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Evening star., 1921-03-21
fewer PRISONERS;
/. DRY LAW CREDITED
0ne-Eighth Prison Reduction
!, in, is States Is Reported
H.. in Six Years.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO. March .f-Decrease il
the total population. Of state prisons
in the middle and southwestern states
is attributed in part to prohibition
by a number Of state prison ,authori-
tieA. Other reasons noted. included
high wages ard shortage of labor. the
indeterminate sentence and the merit
system. ...-r
The falling off for sixteen states. rs
noted in reports collected here by the
Associated Press, amounted on De-
cember 1. 1920. to nearly an eighth of
the total on December I. 1914.
In commenting on the decrease In
states where it occurred. more prison
officials named prohibition than any
other single reason. Several citing
industrial conditions, gave this cause
greater weight than prohibition.
From one of the states that reported
an increase. Ohio. the warden of the
state penitentiary reported he did
not believe that prohibition had de-
creased crime.
Lack Uniformity.
The decrease in prisoners was not
uniform. but took place in nine states
where the total decrease wiped out an
increase III SIX SldtcS anu StO"~u -
net decrease for the entire sixteen
one remaining stationary.
New features in the character OF
crime and criminals were noted by
several state officials
II believe that there has been a
general decrease in the prison popu-
1ation of the country. said Henry
Town, warden of the Wisconsin state
prison at Waupun. This can be at :
l,n cfrir
df intoxicating liquor and also to the
fact that labor has been scarce and
high wages have been paid.
1--WE do not get as many petit OF
tenders as formerly. but the crimes
committed are of a much more serl-
Gus nature. 1 believe it is also true
that a great many of these serious
crimes are being committed and the
offenders are not being caught. 1
think you can sum up the SITUATION
by saying that petit crime mas de
creased and a more serious form OF
ly increased and that the percentage
Of arrests for the more serious crimes
is much less than the arrests for
merly for petit crimes.
Varying Opinions.
Prohibition was said by Downer
Mullen, secretary OF the Minnesota
state board of control. to be one OF
the principal reasons for the decrease
in the number of inmates in the
Minnesota state prison at saltwater.
John T. Burkett. secretary of the
Arkansas penitentiary commission:
gave the passage and enforcement OF
prohibition laws credit for the de-
crease there in the number Of;'state
convictS.
OficiaIs of the Kentucky prisons
where the greatest drop in the six-
teen states was noted. said thar the
decline there was due in large part
to the unprecedented period of~em-
pioymnt and high wages probably
more than to prohibition.
In Ohio. Warden Thomas said that
the main reason why the state peni-
tentiary population had not decreased
in the last few years was the in
determinate sentence. 1t holds pris-
oners longer. he said. Another rea-
son given by Warden Thomas was
that Ohio police were more active
thar those In some other states and
were bringing in more criminals. - -
Evening star., 1921-03-21
uncover OLD CITY
BURIED UNDER LAVA
100000 Aztecs Believed to
Have Inhabited Commu-
nifty 1000 Years Ago.

