The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1901-12-23
special to the AdveruserJ

q An FRANCISCO. Dec. io.-Miss
Mary H. Krout. who is well
- known in Hawaii. is now the as
sociate editor Of the Home Magazine in
New York City. Miss Krout has writ
ten a great deal about Hawaii since
the days Of the revolution. when she
went to Honolulu as the staff CORE
spOndent OF the Chicago Inter-Ocean.
She was last in Honolulu about a year
and a half ago. when she was the
guest of Mrs. VIM. c. Wilder. Miss
Krout has a warm sense of humor, and
when engaged in a controversy in
Honolulu did not take amiss the head
line OF the Pacific Commercial Adver-
tiser, Miss Krout Is Sour"
The Los Angeles Times mentions
Miss Krout as an example of the pos
sibilities for women in Journalism.
From associate editor OF country pa
per in Charlottesville, Indiana. Miss
Krout has attained a high position in
the newspaper world
While a subordinate writer on the In
ter Ocean she prophesied the failure OF
the impe nding national republican con-
President. She based this belief upon her
absolute knowledge both of General Har-
rison's strength and Judge Gresham's
weakness in Indiana. whose electoral
vote would be required to confirm the
choice OF the convention. Like all the
other Chicago papers. the Inter Ocean
Endorsed Gresham. When Miss Krout's
prophecy was verified Mr.. Nixon sent
for her and asked chow she would like
to go to indianapolis for the campaign"
Not at all. she replied promptly.
well. we have decided that you are
the one TO go" he said
I'm that case he was told, q will go
and do the best 7 can"
Her family had been Identified with pol
tiles since the State was admitted to the
Union. and she had wide acquaintance
with Indianans in public life. She was
received by General Harrison with re-
markabie cordiality. but the chairman
of the State Central Committee had not
an exalted opinion of women's capabili-
ties as political correspondents, and was
very much dissatisfied. saying Il think
the Inter Ocean should have sent a
man"
HAD Mr.. Nixon supposed that I would
injure its interests. financially politi-
caIly." she answered, he would not have
sent me here; he knows me, and you do
not"
She then requested the editor of the
containing what she should write to Cen
eral Harrison and the State Central
Committee In three weeks the commit
tee was subscribing for COCO copies daily
and sending them throughout the State
as campaign documents.
Miss KrOut wrote 103 letters in as many
consecutive days. prior to the election.
and on election day sent th!rty-eight
short specials and a two-column letter
b wire to her paper. writing continu-
ousIy from . O'Clock in the morning I'M
til O'Clock the next morning
OF her work, as a whole. General Har-
rison said to a friend: ct did more for
me than that of all the other correspond
ents combined" and he afterwards made
practically the same statement in a let
ter TO her, an exceedingly rare thing for
him to do. a letter acknowledging the
service she had rendered the republican
party," was sent Mr. Nixon, signed by
all the State officials.
Perhaps the most important incident
of that seasons commission was getting
and wiring to the Inter Ocean q 3000-word
speech OF Gen Lew Wallace, of which
hundreds OF thousands OF copies were
distributed throughout the country,