Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1908-01-25

ton, Miffltn ~ Co, announce Pres.
ana Pagan, a new mover py herpelt
NJ, HOPKINS autnot ol ne MAJ W on, ol
NalWlCh, Inc lorcn anu Nv
nighiihS Bshop, us scene ~ iaIu ~
me Bronx ana lhefeapouts' Inc s"uic
VIII publish in February new pook
by Rev Washington GLADDEN. entitled
The church ana Modern Lire
The title of the new story by George
Barr McCutcheon, to be published
this spring by Messrs. Dodd Mead u
Co, is THE Husbands of Edith.
story in McCutcheon's best style, which
is to say that II is inimitably clever
and entertaining.
Augusta Ga, Tuesday--James Ry
der Randall of this city, famous as 4
war poet died this afternoon after an
illness of few days. While going to
church in Indictment weather several
developed into congestion Of the lungs
and yesterday he was found in his
room unconscious, He never rallied.
Mr.. Randall was born In Baltimore
in 1SiS, The most celebrated product
of his versatile pen was "Marylani ],
My Maryland" of which oliver Wen
dell Holmes said My only regret Is
that | could not do for Massachusetts
what Randall did for Maryland For
20 years he was editorial writer of The
Augusta Chronicle, severing his con
nection with that paper In 1855 when
he became connected with the BATH
more Press, He was graduated from
Georgetown and received the degree
of LII. ID. from Notre Dame university.
Mr.. Randall wrote the poem ON
which his fame rests while a professor
in u small COLLEGE at Point Coupe,
La. As he told the story, the report
sets regiment in the streets of Baiti-
more so excited him that he SAT up
all night expressing his resentment in
verse. The next day 1t was sent to the
New Orleans Delta Tor publication.
subsequently Miss Constant Carey,
who afterward became Mrs. Burton
Harrison, adapted II 10 an ola GER
man tune, ana 1t became Immensely
popular through the south ana, later
throughout the north.
The following rather startling piece
of news is from the New York Times
and Is copied verbatim.
San Francisco, Cal, Jan. 9'-Friends
of Jack London, the author, are begin
ming to feel alarmed over his failure
to arrive at the Marquesas Islands.
which he was expected to reach early
I'm December London left Hilo. Ha-
wall Oct. Z last in his little boat the
Shark for Marquesas, and Is about a
month overdue. 1t Is supposed that the
Shark, which is equipped with a gaso-
line engine Is drifting about as the re-
suit OF injury to her machinery; Mrs
London, two friends and small crew
are on the vessel
The steamer MaripoSa is due here
Jan. 20, from La HI, Tahiti, ana II Is
hoped that she viii bring news of the
party.
Jack London sailed from san Fran
cisco on May 1907, on one OF the most
adventurous voyages ever undertaken
by an author. For many year be-
fore he started he was planning this
trip and building his own boat: The
SHARK Is Staunch little crhit, 81 teet
over all. 10 feet beam, and seven rect
uratt ana Is kelcn-rlgged, IKE the Eng
lish hshing boats used IN the Nortn
sea. She Is equipped with a 20 horse
power engine ana carries "a loot pow
Whalepoht lot iandlhB III lht SURF Sue
rs wen proVsloned' ana IL is possible
that London might nave encounteFed
a heavy gale ana been blown nun
ureds OF niles out or ms course, SO lhai
ne would not be hcafd from lor some
llule' WITHOUT any more serious colse-
quenceS tulh a temporary drlahseHieht
pointed out, however, tnat WINE ne
Is uhdouptedly good sallor-ht il ne
was Known as hlng OF me oyster
frates ~ san francisco paS-no mad
never STUDIED navigation IN Jechhlcal
sense uhth rev weeks heloie ne
hluItrt on ms cruise
ana me novelty OF LONDON 'uea WAS
that ne was 10 De ms own navigator
ana tauins hlaaler ana was 10 carry
praeuGuilE no crew rms poht Is 70
pe Haled by one friend ana nSselI
ne, wrote IN letter before ne sihf'el
lheIt WIN pe no salloIS' MS Mlte
Accom- p"llies me W course WIZ take
n COOK along ana capln poy put
lheSe WIN ne Aslhucs ana VIII nave
no part IN me sNliollalns ELSEWHERE
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