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RAIL LEADERS WILL DEFER PAY CUT PLEA Executives Indicate They Will Agree to Appeal Made by Eastman. ASK 6-MONTH DELAY Present 10 Per Cent Slash Is Expected to Remain in Effect for That Time. I,'Copvrißht 1933. bv United Pres*) WASHINGTON, June 21.—Railway executives indicated today that they would comply with the request of President Roosevelt and postpone their proposed 12' i per cent wage cut for at least six months, the United Press learned. While Joseph B. Eastman, federal railroad co-ordinator, met with the railroad's committee of nine to explain further the administration plans for the steam carriers, it was learned that he had presented a two-sided proposition to the railroads and the men who work upon them. In return for definite postponement of the 12' 2 per cent reduction, Eastman was understood to have assured the railroad owners that labor would agree to an extension—probably six months—of the 10 per cent wage “deduction” which went into effect two years ago. Aks Delay in Action An official of one of America's prominent railroads, the United Press informant said that Eastman talked to the railroad executives in this manner: “Don’t put your 12Vi per cent pay cut notice into effect now. You simply will be throwing a monkey wrench into President Roosevelt’s whole reorganization program. “Postpone the notice for six months. Give the President a chance to put his program into effect. “Then, if conditions are no better or only slightly better, railroad labor will agree to an extension of the original 10 per cent wage reduction.” Plan Received Favorably The committee of nine, headed by W. F. Thiehoff of the Chicago, Burlington & Quincy, looked upon Eastman’s proposition as reasonable. In conversations among themselves, the railroad committeemen indicated acceptance of the suggestion, but they probably will make no announcement for several days until the conferences are over and all differences have been ironed out. The only possible hitch in the compromise might come from the executives of railroad labor, who also are meeting with Eastman in Washington. No definite word has been forthcoming from them concerning extension of the old 10 per cent deduction, against which they fought so bitterly, but Eastman had no doubt that they will agree. Individuals among the labor men are inclined to think, however, that if they can stave off the threatened 12*2 per cent reduction, they will have accomplished a good job l,or the brotherhoods. Want Production Truce BY 11. O. THOMPSON United Tress Staff Corresnondent WASHINGTON. June 21.—American industry is being asked by the national industrial recovery administration to declare an armistice on increases in production, so that the expected movement toward better times may be on an orderly, substantial basis. Administrator Hugh S. Johnson revraled this objective today as he promised a fighting campaign which he hopes will "put several million men back to work this summer.” Other branches of the government kept pace with the dynamic Johnson and pushed forward in thensectors of the economic offensive. The Reconstruction Finance Corporation authorized five selfliquidating loans to finance municipal construction projects estimated to provide work for nearly 1,000 men. BANK CASE CONTINUED Action on Stockholders' Liability Deferred Until September. Action by depositors of the defunct State Savings and Trust Company to collect on stockholders’ liability was continued today until the September term of court. Attorneys for all parties appeared before Superior Judge Joseph R. Williams in court two and agreed to the postponement until fall. None of the parties will seek a change of venue, it also was agreed Affairs of former officials of the bank now are being investigated by the grand jury on orders from Prosecutor Herbert E. Wilson. Times Index Book-A-Day 12 Bridge 5 Broun Column 4 City Briefs 9 City Streets—A Series 12 Classified 10 Comics 11 Crossword Puzzle 9 Curious World 11 Dietz on Science 10 Editorial 4 Financial 9 Fishing 7 Hickman Theater Review 5 Obituaries 3 Playground Page .' 5 Radio 9 Serial Btory 11 Sports 8 Talburt Cartoon 4 Vital Statistics 9 Woman's Page 6

