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fit ft III levies Society ST. LOUIS POST-DISPATCH i ---m 1 a "a--a- i JJrT.THREE ST. LOUIS, MONDAY, MAY 13, 11)29. PAGES 1930 CANTON BUYS OFF PU AND LETTERS BRGOKHART IN gMKNOR NAMES fllSSION FOR mm troops Member of Post-Dispatch Staff Gets $1000 Pri nze LaJRVEYOF STATE cvmff SPEECH ANSWERS FESSWICISM Not "Mad, Just Sorry" for Ohian Who Called G. O.

P. Backers of Debenture "Pseudo-Republicans." rijeodore Gary of Kansas TO RESTORE PEACE Nationalist Government Said to Have Agreed to Pay Insurgents $235,000 a Month Indefinitely. 1 City Heads Board Which Investigate AH Mis-jouri Offices. Julia Peterkin's "Scarlet Sister Mary" Adjudged Best American Novel of 1928; Award in Drama Goes to Elmer R. Rice for "Street Scene" and in Verse to Stephen Vincent Benet for "John Brown's Body." OUTLINES PROPOSED CHANGES IN PORTO RICAN CONSTITUTION Siwaker of Island's House Says eiit to V.

S. Should AVork for Amendments. By the Associated press. SAN JUAN. Porto Rico, May 13.

Jose Tous Soto. Speaker of the Porto TUcau House of Representatives, has outlined a list of proposed amendments to the island's Constitution for which he thinks the economic mission arriving in New Tork today should work. Soto expects to reach New York in a week. The Governor of the island, the Speaker said, should be able to speak both Spanish and English and should be either a native Porto Rican or an American citizen resident in th island for 20 years. Soto declared also that, if Congress or the President does not provide before 1932 for an elective Governor the island should have the right to elect its own chief executive, if the 1930 census shows no greater than 25 per cent illiteracy.

The Speaker said both he and Senator Antonio Barcelo, leader of the dominant political party, would work for continuance of Gov. Towner ea the island, and he said he believed Senator Santiago lglesias felt similarly. There have teen many replies to White House cjueries as to how 11 mm imMMm L.o DY REPRkStJNIS AUTHOR ADMITS HE OTHER CONCESSIONS REPORTED GRANTED BORROWED PHRASE SEVERAL FACTIONS Says He Got It From a Rebels to Be Allowed to Resume Opium Trade Dismissal of Kwangtung Governor Conceded. idudei Painter and Davis B. Ricketts, L.

R. Jones, Fred Naeter and Allen McReynoIds. Speech by Johnson of California, Who Joins in Rallying Him. Other Recognition Accorded Louis I. Jaf fe, Norfolk Virginia Pilot for Rolin Kirby of New York World for Cartoon, Fred Albert Shannon for History and Burton J.

Hendrick for Biographical Writing. BfCtRTis a-butts. i Staff Correlondent of rost- the island would receive the nom LISalCII. JEJTEESON CITY. May Cauliield today an- ination of Col.

Theodore Roosevelt as Governor. Those approving him include sugar, banking, fruit growing. agricultural and other organizations. EOBBced his selections of the seven BfSbers of the State Survey Com- appointed under direction Metof the Legislature to cx- JRollin Kirby's prize-winning cartoon, Tammany printed in the New York World, Sept. 24, 1928.

t'y the AuocUtcd I'reM. WASHINGTON. May 13. One of the Senate'a "pseudo-Republicans replied today to Senator Fcsa of Ohio, the Republican whip who last week, in a letter, so character-ied the Senators who failed to support President Hoover's views on the debenture clause of the farm relief bill. Senator Brook-hart Iowa, who made the reply, said that lie wasn't "mad at Senator Fcss, but just sorry for him." Brookhart related that he had looked up the word "pseudo" in the dictionary and had found that it meant "lying, falst, counterfeit ind spurious." Whereupon Senator Fess interrupted to explain that he had picked up the phrase "pseudo-Republican" from a speech made last week by Senator Johnson California-Senator Johnson at this juncture congratulated the Ohioan for picking up a sentence from him.

