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Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-03-15
CAYTON'S WEEKLY

Published every Saturday at Seattle. Washington.
u s. A.
In the interest equal rights and equal Justice to
all men and for ''all men up"
A publication of general information but In
the main voicng the sentiments of the Colored
Citizens
rates made to clubs and societies
HORACE ROSCOE CAYTON. Editor and Publisher
Entred second class matter August 1S, 1916, at
the post office at Seattle, Wash. under the Act of
March 3rd, 1916
TELEPHONE: BEACON 1910
Office 3O3 22nd Ave. South
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-03-15

Jack johnson is in Mexico calling for a
return bout with Jess Willard. Perish the
thought, "me bouy," unless you can call
as loud as the angel Gabriel, when he
sounds his trumpet to raise the dead, for
Jess is as deaf to your calls as an Indian
statue.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-03-15

can earn, work as hard as he will or may,
to purchase sufficient food for himself and
family to live on.
After having wilfully thrown away thirty
five million dollars the shipyard workers
of Seattle are again on their jobs, and at
the same old price, and thus do fools and
their money soon part.
From the amount of editorial shifting
the editor Of the Union Record has been
doing before, during and since the strike
he must be March Colt and shifts with
the wind.
On his way across the pond President
Wilson laughed at himself in a movie, and
in that he did what everybody else is do
ing. In fact he is becoming quite a laugh
ing stock.
Comes the report that FDollar'' Schwab
informs the Wall Street holdups that it will
be some considerable time before they can
begin to filch European nations. What a
shame!
Like the Irshmans horse the average
editor is poor, but proud. They are not
always as proud as they should be, but
they are almost always as poor as they can
be.
'ESpring is coming'' chimes the young
warbler, and it may be, but there are lit
tie or no signs Of it as yet, but when it
does come we will give it warm welcome.
Organized labor has lost another titanic
struggle and it will be thus with it if
it continues to organize "white men only
as it has done since it first organized.
TO the joy and delight Of the [. w. VS.
of the Northwest Mayor Ole Hanson is rap
idly regaining his health and will soon be
on the job again. God is gracious to u.s.
There are two doctors in Seattle whose
names end with "well' ''-Cardwell and
Maxwell-and yet their patients want to
get "wel," but do not always do 1t.
Think about it a man who went to
Olympia to work in the legislature has de-
cided to take up hi spermanent abode in
the Capitol City. Funny, isn't it?
If old sol was not quite so bashful these
days and would raise his veil for few
days one would feel more like living, but
there seems to be nothing doing.
Former President Taft seems to be wan
dering after strange gods. Like the calf
that chased the bull, he will know the diff
ference when he goes to suck.
Our own and only BODY Grass has run
up against mob rule by the majority mem
bers Of the house of representatives in the
late Washington legislature.
We would not exactly pronounce the
white man of the South either barbarian
or a heather, but he is making rapid
strides in that direction.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-03-15
EDITORIAL PARAGRAPHS

Cayton's Weekly to the contrary not
withstanding, l. Horace Roscoe Cayton, am
exceedingly glad that the shipyard strike
has been declared off and the men again
at work. The past attitude Of the editor
hereof toward striking unions may not har-
monize with his attitude at this time and
so widely different are the two that an eX-
planation is almost necessary. When the
shipyard strike was pulled off my chief
business was operating an apartment house
filled to standing room only with shipyard
workers. The men believing they were up
against long siege began to scatter and
almost half Of my tenants left the city and
half Of the other half were not able to pay
their rent, and [ had too much love for my
fellowman to turn them out because they
were financially unfortunate and so since
January 21st my rents have been for the
most part 81 owe you,' all of which will
vanish now that the men are at work again.
1t has been more than two weeks since S.
H. Stone played dinner host for number
of leading spirits in the business world Of
Seattle, but me next has not been heard as
coming from any of those present. which
is unfortunate. Mr.. Stone broke the ice
for series of get-together dinner parties
that might result in better understanding
among those assembled and might eventu-
ally lead to a general rallying round
nucleOus
Cartooning the colored folks for the en-
tertainment Of the white folks may be an
innocent amusement for the white folks,
but it's most damnably annoying to the col
ored folks and for the majority to take
fendish delight in humiliating the minor
ity because they are the minority does not
show any great amount Of superiority on
the part Of the majority
Cheaper Food Is Due is a Star head line,
which may or may not be true, but there
is no doubt but that there is great della
due on the cheap food which the public
has already consumed, and much work will
have to be done before the due will have
been evaporated
Politicians work in mVSteriO11S wavs their
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-03-15