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VOLUME: 45—NUMBER 35

Girl, 10, Goes on Stand in Kidnap Trial

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Peggy McMath

Peggy McMath Tells Own Story of Abduction at Cape Cod. By United Press BARNSTABLE, Mass., June 21. Margaret < Peggy) McMath told from the witness stand today her story of adventures and discomforts in the hands of kidnapers. When she calmly ended her account, the government rested its case against Kenneth and Cyril Buck, charged with the abduction. The defense immediately began its effort to clear the two brothers of the charges of kidnaping Peggy and holding her for $60,000 ransom. The 10-year-old principal in the celebrated Cape Cod kidnaping concluded the state's case by three hours and twelve minutes of testimony concerning her abduction irom harwich Center grammar school last May 2 and her imprisonment for nearly three days. The defense surprised oy opening its case with testimony of Cyril Buck, 41, who claims he was an innocent intermediary in the case and that he helped his younger brother in the belief the latter was dominated by a bootleg gang. Kenneth, 28, claims the gang, headed by a mysterious man named "Bill,” forced him under threats to accomplish the kidnaping.

ROOSEVELT STUDIES ECONOMIC PROBLEMS Storm Blocks Schooner in Atlantic Port. By I nited Press GLOUSTER HARBOR, June 21. —Latest developments at the economic conference in London were studied today by President Roosevelt as he sat, storm-bound, on his schooner Amberjack II in this picturesque fishing port. Domestic prooiems also engaged the President. He conferred during the morning with Lewis Douglas, uirector of the budget, ana oolonei Edward M. House. 'me President reached his anchorage after midnight and was up early to receive communications by navy wireless, brought to him from ships of his convoy by Stephen T. Eany, his secretary. SPANISH PRINCE WEDS Renounces All Rights to Throne by Wedding Commoner. By United Press LAUSANNE, Switzerland, June 21. —The prince of the Asturias, renouncing all rights of succession to the vacant Spanish throne, was married in civil ceremony at the Hotel De Ville today to Senorita Edelmira Ignacia Adriana Sam-pedro-Oceojo, Cuban commoner.

Bill Book, C. of C., Paid S2OO Monthly by State William H. Book, director of the civic affairs committee of the Indianapolis Chamber of Commerce, is also on the state payroll receiving S2OO a month and expenses. This was disclosed today by an audit of the emergency fund expenditures of Governor Paul V. McNutt.

Book works in the Governor's outer office as part-time assistant to Fred Hoke, director of the Governor's unemployment relief commission. When Hoke was appointed it was announced that he would be a “dollar-a-year man." He is that, but not his assistant, the records show. Another emergency fund expenditure. of which no public announcement was made, was a donation to the National Editorial Association of SSOO. It was explained that the Governor gave this money to make up the deficit of the expenses of the editors’ recent convention in the state, with the idea that the state will receive favorable publicity throughout the country. Wayne Coy, secretary to the Governor, said that it was not done to gain favor with Indiana editors, since only about five are members of the organization.

Partly cloudy with showers tonight and possibly Thursday; somewhat cooler.

