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Talcott Powell Since the New York WorldTelegram recently received the Pulitzer prize in journalism, interest in Talcott Powell’s book, "Tattered Banners.” published by Harcourt, Brace & Cos., has increased. BY WALTER I). lIICKMAN. THE Pulitzer prize awards each year centers interest on the men whose writings aided a paper to receive the high honors. This year the award is no exception to the rule, as Talcott Powell, who wrote many articles on veteran relief, is an author of "Tattered Banners.” Since the announcement of Powell’s part, in the New York WorldTelegram’s award, many people have asked me regarding "Tattered Banners.” After carefully reading this book, I was impressed with the argument as well as the wide range of data used in the general discussion of the many phases of veteran relief dating back even to the time of Julius Caesar and ending with our present serious problem of the same subject. Such a book is ‘Tattered Banners.” Its author has no ax to grind. Here is an honest and an intelligent study of just what veteran relief has meant in dollars and cents to this country. One notable advantage this book has over others dealing with the same subject matter, is that its author has spent years studying the problem from its historical as well as its economic sources. Pow’ell went to Washington, D. C., studied records and heard the lawmakers in debate. He fully realizes the power the lobbies exert in putting over special grants which often have been raids upon the treasury. In his first chapter, “The Savage Wars of Peace,” Powell indicates his resourcefulness by stating, "From the time the first historian cut his crude letters in stone and baked brick, the men returned from wars were problems.” And again. “The long shadow of the lance has ever lain across the path of mankind’s progress and the tattered banners of disbanded armies have always been the standards which drew the forces of ruin to them.” If you are looking for a readable record of our “inheritance” of this relief and bonus problem, then you will be especially interested in the chapter on "A Virgin Queen and a King's Mistress.” Here is an authoritative discussion of the way Queen Elizabeth and her government tried to solve the demands of ex-fighters who staged an attack upon London and ever, bothered the court years and years before the bonus army marched on Washington. That is the reason I call the problem an inherited or an acquired one. Powell is especially clear on tracing the wise and unwise methods of relief, pay and the like from the early Colonial days up to the present. He has record proof of the unwise judgment, the unfairness as well as the graft in the various stages of the growth of the problem from Colonial days, through George Washington, and especially in the pension problem growing out of the Civil and Spanish wars. Powell's solid viewpoint is well expressed when he writes: "The mistakes that have been made with young men who returned from Marathon, the Teutoburger Forest. Preston Pans. Saratoga, Waterloo and Gettysburg have all been heaped into a vast, inverted pyramid that is the American pension system of the Great War.” Also—"lf it is pushed suddenly, or if more is piled upon it, it will crash, carrying to ruin many things beside the veteran.” And this sensible statement ’’The task is rather one of painstaking reconstruction, one stone at a time.” a a a Speaking seriously of reading in the theater of realities, I have before me a little book called "The Remedy.'* It is more like a pamphlet. But it does have a serious study of the depression and the "money evil.” a. L. Wisker writes the foreword Just how serious the topic is well read Wisker’s words—" Economists. statesmen, bankets and plain men of business throughout ail civilized countries are seeking a cure for depression.” And you have here a "program ol cure,'’ Be your own judge of this and the hundreds of such. No care for it. aaa Thanks to the five people who said in this opinion—" Glad you said to read The American Gun Mystery’ ” Since that suggestion, this mvstery novel has jumped into the first class of the uest sellers. m b m Carrying on mv mail think you are right to list as a vacation book, As the Earth Turns'.” Thank you. It is a grand book. J

