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Jimmie Halle Draws his , warmly human cartoons reminiscent of Briggs' best "They'll Do It Every Time every day now for Statesman readers. The Weather Cloudy with light shower today and Thursday, contin ued cool. Max. temp. Tues day, 48; min. 37. Hirer -2.5 ft. South wind. POUNDDO 1651 EIGHTY-EIGHTH YEAR Salem, Oregon, Wednesday Morning, November 9, 1938 Price 3c; Newsstands Se No- 194 Hi man 9 Oregon .Back A New Deal Hit Body Blow by GOP Recovery Pennsylvania Recaptured aiid Great Gains Made in Other States New 'York Governorship Is Lost hy GOP Party in Tight Race ; (By the Associated Press) " The new deal suffered a body blow in yesterday's (Tuesday) elections, when republicans recap tured their old stronghold of Pennsylvania, and made striking gains in other states. However, the republicans took some buffeting themselves. They lost their try for the New York governorship, though by a "photo finish" that was breath-taking. Their gubernatorial and senator Mai candidates were trailing in California, scene of the 830-every-Thur3day agitation. Taft Headed For Victory - Robert A. Taft, republican son ' of the former president, seemed headed for victory over . Senator Robert J. Bulkley, democrat seel ing re-election In Ohio. This was considered sure to put Taft's name in the list of possibilities for the republican presidential nomination in 1940. - The LaFollette regime in Wis consin wavered before republican battering. Julius P. Hell, Milwau kee manufacturer carrying the re publican banner, had a long lead over Governor Philip La Follette, who was seeking re-election after projecting a national progressive party which some predicted would be his vehicle for. a 1940 presiden tial bid. -. Alexander Wiley, republican foe of the new deal, went along with Hell toward victory In the senatorial contest. Herman Ek . era, progressive, was second, and the democratic"'" incumbent, P. Ryan, Duffy, third. GOP Senators Out in Front And this was not all. Republi can senatorial candidates were leading in Kansas, Oregon, New Hampshire and North Dakota while the party's gubernatorial nominees were in the van In Con- - necticut, Iowa, Kansas, Massa chusetts, Michigan,- Minnesota. t Nebraska, New Hampshire, Ore- -gon and Rhode Island. . Republican Ralph L. Carr wrested Colorado's governorship from the 'democratic incumbent. Teller Amnions. John D. M. Hamilton, republi can national chairman, declared in a statement at Washington ear ly today that the-returns were "very encouraging," although he said he would not appraise the sig nificance of the election until', a "more complete picture" was ob tained later in the morning. Besides taking New York, the most powerful political unit in the country, democrats also were leading in the senatorial races of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Missouri, New Jersey and Nevada They were ahead in the guber natorial races of Maryland, Ohio, Arizona and New Mexico. Ballot Counters Are "Sworn In" Wise-cracking members , of a north Snlem election counting board yesterday pained the ears of their election board cohorts to the extent the sheriff's office was called on to investigate "cursing and swearing In the next room.'" Investigation revealed the count- lug board members were being sworn la for their duties and were exceeding the statutes as to the kind of swearing required. Polk Holds to Republicans; Sprague Given Huge Margin - DALLAS, Nov. 9 rolk coun ty gave the republican ticket a huge lead in the first. eight pre eincts reported complete, and in ct mpletes received indicated the same results. For , the governorship, the eight ; urecincts completed after midnight this morning gave Sprague 843; Hess, 53. Other results were: For US senator; Holman, 927; Mahoney, 553.. -' For US congressman; Mott, 1017; Burkv430. Secretary ot state: SneU1282; Edson; 184. , Superintendent of public in struction: Putnam, 714; Rice, 671. Labor commissioner: Gram, 817; Hyde, 651. , Short term US senator: : Barry, ,730; Miliar. 