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WHITE 354 WHITE other international conferences, includ- ing the Algeciras Conference respecting Moroccan affairs in 1906. In 1905 he was appointed American Ambassador to Italy, and in 1907 was appointed Ambas- sador to France, serving until 1909. In 1910 he was chairman of the American delegation to the Fourth Pan-American Conference. He was selected by Presi- dent Wilson as the Republican represen- tative on the United States delegation to the Peace Conference in Paris in 1919. WHITE, HENRY KIRKE, an Eng- lish poet, born in Nottingham, Eng- land, March 21, 1785; was the son of a butcher, and being of a delicate constitu- tion he was put to the trade of stocking weaving. From his infancy he mani- fested great love of learning, and at the age of 14 produced some notable speci- mens of poetry. He published, in 1803, a poem called "Clifton Grove"; and after his death his "Remains," consisting of poems, letters, etc., were edited by Southey. He died in Cambridge, Eng- land, Oct. 19, 1806. WHITE, HORACE, an American editor; born in Colebrook, N. H., Aug. 10, 1834. He settled in Chicago, was editor of the Chicago "Tribune" (1864- 1874) ; and subsequently became con- nected with the New York "Evening Post." He wrote many pamphlets and essays on political, social, and financial topics, the best known being: "The Silver Question"; "The Tariff Question"; "Coin's Financial Fool"; "Money and Banking Illustrated by American His- tory"; "The Gold Standard"; "Life of Lyman Trumbull" (1913); and edited Bastiat's "Sophismes Economiques" (1876) and Cossa's "Scienza delle Finanze" (1889). He died in 1916. WHITE, RICHARD GRANT, an American Shakespearean scholar; born in New York City, May 23, 1822. His journalistic work was in connection with the New York "Courier and Enquirer" (1851-1858), and "World" (1860-1861); and the London "Spectator" (1863-1867), for which he wrote "Yankee Letters." Among his published books are: "Bio- graphical and Critical Handbook of Christian Art" (1853) ; "Shakespeare's Scholar" (1854); "National Hymns: A Lyrical and National Study for the Times" (1861) ; "Memoirs of the Life of William Shakespeare, with an Essay Toward the Expression of His Genius," etc. (1865) ; "Poetry of the Civil War" (1866) ; "Words and Their Uses" (1870) ; "England Without and Within" (1881) ; "The Riverside Shakespeare," with Biog- raphy, introductions and notes (1883, 3 vols.) ; an annotated edition of Shake- speare, (1857-1865, 12 vols.). He pub- lished one novel, "The Fate of Mansfield Humphreys" (1884). He died in New York City, April 8, 1885. WHITE, STEWART EDWARD, an American author, born in Grand Rapids, Mich., in 1873. He was educated at the University of Michigan and at the Law School of Columbia University. He was a member of the American Institute of Arts and Letters and of the American Association for the Advancement of Sci- ence, and a fellow of the Royal Geograph- ical Society of London. During the World War he served as a major with the 144th F. A. Besides contributing to many of the most prominent magazines, he wrote "Westerners" (1901); "Claim Jumpers" (1901); "The Blazed Trail" (1902); "Conjuror's House" (1903); "The Forest" (1903); "The Magic Forest" (1903); "The Silent Places" (1904); "The Mountains" (1904); "Blazed Trail Stories" (1904); "The Pass" (1906); "The Mystery" (with Samuel Hopkins Adams, 1907) ; "Arizona Nights" (1907); "Camp and Trail" (1907); "The Riverman" (1908); "The Rules of the Game" (1909); "The Cabin" (1910); "The Adventures of Bobby Orde" (1911) ; "The Land of Foot- prints" (1912); "African Camp Fires" (1913); "Gold" (1913); "The Redis- covered Country" (1915) ; "The Gray Dawn" (1915) ; "The Leopard Woman" (1916); "Simba" (1918); "The Forty- Niners" (1918). WHITE, WILLIAM ALLEN, an American journalist, born in Emporia, Kan., in 1868. He was educated at the University of Kansas. In 1895 he became proprietor and editor of the Emporia "Daily and Weekly Gazette." He was a member of the National Institute of Arts and Letters, vice-president of the Ameri- can Short Ballot Association, and a trustee of the College of Emporia. A Re- publican in politics, he was one of the chief supporters of ex-president Roose- velt in the formation of the Progressive party, becoming a member of its Na- tional Committee and the chairman of its publicity committee. During the World War he went, in 1917, to France as an observer for the American Red Cross. In 1919 he was appointed an American dele- gate to the Russian Conference at Prinkipo. Besides contributing frequently to magazines and newspapers, he wrote "The Real Issue and Other Stories" (1896) ; "The Court of Boyville" (1899) ; "Stratagems and Spoils" (1901); "In Our Town" (1906) ; "A Certain Rich Man" (1909) ; "The Old Order Changeth" (1910); "God's Puppets" (1916); "In the Heart of a Fool" (1918); "The