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- . -J. ( I i i aw aw w. v - aw ma- i jf ii it ii .i EIGHTY-SECOND YEAR College Vote on dry law is Close Enough for Doubt; Zorn Macpherson Plan Snowed Under by "no" Ballots Freight and Truck Measure In Tight Race; Closing of v Rogue Defeated; Income Tax, Oleo Bill Behind LATEST RETURNS ON MEASURES 4 i. m. Wednesday 014 Precincts, Incomplete, ont Incomplete, 1783 In state: Yes No Rogue Prohibition Bus bill University Income tax Water power 13,3132363 24,296 20,010 20,038 12,637 18,572 21,228 23,781 63,233 19,248 10,442 By CLAYTON V. BERNHARD PORTLAND, Nov. 9 (AP) The Oregon prohibition law ap pears repealed. The trend of votes at midnight so indicated as re turns from Multnomah county added its rapidly Increasing fig ures for the repeal to those com ing in from up-state counties. Returns at the same hour on the university moTing bill smother ed the measure under so far that a '' phenomenal reversal only would endanger the present sta tus of the state's higher institu tions of learning. Votes tabulated from 596 pre cincts, many of those in Mult nomah county incomplete, showed 21,423 for the repeal of the state dry law while 18,030 supported the present statute. Multnomah coun ty alone went better than two to one for the repeal, while the up state vote was 9433 for the re peal and 6739 against. Counties adhering to the present law on the basis of incomplete' returns were Benton, Linn, Morrow, ind Polk. By a decisive vote of 49,457 to 9011, Oregon voters expressed disapproval of establishing one state Institution of higher learn ing at Corvallis and establishing junior ' colleges. Benton county alone, in which Corvallis Is locat ed, supported the measures, five precincts there voting 559 for and 43 against. Lane county, the home of the university, had not sent In its .verdict when these figures were compiled. . The state university will re main at Eugene while the three Oregon normal schools likewise will be Intact. The vote against the so-called Zorn-Macpberson school moving bill was 44,052 against while 7846 voters approv ed the proposal. There appears little chance that the vote will change from the better than five to one opposition. Only seven votes separated the affirmative and negative totals on the freight and truck bill, with 7201 In favor and 7194 against Voters likewise showed a trend In opposition to closing the Rogue liver to commercial fishing, by 1240 for to 5994 against. Other returns strongly indicated the de feat of the tax on oleomargarine, (Turn to Pag 2, Col. 7) Dynamite Found Where Railroad Guard is Slain ELKO.' Nev NOT. S-(AP) Railroad otticiala could sot agree among themselves today that two men frightened f sway - from the Southern , Pacific right of way near Palisade last sight had plan- sed. an attempt to wreck the spe cial train speeding President Hoo ver across the great American desert to California. 1 V ' r : Several sticks of dynamite were found sear the place where watch man Charles E. Fish surprised the OREGON'S DRV UI IMPERIL mesrone of wkom was a negro. Merger Quashed by Big Margin NEXT NATIONAL EXECUTIVE US BIG LEAD HEHE 1000 Lead in Marion County Given Roosevelt; Hoss And Mott Prevail Maloney Tops Holman With Wide Margin; Attorney General Supported MARION COUNTY 31 COM PLETE; S3 INCOMPLETE 4 A. M. WEDNESDAY Hooter 6327 Roosevelt 7830 Thomas 245 Gleason Steiwer 5274 7115 Mott 6805 Starkweather 5731 Hoss Wisecarver Hobuan Maloney Dobson Van Winkle Eckersley Griggs Trinlle Bower Burk Bean Hewitt Inman Lewelling 7079 5056 5940 7047 4374 7636 2227 30O1 7408 5348 7637 5230 4273 2920 6028 Franklin D. Roosevelt was a comfortable 1000 votes ahead of President Hoover in their race in Marion county at 1:30 this morn ing. The vote stood: Roosevelt 6079; Hoover 5098. These returns were based on 21 complete, precincts out of 79 and on 30 Incomplete precincts, the check of which had-heen made after midnight. The record vote swamped the counting boards and only the smaller precincts could give anything but incomplete re turns four hours after the polls closed. (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) BY MARION VOTES 'rohibition Repeal Carries