SAN JUAN pE TEOTlIIt ACAN.
Mexico, March 2l-Prospecting for
the hahitations of a lost race in vir-
tually the same manner AS miners
dig for gold. federal employees here
have just started to uncover the re
mains of a city Of at least iao."""
inhabitants which flourished 1000 or
more years ago. Here and there
over the confines Of the buried cltN
have been sunk shafts to find streets.
houses and temples known to exist
below the level of the mountain val
ley. in which lies the little village
of San Juan de Teotihuacan. the
name Of which means, in the Aztec
tongue. city OF the Gods.
The Mexican government has ap-
propriated funds for this work of
excavation. which is in charge "i
Manuel Gamio. director OF anthro-
pology of the department OF agricul-
ture The government hopes even
tually to make the spot one or the
show places OF Mexico.
Dominating the area are the tw"
pyramids one to the sun and the
turies have dehed the efforts "f
archeologists and historians TO trace
their origin.
Covered Large Aren.
Senior Gamio says the city nov
under excavation at one time GOV
cred an area of fifteen square nllies'
with a population of more thah
100. 600 It's builders are unknown c
history. but Senior Gamio beleHeS
they were portion OF an ihoian
tribe which wandered into MeNicr
from the north and. finding the valirH
fruitful and the climate saiuoriouS'
decided to settle.
The presence of volcanic rock as ON
of the top strata covering the run,
indicates tnat one OF me ,ad IN.
mountains erupted ana lhunoa'e" w
city with lava.
Entry to the grounds is made facin'
,ba .Ter,ple to the Goddess OF TN
Winds" which was discovered les
than a year ago. when erosion uncoN
cred well defined walls ana ;; Geo.
tions typically Indian and Egyptian
their conception. This temple M
now been dug out and reconstruct"
on the exterior. The inside is reach,
at present through series OF SUI
terranean passages. inside. tne w
ornate decoration of huge serpeht
with obsidian ewes and grotesqu
conceptions reminiscent OF Egyptta'
art.
Paint Stfli bright.
Retween this t"mple AND the pyrf
mid to the sun is stretch or on
quarter OF mile which Is az ln.erNa
pierced by the shafts OF the dieet
and in some places by the uncover
remains of a house or public buiidu
with the paint still bright ana ~
frescoes as intact as the day TN
were placed there several thousahc
of years ago.
Retween the two pyramids Is w"
defined plaza. on one side OF which
street has been uncovered. known
the Path of the DEED" Flankh
The place are hundreds of moun"
which Senior Gamio assured the co
responde mt contained either houses 3
temples. t
Immense stores of valuable arcf
geological material have been tax
from the various excavations HUM;
! bones, terra Gotta heads. onsidh
knives arrowheads children toSS
clay. cooking utensils. incense burr
ers and crude musical instrumen,
form the bulk of the find and All ar
preserved in a museum which nd
Just been erected on the grounds
Evening star., 1921-03-21
Cinnamon NO,c Hare
Queues Amputated
To Prere,lt Typhus

NEW YORK, March 21.-Chinn-
men are losing their queues TO
save their lives from typhux.
says n message from the Orient
to the China famine fund.
Medical units cruising over the
famine area are clipping off the
hair of those exposed to the
disease or suspected of having
picked UP Scrm-carryinE lice.
Foreign ply ysicfans have Joined
with the native doctors i'm or
ganizing medical groups To
combat typhu~ and carry ON
educational work to prevent the
disease from spreading. each
group comprises one foreign
and two Chinese doctors. six
nurses and ten coolies. Hun
dreds of natives nre dclou~ed
dnily.
Evening star., 1921-03-21
ALMAS TEMPLE CLASSIC,

Almas Temple will hold the bo,rds
at Polls Theater this afternoon and TO-
night Its annual spring ceremonial
which will include the classic Journey
over the hot sands of the DESERT for
large group of candidates. will start
al 80 pm: Candidates are instructed
3:3o O'Clock. A business session
music and pageantry will be part Of
Evening star., 1921-03-21
DRIVE ON INSECTS.

The bureau of entomology is or
ganiZing a survey that is to cover
practically the whole country and
deal with all the more important in
sects that destroy crops. The De-
partment of Agriculture announces
that the work of each state will have
to be conducted by their officials. as
no federal appropriation exists for
the work. The department will sup
ply information and act as a clearing
house.
Evening star., 1921-03-21

For the first time in history -four
milIed in China is being sold in the
European market. A shipment has
reached Holland and sales are being
sought in other countries. emma
formerly was large importer OF
American -four.
Evening star., 1921-03-21

The hedgehog. on going to sleep for
the winter. first rolls about in leafy
bitches, until his spines have speared
leaves enough to make him a warm
blanket Then he finds a snug retreat
in the roots of an old tree, curls up
and snooZes until Spring
Evening star., 1921-03-21

In Luxembourg there is penalty for
eligible voters who do not vote at
elections.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-08-12
Alexander D. b. Pratt, Also Di-
vorced, Takes Mrs. Catherine
Harris Blythe as Bride.

