Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1909-11-06

first novel. "The Spoilers" after stage
run Of several years, has been released
for stock companies. Is playing now in
New York and will continue for this
season throughout the country Mr.
Beach's second novel THE Barrier.
has Just had its first sge performance
In Chicago to an unbrOkcn chorus of
praise from the critics. while his third
novel. THE Silver Horde" after be-
ing out for less than a month, has gone
to the Harper press for another edition,
and that wei up in the thousands.
Herbert Quick. whose new book. "Nir-
ginia OF the Air Lanes" has just APP
peared, was born In 1861, near steam
boat Rock, Grundy county. la. He was
brought up on the prairie, when IL
really was prairie, and lived as other
prairie boys lived In those days when
almost everybody farmed, and life was
rather simple Teaching school carried
him into the Law. and the law into poll
tics. MIR. Quick has practised law
managed telephone companies and been
active I'm politics. a Democrat among
Republicans He was "a member OF and
counsel for the citizens committee In
Sioux city. and In that capacity prose
cuted boodlers That was about 1895
Three times he was nominated for
mayor OF Sioux city. and once he was
elected. serving from 1898 20 1900. I'm
1902 he was nominated for judge Of the
supreme court
An interesting story IS told by
Hutchins HapEood. author Of THE
Spirit Of the Ghetto" which has just
been revised for a new edition, about
the man who Illustrated that work
eight years ago when II was first pub
lished. II seems that the illustrator
Jacob Epstein, was a poor struggling
artist Of the East Side OF New York.
He lived in a ramshacklc tenement In
Hester street, and Mr.. Hapgood be-
came acquainted with him. he was
very talented and the dream Of his
life at that time was to go 10 Italy and
| France and perfect his studies, but
lack 81 means prevented him Tho OPP
portunity came 10 HIM. however when
he made the arrangement for Illus
trailing The Spirit of the Ghetto 10
was "a labor of months. but the ann
bitious Young artist stinted himself I'm
every way and laid aside every cent
which was paid him FOR this work
| with this money he undertook his triI
20 Europe. and IL seems he has never
returned 90 this country From paint
| ing he Went TO sculpture and has made
| his mark in his new profession h'
| now lives ln London in luxurious
style when IL rs considered that but
| eight years have elapsed since he III
| ustrated the first edition OF "Iht
| Spirit OF the Ghetto 10 might b
| looked upon as quite a remarkable ris,
| on the part of a man whose life seem.
ed utterly hopeless amidst hls old SUR
| roundings.
A suffrage book which does not CON
| tain o line OF argument ls sure of 70
| least one kind OF popularity az lh.
| start. such book viii Doe "Equ1
| Suffrage bon Colorado" which the o.
| thor. Helen " summer, Pin
! describes simply as the report OF aI
| investigation made for tho COLLEGIATE
| Equal Suffrage League of Now Nor'
| state" n took two years, however
10 prepare the report, tine meth".
being that NJ Investigation of the Hui
| frage states. counties and cha.
| throughout Colorado am eQual-sui
| fraro state. There VIII Doc cNten-lE
| table statistics. comparison of cfi
| lsncs. and % statement oI results a
thorough 70 s believed. as oven nal
could wish
| Musical-comedy writing as distu
| gu.shed from the moro prevalent play
! writing. has claimed another writer %
| Action o Henry with rnllHbor1
' tor Franklin - Adams. who. hk
/ himself ls "a seasoned journalist q
/ Henry has Writtou "a musical coined
| with "a plot which Was supplied hy ON
! of hiF own stories This story cutltlr
"Ha Also Serves" De- Included ln th
rev collection by o. Henry which On
Harpers are bringing oui under th