525. Dean Walker led J. N. McFad 4en more than 3 to 1 for the senatorship; McFadden, Holman Leading In Senate Race RUFUS C. HOLMAN Republicans Lead In Wisconsin Poll Julius (The Just) Heil Is Leading LaFollette in GOP Return MILWAUKEE, Nov. -J Republicans, with a great rever sal of the form exhibited in the last three elections, piled up long leads over their progressive op ponents in early returns from today's Wisconsin balloting. The democrats were a poor third. Julius P. Heil, Milwaukee man ufacturer, shot ahead of Gover nor Philip F. LaFollette, who asked an unprecedented fourth term and was considered by . his supporters as third party presi dential timber for 1940. Alexander Wiley, foe of the new deal, enjoyed an advantage over Herman L. Ekern, p.ogress ive, in the US senatorial race. F. Ryan Duffy, democratic incum bent and staunch supporter of President Roosevelt, trailed far in the rear. The vote, in 374 of 2,995 pre cis:. . . V i Fdr governor i 'LaFollette (prog) 23,317; Harry Bolens (d) 5,759; Hell (r) 37,805. , For US senator (360 precincts) Ekern (prog) 14,831; Duffy (d) 12,776; Wiley (r) 29,806: Picket Bill Voted 2 to 1: in County Approved Much Heavier Than in Remainder of State State Measures in County 28 precincts complete, 10 incom lete: 20-day consideration: Yes 4743. no 2249. Double liability: Yes 3236, no 326S. Legislative pay: Yes 2439, no 4552. Marriage test: Yes 5162, no 2172. Slot machine ban: Yes 4902, no 2288. Pinbali ban: Yes 4963, no 2321. Townend plan bill: Yes 4006, no 3386. Retirement annuity: Y!8 2262, no 4626. Anti-picketing: Yis 4978, no '2457. Stream pollution: Yoa 4807, no 1900. Liquor bill: Y 2727," na 4488. Lottery legislation: Yt 2398, no 4253. Marion county's vote on the state measures was not greatly different from the trend through out the state. On the anti-picketing bill the favorable vote in this county was much heavier than that in the state at large, run ning about 2 tu i. The bill to allow the governor 20 days' for consideration of leg (Turn to Page 2, Col. 1) 423; Walker,: 1030. ' For state representative,' Lyle D. Thomas,, with 1030 votes, was far in the lead. Mrs. Rogers had 121; Stone, Jr., 291. . On the measures, . the returns early this morning were: Twenty-day veto , period: Yes." 934; no, 366." Banks liability:. Yes, 554; No, 609.' - '- Legislative pay: Yes, 412; No, lM.-t-VJ.:v : : --';..u Marriage bill: Yes, 1104; No, 264. v. . - Slot machine measure: Yes. 874; No, 372. - - Pinbali: Yes 947; No. 374. Townsend: ' Yes, 729; No, 869. Annuity: Yes, 484; N- 814. Picketing: Yes, 881; No, 370. ' Pollution: Yes, 1008; No, .248. Liquor; Yes, 636; No, 741. Lottery: Yes, 461; No, 773. The eight precincts gave Bean E92 and Zimmerman -512 In the supreme conrt contest ue Leads County m GOPs Winners Putnam Is Sole Favored ; Democrat in Marion's Vote Returns Holman Heavily Favored Over Mahoney; Mott Leads Burk MIDNIGHT TABULATIOIt STATE-in-COUNTY -14 precincts complete, 26 incom plete, total 50: Short term senate: Barry 6047, Miller 3850 Long term senate: Holman 7065, Mahoney S971 Congressman Burk 3546, Mott 7226 Governor: Hess 3556, Sprague 765C Supt. Public Instruction: Putnam 6830, Rice 3801 Comm. of Labor: - Gram 6853, Hyde 2939J Supreme court justice: 38 precincts incomplete) Bean 4258, Zimmerman 4127 The views of Marion county voters in the aggregate were little different from those of oth er Oregon citizens upon the can didates and measures on the bal lot in Tuesday's general election. Shortly before midnight? when Charles A. Sprague'a margin for choice as Oregon's governor bad reached 21,000 over his demo cratic opponent, Henry L. Hess, he held more than a 2 to 1 lead, in Marlon county, with little dif ference in ratio between Salem and outside precincts. . Holman Favored By 