Alexander Dallas Bachs Pratt,
broker, of No. l15 East 5Gth Street,
and Mrs. Catherine Harris Blythe,
once the wife of John Barrymore,
whose family name is Blythe. obtained
marriage license to-day ana were
married this afternoon at So IA East
36th Street
The bride. who lived at No. II East
18th Street, was before her marriage
to Barrymore, Miss Catherine Harris,
daughter of Sidney Harris She di-
Norced the actor for dcsertiOn.
Nj, Pratt is also divorced. his first
wife, Beatrice NJ. Pratt. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. William +. BENJAMIN.
having divorced him in Newport in
1919 on the ground of extreme cruelty
and failure to provide. lie is rs years
old, eight years senior to It's bride.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-08-12
HARDING'S FATHER and BRIDE.
SMILING But NERVOUS, TELL
STORY OF THEIR 'ELOPEMENT'
His Daughter Sends Him to
Bring Wife to Live at
Their Home.
.HADLONG BEEN FRIENDS
Physician, 70, and Nurse, s.,
Photographed Together
After Ceremony.

MARION, O.. Aug. FIVE just
thought ye'd like to get married
and so We did"
And that is the whole story of the
"elopement of DR.. G. r. Harding,
father of the President, with Miss
Alice Severns, nurse, as the BRIDE
groom expressed it here to-day.
Dr.. Hardings daughter, Miss Daisy
Harding to-day sent him for his
bride, who had stopped farther down
the street. where she formerly lived.
DAISY wants US to come and stay
there" the bridegroom sad. "She
said she would be glad to have us,
and must bring you back with me
Get on your things at once"
Mrs. Harding clung affectionately to
the doctors arm as they walked back
tip the street to his home.
1T was all so sudden, you know"
the new Mrs Harding explained.
The newly welded couple, all smiles
and fidgety. were eager to tell Just
how it was"
"It was simple as could be. We
Or. Harding, who is seventy six. sai d,
pointing to mis- bride, tifty-two-iust
thought there was no time better
than the present | had planned to
goa to Detroit to see l.. b. Sa nborn, a
canned fruit merchant, who is good
friend of mine Then, on second
thought. | said to Alice. Better come
on and go with me.
I'VE can run over in Canada and
be married, | told her.
"lt was pretty sudden-so sudden
clothes. Anyway. Mrs. Harding
doesn't care much about fancy things
plain old things-like me-are
good enough for her.
| the Canadian marriage law was such
| that we couldn't get license that
day. So we had Mr. Sanborn drive US
| to Monroe, Mich.
THE ceremony was very simpl.
| and we had supper at the Seco'
Hotel Then Mr., Sanborn drove us
to WalbIdge, O., where we took The
/ train for home, and her" We are
ready to settle down right in the old
/ home-A9S Center
/ Asked If his wife was good cook
| D.. Harding said;
"Maybe-I can tell you all about
that later on. I'm not worried about it,
Mrs tIardng's "briddi gown was
| a plain dark suit and very long skirt
! DR.. Hard.ng wore a dark suit and ar
old CIVIL war style army hat with
gold braid.
| when they stepped into the town
picture gallery, E. b Val, the photog-
rapher started fussinG around about
the picture taking.
| "Shoot right ahead" said DR.. Har-
ding. Lets get this thing over
Continued on Second Page)
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-08-12
US. MAIL SHIP CO.
SEEKS TO RETURN
VESSELS TO BOARD
Change of Front Comes When
New President Assumes
Charge of Line.
NlCOLL WILL NOT QUIT.
Counsel Refuses to Obey
Order to Ask to VaCate
the Injunction.

