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ambition for Wleir children. l wanter
to show This to the reading WORLD
when I wrote. But how?? I feaced
thht THE public would not yet staud
for heroine who was colored, at
least not tQe kind that would wait
to draw. They might be prejudiced
against n serious story dealing WITH
the ambitions and loves Of the col>r
ed folk. How then could depict
these characteristics and make my
novel acceptable TO the general read
ing public?
Back. far back in my mind was =
story that had heard Of AN illigiti-
mate child, a Write girl, who was hid
den among colored people that all
trace might be lost of her birth. This
story, as told to me, described sor
did childhood. But why, argued,
could not the child have been reared
by Intelligent, high-minded Negroes7
There was no reason why it might not
Dc this way as well as any other, so
dropped Hertha into tho William,
cabin.
l have had many nice things said to
me about my ovel, but I have also fro
quently met, with the comment "Way
didn't YOU make your heroine more in
teresting? Why didn't you depict a
stronger character?" Well, I didn't b.
cause I wanted to put her in contrast
with her sister, Ellen, tho colored
teacher, who was working night and
day for the uplift Of the community
Ill which she lived. 1t was perfectly
natural that tho slender, lligh-br.d
white girl. OF q pretty but weak MOI.
er, Should not be reused to any eff rt
Tor the betterment Of conditions about
her, while the stronger more yir,lc
colored girl. trained to the ideal of
service should be power for good in
her community. It was the girl OF
white blood who was abous to enter In
TO Illicit relations with q white mnr.
when turn of FORTUNE saved her: aud
it was the same girl, who, when she
IL was the Same girl, who, when slo
came North and entered .ale labor
world, failed again to grasp the meet
or concerted effort to better the hor.
rors of poverty. She did not have tho
breadth OF vision, tire larger outlook
upon lie, OF Tho colored school teach
or or the Irish labor leader. If, how
ever MY readers do not feel that she
proved true-hearted woman in tn,
end, then my book Is q failure indeed.
Mr.. Walter F.. White returns from
London bringing me a huge poster 10
DC carried on news stands from tho
England magazine. Outward Bound
1t runs like this:
New Serial.
THE SHADOW"
tBy Mary White Ovington. Begins IN
the September Outward Boul,.l' E,tli
tor Basil Mathews.-The Most Thrill
ling Colour Life Story Since Uncle
Iom's Cabin, One Shilling. For snle
everywhere.
me English people are keenly In,
teresteh In our race problem and are
eager to read the latest word concern
ing it.This Is surely o. good sign, for
what we need is a study Of race in
It's broadcast aspects by the people OF
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Richmond, Va. July 10, 1916.

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CeHIIB CIUSSJ WI.
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VIRGINIA-In the Law and Equity
Court Of the City OF Richmond,
the 2Sth day OF October, 1921.
ALBERTA BROOKS. :. Plaintiff
against In Chancery
TOM BROOKS. Defendant
The object OF this suit is to obtain
divorce from the bond of matri-
mony. by the plaintiff from the de-
PENDANT, on the ground OF adultery.
And an affidavit having been made
and filed that the defendant Is not a
resident of the State of Virginia it
Is ordered that he appear here with
in ten G0) days, after due publ
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may be necessary to protect his in
terest in this suit
A copy, .-
Teste: LUTHER LIBBY, Clerk
j. e. BYRD, p. q.
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"THB SHADOW"

Book Chat by Mary White Ovington'
Chairman Of THE Board Of Directors
of tho National Association for the
Advancement of COlored People.
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l.. j. Hayden, Richmond. Va.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-05
Longshore UnionOpposes
Pier Leasing Methods
Appeal Is Made TO Voters TO
Save City's Harbor by Turn
ing Out Profiteers

An appeal to New York voters TO
save New York's harbor by turning ous
the prohteers on the piers and keeping
shipping in New York was made last
night by John J. Ke ly. president OF
the Longshore Political Union.
After reciting the principles of the
organization, which, among other
things, are "to promote, protect ano
deve.op the commerce of the Port OF
New York" the appeal stated:
I'VE invite every worker who is max
ing living in any capacity along our
waterfront to join us IN vigorous
protest to the government Of the city
against the practice of leasing our
piers to any person or persons not s
bona fdc transportation company. We
demand that the city will have the
power to berth any ship seeking the
same at the legal rate whenever the
lessee has no business of its own, said
lessee to collect the wharfage.
I'VE believe that such system will
be the means of preventing the city
from being robbed by the favorite sons
Of Tammany Hall, who have been pay
ing the city $65 and exacting from the
ship $3.50 per day. Such practice ae
this has been the means of driving the
commerce from this port TO other At
lanric and gulf ports.
Wherefore, we believe it is our duty
to work with might ard main 20 defeat
the officials that are seeking reelection
and who have permitted such g state Of
affairs to exist"
New-York tribune., 1921-11-05

