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Century Influence.

II the elder DisraeIi had completed his
"Curiosities Of Literature" yesterday in
stead of eighty years ago it is quite posi-
BILE that he would have withheld the manu-
script from the printer day or two longer
in order to mention William Henry Bish.
ops "Anti-Babe." (Neale Pub. co... The
book contains few short stories which
Will doubtless tbe priced by literary curic
hunters as survivors of that period in the
history of American letters which Mr.
Ellsworth has described as 1.-The golden
age" Those who were toilers in the liter
ary vineyard at that time will recognize
in every one Of these stories the ear
marks of the Century Magazine influence
They are all harmless tales. carefully de-
signed, not to please readers, but to avoid
giving offence, which was the purpose OF
all fiction of that auriferous period.
"Aleclz'' is a characteristic ghost story OF
its time, It does not ridicule ghosts, fol
many of the Century's readers believed in
communication with the dead; nor does II
go so far as to introduce real and I'M
doubted spirit from the other world be
cause that would offend the even greater
number OF subscribers who had no faith
in the reappearance Of the departed. II
impresSes me as good story to offer to a
magazine editor OF third of a century
ago, but not q good ono to read, for it falls
hurt anybodys feelings In '"The Man
Who Made Believe lie Had Failed we
have fiction OF quite n different brand
but OF the same period. 1t is humorous
tale which might have been suggested By
a conscientious reading or the excellent
humorous stories of MIR. Frank r. Stock
ton, but is not calculated to rob that
writer OF any Of his well earced laurels
1t is an example OF single idea, elabor'
ated to the last possible point, and not
at all enriched in the process--a sort OF
literary candy-pulling, I may say. A youn
man pretends that he has failed IN busi'
ness in order to test the love OF the affec-
tionate wife with whom he has lived for
two years on terms of mutual amity. The
only bright spot in the narrative is that in
which the young wife shows her ankles
while standing on n stepladder. and
therefore infer that it never appeared in
the Century. These and the other half
dozen stories in the book may we'll be
added to any collection designed to help
along the study Of the literary history OF
America
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Frederick Palmer's Book.

Frederick Palmer {perhaps we should
war books. This time it is "Our Great
est Battle" Dodd, Mead &c Coz Our
greatest battle was OF course, the Meuse-
Argonne offensive--six weeks OF lighting,
much OF II very severe and some or II
desperate fighting. 1t is glorious story
with which every American should make
himself familiar. not in a casual way. but
rcS.Sy familiar. for nowhere else in eur
history can he find concentrated into
six weeks 30 much of the essential Things
OF the character of the nation The diVi-
sions engaged in the fight were from
Boston and San Francisco. from the great
lakes and the Rio Grande and from all
between They were tailors and pushcart
men from New York, lumbermen from
Michigan, cowboys from Arizona farm
ers, mechanics, shopkeepers. bankers
preachers. lawyers and engineers from
eyery1yhere And we must always re-
member that relatively small but choice
element from which very important
part of the company officers were drawn.
The young professors, instructors and un-
icrgraduates from the colleges and UNI
versities. Il was, indeed, democracy at
war.
of the doings of these men Palmer writes
with sustained enthusiasm and admira-
ton. The imitation intellectuals. who are
immune to generous emotion, would say
that he writes without proper discrimina-
ton. He makes no specific mention oi
failure to size up the situation, but hlnts
at several. A regiment that had been put
in our left TO make the link with tne
French. was withdrawn after its initial
service" and neither that regiment nor It's
division appears again in this pooK II
would be interesting, and even important
10 know why, for that division was made
I'D of colored troops with colored officers.
There Is a dark hint of failure of high OIL
ficers either brigade or division, on one
occasion, but only hint The repeated
and prolonged and disastrous interrupt
tions of transportation and supply service
a the front are often mentioned, put the
unavoidable physical causes are pointed
out and practically nothing is said or IN
competent staff work. On the other
hand, the courage, skill, tenacity. and
enterprise of officers and men are always
before us. No doubt all of Palmer's en-
thusiasm is justified, and it is much better
10 leave criticism for professional treat
rnent in professional documents, where al
the facts can be assembled and weighed.
There are short but excellent personal
sketches of half a dozen generals, and
three short chapters on the regulars ana
the reseryes-the professionals and the
emergency men; but much tho greatest
part of the book is details of actual fight
ing by divisions. Probably there is toe
much detail for most readers; but one can
always skip, and every one ought TO get
some conception of the miraculous things
that were done in fighting through the
toughest topography of France. The book
has go pages, an index and eleven small
hut clear and useful Sketch maps.
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six In all, including II. f. Schmackenberg
Alice Newton, Richard Marwade, Ade-
laide Lawson, David Morrison and Stew
art Crise.
All are Enthusiastically new" the most
interesting OF the men being Mr.. Morrison
and Of the women Miss Lawson. The
latter is so very clever that IL was for
tunate for her associates that her pictures
were slowed away in a corner.
Alice Newton's Central Park" will
seem exaggerated to anybody who has not
inspected that sylvan paradise in winter
when 1t Is possible to get look at the
lumpy hills that give variety to the place
in the nelghborhood of Fifty-seventh
street This painting is very much more
satisfactory than the Afternoon Tea"
of the same artist Mr.. Schmackenberg' S
still life things are very unequal.
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NOTES OF THE ART WORLD.

