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ous .Hid venomous propaganda to make it stilly, too. Hut not one American Negro soldier ever listed to that siren son*;! Now pause right here and put yourself in their places. Only barely fifty years re moved from the blighi of slavery at home; freed in name, bill in fact always the victims of a venomous race hatred at home; enrolled as American soldiers to fight for freedom overseas, with their white brethren in arms From the same land constantly jeering ami disparaging and insulting them; forced to rebut and repel German propaganda so true thai it burned like fire: compelled to main tain their courage and their morale and their bravery auainst foes within and auainst enticing propaganda without—we say that these American colored troops wrote high their names on the scroll of Fame! We say that from (Yispns Attacks, Ihe first viclim ol' freedom in the Revolu tionary War, to the last dusky hero who laid down his life in battle charge in France, ail down the line ol' American history, the American Xeuroes have proven with their hearts' blood, their courage, their valor, their patriotism and their love for a land— which has ill requited their devotion. Now observe further. Look right down into I lie black record —blacker than tlio duskiest skin. Truth harms none but the guilty. In the thirty years last past up wards of three thousand American Negroes citizens of this land— have been brutally mutilated, tortured, butchered, unsexed, burned and lynched. Only recently a Negro woman was disemboweled and her unborn babe torn from her quivering Hesh Almost within si'jht of the White IToust-, at Alexandria. Virginia, a Negro was most hint ally lynched. At Springfield, Illinois, where rest the ashes of Abraham Lincoln', •uul almost within sight of his tomb, a Negro was burned. Last year at East St. Louis, Illinois, over forty Negroes were bar barously slaughtered. And. in addition, in the past year thirty-one Negro men and one Negro woman were barbarically lynched. Negroes have been burned at the stake even in John Brown's old State of Kansas. And mark this: In just two places in this world has the smoke from living human torches ascended heavenwards—at Home under Nero and in the United States of America under the Star Spangled Banner! Look further. The United States— with the aid of the American Negro, too —pro- tested with all its might, with all its bil lions, with millions of its men, on sea, on Ihiul and in the air, against the awful atrocities, mutilations, defilements, butcher ies and outrages perpetrated overseas. America's strong arms—upheld by Amer i"an Negroes, too— spanned the seas and throttled to its death barbaric atricities abroad. Aren'l burnings at the stake, mutilations, tortures, unsexment, hangings, disembowel ments, crucifixions and human tortures just as atrocious in America ;is they are over seas? Why visit barbarities with fire and sword overseas and tolerate them in our own land.' America idealizes, enshrines and worships justice—justice to all abroad and at home. Is her arm long enough to span .•m ocean but too short to throttle her own satyrs of bestiality? Most American Negroes are poor; but who stole their toil for generations and still Dnys them but a pittance.' Many American Xeuroes are ignorant; but who'kept them so for generations and still doles out educa tion with niggardly hands? Many Amer ican Negroes are lustful; but are they the only ones, and if so. whence come all the millions of mulattos.' There are ten million American Negroes in this lnad—their ancestors brought here kidnapped to minister to American idleness — and but few voices are raised in their behalf. We raise our voice. Phone 2647 GOLDEN WEST Tailors and Cleaners. Clothes called for and delivered. Hats retrimmed and blocked H. S. Frazier C . W. Curtest i>" Ff American Negroes are good enough, brave enough, courageous enough, patriotic enough, to fight—as they have fought like dusky demons—in every American war, aren't they good enough to be protected at home.' Blood gushing from dusky skins has hallowed every American battle ground and ought not that blood —ever freely shed for this land—to be protected in this land? Should we cleanse Europe's pits of infamy with the aid of the American Negro and leave in our own land as deep pits for dusky feet to press .' Ought the American Negroes, having battled—against fearful odds within and without their ranks—heroically abroad for freedom, to return home to battle against a resurrected Klu Klux Klan? We say No! PURELY PERSONAL Mrs. Georgia Green w\as buried from the Richardson Undertaking Parlors last Sun day afternoon. Mrs. Zella M. Ashby and Mr. C. A. Flem ming are honeymooning to San Francisco in their new auto. They will be absent about a month. Mi-, and Mrs. J. M. Evans sport a bran new Maxwell, which runs like greeeed light ening. Percy F. Xorris is the proud possessor of a well-equipped auto repair shop. Mr. and Mrs. Floyd Wright have returned to Seattle after a six month's residence in Olympia. \V. C. Wilson, the Bremerton wonder, visited in the city last Monday evening-. President Stone of the Seattle Branch of the X. A. A. C. P., has districted the entire city and captained the .same with persons, who will work for new members. Mrs. E. N. Drake visited with friends in Bremerton last Wednesday. Rev. W. D. Carter, B. F. Tutt and IT. R. Cayton have been made a committee to pay the respects of the King- County Colored Re publican Club to Governor Louis F. Hart. Henry Williams, who is ever ready to do something- for the good of the cause, will motor the committee to Olympia with his compliments. Mrs. George Green breakfasted the five graduates last Tuesday. Mrs. Margueret S. Malone is visiting with relatives in the city. GRADUATES BEING HONORED That the recent high school graduates of Seattle may know the high esteem they are held in a public reception in their honor will be held in the A. M. E. church next Monday evening at 8 p. in. Dr. F. B. Cooper, one of the chief promoters of the affair, will act as chairman of the evening. The following pro gram has been arranged for the evening: Chorus A. M. E. Choir Invocation Rev. Eugene A. Johnson "Spirit of the Occasion" Rev. D. A. Graliam Vocal Solo Mr. C. C. Wilson l"Iligh School Education" Rev. W. D. Carter Piano Solo Miss 11. I. James Class Prophecy Mrs. Waren T. Russell 'Vocal Solo Mrs. Margueret S. Malone "An Education" Mr. O. H. Winston The Departmentr tment of State reports that the Union of South Africa will hold a national exposition at Pretoria ni March and April, 1920. New York Stock Exchange seats have reached the highest price in nearly a dec ade. Two exchange seats the other day sold at $85,000, the highest since 1910. Speaking of the Piedras Negras consular district in Mexico, Vice-Consul W. P. Blocker declares: "It can be stated with emphasis that conditions have improved very remark ably during the past twelve months and that each day adds to the security and safety of the country." The milling plant for a new Zululand papyrus-pulp enterprise has been purchased in America. The mill has a capacity of 6000 to 8000 tons per year, but the ma terial available is equal to an annual output of 100,000 tons. Motor boats equipped with 1034 Jackson TAKEN FROM OTHERS mowing machines are used for harvesting the papyrus. Removal from office of Frederic C. Howe, Commissioner of Immigration at Ellis Is land, has been demanded by Senator King of ('tali, on the ground that Commissioner Howe presdied at the Pro-Soviet meeting at .Madison Square Garden in New York last week. Great Britain must raise $7,500,000,000 to meet estimated expenditures for the current financial year ending- March 31, 1020. Tax ation on the present basis (including the excess profit tax) can be depended on for $4,680,000,000. For the balance new tax ation is necessary. The expectation is that an attempt will be made to raise $5,000,000, --000 by taxation and the remainder by loans, in a statement to the House of Commons Chancellor of the Exchequer Chamberlain said that the national debt on March 31. 1911), was $87,175,000,000. IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OP Washing-ton for King- County. John .]. Shirley, Plaintiff, vs. Frank T. Rawlings and •Jane l>oe Rawlings, his wife (whose true Christian name is unknown); Jesse W. Rawlings and Mabel Rawlings, his wife, and Emma T. Rawlings, De fendants.—No. . Summons for Publication. The State of Washington to Frank T. Rawlings and Jane Doe Rawlings, his wife (whose true Christian name is unknown), Jesse W. Rawlings and Mabel Rawlings, his wife, and Emma T. Rawlings: You and each of you are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days after the date of the first publication of this summons, to-wit, sixty days after the 21st day of June, 1919, and defend the nbove entitled action in the above entitled court and answer the complaint of the plaintiff and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attorney for the plaintiff at his office below specified in Se attle, King County, Washington, said King County being the- place designated by the plaintiff as the place of trial of said action, and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demand of the complaint which has been filed with the Clerk of said Court. The object of the above entitled action is to fore close a certain mortgage executed by the defend ants Jesse W. Rawlings and Mabel Rawlings, his wife, bearing date the 16th day of December, 1908, and filed for record in the office of the Auditor of King County. State of Washington, December 23, 190! S. in Volume 424 of Mortgages, page 315 of the Records of King County, Washington, whereby there was mortgaged to the said Emma T. Rawlings the following described real estate situate in King- County. State of Washington, to-wit: The North twenty and six one-hundredths (20.06) feet of Lot two (2) and the South nineteen and ninety-four one-hunlredths (19.94) feet of lot one (1) in block one (1) Leschi Heights Addition to the city of Seattle, together with all and singular the tenements, hereditaments and appurtenances there unto belonging or in any way appertaining. Tiiat said mortgage and notes were duly assigned, transferred and set over for a valuable considera tion by the said Emma T. Rawlings to said John J. Shirley, the plaintiff herein. Thar said assignment of mortgage was dated the 23rd clay of September, 1918, and duly recorded in the office of the Auditor of King County, State of Washington, no the 28th day of January, 1919 in Volume 760 of Mortgages, page 406, of the Records of King County, Washington. The object of said action is to exclude defend ants herein and each of them from any lien or in terest in said property and otherwise as will more fully appear from said complaint. JOHN J. KINNANE, Attorney for Plaintiff. Office and Post Office Address: 1927 L. C. Smith Building. Seattle, Washington. First publication June 22, 1919. SEE WILLIAMS When You Want to Rent, Buy, or Sell Real Estate. "LET HENRY WILLIAMS DO IT." 316 Pacific Block Main 4554 RICHARDSON'S UNDERTAKING PARLORS Embalmer and Funeral Director 1216-18 Jackson Street Office, Beacon 103; Res., Main 5610 IN THE SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF Washington, for King County. Robert W. Jeffery, Plaintiff, vs. Myrtle E. Jeffery, Defendant.—No. 135467—Summons for Publica tion. The State of Washington to the said Myrtle E. Jeffery, Defendant: You are hereby summoned to appear within sixty (60) days from and after the date of the first publ» cation of this summons, to-wit: within sixty (60) days after May 17, 1919, and defend the above en titled action in the above entitled Court, and an swer the complaint of the plaintiff, and serve a copy of your answer upon the undersigned attor neys for plaintiff at their office and post office ad dress below designated, and in case of your failure so to do, judgment will be rendered against you according to the demands of the plaintiff's com plaint, which has been filed in the office of the Clerk of said Court. The object of this action is to obtain a decree of divorce dissolving the bonds of matrimony now existing between plaintiff and defendant on the grounds of abandonment. MORRIS & SHIPLEY, Attorneys for Plaintiff. Office and Post Office Address: 55 Haller Building, Seattle, King County, Washington. Date of first publication May 17, 1919.