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;g-Jnie Srifegmhri. 'Salem, Orqolfc Thursday,, Kovmitefr L 1943 PesTrSocirsiiits IrtoDdl ecimire uirasp odd WASHINGTON, Nov. 3 - fflV trol to the democratic party brought a rush of questions today over the legislative future These subjects popped out as returns from Tuesday's voting gave the democrats a wide working majority of both the senate and the house after two years of playing 1: What will happen to state rights democrats elected to con gress? 2. Will the Taft-Hartley law be repealed? 3. What will become of Presl dent Truman's civil rights program which split thedemocratic party wide open this election year? 4. How about taxes, inflation curbs, and rent control on which Mr. Truman differed sharply with the republicans? The 81st congress takes over on January 3. At that time, control of all the legislative machinery and the chairmanships of all sen ate and house committees will ashift from republican to democrat ic hands. . There was one thing fairly cer tain" The present congress, the 80th, probably won't do much more than adjourn when it re convenes on December 31. Its re publican leaders then will, step aside, tossed out of congressional control after only a two-year reign. -Senate Comparison With 218 needed for house con trol and 49 for senate dominance, the democrats elected 23 senators and 256 representatives, with a few house races' undecided. They had 30 senate seats as holdovers, ' making their markin oyer repub licans in that house 54 to 42. ' The last race decided was for a short term seat in Louisiana. Russell B. Long, democrat and son of the late Huey P. Long, was the winner. All their house gains except one, an American - labor party eat held in the present congress by Leo Isacson of New York, were at the expense of the GOP. Toppled into the democratic - column , in the house were such big states as Ohio, New York and Indiana, with broad democratic gains chalked up in Illinois and Pennsylvania. Gather in Seats The democrats gathered in sen ate seats held by republicans in Minnesota, Delaware, Oklahoma, Illinois, Iowa. West Virginia and Wyoming. The losers in , these were Ball, Buck, Rizley, Brooks, Wilson, Revercomb and E. V Rob ertson, respectively. All but Riz ley are incumbents. Republicans elected 9 senators to add to their 33 holdovers. The democrats entered the fray for congressional control needing . net gain of four senate and 31 house seats for control. Their net v gains tonight were 72 house and eight senate posts. Besides dropping nine senate eats, republicans lost 73 house races. With contests still out, they' SALEIZ SURPLUS STORE mi., SAT., NOV. 5-6 PILLOWS, good as new RUBBER GLOVES USED SHOES $2, Combat Boots, g Army, new 5Di Used Combat $3.95 rebailt Men's Sport Shirts i $1.75 Leather Jacket . $10.95 Navy Tyoe Oxford 85c 69c -MANY OTHER ITEMS Small Enough to Want Yes?- Business Large Enough to Appreciate Your Business SALEII SURPLUS STORE 910 So. Commercial Phone 3-5697 ttyjt. you 11 say Sit&sSdecl BEEM DS eooD - Return of firm congressional con second fiddle to the republicans hid elected 164 house members. Demos Lose 2 Seats Democrats lost only two seats in both branches, two California house holdings in which the in cumbent democrat was not up for reelection. jSo much for the returns. As for legislation: There was no talk, at least pub licly, of punitive action against southern democrats who bolted President Truman and backed States Rights presidential candi date J. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina. . Civil Rights Plan The civil rights proposals have another angle. If they soft-pedal the anti-segregation measures to mollify southerners and win them back. f the democrats will risk the ire of many northern members, who have championed 'the legislation. These include Senator-elect Humphrey of Minnesota, at whose insistence the 1948 democratic convention approved a strong civil rights pro gram. President Truman has shown no signs of weakening in his stand for civil rights measures. Campaign Promise Repeal of the Taft-Hartney act is another democratic campaign promise. Whether enough votes can be won to carry out that pledge, is debatable, for many re elected democrats as well as re publicans voted for the law in 1947. . Prospects were brighter for ac tion by the new congress on infla tion curbs and rent, controls. The president also opposed the ta.: reduction law enacted by the 80th. Some democrats want taxes hiked in these days of high income and a staggering national debt. The ; Marshall plan, by which billions in aid already have .been poured into the stop-communism drive abroad, appears headed for a future yless stormy than its past. Democratic house control may affect the activities of the house un-American activities committee, which President Truman and other democrats have criticized sharply. B-29 Crashes on Peak in England GLOSSOP. England. Nov. 3-(JPl A :U. ; S-- 3-29 Superfortress smashed into a granite peak in heavy mist today and burned. Apparently all 13 American air men: aboard were killed. 10t Wool SHIRTS $5.95 $2.65 $2.05 Dnngarees Boy ; Dungarees Flannel shirts, boys 4)Ji03 Sport Shirts, $1.65 Boys B15 Typo Jacket ; $16.95 Lipstick and Rouge,. 10t item Maritime Com- Cl QC mis. Blanket 4'Ti3 SICKS BREWING COMPANY, SALEM, ORL O Tka WW Gties Vote on Local Issues Over Oregon Oregon City UKEGON CITY. Nov. 3 -UP The Sell wood Gardens district which was first of several sub urban areas to ask annexation to Portland, decided it was all a mis take. In yesterday's election the dist rict, which is in Clackamas coun ty, voted 85 to 52 against going into the city. Medford " MED FORD, Nov. 3 -4JP1- Dia mond Flynn, member of the city council, was elected mayor of Medford over A. Moore Hamil ton, weekly newspaper publisher, in yesterday's election. The former county courthouse at Jacksonville will be maintain ed as a museum, financed by i special levy approved by the vot ers. Approval was also given i levy for enlargement of the coun ty farm hospital. Hood River HOOD RIVER, Nov. 3 -UP) Election returns today gave Mal colm W. Wilkinson, The Dalles the circuit judge seat in the Hood Raver-Wasco county district. He won over Sam A. Van Vac tor. The Dalles, in the only con test in the state in which an in cumbent was not involved. In the other 13 contests, in cumbents were elected. La Grande LA GRANDE. Nov. 3 -VP) George L. Anderson, jr., a La Grande democrat, was re-elected Union county district attorney. The vote was announced today as 4,276 for Anderson to 2,264 for republican Arthur T. Cavanaugh, La Grande. Eugene EUGENE, Nov. 3 -UP)- Eueene voted in a new mayor and for a new city jail in its election. The new mayor is Edwin V. Johnson, furniture store operat or, who won from two opponents. Funds for a new jail were Ap proved by a 5-1 margin. A Lane county Bill to set up a zoning authority also was approved. Forest Grove Area FOREST GROVE. Nov. 3 -(JP Lester Hughes, insurance and real estate agent, won the three way race for mayor of Forest Grove. He polled 733 votes to 552 for W. Frank Miller and 343 for Clifford P. Rowe, Pacific uni versity. Incumbents Elwyn W. Coon and Henry Shelton were return ed to the city council Coon for two years and Shelton for four. F. D. Phillips and D. E.righam also gained four-year council seats. The city of Banks must settle a tie between two council can didates. Six were bidding for three va cancies. Amos Cutright and V. E. Crop tied for a third position. Albert Heard and Howard Wil bur were assured seats. Gaston re-elected Mayor Cecil Kobierstein on a write-in ballot. At Cornelius, Gene Hillis and James Zupo won four-year coun cil jobs, and James Harleman a two-year term. Coos Bay COOS BAY. Nov. 3 -UP)- James A. Norman, Coos Bay republican, won the Coos county district at torney position from incumbent Ben Flaxel, North Bend demo crat, in election returns