7-4 Ratio At the same time Rufus Hol man, republican candidate for United States senator, was fav ored on a 7-to-4 ratio over Wil lis Mahoney, the democratic nom inee. Congressman James W. Mott's margin for reelection over An drew C Burk, .' democrat and Marion county Sheriff, was more than 2-to-l in the county but was not so wide here as in the remainder of the first district as shown by returns up to that hour. Earl Snell, secretary of state, was leading Emily F. Edson, the democratic entry, about 6-to-l here. Putnam Favored Of Democrats Rex Putnam, incumbent state superintendent of public instruc tion, was the only democrat fav ored here in any race. He was leading Charles O. Rice about 7-to-4. Alex G. Barry,, republican running for short term in the United States senate, was lead ing Robert A. Miller by about the same margin. Charles H. Gram, incumbent commissioner of labor, led Clar ence F. Hyde, his democratic op ponent, more than 2-to-l. The only close race in this county for state or district of fice 'was that for the one con tested place on the state supreme court. Justice Henry J. Bean was only about 130 votes ahead of Judge Howard K. Zimmerman of Clatsop county. Retrial of Hines To Be Postponed Announcement Comes as Voters of District Choose Lehman NEW YORK, . Nov. 8-JP)-While voters in James J. Hines" home district were rolling up a three-to-one advantage for Gov ernor Lehman over Thomas E. Dewey today, the prosecutor's office announced the retrial of the Tammany district leader was postponed indefinitely. ; The vote in that district was: Lehman 520; Dewey 138. Hines, charged with conspiracy in a policy racket, won a mis trial September -12. The announcement drew from Lloyd Paul Stryker, chief defense counsel, a remark that Hines had "rested . long enough under this false charge." The case had been .reset for Not. 14. Dewey's office Indicated it did not wish to have a jury locked up over Thanksgiving and possibly Christmas. Attorney to Seek RosserV Freedom PORTLAND, Ore., Not. 8 -Declining to reveal, what course be planned, Charles W. Roblson, labor attorney, said ; : today , he would start actioa tomorrow to liberate Al E. Rocser, former sec retary of the AFL Joint council of Oregon teamsters, from Skamania county. Wash., charges. Rosser has posted bail of $66, 500 to meet a series ot charges In Oregon growing out of a state wide drive against labor terrorism but a $25,000 bond in Skamlna county has not been met. They're Elected To State Senate .-I. ,il.J.,mliH,l ,PMMH.U I l-l- , . ' - -- j - ' "' A V' '" " . - l : ' - - V '-., V--- V ; v --i " -A ft -: : i V . w Above, Douglas McKay, reelected state senator for Marlon county by a hnge majority. Below, Ronald E. Jones, former repre sentative, elected to the senate by a decisive margin. Both are republicans. Pennsylvania GOP Builds up Lead Davis Leading cEarle in Senate Race; Jones Trailing James PHILADELPHIA, Not. D ( Wednesday) JPf Governor George H. Earle, democrat, con ceded at 12:40 a.m., today bis defeat for the US senate by Sen ator James J. Davis, republican. PHILADELPHIA, Nov. &-VF)-Pennsylvania republicans built up an increasing margin over demo cratic opponents tonight in wide ly scattered election returns. Governor George H. Earle, who, in 1934, became Pennsylvania's first democratic governor since 1895, lagged behind white-haired Senator James J. Davis in the one United States senate contest. Returns from 1,819 of 8,079 districts in the state gave Davis 539,909 and Earle 447,576. Governorship Contested In the battle for the governor ship, democratic Charles Alvin Jones, Pittsburgh attorney, trailed Judge Arthur H. James, republi can, 484,320 to 423,090 in returns from 1,688 districts. Judge James and Senator Davis carried the home district of David L. Lawrence, democratic state chairman, in Pittsgurbh. OSC Professor Is Saved by Student CORVALLIS, Nov. 8-UPV-A courageous student