Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-07-12

proclamations to the effect a sane and safe
Fourth of July would be Observed and the
deadly fireworks tabooed, but so far as
Seattle was concerned if her last was a safe
and sane FOURTH then God deliver us from
one devoid Of the above qualifications The
human toll for the day in Seattle was one
dead and half dozen more or less seri-
Ously in jured and a dozen or more dangerous
fires, and all the result Of patriotic fireworks
all wholly unnecessary. That Times fire
work display was nothing more nor less than
a bunch of bragadocia and the city official
that permitted it should be dismissed from
office for the act AS for the Times, the
relatives Of the man that was murdered by
it's deadly bomb should sue it for 100000
damage. Patriotism can be practiced with
out blowing up the community. and in the
future fireworks of all kind. even to the
small crackers should be barred from the
streets the Fourth Of July.
JESS WILLARD w1THERs
The passing of Jess Willard as the
world s fistic champion is no surprise to the
general public it seems to be the con-
census of opinion that he was never cham
pion by his prowess in the roped arena. He
took the title from Jack johnson because
johnson was promised his price for laying
down, and was then double crossed and got
nothing or so little, that it was the same as
nothing. From the very outset Willard fully
realized that he not champion material
and he therefore refrained from playing the
game, but endeavored to reap golden har-
vest from his il-gOtten title. After refusing
to fight even banty rooster he was finally
smoked out by the friends Of Jack Dempsey
to meet him, but even then Willard would
not agree unless fortune was first placed
in his hands win or lose, because he knew
he was going to lose. Before Jack Dempsey,
real man, that miserable Fastaff put up
no better fight than could have husky
eighteen-y year-old boy. 1t was true case OF
but two licks passed-Dempsey hit Willard
and Willard hit the ground-and the self
inflated gas bag Immediately became a vapor.
Whether Jess Willard was a party to the
sharp practices played on Jack johnson de-
ponent knoweth not, but has his suspicious.
However, he no sooner had the title than he
announced he would never fight another
colored man, which had the aroma Of 'be-
cause if / do another cOOred man will be
the worlds champion" But summing up
the whole Willard situation, he, Willard,
aided and abetted by Others who, it is
claimed, he later on double crossed, took
mean advantage Of an unfortunate situation,
that has netted him an immense cash fortune,
but even his opponents must give him credit
for doing some clever head work.
ORGANIZED LABOR ORGANIZES
Many serious mistakes have been made
by the radicals of organized labor and many
more will be made, because in the ranks Of
organized labor, just as in the ranks Of
organized everything else, there are radicals.
who are determined to rule or ruin, but what
we set out to comment on, is the progress
organized labor has made in financial way
within the past two years. While the writer
is not prepared to name all Of the industries
organized labor has financed in Seattle, yet
we are able to point to an extensive laundry
plant daily newspaper plant with paper
of daily circulation verging dangerously