The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-12-27
Noted Story Writer and So
cialiSt Guest of Artist
II. L. A. Culmer.
.NORTFlLAND FASCiNATES
One Year of Travel Furnishes
Him Material for Four
teen Books.

l.. y II
Nj. and Mrs. London arrived from
California Monday and Will remain At
tho Culmer homo until THURSDAY. when
they will resume their Journey 10 New
.This ls the first time was ever
In sal, Lake" said Mr.. London las,
uiGht. ''and ] am much tmprcssed Win
toe beauty OF its surroundings. nv WIG
and | stopped OF hero to visit Mr.. ana
Mrs. Culmor who arc old and osar
friends OF ours. Ncather c"nditions arc
much different from California and II Is
quite n sudden change from the warmth
and sunshine to the cold aud snow
MT London stili maintains the dlsrt-
card OF conventional dress that has char
reputation As q writer OF interesting
stories. For him there arc no such gar
mcnts as a stiff-bosomed shirt ana a
high. stiff collar lie prefers the com :
fort of u Dcrlirco shirt and low. sort
collar adorned with plain black !our-
hand tie.
Prefers Sweater
l, is recorded "f him that on ono occa-
sion when he WAS invited To ADDRESS a
wonan's club IN Oakland, Cal. he ap-
pearCd wearing a sweater. which Was a
great shock to Somc of the conNcntl"nai
matrous.
by MI. aud. Mrs. London IN The studio ol
Mr. Culmcr viewing the manN valuable
Landscapes That Mir. Gunner has painted.
Views o: Alaska from studies made By
Nh Culmcr last summer wcrc of particu-
lar interest To Mir LONDON, for it was IN
Alaska ,hai he gained material tor his
first novels,
Alaska" said Inc. II found suggestions
for fourteen books.
Mr London is a difficult man TO In
teINicw for newspaper publication. II II
not because he has a diSincinabou to
talk. but owing 10 the fact that he Is
essentially = writer. II YOU ASK him a
question he viii readily ans wer but he
does not volunteer anything h"Noud the
limit of tho answer or suggest other
questions.
Not Given to Talking.
II never MAS any success az lee,
turcr' he said. FOR the reason that ]
aIn not able TO ccS ur before an audi
once and talk without bclnS confnsed, hut
ir yon ask me a question 7 have no DIFF
hculty in finding words with which 10
Notwi,hstendinG he IS visiting, Mr..
London continues hla work. The table
ut which Inc sat last night while ia0'ins
was covered with notes. the most of
which had been classified 1ud 6one uD IN
uod, bundles.
In reply TO the question. What is your
method OF work." he said: After have
written no my notes ! mover revise my
work The first copy always stands as
have written II. I usually begin 10
work about . o'clock in tho morning.
for the day. This usually takes roc about
two hours. | never wait for an inspI-a Q
ton before beginning. I start IN. and
when a word or phrssc 10 express tho dc
sired shade OF thought does not como TO
Jne quickly light cigarette and MALT FOR
ii. | write my 2Ooo words nearly every
day in the year. only taking a day off
occasionally.
Busy on New Story.
Il nm now working on = new story TO
which I have given the titlc, The Val
ley of the Moon. BY The way. today is
the rirst time have announced the title.
I, 10. l,ec ce1 ltf of hI g.
Ia the soil II opens with the love affair
OF man and woman in the city. They
are toilers living undcr the usual con
ditions OF poorly paid workers in the
city. They desert the city for the farm
and--but | wont tell YOU any moro
about II now.
written many shor, stories based on his
travels I'm the south sea islands, he had
not yet exhausted his studies. y made
fourteen stories out Of my Alaska OK
pcricncc OF one year, and | ought 20 get
proportionstsly as .nlauy or more out Of
my TWO years voyage among the Islands
OF the sea. lands rich in romance"
Speaking Of David Grief, one OF the
principal Characters In his south sos
stories Mr.. London said "Hc Is q COM
posit= and Is not ovcrdrawn. There are
many men Of his character in the islands.
lie is true type picture. Some cf my
island critics have complained that !
toned things down instead Of coloring
them highly. These stories represent life
the world
Down to Primal Passion.
AS is well knoPn. MIR. London Is an
ardent admiTer ~ the prize ring and
has written several books around II.
R%.ssr The In aTs TE so and y Se plSSe 2f
orcd to show the glamour of the ring. and
in ~ Piece OF Be@fsteaE" he tried TO
bring out its harshness aud brutality.
WGen Tho 6Cbtin- game can bc made
sport said he. "instead ol being per
meated with TIC .ro'tenness Of gambling
just "a II used 20 be. but now the outlook
tor # Is mighty dark"
From the prize ring Mr. London was
led to The shysn9l brute ono OF n, ~, char.
just a composite. like many other char
actsrs have been. He did his work ]
believe. may have something else in
lis line after q while
Praises Socialism.
Asked in regard 20 The effect OF the
result uf the recent municipal election
in Los Angeles on the advance ol Social
Ism in California Nr London said that
mayor WAS defeated tho result Was full
/ nt hope. we cast ~. .0c0 votes. which
IL most encouraging. Socialism which Is
receN or economic cond tlons will con-
tinue 10 advance until its ideals arc real
iz@d. All tho leaders IN the movement
can he hlottsd out. but the movement viii
20 en- IN It's irrrsiStihl" progress"
Mr.. London 10 longer advocates Social
ism from the lecture platform. iie said:
In addition TO ms ina hilNiy ne q publ"
speaker ! am troubled "A great deal with
a poor throat, suffering considerable from
bronchitis I found that I would have 10
quiz lecturtnc and content myself with
| my Efforts through my pcn. with which
| can accomplish more
! Mr.. and Mrs London viii make no fur
! thcr stop between this city and New
York.
GEORGE RITZ Err