Alfred WolmarlS, a well known English
artist, is a recent arrival in New York
from London. Mr.. Wolmark exhibited re-
gularly for many years at the Royal Aca-
DENY but OF recent years he has painted in
n way that is anything but academic. His
work, when exhibited in London. has been
the cause of mucn comment and discus
sion. He Is here arranging comprehen-
sive exhibition OF his paintings which will
be shown in the near future. In tho mean
time Mr.. Wolmark will paint his impress
sions Of New York and a number OF
portraits.
An exhibition OF paintings by Walter
Beck, now on view Mt the Anderson Gal
leries, Fifty-ninth street and Park avenue,
consists of groups Of portraits painted
from life OF surviving veterans of the
Civil War. Robert DAILY. who ran away
from home and as n drummer boy went
through twenty-ono battles, between the
ages OF thirteen and fifteen. Is painted
from an old daguerrotype as he looked at
that time. and was painted again from life
in his uniform as an old man. The group OF
seventeen members of the Old Guard
contains portraits of Admiral Charles ID.
Sigsbee and Judge James a. Blanchard
Supreme Court Justice. The most re-
markablc group, is that of Colonel Mosby
and seven men from his regiment. Colonel
Mosby's last command to members OF his
regiment before his death was to come to
New York to sit for these portraits.
Artists who are intending to exhibit with
tho Independent exhibition at the Waldorf
this March arc informed that the last
date for entering has been postponed until
February /. The original date was Jam
Lary u.
II Is reported that George r. Luks has
addressed a rather tart letter to the di-
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BROOKLYN MUSEUM GETS MONET

The painting entitled ''Thc Ducal Palace
at Venice" by Claude Monet sold at the
Plaza Hotel on the evening OF January
1f at the American Art Galleries sale oil
paintings by the French impressionists
was purchased by Mr.. n Augustus l5eaiy,
president Of the Brooklyn Institute, and
presented by him 10 the Brooklyn Museum.
This painting was executed in 1905, when
Monet was at the height OF his power.
Tho picture represents the palace seen
from the water off the Molo. tIt was
formerly the property Of Mr.. Arthur j.
Emmons. Of Newport, r.. ]. IT Is on ex-
hibition in the galleries of the museum
from today.
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Some artists are happy, some are not
The paintings by Carl Melchers at the
Montross Gallery certainly indicate that
the man who made them is pretty well
at peace with what is for him a very
delightful world. In fact, the whole
room exudes contentment and the joy OF
existence. Perhaps this is largely due
to the fact that the artist takes very
good care to mitigate life in New York
with allaying doses Of Virginia.
Even if it is necessary to break the
news t. Mr.. Melchers-though possibly
he may be perfectly aware of the fact
the most charming thing of all is ''The
Piano." a water color. In quality. suavity
Of paint. design and piquancy of subject
this is little gem. II the man who is
responsible for it looks upon it as an
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inconsiderate trifle, he ought to pray al
what is presumably his place of worship
the subject Of est. Georges Church." fol-
the frequent recurrence Of such moments
of inspiration.
Mr.. Melchers is able to paint an "Olo
Hunter as If that individual did not have
a family at home dependent on his bring
ing back something nourishing. So none
of the tragedy or romance of life is sug-
gested by Cedar Rum" Early Spring.
1.-The Chicken House." or even "The Way
farers," Happy Creek with its green
foliage. suggests the blissful recollection
of perfect day in the woods.
Only in THE Arbor' does Mr.. Melchers
really get back to his beloved Holland
The war seems TO have accustomed him
thoroughly to America.
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Mime. TAILLEUR HERE FROM PARIS