adding that "if the Senator progress etill farther and adopta the entire speech of the Senator from California, he will be doing well." Kess Kxplnlns. lajne lino every uepurimein i A Stale Government, and to make commendations for legislation to rtride for the needs and to prose the funds necessary. It is rtbabiy the most important state undertaken in the history the State. The Governor chose as head of commission Theodore Gary of aisaa City and Macon, who as first chairman of the Stale Commission, was the -ii- Jting head in establishing the souri Highway Department sis business organization, divorced piost entirely from politics, and Ionized as one of tlie leading By the Associated Press. CANTON, China.

May 13. The Kwangsi armies which advanced on this rich commercial city from three sides have been bought off. The Cantonese military authorities announced that an armistice had been arranged and tne general looting and confiscation which would have been a consequence of the capture seemed to have been averted. The panic of the populace, which already had been under fire, was measureably lessened. Although details of the settlement were not disclosed it appeared to be another instance of where silver coin was substituted for lead bullets in Chinese warfare.

The Kwangsi leaders virtually dictated the terms for the positions their armies occupied and mad-i capture of the city a foregone conclusion. It is understood the Canton Government has agreed to pay $235,000 monthly for an indefinite period, to supply additional military supplies and also a large bodv of troops for patrol duties subject to the command of the Kwangsi clique. It also was reported that the Cantonese had agreed to allow the Kwangsi leaders to rvsume their opium trade down the West Rtv-r which the Cantonese recently in-i terrupted by confiscating shipments passing through the city. Another reported demand which was said to have been granted was the removal of the civil Governor of Kwangtung and the chiefs of the Cantonese army and navy. The advance of the Kwangsi soldiers has been halted and political differences between the two provinces appeared to be at an end.

although for how long was another question. The Central Eank of Canton reopened and its notes rose in valu; to within 75 per cent of par. Brltt-Ii Gmilxiat Reports It Wa I'irctl on By CUincsc. By the Associated Prefcs. HONG KONG.

May 13. The British river gunboat Moorhen re ihway departments of the Members of Commission. Tbe commission, consisting of 8 Senators Representatives. By Leased Wire From the New York Bureau of the Post-Dispatch. NEW YORK.

May 13. Winners of the 192S Pulitzer prizes in journalism and letters were announced yesterday by the trustees of Columbia University. The award for reporting goes to Paul Y. Anderson of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch for the best American novel to Julia Peterkin, for "Scarlet Sister for the best American play to Elmer R.

Rice, for "Street Scene." and for the best volume of verse to Stephen Vincent Benet. for "John Brown's Body." Other anards go to the New-York Evening World: Paul Scott Mowrer of the Chicago Daily News, Isaac Jaffee of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Rollin Kirby of the New York World. Fred Albert Shannon for historical writ-! ing and Burton J. Hendrick forj American biography.

The three traveling scholarships for honor graduates of the Columbia School of Journalism go to Helen R. Fairbanks of Great Neck. L. Prescott Freese Dennett of Bangor. and Will Cramer Weng of Terre Haute.

Ind. Tlie $1500 scholarship for the most talented music student is awarded to Carl Bricken. a student of the piano until last year at the Mannes School of Music. Herbert Sanborn, a student at the National Academy of Design. hi three outside of the Legisla te, is considered representative.

those chosen ere: Theodore Gary, Kansas Citv. Burton J. Hendrick. "The Training of an Elmer L. Rice, author of the play "Street Scene." hairman, Julia Peterkin, author of the novel "Scarlet Sis ter Mary." Stephen Vincent Benet.

author of the poem "John Brown's Body." U'ffltom R. Painter. Democrat. American: Earlier Life md Letters of Walter H. pUToilton.

former Lieutenant-Gov-por. Senator from the Eighth Page." Ptet since 192 4. a newspaper the inquiry. When the time limit indicated by Norris expired, he 3id introduce the resolution, and tbe inquiry fodoved. tonel H.

