MERLE, MARTIN V., _b._ San Francisco, Calif., May 27, 1880. _Ed._ Cooper public school, St. Ignatius College and Polytechnic High School, San Francisco. _Grad._ A.M., 1906, Santa Clara College, Santa Clara. _Author of plays:_ The Light Eternal. The Vagabond Prince. And a one-act play, The Lady O'Dreams. _Address:_ 714 Broderick St., San Francisco. MIGHELS, MRS. ELLA STERLING, _b._ California. Began authorship early. Lady manager for San Francisco at Chicago World's Fair. _M._ in 1896 Philip Verrill Mighels. _Author:_ The Little Mountain Princess. Loring, Boston. Portrait of a California Girl, in collection of Stories by California Authors. Wagner, S.F. Story of Files of California. Serial: Society and Babe Robinson. Grizzly Bear Co., L.A. The Full Glory of Diantha. Forbes & Co., Chicago. _Address:_ 1605 Baker St., San Francisco, Calif. MIGHELS, PHILIP VERRILL, _b._ Carson City, Nevada, April 19, 1869. _Ed._ Carson schools. Studied law in Nev. Art in N.Y. _M._ Ella Sterling Cummings June, 1896. _Author:_ Out of a Silver Flute (poems.) Nella, the Heart of the Army. The Crystal Scepter. Bruvver Jim's Baby. The Ultimate Passion. Dunny, a Mountain Romance. Sunnyside Tad. Beechy Daw and Other Tales. When a Witch is Young. The Furnace of Gold. _Address:_ Care of Harper & Bros., New York. MILLARD, BAILEY, _b._ Markesan, Wis., Oct. 2, 1859. Lit. Ed. S.F. Examiner. _Author:_ Great American Novel (essays.) She of the West, 1900. Songs of the Press, 1902. The Lure O'Gold, novel, 1904. Many short stories in magazines, etc. _Address:_ Palisade, N.J. MILLARD, GERTRUDE B., _b._ July 8th, 1872, Sheboygan, Wis. Came to California Feb., 1893, from Jamestown, N. Dak. _Ed._ Boston, Mass., and Jamestown, N.D. _Author_ of short stories for magazines. _Address:_ San Jose, Calif. MILLER, JOAQUIN--the Poet of the Sierras, _b._ in Wabash Dist., Ind., Nov. 10, 1841. Editor (1863) Eugene, Ore., Democratic Register. _Author:_ The Building of the City Beautiful, a poetic romance. Complete Poems, 6 vols., 1909. _Address:_ The Hights, Dimond, Calif. MILLER, OLIVE THORNE, _b._ Auburn, N.Y., June 25, 1831; _Author:_ True Bird Stories. $1.00 net. The First Book of Birds. $1.00. School edition, 60c net. The Second Book of Birds. $1.00 net. Upon the Tree-Tops. $1.25. Little Brothers of the Air. $1.25. A Bird-Lover in the West. $1.25. Bird-Ways. 16mo, $1.25. In Nesting Time. $1.25. With the Birds in Maine. $1.10. Our Home Pets. $1.25. _Address:_ 5928 Hays Ave., Los Angeles, Calif. MILLS, BENJAMIN FAY, _b._ Rahway, N.J., June 4, 1857. Evangelical Minister, 1878-1897. Liberal Minister, lecturer, writer and social reformer, 1897. Founded The Fellowship, representing "Religion Without Superstition," 1904. Lived in California 1875-6, 1899--. _Author:_ God's World. The Divine Adventure. Twentieth Century Religion. The New Revelation. Editor Fellowship Magazine. _Address:_ Los Angeles. Calif.