LAURA JEAN LIBBEY WELL
KNOWN NOVELIST PASSES AWAY
New York. Oct. 29. (AP)—The noted woman
writer, Laura Jean Libbey passed away at her home
in Brooklyn Sunday, aged 62 years.
A composition, written at school when she was 14
years old, was the means of starting Laura Jean
Libbey in literary work which eventually made her
one of the most widely known women writers in
the country. The composition was part of the
regular work in her writing class and it so impressed
her teacher that the ‘latter took the future author
with her work to Robert Ronner, editor of the New
York Ledger. After reading it he accepted it as a
contribution for the Ledger, paid the girl 95 and
said to her: "But don't bring any more until you
are 18 years old.’
Although she heeded the advice so far as the
Ledger was concerned she continued to write and
when she had reached the age of 18 she again vis
ited Mr. Bonner’s office and she was engaged as a
regular contributor to the paper. Her stories and
articles next appeared in the Fireside Companion
and the Family Story Paper, which supplied the
Action reading for a large number of families thru
out the country.
Notwithstanding her early success. Miss Libbey had
not determined whether she wanted to be a writer
or an actress. She sought the assistance of Daniel
Frohman in making up her mind, and when he ad
vised her to forget the stag;e and continue her writ
ing she accepted his judgment. Dueing the per
iod of time she published her first few novels she
remained in the newspaper work, serving as editor
of the New York Fashion Razaar and for three years
as special correspondent of the New York Evening
Miss Libbey wrote more than 50 novels, in virtu
ally all of which the main theme was love—love of a
very ardent kind. This class of literature appealed
to thousands of women and girls with the result that
her. books enjoyed large sales. She attributed her
popularity among the women readers to the "happy
ending ot all my books, and the fact that I write
directly to the heart." The climax in nearly all her
books led to the bridal altar or the presentation of
the engagement ring.
The best known of her novels were "Lovers Once
but Strangers Now," "That Pretty Young Girl.”
"Mias Middleton’s Lover," "A Forbidden Mar
riage/’ "Olive’s Courtship.” and "When his Love
Orew Cold."
Miss Libbey regarded as one of the great satis
factions of ber life the fact that she had seen her
hooks road wherever she traveled in the United
States from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Asked once
how she was able to turn out novels so frequently,
she replied:
“I have never had to struggle to succeed in com
pleting a book. I have always found it easy to
write. Usually I figured on 20 chapters to a book
and then proceeded to write one a day. but then
sometimes there were several days between chapters.”
At another time she was asked if she had ever
built the plot of a book on any incident of her own
life. She replied:
“Oh. no. Do I look as if I had had any advent
ures? I haven’t.”
Laura Jean Libbey was born in New York City
March 22, 1862, the daughter of Thomas H. and
Elizabeth Libbey. She was educated in private
schools. On September 21, 1898, she was married
to Van Meter Stilwell, a lawyer of Brooklyn, and had
since made her home there.
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LAKEHtJRST, N. J.. Nov. 7, (AP)—As a boy in
Indiana and afterward in Oklahoma, where his f.ithoi
was the first governor, Captain George W. Steele,
who is to command the ZR-3 from the time of de
livery at Lakehurst, had a longing some day to bo
come a locomotive enginerr.
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hoy, and he used to regard some of the old engin
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thinking much of railroading, he never gave any
thought to the sea or aeronautics, even the baloon
lets with the circuses of those days not appealing to
him particularly.
In later years the elder Steele was a representative
In Congress from Indiana, and in this way the son
gained an appointment to Annapolis where his car
eer as a sailor began. "But even to this day a
fine, big locomotive bas a strange fascination for
me,” said Captain Steele, just before starting the
trans-Atlantic flight, “and I do believe I could run
one if I could find an engineer that would trust me."
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ELECTION RETURNS
Tuesday’s election here drew a
I total of 464 voters and a keen
interest was felt throughout the
day with the various candidates
keeping on the job in interest of
their election and some using autos
to carry voters to the polls. The
weather was fair and warm and
probably accounted for the large
number of visitors from nearby
who were present to hear the re
The Alaska Steamship Company
held the Steamer Cordova until
after midnight to allow candidates
and those interested in the results
to be here till the last minute.
The vote here was ns follows:
CITY OP NOME RESULTS
For Governor
Cash Cole. R .
Detonate to ('■ongrei-M
Frank A. Boyle, D
Dan A. Sutherland, R .
For Attorney General
Henry Roden, T .