Here Substantially; bus . Measure Unpopular Voters of Marion eounty, bas ed on complete . returns recelv ed from 29 precincts and incom plete returns from 32 others, yes terday swatted the measure pro viding for .the consolidation of the University of Oregon and the state college at Corvallis by negative vote of 14,381 to 2896. The returns, complete and in complete, included virtually all of the Salem nreclncts which- noll- ed the largest vote in history. r m The measure providing for the repeal of the Anderson bone dry law was carrying on the face of latest returns at 2 o'clock this morning by more than 1300 votes. The .vote was '8287 in favor of the measure and 6922 against In St. Paul and Gervais districts this measure carried by a ratio oil more than eight to one. Small majorities against the measure were cast in a number of the more remote precincts. The mea sure carried by substantial major ities in virtually all of the Salem precincts. The truck and bus bill and the Rogue river closing measure re ceived adverse votes based on the v (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) Walter Pierce . Leading Butler PORTLAND. NOT. i. (Wed nesday) (AP) -Walter Pierce, democratic national committee man and former Oregon governor, took the lead for United States representative from the second district - from" Robert R. Butler when returns from 106 precincts gave Pierce 5195 as against 4726 for Butler early today. ' Oregon Decides To Retain Them ' Tit,. Top Hal E. Hoes, secretary of state, whose reelection was nev er seriously In doubt after the tabnlatlon of rotes started. Mid : die, Frederick Stetwer, repabli. . caa senator wIm will be return ed- by s substantial ' ma jority, Lower, Henry t Bean, justice of the supreme court who was well ahead la bis race for re election. Salem . and Marios ' county gave all ef these men strong support.' . Next President and Vice-President I A J V va ' . v-'Ww li Vv li.i , y l .- St A ' ' . t -ih r vv I FOUNDED Salem, Oregon, Wednesday BOSS POULSEN RAGE IS VERY CLOSE Incumbent 123 Ahead With Several Precincts yet To Finish Count Civil Service Almost two To one Favorite; City Aldermen Elected Mark Poulsen held a narrow lead for the position of city re corder at 2 a. m. today. On the basis of 24 precincts, Incomplete after a check after midnight, Poulsen had 3226; Bosshard, his opponent, had 3103; Poulsen is the Incumbent. The civil service for the police force was apparently an easy win ner. It had 3990 yes votes to 1909 against it The voters in the city voted 4143 yes and 1861 no on the 10 per cent sidewalk charge amend ment to the charter and 4069 yee and 1300 no on the 10 per eent street charge amendment. Henry Vanderort for alderman led C. L. Parmenter In the first ward of the city, 496 to 386. Walter Fuhrer was comfortably ahead of Frank P. Marshall in the second aldermanio ward. Fuhrer's vote being 395, Marshall's 309. Carl Armpriest, on the incom plete returns, had passed Chris J. Kowlts, Incumbent councilman in ward six. Armpriest had 468 votes to 371 for Kowitx. Paul Hendricks, Incumbent, In ward seven, with 210 votes, was trailing H. C. Leavenworth, who had 255 votes. Al Smith Wears Brown Derby as He Awaits News NEW YORK, Nov. 8 (AP) Alfred K. Smith, with the same grin he wore four years ago when his own presidential aspirations hung on the outcome, eagerly watehed the election returns to night. He made no reference to his own presidential tight as he east his ballot in the- afternoon, but many who saw him recalled the scene of four years ago. The former New York governor wore the same sort of brown der by he did during the 1928 cam palgn, and he chewed on a long cigar in the same restless fashion. . DEFEAT. CONCEDED NEW YORK," Wot.-. 