Arizona republican., 1916-11-23
JACK LONDON DEAD
 SHORT ILLNESS |S
 FATAL TO WRITER
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GLEN ELLEN. Cal, Nov. 22.-JaclS London, the writer, died here at 7:45. tonight.
 London was taken i'll last night anl was found unconscious early this morning by servant who went 10 his roo into awaken him.
 His condition at first alarmed his sister, Mrs. Eliza Shepard, who sum- mened physicians from this city.
 It was first believed that the author was victim of ptomaine poisoning but later 1t developed that he was suffering from a severe form of ure- mia. Dr. J. Wilson Shields of San Francisco, close friend of the writer was summoned during the day and declared that the patients condition was grave. From the time London was found this morning he did not regain consciousness. About mid-day he seemed to rally but later suffered a relapse and sank rapidly until the end came.
 Besides his sister, Mrs. Shepard. London Is survived by a daughter. who Is a student at the University of california, his mother who lives in Oakland, Cal, and his wife Charmion London. Mrs. London was at her husbands side when death came.
 London would have been Al years on January F.
 Jack London, probably Americas best known and foremost author. was born at San Francisco January r.. 1876. He was the son of John and Flora London, both of whom survive him.
 MT London secured his preliminary education in the public schools of san Francisco. Later he entered the Uni versity of California at Berkley. but left college to go to Klondike and never completed his course. At the age of 16 he went to sea before the mast, travelling extensively. In 1893 he went to Japan and later in the year went on a seal hunting expedition in Bearing Sea. He tramped throughout the United States and Canada for sociology and eco homie study during 1894. He was a journalist and lecturer and acted as war correspondent during the Russo Japanese war.
 On April [, 1910 he was united in wedlock to Bessie Maddern of Oak land, Calif He was married a second time to Charmian Kittredge on No vemher 19. 1905.
 | DuliilS Nie years OI lSbt, IfUN. lgVN he navigated his 55-foot yacht Shark in the South Seas, where he procured many of the themes which | he later developed into novels Po- | litically. he was a socialist. His most famous works were "The Call of the Wild" published in 1903: White Fang published in 1907: "The Sea Wolf" published in 1904: South
 Sea Tales published in 1911 and John Barleycorn," published in 1913. Other works were as follows: The Son of the Wolf, 1900; The God of His Fathers. 1901: A Daughter of
 the Shows. 1902; The Children of the
 Frost. 1902: The Cruise of the Dazz- ! lert 1902 The People of the Ahuss. 1 1908; Kempton- -Wace Letters, 1908:
 The Faith of Men. s1904; The Game.
 1905: War of the Classes 1905; Moon {, Face. 1906: Scorn of Women (play) 1906. Before Adam. 1907; Love of ! Life, 1907: The Iron Heel, 1907; The
 Road. 1907; Martin Eden, 1909; Lost ] Face. 1909: Revolution 1910; Burning Dayling, 1910: Adventure, 1911: The Cruise of the Shark, 1911: Smoke
 Bellew Tales. 1912; The House of
 Pride, 1912; The Abysmal Brute. 1918;
 John Barleycorn, 1913; The Valley of
 the Moon. 1913; The Strength of the Strong, 1914; The Muting of the Star
 Rover 1915: and The Little Lady of ] tho Rio HouSa 1Q1e