyards on either side through
several villages, and finally caugh
a ride home on supply truck. AZ
ter supper we went out to the sta
dium, a platform we erected at tn
edge OF the woods with scener.
painted on tar paper by a camou
flaBe artist IN the company, ana III
. say 1t was a fine job Of scener
painting too-and heard two Ameri
ca ngirls play and sing. One playe
harp, the other sang soprano. Tn
Y. VI. G. A. furnishes such enter
tainments. During the show a Boch
: plane flew overhead and we a
e moved in near the edge of the wood
while the machine guns spat fire a
him. At the conclusion of the sho
e band Of S. pieces, which is quai
t tered here, played some French maj
J. tial music. So ended the day, an
b the next day the quarry-the er
!, gineer dumps-etc.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-25
Gotham.

The original Gotham was nn old
parish aud village In Nottinghamshire,
England, the Inhabitants of which are
reputed to have shown their wisdom
BY playing the fool In order TO dh-
suade King John from passing
through their town, ahd thus save
them the expense of maintaining and
entertaining him. The city OF New
York was first called Gotham by Wash.
ington Irving c'salamagundI." 1900,
In allusion TO the pretentions to wis.
dom OF It's inhabitants.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-25
THE FEMALE IDLER

Not all the idlers are male. The
anti-loafing laws should be impair
tally enforced. Women demand.
and in some states have secured.
equality with men in their right to
vote and hold public office. Theic
responsibility toward the common
wealth should also be equally recog-
nized and equally exacted.
A case has been noted of two
women, mother and 1S-year old
daughter. The father, away at
work all day, completes the roll Of
the family. At about $3.50 every
morning mother and daughter ap-
pear upon the porch. At noon they
disappear for about an hour, pre-
sumably for lunch. They spend the
afternoons on the porch and the
evenings also.
These are charming people. Every
busy woman with a basket on hel
arm, going or returning from the
stores, is glad to pass word with
them. The children who play about
the neighborhood are pleasantly re
ceiyed. But they do nothing all da.
except to visit with the passinI
neighbors and each other. They d.
not knit. They do not sew. The
do not even read. They just sit an
smile.
Here, surely, is needed Red Cros
labor going to waste. To the righ
of them lives the busy mother 0
four children who employs no maid
She does not go to the Red Cros
to work for obvious reasons. Bu
she is living, and canning, accordin
to Hoover. To their left lives
woman with one child, and one mai
who is head of one of the demon
stration committees and who spend
most Of her time in active war worR
Her little son understands that b
cutting short his usual candy allow
ance he is saving sugar for the allie
and helping to win the war. Mex
her lives a woman, born in Germany
with a son in the American army
She also spends much time on he
porch. with sade eyes following tn
knitting of Red Cross socks. The
comes a minister's wife-which suf
ficiently describes her absorption il
useful work.
In this active, productive group
sit the slackers. Fortunately, thei
conspicuousness is due to the fac
that everyone else is working. Bu
all over the land are scattered slack
ers. Can nothing be done about IT,
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-25
Well. I cay goodbye and lots Of
love TO YOU all, DANA
PVT. CHAS. DANA AMENr,
Co. \. sSrd Eng.
4. n. y.


CaWent WIS tirst put ON the market
Ia Iaghud. II was stlll being import
"a n;o this country IN iSio, II was
al this umc that the use of Portland
coment IN the United States came into
conmvrc.al prominence, When the
produc, was tirst placed On the market
In competition with tina, which was be-
lng Imported from England and Ger
many u good price was demanded,
However production In excess OF de-
mand soon resulted aud |, proved u biz
factor In the price cutting that fol.
lowed.
Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-25
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) OREGON WEATHER

\ Fair and warmer in the in :
\ terror tonight and Friday. :
= Gentle northerly winds. =
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Rogue River courier. (Grants Pass, Or.) 19??-1918, 1918-07-25

Z. \. Tood AdinIhIstFatuh.
Baking powder biscuits, con
bread. mullins. brown bread. grid
die cakes en- waffles Is wot dey
call "qulck breads"
You all makes 'em wild one cup
or wheat flour ter two cups er
substitute flour TO save all do
wheat dat kin be saved fer do
sojers. Some folks kin git er'long
widout any wheat at all and are
glad to do II ter help win dc war.
Dat amt bad medicine TO take,
To- who's gwine tu'n up his nose
at good con bread er biscuits or
flapjacks?
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1918-04-04
KIDNEY SUFFERERS HAVE
FEELING OF SECURITY

You naturally feel secure when YOU
know that the medicine you are about to
take is absolutely pure and contains no
harmful or habit producing drugs.
Such a medicine is DR.. Kilmer's Swami
Root, kidney, liver and bladder remedy.
The same standard of purity, strength
and excellence is maintained in eyery
bottle of Swamp-koot.
Swamp-Root is scientifically compound
ed from vegetable herbs.
It is not a stimulant and is taken in
teaspoonful doses.
1t Is not recommended for everything.
According to verified testimony it is
natures great helper in relieving and over
coming kidney, liver and bladder trou-
bles
A sworn statement of purity is with
every bottle of DR.. Kilmer's Swamp
Root.
If you need medicine, you should have
the best.
If you are already convinced that
SWamp-R Root is what you need you will
lind it on sale at all drug stores in bottles
Of two sizes. medium and large.
However, if you wish first to try this
great preparation send ten cents to Dr..
kilmer & Co., Binghamton, n Y, for a
sample bottle When writing be sure and
mention this paper.-Adv.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1918-04-04
Their Awful PLIGHT.