8 (AP) senator Daniel o. Hastings.' as sistant eastern campaign, manager for the republican .national com mittee, conceded the election of Franklin D, Roosevelt tonight, w II II I I A J051 Morning, November 9, 1932 Local Men are Ahead in Race Above, James W. Mott, of Salem, republican candidate for con gress who held a good lead over Harvey G. Starkweather, his democratic opponent. Below, William H. Trlndle, republican candidate for district attorney who was safely ahead In his contest with two independents. WIIEB'S MOTHER NEW YORK. Nor. 8 (AP) Some one told Mrs; James Roose velt, the 78-year-old mother of Franklin. D. Roosevelt, tonight that she was the first woman since Mary Washington to see her son 'elected president of the Unit ed States. Her rejoinder was: "You know. Franklin Is only 80, He looks older tonight, but that's because lie's tired." ; After It became apparent that her . son had been elected. Mrs RooseTelt bade him rood night. 1 "I nefer thought particularly about my son being president,' she said, "but. If he's going to be president, I hope hell be a great . T- ' 1 1 ' ' 1 1' 1 'I C - ' V Av . jv . (ft. :. .. mm mm SAFE MAJORITY IN THIS STATE Lead Over 11,000 With Only Seven Counties Giving Hoover Approval Steiwer and Mott Assured Of Victory; Hoss and Van Winkle Ahead LATEST STATE RETURN'S , 4 a, m. Wednesday S14 precincts. Incomplete, out of 1783 Hoover 40,815 Roosevelt 57,678 475 Precincts, incomplete Gleason 15,507 Steiwer 18,610 287 Precincts, incomplete Mott 23,480 Starkweather 16,539 500 Precincts, Incomplete Wlseearver 28,660 Hoss Holman Maloney Dobson 85,345 82,771 28,422 21,876 Taa Winkle 81307 Bean Hewitt 20,444 11,540 By WILLIAM A. WARREN PORTLAND, Ore.. Nov. 9 (AP) As results of the vote Ore gon east for president Tuesday continued with an ever Increasing surge to be reported, the lead of Franklin D. Roosevelt steadily lengthened over President Hoov er. With 784 precincts reporting. Roosevelt had 47,434; Hoover 1 35,544; in 32 counties from which returns were already avail able RooseTelt was leading in 25, Hoover in 7. Benton, Hoow Riv er, Jackson, Lane and Linn were some counties in the Hoover col umn at latest report. Four coun ties had not yet been heard from. While the votes Increased for a democratic presidential nom inee, they continued to favor Frederick 8teiwer, republican in cumbent, for United States sena tor. Steiwer ,in the 784 pre cincts, had 44,468 and Walter B. Gleason. democrat 21,150. Glea son was leading' la only 4 out of 23 counties reporting; Clackamas, Douglas, Llneoln and Tillamook. In Lincoln his lead was one Tote, Gleason receiving 197 and Stei wer 191. In the first congressional dis trict. James W. Mott, republican, increased his margin over Harvey Starkweather for United States representative The rote, -In 221 precincts, was Mott 1S.832 Stark weather 12.170. Representative R. 1L Butler in the second district lost his lead over Walter W. Pierce, democrat. (Turn to Page 2V CoL 1) DEMOCRATS M CONTROL OF ALL BUT SIK STATES Northeastern Areas Only Ones Left in Hoover Column; Popular Count so far Three Million in Roosevelt's Favor and Will be Five Million if Remaining Votes Come in With Same Ratios Bourbon House and Senate Of Numerous State Administrations; Some Notable "Old Guard" Solons Ousted; Anti-Prohibition Trend Observed in Outcome of Election (By The Associated Press) A gigantic tide of votes rolling westward with undimin ished force has swept democratic forces aligned be hind Franklin D. Roosevelt into control of the national and many state governments. In the republican column of President Hoover only six states definitely were aligned, as returns from what prom ised to be a new record popular vote poured in early today from last eastern districts and the west. The Hoover states were Delaware, Maine, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Penn sylvania and Vermont. With over 14,000,000 votes counted in one-third the na tion's election districts, the democratic standard held a plu- OF Roosevelt Carries Polk by Good Margin; Boydston Leading Hamilton DALLAS, Nov. 8. (Special) j Polk county cast such a heavy vote ! at the polls today that only two precincts had completed the count at midnight, according to reports here. Seventeen incomplete pre cincts showed Polk following the national trend, with 1107 ballots for Roosevelt as compared to 762 for Hoover. The school merger bill was de feated about 10 to 1 in this coun ty, incompletes showed, and the prohi repeal was running close, with 629 for and 741 against. Oth er leads were taken by Steiwer, Mott, Maloney and Van Winkle. In county pontics, me eariy