NAB YOUTH IN ‘BENEFACTOR KILLING'CASE Edward Burns Suspected of Slugging Motorist Who Aided Him. PICTURE IS IDENTIFIED Widow Points Out Prisoner; Alertness of Officer Helps Capture. Detectives today were grilling Edward Burns, 21, held on SIO,OOO bond, striving to obtain from him a confession that he slugged and caused the death of George Hughes, 45 Lafayette, benefactor, who paid with his life for helping a needy man. Hughes was injured fatally Saturday night on state Road 52, near Fifty-third street, when his car was wrecked during an attempted robbery by a young man whom he was giving a ride to Lebanon “to take anew job.” Burns was arrested Tuesday afternoon in a North Illinois street restaurant by Detectives John White and Charles Bauer, after Mrs. Elizabeth Hughes, widow of the slain man, identified a Bertillon picture of Burns which had been in the police files. Although White and Bauer picked up Burns, Captain Otto Pettit said much of the credit for the arrest was due to the efforts of patrolman Willis Thompson, who turned in the first information that linked Burns to the killing. Given Help Before Mrs. Hughes said her husband knew the young man who slugged him, through having given him small sums of money when approached near Illinois and Market streets. Saturday afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Hughes and the latter’s sister, Miss Anna Steill, 25, came from Lafayette and Hughes saw the slugger on the street. Hughes assented readily to a request for a ride and made arrangements to meet the youth after Mr. and Mrs. Hughes and Miss Steill attended a downtown theater. Slugging Causes Death When the car neared Fifty-third street ,on state Road 52, the young man suddenly drew a gun, according to Mrs. Hughes, and slugged her husband. The car plunged off the road into a utility pole. A rib puncture of the heart killed Hughes. Although Burns gave police 2658 North Harding street as his address, a pressing shop operated by A. O. Sanderson is located there and Sanderson says he does not know Burns. The suspect’s mother resides at 2653 North Harding street, Apartment 6, but she told police that her son has not lived at home for some time. J. Elwood Jones, judge pro tern, in municipal court four, today continued the Burns case until Saturday morning, when he was informed that Mrs. Hughes still is suffering too much from accident injuries to appear before then. SLAYINGJ-RIAL IS SET Judge Will Hear Farm Death Charges June 27 at Sullivan. By United Press SULLIVAN, Ind., June 21.—Trial of five men charged with the killing of Andy and Oral Reedy will be held June 27, Judge Martin Pigg announced today. A motion for a new trial for a sixth defendant, Otis Turner, is on file but the judge has not set a date for arguments on the motion. The Reedys—father and son—were killed over a farm mortgage dispute. Turner previously was convicted on a second degree murder charge. Those awaiting trial are Emil Reedy. Frank and James Vanderpool, Lewis Wells and Revelle Van Sant. Killed in Truck-Train Crash By United Press ANDERSON, June 21.—Crushed beneath the wreckage of his truck. Alva Norris, 41, Emporia, was killed Tuesday after driving into the path of a Big Four train south of Markleville.

The payment was made to Walter H. Crim, editor of the Salem Re-publican-Leader, chairman of the N. E. A. convention committee. Horace Humphries, Greene county chairman of the unemployment relief commission, was given SSOO from the emergency fund for $1 a day employment of men in Wright township, Greene county. The Governor also paid for the fence and new sod at the executive mansion from the emergency fund and not from his $666 monthly maintenance provision. Blue grass sodding there cost $240.70 and the rustic picket fence, $302.80. There remains in the emergency fund a balance of $21,866.15 from the $50,000 appropriation. Any balance will revert to the general fund at the close of the fiscal year, June 30. Then he can begin expending the new fund budgeted at $125,000 a year.

