Cayton's weekly. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1916-1921, 1920-03-20


equally as long chief deputy sheriff. While
sheriff. Woolery had no coOlred men as
deputies in his office, yet to my personal
knowledge he was true and tried friend
to them, and this is another brilliant ex-
ceptiOn of the southern white man always
being against the cOlored man as Mr.. Wool.
cry was originally from Tennessee At the
time Woolery was sheriff of King county
there were two cOlOred attorneys here,
Allen A. Garner and Con. A. Rideout and
they surely had friend at court
| understand Joel F.. Warren is to be
continued as chief of police of Seattle,
and | am very glad of it. Some weeks ago
my attention was called to very objec-
tionable picture in front Of movie house
and was forced to appeal to Chief War
rem to have it taken down, which he did as
soon as he heard the nature Of it, and as
in this instance, so in others, when colored
citizens had just cause for complaint But,
be it remembered, that he acts just as
quickly in other abuses the above, which
makes Of him very efficient official. The
cOlored citizens here or nowhere else ask
no special protection consideration, but
when taken mean advantage of they APP
preciate the official that will say to their
traducers,, "thus far and no farther'', and
this Chief Warren seems to have the back
bone to do In this connection | want to
say Inspector Bannick is most able and
worthy second to the chief and the colored
man will get just as square deal with
Claude Bannick in charge as any man that
ever wore the badge Of authority.
The addresses of Mrs Talbert at the
To- oy1
Friday evenings were, in way, master
pieces and the over-crOwded house enjoyed
her every word. She is truly most tai
ented woman and everything that she said
was something worth hearing and | am
very proud of her, not so much on account
of her color-the spirit of canishness-
but because she is so well informed and
possesses such rare ability, despite the fact
she is colored I regret, however, that the
white citizens of this community never seem
to feel sufficiently interested in the noted
cOIOred speakers, who from time to time
visit this city on lecture tours, as they say
things of as much if not more so, interest
to the white man as the black man. In
Portland, Oregon, 1 am told, the white citi-
zens turn out in large numbers to hear meri-
torious colored speakers, not quite so well
in Tacoma as in Portland, but not one in
Seattle and yet no place on the Coast needs
it more than does Seattle. "The only true
study Of man is man. wrote poetic sage
and if the white man is DESTROYS to know the
colored man he should try to learn all about
him from himself.
One day this week | met Edward F.
Meyer. whom | have known for good
many years, and after our usual friendly
greetings he told me he and his family
would soon sail for China where he would
be connected with an industrial concern
which would be directed by J. F. Duthie
Since [ first met Mr. Meyer in Seattle he
like everybody else, has had his ups and
downs, but, | am glad to say, more ups
than downs Despite the fact that he pos.
sesses a master mind in his line, yet for
many years his color or class designation
has been handicap to him, but that he
seems to have completely overcome Some
years ago he was employed by the govern.
ment and while holding that position, one