Jack johnson is in Mexico calling for
thought, ''me bouy,' unless you can call
as loud as the angel Gabriel, when he
sounds his trumpet to raise the dead, for
Jess is as deaf to your calls as an Indian
statue.
If it should so happen that the colored
soldiers from Washington would be demob-
allied in the East and w. E. Mitchell not
given an opportunity 'to put them back
into life" then we fear he would 60 to
the damnation bow vows from sheer grief
The politicians Of the legislature, which
played the game bang up during the entire
session made Savage attack on popular
government in the closing hours Of the as
sembly Gentlemen, you permitted your
enthusiasm to overshadow your judgments.
Tom Bolton just simply will not again
accept the presidency Of the city council,
which is the same as admitting, that he
presided over an unruly bunch Of political
buccaneers the past year. Tom knows when
he has enough Of a good thing.
Once upon a time Tacoma had a Forum
that surely was forum and the Ryans
made it's influence felt far and near It's
influence may still be felt near, but not
far, at least so far as we know. What's
happened to you, "ol' hoss?"
Perhaps the Seattle automobile show was
not fake, but we have our suspicious that
a whole lot Of folk who attended it and
made purchases got badly faxed. Barnum,
however, said the American people love
to be humbugged."
Though elected for the sole purpose of
passing the Lake Washington park bill
Senator Lamping seems to have forgotten
his child and adopted another Was the
senator cutting gubernatorial timber while
in Olympia?
From California Associated Press dis
patch it is learned that the citizens of
Washington tried to force Ed Chilberg to
run for United States senator, but he re-
fused to let it touch him. Oh, perish the
thought.
If the United States will have to police
Europe in order to keep peace between the
Jarring nations over there then Wilson s
Io"S"o VI HoClollo Will NC d uoCflIleHI IO llle
United States and Of little or no benefit to
Europe.
Seattle's police force has adopted baby,
which was born in the patrol wagon and
are making preparations to provide for it,
and yet it is argued that there is no such
thing as "police protection" in the Queen
City.
The Irish question has no more business
IN the peace congress than the Negro ques-
ton Both are local conditions and should
be settled by the respective countries in
which they have emanated
Gen. High Cost Living may have been
dealt body blow below the belt when the
war closed, but it still takes all one man
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-03-15

can earn, work as hard as he will or may,
to purchase sufficient food for himself and
family to live on.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-03-15

If it should so happen that the colored
soldiers from Washington would be demob-
allied in the East and W. E. Mitchell not
given an opportunity "to put them back
into life" then we fear he would go to
the damnation bow vows from sheer grief
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-03-15

After having wilfully thrown away thirty
five million dollars the shipyard workers
of Seattle are again on their jobs, and at
the same old price, and thus do fools and
their money soon part
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-03-15

From the amount of editorial shifting
the editor Of the Union Record has been
doing before, during and since the strike
he must be March Colt and shifts with
the wind
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-03-15

Politicians work in mysterious ways their
wonders to perform as may be seen in one
politician, who promised the colored vot-
ers nothing, but Immediately gives one of
them lucrative position, while the polite
ian that promised them the world with a
fence around it has given them nothing
The creaking cordage, the huming ham,
mers, the whirling wheels and the willing
workers are all music to the ear Of the
business men Of the Pacific Northwest
Five million dollars thrown into circulation
each week makes that kind Of music that
sOOthes the savage ears.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-03-15

The politicians Of the legislature, which
played the game bang up during the entire
session made Savage attack on popular
government in the closing hours of the as
sembly. Gentlemen, you permitted your
enthusiasm to overshadow your judgments.
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-03-15

On his way across the pond President
Wilson laughed at himself in a movie, and
in that he did what everybody else is do
ing. In fact he is becoming quite a laugh
ing stock
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-03-15

Gen. High Cost Living may have been
dealt body blow below the belt when the
war closed, but it still takes all one man
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-03-15

Comes the report that "Dollar" Schwab
informs the Wall Street holdups that it will
be some considerable time before they can
begin to flch European nations. What a
shame
Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1919-03-15

Like the Irishman s horse the averag
editor is poor, but proud They are no
they are almost always as poor as they cal
be.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
Norway and Switzerland
Will Take Charge of Feed
ing Russia = Plan Disap-
proved by Elements OPP
posed to BOlsheviki-The
United States Asked to
Become Mandatory for
Armenia and CONSTANT
nople
ASSOCIATED Press

