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Show BOOK PRAISES I j OGDEN WRITER i George Wharton James De-scribes De-scribes Work of Albert Whipple Hadley. Albert tyhlpple Hadley. of Ogden, former newspaper man. author of Hadley Mormon Qnymes," "Yellowstone "Yellow-stone Rhymes" and other articles a ml versos geta considerable mention In a now book by Qeorge Wharton James. "Utah, the Land Of Blossoming alleys" al-leys" Is the title of the work which Is gotten out in de luxe form an.l consists) con-sists) of 371 pages. In- lading scores of tine Illustrations. I The author's note pets forth that the 'book is "the storv of Utah desert wastes, of its hune and fantastic rock formations, and of its fertile gardens In the sheltered valleys; a survey of ita rapldli devt loping Industries, an account ac-count of the origin, development and b llofl Of the Mormon church. and ! chapters on the flora and fauna, and on the scenic wonders that are a heritage her-itage of all Americans." The author pays high tribute to the 'influence of the Mormons on iiriga-Ition iiriga-Ition In the I'nlted States. in the chapter devoted to I tab's influence upon literature the author i has this to say about Mr. Hadley: " Vmong the i itiens of Utah of today to-day 1 find the literary spirit In active , i nee. On man In particular. Al-brit Al-brit Whipple Hadl.-y. liiough born In 1870 In Minnesota, and S world-wide traveler, came to tJtah in lfoo and ever sine- has kept returning to his first b Ha now resides in Ogden :His specialty, strange to say is Egypto-ldgy, Egypto-ldgy, an 1 ho has the pround record of ibeliiK the onl man to secure photographs photo-graphs of the secret upper chambers of I the great pyramid a well as the lower passage- and chambers Of the second 'and third pyramids He firmly I;-llieves I;-llieves that Khneni-Ba-Khuf was the jreal and original builder of the great 'pyramid and that Cheops came la'er land endeavored to "obliterate" his predecessor ami then claim that the I pyramid was his He makes an f-ceedlnly f-ceedlnly si rung case." Tlx- author 'ptotes ..no of Mr. Had-le's Had-le's poem. "The Cedar Tree's LiOVe.' and mentions his "Mormon Rhymes."! |