stone contract, under which the city
stood to lose upward Of g million dol
lars and which the Board of Estimate
had to cancel and rescnd after the
housing nm ttec exposed it.
Your criticism Of the housing com
mittee is equally untrue and unjust
When the committee investigated in
surance investments did not sit on the
comm ittee in any capacity.
THE statemen Mt that I had witnessed
in a case against the city testify
falsely as to land values is q deliberate
lie.
you state that my mandatory legis-
lation added S40,0o0,000 to the budget
The amount is largely exaggerated
The only mandatory legislation intro
duced by me and passed by the Legis-
lature we're the bills increasing the
salaries of the teaching and supervis-
ing force in the pub ic schools You
vetoed the first bill. The schools were
in a critical condition; hundreds OF
classes were without teachers and
thousands Of children were being sent
home daily. according to the figures
of the Board of Education you appoint
ed. The Legislature had to meet the
critical school situation and the Re-
publicans, Democrats and Socialists
joined together and passed the state
wide bills to save the schools. Gov
ernor Alfred E. Smith, to his greas
credit, signed these bills over your
protest and that of Comptroller Craig
May | suggest that in the remaining
days of this campaign, in fairness to
yourself and in fairness to me, you
make some Investigations to ascertain
the true facts before using matter
handed TO you by others?"
New-York tribune., 1921-11-05
Italian-American
Vote Is for Curran.
Ciordano Declares
Editor of S'Bollettino Della
Sera'' Says Statements
1t Will Go to Hylan Do
Not Tally With Facts

In statement addressed to the man
ayers of the coalition campaign COM
mittee yesterday, DR.. Philip Giordano,
editor of the Italian newspaper "Bol-
lettino della Sera,' took issue with
Chcvalier Contessa and other Italians
and pointed out the reasons why prac-
tically the entire Italian ~ote in the
city will go to the coalition ticket at
the coming election. DR.. Giordano said
that those who interpreted the situa-
ton otherwise among the. Italian
American voters were not familiar with
political conditions.
II am firmly convinced that most of
the formidable Italian-Ame rican vote
will be given to the Republican, -coali-
tion ticket" said DR.. Giordano. How
ever much Mayor Hylan and his friends
may do to distract public attention
from the disappointments the people
nave experienced the last few years
and minimize the perils they will en-
counter if the Democratic ticket wins,
the Italian voters have shown clearly
that they will not for any reason be
misled by the snares which are being
spread SO skillfully by the supporters
of heHpres sent administration.
''The Italian vote of to-day is one
of the most conspicuous factors of Re-
publican strength. All the electors of
Italian origin have lost all faith and all
respect for Democratic methods and
policies. In this campaign they are
particularly opposed to Mayor Hylan
and his admin istration. They blame
them for many evils, foremost among
which should be mentioned the scarcity
of schools, which deprives thousands
of Italian children of the advantages
Of free instruction and education. An
other was the unseemly fight waged
against our fellow countryman, Fioreilo
H. La Guardia, President of the Board
of Aldermen"
Major La Guardia, who has been
taking an active part in the campaign
for Curran, Lockwood and Gilroy since
he recovered from his recent illness,
said last night that he hoped the name
of Italy's military genius, General Diaz,
would not be drawn into the municipal
political arena. He referred 10 the
comment made yesterday in regard to
a picture of Mayor Hylan shaking hands
with General Diaz, when the latter was
welcomed at the City Hall, when it was
said the Mayor turned his face away
and laughed into the camera, ''as if
Diaz was nobody and Hylan-was
New-York tribune., 1921-11-05
Ryan Charges Tansnsany
Plots to Cheat EiLerf
viii Mark Untitled Ballots }or
Opponent Unless Watchers
Are Alert. He Warns Nescton

