Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-12-13
THE PASSING THRONG.


to a Chinaman, says sign on the front
of store in Seattle. After reading the
sign | thought for minute and then Won
dered to myself, what next would the
money mad white man Of the United States
commercialize, for the greed of gain? l
am told that number of colOred men
not long since waited upon the Seattle Daily
Times with the view of having it modify
it's methods of dishing up it's race riot re-
ports, and they were informed by some
one in authority that to handle the story
as did the Times meant the sale of hun
dreds and perhaps thousands of copies of
the paper. In other Words the damage that
it did counted for nought in comparison
to the money that came in from the hui
man outrage it committed and we yet Won
der why Bolshevism thrives in this land
of the free and home of the brave.
It has been many months since a cOlOred
person has had an opportunity to get
front page space in the daily press of
Seattle, but that drouth was broken last
Saturday morning, when one Van Duzen got
in the lime light, by attempting to hold up
grocery store, and rightfully got his
hide badly punctured with hot lead The
criminal acts of coored man are always
nuts for the daily press to crack and not
having had an opportunity to dish up so
tempting a morsel for many months, the
reporters just Toasted on what their eyes
beheld l have always wondered Why the
bad things the colored man does moved
the writer's of the daily press to feature
them over and above the good things that
he does, but such is the fact, and | can't
tell you why.
Last Tuesday evening Mr.. and Mrs. John
Franklin Cragwill rendered the Rev. and
Mrs. Eugene A. johnson a farewell recep
ton, on the eve of their departure for
California; to take up their permanent abode
in that land of sunshine, flowers and fruit.
Some fifty or more persons were present to
assist the host and hostest in impressing
upon the honOred guest that their years OF
stay in this community were years of use
fulness, as we'll as helpfulness, and was high
ly appreciated at least by those present. Rev.
johnson has practically retired from the
ministry, having served his probation in
active service, which, under the rules OF
his church, permits him to retire on a pen
sion. Even on earth [ trust that the most
of us would like to hear our neighbors say,
''well DONE good and faithful servent
Last Sunday afternoon under the auspices
of the Efficiency Club Of Seattle and the
leadership of DR.. Arthur Williams, a Sun
day Forum was organized in the old Afro
American Hall, with the view of giving the
public an opportunity of discussing ques-
tons Of the hour. I, with others, remember
when a similar institution was in operation
in Seattle, and, the greater part of its ex-
istence in that self same hail. at each meet
ing of which the house was full and over
flowing, and an abiding interest was taken
in the same, which continued until sell
fshness brought about it's downfall. But
Dr. Williams is young and vigorous and like
wise full of pep and he doubtless will put
the newly organized forum on an even
sounder footing than it ever was before.
Here is success to you Doe, in your com
mendable undertaking.
My Christmas remembrance reached me a
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