Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-04-22
Tributes Paid by Roosevelt,
Taft, Writers and Friends

PARlS, April xS.-FOrmeT PRESIDENT
Roosevelt was greatly panied to hear of
the death OF Mark Twain.
ut is with sincere grief" he said. ''that
L learned of the death Of this great
American author. His position, like that
Of Joel Chandler Harris, was unique
not only in American letters, but in the
literature Of the world.
HE was not only a great humorist.
but great philosopher. His writings
tributions to the world Of achievement, of
which we have q right as nation to be
genuinely proud"
In the pisskin library which Mr.. Roose-
welt carried through the 1ungles Of
books, '.Huckleberry Finn" and tom
Sawyer" and Mr.. Roosevelt says that he
read both of them several times and al
ways with the greatest interest.
Appreciation Of President Taft.
President Taft, when informed of the
death OF Mr.. Clemens. wrote this state
ment:
Mark Twain gave pleasure-reai in
tellectual enjoyment-to millions, and his
works will continue to give such pleas
ures to millions yet to come.
HE never wrote a line that a father
could not read to q daughter. His humor
was American, but he was nearly as
much appreciated by Englishmen and
people OF other countries as by his own
countrymen.
HE has made an enduring part Of
American literature"
Never Another Such, Says Riley.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind, April 21.-James
Whitcomb Riley said:
Though not unexpected, the announce
ment Of Mr.. Clemens death is startling
The news will cause universal sorrow.
because the worlu has lost not only a
genius, but q man Of striking character,
Of influence and Of boundless resources.
His place never can be taken by an
other. The world never will have an
other Mar Twain.
Literary God to George AIDE.
KENTLAND, Ind. April 21.-George
AIDE. fable writer and humorist, was
deeply affected by the news of Mark
Twain's death.
II read every line Twain wrote, for he
was q kind Of literary god to me-" said
Mr.. AIDE.
His influence already has worked itself
into the literature OF our day. We owe
hope to him.
Most Of all, Twain grew old beauti-
fully. showing his simple. childlike faith
for ultimate success throughout all his
adversities.'
Tributes Of Indiana Writers.
INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. April 22.-"Mark
Twain's place 10 in the front rank Of
American WRITER'S" said Meredith Nichol-
;~k to-
Of the dead humorist.
HE was primarily and essentially a
humorist. But his superiority to the mere
funny man lay in the fact that he was
a supremely alert and shrewd student Of
men and manners.
after Hawthorne, l should call him
our foremost writer"
Charles Major. writer Of fiction. said:
Mark Twain created a new school Of
humor, the purpose OF which was not
only to be funny. but to be true"
HE wrote the best american story.
7S HSx He seemed to ON me the greatest
prose writer we had. and, beyond that,
O great man"
Thoroughly American, Says Howslls
NEW YORK. April PAN apprecia-
ton of Samuel L. Clemens and his work
has been written by William Dean How
ellis. the novelist, OF which. by courtesy
Of Harper's Weekly. the following is an
abstract:
"Mr. Clemens uses in work on the
larger scale the method Of the older es-
sayists, and you know no more where
You are going to bring up in the fnno-
cents Abroad or Following the Equator
than in an Essay Of Mohtaigne.' The
end you arrive at 10 the end Of the book
and you reach 1t amused. but edited, and
sorry for nothing but to be there
zone of the characteristics observed
IN him 10 his STRAIGHTFORWARD use OF
words, which he employs - Grant did
10 express the plain, straight meaning
their common acceptance has given them.
with no resard to their structural sig