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WETS CONFIDENT OF FARM SUPPORT IN REPEAL BALLOT

Prohibition Law Foes Hope for Rain, to Bring Out Heavy Rural Vote. INDIANA IS KEY STATE v Result Tuesday Expected to Have Great Bearing Throughout U. S. BV JAMES DOSS Time* Staff Writer Prayers for rain \yere on the lips of repeal leaders today, as they prepared last-minute appeals for a heavy vote Tuesday, when Indiana ( goes to the polls to ballot on rejection or retention of the eighteenth amendment. Secure in the belief that for the first time in years, the Indiana farm vote is favorable to their cause, the repeal leaders are hopeful of rain, because it will take the farmer from the fields. Continuation of gcod weather, they fear, will keep him at work because of time already lost ber-aiise of rain. Repealists intend to have speakers et every radio station in Indiana today and the drys also will utilize the ether at some points to bring their message to the electorate. Voters Get Instructions To vote for repeal of prohibition, the voter must place an X in the circle marked "for ratification ” To vote to retain the dry law, the X should be placed in the circle ‘ against ratification.” The issue is somewhat confusing because the regular election ballots are not marked "wet” and "dry” and because two constitutional amendments are involved. If you vote “for ratification” you vote to ratify the twenty-first amendment, which repeals the eighteenth or prohibition amendment. The fate of national prohibition is admitted by some dry leaders to hang more or less directly on the Indiana vote Tuesday, because the state always has been among the most arid. Dry leaders have charged that overwhelming repeal victories in the eight other states which have voted are not indicative of national sentiment, because they always have been wet. For this reason, Indiana assumes the stature of a pivotal state, and the drys have waged a vigorous campaign to combat the rising tide of repeal. Several astute political observers were inclined today to credit the repeal forces with a larger block of votes "in the bag” than the 120 alii eady conceded. Have Good Start The 120-delegate block believed 1 sure for repeal is: Marion, 42; Al- ! len, 15; Lake, 26; St. Joseph, 16; Vanderburg, 11; and Vigo, 10. These 1 counties take in the larger population centers. Other counties with large delegate strength in which the repealists appear to hold the uppv hand are Delaware. 7; Grant, 5; toward 5; LaPorte, 6; Madison, 8; and Tippecanoe, 5. Os these, Howard, in which Kokomo is the county seat; is very doubtful. If the repealists can swing this block, they would have 156 votes and need only to pick up nine more delegates from one and two-delegate counties to obtain the 165 necessary to control the 329-delegate ratification convention June 26. Illinois Votes Today By I nital Press CHICAGO, June s.—lllinois voters balloted on repeal of the eighteenth amendment today, with prohibition forces conceding defeat and repeal advocates predicting they would roll up a three-to-one majority. A vote of close to two million votes was forecast. The Illinois election opened the busiest week of ratification activity since congress passed the Blaine repeal resolution. The repeal movement meets its first crucial test Tuesday, when Indiana, long a stronghold of prohibition, votes on the issue. Later in the week Nevada holds conventions in its seventeen counties to elect forty delegates to the state repeal convention. Wet delegates already have been elected to the county conventions. Illinois is the ninth state to vote. Strong repeal victories were registered in the fust eight. Both prohibitionists and repealists were interested in today's election in Illinois primarily because it is expected to point the way for Indiana. Hourly Temperatures 6a. m 69 10 a. m 81 7a. m 71 11 a. m 85 Ba. m 74 12 moon).. 85 9 a. m 77 1 p. ni 87 Times Index Page. Book a Day .., 13 Bridge 6 Broun Column 4 Classified 12 Comics 13 Crossword Puzzle 11 Curious World 11 Editorial 4 Financial 11 Have a Hobby 5 Hickman Theater Reviews 8 Lodge Page 8 Polling Place List 9 Racing—a Series 5 Serial Story 13 Sports 10 Talburt Cartoon 4 Vital Statistics 11 Woman's Page 6

The Indianapolis Times Partly cloudy and continued warm tonight and Tuesday; probably thunder storms.