INDIANAPOLIS, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1933

Mitchell’s Fate Rests With Jury

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Charles E. Mitchell

Banker’s Case Studied by Panel of New York Business Men. BY SIDNEY B. WHIPPLE United Press Staff Correspondent COURTROOM, NEW YORK, June 21.—A jury of business men wrestled this afternoon with the highly technical financial problems involved in Charles E. Mitchell’s income tax maneuvers of the crash years. The case of the former chairman of the National City bank and affiliates, charged with evading taxes of $850,000 in 1929 and 1930, went to the jury at 12:27 p. m. after a morning devoted to a long, explicit charge by Federal Judge Henry W. Goddard. Because of the knotty problems involved, with both sides admitting may essential facts and the question of guilt or innocence depending to a large extent upon intent, courtroom attendants forcast a long wait before the jury would be ready to report, even if the twelve men were able to agree upon a verdict. A verdict of guilty would carry a maximum penalty of ten years in prison and a fine of $20,000. Throughout the judge’s charge, Mitchell sat, his fingers nervously drumming on the counsel table, intently following the rules laid down by the jurist. His tanned face was lined deeply and he blinked several times when Judge Goddard pronounced the words—“lf you find either that the defendant’s sale of stocks to his wife was a sham or that he failed wilfully to report $666,666.67 he received from the bank’s management fund, you must find him guilty.” Judge Goddard told the jury that it might find him guilty on the first count if it finds that Mitchell made a fraudulent sale of stock, or if he should have reported his management fund earnings. Either findings, Garrard said, would be sufficient to support a verdict of guilty on the alleged 1929 violation. ANDERSON MAYOR CASE GIVEN JURY Early Verdict Is Unlikely, Say Observers. By Times Special ANDERSON, Ind., June 21.—Quo warranto proceedings brought by Jesse H. Mellett, former Anderson mayor, seeking to oust Mayor Harry R. Baldwin, went to a jury in Madison circuit court here at 12:05 this afternoon. Most persons who have followed the trial closely believe the jury will disagree. An adverse verdict will mean continuance of the fight to remove Baldwin, counsel for Mellett declared. During final arguments this morning by the former mayor's counsel, applause was halted by Judge John W. Craig of Greensburg, special judge in the case. Among the last witnesses heard Tuesday were Mrs. Mary Mellett, who was divorced by the mavor, and his daughter. Mrs. Margaret Cole, appointed city controller by Baldwin. They asserted that since a serious illness of several months, Mellett s condition has improved steadily. Physicians who testified lor Baldwin asserted Mellett is suffering from an incurable disease.

ROOSEVELT SEEKING DOLLAR-POUND PACT Instructions Believed Sent to London Parley. By United Press LONDON, June 21. President Roosevelt’s new’ instructions to the United States delegation at the world economic conference may embody a plan for early, de facto stabilization of the dollar and pound sterling, it was reported today. Parity, it was reported, would be fixed somewhere around $4.40 or §4.50 for the pound, a higher figure than the British have been willing to consider. It would be calcuated to give sufficient room for the United States reflation program to achieve the desired effect, or if not achieved by indirect measures, to give President Roosevelt room to devaluate the dollar by 10 per cent, w’hich may be necessary to get prices back to the 1926 level.

SHOWERS MAY END REIGN OF HEATTONIGHT Relief Forecast for City; Clouds Will Obscure Sun Today. 90 MARK HIT AT 9 A. M. Record for June 20 Set; Mercury Climbs to 96 Notch. Hourly Temperatures 6 a. m 74 10 a. m 92 7 a. m 76 11 a. m 94 8 a. m 86 12 (noon).. 93 9 a. m 90 1 p. m 94 Relief from the sizzling heat wave which set anew June 20 record for Indianapolis Tuesday was forecast for tonight by J. H. Armington, meteorologist at the local United States weather bureau. Armington said today probably would be partly cloudy, with showers likely tonight and possibly Thursday, with tonight somewhat cooler. Starting its climb early, the mercury soared to 96 at 5 p. m. Tuesday, making it the hottest June 20 in the sixty-three years of the local w r eather bureau’s existence. Mean temperature Tuesday w T as 85 degrees, tw'elve above normal. Lowest temperature during the twenty-four-hour period ended at 7 p. m. Tuesday night was 74 degrees at 5 a. m. The mercury started today to duplicate its Tuesday climb, when it showed a mark of 74 at 6 a. m. The heat at 6 and 7 was not quite as intense as on Tuesday, but the mercury staged a 10-degree leap to 86 at 8 a. m. At 9 a. m„ it was 90, two degrees hotter than on Tuesday at that time. So intense was the heat today that paving expladed in the 1(MX) block of Mount street, 1300 block of North Lynwood avenue, on Fifteenth street between Capitol and Senate avenues, and on the sidewalk of the 3400 block of North Illinois street. The mercury continued its climb over Tuesday’s figures, showing a mark of 94 at 11 a. m. This ivas three degrees hotter than on Tuesday at the same time. It had dropped one point at noon. Break Comes in Chicago B'i United Press CHICAGO, June 21.—A few hours before the official arrival of summer, the United States weather bureau announced the year's second heat wave was broken when winds shifted to the northeast, dropping the unofficial temperature ten degrees in fifteen minutes. The thermometer atop the federal building in Chicago's sweltering loop registered 89 degrees at 10:45 a. m. and the wind was off the sun-baked prairies of the southwest. By 11 a. m. the temperature had dropped to 79 degrees, as the wind shifted off cooling Lake Michigan. The official government thermometer at the University of Chicago registered 83 degrees at 11 a. m., but weather bureau officials explained the cool wind had not struck there yet. Damage to crops and livestock was reported severe in farming sections, even in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Dakotas. For the seventh consecutive day, the mercury soared over the 100degree mark in Canada. Six deaths were reported there. The weather bureau in Chicago reported the hottest June 20 in its history. GASOLINE PRICE IS INCREASED 1 CENT New Boost Follows Higher Crude Oil Costs. Price of gasoline rose another cent a gallon today, with four large distributing firms in Indianapolis j giving higher tank car and whole- j sale crude oil prices as the reason for the advance. With inflation becoming more effective, large gasoline and oil companies predicted further advances in price soon. Motor oil 1 prices have not risen. Today’s advance marked a total rise of 2 cents in less than a week. A half-cent boost was effective June 17, due to tank car prices end inflation. The following day another half-cent a gallon was added to meet imposition of the federal excise tax.

