Pulitzer Prizes

U. S. Journalism and kindred worlds were stirred last week by announcement of the 1928-29 winners of the annual prizes which the late great Publisher Joseph Pulitzer established to elevate his countrymen and perpetuate his name.

To the New York Evening World, a Pulitzer paper, went the "most meritorious public service" prize, a $500 gold medal, for combating civic graft.

Paul Scott Mowrer, Chicago Daily News, got the press correspondence prize--$500 cash.

Paul Y. Anderson, St. Louis Post-Dispatch (Pulitzer paper), did the best reporting (oil scandals aftermath)--$1,000 cash.

Rollin Kirby,New York World (Pulitzer paper) drew the best cartoon ("Tammany!"--showing famed Republicans, some in prison stripes, holding up their hands in horror--reproduced in TIME, Oct. 15)--$500 cash. It was Cartoonist Kirby's third Pulitzer prize.

Julia Peterkin, for the best U. S. novel (Scarlet Sister Mary, published by Bobbs. Merrill, reviewed in TIME, Dec. 31), received $1,000. Author also of Green Thursday and Black April, Mrs. Peterkin uses all-Negro characters. She. white, is the wife of a South Carolina planter. She did not begin to write till she was 40.

In the excitement of the prize announcements, no reference was made to John Rathbone Oliver, author of Victor and Victim, erroneously announced last month as winner of the Pulitzer novel prize (TIME, April 29).

Elmer Rice, for the best play (Street Scene, reviewed in TIME, Jan. 21) received $1,000.

Fred Albert Shannon, for the best work on U. S. history (The Organization and Administration of the Union Army, 1861-- 65) received $2,000.

Stephen Vincent Benet, for the best volume of verse (John Brown's Body, published by Doubleday, Doran, reviewed in TIME. AUG. 6) received $1,000.

Burton J. Hendrick, for the best biography (The Training of an American--The Earlier Life and Letters of Walter H. Page published by Houghton, Mifflin) received $1,000.