The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-05-19

HIS is what the publishers
say Of William Allen White:
William Allen White, although
he has made a striking success
in both the journalistic and
A literary fields, still remains the
editor OF the Gazette, in the little town
OF EmpOria kan, and some people have
wondered that he should not take the
place in New York or elsewhere that his
talents warrant Mr.. White prefers 10
live in Emporia, and there is no mystery
anvOlved in his choice. He likes-J
might almost be said that he loves
iEmporia, and he is happiest when he IS
aiding in the upbuilding of his native
town and the state Of Kansas. BY his
ltorceful personality and keen intellect
he has made the EmpOria Gazette
power not only in Emporia and Kan
eas, but also in national Journalism He
IS satisfied personally to WELD this pow
er for the benefit Of his native town and
state. Naturally Mr. White is the idol
OF Emporia, and having an unusual
sense Of the proportion of things, ne
prefers to live where he is beloved,
rather than enter the turmoil and strife
OF the larger marts- His sincere arec-
ton for his home country has never
been better shown than in his latest
book, I'm Our Town a sheaf of remi-
niscences Of his little village. its his
tory, and its character, by country
editor.
The American Book Sellers associa-
ton closed a two days convention
Thursday night III New York with
dinner in the rooms Of the Aldine as
sociation. There were more than 500
members present Clarence WalcOtt Of
Syracuse presided in the absence of the
president. W NIillard Palmer of Grand
Rapids, Mich F. Hopkinson Smith,
one Of the formal speakers. told his
hearers that they were the Dipe lines of
book distribution. He said that the
plain titles OF long ago would not sell
books now. The people these days
wanted to read THE mysterious danger
of the toWpath." or THE sausage Of
three links" or The Nvmph Of the
sewer" or 'BrOilers-the United States
senate on toast" He pleaded for clean
literature and the kind Of sentiment
that made "Trilby" and David Harum''
sell. Rev 2. Beach told of his eXper-
fences on Alaska. where he published
the Aurora Borealis with the aid of
typewriter and S. mostly my own"
Mr.. Beach said that he had been in the
gold business in Alaska and the brick
business in Chicago and now he was
combining the two in New York
Dollon Wallace and John W Sargent
also spoke
Houghton. Adiflin & Co. announces
the publication for the department Of
economies of Harvard university of a
series OF monographs to be known as
the Harvard Economic Studies The
first to be Issued viii the David A.
Wells prize essay for 1905, by W. H
Price, Phi. d. entitled The English
Patents of Monopoly" This viii be
followed by study Of THE Lodging
House Question in Boston, by A. B.
Wolfe, PHI D.
In "The Intellectual Miss Lamb
Just published by the Century com
pany Florence Morse Kingsley has
added another to her creations of
modified spinsters." as someone has
Cleverly characterized the characters
giving title to her recent books The
Singular Miss Smith. . ''The Transfgur-
alton of Miss Philura" and THE
Resurrection of Miss Cynthia" Prob
ably Mrs Kingsley's most widely
known story is her first a tale of the
life and erucifxion of Christ, entitled
Titus, a Comrade Of the Cross" This