Home Run? No! The Times has won out in the controversy over the disputed score game played in Indianapolis the night of June 3 between the Indians and Milwaukee. The Times scored the game as 6 to 5. giving Frank Sigafoos a double instead of a home run on the hit that broke up the game in the twelfth. Thomas J. Hickey, president of the American Association, today reversed his original ruling of an 8 to 5 score given the Indianapolis Star on the game. Hickey asked the umpires to describe what happeped to the ball and when they replied that it stayed in the park he ruled out a homer for Sigafoos and said the game would stand 6 to 5. See sport page for details.

Os Course It’s Hot, but Summer’s Just Starting

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Miss Ruth Thompson, 634 East Sixtieth street, and her short shadow on the longest day of the year.

SEEK FLIERS IN MEXICANWILDS Spanish Aviators Lost on 1,000-Mile Journey From Havana. BY - JOHN R. MORRIS United Press Staff Correspondent MEXICO CITY, June 21.—Airplanes, soldiers and ships went out at dawn today to search for two Spanish aviators, missing on a 1,000mile flight from Havana to Mexico City, after conquering the Atlantic on the longest over-water flight ever made. A crowd that twelve hours before was estimated at 40,000, which maintained a watch for the fliers at Valbuena field for many hours, despite a soaking rain,, dwindled this morning to a bare 100, including airport officials. It was believed the aviators, Captain Mariano Barberan and Lieutenant Joaquin Collar of the Spanish air force, must have landed somewhere between Villa Hermosa, in Tabasco State, seventy miles up the Tabasco river from the coast, and Minatitlan, 100 miles up the coast of the- Gulf of Campeche, in Vera Cruz state. The stretch between Villa Hermosa, where the fliers were seen at 11:35 a. m. Tuesday, and Minatitlan is inhabited sparsely. After a brief stretch of coast line, there is jungle in which the fliers might wander for weeks. Bad weather was reported throughout the district. IMPORTERS WORRIED BY 3.2 BEER RULING Kentucky Verdict ‘Shock’ to State Attorney-General. Should the Indiana supreme court follow the Kentucky decision and hold that 3.2 beer is a “soft drink,” the state importers will be out of business. That the issue is raised in the Sam Rosen case from Lake county and soon will be ready for decision of the high court here was admitted by Attorney-General Philip Lutz Jr. He expressed concern over the Kentucky decision which was handed down Tuesday. “I believe, however, that in Indiana we have a right to regulate beverage sales even if they are only near intoxicants,” Lutz said. His office is fighting to uphold the beer control law both on the score of licensing and banning of draught beer.

