Show PA PAI PASS PASSi I i DRY f LEAD I I HI First Returns Are Upset t I by Later Later Figures o on n Proposals on Liquor Issue Put to Voters Voter r COLUMBUS 0 0 Nov 44 Late returns from Tuesdays Tuesday's election in Ohio today seemed to shatter shaner the election night prediction n of Secretary of Mate tate Smith that the drys had carrl carried d the four tour prohibition proposals voted on by majorities ranging as high as Unofficial returns from nine fifty counties Including all the wet centers and big cities showed wet majorities on all four tour proposals and unusually large lage wet majorities against the Crabbe prohibition enforcement act and ratification ratification cation of national prohibition Basing his assertion on late official returns from thirty-nine thirty counties Secretary Secretary Secretary Sec Sec- of State Smith said first dry victory estimates had been much too high DRYS CONCEDE DEFEAT State dry headquarters this morning admitted the probable defeat of or the tho Crabbe bill said the vote was very close on ratification but Insisted that the repeal of or statewide prohibition and the per cent beer amendment had been defeated by votes L. L H. H Gibson wet campaign manager de declared declared declared de- de the Crabbe act overwhelmingly defeated and ratification decisively so Fairly complete unofficial returns from nine fifty of ot the eighty eight ht counties gave the wets a a. lead of or of or the repeal amendment of or on the beer proposal of or on ratification ratification ratification tion and of ot on the th-s Crabbe bill The missing twenty-nine twenty counties last year gave drys a a. majority of enough to wipe out wet leads on the tho repeal and beer amendments KENTUCKY RETURNS SLOW LOUISVILLE Ky Nov 6 Returns Returns on the tho voting of ot the statewide prohibition prohibition prohibition tion amendment have come in and amI N. N A. A Palmer superintendent of the Kentucky league predicta predicts predicts pre pre- dicta the result may not be known for several days Only forty five counties out of the had been heard from early today showing a a. majority of against the amendment Thirteen of or the forty counties gave gae wet majorities totaling The remaining twenty-seven twenty gave gae dry majorities totaling ii |