The United States Mail Steamship
Line. which has been fighting to pre-
vent the seizure of its ships by the
United states Shipping Board, re-
versed its position to-day and en-
deavored to have the board take
back the ships in dispute. This
change of front was due TO the con-
troll of the company having changed
and the election OF Frank T.. Bynnn
as President, succeeding Francis T..
Mayer.
Thc effort of the new directors OF
the company to make this move was
frustrated for the time being by
Delaney Nicoll. its counsel Mr.
quest of the new directors and ask
that the injunction restraining The
board from seizing the ships be va
Gated. He also refused to withdra W
and permit other counsel to be sub
Stituted. declaring that to do So
would be TO throw the United States
Mail Steamship Line into bankruptcy.
Mr.. \icOlrs refusal was made at
q conference before Federal Judge
Manton. which was participated in
by Marshall Bullitt counsel for the
shipping Board, and Ira Campbell
representing the new officers. and
who is scheduled to succeed Mr. Nj
cou as counsel
Mr.. Nicoil read the letter from the
new President asking him to have
tine Injunction vacated or to permi {
counsel to be substituted In deciin-
ing to do SO Mr. Nicoll declared that
such action would be inimiCal 10 the
best interests of the minority stock
holders
Control OF the company. it is said
has passed to Malcomb Chase OF
Boston and Alexander Smith of Chi
cago. When this took place an effort
was made to have the injunction va
Gated, and it was refused on the
ground that the attorneys efor tn,
company had not been informed of IT
The refusal to vacate led to the con
ference.
Judge Manton agreed thai as long
as Mr. Nlcoll was counsel ne should
conduct the legal affairs Of the com
pany and that the proper thing was
motion by Mr., Campbell for sub
stitutlon of counsel. 1t was said II
(Continued on Second Page)
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DAWSON RESTING
WELL AFTER LONG
BRAIN OPERATION
Bleeding Sets In and AnaeSths-
tic Has Depressing Effect
on Patient.
UNDER KNIFE } HOURS.
J. p. Morgan Joins Partners
Family in Watch at RooSe-
welt Hospital.

A bulletin signed by the surgeons
attending Henry J. Dawson at Rose
welt Hospital was issued this after
noon through the firm of j. J.. Morgan
n Co, of which Mr Dawson is a
member. II reads;
~. l.. DAWSON was operated on NJ
Roosevelt Hospital this afternoon.
Tine patients condition IS satisfac-
,ory"
1t was learned unoficially that IN"
operation. which revealed a tumor on
The brain, was suspended after Nj
Dawson had been ON the table more
than three hours. The suspension
was decided on parity because of the
bleeding. but chiefly because of the
dcprcsslnG effect of the prolonged an
aesthcsia.
The official bulletin was signed by
these surgeons: Dr. Llewcllyn +. Bar.
ker Dr. Mcdwin Lca,c, Dr. Frederick
Tuncy, Dr. John t.. Weeks. Dr Evan
NJ. Evans and Dr. Charles A. t,lsbere
Tn" discovery of "A tumur was nor
unexpected. but the surgeons wer"
pleased to find that tho growth, de
scrbcd as about the size OF the end
Of your thumb" was smaller than
had been feared. Without removing
1t the surgeons succeeded in relieving
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-08-12
Asks Certain Questions to
Which an Answer Is Nee
essary Before Proposals Are
Passed Upon in Dublin.
Not Expected to Lead to Break
in Negotiations, but win
Assist in Securing Basis for
Final Demands.
Lloyd Georges Rush Back
From Paris Not Due to Any
, thing Contained i'll Message
Sent to London.

