The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1902-05-17

made by rival claimants for the scientific
and commereial honors. of wireless teleg-
raphy. II he succeeds in this he will ac-
complish a task. for there are now before
the public claims by Slaby, Tesla, Fessen-
den. Lodge and several others. 1t is sig
nifcant fact that in a pamphlet published
In 1897 that Prof. Slaby writes Of his eN-
in the same year Prof. Lodge puts forth
his first claim for the scientific honOrS
which have fallen to the Italian. Prof.
Fessenden has been working for the past
two or three years but, as Marconi began
his work in 1894 and within two years had
attained as great success as most OF ms
rivals have up to the present time, his
claims should stand first Probably Prof
was the father to the thought which coined
a new word shortly after MarcOni succeed
ca IN setIng signals across the AtIantlc
1t was evident that some word should be
coined which would express a wireless
telegraph message across the Atlantic or
even any kind OF a wireless telegraph mes
sage Not long ago a friend of the inVen-
tor suggested 'Marconigran.' and almost
at once the word was adopted. Now it is
proposed to add stin another word to our
language. If Mareonigram shall mean a
a verb to '.Marconf' which shall express
the action, being or state of being neces-
sary to effect Mafconlgram2
One needs not to read far into the last
book of Agnes Iauts .'Heralds of Empire
to realize not only its character, but also
to become interested in the story she has
appeared, over the name "A. c. Laut"
publishers began TO wonder who Mr.. Laut
WAS None OF them guessed MISS Laul
identity until she replied to some of their
letters, asking for opportunities to see any
of her work Miss Laut has spent most of
Winnipeg Free Press. Within the past year
or two she came TO New York and engaged
in special writing until her book began to
attract public attention. Now she devotes
herself largely to writing for book publ
cation
It has been .variously reported that Mr.;
Herman KnickerbOcker Viele, author of
The Last of the Knickerbockers.' has.
through the death of his father, fallen
heir to a large fortune The fact, how
Viele from the business of writing and
those who have read any of his work win
be glad to hear it. Within a few weeks a
third novel by Mr.. Viele viii appear.
''Adyra of the Pines is the title Of the
impecunious family at the time when it
had no fortune but was attempting to seek
! to exploit. "Myra'' of course is the heroine
of the story and her parents and lovers
( the accessories necessary to give her char
acter the proper setting. Mr.. Niele has,
[ through his former books made. many
friends among the reading public and
doubtless this romance OF the pinelaaGs
will gain him many more.
( Emboldened perhaps by the success OF
/ Clara Morris as an author. Mrs Sarah
! CroWell LIE Moyne is preparing her rercin-
4 scenes 2nd hopes to have ihein ready Ter
Publication Of rarilinsser.css will lie n rr-is-
{ fortune and that is because it viii proha-
/ bly, prevent Mrs I-e Moyne writing a
fuller and n afe complete book after Jew
more years Of stage eSpefienee. Few think
! that this Vel known actress has been On
/ the stage only three Years. THAI is, as an
I actress. OF course her tame as & Public
! reader, and particularly as un mterpre lei
! of Browning, was fairly wen established
/ before she began professional acting. Il is
! understood. however, that Mrs. Jse Mayne
will not coafine herself to personal details
! in the book she IS new writing. she viii
1 discuss various matters or Interest RELAXING
! to acting from the point Of FieSs Of studen,
/ and actress. Her siIceass in other literary
/ ventures which have broSgnt hec into
touch with many interesting II ODie ought
TO give aer a prestige in tn TrR@ent LE-
/ dertaldng.