VOLUME 45—NUMBER 21

Where to Vote The Times today presents the thousands of voters of Marion county with additional service in preparation for Tuesday’s election on repeal of the eighteenth amendment. On Page Nine of this edition readers wil find the list of voting places in Marion county. If you know the precinct and ward in which you live you will be able to determine the location of your ballot box. Today the Times will augment this service by telling you, by phone, Riley 5551, where to vote if you are not familiar with your precinct and ward or township boundaries. Also, you may call Lincoln 5411 for vote information. In addition, voters on this page find a sample ballot, similar to the one which will be given you at the polls. The printed ballot shows how repeal of the prohibition amendment is voted by casting your ballot ‘‘for ratification’ of the twenty-first amendment.

MA ‘INSULTED’ BY FIRST LADY Mrs. Roosevelt Refuses to Have Picture Taken With Texas Governor. By I nited Press DALLAS, Tex., June s.—Governor Miriam A.. Ferguson and her husband and chief adviser, James E. Fergusin, refused to attend a breakfast given in honor of Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt here today after the President's wife declined to pose in a picture with them.

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tographers before they asked Mrs. Roosevelt to stand between the Fergusons. Mrs. Roosevelt counseled with Amon G Carter, Ft. Worth newspaper publisher. After a brief conversation she declined the request. Pays Visit to City Twelve policemen held back a crowd Sunday afternon at municipal airport so that greetings to Mrs. Franklin D. Roosevelt, here for ten minutes on an airplane trip to visit her son Elliott, would not prevent a brief rest before resuming her journey. The wife of the President waved

and smiled at the crowd and faced a half dozen cameras. Among the first persons greeted by Mrs. Roosevelt was Mrs. Samuel M. Ralston, widow of the former Indiana Governor. With Mrs. Roosevelt w a s Mrs. Virginia Jenckes of Teire Haute, representative in congress from the

Sixth Indiana district. Flowers were presented by Mrs. F. T. Dowd, president of the Marion County Democratic Women's Club, and a letter by Mrs. William Hodgson on behalf of the Cheer Broadcasters.

HERE’S HOW TO CAST YOUR VOTE IN REPEAL ELECTION

(X) For RatificatiM RICHARD POE

Here is how your ballot will look Tuesday, and here if how to vote: To repeal the eighteenth amendment, put a cross in circle on the left which is “For Ratification.” Dry voters, opposed to repeal, should cross the middle circle

DELAY HOUSE SHOWDOWN OH VETERAK CUTS Roosevelt Issues Ultimatum to Congress in Effort to Quell Uprising. ECONOMY OR TAXES? Balanced Budget If It Takes ‘All Summer,’ Is Edict of President. BY WILLIAM F. KERBY * United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, June s.—House leaders definitely decided today to | delay consideration of proposed increases in veterans’ appropriations in a desperate hope that President ; Roosevelt’s dramatic "appeal to the nation” might reverse congressional sentiment. The agreement was announced by Speaker Henry T. Rainey, who said | the independent offices supply bill j carrying the senate rider adding $170,000,000 for veterans’ compensation might not be considered by the chamber until late this week. Democratic chieftains were faced with a presidential ultimatum that they either must reject the senate action, or else raise new taxes to insure a balanced budget. Although firmly convinced that a substantail house majority favors ! increasing the ex-servicemen's allowances, the leadership will make an effort to sustain the President. Postponement of Issue Party strategy calls for postponement of the issue as long as possible, allowing the growing rebellion to “simmer down.” It is hoped that threat of new taxation wall arouse public protests to counteract the drive for compensation increases over the economy program. The present temper of the house, Speaker Rainey said, is that it “would approve the senate action or do something worse.” To add to the troubles of leaders, word came from Republican Leader Betrand H. Snell that little help jan be expected from minority ranks on the veterans’ controversy. In a dramatic midnight ultimatum to Demicratic leaders and their insurgent followers, the President declared he would hold congress in session “all summer.” if necessary, to insure a balanced budget, inundation stone of his plans for national recovery. Economy Is Repudiated Stinging congressional repudiation of the White House veterans’ economy proposals, coupled with senate committee defeat of vital sections of the industrial regulation bill, brought the vigorous action from the President. j The President had counted on I saving $420,000,000 by slashing benefits to war veterans, which now total more than twice that sum. The senate eliminated $170,000,000 !of this saving, by forbidding the President to make reductions of more than 25 per cent in payments I (o any veteran whose disability is i traceable to his war service. There has been every indication that the house would approve the senate action, or perhaps even impose a 15 per cent limitation. Edict Given Congress The veterans’ funds are provided in the independent offices appropriation bill, which had been expected to come up in the house today for a test vote on the changes. Most house leaders promised to fight to the end for support of the veterans’ reductions as planned by the President. They felt this an easier alternative than new r and unpopular taxation. Some of them believe Mr. Roosevelt's ultimatum might win back the stamp’eding rank and file. Others believed the tide was swinging so strongly in favor of the veterans that the benefits would be increased anyway. PAVING CONTRACT LET Ohio Firm Wins State Job on Bid of 5169.908. The state highway commission today awarded a contract to the Wilmore Paving Company of Middletown, 0., for the paving of 8.3 miles of Road 56 in Pike county from Road 61 to five miles east of Cato, at a cost of $169,908.33.