Poor Aid Chief Has Idea Depression May Be Over Indianapolis has one man who is beginning to think that the depression is really over. He is Paul H. Moore, superintendent of the Central Housing Foundation. 222 East Wabash street, a Community Fund home for homeless and jobless men.

For Moore can’t even keep men in staff positions at the foundation. They’re getting jobs, they say, and Moore has an idea that perhaps things are getting better. Last Saturday Moore lost seven staff workers and his last two cooks, who gave up their positions when regular, paid jobs beckoned. In the last three w’eeks, Moore said, more than forty regular patrons of the institution have left to take jobs, most of them returning to positions they held before the depression hit them. At present there are only about 250 men housed there, compared with an average of more than 300 men four or five weeks ago. One man, who had been forced to stay at the foundation for the last several months, received a call last week to take a job at Cincinnati at a plant where he had worked several years ago. Being without funds for transpor-

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Season of Heat Arrives at 3:12 P. M.; A Long Day of Short Shadows. You people who have been perspiring and muttering imprecations at the sizzling sun the last few days certainly ought to be ashamed of yourselves for being such a lot of sissies. Really, there hasn’t been any excuse for it, because summer doesn't start until 3:12 p. m. today. And, not to be rude about it, but it doesn't make any difference what you think because that is the cold fact about this heat business. Take the word of J. H. Armington, observer for the United States weather bureau. The forecasting Mr. Armington is authority for the fact that summer begins officially this afternoon and he has some very conclusive and fascinating proof to offer. Shadows Are Short Incidentally, Armington has a suggestion for any one who happens to be a shadow casting devotee. This, from all available records, is a little known cult, but if there are devotees in Indianapolis they can cast their shortest possible shadow this afternoon at 3:12. The reason for this is that the sun will be as far north as it ever gets. For the purpose of the record, this is exactly 23 V 2 degrees north of the equator and is known as the summer solstice. Old Sol then starts his return, and when he gets back over the equator again in September, that will be the autumnal equinox, or fall, to you. Sun Schedule Varies He continues south 23% degrees, arriving at that point in December so winterjmay have his inning. Then he reverses and gets back to the equator again to usher in spring, or as we scientists say, the vernal equinox. It’s pretty much the same old grind for Old Sol, but there is a variation each year in the official beginning of summer, because of leap year. Last year, summer began about six hours earlier, to be exact, at 9:23 a. m. Since each year is approximately one-fourth of a day longer than 365 days, summer comes six hours later each year for four years until that extra time is made up. Thus, Old Sol will balance his books in 1936, when another leap year with the extra Feb. 29, occurs. STORES TO CLOSE AT 5 Early Shutting Hour to Go Into Effect Here on July 5. Five o’clock closing for all department stores of the Indianapolis Merchants’ Association will be adopted Wednesday, July c, it was announced today.

tation, and required to be on hand for the job the next day, the lucky one was in a quandary, for he could not "bum” his way to Cincinnati in time. His fellow’ tenants of the institution came to the rescue, pooling their pennies, remainders of dimes “mooched" on street corners, to buy his railroad ticket. In the last several months, eight cooks have left the institution to take regular positions. Included afnong those w’ho have found jobs are a former cook and a former head waiter at one of the city’s leading hotels. The institution provides food and clean beds for men, without families, who have no homes or jobs. Clean sheets, nightgowns and towels are furnished the “regulars” each week, while transients, who are in the minority, are given clean linens, even if they are to be there only a night.

