Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-10-18

one to sell revolver to an individual and
likewise felony for any one to be found
with gun in his or her possession. No man
has any use for revolver and when he
carries one he is already criminal and
should be locked up.
Owing to the serious illness of Mrs.
Ruth Cayton Wright Mrs. S. R. Cayton
with Mrs. Wright's baby left for Portland
Friday afternoon where she will remain
at the bed side of her daughter until there
is change in her condition.
In the passing of Mrs. A. Hall one of
Seatte's land marks so far as the colored
folks are concerned has been swept away.
For the past thirty odd years, she has been
an administering angel, not only among
colored folks, but among all classes of
folks. For many years she conducted a
nome dining room. which was the eating
headquarters of most of the colored colony
IN Seattle and it was there that all of us
learned to love her for her true Christian
worth.
81 am offering Russell Smith good
round sum for his bargain" said real
estate dealer last Friday ''There seems
to be rivalry between the Japanese and
the colored citizens as to which one of them
can acquire the greatest amount of real
estate on jackson street. If the Japanese
have their way the name Of the street
may be changed to Mikado Midway but if
the colored citizens have their way the
name of the street may be changed to
Negro Broadway. The odds seem to be
in favor of the colored citizens, owing to
the fact they are not handicapped in ac-
curing title to the real estate while the
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That the coored citizens are showing
signs Of much prosperity is seen in the fl
ing of a number Of divorce proceedings
among the "uper crust Poor people are
not able to enjoy the luxury of sensation
al divorce proceeding, but those with mon
ely feast and in some instances, fatten on it.
COlOred folks differ in no wise from white
folks and the former sooner come into
they at avethreiNN-bdyecmf mfw IF
possession of considerable money than they
at once adopt those forms Of fun and amrse-
ment so common to white folks. Divorce
sensations are for the rich and that too
without class, color or condition.
And now comes the national president
of the Lincoln League and announces, if
any one has circulated a report to the
eHocl, luc 'I1luCOlI LEAGUE Is oil lHucPtHu-
ent political organization such person or
persons have not only imposed upon the
public but gravely missrepresented the
League. The Lincoln League is Repubh
can to the backbone and is in full accord
with the Republican leaders," A number
of branches have been organized in the
state of Washington and those responsible
for their organization laid stress on the
point they would act Independent Of any
political party in other words, they
might be Republican, Democratic or So
cialistc in the coming campaign. The
Hon. l. H. Norris, ST., is said to be re-
sponsible for the above propaganda, but
he was noticeably absent at the banquet
when Mr. Simmonds explained matters.
President McCant could throw no light on
the tangled situation as none OF the llt-
erature had come into his possession. II
the Lincoln League in this state continues it
will be Republican instead of an in
dependent political organization