Newspaper photographers who asked Mrs. Roosevelt to pose with the Fergusons were told she did not wish to pose in group pictures. The Fergusons had come from Austin by train to welcome Mrs. Roosevelt, en route to the Pecific coast by plane. Several pictures had been taken by newspaper pho-

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above, which is "Against Ratification." No cross should be placed in the third circle labeled "Written Ticket,” but names not appearing on the ballot may be written below the circle and marked for or against ratification, but not both. And only by those not vo-

INDIANAPOLIS, MONDAY, JUNE 5, 1933

Restore Licensing Power to Recovery Bill, Demand of Roosevelt to Senate President Asks Finance Committee to Place Deleted Provision Back in Industry Control Measure; .Seen Essential to Success. By United Press WASHINGTON, June s.—President Roosevelt today asked the senate finance committee to restore to the national recovery bill the deleted provision for licensing powers in connection with the measure’s industry control features.

The licensing provision, eliminated by the senate committee aftei the house passed the measure in the form desired by the administration, is regarded by the President as essential to success of the industry control plan. The licensing arrangement would prove valuable, according to the administration interpretation, in insuring uniform compliance with any

DUNN ELECTED SCHOOL CHIEF Wayne Township Trustee to Succeed Gladden in County Post. (Picture on Pare Three) True to predictions, J. Malcolm Dunn, Wayne townshin trustee, today was elected county school superintendent, receiving six of the eight available votes. Dunn will take office Aug. 16. for a four-year term, succeeding Fred T. Gladden. Republican incumbent. The meeting of the board of education, composed of township trustees, was held in the county council chambers and the election was disposed of in less than half an hour. When the ballots were counted, Dunn had received six votes, and each was cast for W. A. Beavers, principal of Shadeland school, and Ora W. Nicely, Washington high school teacher. At the opening of the meeting Mrs. Maggie Maxwell, Washington township trustee, was elected permanent chairman. Charles M. Walker, Warreen township, raised the question as to whether nominations and secret ballots were required by law. Mrs. Maxwell „ declareed that “in fairness to all, the chair rules that nominations and balots shall be the procedure.” Dunn’s name was placed in the race by Henry Van Cleave, Lawrence township. Beavers was nominated by Walker. Only one ballot was necessary. No anonuncement was made regarding the trustees who voted for Dunn. S3OO DAMAGE IN FIRE Garage and Automobile Are Destroyed by Flames. Damage of S3OO was caused early today by fire of unknown origin which destroyed a garage and an automobile and damaged two other cars owned by W. H. Woodruff, 3330 Graceland avenue. The fire spread to a garage owned by F. W. Gambel, 3334 Graceland avenue, causing $lO damage.

Free Speech Periled by Radio, Editor Charges Freedom of speech is being endangered by granting a monopoly to private radio broadcasting interests, delegates at the National Editorial Association convention at the Claypool were told today.