HOME EDITION PRICE TWO CENTS Outside Marlon County, 3 Cents

REPEAL WINS IN 3 STATES; SCORE:I4 TO 0 lowa, New Hampshire and Connecticut Swing to Wet Column. HAWKEYE VOTE HEAVY Stronghold of Drys Falls; Majority Heavy in Eastern Ballot BY lIARTZELL SPENCE United Press Staff Correspondent DES MOINES, la., June 21. Traditionally dry lowa, which prohibitionists predicted would be the first stumbling block in the procession of states voting against the eighteenth amendment, favors re-

peal by a majority of 125,000, nearly complete results from Tuesday's election showed today. Returns from 2,256 of the state’s 2,435 precincts showed: For repeal, 364,577; against repeal, 239,510. lowa voted on a slate of nine-

ty-nine delegates to the state convention July 10. Election of a majority on either side determined how all delegates will vote at the convention. With returns completed from, seventy-seven counties, forty-three favored repeal. A surge of late voters was the deciding factor. After apparent lack of interest early in the hot, summer day, voters thronged the polls between 5 and 8 o’clock. Repealists had feared if voting was under 400,000, they would be defeated. The total number of ballots cast, however, was expected to aggregate more than 700.000. Farming sections turned in the strongest prohibition strength. Emmet, Jasper, and Adams counties all opposed repeal by majorities ranging from 400 to 1.100 votes. Mississippi river towns recorded the strongest repeal majorities, together with Des Moines. In Polk county the repeal majority was 22,000 to 12,000; in Clinton county, 11,660 to 1,503; in Dubuque county, 19,821 to 1,231. The little town of Luxembourg in Dubuque county cast its 318 votes solidly for repeal. Connecticut Wet, 6 to 1 By United Press HARTFORD, Conn., June 21. By an overwhelming majority, Connecticut has approved repeal of the eighteenth amendment, complete tabulation of the results of Tuesday’s election showed today. The entire slate of fifty repeal delegates was elected to the ratification convention, which will be called shortly. The wet majority was as high as 10 to 1 in some cities, but the margin for the entire state was 6 to 1. The complete vote: For repeal, 235,939; against repeal, 35,032. New Hampshire for Repeal By United Press CONCORD, N. H„ June 21.—New Hampshire, officially dry since two years before national prohibition, was listed with the wet states today, after voters had balloted 3 to 1 for repeal of the eighteenth amendment. All ten delegates elected to the state repeal convention are pledged to repeal. Returns from Tuesday’s state election—complete except for a handful of ballots cast in the far-northern hamlet of Stark—gave: For repeal, 75,982; against repeal, 30,348. Wets Far in Lead By United Pres* (Copyright. 1933. bv United Press) ' The first 9.000,000 Americans in fourteen states voting on prohibition gave an approximate four to one lead to repeal, with the once militant dry state of lowa joining the wet column todal. Thirty-six states must approve the repeal resolution. Dry leaders, including F. Scott Mcßride, who was reticent to comment on the lowa poll, have concentrated on keeping at least thirteen southern states in the dry column to defeat the repeal movement. They express confidence that the votes next month will show the dry strength. But anti-prohibitionists, driving for ratification by thirty-six states this year, point to the strong margin of wets in all votes so far. The popular vote, except Wyoming and Nevada, which voted wet without a final count, is as follows for the dozen states: For repeal 7.095,223 Against repeal 1.855,414 Grand tabulated total .. 8,950,637 Tabulation by states follows: State. Wet. Dry. New Jersey 551,380 * 89.101 Indiana 553.486 ** 306.839 Rhode Island .. 150.244 20,874 Delaware 45,615 13.505 Michigan 850,556 278,931 Wyoming—Wet; vote not recorded. Wisconsin 648.031 141,518 Massachusetts . 441.361 98,927 New York 1.946.532 . 247,450 Illinois 1,227,668 341,773 Nevada; wet in local conventions. Connecticut 235.939 35.032 lowa 368,409 ***242,113 New Hampshire. 76,012 30.351 * One county missing. ** Unofficial. ••* Incomplete.

SCORE; 14 to 0 State* which have voted for repeal: Delaware, Nevada, Michigan, Massachusetts, Wisconsin, Rhode Island, Wyoming, New Jersey, New York, Illinois, Indiana New Hampshire, Connecticut and lowa.