Nile. Gerrnaine Tailleur, noted French
water colorist and friend Of Nine. Jacque-
maire -Clemonceau. daughter or the frencn
Premier, has opened an exhibition oil
Scenes OF the American Victories" at tn
Arlington Galleries. No. ga Madison ave-
nue., under tho auspices Of the French Of
ficials and n local committee.
Mile. Tailleur is one of the unofficial
ENJOYS who have come to this country 10
help TO cement the bonds of friendship
between France and America. She in
tends TO found a water color school in New
York
Besides the Scenes OF tho American
Victories" which include landscapes OF
ChAteau-Thierry and Belleau Wood Milo.
Tailleur shows many or her flower paint
ings. Sho was decorated with the Recon-
naisennce Irrprcoia Medal for vaiorous ser
vice during the Mar.
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OF Beautiful Children are at the Erich
Galleries-her first show nere-is prod
uct of Italy and England. After sue
cessful career in London she spent five
years in this city, Boston, Minneapolis
and Louisville. She shows Enthusiastically
the influence OF John Singer Sargent-of
whom she was once pupil-and also of
Charles shannon. She is particularly
clever in catching the personality of girls
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CHILDREN'S PORTRAITS BY
MARY YOUNG-HUNTER

Just before they begin to show self-con-
sciousness Her boys are not so sue
cessful.
There is certain eighteenth century
charm about her work which shows itself
in such portraits, as the Gabrielle and
the "Rosamond Pinchot.'' 1t is easy to
see why her pictures are m many family
collections, here and abroad. She can sup
ply record of a personality that is quite
beyond the camera, because the portrait
is always n decoration.
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rector of the Corcoran Gallery, in Wash
ington, in reference to the hanging OF
paintings by Arthur Il. Davies, Maurice
Prendergast and himself at the present
exhibition. 1t appears that the pictures
we're asked for with insistence and then
placed in a dark passage.
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MACDOWELL CLUB GROUP
AT TOUCHSTONE GALLERIES

Paintings by n group Of the artists who
used to show at the MacDowcli Club are
at the Touchstone Galleries. There are
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-10-23
CITY BRIEFS
OFFICER SHOOTS WOMAN

OFFICER SHOOTS WOMAN =. -.
Officer Green, OF Cottage Grove Sta
ton, willie making a raid at 2s95 State
St, rear. shot Miss Hattie Cole. age 30.
S2ll Wabash Ave. The near tragedy
occurred when The officer fired pro-
miscuous shot in The dark attempting
to prevent pr. PRISONERS from escaping. MIS-
b, arm tbre ;,oh e.'o ahn "o' tho III ;''
She was attended nv H. n r. p;hh
3qon STAT s. ''''
STRANGER USES KNIFE -. -. !.
William Jackson. aye 80. .3209 State
St. while visiting in the vicinity OF
SIND and State SITS. had an argument
with 4 strange man whom he only knew
as Shaw Their difference OF opinion
caused Jackson to be eu severely in
the back of the neck.
..rn,.,.,. pv o.rI, ,,-,,,,,r -
: NoNN - > NsNi By III =.
:, ,n a stTrrt bs :, - b,,ls s', nl%il ;,
Standing on the corner near hi, home.
said to have been fired BY Iohn Burrell
20}l Dearborn st Davis was taken TO
the county hospital.
,.,n,. l5rtzt,., ,,,.,,n,I
I'm u lll.i,s if.sJ ! ht1D s....'..'
Thomas Williams, age q. 1910 Adams
81. GARY ind' while passing lIth and
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-10-23
TO THE YOU KNOW
ii .#HIIIIH'EM EDITOR


You know those. 'coupleSi who
make Walgreenss Drug sStorcs at t35th
and State Streets flieir meeting place
and spooning place. Well, you tell
'em that they better quite biting each
other and stop the stranglc hold in
public. 1t doesn't look well, you
know.
You know those people who never
contribute anything to the success OF
race institutions. | know you know
them because they 'ne the ones who
holler the loudest about my race
and spend all OF their money with
ADbie and Ike.
You know those loud takers on
the street cars; Well, there are still
some OF them leu.
You know those chrome gum
cheWers' who deposit their little cuds
on hoors' chairs and tables alter hay
ing cheWed the gum all day III the
public gaze. Wen, they have ruined
enough new suits. lell EN- to lay OH
Tor Whiie;;, ,+s
wen, wen, l Know you know ON
Alien, ex-preacher, politlciail ana AT
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-10-23
ACT II