Davis. Republican, tow City. State Senator, lawyer, tfcade 11. Ricketts. He publican.

Place. St. Louis, member of 'IHoase of Representatives. UBnim I pwtt. fiiemlr of the House of Sketches of Writers and Artist Whose Work Is Rated Best in Many Diverse Fields Cartoonist Kirby Winner for Third and Burton J.

Hendricks for Second Time With Biography. rresentatives, lawyer. WJ Xaetcr, Republican, Cape Fwleau. newspaper man. receives the $1500 scholarship be J1 McIU-j nohls.

Democrat. 'Jiage. lawyer. chosing the personnel of the pmission, the Governor evident- ok care to give representation Siiftreut views on State gov- ported today she was fired on al most continually yesterday while steaming up the Siking River from f1 is Forceful Kxccutlvc. p-T is a forceful business exec- Samshui to Wuchow.

Much of Kan were the other members Commission less forceful p-he undoubtedly would domi-f the work of the survey, as he "Yes," said Re.taior Brookhart. "that is the first ray of light coining from the Senator from Ohio. But does he mean to say he didn't know himself what the phrase 'pseudo Republican actually meant?" "I must confess, replied the Ohioan, who waa a professor before he entered politics, "that I didn't have the exact meaning of the phrase in mind that the Senator from Iowa baa placed upon it." Brookhart then declared that "I think this pseudo business Is In the farm bill rather than In the Republicans hom the Senator from Ohio criticises." Brookhart asserted that the farm program advocated in Congress waa "the spurious, counterfeit and pseudo part Of this business." The Intermediary credit law passed In 1923 would do everything this bill would do." the lowan declared. "All thla Mil does la to tend more money. The Intermediate credit law did that and provided more money than doea this farm bill.

"That's where the pseudo business comes Into this situation. "Talk about pseudo-Republicans and then think about calling Congress Into extra session to do what we have already done and which has proved a failure. That'a where peeudo business comes in; that'a what was spurious and counterfeit In this business." Where Stand-Palters Mood. The Senator declared that there were few 'etand-pat" Republkana who argued for the new farm bill. "Where waa the distinguished Senator from Pennsylvania (Reed) when we were discussing thla farm bill?" he asked.

"About all he had lo fay van that It waa a farm bunk bill and I think he hit It about right "Where was the distinguished chaUman the Finance Committee (Smoot)? He was waiting around for tbe tariff bill to come in. "The only distinguished standpatter to fight for thla farm tit! as the Kenator front Ohio. Of course, the distinguished Republican leadpr lVaton of Indiana) the HL-lmav Denart- but on this commlsion he to Stato affairs. He will be considered of particular value on the commission in connection with the fctudies which will be made of the heeds of State institutions as to new buildings. Jones is considered an able law-ytr, and although a member of th small Democratic minority in the House, has been an outstanding member of that body.

He is recognized as an able lawyer and a conscientious student. McReynoids Tor many years has been one of the leading lawyers of Southwest Missouri. lie has been active in civic affairs, and his election may be taken as a very im-rortant addition to a commission vt general high character. To Include All Departments. In its formative period, the legislation for a Survey Commission contemplated only a survey of the buildings needs of the State educational, eleemosynary and penal institutions, and a survey of the State school system.

In its progress, it was halted by the Governor, who with Attorney-General Shartel prepared a substitute for the several pending bills, this substitute proposing a survey of every detail of the government with a view to attempting to substitute efficiency for the personal and partisan politics which rules in all departments, with the exception of the Highway Department. the Kleemosynary Board and a few of the educational institutions. The commission has a hard job cut out for it. After making its studies and recommendations to meet the needs, it will have the work of suggesting additional sources of State revenue to provide the funds necessary. One of the chief duties will 1k to attempt to suggest remedies for the very unsatisfactory conditions in the rural schools of the State, the aim being to provide equal educational possibilities for children in all sections.

