The Daily Alaska empire., 1933-05-20
THE PULITZER AWARDS.

For "the most disinterested and meritorious pub lie service rendered by an American newspaper during the year 1882" the New York Word-Telegram has been awarded the Pulitzer prize This is an honor than any newspaper well may be proud of The old New York World and the Evening World founded by Joseph Pulitzer who was also founder of the prizes won it three before these papers purchased by the Telegram and that publication changed it's name to the world-Tele- gram.
 The award for 1882 was made to it for tits articles on veterans relief on the real estate bond evil, it's campaign urging voters in the last New York municipal election to write in the of Joseph " Mckee and its articles exposing the lot tery schemes of various fraternal organizations No previous winner of the prize point to such Q diversity of services as a basis for the award.
 The Pulitzer awards in journalism and letters are made annually by the Trustees of the University of Columbia from fund left to it by the will of the late Joseph Pulitzer Other prizes announced by the Board were
 Kansas City Star $500 for a series of editorials on national and international subjects
 For enlightening articles Germany, Edgar A. Mowrer, Berlin correspondent of the Chicago Daily News was awarded $500 prize.
 For the best example of a reporters work, Francis A. Jamieson Associated Press correspondent IN. his coverage of the Lindbergh Kidnapping. Honorable mention was awarded to Carl Randau, WordTele- gram reporter, for his reporting of the Hofstader Committee investigation into New York City's gov ernment
 Honors for good reporting went to: Lee Mc- Cardel of the Baltimore Evening Sun; Edward J. Nell, of the Associated Press Chester c. Hanson, of the Los Angeles Times; Thomas H. Henry, of the Washington, D. C.. Evening Star, and also cor respondence honor for Malcolm w Binguay of the Detroit Free Press.
 Two newspapers received Honorable Mention awards for public service-the Detroit Free Press for it's Save the Peoples Money" campaign, and the Philadelphia Record, for defeating the at- tempt of the Philadelphia city government to lay an income tax on wages"
 To H M. Talburt of the Washington Daily News went the $500 prize for the best cartoon.
 Five prizes in literature also announced Tennessee novelist, two university professors, a newspaperman turned playwright and an Illinois Connecticut poet were the winners.
 For the best novel published during the year by an American author, T s. Stribling was awarded s1oOO for "The Store" Maxwell Anderson was awarded $1,00O for the original American play performed in New York, best representing the edu- cational value and power of the stage-"Both Your Houses" For the best book of the year upon the history of the United States s2ooo to the Sgnifi- canoe of Sections in American History" by Frederick J. Turner.
 To Grover Cleveland" by Allan Nevns was awarded the 900 for the best American biography teaching patriotism and unselfish service to tho people, excluding too obvious examples the names of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln. Archi bald Mac Leish the $1 1000 prize for the bes volume of verse during the year, for his Con quistador"
 The award to Prof. Turner posthumous. H. died last year at the age of TO in California.