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e Thi! gtcesmaru!Sibg 'Or&W Wednegflcrf; . Won ft 19$0 vim JACCILUa JL .LSI la J I eJ Lausche Gain Voter Support By the Associated Press A quick glance around the na tion's political scene found many "nationally-known figure leading their opponents , in congressional -and governor races. Down In Tennessee former re publican Rep. Carroll Reece hit y,m fnmhark trail bv rolling UD a substantial margin over -two opponents. He is a former chair man of the republican national committee. . First returns from President Truman's home state of Missouri were calculated to cheer him, though he said he -would go- to bed aboard the presidential rcht Williamsburg rather than stay up listening In. Democrat Thomas C Hennings, Jr. led in his drive to unseat republican Senator Forrest C. DonneU, an unremitting critic i ef Truman. The president .flew back to Washington yesterday afternoon,' then left to spend the rest of the week cruising the Potomac river and Chesapeake bay. Rep. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Jr. came through to re-election in New York City. The son of FDR beat a former Wlllklelte, repub lican Henry V. Poor. Preacher Losing -In Oklahoma, a lighting preach er. Rev. Bill Alexander, was not - doing so well In his effort to go ; to the U. S. senate. Alexander. ; republican, trailed well behind democratic Mike Monroney. The Oklahoma governorship contest saw the democratic can didate. Johnston Murray, son of firereating -Alfalfa Bill Murray, far in the lead. Oklahoma has never elected a republican gov ernor. - In Connecticut, scene of bizarre campaigning by helicopters and comic books. Governor Chester A; Bowles was ahead but by a so steadily slipping margin that there were predictions of his defeat The Hartford Courant predicted the former OPA administrator would bow to Republican Rep. John Da vis Lodge, of the Massachusetts Lodges. The Courant supported Lodge. .. , Choosing .Senators Connecticut was choosing two senators as well as a governor. The two democratic incumbents, Brien TJcMahon and William Benton, ran ahead of their republican foes, but the outcome was still uncertain. -Gov. Frank J. Lausche of Ohio also was ahead in his race for an other term. Right up to the end he refused to f fay whether he had voted far -Senator Taft, for whom re had expresred admiration last summer and thereby set political tongues wagemr for months. In usually democratic Kentucky, Earle C Clements, democrat, led Charles L Dawson for the senate. Kansas, normally republican. was giving vote margins to GOP candidates for both governor and senate on the face of early re turns. Before the returns began to come In there were estimates that up wards of 40,000,000 votes had been cast This would be an off-year record. : CIO Puzzled Over GOP Gain In Congress WASHINGTON. Nov. 8 -WV Jack KrolL- director of the CIO political action committee, said today the republicans might have captured congress in yesterday's election except for the work "we and other organizations did dur ing the campaign." Kroll declined to comment on the victory of Senator Robert A. Taft In Ohio organized labors No. 1 target but said he was puzzled at the causes behind GOP gains In both houses. "Leant put my finger on it" he told a reporter. 'Apparently there was an undercurrent a trend across the country that nobody could detect in advance." Kroll had predicted the demo crats would pick up strength In the senate as well as the house. Mrs. Skewis Succumbs at Salem Hospital Mrs. Joyce Skewis. 36, of 1234 Allen's court, died unexpectedly at a Salem hospital Tuesday night a few hours after she had collaps ed in downtown Salem, Mrs. Skewis had returned to Sa lem three months ago after living at Sequim, wash for a year. Be fore that she was a surgical nurse at Salem Memorial hospital for' two years. Deceased was born In Wash ington, Sept 23, 1914, and was married to Robert Skewis at Sa lem on May 25, 1949. Surviving besides the widower are her parents, Mr. and Mrs. C Ij Daniel, Attalia, wash, three sis ters, Mrs. Irwin F. Wedel, Salem, Mrs. Myrtle Taylor, Walla Walla, Wash.; Mrs. Neil Thrasher, Los Angeles; and a brother, C L Dan