The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-24
FOR WRITERS AND READERS

i peared each September for tho past three years. with a fourth-"Assorted ChocolR' es"--to appear in Septem Der, 1922, it Is easy to understand that Mir. Cohen's negro stories are Just as popular between cloth covers as they are in the Saturday Evening Post. The first volume of these stories was entitled, Polished Ebony" the sec oud, Come seven"
 The Book of Birmingham" by City Commissioner John K. Uornady. Dodd, Mead & Go" Inc, publishers, is am other book by a Birimngham author. This book was released by the pub fishers only few days ago. and Is one which not only NIT, Hornady, but alb of Alabama may well be proud.
 This work was prepared by Mir. Hornady in connection with Birming- hams semi-eentennial celebration, and in it is to be found the history of the city from its beEinnning to the pres ent day. Further 1t is told in an in- teresting and entertaining manner, and unlike many histories. contains nothing which is dry or heavy.
 Mir. Hornady, who was at one time newspaper man Is well known as one of the best editorial writers of the state. and will, 1t Is understood. within short time commence the compilation of another historical work.
 ''Wayside Tales" for November con tains "Puffec' Control-Yes by Edgar Valentine Smith of Blrming- ham.
 This Is baseball story with negro D1gXRrG Po ,,l.. centers about two of tho players and their mutually best girl. and her ideas of control"
 MT. smith has put some very funny lines and many unusually humorous situations in this story.
 "Purfec' Yessuh!n is eo- ing to make many new friends for Wayside Tales, as not only Is 1t an excellent story. but Mir. smith has many admirers everywhere who are watching for hls work and will be delighted Co find this yarn in the magazine.
 Other stories by Mir. smith arc to appear in Waysde Tales shortly.
 Artemus Calloway's story. "Gold." was accepted by Argosy-Ail Story Weekly on Friday of the past week. Mir. Galloway has been for some time past regular contributor 10 this magazine, and his work, one time humorous, another serious. and still another adventure, is fast making friends for him everywhere
 Double Strategy" another of Cal iowhy's stories, will appear in the november first issue of Top Notch Magazine. This Is another magazine where MT. Calloways name is not un. known. and many of Top Notch's readers will be glad to find his story In that magazine
 A volume of poems by Alfred Bat sie boaiIe or Birmingham is In great uenaand' at libraries everywhere. In tniS work MT, Bealle has placed some oh ms pest efforts and may well be proud of tn efact that he has many friends who have learned to know and Ike him through his writing.
 Ahythihg pertaining to the develop ment of Alabama is interesting. "The Story of Coal and Iron in Alabama" by Miss Ethel Armes, formerly of this city, but now of New York, contains great deal of valuable information as to the development of both these important commodities and the man. ner in which they have added to the states financial power. Unlike many works of this nature. this book js told In an easy and entertainiAg man ner.
 Mrs. Kate Cole Donegan Of Gun tersville, Is n writer of verse which IS readily accepted by many of the most popular magazines. "The south ern Cross,' Our Boys of IT." and "The Old Town Clock" are among her best known poems.
 It IS very easy matter to find a writer who swears by Bob Davis of Munsey fame. Arthur K. Akers of Birmingham, like many another writer. thinks that Robert H. Davis Is one of the greatest men who ever sat at an editors desk and this de- spite the fact that Mir Davis never bought story from him. But he con- tributed no little to Mr. Akers en- courage,nent. varying the regular re- lection slip with a personal letter once In U while. Which helped.
 But If Mir. Akers didn't sell Bob Davis, he sold others. His first ef- rort--an article-sold to q newspaper for $S.S0. Later while studying short story writing at Columbia university he won the prize in a contest put on by the old Evening Telegram, and also broke into Pearson's Magazine. Since that time his work has appeared in Green Book, Blue Book. Golfers. Me- Clure's. Hollands, Christian Herald and others.