Under present conditions, there are many counties where the funds derived from school taxes are too small to provide more than a few months of school each year, nnd others where more than enough money is realized for school purposes pit a lower rate ef taxation than that imposed in the poorer counties. lionil Issue Plan Likely. Tt is considered virtually certain that as a result of the survey there will be a recommendation for the submission of a bond issue of at l-ast 25.000.000 for new- buildings for educational, eleemosynary and penal institutions, nnd it if not improbable that it will be found thaf a much larger amount than that will be neeessary. Under the terms of the act, the commission has full power to do everything necessary for a thorough survey. It can check the work oT departments and make recommendations for changes in the law to weed out the army of ficp.M clerk" employed in many of the State offices, and to provide for more economical and efficient administration of State affairs.

That it will meet with powerful political opposition Is certain. The fight on the efficiency bills In the present Legislature by IJecker and other politicians who have ruled without serious opposition in the State House for many years is an indication of what may be expected from them In heading off legislation based on a scientific survey. Under the set, the commission is to make Its report of findings and recommendations to the Governor not later than Nov. After this report is in his hands, it is the expectation, the Governor will convene the T-egislature in extraordinary session to consider the whole subject of State government in the light of the findings of the commission. It was becatiiw It will be only through legislative action that practical results may be accomplished that the Governor named four memlers of the legislature, two from each house, on the commission.

They will be on the floor I ''Mve as associates men of much information than he on mat- State sowrnrncnt and men equaiw positive in their views. PLAYWRIGHT GIVES OWN BIOGRAPHY KImer I. Hice. author of "Street Scene," speaks for himself: "As to the mere bald facts of my existence. I was born (to begin in the orthodox manner) In 1892.

in New York City. For the first 26 years of my life I lived within a radius of two miles of my birthplace. So. you see. I am a provincial.

Furthermore, my origins are thoroughly respectable this Is neither a boast nor a confessional I am middle-class; I have never known either poverty or affluence I am utterly uneducated: that is to say. I went to the New York public schools and half-way through high school, but I have no recollection of ever learning anything that ha been of the slightest value to me. At 15 I left school and went to work. It took less than a year to demonstrate my Inaptitude for business, so I went in for law. A step down but still respectable; if on can't be a business mart, one can at least be a satellite to business men.) Followed fas they say in the movies) five and a half years tn law office, and hat dull yeara they were! In the course of them I wen through school, passed "he bar examination and became a duly qualified member of the New Yotk bar which, heaven help me.

I am tc this day). By that time I a 21: 1 decided It was high time to quit, so I became an author. I can't think of a single dramatic thing that has ever happened to me. I am violently opposed to prohibition. censorhip.

and in fact almost everything. That is ail there is about me. except that I intend to go on writing playa until stopped by an a.ct of God. or of the public uacr this will make for offl- "Bc? io, the survey, or for some- or tlie disorganisation which the Highway Department oner Deriod bold enough to take issue to be seen. election rf Kav er fl1t.

placed on the oommis- Following are sketches of various Pulitzer prize winners: Paul Y. Anderson He was born 35 years ago of mountaineer stock in Knoxville, Tenn. Deprived by death of his father, he worked his way through school as a night copy boy for the Knox-ville Journal. 2ie became a reporter when he was 17. He went to the St.

Louis Times in 1912 next to the Star and finally to the Post-Dispatch in 19 14. His first work to attract attention was done in the East St. Louis riots in 19 17 when his activity tn exposing vice and corruption endangered his life. A year later when at the height of war hysteria, a German coal miner was lynched by a mob at ColhnsviHe, III. Anderson obtained tor his paper a full confession from a mdb leader, a con-f-ssioi which the lyncher Biibw-quently repeated lefore a Coroner's jury that held him for murder.

The work for which Anderson receives the award this year was tbe product of his efforts late in 1927 and early in 1928 to provoke an inquiry into the disposition ot of Liberty bond.i which remained to the Continental Trading Co. aMer the payment of in bonds to Albert B. Fall by Harry F. Sinclair. in its celebrated oil deal, only $230,000 had been definitely traced, that being the atuount which Harry F.