John Rustgard, R
For Senator
Chas. W. Brown Jr. I
M. Jacobsgaard. D
Lulu J. Welch, R .
For Representatives
I A. Chidester, I .
John J. Elliot, R .
Thos. D. Jensen It .....
Andy Nylen. I .
E. R. O'Connor, I
Chas. P. Rice. R.
R. N. Sundquist, R .
A. F Wright. I .
| Road Commissioners
j W. J. Rowe .
Chas. Jones .
KOTZEBUE, DEERING AND
CANDLE HEARD FROM
Kotzebue Returns:
Cole 3. Boyle 2, Sutherland 6, Ro-1
den 1. Rustgard 6, Brown 6. Welch
2, Chidester 4, Elliot S. Jensen 4, |
Nylen 3. O’Connor 1. Rice 6. Sund
quist 3. Jones 2. j
D«*ering:
Cole 4. Boyle 2. Sutherland 21.
Roden 5. Rnsteard 17. Brown IS. I
j Jacohsgoard 1, Welch 6, Chidea
I ter 24. KUlott 15, Nylen 5. O'Con
| nor 17. Rice 3, Sundquist 10. 10
| for Frank Knapp for road rom
i missioner. 26 votes cast
Cole 15. l>avis 1. Hoyle 0. Suth
erland 25, Roden 6, Rustgard 26,
Hrown 21. Jucobsgaard 2. Welch 9.
Chidester 20. Elliot 14. Jensen 14.
Nylen 21. O’Connor 10. Rice 10.
Sundquist 21. Wright 16.
Capo Nome:
Cole. 11. Hoyle 7, Sutherland 19,
Roden 2. Kustgard 19. Brown 15,
Jncolingard 5, Welch 6. Chidester
9. Elliot 12. Jensen 12. Nylen 12,
O'Connor 11. Rice 10. Sundquist
15, Wright 11 .Rowe 3. Jones 2.
Gibney 1 Murphy 1.
*T. Michael.
Cole 3. Boyle 11. Sutherland 11.
Roden 11. Rustgard 8. Brown 13
Jncohsbgard 2. Welch 5, Elliott 10,
Jensen V Nylen 12. O’Connor 4.
Rice 5, Sundquist 11. Wright 13
Fortuna Ia*dKe:
14 votes cast. Colo 4. Boyle. 7.
Ritberland 7. Roden 8, Rustgard
5. Brown 6. Jacobsgard 3. Welch
4. Chidester 2, Elliot 5, Jensen 5.
Nylen 3. O’Connor 2, Rice 6, Sund
qui3t 4. Wright 2. Hill 1
Willow Precinct:
r»evpr votes cast Colt Suth
craPii 7. Rustgard 0. Brown 1.
Welch 6, Chidester 1, Elliot 6.
Jensen 4. Nylen three O’Connor 1.
Rice 6. Sundquist 4. Wright 1,
Sutherland 26
Roden 4
Kusttgard 24
Brown 10
Jacobsgard 1
Welch 18
Chidester 3
Elliot 14
Jensen 14
Rice 15
Sundquist 11
Wright 13
Till 'KSIMY
RETURN
The complete returns for the
precincts of Nome. Cap** Nome,
Candle, Deerlug, Kotzebue. St.
Michael Fortuna Ledge, and Willow
j Creek, (Council, Chinik and Solo
Sutherland 470
Hoyle 144
Kustgard 415
Roden 1 42
| Welrh 225
Macobsgard kft
I Nylen 388
jJensen 290
Wright . 273
Sundquiet 265
Rice ... 260
Elliot 257
Chidester 153
LEGISLATURE RACE
VERY INTERESTING
Returns Up ') o Saturday M.<rniiig
The Second Division Territorial
Representative rare is probably the
most interesting for the people of
this section as the candidates show
such even popularity. With a few
precincts still unheard from tho
leaders are Nylen. 395; Jensen 306
Sundquist 281; Wright 27S: with
Elliot 275 and Rice just behind
with 274. O’Connor with 228 and
Chidester with 150. ecem to be out
The returns above are of Thurs
day and T'nalakleet having come
in late, the grand total to date is
Name T’nalakleet Total
Sutherland 19 489
Rustgard 15 430
Roden 5 147
Welch 8 233
Jacohsgaard . 1 89
Nylen . 7 395
Jensen 16 306
Wright 5 278
Sundquist 16 281
Rice 14 274
Elliot 18 275
O’Connor 6 228
Chidester 3 156
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