counts showed several upsets in prospect. Carl S- Graves was lead ing Hugh O. Black, incumbent, for county clerk by 1040 to 786; William A. Boydston had 966 for county treasurer against 806 for Ernest A. Hamilton, incumbent; Ed C. Dunn, running tor assessor. had 1032 votes against 765 for Fred J. Holman, Incumbent. T. B. Hooker, sheriff, was in the lead 1229 ovef Robert H. Wal ker, who had 773. Josiah Wills, county school superintendent, also looked like a repeater, with 1164 votes against 667. For state senator from the ninth district, the battle looks (Turn to Page 2, Col. 6) Curtis Walks to Voting Place at Topeka, Kansas TOPEKA, Kan., Nov. 8 (AP) After casting his own ballot. Vice-President Charles Curtis kept in touch with early returns from the election before setting out to night for Washington. Declining to ride in an automo bile placed at his disposal, he walked the three blocks from his home to the Polk: school where, as four years ago, he exercised his franchise. His sister, Mrs. Jerome Colvin, accompanied hint. Jazz King Leads For High Office SEATTLE,. Wash., Not. t (AP) Victor A. Meyers, leader of a Seattle Jass orchestra and democratle : candidate tor lieu tenant governor, was leading bis republican opponent, Judson F. Falknor, Seattle attorney and former member of the state leg- fislature, as returns from Til ef the 2,681 preclnets in Washing ton were tabulated tonight. Mey- era had 69,065 rotes to 64,863 for Falknor. . - . , n W FOR C I . WEATHER Unsettled with bowen today, fair and colder Thurs.; Mas.' Temp. Tues-' day 07, Mia. 40, rirer . foot, rain .88 In-, W. wind. No. 194 Assured Along With Control rality near the 3,000,000 mar, for an electoral vote alteady or 400 out of a possible 531. If pop ular balloting maintains this pace In the remaining districts, the aggregate vote promises ,to exceed 19 28's record of 37,060, 000 by 5,000,000. Indicative of the democrats strength were pluralities In susl normally republican states as Michigan, Indiana, Ohio, Kansas and Utah, and mounting margins of victory on the west coast which apparently were engulf ing President Hoover's own state of California. With the national ticket, a de mocratic senate and house seemed assured, together with victories for this party in a majority of the 35 gubernatorial contests. Accom panying these shifts were evW rf dences of an antl-prohibltioa-sweep in many sections. James E. Watson of Indiana, republican senate leader, and Senator Reed Smoot of Utah con ceded defeat Senator George Moses of New Hampshire, and Senator Wesley Jones of Wash ington, also were trailing. NEW YORK, Wednesday, Nov. 9 (AP) The last of the "old guard" in the east Senator George Moses, of New Hampshire trod early today with his ad ministration chieftain down the road to privacy as returns trem Tuesday's election told of the most devastating defeat of eastern republicanism since the Woodrow Wilson unheaval of 1912. Franklin D. Roosevelt, atop tao wave of democracy that wash away many New England republi can hillsides, led in six eastern states, with a combined electoral strength of, 100 votes, at 2 a. m.: New Yofk, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Maryland. West Virginia and Rhode Island. After hovering over the Roose velt banners throughout the early evening, Connecticut soon after midnight hour set in crept into the ranks of President Hoover. The presidential lead was not suf ficient, however, to carry along Senator Hiram Bingham, leader In the fight tor the minority wet plank at the Chicago convention. With Connecticut in the repub lican list were Maine. Vermont, Pennsylvania, Delaware and New . Hampshire totaling 59 electoral rotes. Home Town Not For Roosevelt; Nor County Seat " 1- HYDE PARK, N. T- Not. I (AP) Governor Roosevelt tost his home town by 139 rotes. He earried his own election : district by frre' votes. " ' The rote for the three districts ef -Hyde Park; Hoover 1617, Roosevelt 878. V - ' POUG HKKEPSIE. K. T NeT. . S (AP) P o u g h k e epsle, tho eoustyseat of Dutchess eounty In "; which OoTerter Roosevelt lives. ', gave a -subitasUal plurality fer President Hoover. The rote of the; city complete was Roaerelt 761; Hoorer 8149. ; :