Sinclair gave to tormer S-cretary of the Interior Albert Fall in connection with the corrupt leating of the Teapot Dome navat reserve. Pointing out that the United Supreme Court had denounced the Continental as having been organized for no legitimate purpose, the ttory emphasized the necessity of tracing the remaining of bonds, to ascertain whether they also had been corruptly used. It described the efforts which the reporter had made to learn whether any agency of the Government had busied itself in tracing the bonds. There was a statement from Owen J. of Government's special oil counsel, emphasizing the reasons for undertaking the job but explaining why Roberts had no authority to do it.

There was an extended interview with Attorney-Genera! John G. Sargent, which made plain that the Department of Justice had done nothing in the matter, and apparently contemplated doing nothing. Ther was a statement from Senator Walsh of Montana, explaining that the investigation was properly the duty of the Department of Justice, and should be made. In a subsequent tory Senator was inter chief defender of Secretary Churl-. IT CS opponent of all govern- Tl reform legislation udvo- by the Governor and pro-r9 the ppr tn bitter newspaper edito- the distance covered was in zone of fighting between the Kwangsiites and the Cantonese.

DESCRIBES LIFE EOAT LAUNCHING FROM VESTRIS Negro Boatswain's Iate Says lour on starboard Side Got Av. ay Safely. LONDON. May 13. The fourth week of the Board of Trade's inquiry into the Vostris disaster opened today with testimony of the ship's under officers as to the launching of the lifeboats and the rescues.

Archibald Bannister. Negro boatswain's mate, describing the last moments of the ship, said when the order was given to launch the boats he went to the starboard side. Four boats were safely launched but the falls of No. 9 jammed and had to be cut. He saw No.

13 slip out of its cradle and launch itself. He swam with others to No. 13 and they picked up 23 people, including five passengers. While in the boat he saw no bodies in the water, lie said. 'MEDICINE DAY' IN TURKEY 500tli Anniversary of first IjCshiii in Science Olwrvcd.

Bj tMe Asiiattl pn STAMBOUL, Turkey. May 13. Turkty. with its string of special days, such as alphabet day. home-products day.

children's day. and so on. observed medicine day, yesterday. This special day henceforth Is to be celebrated by Turkish doctors with excursions, picnics and appropriate exercises commemorating the teaching of the first lesson of medicine in Turkey at Broussa, May 12. 500 years ago.

stowed on the "most promising art student" in America. Awards Total 5 1 7.400. The awards, with a total annual value of $17,400. as established under the will of Joseph Pulitzer, were announced at Columbia University as follows: "For the most disinterested and meritorious public service rendered by an American newspaper during the year, a gold medal costing $500. Awarded to the Evening World, New York, for its campaign to correct evils in the administration of justice, including the fight to curb 'ambulance chasers." support of the 'Fence' bill and measures to simplify procedure, prevent perjury and eliminate politics from municipal courts: a campaign which has been instrumental in securing remedial legislation.

"Honorable mention is given to the Brooklyn Eagle. New York, for its campaign against "ambulance chasers' which supplemented the work of the New York Evening World: to the Chicago Tribune for its work in connection with the primary election; to the Dispatch and Pioneer Press. St. Paul. for its conservation of forests.

For the best example of correspondence during the year, the test, being clearness and terseness of style, the preference being given to fair, judicious, well balanced and well informed interpretive writing, which shall make clear the sifnifi-cance of the subject covered in the correspondence or which shall promote international understanding pnd appreciation. $500. awarded to Paul Scott Mowrer of the Chicago Daily News. "'For the best editorial article, written during the year, the test of excellence being clearness of slyl. moral purpose, sound reasoning and power to influence public opinion in hat the writer conceives to be the right direction, due account being taken of the whole volume of the writer's editorial work during the year, $50.

Award to Louis Isaac Jaffe of the Norfolk Virginian-Pilot. Norfolk. Va for his editorial entitled "An Unspeakable Act of published June 22. 1928. which is typical of a series of articles written on the lynching tvll and in successful advocacy of legislation to prevent it.

