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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-09-20

A FALSE IDEA.
By E. w. KEMBLE

Some of us are not obliged 70
work, and some tecline to; bot
these are the minority.
AS most of us occupy oursely Ps
principally in making a living we
may as well do something that we
like, even if we make a few BAD
shots before we hit our vocation.
Just now, the Government: is doing
the choosing for US, but the war
will not last forever, and this PHI
osophy applies for all time.
The greatest tragedy is a voca
tional misft. Premature death is
melancholy, but it is cheerful deS-
tiny compared with life prolonged
for fifty years in an uncongerjsl
calling.
Many man works like slave fol.
living to avoid dying, but if he
would stop avoiding it he would es-
cape the trouble of working alto
gether. His work is painful; death
will get him at the finish; it might
as we'll get him at the start
Every one of us is good at some
thing; but most of us are doing
something else. Were it otherwise.
every one would be a success, and
the world would be a Paradise.
The Socialist in N ew York na4e
demanded six hour work day
which seems to suggest that thew
have extreme ideas on the subject
of work. Anybody that wearies YOU
in six hours is the wrong lob for
you. Drop it, and do something
else.
No one ever put a great achieve.
ment on record while waiting for
the quitting whistle. Dislike of work
does not prove that work is curse
1t proves that we are poor guessers
in picking our jobs.
And when bhanch of the Social
'st party goes on record by cIossjfv-
ing work among the woes of man
kind, it is up to the rest of the So
clalists to assist their weakening
brethren to a more wholesome con-
ception Of the purpose of life.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-09-20
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in English. Besi Equipments IN.
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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-09-20
of German evidence of it, too.


"The goods of different sorts seiz
ed in the enemies territories are ir
such large quantities that the diff
Guilty of knowing where to put them
: increases day by day, At the re,
quest of the Prussian minister Of
war, all chambers of commerce h ave
been asked to give all possible infor-
nation with regard to stOrehouses
sheds, etc, which could be used tenn
porarily to warehouse the spoil.
(From the Frankfurter Zeitung, JAN
uary, 1850
The German papers have been
crowded with advertisements of sale
of property taken from France and
Belgium. Members of the Reichstag
have boosted of others have censured.
the amount of booty brought to
Germany from the occupied terri
tory. and the destruction has been far
Greater than the coniscation.
OF the old men and children mur-
Gered. of the women and girls raw
shed, of the nOncombatantS taken
from their homes and deported to
work for their cOnquerors, of the
cOnquerOrs, of the merchant ships
sunk, the hospitals and unfortifed
cities bombed. of the mutilation and
murder by cruciiXion and otherwise
Of wounded and captured soldiers
of all this beastliness there is plenty
of evidence that no one can disbe-
eve.
The best answer to German peace
propaganda is sinking more U-boats.
ending more nell to France, speed
70 up our work along the lire, and
81 heavy subscription to the Fourth
Liberty Loan. Peace must mean TIC
.fiumph of right and justice, the de-
feat Of Germanism, not truce with
Il, not a compromise with it.
Our soldiers in france are glori-
Ously doing their part toward victory;
me Liberty Loan suyscr ion must
show them that the people at home
ere doing theirs.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-09-20
HoW's This ;

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The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-09-20
4 SOLDIERS LAST MESSAGE
OF LOVE TO SWEETHEART