Germany will be forced to accept or
reject the allied peace terms by May
j., according to reports printed in Par
is 1t is indicated that no reply is ex-
pccted before May 6, the conference
being disposed to give the German gov
ernment ample time to digest the terms
and frame a reply.
Ii was announced at a meeting of
the council of ten in Paris yesterday
that the various articles of the pact
were in the hands of the drafting COM
mittee and that the remaining articles
would be disposed of today.
Norway and Switzerland will act as
agents of the allied and associated gov
ernments in feeding Russia it has been
agreed. Representatives of France
made reservations on the subject, and
the plan was disapproved by Russian
elements opposed to the Bolsheviki.
The question of the United States
becoming mandatory for Armenia and
the province of Cecilia is again being
considered 1t seems to be the disposi.
tion of the conference also to ask this
country to take over control of Con
stantinople. Albania has appealed tt
Premier Clemenceau as president of the
conference, asking complete independ
ence.
Communists still control Munich bu
heavy forces of Bavarian trops arr
said to have begun an advance toward
the Bavarian capital, according to Ber
lin advices.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
FURNISHED BAIL
OF $500 IN CASH
John Sisow Waived Examination Here
This Morning on Charge of Vio-
lating White Slave Act.

Charged with violating the Mann white
slave act, John Sisow of Mountain Mills,
near Wilmington, waived examination this
forenoon before United States Commits
sioner Clarence NJ Miller in the office of
United States Marshal Arthur p. Carpen-
ter. He was placed under bonds of $500
for his appearance at the May term of
the United States court in Windsor and
deposited cash bail with the commissioner,
whereupon he was released
Sisow is about 30 years old and is en-
ployed by the Deerfield Pulp CO. 1t is
alleged that eight or nine months ago he
and Mrs. Teofila Szulc of Adams, Mass,
went to Mountain Mills and have since
been living together. The husband of
Mrs. Szulc had the matter brought to the
attention of United States officials, as a
result of which Marshal Carpenter ar
rested Sisow and placed him in the Brat
tleboro lookup for safe keeping over night
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
POSTAGE CHANGE
IN EFFECT JULY l
Letter Postage Then Reduced from
Three Cents to Two Cents-Two-
Cent Postal Cards to Go.

After period of one year and eight
months of retired service" so far as let
ter postage has been concerned, with the
exception of local letters, the two-cent
stamp will appear on full duty again
after July /, next, when the three cent
stamp will be laid aside to await parcel
post package requiring that amount or
more. On July also postal cards of the
one cent denomination will re-appear.
In anticipation of these changes in
postage rates postmasters all over the
country have received notice of the
changes and will allow their stock to run
much lower than under ordinary circum-
stances, replacing their usual orders for
three-cent stamps with orders for two
cent stamps, and will do away altogether
with the two-cent postal cards.
The announcement of these changes has
brought about reversal of the demands
of some customers at>the ticket win
dows, many persons even now refusing to
buy more than three or four stamps fear
ing they might have one left over on July
l. This situation is amusing i'll view
of the attitude of some people previous to
Nov. ,, 1917 when the advanced rates
went into effect. Customers at that time
expressed Jne1r desire TO put III ldfBe
stock of the two-cent stamps in order
to avoid the higher rate postage, but
when informed that it would be neees-
sary to use one-eent stamp in addition
to the two-cent stamp after the new
rate became effective, orders were cut
down.
Unused postal cards which are held by
individuals or firms or July | will be re-
| deemed on the basis of three quarters of
cent for each cent, which would mean
that seven cents would be- allowed for
four postal cards of the two-cent de
! nomination
All other postage rates viii remain as
at present, as viii the tax on parcel post
packages.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
Centre Congregational Church

Special Passion Week services will
be held in the chapel Tuesday, Wednes-
day and Friday evenings and in the
church Thursday evening, at 7.30
o'clock. The Thursday evening meeting
will be a communion service, that be-
ing the anniversary of the first Lord IS
Supper. Friday evening Mrs. Woodin
will read The Love Watch.
Friday, April Is, $50 pm-Rehearsal
OF the primary and junior departments for
the Sunday school Easter exercises There
will be no junior Endeavor meeting.
There will be no session of the Sunday
school Easter Sunday, on account of the
exercises of the school which will be held
at o'clock Sunday afternoon. Members
of the several departments are asked te
meet at the chapel at 3.45 o'clock The
meeting of the Christian Endeavor soci
ETY. also will be omitted.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
MORE YANKEE UNITS
ARRIVE IN BOSTON
Many Former Vermont Guardsmen in
102d and 1O3d Machine Gun Bat
talions Aboard Vessel.