Speaking on the relationship of the press and radio, as determined after more than a year's study, E. H. Harris, president of the Richmond (Ind.) Palladium - Item, asserted: “Through the federal radio commission's granting a monopoly to private interests over which the government has little control, congress unwittingly has endangered the right of free speech over the radio in this country. “The American press remains the only medium which functions in the interest of free speech and the protection of the basic rights of the people,” he pointed out. Harris’ speech was the highlight of the first day’s session of the as-

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ting in either of the other columns. The eighteenth amendment must be repealed by adoption of the twenty-first amendment, so wet voters must vote “for ratification" if they want the eighteenth amendment repealed.

trade agreements chat may develop from the provisions of the bill. It would serve to protect industries which otherwise would refuse to abide by an agreement. If the administrator of the bill held power to license industries he could enforce uniform trade practices by withholding licenses from any violators.

GOLD HOARDERS FACE CHARGES ! Names of More Than 1,000 Are Turned Over to Attorney-General. By United Press WASHINGTON. June s.—Names of more than 1,000 alleged gold hoarders have been turned over to the bureau of investigation of the department of justice for possible prosecution. Attorney-General Homer Cummings said today. Cummings said the lists had been given him by the treasury department late last week. “The lists,” Cummings said, “are being analyzed and the status of the matter is that information has gone forward to agents of the bureau of investigation by air mail and telephone.” Cummings said that agents in twenty-two offices, including those in New York, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Chicago, had been notified of specific cases of alleged gold hoarders. Cummings refused to give out names of the alleged hoarders. He said that the “hoards” ran from a few hundred dollars to more than $20,000. The larger hoaftiers will be prosecuted first, he said. Individuals on the list, he said, first would be told of the SIO,OOO fine or ten years imprisonment for violation of the President’s gold hoarding order. If the hoarder does not turn in his gold after notification, Cummings said, the cases as they develop will be taken up with the various district attorneys. BLIND ALUMNI ELECT Huntington Man Again Heads Graduates of slate School. Howard Sellers of Huntington was re-elected president of the alumni of the Indiana State School for the Blind at the close of the convention Sunday. Other officers elected were Paul Breeding, vice-president; Miss Pearl McGibbons, recording secretary; Miss Nellie Comer, financial secretary, and Frank Williams, treasurer. All are residents of Indianapolis.

sociation's forty-eighth annual con- 1 vention. He is chairman of the radio committee of the American: Newspapers Association. Newspaper editors and publishers from all parts of the nation were greeted at the morning session by Mayor Reginald H. Sullivan; Talcott Powell, editor of The Times, and Pleas Greenlee, secretary to Governor Paul V. McNutt. Nation’s Editors Present Explaining “there need be no serious controversy between the newspapers and radio broadcasters so long as radio remains in its legitimate field,” Harris continued: “All that the breadcasting companies need to do to prevent broadcasting of a speech is to say that the time has been sold or allotted.” Among morning session speakers was Justus F. Craemer, Orange, Cal., association president. He stated the "country newspaper has survived the period of distress j with great courage, and reader in- ; terest of the country press has been given anew evaluation.” Speakers this afternoon were to include Merle Sidener, Indianapolis advertising executive; -Naomi Buck Wood, editor of Metrix, official publication of Theta Sigma Phi. Delegates were to hear an organ recital at the Scottish Rite cathedral at 4 p. m. and attend a reception in the Riley room at the Claypool tonight. Breakfast at Franklin At 7 Tuesday, delegates will attend a breakfast at the Masonic home at Franklin, returning to Indianapolis for the morning convention session at 10. A trip to Columbus. Brown county state park and Indiana university is scheduled for Wednesday. Business sessions will be concluded Thurday and a five-day tour of the state will start Friday morning. Delegates will be guests at the Chicago Century of Progress expo--1 sition June 14 and 15, following the state tour.

MATTERN LANDS IN MOSCOW IN FLIGHT AROUND WORLD; 3 HOURS AHEAD OF RECORD

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James Mattern clipped three hours off the air flight record to Moscow, where he arived today in his dash around the world.