Paris. Sept. By Mail.--The sol,
der lay with closed eyes; only gen
tie movement of the cover over hi:
chest showed that he still lived, fol-
ne was very pale. A girl in the un-
form of the Y. M, G. A. stepped
quietly to his side and touched his
hand, for she had been told that the
boy had not many hours to live.
He opened his eyes and looked ur
at her with The shadow of a smile
for she had been a frequent visitor
Ills lips moved and she bent her head.
$50 long," were the words she
',arely heard.
The boy knew. He understood
that he was going west, as the say
ing is.
"Can write letter for your
lIave you any message to send?
The boy shook his head.
"Maven't you a mother? Can't /
wl;.e to herr"
Again he shook his head. He had
no mother.
Father"
He had no father.
Sweetheart"
He opened his eyes again and
nodded very weakly:
"Shall l write to her."
Another nod. The girl placed her
ear close to his lips.
"Her name" she asked
At the third attempt he made her
understand, and she printed it ami
the address in big, plain letters and
held them before his eyes. He loos
ed long, and nodded again. It was
correct.
what do you want me to saw"
Goodbye"
You want ME to tell her you are
gong West, and that you thought Of
her and wanted to send message
of love?"
"Yes."
She wrote the letter, and holding
his hand, helped him to. make a fain,
mark in place Of the signature he
was too weak to affx. An hour lat.
er she returned. and he had started
on his journey,
This is but one case Ut many Tha
reason for sending the Y M. G., A.
stations and advanced hispita|s 10 sir
by the boys and to talk and cheer
them up, and to write letters for
them.
If the folks at home could see the
Y. NJ. c. A. women near the IRON,
when these young women step into
the tent and sit beside the cot, thew
would say that there is indeed real
light on the faces Of the wounded
women to France.
over seas Y. NJ. C "a work sbon,,
1piy to the Southern Department
'ea1quarters, SIS Bedell buiIdino
San Antonio, Texas.
The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1918-09-20

with all the prisoners we have to
exchange, places like Switzerland
will feel like metropolitan clear
ing house.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23
War Duties Abroad Slapped His Strength and Vital ity While in
 London.
SKETCH OF CAR EE R
He Was the Author of Works or the Develop ment of a Portion of
 the South.

PINEHURST, Dec. 23,LExAmbassa dor Walter Hines Page is dead. He was allowed to come home some time ago owing to illness, the war duties having sapped his vitality and strength.
 Walter Hines Page was editor of the magazine, The Worlds Work and a member of the publishing firm of Doubleday, Page and Co.,, oi Garden City, l.. l.. when in March 1913 President Wilson appointed him American Ambassador to Great Bri tain.
 The Presidents selection of an edi tor and an author for this post ellie ited favorable comment in Great Britain where Mr. Page was referred to as a "scholar-diplomat" and his appointment was characterized as an interesting experiment. His selec
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23

QUINCY. Mass, Dec. 23.-The de- stroyer Kalk has been launched by the Bethleham Shipbuilding Corpor- ation.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23
KAISER WILL
 PREACH SERMON
 TO SERVANTS
Will Observe the Tradition al German Christmas as Far as Circumstances
 Will Permit.

LONDON, Dec. 23-It is reported that the Kaiser is planning tradi- tional German Christmas, as far as circumstances will permit There will be religious ceremonies Christmas Eve
 The Kaiser is to deliver the ser
 mon, the Berlin Government having declined to grant his request to per
 init former Court Chaplain Dr. Ern-
 est von Dryander, to come and con. duct the services.
 Many former friends, although in- vited, have refused the invitation to attend the ceremonies. His audience
 will consist of his host and his ser
 wants and attendants.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23
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and literary advisor to the Hough
 ton, Mifflin Co.
 | One of his books "The Southernor, ! aroused much comment in the South AS American Ambassador, MT. Page participated in many of the import ant diplomatic conferences and ext changes growing out of the delicate relations between the United States and Great Britain at the time when England was blockading Germany before the United States entered the war. As Ambassador be presented to the British Government American notes in protest against the British treatment of American commerce and held numerous conferences with British statesmen over this and oth- CT moot questions arising from the war One of these was the Ameri can note to Great Britain protesting against the misuse of the American flag when the United States was one of the agents through which the few diplomatic dealings between Ger many and Great Britain were con ducted It was MT. Page who ef- fected an agreement between Eng land and Germany under which the United States as well as England was enabled to feed the starving Bel gians.
 MT. Page received numerous de- grees and decorations for his dip lomatic services abroad. He re signed as Ambassador in the later part of August, 1918 on account of i'll health. Regret at his retirement was expressed by the British press and by American circles in London. He returned to New York in October suffering from heart disease and SC
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23

