Evening Star Newspaper, May 5, 1931, Page 7

TWO WOMEN GIVEN PULITZER AWARDS Novel by Margaret Barnes i and Susan Glaspell Play Win $1,000 Prizes. By the Associated Press. NEW YORK, May 5.—The Pulitzer prizes in journalism and letters were awarded today for achievements which from a novel of war-time Amer- ica to the solution of a murder by a newspaper reporter. “Years of Grace,” by Margaret Ayer Barnes, was chosen by the jury of awards as the novel published in 1920 which “best presents the whole atmos- phere of American life.” The prize- winning play was “Alison's House,” written by Susan Glaspell and pro- duced by Eva Le Gallienne at the Civic Repertory Theater. Its characters dis- guised by fictitlous names, the play deals with the belated recogaition of the poetry of Emily Dickinson. Other Awards Made. Other prizes in the fleld of letters were awarded to the following: In history, to “The Coming of the War, 1914, by Bernadotte E. Schmitt; in biography, to “Charles W. Eliot.” Henry James, and in verse, t Jected Poems of Robert Frost. jury's decision marked the second time Mr. Frost had won a Pulitzer prize. His “New Hampshire” was chosen in 1924 Prizes of $1,000 accompany all awards in the group except that for viography, in which the award is $2,000. Reporter Solved Murder. ‘The Atlan‘a Constitution was chosen as the newspaper which rendered “the most disinterested and meritorious pub- lic service” in 1930. The award was based on the fact that the Constitution conducted a successful exposure of flunlcipll graft, with consequent con- A. B, MacDonald of the staff cf the Kansas City Star won the $1,000 prize for the best example of & reporter’s work which accomplished “some public good commanding public attention and respect.” MacDonald was sent to Amarillo, Tex., at the suggestion of Gene Howe, editor of the Amarillo N2ws and Globc, 1o investigate the murder of Mrs. A. D. Fayne. She had been killed by the explosion of dynamite hidden in her automobile and police had given up the case as a mystery too deep to be solved. MacDonald’s work brought about the conviction of her husband. Scholarships Announced. ‘The remaining prizes in jcurnalism were awarded to H. R. Knickerbocker of the foreign staff on the New York Evening Post and the Philadelphia Public Ledger for a series of urticles on the operation of the five-year plan in Russia; to Charles S. Ryckman of the Fremcnt, Nebr., Tribune for his edi- torial, “The Gentleman From Nebras- ka,” published November 7, 1930, and to Edmund Duffy of the Baltimore Sun for his cartoon, “An Old Struggle Still 3‘;‘:‘ On,” published February 27, Traveling scholarships in jouralism ‘were awarded to Frederick Daniel Sink of Zanesville, Ohio, and David A. Davison and Winston Pnelps of New York City. Elliot Griffis of New York won the scholarship for music students and Samuel Klein of New York the scholarship for art students. All schol- ye a value of 81,800. spell, the author of the prize- winning play, has written 13 others. ‘The most important of them was “In- heritors,” produced by Miss Le Gal- lienne in 1927. Miss Glaspell was born in 1882 at Davenport, Jowa, and edu- cated at Drake University, the Uni- versity of Iowa and University of Chi- For a time she was a newspaper political writer, then began turning out ncuon and moved to the literary colony at Provincetown, Mass.,, where she still lives. With her husband, the late George Cram Cook, she established the Provincetown Playerstin 1915. Novel Deals With War. rgaret Ayer Barnes, author of “Years of Grace,” is the wife of Cedric Barnes, a Chicago lawyer, a graduate of Bryn Mawr and the mother of three children. She began writing in 1926 while recovering from injuries received in an automobile accident. Her novel tells the experiences of a Chicazp girl against the background of the United States in war days. dramatized Edith Wharton's “The Age of Inno- cence” some years ago, wrote another play, “Dishonored Lady,” for Katherine Cornell, and eouabarlud with Edward Shelton in “Jenny. Robert Frost, porn in San Prlnc!uo in 1875, lives in Bouth Shatf! on a f: He attended D-rtmoutn and Harvard and at various times has shoemaker ms A - Bos- ) Mnunta!n Interval” and “West- Running Brook.” Charles W. Eliot, the subject of the winning biography by Heury James, was president of Harvard for 40 years and its president emeritus at his death in 1926. Mr. James is a son of Wil- liam James, American philosopher, and a nephew of Henry James, the novelist. He is a trustee for the Carnegle Foun- dation and the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research and an overseer of Harvard. In 1920 he edited a volume of his father's letters and in 1923 pub- lished a biography of Richard Olney. History Winnec Is Bernadotte E. Schmitt, winner of the history award, i3 fessor of modern history at the University of Chicago and editor of the J-'urnal of Modern History. In 1926 and 1927 he inter- viewed many of the men who were in power durinz the war. The work of Hubert R. K er, honored for his series cn the Soviet's five-year plan, came into international prominence in 1929. At that {ime he uncovered e story which led to the con- viction of two men for forging docu- ments purporting to :how that Senator Borah and Senator Norris liad 1eceived $100,000 from the Russlan government. Edmund Duffy, cartoonist for the Baltimore Sun, studied art in New York and Paris and has contributed to many magazines, His work is known for its strength and simplicity. Bandits Rob Couple of $1. Two bandits held up Willlam Saun- ders and his wife, Mrs. Margaret Saunders, 518 Roxboro place, last night at Rittenhouse and Fifth streets and obtained $1 for their trouble. First Mortgage ns When you invest in our 6% First Mortgages — you be- gin at once to irea the benefit — whicl continues uninter- ruptedly to the end of the term of the loan. May be purchased in amoants frem $250 up. THE EVENING STAR, WASHINGTON, Pulitzer Prize Winners Upper: Edmund Duffy, who won the Pulitzer prize for the best newspaper The cartoon, also shown above, is entitled “An Old Struggle Still cartzon. Going On” and was printed in the Baltimore Sun February 27, 1930. Lower, left to right: Charles S. Ryckman, who received the editorial award; Susan Giaspell, winner of the drama prize; Margaret Ayer Barnes, win- ner of the novel prize, and H. R. Knickerbocker, who won the prize lg{l 0'tt'{l:ae P. 3 best newspaper correspondence. DAWKINS RITES HELD Funeral services for Merritt Lewis Dawkins, 62 years old, chief of the Division of Special Examinations, Bu- reau of Pensions, were held in St. Jo- Births Reporled Q and Adelis G. 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