saved the life today of one of his teachers. V. J. Gilmore, professor ot ag ricultural engineering at Oregon State college, plunged into vthe Mary's river when his canoe over turned. Handicapped by heavy clothing, he was drawn toward a whirlpool when Virgil Garner, protected by a rope held by com panlons, swam into the surging water and rescued Gilmore. two new Members of Lower House Elected From Marion County GOP George B. Duncan of Stayton (left) and John Steelhammer, who were giTea heavy leads over democratic opponents in county Toting for house ot representative. Returned to the house were Hannah Mar tin and "Walter Fuhrer a the republicans turned in a sweeping tIo County Gives ins Vote To GOP Party Courthouse Outcome Is ; in Doubt; Vote Sweeps to Republjeans Legislative Ticket Is Given Full Approval by Voters 14 precincts complete, 36 lncom- plete: State senate: Jones 6658, McKay 7766, Live- ley 3521, White 2741. Representative: Steelhammer 7019, Duncan 6813. Fuhrer 6606, Martin 6194. Potts 4504, Cooter 2742, Rich ards 2739, Lipps 2352. Commissioner: Smith 5861, Potter 4063. Salem constable: Adams 3765, Odom 2913. The fate of the project for a new Marion county courthouse was wholly uncertain at midnight Tuesday night, but the outcome of aU other county races was appar ent a republican landslide. The entire republican ticket for the legislature triumphed, with John Steelhammer topping the list, George R. Duncan of Stayton in second place, Walter Fuhrer third and Hannah Martin fourth on the midnight tabulation. Mrs. Martin was more than 1500 votes ahead of George W. Potts, who headed the democratic list. McKay, Jones Sweep in The victory margin of the two republican candidates for the state senate was etillwider. Douglas McKay led RonaldJones by about 1100 votes, but Jones was more than 3000 ahead of either of the democratic entries, 1. .A- Livesley and H. O. White. Jim Smith, reublican, former county commissioner, led H, M, Potter y about 4 80.0 vpies, , Earl Adams, democratic intum bent constable in the Salem dis trict, was more than 800 votes ahead of Earl Odom, his republi can opponent. Courthouse Issue in Doubt -The courthouse issue was in doubt because as on the other oc casion when this issue was before the voters, city precincts were fa voring it and outside precincts were going heavily against it. Un der these circumstances, with few precincts in the city complete, it was Impossible to determine the trend even approximately. One tabulation of 38 precincts, mostly incomplete, showed the authori zation measure far ahead but the financing measure only 6000 ahead; another tabulation mostly from complete outside precincts showed both measures losing. Chadwick Victor In Mayor Contest MIDNIGHT COUNT ON SALEM CITY ELECTION 25 Incomplete precincts, 1 com plete Mayor: Chadwick 3889 Olson 2325 Stadium bonds: Yes 2851 No 2805 Publicity Tax: Yes 2644 , No 2755 W. W. Chadwick, Salem hotel proprietor, appeared victor early today in the race for the post as mayor of Salem. With ballot counting proceed ing slowly, at midnight Chadwick had 3889 votes to 2325 for Dr. O. A. Olson, former councilman and present water commissioner, (Turn to Page 2, Col. 2) Sweep -. . .. , i ' ' 4 Sprague Is Chosen as Governor In Oregon Return to GOP Party I' -- -r, - . - ,X . - - - t , : ' " v I. i , - - ' S s. - - ' i ' i ' '"JVC ' " ; 1- s , ' ' ' - i v ; - s r . f - - I 7 m CHARLES A. Sp rague Expresses His Gratitude for Support Congratulatory Messages and Felicitations Halt Editor's Work of "Getting out the Paper as Usual" Charles A. Sprague of Salem, with an apparently safe lead of more than 19,000 votes on the 11 p. m. tally in the race for Oregrn'g governorship; iotk timebut frtJm tabula tion of votes on the measures, his task 'as a member of The Oregon Statesman's "election party" staff of workers, to make a statement expressing his gratitude for the support accorded his