Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-03-27


lieve an ounce of preventive is worth ton
of cure. The preventive in this case is a
place or places of entertainment for these
boys and they would have no particular ex-
cuse for seeking undesirable associates. OF
course some even with all this, will seek
the evil haunts, but the saving of a ma
jOrity or even a large minority is well spent
money. | repeat, if the colOred citizens
hope to build well for the future in this
community, they had better begin to lay
the foundation for stronger and better
manhood for the men Of tomorrow.
You may think it's no concern of yours
as to what happens to Browns boy, to
Jones' boy and to my boy, but you are, for
if evil befalls a large percentage of our
boys it matters not how good your boy may
be he will suffer on account OF the sins OF
others. When a heavy percentage OF our
boys are known to psosess criminal mind
those that are not of like mind will eX-
perience as much difficulty in being honor
ably employed as the actual criminal ones.
We are all our brothers. keeper, and unless
we keep each other good and well misfor-
tune will overtake us. It's another case of
hanging together or hanging separately.
Now the church religion is not the only sal
walton for this situation, but it is strong
factor Let each and every one of us lay
aside our sefishness and put our heads to-
gether with the view Of making better boys
and thereby give to the world better men.
eye must be born again." read an in
scription on push cart, which was being
rolled down the streets of Seattle by a man
beyond the prime of life, and as he walked
he sang in tone Of voice loud enough to
be heard across the street, and as he passed
along men and women all down the line
looked at him and smiled and then looked
knowingly at each other, and without ut
tering word it was plain to be seen that
the unanimous verdict of all who saw him
was ''there goes a mutt Is there nothing
in that said to myself. Once upon time
much store was placed in 'ye must be
born again. but it seems to have lost It's
efficacy, like salt that has lost it's SAVIOR.
Why brand one nut because he or she eX-
claims aloud the teachings Of the Bible? Is
it possible that all Seattle has been born
again, and those who smiled as that man
passed did so because he was behind the
times as they had already been through the
ordeal? No, in my opinion, the most of
them no longer entertained such religious
beliefs and lokoed upon that man as re-
ligious fanatic No wonder the Almighty
Dollar is our Christ Jesus and the Christ
Jesus of Mt Calvary is myth. if not an
actual humbug If the most Of the swell
guys were born again there probably would
be less crime in this and other communities.
x
It IS long lane that has no turning and
both Ed Hagan and Tom Clark, of much
Seattle police fame, must now feel that
there is more truth than poetry in the
statement. Some months ago both Of these
men were in good standing on the police
force of this city and had things much their
own way. They worked among the deni.
zens of the underworld and charges and
counter charges were frequently made by
both Sides AS the news came to me Frank
Smith, proprietor Of the Douglas Club, was
the king Of the bootleggers Of the city and
in this he was protected by Hagan and
Clark, who shared in his illgotten gains.
For some unexplainabe reason one night
when Frank was handling the stuff in his