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Irwin (WALLACE ADMAH an American)

WALLACE (ADMAH), an American writer, born in Oneida, N. Y., in 1876. He was educated at Denver High School and at Leland Stanford University. He became a special writer on newspapers and was for a time editor of the "San Francisco News Letter."

His humorous writings in newspapers attracted wide attention, especially of the publications in 190 1902 of "The Love Sonnets of a Hoodlum." This was followed by many other pieces of humorous verse which obtained a wide circulation. He also wrote much prose in a humorous vein. In addition to these he wrote novels and special articles. His best known works are "Chinatown Ballads" (1905); "Letters of a Japanese Schoolboy" (1909); "Pilgrims Into Folly" (1917); "The Blooming Angel" (1919).