Representative Thomas Jefferson
Ryan, campaign manager for Ernest F.
Eilert, coalition candidate for Presi-
dent of the Borough OF Manhattan,
yesterday sent word to Attorney Cen
eral Newton that an attempt will be
made TO defeat Mr. Eilert by marking
votes for his opponent on ballots on
which a cross is not made for any
candidate for that Office. Mr.. Ryan
has called for SEQ volunteer watchers.
we know at least several districts
in which the attempt is to be made"
said Mr.. Ryan last night; "also ~e
know the method that is TO be used.
In Tammany parlance it is known as
giving q candidate the works'-illing
in blank votes for some candidate be-
low the head of the ticket.
at is safe to say that in Manhattan
alone 10000 voters will not mark the
entire ballot. The number OF blanks
for Borough President will be espec-
tally large this year because of Tam
many disaFection. In making the
count q clever ballot marker can fill
in these blanks very easily unless the
watchers are alert"
New-York tribune., 1921-11-05
W omen Among
tloaters, Vote
Inquiry Shows
Continued frsm ssse ene>

were busy and asked him to come down
and explain for them.
Two Brooklyn men registered from
their Manhattan business address.
They explained they were father and
son, were taking turns sleeping in
their store because OF the many burg
laries, that one or both would surely
be there Election Day, and certainly
wanted to vote. They were warned
not to try to vote in Manhattan.
I'm my opinion" Mr. Wolf said yes
terday, there are between 300 and 400
suspicious registrations in the 4th AS
sembly District and several hundred
more in the I'd. We have found in
issuing subpnnas that these persons
could not be served because the people
wanted were not even known in the
places from which they registered"
Yesterday Arthur Garfield Hays, law
partner of Judge Wadhams, was sworn
in by Deputy Attorney General Cort-
land a. Johnson as special deputy
to assist in the Investigation. He Was
present yesterday with Mr.. Wolf in
the examination room in the Municipal
Building and will continue until after
election
Mr.. Wolf announced that he would
hear ail complaints from whatever
source,
New-York tribune., 1921-11-05
Hylan Charges
Shown a Sham
BY Lockwood
Accusations Made by Mavor
i'm Speeches Have No Basis
of Fact, Declares Senator
in Repudiating Allegations
Subway Bill Is Explained
Measure Opposed Contract
ors; Vote Aga;nstLusk and
School Relief Plan Cited

Senator Charles c. Lockwood. coali-
tion candidate for Comptroller. in let
ter to Mayor Hylan yesterday took him
sharply to task for seven misrepresen-
tations made by the Mayor in his
speeches on Thursday night. The SEN
ator takes up each misstatement in
turn and shows its falsity.
Il cannot believe you would know
ingly make false statements about a
friend and neighbor Of twenty-fve
years says Senator Lockwood in mis-
letter to the Mayor. THE absolute
faisehoods which this mornings PAPERS
state you delivered IN speech last
night must have been handed to YOU by
others
You stated introduced bill to re-
nevs subway contractors on the ground
tnat the contemplated profits did not
materialize. Your own records show |
introduced bill during the war
period. opposed BY subway contractors,
favored by union labor and civic as
soclstions and approved by you in writ
ing before it became q law. It cave
the Board of Estimate a saw in anv re-
adjustments. Subway work was stoppcd.
Ahe subways were needed by the peo-
ple' and merely provided a means of
continuing work. If this was q bad
DILL why dld you approve it in writing :?
Lockwood Denies Bill
You stated the Lockwood -Lusk bill
would cost the city millions of dollars.
/ ms is a false statement. There never
was Lockw ood-Lusk bill. Lockwood
voted against the Lusk contractors bill
and fought it for four years, and the
ofaclal records, of which you have
copies in your Corporation Counseps
Office, show it.
You seated the contractors arc very
grateful to Senator Lockwood for his
services and they are spending money
ilbera-ly to elect HIM. This is lie! /
know no contractors, and no contractor
has trlbuted, directly or Indirectly.
to my campaign fund. Your records
show the contractors opposed the bill
introduced and favored the bills I
worked and voted against
You said the contractors want Lock-
wood Comptroller, as they can get the
kind Of treatment they want after they
submit their bills. This false state
ment is wholly unworthy of any Mayor
of New York. You haven't a scintilla
OF evidence that I ever had any con-
nection with any contractor or that
would approve anybody's padded bill.
"You know that helped expose con-
tract after contract, among others the
fixed matched bid Court House lime
New-York tribune., 1921-11-05
Abercrombie's Claim He
Is Sane Upheld by Court
Attempt To Return Attorney to
Hospital Fails After Three
Years. Wait