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FAIR PREVIEW STIRS DESIRE TO SEE MORE Exposition Is Well Worth Trip to Chicago, Times Writer Finds. MARVELS ON DISPLAY Fun and Education for All Provided by Thousands of Exhibits. Thf great Centurv of Progress exposition opens Saturday in Chicago. Hcrp is a sketch of the elaborate fair by a Times staff writer who "previewed” the exhibition this week. BY LOWELL NUSSBALM, Times Staff Writer The annual question of how- to spend the summer vacation with a minimum of cast and a maximum of entertainment will be answered Saturday, with opening of a Century of Progress exposition in Chicago. Through courtesy of the fair management, a representative of The Times attended a preview of the fair with its marvels of science and progress, and priceless exhibits, including many from the Orient and other foreign lands. Hopping to Chicago in an American Airways plane, making the trip in less than one and one-half hours, I joined a group of nearly 200 press representatives, who likewise had grabbed at the opportunity for a preview. Boat Ride Comes First Sketchy as the six-hour tour was, those present left for home tired and footsore, but with determination to return later for a more extended visit. First on the program was a boat ride on the fair lagoon, between the shore and the built-up island on which part of the buildings are located. The 340-acre exposition is stretched over three miles of lake front, between Twelfth and Thirtyninth streets. Disembarking, the correspondents climbed into huge sightseeing busses for a tour of the grounds, with halts for excursions through some of the more interesting buildings. Stopping first at the Hall of Science, one of the most interesting buildings in the entire exposition, the sightseeing group was given a brief glimpse at many marvels. Sky Ride Is Impressive Among the most impressive sights on the junket was the Sky Ride, a concession with 628-foot towers. Whisked to the top of the structure, heralded the tallest building west of New T York, the correspondents obtained a birdseye view of the entire exposition grounds and a large part of the city. One of the towers is on the shore and the other on the island, with huge cables connecting them at the 210-foot level. Passengers will be carried from one tower to the other in rocket cars. Back on the busses, the group rode to the travel and transportation building, where are displayed conveyances of all sorts, from early vintage automobiles, locomotives and horse-drawn conveyances, to crack trains, such as the Royal Scot from England; the fastest, most modern air transport, and the last word in railroad coaches.

Evolution Display Interest One of the stops was at a building where the evolution of man, and animated prehistoric animals, life size, and with sound effects, are displayed. Buildings housing the fair exhibits are an innovation, modernistic designs using planes and surfaces, instead of the conventional exposition type. Most buildings are windowless, to permit constant control of illumination. Story of science's contribution to human progress is the keynote of the exposition. It is not a dry and uninteresting presentation, as many might imagine, but a vivid, gripping spectacle. Motion in Exhibits This is accomplished partially by departure from the old style of "still” exhibits. Everywhere there is motion, from the complete automobile assembly line, where cars are built before the spectators’ eyes and driven away under their own power, from the completely equipped tire factory, where tires are made, and operating clothing plants, to animated prehistoric monsters, robots and physiological and scientific demonstrations. A giant talking robot describes operations of human organs and demonstrates on his own glass body. Hoosier vacation planners, who may have been led to believe that a world's fair visit will be very costly, with charges at most buildings, will be relieved to find that a large majority of the most interesting exhibits may be seen free. The exposition grounds fee is 50 cents a day for adults and 25 cents for children. C harge for Some Exhibits Additional fees ranging from 10 cents to $3, the latter for an airplane ride, are charged for boat rides and all carnival attractions on the giant midway. Charge is made also for some of the exhibits, such as the Belgian village reproduction, Ft. Dearborn and Lincoln home replicas. Admiral Byrd’s Antarctic ship, rodeo, Golden Temple of Jehol, brought here from China, and the midget village, inhabited by sixty midget men. women and children, in a town built to their proportions. An “enchanted island.” where children may be parked for 25 cents, is provided with trained nurses and kindergarten teachers in charge. Taken as a whole, the fair will amuse visitors, no matter what they like. And they can spend an enjoyable week or two on the grounds for very little money, unless their tastes run to boat, airplane and thriller rides, and carnival freak shows, rather than the free educational scientific exhibits.