ton was considered in some British circles as a compliment to the good sense of the. British people who, it was stated, preferred a man of personality and achievement as the man of wealth capable of giving lay ish and expensive entertainments.
 Virtually all MT Pages life before his ambassadorial appointment had been spent in literary work. He was the author of works on the develop ment of the Southern portion of the United States in which he was par ticularly interested as native of Cary, N C., where he was born. August 15, 1855. In his work on "The Upbuilding of Old Common wealths" Mr Page disclosed his in terest in the culture of broad Ma tional feeling in the South. He was interested in the moral and political education of the negro and formerly was a member of the Sanitary Com mission for the Eradication of the Hookworm, to which John D. Rocke- feller contributed. For years Mr. Page was close student of finance. Commissioned as an educational ex- pert to visit all the principle cities of the United States and investigate the work done in the public schools, MT Page wrote a series of articles which were influential in causing the reorganization of school systems in several large cities
 At one time MT Page was engaged in journalism, being connected with the staff of the New York Evening Post. For five years he was editor of the magazine, The Forum, after ward editor of The Atlantic Monthly
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23
DESTROYERS AND
 A BATTLESHIP
 ARE LAUNCHED

NEWPORT NEWS, Va, Dec. 23.-- The American destroyer Semmes and the battleship Saterlee have been launched.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23

If you want to give some thing to your wife, sister or daughter, that will give real pleasure and make her glad that Xmas is here, just give her one of our dress boots and watch the smile. Then you will be glad of what you give.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23
SECRETARY BAKER IS ANXIOUS TO HONOR
 AMERICAN OFFICERS

WASHINGTON Dec. 23-Secretary Baker has asked the House Military Committee to bestow the permanent rank of General upon Pershing, Bliss and March.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23
MEMS SHOES

For our best grade of shoes for men we carry the old re- liable Hanan; can give you either wide, medium or mar row toe, lace or button, gun metal, kid or patent leather We carry shoes for mon from 5000 to $12.00. We stand back of every shoe we sell. if the merchandise we sell is not right we make it right.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23

i'll that he was taken at once to g hospital.
 Mr. Page married Alice Wilson daughter of William Wilson of Mich igan. He leaves a son, Frank C. Page. His daughter, Katherine Al ice Page was married to Cahrles G. Loring in London.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23
SOME LUXURIES ARE
 ELIMINATED FROM THE
 WAR REVENUE MEASURE

WASHINGTON, Dec. 23.-In dis posing of the amendments to the war revenue bill the Senate has elim- mated 20 per cent. of the tax on the so-called luxuries.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23

R. P. WILSON'S STORE Best Christmas tree trimmings in town! Christmas boxes with holly and poinsetta designs. Dolls all sizes! Games! Play dishes! Books for the little tots!
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23

NEW CARDS AT CARTWRIGHT'S
 We can furnish blank Christmas cards with designs ready to print or write on. Cartwright's Stationery, Store, next to Postoffice.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23

GOLDSTEIN'S EMPORIUM will be open Saturday, Monday and Tuesday evenings.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23

Xmas flowers, holly wreaths. and baskets; leave orders; Juneau Flor ists.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23

Xmas presents = Moccasins, bas- kets, furs and curios. W. H. Case.
The Alaska daily empire., 1918-12-23

NEW CARDS AT CARTWRIGHT'S
 We can furnish blank Christmas cards with designs ready to print or write on. CaItwright's Stationery, Store. next to Postoffice.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-08-03
MONEY-MAD AMERICA