posted here today. It was one of the three district attorney contests in the state. Klamath Falls KLAMATH FALLS. Nov. 3-(JP) Robert A. Thompson, tobacco wholesaler, was elected mayor of Klamath Falls oyer three oppo nents. Voters rejected a levy to finance airport maintenance but approv ed levy to annex land for a city park. ' - Wreck Victim Said 'Improving' Condition of Henry Voth, Dal las farmer injured Sunday When struck by a car, was reported to bo improving early Thursday morning. Voth has been in a serious con dition at the Bartell hospital in Dallas since the accident. He was changing a tire believed deflated as a Halloween prank when struck by a car driven by Walter Funk of Dallas. McKay to Quit Senate 'Soon'; Appointee Due Douglas McKay, named Tues day to be Oregon's governor for the next two years, will res i en his state senate post "at the earli est possible moment." he told The Statesman Wednesday. This action will not be immedi ately, he said, because of the im- portant business yet before the legislatures interim committee on hisrhwavs. of which he is a mem ber. A Marion countv senator con tinuously since 1935. republican McKay said he will make no recommendations to the county court, which is charged with the selection of his successor. Several men prominent in county politics have already been suggested. However, official consideration of the matter by the court must await submission of the incum bent's resignation to the secretary of state. "I'm very tired." McKay said Wednesday after the Ash of cam paigning and election results. He said he plans to get some rest in order to "do a good job" when he assumes the governorship in January. The senator, by virtue of his long service in the legislature and his leadership, had been ex pected to be in the limelight as probable president of the senate at the 1949 session, had he not run for governor. He said that, prior to his resig nation, he would confer with the highway interim group appointed by the 1347 session, since it nas scheduled further meetings and hearings during the next two months concerning Oregon's road program. Among several names "suggest ed" to the countv court are those of former State Sen. Ronald Jones of Brooks, Romeo Goulet and State Rep. W. W; Chadwick. Whether the county republican central committee will make a recommendation was not known Wednesday night by officials of the group. GOP Hold on Portland Area Vote Slipping PORTLAND, Nov. 3-(VDemo- rratic strength at the polls in Multnomah county and Portland was tilting the republican apple cart tonight gpr the metropolitan area as more late returns rouea in. ' . - President Truman went ahead Lof Gov. Dewey, 35,739 to 35,286 f- . . i l m . ' ACQ - in complete reports uom j oi f Via si ririnrt in Oregon's lare est metropolitan -district. The party has a substantial ieaa over the GOP in party registra tion. Republican County Commission er Tom West, incumbent, was los ing to M. James Gleason, demo crat, and Sheriff Martin T. Pratt was having the fight of his poli tical career to remain in office. Pratt Holds Lead In the returns from 253 of the 512 precincts, Gleason was lead ing West, 37,930 to 32,531. Sheriff Pratt, who has been in office since 1932, was gradually pulling ahead of Democrat M. L. Elliott. But it was admittedly close and may not be settled until final ballots are counted from the remaining pre cincts. Pratt has 36,712 to Elliott's 35,301. Earlier today Pratt's lead was a meagre 248. Al Brown, democratic Incum bent county clerk, was safe. His count was 40,088 to 28,745 over G. E. Bennett. Dr. F. Floyd South, democrat, was in front of incumbent repub lican Earl Smith 35,899 to 32,352, for county coroner. Democrat Ahead For county treasurer, Democrat Ray Dooley was ahead of republi can Edwin M. Kerr by 33,541 to 31,459. Republican incumbent As sessor Tom c Watson was suc cessfully winning re-election on the basis of complete returns from more than half the