Their j., also man employed by
the Pullman Company. known a. OF
hccr Clark twhite), who IS said 10
have worked with Detective Sergeant
Lahart rwhite), OF the Third Police
Precinct. After tho property had been
purchased, Lindsay is alleged 10 have
informed these two officers OF the
name, and addresses OF the people
who had purchased property, These
peoples houses are searched and the
property is removed aud it is alleged
that in some cases other property
was taken which did not belong to tic
Pullman Company The women are
arrested, vertain bondsmcn, who are
part OF the scheme arc called up aud
thcy are charged enormous amounts
IA order 70 secure their liberty. which
Amounts are alleged 10 have been spill
between the bond,iucn aud the police
III The cast ard by the time that the
The Chicago whip. (Chicago, Ill.) 1919-19??, 1920-10-23
NATIONAL BAPTIST FOREMAN

NATIONAL BAPTIST FOREMAN
NOW HERE. ....m...... -.
Lotus X. Thomas, for fourteen years
foreman OF the National Baptist Pub
fishing House. OF Nashville. Tenn. has
moved his family TO Chicago, and has
Joined {. T. Hume in operating the
Northwestern Book Co, at 40l4 State
St
''WESTERN INDEX" EDITOR
VISITING HERE =.
The Rev DIR. J. r. Starks, editor of
the western lndeN,' official organ oil
the {. NJ. L. Church, spent last week
in this city visiting the Annual Confer
encc OF the {. NJ, L. Church. in Engle-
wood. DIR. Starks comes from Dallas.
Texas.
ST PAUE CHOIR, SINGSn.s.,.....
St Paul Cg>M.fE. Choir. comprising
s. voices, rendered music last Thursda,
night at the Englcwood Church. where
the 10Th Annual Session OF the {. NJ. f.
Conference met.
LAW STUDENTSt FORM GLUE -
Students AT the various Lave schools
81 TIC city have suTBdlllIcG u JOINT CiuD
with HEADQUARTERS at the 9Th Regiment
Armory Lieut.. Col Patton. OF the 9th
who has recently matriculated in the
Northwestern University Law School.
secured permission for the meetings OF
the club at the Armory. All law stu
dents arc asked 10 watch for notices of
meetings.
ATTY POLLARD SUES FOR
DIVORCE ............ .......... -.
Atty Benjamin Pollard. with law OF
fees at 35th ST and Wabash Ave. has
filed suit for divorce against his wife,
Mrs Emily Pollard. in the Circuit
Court Atty Pollard Is represented in
his suit by Atty Oliver Clark.
COMMUNITY SERVICE REOR
CANNED ,..a... - -. s3....... :.
The Community Service located al
Wabash and Sind has re-organizcd It's
forces and is making strong efforts to
rc,eStabish the work a committee
comprised OF the following people
Mrs. Irene Coins. Miss Jessie James,
Mr., Morris Lewis, Rev. Chas. Burton
T. Arnold Hill and +. T. Lane are max
ing public appeal 10 raise funds nee
esSary Tor the continuation OF the work
This committee has been assured OF
sufficient support to justify the state
mcnt that the work will be continued
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The National Association for the Advancement of Colored

The National Association the Advancement Coored
dence and faith firm Many other institutions
gaining adhents and foohoId in the They offer
these institutions and refuses consider them seriously The
~ A c. P surrounding itself with concenc circles of SELF
be solved by organization takes both the Army and
Navy THE ASS is DESTROYS Of aiding in this work,
they conclusion and quickly, and hat
that they not all powerful and omnpotent they must STAND
ready willing aid abe others the great battle
REAL EMANCIPATION.
rambngs The editorial of October Is proves that
the editors either reading they Intellectually honest
Defender That Hadings
speeches stamp high rank WE would
that the Senator's speeches politician of high rank That
ve the white South and draw wool the black Ame
the time The Senator Sedaa, Oklahoma
October the eleven words to this effect THE Souhs problems
belong the South that the Negro intended enjoy his
presence the white man. This according the
Defender the worlds Greatest Weekly would the Senator
great Reaconary ignorant newspapers like Reac
tionary Uncle Tom Leaders, looking GOLD GOOD
If million read that insdous and false editorial the
stands position to be correctly informed For fifty
Negro has been the victims of and
mercenary leaders.
Henry johnson Perry Howard race leaders
of fame have been placed the Filming Pot and
The will when Negroes
appears white that he has either committed murder
has compromised either himself his important
ISSUE eegraphmg glowing messages
Negro scconpGces many good
squandered injudiciously and extravagantly
the political adviser of the colod in America In his stead
Attorney General W. H
This selection inamuch it is the lesser of evils
Dentists established DENTAL
Dragnet for oored citizens right the heart Of the Black Belt
and have such @ M s ia as think that they can
uonle of Chicago with flaming electric and figures bait
r5fc m viii osanessH suransrny ~
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Atty Benjamin Pollard with law Of
fees at 35th ST and Wabash, Ave. has
filed suit for divorce against his wife,
Mrs. Emily Pollard, in the Circuit
Court ATTY. Pollard Is represented in
his suit by Atty. Oliver Clark.
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The Marblehead Plebiscite