When a boy we used to hear the old
Christian colored men and women fervently
sing: "You may have all this world, but
give me Jesus" It seldom happened that
the white man took advice from the black
man, but the words of that old time song
seemed to have been as soothing to the
white mans soul as it was to the black
mans and bargain was then and there
silently struck between them and now we
seem to hear the white man, whether alone
or with others, fervently singing "you may
have Jesus and all His belongings, but
give me the money" No condition seems
to arise, but that the white of the United
States devises some way to turn dollar
into his tills therefrom. An anonomous
correspondent in Frank Leslies gloried in
the fact that at the beginning Of the pres
ent war not over two billion dollars worth
Of goods and wares were being annually
manufactured in this country, but at the
close OF the last fiscal year over IS billion
dollars worth were being annually manu-
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-08-03
MAKE IT UNANIMOUS

Within the United States there are up
wards of twelve million persons designated
"colored' and almost another million off
springs of white and colored folks so white
that they are white-more by a good deal
than was the population Of the thirteen
colonies, when they rebelled against the
British government, because they were taxed
without having representation. In the states
of Florida, Georgia, Alabama South Caro-
lima, Mississippi and Louisiana the colored
population outnumbers the white in the pro-
portion Of 60 to 40 per cent while in
number Of other states the proportion of
colored is as 40 to 60 per cent. This horde
of black and tans may not be as industrious
as the Yankees nor as thrifty as the Japan
ese, but in both of these particulars they
are far superior to the Southern white man.
They have not accumulated as much, yea
by a thousand per cent, as the Southern
white man, but that is due to the fact that
they are not so well trained in profteering
and plundering those with whom they do
business as the white man, however, in this
particular, they are profting by experience.
Since these black people have been eman-
cipated 1000 Of them, including men, women
and children have been lynched and burned
at the stake and during the present year
almost a hundred of them have been thus
abused by mad mobs of white men, women
and children without any questions being
subsequently asked. In other words, when a
colored person does anything at which the
Southern white person takes umbrage the
proper punishment is to lynch him, her or
all concerned.
Now fighting in the trenches for the Allies
in the worldwide war are, in round num-
bers, five hundred thousand colored soldiers.
All Europe is full and overfowing with
words of commentator for the valor and
gallantry of the black fighters and even our
own Gen. Pershing sounds their praises to
the sky, which our prejudiced press stint
ingly publishes, all of which proves beyond
reason of doubt that the good things in
these black folk who are mobbed lynched
and even burned at the stake by the scores,
hundreds and even thousands for crimes and
alleged crimes, which if committed by white
folk are not looked upon as penal offenses,
are too numerous to mention. In substan-
tiation of this the war department recently
reported an incident on the high seas, which
in substance is as follows: "a boat carry
ing some colored soldiers and number of
white passengers was torpedoed by Ger
man U-boat The soldiers took charge of
the situation and saw that every passenger
was safely aboard of rescue ship, but
before they could get off the vessel parted
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-08-03
CAYTON'S WEEKLY

Published every Saturday at Seattle Washington.
u S. A.
In the interest Of equal rights equal Justice to
all and for "all men up"
A publication of general information, but in
the main voicing the sentiments Of the Colored
Citizens
1t is open to the towns and communities of the
state of Washington air their public grievances
Social and church notices solicited for pub
lcation and will be handled according to the rules
of journalism.
Subscription 81 per year in advance. Special
rates made to clubs and societies.
HORACE ROSCOE CAYTON. Editor and Publisher
Entred second class matter, August 18, 1916, at
the post office at Seattle Wash, under the Act of
March 3rd, 1915.
TELEPHONE: BEACON 1910
Office 303 22nd Ave. South
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-08-03

factured. "We should worry" In other
words the lives of the million men that
are being snuffed out is mere bagatel
in comparison to the money we are making.
So money-mad are we that our cabinet Of
ficers, our elective and appointive officers
are accused of being badly infected with
the disease Of graftis. But one day this
week Gen. Green and a number of minor
officers formerly stationed at Camp Lewis
were openly accused in the courts Of Tacoma
as being mixed up in an amusement COM
pany that was operated near Camp Lewis,
which was little short Of vice syndicate,
and be it remembered Gen. Green barred
all soldiers from Seattle because it ran riot
with vice. And as in this case, so all over
this fair land Of ours to get the almighty
dollar is the highest ambition Of the men
and women.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-08-03