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Rival Salvage Ship Captains Wage War for Treasure of Millions Locked in Sunken Liner on Sea Floor

Both Claim Right to Delve in Ocean for Gold Lost in Wreck. ByyE.i Service XTORFOLK, Va.. May 26.-A vivid T new chapter in the history of maritime treasure hunts is being written by the prows of two weather beaten salvage ships in the choppy Atlantic waters off Cape Charles, Va. Part of the stirring story, too, will flow from the fountain pens of official reporters in Norfolk courts, where grizzled leaders of rival expeditions will finish their bitter contest for the glittering $5,000,000 treasure locked in the sunken liner Merida's hull. Capt, H. L. Bow r doin and his crew on the Salvor insist that by all the ghosts of salt water sailors they have the first right to dive for the treasure. Captain John Hall, Gloucester fisherman, and Klass Evarts, noted Norfolk diver, and the crew of six on their boat, the Theresa and Dan, claim an equal right to search for the bullion that has been locked in the strong-room of the Merida since 1911. All the drama of an old sea yarn surrounds the recent conflict at sea betw-een the two salvaging parties. On May 11 Captain Hall and Evarts Glass gave up their attempt at salvage and returned to Norfolk to take legal steps for redress through courts. They claimed that they had been prevented from engaging in lawful salvage operations and suffered a severe financial loss —possibly $50,000 —because the Salvor didn’t have sea-manners. It developed that Captain Hall and Evarts had placed six anchors over the place in the sea where they judged the sunken treasure reposed. Their ship was bobbing about in the middle of the circle. When the Salvor crew sailed up the Theresa and Dan group warned them to move off the marked anchorage. Captain Bowdoin and his men refused to sail away. They came within the circle, dropped their anchors, and prepared to stay. Captain Hall sensed danger. He sumoned the coast guard and asked for protection. The Destroyer Davis was sent to the scene, but was forbidden to take action unless an actual fight took place between the two crews. One night passed. Northing happened. But on me second day the trawler Sea Gull of the Salvor came alongside the Theresa and Dan. Captain Bowdoin announced that he was coming in to sweep away the anchors. He was reported to have thrown his caole over the cable of

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Here are the principals in the deep-sea treasure hunt being waged ofT Cape Charles, \'a., where the Merida sank to the bottom twenty-two years ago with $5,000,000 in gold and jewels in her strongbox. Top Photos—Captain H. 1.. Bowdoin (left) and the tug Salvor, "flagship” of his salvage fleet. Lower Photos Captain John Hall and his craft, the Theresa and Dan. Right—Map showing quest locale.

the rival boat, pulled the ship out of position, cut its anchor cable, and cast the ship adrift. Meantime, Captain Hall and Evarts had told Captain Bowdoin they were willing to work with him and share the treasure. The latter had declined. The Theresa and Dan went back to port. Its 900-pound anchor was lost. Captain Hall and his chief diver engaged lawyers, claiming that they had suffered $25,000 damages, and

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also had received a $15,000 setback on their chances at getting (o the sunken gold. A trial was scheduled, while the Salvor stayed in the water. The Merida, whose hull is weighted with silver bars, gold bullion and precious jewels, went down on May 12, 1911, when a dark fog swept the sea. There were 200 passengers on the boat, all of whom were fleeing with their fortunes from the Madero revolutionaries who had stormed Juarez Cruz a few days before. The people had put their treasures in the strong room. When they

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reached shore they would be safe—and rich. But the Admiral Farragut, a boat of the United Fruit line, collided with them. The Merida went down. No lives were lost, but the exiles couldn’t rescue their money, gold and gems. The position in which Captain Hall reported that he located the Merida is approximately nine miles from the position where, records show, the Salvor group claimed to have found the sunken vessel. This difference is expected to figure importantly in the court hearing of the rival claims. Captain Bowdoin, who is backed by the Subocean Salvage Company, has been perfecting the mechanism of a deep sea diving apparatus for sixteen years. When it was perfected he would find the lost treasure that lay in Davy Jones’ locker, he said. Now the metal suit is ready. It