DUBLIN. August T. ASSOCIATED
Press. The letter from Eamon De
Valera, Irish Republican leader, de-
hvered to Premier Lloyd George yes
terday, is neither an acceptance nor a
rejection Of the irish peace proposals,
II was learned here to-day.
The letter raises various questions
TO which an answer S necessary. The
answer may serve to facilitate future
dealings, it was said. and is not gex-
pected to lead TO a break in negotio
tions.
There was no excitment in Dublin
to-day over Mr.. Lloyd Georges re-
turn from Paris, as il was said that
no unexpected development had oc-
CURED y the Irish discussions When
Mr. De Valera left London it was re-
called to-day by irish leaders. the
statement was given out that a basis
had not been found for further con-
ferences, and it was stated IN Irish
circles that the time since Mr.. De
Valera conversations with the Bitish
Prime Minister had merely been
ASpent in trying to find this bass. 1t
MS NJ yet been found, il was added,
DUBLIN. Aug. T. Omitted Press).-
In responseft an urgent summons,
Niscount FitZalan and Gems. Mac
ready and Tudor left here to-day
for London. 1t was assumed they
were called to participate in discus
sion of the Sim Fem note delivered
10 London yesterday.
Lord Fitzalan is the Niceroy OF
Ireland and the two Generals are in
command of British troops there.
LONDON, Aug. Il. With Pre-
mier LLOYD George hurrying home
from Paris to lay before the British
Cabinet the reply Of the Sim Fein to
the British offer for peace IN Ireland
there is a distinctly hopeful feeling in
official circles.
Members OF the Ministry have been
summoned to meet tomorrow and it is
expected that the Irish reply will be
presented to them at that time
so far s known the document sets
forth the belief on the part of De
Valera and his associates that the
British Government is acting entirely
In good faith in it's desire for peace in
Ireland, but there is a note OF appre =
hensIon in the alleged fact that the
~Irish have asked for reinsurance on
certain points which are not made
public.
Word from Dublin is that the Dai,
Eireann at its next meeting viii de-
mand a general amnesty for Repu bl
can prisoners, untried and convicted
Representations in that direction are
being strongly made already.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-08-12
STOCK Of SHOTGUN
MAY GIVE CLUE TO
KENNEDY SLAYER
Found on Beach Near Santa
Monica, Cal, After the
Tide Had Receded.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Aug. 70
William Wylie to-day turned over to
he authorities the stock of a T.
gauge shotgun which he said he found
on the beach near Santa Monica on
Saturday after the tide had receded.
II is thought to be part of the gun
with which John Belton Kennedy
was killed at nearby Beverly Glen,
Friday at idnight.
kennedy's assassin is believed to
have rushed in an automobile from
Beverly Gen to Santa Monica imme-
diately after the murder. thrown
the gun into the ocean and speeded on
% Los Angeles. The specdometer on
a tor-hIra automobile which Dick
Parsons, garage man, testified that
ne had rented to Arthur G. Burch on
The night OF the ragedy, registered
forty-four miles, the exact distance
from Los Angeles % Beverly Glen
and return via Santa Monica.
Mrs. Madalynne Obenchain of Los
Angeles and Arthur G. Burch OF
Evanston, H., former student at
Northwestern University, have been
indicted for the murder of Kennedy.
Mrs. Obenchain. who was with Ken
nedy last Friday night when he re-
ceived the shotgun charge that tore
away the back of his head had been
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-08-12
NEW YORK GIRL DIES
TO SAVE CHILD PUPIL
Miss Marian CrRw ford. tOmInunit,
worker. Drowned In keRtucLy.
l-pccial to The Evening World

HARLAN. ny, Aug. l.. Sacrificing
her life to save an eight year old girl
from drowning last night, Miss Marian
Crawford, > Sew York community
worker went to her death in Martins
Fork Of the Cumberland River
Miss Crawford. an expert @wimmer
saw the child fan into the river, divei
Tor her and dragged her to shore. She
pu shed the child on to the bank then
SANK into th" water. Her body has not
been recovered. She Hrri>"d from Ncw
York last laIl TO take up community
school work, and the child sh" rescued
rs student at the school which was
founded for tie children Of the noun
tains II is believed Miss Crawford
suffered an attack ol tn" heart through
over-exrIlou
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-08-12
MISS FARRAR SHUTS
UP SUMNER CAMP
Al Ncr own and Parents Personal
Effects sent to CRitfUrOiR,