and they realized that they were lost. I'M
mediately every one of them took soldiers
position and as the ship went down they
stood like statutes with right hand erect
saluting the flag. Who says those men were
towards and unworthy Of all the rights and
emoluments Of the whitest white man that
ever lived is liar and the truth is not in
him or her.
A million and half Of the flower of this
country are fighting like demons to democ-
ratize the world and yet, so far as the twelve
million colored folks in this country are
concerned anarchy runs riot in every state
in the South. What different light the
world would view the United States if pure
democracy reigned supreme in every state
in this Union-example always leads pre-
cept
Have those twelve million or more people
any representation in either the legislative
or judicial or executive branches of this
government? you ask. In the first two
none in the world and in the latter so
slight that it is not to be even considered
Ignorant, no indeed, as whole they are
better educated and more generally quail
fed to fulfill important governmental duties
than are the great mass Of Russians, who
form and overthrow governments between
suns. The world is watching the ruling class
in this country to see if it purposes to democ-
ratize the United States before it places
General Democracy on the throne of the
World and his fullnes sthereof.
In another column hereof a sycophantic
appeal made by the President of the United
States Of North America for the citizens
to refrain from mob law is reproduced,
which, in our opinion, will make no more
impression upon the minds of the Southern
white folks than water poured on the pro-
verbal ducks back. The slaughter Of the
chickens Of this land are prevented by a
presidential order, the same is true Of the
hogs, rattle and sheep and the law is not
only enforced, but generally lived up to,
but when it comes to the slaughtering of the
colored folks, good and true, no order is
issued for the slaughtering to be discon-
tinued, but an appeal is made which is
without force or effect. God help those
who rule this country to live in the spirit Of
the Golden Rule.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-08-03

Billy Kaiser is doubtless not favorably
impressed with the threatened Turkey trOt
The Stone & Webster dog in the managers
are working hard to prevent the City of
Seattle from developing the Skagit power
site. Thank God the day Of the corpora
ton hog is almost closed
Roosevelt will either be the Republican
presidential nominee he will name the
nominee" declares a writer, but the 1920
Convention is almost two years away and
there will be many slip between the cup
and the lip before that time.
Another week has passed and the tide
Of war continues in our favor. The two
weeks offensive on the part of the United
States and the Allies have temporarily
slowed down, but it has brought rich re-
wards to them at the expense Of the Ger
mans. The hot blood that Uncle Sam has
injected into the Allies has made things look
blue for the Huns and, if the pace is main
tained for the remaining summer months it
it here predicted that, the Boches will be
praying for real peace before snow flies.
But Uncle Sam is taking no chances and is
pouring men into France by the multiplied
thousands.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1918-08-03

Seattle s corporate interest is turning
heaven and earth fguratively speaking, to
defeat the municipality from getting the
Skagit power site, and the leader Of that
class Of financial highbinders, at present
seems to be David Whitcom, who at one
time was the governments coal regulator
Of the State Of Washington. When he was
first named for the position Cayton's
Weekly then and there made the statement
that one Of the coal kings had as we'll
been appointed as Whitcom, and subsequent
developments in the coal business in this
state has proven the correctness Of the al
legation. Tt is safe to say that the coal
mine operators are realizing more cash out
of their investments at present than ever
before and as in the coal business, so also
in every line Of corporate greed and David
Whitcom is now their friend at court. His
efforts to block Seattle from giving the
working folk Of the city cheap electricity
shows the calibre of the man and if the
present National Administration is in SYM
pathy with the people it will boot David
Whitcom out of Washington City before he
can say Jack Robinson