iel, Seattle. Services will be announced la ter by the Virgil T. Golden cha- peL TaftOppo nent Admits Defeat 7 In Ohio Contest COLUMBUS, 0- NOV. 8 (Wed nesday) -JPy- Joseph T. Ferguson, democratic candidate for the U. S. senate conceded his defeat early today by Repu blican Senator Robert A. Taft Ferguson, in a telegram to Taft said: "Congratu lations on your victory. You not only handed me a licking, but also gave me the greatest surmise Taft of my life." Tabulation of 5,797 of Ohio's 10,386 polling places gave: - Taft 840,634; Ferguson 635,353. Taft's victory apparently was clinched when he pulled ahead in Cuyahoga county (Cleveland), a democratic stronghold which Fer guson had expected to carry by 100,000. The vote in 1400 of the 1879 Cuyahoga polling places gave Taft 188,028 votes to Ferguson's 180,-654. I Holds Lead t - . ' . ' ' - i ' . : . ' ., ". : "." ' ... V . '- . . , ' , SuS" " . - i - J Supreme Court Justice Harold Warner. wh early today held a sizeable margin In his race to be .elected for a full term. Judge 'Warner, wha was appointed to succeed the late Harry H. Belt was a write-In candidate, as was State Sen. Allen A. Carson of Salem. Lnpelli tern, I Dewey, Lehman WininN.Y. NEW YORK, Nov. 7-WVRep. Walter A. Lynch conceded defeat to Republican' Gov. Thomas E. .uewey at io:sz 1p.m. tonight Dewey, however, failed to carry Lt Gov. Jo R. Hanley to vic tory in his quest for the U. S. sen ate. Sen. Herbert H. Lehman, dem ocrat - liberal, was reelected in another display uawey ing strength that has made him New York's number on democratic campaigner or years.' Dewey's strong showing push ed him back Into the thick of the . 1932 GOP persi dential picture. Twice defeated (or president Dewey has said h will not run again and has endorsed Gen. Dwight D. Esen ,hpwer. But his weight win be felt in any choice of a republican candidate. American -labor party Ben. Vita Marcantonlo of Ntw VnrV the minor party representative in xnc nouse, was unseated by a democratic - republican - liberal coalition formed for the sole pur pose of beating him. . Marchantonio's foes charged that h follawed mvt-r twlt and turn of the communist party line during his service in the house. The fiery East Harlem political leader, whose district Includes a large number of Puerto Bicans. newea am cnarge. Elected in nlac nf a former New York state senator, James, G. Donovan, a democrat Donovan had called Marcantonio "the last apologist for the Kremlin In congress." , . The New York state campaign was complicated by a four-way Tussle zor new. xorx city mayor- altv. left vacant whm TWmH IIajot WUliam ODwyer resigned to become U. S. ambassador to Mexico. Impelliterri. the winner, ran as ffi Independent after th demo Ixats failed to nominate him. ikWW......IIUHH,lllllll Ml Lefaaaa " 'i ma Duff Gamers Large Lead in Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA, Wednesday, Nov. 8 (P Governor James H. Duff, republican candidate for a U. S. senate seat from Pennsyl vania, early today took a com manding 109,000 vote lead over the senate's number two demo crat, Francis J. Myers, seeking reelection. With less than one-sixth of the state's vote still to be counted, the red-haired Duff, who established himself as one of the nation's lead ing republicans by his smashing victory over the state's old guard republican leadership in the May primary, had wiped out Myers' early lead gained on returns from Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. Duffs running mate, former su perior court Judge John S. Fine,! was 70,000 votes ahead of demo crat Richardson Dilworth, Phila delphia city treasurer in the con test for governor. Th vote from 7189 of th state's 8,358 districts, gave these totals: For senator: Duff U58.755: My ers 1.447,716. For governor: Fine 1,529,411: Dilworth 1,459,753. Included in the total were all 1.390 districts in Philadelphia and nearly three-fourths of Pittsburgh. MagnusonV Lead Grows In Washington SEATTLE, Nov. 7 -3V Unpre dictable Pierce countv was soinff overboard , tonight for Democratic Senator Warren G. Magnuson and Republican Representative Thor Tollefson. Snowballing for Maznuson. the Pierce county returns were threat ening to make a runaway of the senator's