New-York tribune., 1918-10-12
With Pen and Press
What the Authors and Publish
ers Are Doing


THE House OF Torchy praises be,
by Sewell Ford, is announced b. Ed
win J. Clode
George Barr McCutcheon's first story
was declined by half dozen publishers
and was then laid away and never yet
has been printed.
w. Carey Wonder]y's first novel.
"The World to Live In," will be pub
lished next week by Moffat. Yard & Co.
Jean Starr Untermyer, wife OF Louis
Untermyer, has completed volume OF
poems, entitled "Growing Pains" which
will be published presently by B. ".
Huebsch.
Lieutenant Colonel Townsend Whe-
len. author of that encyclopadic work
"The American Rifle" (The Century
Company, has been champion rifle shot
OF the Adirondack guides, Of his reei-
mcnt and Of the United States army.
Harper & Brothers are about to pub
lish "Thc Hills of Refuge" by VIII n.
Harben, and a volume of cartoons By
Fontainc Fox.
The Haytian Library announces a
volume of 'Autres Poems de Henri
Neine," consisting of translations into
French BY the Raytian poet Charles
Moravia. Consul General Of Hayt in
New York
J. W. Wallace {; Co.. of Chicago. ar
nounce that their prize novel contest
closed on September Is with 1861 MSS
submitted from the United States, Can
ada. Great Britain, Switzerland and the
West Indies. The prize, $4,000. was
awarded TO Jeffrey Deprend, an Indiana
lawyer, for his first novel, "Embcrs.'
Doubleday, Page e. Co. have taken
ovev The Brown Mars" by Alfred OH
want, from Alfred Knopf
President Wilson's "The New Free
dom" has been translated and published
in Sweden.
Elizabeth Robins. author Of "Caml-
la just published by Dodd. Mead &
Co, and Of "Mv Little Sister, is not,
as commonly supposed. an English
woman, but an American.
Captain David Gray. author of "The
Boomerang" is working in the liaison
corps under General Mangin.
The Macmillan Company will next
week publish Roland G. Usher's "The
Pilgrims and Their Story"
f. P. Dutton & Co. are publishing in
their Modern Language Series ten
small volumes for teachers and stu
dents Of French.
A. Frederick Collins's THE Amateur
Mechanic" published by D. Appleton &
Co., should be godsend to Briggs
"Handy Man About the House."
Charles Ramsay Clarke's Boys Book
OF Chemistry" will be published this
month by T. P. Dutton q Co.
John Masefeld once worked in the
old Columbia Hotel, on Greenwich
Street. New York, and also in carpet
factory in The Bronx
Joseph Gollomb's new bows book.
"That Year at Lincoln High" will be
published next week by the AIacmillau
Company.
Lionel Strachey's Eminent Victo-
rians,' which is coming from the press
Of G. P. Putnam's Sons, IS A historical
and biographical study Of Cardinal
Manning. DR.. Arnold, Florence Night
ingale and Charles Gordon
Katherine Pyle's illustrated Mother
Nursery Tales" will be among the chill
dren's holiday books published by f. ?.
Dutton & Co.
Dodd, Mead & Co. Will next month
publish "Folk Tales of Flanders" rich
ly illustrated in color and in black and
white by Jean de Bosschere
There is promise of great Joy IN W
II. Hudson's autobiography. Far Away
and Long Ago" which E. F. Dutton &
Co. are to publish. There is no more
charming writer in the world
Booth Tarkington's new novel. The
Magnificent Ambersons,r will be pub
lishcd next week.
Peter Clark Macfarlsne. whose pow
erful civic romance, "The Crack in the
d, Bell. has just appeared, has been a
city preacher. metropolitan newspaper
reporter. and political correspondent
and knows Whereof he writes in this
book
Peter B. kyne, author of "The Valley
OF She Giants" is in France as the cap
tain OF battery Of California troops.
News comes from Cranky, Quebec.
that Brownie has been installed in
Brownie Castle, The home which
Palmer Cox has built for himself at
his birthplace. TO look out for the in
terests of the Band A stained glass
window in the hall is his station. and
from this point he commands a view OF
the parlor hall and stairs, and they
viii be ingenious visitors who escape
his watchful eyes. He is formed Of
loaded stained glass. and with his red
jacket, blue breeches and yellow point
cd cap proves himself to. be one Of the
leading members of the Band. The
usual broad smile of welcome illumi-
mates his face. and no ono with honest
intentions need be afraid Of him.
The Scarecrow, which Z. P. Dutton
Co. will publish about the end OF
this month. IS collection Of short
stories by new writer. G. Ranger
Wormser, who uses a graphic and CON
vincing method in his treatment OF
occult and ghostly themes. The book
takes its title from the initial story,
which pictures the effect upon young
farm lad of a scarecrow dressed in his
grandfather's soldier uniform and set
in the cornfield to drive away the