precincts. The county also was giving three of the five state senate chairs to democrats. Richard L. Neuberger was in front of the ticket with Jack Bain and Incumbent Thomas R. Mahoney right behind. ; For the lower chamber, there were fiv democrats within the "charmed circle" at the top of the 13 to be elected. Liquor Bill Wins In Turner, Loses x In Independence TURNER, Nov. 3 Turner resi dents approved a local option measure which will permit sale of intoxicating liquor in Turner after January 1. The vote was for local option, yes, 86; no, 66. INDEPENDENCE, Nov. 3 Vot ers of Independence by .a margin of 51 Tuesday voted to prohibit sale of intoxicating liquors with in the city en Sundays. The vote to prohibit was yes, 272; no, 221. IJP'toT naveTaU ' the next time II 'I yen'ro In Portland for 111 11 DINING IL. II FLOOR SHOWS V7 1 at the Northwest's Bp Finest Night Spot M How Marion County Voted (Other Marion vote page 1) Marion county results in Tues day's elections, on the basis of complete returns from 74 precincts land incomplete from the other 18: President Dewey 15, 586, Truman 10,712, Wallace 604, Thomas 270. U. S. Senator Cordon 18,161, Wilson 7843. Representative Norblad 17,246, Gideon 7738, Worcott 788. Governor McKay 15,719, Wallace 10,178, Barnett 4)00. . Secretary of State Newbry 18,959, Carney 7201. State Treasurer Bel ton 15216, Pearson 9914. Attorney General Neuner 15,197, Murray 9839. New Tax Base Yes 5610, No 16,157. Reforestation Tax Yes 10,434, No 11,755. Boys' Camp Yes 9652, No 13,728. . Power Amendments Yes 8006, No 13,726. Broadening School Vote . Yes 12,381, No 10,670. $50 Pensions Yes 14,916, No 9994. Lower Income Taxes Yes 20,280, No 4277. . Liquor by the Drink Yes 8917, No 15,946. Veterans' Bond Yes 9359. No 14,711. Fishing Limitation Yes 13.262. No 10,172. Pay State Deficit 6881, No 14,286. Yes Federal Funds Threatened by PensionLaw (Story also on page 1) PORTLAND. Nov. 3 -(ID- How to provide $216,000,000 a biennium to carry out a pension measure voted Tuesday was a problem fac ing Oregon officials today. The measure called for $50 minimum monthly pensions for women over age 60, men over 65. The amount represents v-three times the available revenue J.O carry all current biennium state functions. Miss' Loa Howard, administra- tor of Oregon Welfare, estimates there will be 76,060 men aged 65 or over and 101,546 women 60 or over in 1949. The average old age assistance payment In 'Oregon made from federal and state mon ies under the social security pro gramis 547.26. Miss Howard reported that there is a possibility that, if the law stands, Oregon's treasury will be nipped twice lor pension pay ments. She said this may result because the pension plan could interrupt federal funds or create a situation where social security re cipients may also be eligible for the state $50-check. She explained that the law pro vides pensions for the aged whose incomes -.are under $50 a month. but left unanswered the question of eligibility of persons having ample resources but no income. ane explained tne federal so cial security, board might with draw funds ifor two reasons:! The bill approved yesterday does not meet its requirements for old age assistance and may be con strued as repealing the existing law; 2 Federal funds for state assistance is provided on a basis of need not as a straight age pension. Election Boosts Grain Market CHICAGO, Nov. 3-6!P-ElectJon returns whipped up buying senti ment in grains on the board of trade today. The results were oc- cepted at favoring higher cereal prices, largely on the theory that the long range support program would not be changed. Wheat closed Ui-2?; hieher. corn was -l higher, oats were vu-Vj higher, rye was unchanged to 4 higher, soybeans were un changed to 1 Vi lower and lard was 10 cents hundred pounds lower to 10 cents a hundred pounds high er. New Today Opens f :4S I TKET FDUunT...lhTT CXD...TKEYUYEAGABI ...N A STORY AS KS AS AMERICA! mm- vi in -4 V J A Second Feature -THE HAT BOX MYSTERY Tom NeaL Pamela .Blake, Allen Jenkins How Oregon Voted in Election Unofficial returns .from Ore gon's general election at 10:45 pjn. last night showed the following results for contested offices: President (1,468 of the state's 1.858 precincts): Thomas E. Dewey (R) 178,083; Harry S. Truman (D) 159.354 ;Henry A. Wallace (P) 9.479; Norman Thomas (Ind) 3, 293. United 8 tales Senator (1,468 of J.S58 precincts): Guy Cordon (R) 201,402; Manley Wilson (D) 129, 351. Representatives in CongTeso ' First district 0473 of the district's 523 precincts): Edward E. Gideon (D) 37,761; Walter Norblad (R) 71.006; Theodore Walcott (P) 4, 991. Second district (402 of the dis trict's 423 precincts: C. J. Shorb (D) 29,709; Lowell Stockman (R) 41.145. Third district (253 of the dis trict's 512 precincts): Homer D. AngeU (R) 40,486; Roland C. Six per cent tax limitation Reforestation indebtedness amendment I Authorizing boys camp near Timber ',. j Hydro-electric act amendment I School vote election qualification Old-age pension act Personal income tax exemptions Liquor by the drink act World War II bonus Columbia river salmon fishing Secretary of state tax levy . Marshall Plans To Retire; Vote 'Amazes' Russ By Francis W. Carpenter PARIS. Nov. 3 -(A3)- Secretary or state Marshall today reaffirm ed his desire to resign, as United Nations delegates analyzed the probable effects of President Truman's surprise victory. John Foster Dulles and Warren R. Austin, the two republican I members of the delegation. 1m- mediately declared their readi ness to continue the bi-partisan policy. Both expressed belief there would be no important change in American foreign policy. This was the view expressed privately by most delegates, Including the Soviets. Soviet Deputy Foreign Minister Andrei Y' VUhincW tvniffaA general reaction to Mr. Truman's election with his single-word comment "amazing." Another So viet delegate, Amazasp Arutiun ian .summed up the probable ef fects of the election this ' wav: As to whether Mr. Dewey or Mr. Truman would be better for U. S. -Soviet relations, it really makes little difference because of your bi-partisan foreign policy." Decided to Retire Marshall's statement was made after an . American delegation source said the secretary of state had decided to retire at the end of President Truman's first term January 20. This source said Marshall had made lip his mind to quit whether or not the president was re elected. Reports from i Washington said Under Secretary of State Robert A. Lovett also wanted to retire. These developments came as the U. N. assembly heard Austin propose high level talks among the five big powers and Canada on why, Russia is "unwilling or unable" to cooperate for peace. We believe that the time is appropriate for consultation,' Austin declared. He spoke during a debate on the control of atomic energy. However, there was noth ing in his remarks to indicate he " . ... . . . i wanted tne Dig power discussion limited to the atomic question. Israel Decision Asked The U. S. delegation, mean- f PAYNE jjll mmml hJU uxDUIIYEA Lr"frJ WMSSl si- t ii j EXTRA? rJJ f Brevity - "Living With Lions" Hum' 1 3 i Latest Warner News nml hr J Q IIEff TODAY! O --J Bartleft (D) 25,423; Peggy T. Carlson (P) 5,233. Fourth district (339 of the dis trict's 400 precincts): Harris Ells worth (R 48,129j William Fi Tan ton (D) 23,915. STATE OFFICES Governor (1.468 of the state's .1,858 precincts): Wendell E. Bar nett (Ind) 8,455; Douglas McKay (R) 185,395; Lew Wallace (D) 145,823. Secretary of State (1,468 of 1,858 precincts:! Byron G. Carney (D) 111,275; Earl T. Newbry- (R) 219,411. State Treasurer (1,468 of 1 1,858 precincts): Howard C. Bel ton R) 164,577; Walter J. Pearson (D) 154,525. Attorney General (1,468 of 1.- ,858 precincts: William B. Murray (D) 143,530; George Neuner (R) 175,904. . PROPOSITIONS . (i,4do oi tne state's 1.833 pre- cints;: YES . 