candidacy thr.ough - out the state. Mr. Sprague, publisher of The Statesman, received a number of congratulatory messages and his work toward "getting but the pa per as usual" was interrupted fre quently by citizens who called in person to felicitate him upon his lead in the count. His statement read: "I made the best fight I could and left the result to the voters. I am profoundly grateful to the people for this expression of con fidence in me and assure them I shall do my best to give the state a creditably administration. As a republican I am pleased with the vlctory.of others on the party tick et. I recognize the fact, however, that many democrats supported republicans this year. I feel un der deep obligation to pur cam paign organization, to friends and workers and the press of the state for their aid in my candidacy. "I have been away from my business almost continuously for many months, so I expect to stick close to Salem for a while. I shall employ the time before taking of fice in organising plans for my ad ministration. "I realize that the office of gov ernor carries with it a heavy load of responsibility. I suppose a gov ernor will make as many mistakes pa an editor; but I hope the peo ple will be as tolerant of me as governor as they have been of me as editor." Italians Off j on Flight to Tokyo ROME, Not. 9.-(Wednesday)-(iip)-A Journalist-aviator, Maner Laaldl, and four companions took off from here at 12:18 a.m. today (6:18 p.m. Tuesday, EST) on a "good wIU" record attempt flight to Tokyo. They planned to return immedi ately, attempting to lower the Tokyo-Rome record of 90 hours made-by the Japanese flyer Ma saaki Iinuma and a radio operator in 1937, in the plane. "Divine Wind." The distance is slightly more than 6,000 miles. 'The Italians flew a two-motored Italian Flat plane equipped with extra fuel tanks. " Klamath Accident v Toll Is now Two i KLAMATH FALLS, Not. 8-(iP)-The second victim of an au-tombUe-trnck collision on the Weed-Klamath highway died last night. Mrs. Goldle Vetterline, 45, ot Chlloquln. Shortly before the died she was charged with invol untary . manslaughter . f o r the death of Ward D. Allred, 74, of Chlloquln, who . was a passenger in her car at' the time of the wreck Sunday. SPRAGUE O - Republican Gains Made in Congress Stiffer Opposition Seen for New Deal Bills in Next Session WASHINGTON, Nov. 9-(JPf-Republican gains in senate and house furnished a strong indica tion today of stiffer opposition to administration proposals dur ing the next congress. Although Insufficient to overr turn the democratic majorities in both chambers, the additional re publican seats will give new strength to the, coalition of re publicans and anti-Roosevelt dem ocrats which fbught many of the White House recommendations In the last two years. , The 1929-40 congress will In clude several men whom Mr. Roo sevelt sought to defeat In demo cratic primaries. The opinion was general among capital politicians that this group will intensify its battle" against new deal legisla tion. . Representative Sabath (D-Ill), wihte-haired dean of the bouse, will be in line for the rules chair manship. He is an ardent adminis tration backer. Mr. Roosevelt and his advisers already are drafting an extensive legislative program for next win ter. Much of it is certain to cre ate earnest debate. One of the chief arguments expected to center, around propos als to revamp the Wagner labor law an act which has drawn both sharp criticism and enthusi stic praise since its enactment in 1935. And-Picketing Billl Granted Apparent Approval by Votes PORTLAND, Nov. 9.