Rebuild Old City Brewery; Beer to Be Ready in Fall 150 Men to Get Employment; 35 Already at Work Cleaning Up Equipment. Expenditure of between SIOO,OOO and $200,000 and employment of approximately 150 men began today with start of rehabilitation of the old Indianapolis Brewing Company’s brick structure in the 1300 block,

Madison avenue. The aged machinery will pick up where it left off before prohibition in the production of 3.2 beer under a corporation being formed by John J. Darmody and James Ryan. Incorporation papers will be sought in the next ten days, Darmody said. He said the city’s second brewery would provide beer by fall. Darmody has placed thirty-five men to work cleaning up the old brewery’s machinery and additional men were hired today. May Use Old Label Former brewery workers have been given preference in filling the jobs. The new company may be known | as the Indianapolis Brewing Company and may use the former label of the old P. Lieber company's brew-, “Dusseldorfer,” as the trade name for their product. Anton Kainz, brewmaster at Dusseldorf, Germany, and later with Fortune brothers in Chicago, has been retained with a stock interest in the business. Darmody estimated it would cost between SIOO,OOO and $200,000 to put the old brewery into complete running order. Brewery Bought Outright “We'd be able to start operation within forty-five days if the license and incorporation papers were fixed up,” he said. Rumors are Current that Indianapolis capital will hold a controlling interest in the new brewery. Darmody said other incorporators would be listed when papers are filed with the state. The old brewery was purchased outright. Crowds of men flocked to the brewery today on the report that men were being hired. “We’ve got all the men we want,” Darmody said.

Senate Morgan Quiz Turns to Rail Empire Financing

BY LYLE C. WILSON United Press Staff Correspondent WASHINGTON, June s.—The senate investigation of J. P. Morgan & Cos., turned today to a scrutiny of the vast railroad empire financed by the Morgan interests. O. P. Van Sweringen. one of the brothers, who built a great railroad network with Morgan aid, told the

senate stock market investigating committee of the seven-teen-year career which brought the Van Sweringens from real estate developers to railroad monarchs. Van Sweringen. a stocky man with graying hair, was called to testify after the committee, in a two-

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hour executive session, decided to delay until Tuesday a decision on whether to go into the income tax payments of Thomas S. Lamont, young Morgan partner. The Van Sweringens have been almost legendary figures because of the dramatic and romantic story of

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OPEN SMASH AT ‘TAX-FREE’ LAW State Board Seeks to Have 1921 Act Declared Unconstitutional. First step towards placing $40,000,000 of tax exempt, income producing, Marion county properties on the tax duplicate was taken by the state tax board today. Should the movement succeed, it will mean the return of many more millions of now exempt properties in various counties throughout the state, it was pointed out by Chairman Phil Zoercher. The commissioners asked an opinion from Attorney General Philip Lutz Jr., which would hold the 1921 holding company law exemptions unconstitutional. Under this law, income-producing properties have been taken from the tax duplicate on the grounds that revenues therefrom go to schools, religious or benevolent institutions. Three-fourths of the Indianapolis Athletic Club was exempt this year on the grounds it is a school for physical culture. The entire English hotel was removed because its revenues now go to the William E. English Foundation. Next year the entire Odd Fellows building will pay no taxes, a holding company to take the revenues for the I. O. O. F. home having been organized. Apartment properties are deeded to schools and thus made tax exempt, while donors live off the annuities during their lifetime. Should the law be declared unconstitutional by the attorneygeneral, the properties will be taxed and can bring suit to settle the exemption qustion, Zoercher explained.

their rise and the exclusion they have maintained since their ascent to power. Photographers, declaring that the Cleveland railroad operators had not been photographed for the newspapers in fifteen years, be- ; sieged them in much the same way they did Morgan when he appeared at the inquiry for the first time. The Van Sweringens’ first venture into the transportation field was to carry suburbanites from Cleveland offices to a development outside the city. They bought the Nickel Plate and went on then from railroad to railroad. J. P. Morgan & Cos. was involved through financing the Chesapeake Corporation in 1927 when the Van Sweringens wanted to divest the Nickel Plate of partial control of the Chesapeake & Ohio. Again, in 1929, Morgan financed the Alleghany Corporation, a holding company whose stock figured in the "bargain counter" lists, which enabled preferred Morgan customers to buy below market prices. Van Sweringen told Ferdinand Pecora, committee counsel, that J. R. Nutt, now treasurer of the Republican national committee, was associated with him and his brother; C. L. Bradley and others in the purchase of the Nickel Plate in 1916.