The Appellate Division yesterday up
heid the action of the Supreme Court
In sustaining the writ of habeas corpus
sworn out by William C. Abercrombie,
q lawyer, under which he was releas I'd
from the Manhattan State Hospital,
where ne was committed as insane
Mr. Abercroinbie. who is brother
Of Mrs. Robert S. Lovett, wife of the
chairman of the board of the Union
Pacific Railroad, was released in
August, 1918. and the appeal which
was fled By DR.. M. B. Heyman, super
intendent of the hospital, has been
pending for three years.
In unfolding the writ, the Appellate
Division sid:
"Inasmuch as the respondent for
Three years has been at liberty without
oversight or supervision on the part
o' any one and without the commits
sion, so far as the rec rd discloscs, of
any act on his part which would justify
His commitment as an insane person,
We do not feel justified in reversing
me order appealed from"
me court added that if the present
Eient'l condition of Mr. Abercrombie
" scch as to warrant his confinement
hefz proceeding must be taken.
New-York tribune., 1921-11-05

Twenty eighth Street-his home dis
trict. At the outset of his address a
bugle and drum started up in the
street outside the club. as that Hy-
lan's band or mine?" asked Mr.. Cur
ran. AS the beating OF the drum and
the blowing of the bugle persisted he
laughingly remarked: IL never could
beat bugle in my life"
Praises La Guardia
AT this meeting Mr.. Curran warmly
him as your friend and mine" He
described Hearst as "the meanest man
who ever got into public life in New
York City"
Disorder among the 1880 negroes as
sembled last night at q meeting upder
the auspices Of the Manhattan Republi-
can Club, negro organization, at Lib
erty Hall. 1873 East 13sth Street, cut
short Mr.. Curran's speech there
A disturbance in section Of the hall
at the start of the meeting caused a
policeman to be sent for. When he ap-
peared some one shouted, Eve don't
want any white cops here!" The dis
order became SO general that Mr.. Cur
ran found it impossible to speak. lie
stood for fifteen minutes on platform
IN the center OF the hall, and when
order was finally restored told his
audierce that he had overstayed his
time and that he would have to post
pone his address until some future
date. When he came again, he said, he
would come to them as Mayor.
Doesn't Blame Auditors
In statement made after he had left
the hall Mr.. Curran said: II don't want
anybody 60 get the wrong impression
of this meeting. The colored people OF
Harlem are just as orderly, good and
patriotic citizens as anybody else in
New York. The disorder came from a
group of Hyian agents at one end Of
the hall, and represented nobody but
Hylan and his kind of campaigning.n
New-York tribune., 1921-11-05
Newton Names Deputies
To Watch at the Polls
attorneys Throughout State to
DO Work Formerly Done by
Election Inspectors

ALBANY. Nov. 4.--Attorney General
Ssnaries D. Newton to-day issued Of
aelai designations to scores of attor-
!. ssys throughout the state empowering
saem 70 act as special deputy attorney
seaerals at the polls on Election Day
!, sske the place of state election IN
speetors who were legislated out of
SnMstence last winter when the State
nsureau Of Elections was abolished by
me Legislature. The deputy attorney
Asaerais will serve without pay.
:. lac abolition OF the Office Of State
enperintendent Of Elections imposes
upon my Office the duty of providing
pecial watchers at the polls on Elec-
@ acn Day Attorney General Newton
MIG. and it will be my aim to fulfill
ss sa.s duty, employing every agency
~snin nay command. ~
am determined diligently to
prosecute any aad al charges of fraud
ruempted or committed at the polls on
Us ay next. In ttis effort.I know
sul oe given the wholehearted asst st.
s saSe OF the state and local authorities
easty."
New-York tribune., 1921-11-05
Places Where Curran
VII Speak Tonight

Henry II. Curran, coalition can
dsdate for Mayor, will speak at
the following places tonight
1880 o'clcck-Public School /,
Tottenville, Staten Island.
s o'c,ock-Public School IA,
Broad Street, Stapleton, Staten
Island.
$50 o'clock-Public School 20,
Heberton Avenue, Port Richmond,
Staten Island.
$50 o'clock-Independent DEM
ocrats of Kings County, at Park
way Assembly Rooms, Fourth
Avenue and Fiftieth Street,
Brooklyn.
1880 o'clock-Public School 65,
Eldridge Street, near Canal
Street, Manhattan.
William Travers jerome, for
mer District Attorney, will speak
at the Parkway Rooms meeting,
and at Public School 1863, Benson
Avenue and Seventeenth Street,
Brooklyn. Mr.. Jerome also will
speak at the meeting. at Public
School, 65, Manhattan.
Vincent Gilroy, coalition candi-
date for President of the Board
of Aldermen, will address the
Women's University Club, LOG
East Fifty-second Street, at $50
o'clock.