-(Wednes-day )-(A5) - Returns from almost halt of the state's 1681 precincts i'dicated tonight that the anti picketing initiative would become law and that the citizens' retire ment annuity initiative and the measure to regulate ' the sale of liquor were defeated. The bill to restrict picketing a-1 boycotting was carrying 58, 823 to 41,782 in-729 precincts, tabulated" early today by the Asso ciated Press. . - The retirement? bill, which would pay pensions of about 66 a month and-which would levy a two per cent transactions tax, ap peared to be snowed : under, re-: tv'-i from ' 726 precincts giving 61,104 votes against the bill and 31,459 for it. However, the initia tive which would direct the -legislature to ask congress to call a constitutional conTentlon to adopt Sprague Ahead By 25,000 in Holman Leads Mahoney by 17,000 Votes From 833 precincts Nan Honeyman Is Behind Angell; Mott Handily Defeats Burk LA GRANDE,- Nov. - (Wed nesday) -;p)-Henry L. Hess, democratic candidate for gov ernor trailing Republican Charles A. Sprague by approxi mately 23,000 votes, declined late tonight to make a state ment. PORTLAND,; Nov. 9-(Wednes-day)-(J)-The political pendulum swung mightily away from new dealism tonight toward Oregon's historic preference for the re publican party. Charles A. Sprague, Salem pub lisher, whose republican philos ophies embraced conservatism and progress, led Henry L. Hess, a democrat carrying the endorse ment of high new deal leaders, by more than 25,000 votes in returns from 804 ot 1681 pre cincts. Holman StiHes Mahoney Heavily Rufus C. Holman, republican state treasurer, appeared to have stifled Willis E. Mahoney's am bition to be the first regularly elected democratic - senator from Oregon in 17 years. Returns from 833 precincts gave Holman more than a 17,000-vote advan tage against the new deal back er from Klamath Falls. The count early today stood: Sprague 74,124 Hess 48,423 Holman 68,920 Mahoney 51,412 Mahone, recalling his close but' unsuccessful finish against , Senator Charles McNary two years ago, declined to- concede defeat Sprague clalmeit?victory but' Hess, - "behind in 'his home county, Union, and 1 e a di n g slightly only in Coos county, re fused to make a statement. A personal friend of the Roo sevelt family, Congresswomau Nan Wood Honeyman, trailed her republican opponent, Homer D. Angell, in the third district. Congressman James Mott, first district republican, appeared safe ly ahead of Andrew Burk, dem ocratic Marion county sheriff. Democratic Representative Wal- ter M. Pierce, second district,, drew away from U. S. Balentine, , Klamath Falls republican, but the contest was still unsettled. The returns for congressmen showed. ; First District Mott 35,549, 2S2 ot 828 pre cincts. Eurk 14,101 Second District Pierce 12,094, 163 of 415 pre cincts. Balentine 10,421 Third District Angell 26,711, 377 of 438 pre cincts. Honeyman 21,632. . Lehman Noses out Dewey in NY Vote NEW YORK, Nov. 9-(Wednesday -P) The re-election of 'Got. Herbert H. Lehman was conceded at 1 a. m. today by Thomas E. Dewey, his republi can opponent. NEW YORK, Not. 9.-(We4-nesday) (P)-Governor Herbert H. Lehman's re-election, and the suc cess of all other major members ot the democratic ticket, appearei certain early today. , A tabulated vote of more than 4,670,000, with only 63 of the state's 9,051 election districts missing, indicated a victory for the governor of extraordinary narrowness. ' the Townsend plan, was carrying by a slim margin in 713 precincts. 46.052 to 43,076. The initiative to place the sal of beer and wine in liquor stores and to prevent liquor stores from being located within a guarter ef a mile of church or school was de feated, there being 161,109 votes against It to31,S32 votes in favor. The two anti-gambling referen dums carried by sizable margins, in 693 precincts, the anti-slot ma chine bill 55,778 to 33;899, and the anti-gamin g device measure 53,949 to 35,421. The Initiative tc legalize gambling apparently waf defeated in 69 precincts, 49,867 to 88,406. j',.. . . There was little opposition ti the stream - pollution initiative, the bill carrying in 669 precinct 61,156 to 24,374.. . ; A S to 1 majority assured" tb (Turn to Page i. Col. 1) Governor Race