otherwise close race with Seattle Mortgage Banker W. Wal ter Williams, a newcomer to poll tics. With 788 precincts reported. Magnuson had an 8,000-vote lead and 6,000 of it cam from the western Washington county of which Tacoma is the chief city. Tollefson, the republican, held a 14,000 vot edg over Democrat John Coffee, a former representa tive trying a comeback. It was rough sledding for two I n c u m bent congressmen. Rep. Hugh Mitchell (D) in th first (Seattle) district and Ren. Russell Mack (R) in the third (southwest Washington) district. Mrs. F. T. Powell, Seattle city councilman, held a 2,000-vote edge on Mitchell with 402 out of 982 precincts re ported. In 73 of 676 precincts. Mack was trailing Gordon Quarnstorm, young newspaperman, 825 to 874. The vote In the 788 precincts was 63,243 for Magnuson; 63.533 for Williams. Rep. Henry Jackson (D) was leading Herb Wilson (R) 10 R2S tn 8,857 in th second district; Rep. Hai Holmes (K) led Ted Littl (D) 1,317 to 1,249 in the fourth district and Rep. Walt Horan (R) was in front of Robert Dellwo in the fifth district 9.962 to 7,616. Nutrition experts believe chil dren should hav a quart of rnnv a day. 7 Y 3 1 t J r f v - v Warren, Nixon Share Victory In California LOS ANGELES, Nov. 8-(Wed-nesday) 0P)-James Roosevelt at midnight conceded defeat to Gov. Earl Warren' in the race for gov ernor of California. -Roosevelt in a statement said: "I have just sent the following telegram to Gov.pvV tail warren at the state capitolJ Sacramento: i "The Teonle of? California have" by conclusive; vote decided this you my sincere! congratulati o n t.f. Mrs. Roosevelt joins me in ex-1 Mr. Warren, and Warren your family- every personal good wish." "In addition to the 'telegram to governor warren, I wish to ex tend my great BDnreciation and thanks to the many hundreds of thousands of voters who support ed the democratic candidates and myself. I shaU never forget the spenaia jod done by "the many worKers in the face of the heavi est opposition. To them I give my assurance that in my capacity as democratic na i tional commit teem an I shall continue to press forward with our program to keep building within California strong, vigorous, and progressive dem- Nin ocratic party. "We must remember that a good fight is never a losing fight The principles We believe in have been proven sound and have worked for the benefit of the vast ma parity of the American people. "I shall join with all those who wUl carry on the never-ending fight to continue and extend these principles." Rep. Richard Nixon. California republican running well ahead of his democratic opponent. Rep. Hel en uanagan Douglas, for the U. S. senate, issued this statement early today: "On the basis of latest returns it appears that the Deonle of Cali fornia hav elected me as their new senator." He added "the im mediate job ahead of us is to work for lasting peace." California, governor, 3,080 pre cincts oi 18,408, warren (R) 283, 811, Roosevelt (D) 149.582. California, senator. 2.793 nre- cincts of 18,408, Nixon (R) 196.- u, jJOUgiaa 11JJ 125,963. Republican Wins in Idaho BOISE, Idaho, Nov. 7-(JP)-D. Worth Clark, democratic candidal for Idaho's six-year term conceded his defeat by Re publican Herman Welker at 11:18 pjn. (MST) to night "I concede the election. I hope that Herman will continue his fight against commun ism in all Its forms," Clark told the AssodaU Walker At that tlm unofficial returns from 253 of the state's 839 precincts gave Welker 27,314; Clark 17,543. There wer two senate seats at stake. Th rac for governor was so narrow that th lead shifted from hour to hour. All down the line for the state offices the vot was close Th figures: U. S. senator, four-year term, 251 of 829 precincts, Republican Henry C. Dworshak, now serving by appointment 23,035; Democrat Claud J. Burtenshaw, a college professor, 12,939. For governor, returns from 253 of 839 precincts gave Republican Len Jordan 23,589 votes to 21,696 for Democrat Calvin E. Wright BICKENLOOPEX LEADS DE MOINES, Nov. 7-(ff-U. 8. Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper, seeking republican reelection, took an early lead over Albert L. Love land, democrat on th basis of unofficial returns from today's general election, trmi S I X i I YamliiU Kills Proposal for Local Option McMINNVTLLE. Nov. 7 The local option proposal to permit Yamhill county to vote itself "dry" was apparently going down to de feat, late returns indicated here tonight. With nine out of 33 precincts reporting at midnight 1,364 vo ted against the measure and 727 favored it. A proposed $90,000 a year levy to maintain county roads was also headed for defeat for the fourth time in as many elections. No votes totaled 1,096, compared with 835 tor the 3-mlll levy. A neck-and-neck race, still un decided at midnight, was between Eugene Marsh, McMinnville re publican incumbent state senator who had 1,103 votes compared with 1,098 for his opponent Keith Coburn, McMinnville democrat. With two state representatives to be elected, Carl H. Francis. Dayton republican and incumbent, led the ticket with 1,313 votes. El liott Cummins, McMinnville re publican, was second with 1,080, but was followed closely by Guy Shumway. democrat, who had 980. Will Bolash, democrat was fourth Wltn 487. Fred Muhs. republican in cum bent assessor had 1,244 votes to lead his democratic opponent Earl M. Wisecarver, who had 865. In the Yamhill county clerk's race, Jack Beeler, democrat, was leading A. R. McLaushlin. repub lican incumbent by a slender 1.- VI IO 1.U1Z. A. W. Youngberg, republican Incumbent commissioner, was leading his democratic opponent mxw JWU-iy, DBS JO 447. Dirkson Wins Over Lucas in Illinois Race Gty Manager Plan Ahead in Albany Vote ALBANY, Nov. 7 The initita- tlve measure seeking ouster of the city managership form of govern ment here appeared 'to be defeat ed late tonight when eight of 13 precincts were repotrted. A total of 828 votes were cast against the proposal to remove the year-old managership plan, com pared with 602 favoring its re moval. Several eastside and west side precincts were yet unreport ed and could change the midnight results of the hottest election here in many years. Still undecided was a close may or's race between incumbent Jesse I Savage, proponent of the man agership, and Lyle M. Bam, lead er of the opposition. Shortly be- iore midnight, Savage was holding a slender 779 to 721 lead over Bain. In the ward one council race, Dan Roth had 477 votes, Donald W. Densmoor, 470, Raymond Bar rett 468, and Melvin DeWitt 466. Barrett and Densmoor are incumbents. In the ward one council race. Dan B. Roth and incumbent Don ald W. Densmoor were elected in a close contest. Roth had 477 votes. Densmoor 470, Raymond Barrett, incumoeni, 408, ana Melvin De Witt 466. Frank Dooley and Harold D. Fischer were elected councilmen in th second ward, edging out Tom Drynon and Miller F. Willis. A $500,000 bond issue to build a new sewage disposal was lead ing by a surprising 1,100 to 304 majority,. A measure to place, city fire men and policemen under civil service was leading 876 to 347. Lonely, 'Graceful For Confidence9 of People of Salem ! Mayor-elect Alfred W. Loncks gave this statement on his vic tory In the Salem city mayor el ection: "I am deeply grateful to the people of Salem for their con fidence and for the opportun ity of publie service as mayor daring Salem's years of oppor tunity. There is a place and there Is mi need for everyone in a program of what Salem can achieve daring these two years. The workers in every phase of civic development will have the earnest and eager cooperation f the mayor's office." Local Option Beaten Soundly In Monmouth MONMOUTH, Nov. 7 The local option measure proposing sales of beer and wine in Monmouth stores a "dry city for many years, was defeated overwhelmingly here today bya 317 to 80 majority Incumbent Mayor H. W.'Mor- land. was voted back into office, defeating write-in candidate, Mrs. Margaret Campbeu 375 to 102. Elected to the city council were O. AT Macey with 267 votes and E. N. Stebblns with 252. Carl Fischer was runnerup with 180 votes. A total of 509 votes were cast setting a new record for the city, A technical name for color tele vision is "trichoma tic," meaning three-colored. Keep Angus Gibson s Seat in State Senate Af.BANY' Nov. 8 An Pus Gibson, Junction -City) 7 veteran state senator, will again repre sent joint Linn-Lane county