CH ATEAI GAY. y Y, Aug. -. TN"
Grra ldinc Farrar camp on thateauGhN
Lake Is closed and deserted to-day. All
the prima DONNA trunks and thos" Of
her father and mother were packed
and shipped to california. Only a care
tlkcr Is left on the place.
Despite reports 20 the contrary Miss
Farrar has not been h"r" since the
break between herself and hcr husband, b,
Lou Teli"2en. Her parents, Nj. ana
Mrs Sid Farrar had been sponlinG the
summer at the camp. but ten days ago
Mr. Farrar left suddenly for New York.
In response to kilograms Mrs. Farrar
also departed a few days later. leaving
the servants and llttI" cnlld guest in
the house All these left to-day.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-08-12
SECRETARY WEEKS ASKS
RELEASE OF GEN. WOOD.
FnNorRbir Reply From Ini,ersity
of pcnBs>IyaniR - Exprctrd.

WASiil NGrON, Aug - Secretary
Weeks has asked th" University OF
Pennsylvania to release Major Gcn.
Wood from the promise 10 become Pro-
vost OF the university, and IT IS eN-
pected the reply Will he favorable
General Wood vii then De free TO ac-
ccpr the Governor GcneraIsh.p of the
Philippines
Should General Wood be released hy
the university, hr probably viii remain
ndehnttcN ia th" Philippine. whore n,
is investigating Conditions tt th, d.
tection of Pres dent Hdrd .ug
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-08-12
BROTHER TRIES IN VAIN
TO SAVE DROWNING BOY.
H-nr, Oito, 10. Dies Despite En"rt.
Of Frederick. -.

Although his brother FrederIcA lour.
teen riskcd his life IN an effort 10
rescue him, Henry Otto, ten, OF so
81 West ll9th Street, vas drowned M
the North River OF llslh Street
The boys, accompanied uN two others
ere swimming and Henry swept on,
INTO the stream, called for help Fred
erck went in after him instantly and
rs soon as ne got to his brother the
latter fasteu"d a 4traugilng hold upon
nun. Evidently Frederick had TO hi
tho .ttlc icIow IN The face 90 hroah
l,s grip 80 ne could brinS him u uu
"a. Henry 'ot go n -ni. of t." tide
o,rri'i hIm off pud e moWru .t.. h,
sauk It va all Frederick COI4 80 10
get TO the shore.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-08-12
MANY UPSETS IN PLAY
FOR WOMEN'S NET TITLE
Unexpected Results In Semi-FInaIs
of Doubles.

SEA BRIGHT, y. j.. Aug. l2.-In the
semi final round Of the Vomens doubles
at the Invitation Tournament Of tn
Seabright Lawn Tennis and crcket
club to-day, Miss Helen Gilleaudeau
Mamaroneck, n. Y, and Mrs Benjamin
r Cole, I.ongwood. Mass surprised the
gallery by defeating Miss Mary X
Browne, Santa Monica. Cal, and Mrs
Louise Williams, San Francisco, 6--3
- In the lower bracket Mrs. Marion
Iindersteln Jessup. Wilmington, Del
and Miss Eleanor Goss, New York, de
reate1 Miss Ceres Baker. South Orange
y J.. and Miss Grac' Bristed. Phlla
delphla 60, g.
The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1921-08-12
OVER $30,0OO,0OO INCREASE
IN SALARIES AND NEW Jobs
SINCE HYLAN TOOK OFFICE
First Years Payroll Drawn Up by
Mayor Mitchell Was $47 1000, 900,
While Current Years Is $78,OOO,-
00O-Mayor Has Strong Influence
in Fixing of Salaries.

Increases salaries and departments
the Jurisdiction Hyan
1918,
The are has
ioard Estimate, largely dominated by him
The Evening World
departments have
thirtyan a half lionss he ooko
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POLICE GIVE FIRST AID
TO VICTIM OF ROBBERS
BIacLjscL-d aud Robbed In West
tith street. lie Complains.

lohn Rome OF No. l3i East i,tn street
was attended In the West 41th street
station early to-day toI scalp woundS
ne said were made by two hoid-up men
He sad me sts walking through IVES,
tttn street wnon me men black lacked
HIM and took So and mis- lcwciry. r..
police later arrested two suspects. suL
hC could not identify them