"For the best examrle of a reporter's work during the year test being rtrict accuracy, the preferer.ee being given to Continued on Page SO, CoL I. caa criticised critics of and has f-ea of contit, tk f- un-u newspapers submitting them to bids. Prices Ttea Tsnl.li..!.. came to the front for th bill, but "nj were mucn -r than would hnv. ki, had tu'e-n ...,11..

i many years has been Kudent )1 -ite Uov, riunent. and is informed en all gov- man of exceptional abil- line. I ls i 0rirp i ood high as a mem- "uus- or ntpresenta- ana as a the present As for personal touch. I urn married. I have red hair, two children, a typewriter and some worthies oil stock.

In short, not a very remarkable fellow. NOVELIST WIFE OF SOUTHERN PLANTER Julia Peterkin Khe a born in Koutb Carolina Her pareMa were Dr. and Mrs. Julius Mood She attended the local sen frrad-uated from Convr Co'tigv at Spartanburg at'M She Ifen followed a ahort rarest of teaching which a terminal 4 by hr marriage to William G. kin, a planter.

For many year she has been mlstreaa of Sy plan tation at Fort Mot S. ha baa one aon, WIHUun Petln Jr. Her first book, Gmn Tl crsday. a collection of ho-l toie and ketches about Negrt-e on own plantation, brought lorth enthual- Con tinned on Pace SO. Cot.

1. about all he did waa to attempt lo convince the Senate tha be waa ut about aa inconsistent am the Democratic leader (Robtnon of Arkansas), and I hate about concluded h- waa right. SE1PEL TO BECOME" BISHOP rwmf (Jkr- ly lo tut Tjrol UktirM-. 17 tt ABclt4 Vrrm VIENNA. Msy 1 2.

The Vienna Stunde any a that It undemtatfJa former Chancellor Motiignor lsi-pet has been aeteeted for promo-tion to a lhopric. It la thought that Moiitugner Pel-pel, who la a Roman Catholic prifirt. will recelre a new bin hoprie la the Tyrol, when tb bUhoprlc Of Brtxen. half the. territory which has become Italian, la newly drawn.

The Ktunda aaya further that Magr. f-4-tpeI probably will receive a a 09 more distinguished position lata in the College of tba Prcpgan4a of tbe FaJtb. Qt the air st rv-BN i WorM War aJ was Anderson interviewed the Government oil prosecutors. Owen W. Roberts and Atlee Pomerene: officials of the secret service.

Attorney-General Sargent and others In an unsuccessful endeavor to prompt an investigation that would trace the bonds, and finally as a result of this digging Senator Nor-ris introduced the resolution which precipitated te Senate inquiry. Senator Norri has declared that without Anderson' efforts It Is unlikely the bonds would have been traced. The series of news stories for which Anderwon received the prize began to appear In this newspaper in November. 1927. and continued into January.

The first story called attention to the fact that of the tn IJberty bonds accumulated by the bogus Continental Trad ice Co. viewed. He declared that an in-, vestigation to determine ho had the missing bonds was imperative, and suggested 1 ut President Coolidge should command the IHr-partment of Justice to make the in quiry. Norris. recalling the persistent rumor that some of the bond had eeij used i paying off th-Republican campaign deficit from the presidential election cf 19 1.

stated that President Coolidze sbouM be especially xa'oui in having the matter cleared up. becar. it wa In the election of 1929 thit he became Vice Prer'Jent. Finally, aa told In later atoriea. i Senator Norrla announced that on: less President Coolldrfj commanded the Department of Justice to act.

he woulil Introd-JCe reaolu-; tion in the Senate authorirlnir the Public Lands Committee to make 1 TU He was edu- k. and Harvard, re- law degree at liar- "t-tf presldtn' of the Kail SU to fight for the measures which will be Introduced to carry into effect their recomtnendaf ions, and will have th information necessary to lay the matter property before the Legislature. An appropriation of has been included in the general appropriation bUl for the xpenses of the survey. Saa th le Bf tCmJ, creating the Sur-L as "iemt-r.