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Dashes Into Russia After 18 Hours on Tiny Isle Off Norway Coast. WAY LOST ON ATLANTIC Finally Reaches Europe With Gasoline Tanks Almost Empty. By l nited Press MOSCOW, June s.—James Mattern, clipping three hours off the around-the-world flight record to this point, dropped down to a skillful landing at the Moscow airport today, and prepared to resume his way across Siberia with only a few hours delay. The dauntless Texan, despite bad weather over the Atlantic, which forced him to come down and waste eighteen hours on an island off the south coast of Norway, speeded on with such purpose on his solo flight that he was 51 hours 31 minutes out of New York when he landed here. Wiley Post and Harold Gatty, who circled the world eastward from New York in 1931 in eight days, nineteen hours and fifteen minutes, were fifty-four hours thirty-four minutes out of New York when they landed here. They stayed nearly twelve hours, whereas Mattern planned to resume within three or four hours toward Novosibirsk, 1,700 miles distant. Mattern drove his red. white and blue monoplane the 1.100 miles from Oslo, Norway, in seven hours, averaging 157 miles an hour. While Mattern ambitiously hoped to push on to Novosibirsk, 1,700 miles eastward of Siberia, Soviet officials suggested it would be better to stop at Omsk, 400 miles short of Novosibirsk. Lands on Isolated Island By Times Special OSLO, Norway, June s.—James Mattern continued his world flight today after wasting eighteen precious hours on an isolated island which he reached after a harrowing night of flying, lost, through, storm and fog. He landed at 10:15 a. m. Sunday on the island of Jomfruland near Kragero, Norway, which he was unable to leave until this morning. Then he flew to the marine airdome near Oslo, arriving at 4 a. m. He discovered a small crack in the left wing of his plane, the Century of Progress. Ice which had accumulated during the perilous night over the Atlantic apparently was to blame. It was not serious, examination soon disclosed, and was patched up in short order. Then 700 gallons of gasoline went into the almost empty tanks, and at 6 a. m. Mattern hopped for Moscow. Still Hopes to Break Record “I’m going to break the ’round the world record anyway,” Mattern told the United Press correspondent as he left. Earlier he had told of the harrowing hours of Saturday night when he could not get his bearings. “I’m feeling all right now, but it was a tough battle all night long,” he said. “I was afraid the ice accumulating on the wings of the plane would force me down into the ocean any minute. “I had no idea I was going so far north. “The first thing I saw of Europe was a big lighthouse on an island. I immediately circled down to attempt to find where I was. Tired Out, Disappointed Inhabitants of the island, hearing the roar of the motor, rushed out of their houses, and stared as the plane came down. Many of them, I found when I landed on the island, did not even know a trans-Atlantic flight was being attempted.” “I circled until I found a safe, flat stretch of beach, not far from the lighthouse, and landed without damage. “I asked where I was, but I couldn't find anyone who spoke English for some time. I imagined, however, that I must be somewhere in Scandinavia. “I was tired out, and thoroughly disappointed because I lost my course. I didn’t see any land after leaving Newfoundland, and did not sight a ship. I just missed Ireland and England completely.” Plane Is Repaired The islanders, he said, welcomed him warmly, gave him food and hot drinks, and watched as he went to work on his plane. When the United Press correspondent arrived at the island, it was to find Mattern hard at work preparing his plane. His gasoline supply was too low even to permit the 150-kilometer flight to Oslo without more fuel, which the island could not provide. Gasoline was ordered from the mainland, and Mattern was taken to the summer home of V. Waborg, Oslo manufacturer, the only comfortable, modern habitation on the island. There he slept until early this morning. Nine to Get Rose Poly Degrees By United Press TERRE HAUTE, Ind., June 3. Honorary degrees will be conferred on nine graduates of Rose Polytechnic institute in connection with celebration of its fiftieth anniversary at commencement exercises June 10.