Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-23

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towns he gathered the material which
he wove into his earliest best.knowr
| books, the short stories and books o.
! adventure that started him on the
way 10 literary success In 1899 he
published The Man On the Trail.
following this with ether Arctic tales
which were gathered together for his
first volume An Odyssey of the
North" This volume made a name
for the Young genius.
His E@sy Career
Between 1900 and the present he
wrote and published more than forty
volumes, his work having been trans
lated into a score Of languages Lon
den was as we'll known in Russia as
in America. while, during the past
FIVE or six years, he has been looked
upon in England as one OF the world S
greatest authors. The praise that has
been showered upon him by the Brit
iSh critics was regarded by London as
his greatest triumph,
Author Twice Married
to Miss Bessie Maddern of Oakland,
q relative of Minnie Maddern Fiske.
the. celebrated actress. BY this mar.
riage London had two daughters. Joan
and Bess. who are now living with
their mother in Oakland. This mar
riage proved uncOngenial and the
couple were separated by divorce
~ -i1c tn hn re
London, who was Miss Chairman Kit
tredge of Berkeley, took place in 1905
and was an ideal match. The name
each had for the other, up to the time
of London's death, was Mate"
Mrs. Flora London, mother of the
author, survives him She is resi-
dent of Oakland.
Honolulu Regrets Passing of Author
In his later writings, London show
ed himself warm friend of the is
lands and one with full appreciation
of their charms. His recent visits
here, with Mrs. London, gave them a
wide circle of friends. They entertain
ed very often and very Hospitality,
London's habit of early-morning work
giving them plenty of time free from
his literary labors
Regret was widely expressed this
morning at the news of his untimely
death. Men and women in all walks
Of life spoke with sadness of the cut
ting-off of the brilliant career upon
which he was but just weli-launched
London's Loss Felt
Jack London has done much for
Hawaii" said A. p. Taylor, secretary
of the Hawaii Promotion Committee,
today when asked whether or not the
committee would take any steps to-
ward resolution of sympathy Lon
don was a prolific writer, and much
of his recent material was based upon
Hawaii
Mark Twain, Robert Louis Steven
son and Charles Warren Stoddard
were three men who did much to bring
Hawaii to the front in their literature.
Jack London was another, and the
fact that he mad announced his in
tentieD of making his home in Ha-
wall makes the news Of his death
a sorrow to the committee individu-
ally as well as collectively.
"London's writings have been one
of the best publicity assets that Ha-
waii could claim. OF late his writ
ings have all had pronounced Ha-
waiian flavor.
Committee Senos Letter
The committee this morning for
warded letter of sympathy to Mrs.
London, expressing their sorrow as
body and as members. At the civic
the body announced that
London had done wonderful thing
for the islands, and this was men
toned.
AS a literary genius and as a
friend the residents of Hawaii will
miss Jack London. He had a pleas
ing personality, and during his stay
ON Hawaii became popular with all
who came to know him. Millions of
readers have followed London in his
tales of life. and his stories of Ha
vail X is hard to understand that
he has passed into the Great Beyond,
he concluded
Gen., johnson Was Friend
Perhaps no person in all Hawaii
knew Jack London better than did
Brig.-Gen. Samuel l. Johnson, adju-
-ant-genera1 of the National Guard. the
TWO men having seen service as sail
0rs together on the old ship Annie
Lewis % years ago when she sailed
rom Portland, Me-, to Buenos Aires.
When London came to Honolulu on
he Shark several years ago, he and
Johnson met again to really know
Zach other, and talking over old ship |
ping days discovered they had served |
IN the same trip They used to like
o go over the old incidents after the
discovery. -
As soon as Gen. and Mrs. Johnson
leard of the sad news today, they |
yirelessed message of sympathy to
hrs. London at Glen Ellen. Governor |
also, who knew London well, !
ent a similar message to Mrs. Lon