She-And what was your most ter
rlfying experience during your two
years in the trenches?"
He (grimly)-The night
She-Yes, yes?
He-When, with the Boches only
100 yards away
She-Go on!
He-and gas bombs raining and
liquid tire coursing upon US
She-Yes, yes.
He-When we suddenly discovered
She-Go on.
He-That there wasn't cigarette
in our whole detachment!
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1918-04-04
Pimply Rashy Skins

quickly soothed and healed by Cuti-
cura often when all else fails. The
soap TO cleanse and purify, the Oint-
ment TO soothe and heal. For free
samples address, "Cuticura, Dept. X,
BOSTON, At druggists and by mail.
Soap 25, Ointment % and 5O.-Ady.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1918-04-04
Why Sambo Keeps His Mule.

Why sambo Keeps His Mule.
why don't you get rid of that
mule?'
We'll, sub, I hates to give in. If
was to trade dat mule off he'd re-
gard it as personal victory. He's
been tryin' fob de las six weeks to git
rid of me. "-Everybody's Magazine
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1918-04-04

You may doubt it, but he who cried
Good Will Toward Men" is still very
much alive.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1918-04-04
HOW'S This !?

We offer $4,000 for any case Of catarrb
that cannot be cured by HALI,S
CATARRH MEDICINE
HALLS CATARRH MEDICINE Ia TAX
en- internally and acts through the Blood
on the Mucous Surfaces of the system
SOLD by druggists for over forty years.
Price 75c. Testimonials free
r. ]. Cheney & Co.. Toledo, Ohio.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1918-04-04
Convinced.

i assure you, money talks"
Don't | know it? Mine is always
saying, BY. by to me-
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1918-04-04
Power Needed for Earns

Some statistician has figured that it
takes 26,0OO,OOO horsepower to operate
Americas farms.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1918-04-04
heir Idea.

what is the principle of repeating
rlfies?' L suppose it is to make every
shot tell on the enemy"
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1918-04-04
important TO Mothers

Important to Mothers
Examine carefully every bottle of
CASTORIA, that famous old remedy
for infants and children, and see that 1t
Bears the ~
Signature f&2ZzZSx
In Use for Over 80 Years.
Children Cry for Fletcher's Castoria
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1918-04-04

The foe is as hard to kill as an
old hedge fence-but We'll get him.
The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1918-04-04

A Cold Girl.
Il hear that Miss Chiffon was an
old flame of yours"
Not exactly; an old icicle."
The Tupelo journal., 1918-05-24
UNITED STATES
FOOD ADMINISTRATION
MISSISSIPPI DIVISION
BY HARPER LEIPER.
Field Representative.
FOOD AND SAVE

When one travels over the United
States and sees constantly the oft
repeated slogan, FOOD WILL WIN
The Tupelo journal., 1918-05-24

"Ioyaty to the Home Town" will be discussed by Charles Howard Plat
tenburg OF the fourth night of the Chautauqua. MI. Pattenburg, who was FOL
many years a successful newspaper editor and has Travelled widely, is an
authority on community problems.
So vital to the public did the Retail Merchants Association of Kentucky
consider this addition that they printed several hundred thousand copies and
scattered them broadcast throughout the state.
In 1856 towns and cities in the nine leading states, including 2l5 county
seats there vas a n actual lossi in population from 1900 to 1910. At least IUUU
more towns in these nine states barely held their own, meaning that In hose
ten years nearly $4,000 towns either stood still OF lost ground.
Mr.. PIattenburg shows that this tremendous loss in population, and TIM
enormous depreciation in real estate values resulting therefrOm were Drought
about: ~ BY lack of civic pride, community loyalty and local ooperano
C) by the tremendous inrads made by the mail order houses; 10 y le
constant stream of young men and women from the smaller towns to the great
After showing these tendencies in the average town. he scuss
means and methods that have been successfully used to counteract thena
The Tupelo journal., 1918-05-24
AGENTS OF PATRIOTISM.

editorial in the Chicago Herald.)
No more effective agents for clari-
fying the great issues of the war, for
combating insidious and unpatriotic
errors, could be found than the corps
of Lyceum speakers assembled in
Chicago. And no n knows this bet
ter than President Wilson, who sent
them a special message through Mr..
George Creel of the Bureau of Pub
lie Information.
These speakers face a select audi
ence in every community they visit
an audience made up of the best and
most thoughtful elements of local citi-
zenship. And their work extends to
every portion Of the country. The
significance Of the Chautauqua and
Lyceum meetings as a forum not mere
" for entertainment but for the dis
cussion Of the great problems OF the
nation, was long since recognized.
Now the greatest problem Of all IS to
he given due consideration and ade-
ouate treatment by speakers trained
to instruct as well as entertain.