Sir. ! took a straw yotc on tho
coming election today. At the Home
Tor the Predetermined found that
nearly everyone is going 10 vote Tor
Cox, while at the Town Insane .Asy-
lum they arc almost unanimously
pledged to Harding. lnasnuch as
there are sixteen in the Home for the
Predetermined aud thiriy-scecn in the
Town Asylmi it looks as though
Harding woyhlsget ito nm.
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and Charles V. Barrett, candidate for
the Board OF Review have proven
themselves worthy OF our support aud
our confidence and in their official
capacities as custodians Of the people
rights have demonstrated that They
lived beyond the hampering inhu-
ences OF petty and racial prejudice.
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BY AN. FIELDS :

he economic ana industrial Situa-
ton in America which is deeply inter
woven with politics requires a CON
scrvativc thinker, ono who is acquaint-
cd with all phases OF our national lie
and is concerned with the many I'M
portant questions as the Chief MagiS-
tratc OF the Nation No group OF
people from racial point Of view
should be more concerned over the
coming election than our race group.
This is true for various reasons, prin-
cipally among which we are still to
obtain many OF the natural and civil
rights which arc enjoyed and arc al
ready made seeure' foiSs other race
groups, Because OF this particular
struggle for fundamental rights de-
MED, only. to us as race group, we
arc placed i'll a position in American
politics entirely different from any
other group OF citizens and while we,
as race, are interested in Common
with all other race groups, with the
eradication of the evils growing out
OF the dissipation of the natural and
human resources. the League of Ma
tons, the tariff, and the trusts, labor
and finance. we are more Interested
and well should we be, in the oppor-
tunt;es to obtain more and more of
those natural and common rights of
life and property which are denied to
us alone.
Harding Takes Backward Step
The tone Of Senator Warren G..
Hardings speech in Sedalia. Okla.
October llth. when he was asked his
opinion OF Senator Lodges Force
Rtli patfi,or ,rf,
surfing to our group. The Senator
seemed TO have gone long way ont
OF his way TO placatc the South when
he said, Il do not ever intend that it
shall mean that the white man and the
black man must be made TO ex-
perience the enjoyment of their
rights in each others company" The
most ardent admirers OF Senator
Harding must view with some con-
Germ and alarm the manifest decad-
ence of his ethical ideas OF our nation
al life. 1t is difficult to understand
how the Senator could have presumed
1t to be necessary for him to cast an
aspersion upon a race of people for
the purpose of winning favor with a
section of the country from which he
will receive but poor returns. His
answer did not indicate nor does il in
spire one with the thought that as
President much Is to be hoped for
from him
In Local Politics
In State and County politics it is of
great Importance that we exercise
every influence possible to secure the
election of the entire ticket, especially
in view of the fact that such known
and pronounced friends whose public
record show that in the performance
of their duties they do not cavil over
race questions. Such men as Chief
Justice Robert L. Grove candidate
for States Attorney; Frank S. Rig.
heimer, candidate for County Judge,
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Involving tkcl is3s or blankets and
linen from tn pullman, Company,
more than ieas passing notice and had L
not been for fiIe fair and impartial
in. which Judge Richardson
handled tic Proceedings. a humber ot
innocent Womeus would have been
deeply involved in thcsatoils OF tile
law. 1t is alleged BY one who claims
TO know that certaid discarded prop.
critics owned BY The Pullman Cont
pany had for some time beer peddlcd
around the South Side By a MAD
named Lindsay. and that several in
noccnt women have purchased some
OF this property because il was cx-
planned to them ihat it was sale
OF old good.