BOSTON, April l7-Four units of the
Yankee division arrived today. They
came on the transport Patricia in driv-
ing rainstorm. She had hardly poked her
nose through the fog at the entrance OF
the harbor at noon before she was sur
rounded by fleet of small boats bearing
relatives and friends and members of Off
cial greeting committees.
The units aboard the Patricia included
the l02d and l03d machine gun battalions
composed largely OF former members OF
the old First Vermont infantry regiment,
the 10lst field signal battalion, and sever
al smaller detachments. ABo on board
We're casual companies, making total OF
2,Sl2 officers and men. Adjutant Gen
Howard of New Hampshire was on ono
of the official boats which met the Pa
tricia
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
BOYS FROM HERE
DISCHARGED 18th
Gen. Hale Wires j. H. Estey Concern
ing 101st Am Train and 1O1st
and 103d Machine Gunners.

In response to letter sent last
week by J. Harry Estey to General
Harry G. Hale, commanding the 26th
division, at Camp Deyens, regarding
the probable date of discharge of re-
turned soldiers from this section, the
following telegram was received this
morning:
Camp Devens, Mass.
j. H. Estey, Brattleboro, Vt.
One hundred first ammunition train
and one hundred first machine gun ba-
tallion and one hundred third machine
gun battalion will be discharged and en-.
train for Vermont on April4 twenty.
ninth.
(Signed) HALE.
Commanding General 26th Div.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
Masonic Temple

The ladies of Bingham chapter, No 80,
o. +. s., will hold food sale Saturday,
April 10, from , to $50 o'clock in the
store north of the Western Union tele-
graph office On account of the lack of
Telephone service it is impossible to So
licit ALL The ladies are asked to take it
upon themselves to bring food.
Monday, April 81, 43O p. m.-Special
communication Brattleboro lodge.
Work: Master Mason degree. Supper
will be served at $50.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
TROUBLE IN TURKEY.
Situation There Causes Fears Among
Allied Heads.

LONDON, April 1.-THE situation in
Turkey is causing grave anxiety. Inter
national disorder is reported by Rear
Admiral Webb, +. n, at Constantinople
and there is fear of outbreaks and mas
sacres of the Armenian population on a
large scale.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
BETTER FLYING WEATHER.
Transatlantic Aviators Ready to
Start "Big Hop"

ST. JOHNS, \. f., April l7-
Weather conditions favorable for
flying prevailed here today, and
Capt. Frederick p. Raynham, Brit
ish aviator, and Harry G. Hawker,
his Australian rival, scanned re-
ports from other points to deter
mine whether aerial breakers over
the ocean would permit their hop
ping off,
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
IN GERMANY TODAY.
Secretary Daniels Crossed River
Meuse Yesterday.

COBLENZ, Wednesday, April
l6.-Secretary of the Navy Daniels
crossed the Meuse river into Ger
many today. He will remain at
Treyes tonight, proceeding to the
Rhine tomorrow. The entertain
ment provided for him includes a
review of the second division.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
CHANCE TO GET MARRIED.
Foreigners Receive Proposals from
Wealthy Hungarian Women.

VIENNA. Wednesday, April 16 CAS-
sociated Press).-Foreigners, especially
Americans, are receiving attractive
marriage proposals FROM families of
wealthy young Hungarian women, who
expect by this means to save something
from the wreck of their fortunes be-
cause of the fact that foreign prop
erty viii be exempted from nationaliza-
tion.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17

PARIS, April 17.-Germany intends
to ask an indemnity from the allies ae-
coding to the Frankfort Gazette. 1t
says that the German negotiators will
ask payment for damages sustained
from aerial attacks, occupation of
German territory by allied troops and
ON account of the delay in concluding
peace terms.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
MoDERATEs ARE GAINING.
Bolshevism in Russia Giving Way to
New Bourgeoisie.'

COPENHAGEN, April l7-Bolshevism
IN Russia is giving way to new Bour-
geoisie, according to the director of the
Moscow Red Cross committee, who has
arrived here. Premier Lenine and War
Minister Trotzky are trying to reach an
understanding with the moderate element
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
Odd Fellows Temple

Thursday, April II, 7.30 pm-Regular
meeting of Oasis Encampment.
Friday, April Is, 7.30 p.m.-Rehearsal
of the Rebekah degree.
May day dance at Odd Fellows Temple.
Tickets on sale at the Temple.
The Brattleboro daily reformer. (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1913-1955, 1919-04-17
SELLING MERCHANT SHIPS.
Fifteen Transferred to New York Con
cern for s65O,oOO Each.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE sale
of the government S war-built merchant
fleet was begun today by the shipping
board with the transfer of Is wooden
steamships to the Nacirema Steamship
Co. of New York for $650,O0 each.