97,996 .147.833 NO 178,009 133,973 141,405 159,056 149,152 112,743 . .. 181,485 112,718 111.396 .45,326 , , , . 207,844 .265,036 131,084 . :132,107 . ; : . 176,126 L -r. 91,384 185,980 172,098 124.847 170,044 while, was said by authoritative sources to have asked Washing ton for a final decision on i security council proposal threat ening Israel with sanctions. President Truman was report ed last week to have intervened to alter the IT. S. delegation posi tion after delegation sources had indicated the United States would support the British-Chinese pro posal for sanctions. The security council . takes this resolution tomorrow. up Dulles, expected by" many to be the next secretary of state had Dewey been elected, began the day with a brief broadcast to the United States. After Dewey conceded the elec tion to President Truman, Dulles issued a statement congratulating the president and saying: "His continuance In office will, no doubt, mean the continuance of the bi-partisan foreign policies that have proved their worth. Women Hurt In Car Wreck Two women were Injured Wed nesday when their automobile struck a tank-truck and. trailer. spun, and rammed parked car five miles north of West Salem on Wallace road, state '.police re ported. "The Injured wore Mrs. .Dorothy P. Flescher, Salem route 1, driver of the 1941 Buick sedan, and Mrs. Al Pettit, 'Independence. They were reported to be in "good" con dition at the Salem Memorial hos pital. Mrs. Flescher suffered shock and a .scalp wound and Mrs. Pet tit, lacerations of the scalp and a leg injury. NOW! with Preston Foster and Xacille Ball in PERSONAL COLUMN" ""'Of1! J of Snow Falls in Santiam Pass . i H M l i-" Snow plows are in the Santiam Junction afeaV where eight Inches of new snow fell Tuesday night, State) Highway j Engineer R. H. Baldock announced in his dallv road bulletin. It was still snowing there Wednesday noon with IB in ches of roadside snow. Motorists were advised to Juse chains. Three inches of snow fell in h Government Camp area with slush on the; pavement: from milepost S3 on the Mt. Hood highway to mile post 12 on the Wapahitia highway. Roadside snow measured 3 inches. Ten inches of snow has fallen on the McKenzie (pass highway and use of chains was advised. A low temperatur ii of ! 15 t depreo predicted in : the Bend distHrt Wednesday night. Showers were reported in most i of western Or- Other road Jhformati on In V'rl nesday;s bulletini ' , PendletorUPartly j cloudy. No snow. ;: j Meacham-p-SnOwing lightly, j Bend Light 'snow. Roads icy In spots. Clearing.! - i Washington to Seryej Eiqiior Across Bar SEATTLE ' Nov. S-fflVWash-ington citizens,1 who hsve been buying liqudf across the bar onlj r . M a- lo'' ' ' ... , . . - . in private ciUDS, will pe taking their cocktajlsat hotels and res taurants aftrinext March 2. They adopted an initiative Per mitting sale Of liquor in licensed establishmenjts with restaurant fa cilities. With 2,809 of the state's 3.457 precincts reported, the liquor- by - the drink measure was ahead 27a,9M to 239,411. , At the same! time they turned down by nearly -a three-to-one vote another! initiative which op ponents termed a j prohibition measure. It would have taken beer and whje out 'of hayerns and restricted its sale tto state liquor store., ) j .. Washington voters also- approved a state velrans bonus and a liberalized social security meas ure. The latter setsj a Door of $60 on old age . pensions., removes some restrictSons-oh the aged ob taining aid aid otherwise expands trie state's social security Jaws. t Opens 9:45-Starta Marlene Dietrich John Wayne THE) SPOILERS" ; . i Edward - Arnold Jean Arthur Cesar Bomero -DIAMOND JEVi" ' -i COLOR CARTOON LATE NEWS! D i Mat. dally from 1 PJkL NOW. SHOWING! a m CO-FEATURE! i i mm; msp rn rrn r Opens :45 ' AM. NOW! THE! PABLXOUS LIFE OF A GREAT GUY! FIRST-RUN CO-HIT NOW! OPENS :4 rJd. mwmm 4 In CISC(?I.". Cagtfl FmrT 8 Inches jj I Last Times Tonltet jfj 7:15 NV Raiiq -7 C26 S.W. Salmon St-At M5t