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Clash Off Virginia Cape and One Vessel Owner Goes to Law. is made of aluminum and steel, ! weighs 1.400 pounds on land and 60 pounds when under 200 feet of , water, and has jaints that are movable. Eight pounds of pressure turn it in any direction. Metal Suit Perfected Along with the suit Captain Bowdoin has invented a four-ton observation chamber that is pressure-proof. It contains floodlights and telephone communications and goes down to the sea just as the suit does. Furthermore, it includes a device that gives directional electric sounds. Four previous suits were discarded by Captain Bowdoin, because of imperfections. Incidentally, if one or the other of the crew does succeed in entering the treasure chamber and scooping up tm rubies and emeralds and golden nuggets, the gold | won’t stay in its finder's hands very j long. Must Turn in Gold The President’s proclamation re- ! quires that anyone coming into j possession of gold after April 23 must turn it over to the govern- ! mpnt within 72 hours. Currency ■ will be paid for it, however. : Meantime. Captain Hall and Capjtain Bowdoin. with all the lure of ! treasure seekers, are waiting to see ! whose dive it is. During the twenty years that the Merida has lain on the floor of lh: sea there have been five unsuccessful attempts to salvage the treasure. The last expedition, made in 1924. was financed by a group of society men—Anthony J. Drexei Biddle Jr, W. Howard Drayton 111. J. Harvey Alexandre, and others. This marine treasure hunt, too, was unable to obtain the gold. $lO FINE SET FOR LEVY IN BEER LICENSE CASE Judge Allows Thirty Days for Payment to Be Made. Martin Levy, proprietor of Levy's Kosher Kitchen. 836 South Meridian street, was ordered to pay a $lO fine Thursday for selling beer without a license. Joseph Markey, special judge in municipal court three, found Levy guilty some time ago, but allowed him time to decide on an appeal. Levy defied police to arrest him after Criminal Judge Frank P. Baker ruled several parts of the state beer control act unconstitutional. Baker, however, did not touch' on the license sections. Markey allowed Levy thirty days in which to pay the fine.

STOCKS SALE BY MITCHELL CALLED FAVOR Deal in Anaconda. Causing Loss of 5785.500. Made for Ryan's ’Good.' PREVENTED PRICE DROP Copper King Was Anxious to Avert Dumping of Shares on Market. BY SIDNEY B. WHIPPLE l nited Prrss Staff Correspondent NEW YORK. May 26.—Charles E. Mitchell sold the 8.500 shares of Anaconda Copper, on which he esj tablished a tax loss of $785,500 for 1930. to E. D. Thornton, president of the Greene Canenea Copper Company, "as a favor to John D. Ryan," his counsel set forth Thursday in Mitchell's trial for alleged income tax evasion. The inference Max D. Steuer attempted to establish in his questions to various witnesses was that Ryan, the late multimillionaire head of the Anaconda Company, didn't want to see 6,500 shares dumped on the market, which certainly would have depressed the price. Accordingly, when Mitchell, hard presed for cash and desirous of wiping out an estimated income of $750,000 for that year, went to Ryan and asked his advice about selling, Ryan obligingly arranged for Thornton to "take up” the stocks. J. P. Morgan <fc Cos. were persuaded to arrange a loan, whereby Thornton was able to buy it without putting up any money. When, in the course of 1931, Mitchell decided to repurchase tha stock, the transaction was completed through the brokerage house of Hornblower & Weeks. The dividends lon it had. in the meantime, been j paid to Thornton. But when Thornton sold the stock back to Mitchell, it was at a price about $3,300 less than he "paid" for it four months previously. The dividends had amounted to approximately $3,300. At the time Ryan was anxious not to have the 8,500 shares of stock poured into the declining market, j the aged copper master had 81,888 j shares of his own on deposit with ! Hornblower & Weeks. Later this holding was increased to $93,000, Why hunters and trappers find so few* fur-bearing animals some years is accounted for by one government biologist, who is convinced that diseases of epidemic proportons sweep the animal population some years.