dis trict 14, returns from 47 of 68 precincts indicated early today. Gibson was leading his oppo nent Elmer B. Sahlstrom of Eu gene, 4,848 to 2,386. Warren GilL Lebanon attorney and state representative4agtT,mgs 1 sion, apparently had the Linn county senate seat cinched, lead ing his democratic opponent, Wal ter Shelby 5,429 to 4,021. Melvin Goode, Albany district attorney, and Ed Cardwell, Sweet Home mayor, were apparently elected representatives from Linn county, nosing out democrats Dave Epps and Karl G. Mason. Goode had 5,380 votes; CardweU 4,389; Epps 3,078 and Mason 3,607. Wayne E. Downing, incumbent republican county commissioner, defeated his democratic opponent Fred W. Mespel 5,433 to 3,877. Courtney Johns, deputy district attorney of Linn county, was un opposed for the district attorney's Job to be vacated by Goode. Sen. Wiley Wins In Wisconsin Race MILWAUKEE, Nov. 7-W-Sen-ator Alexanfler WUey, veteran GOP Wisconsin campaigner seek ing his third term, held a bulge of nearly 60,000 votes over demo cratic General Thomas E. Fair- child on returns from 1,539 of Wisconsin's 3,180 precincts. The count, most of it from rural areas, stood WUey 236,138, Fairchild 178,793. A IrUF INeTvcomer,., ; Ffnlrls T-nrI Ovoi Utah Demo Solon SALT LAKE CITY, Nov. -Wallace F. Bennett republican newcomer, held a steady lead to night over AiDert g. Thomas, dem ocratic senator seeking a fourth straight term. The Returns, as compiled by the Salt Lake Trib une, ; Included a substantial num ber from Salt Lark e county, democratic stronghold. Bennett form er president of the National As- Benaett sodation of Manufacturers, led 36,180 to 27,713 in 245 precincts of 954. Walter K. Granger, democratic candidate for reelection to th house of representatives for a sixth term from the first district was trailing Dr. Preston L. Jones, republican mayor of Nephi. Hegel taught In Landslide' PORTLAND, Nov. 7 -(AF) State Sen. Austin F. FlegeL democrat conrra tola ted Gov ernor Douglas McKay tonight an the rovernor's overwhelm. Ing victory over FlegeL "I have wired i the governor . congratulations on bis victory, on the basis of Incomplete re turns, and wished him success in his sdniinlstration. "I worked hard la th cam paign and have no regrets at running. We were simply caught In a national landslide.'' ' CHICAGO, Nov. 8, Wednesday -RepubUcan Everett M. Dirk sen defeated Democratic Senator OCOlt W. iUCaS V?""-- ? "-"we in the Illinois I , senate race. Lu- I cas, the senate majority leader, conceded defeat at 12:40 a. m. (CST) today. Tears welled in the ' eyes of Lucas as he read his statement to III - .4ah... ' I rus statement toi Sf I reporters and in-1 I to a radio micro-& . I Dili sea phone Tf annmmrm that I have lost the contest" he said. "I desire to thank all my friends and especially my staff who so faithfully labored in my behalf." : "During my 16 years In con gress I have don everything in my power to promote th causa of everlasting peace. In private life I shall continue devotedly in the pursuit of that noble objec tive. "I desire to congratulate my opponent upon his victory. Dean Walker Re-Electedin -Benton. Polk DALLAS, Nov. 8 Dean Walk er, veteran Independence state senator, was apparently re-elected senator from the Polk-Benton county district on the basis of in complete returns reported her early this morning (Wednesday). With 16 of 38 Polk county pre cincts reported at 1 a. m Walekr was leading A. E. Albertson, cor vallls democrat 2,029 to 987 vot es. With . 20 Benton counties In complete and 10 complete, Albert son was leading in that section by only 30 votes, insufficient to turn th tide against the Polk vot. In th Polk county representa tive race, Frank M. Farmer, re publican, led Joseph Singer, de mocrat 2,013 to 1,016. EL B. Hamilton, republican county clerk appointed recently, led his democratic opponent Mrs. Harriet Enstad 1,783 to 1,1 BL YOUTHS APPREHENDED City police Tuesday night ap prehended two boys who escaped from Oregon state training school at Woodbura Monday. They were listed as Ellery Sweet and WU liam Corgile, both 15 years old. Announcing a great new motor oil i M I DJw n mm nfo foirVF. UULTUVU m Our scientists equipped test engines with atomicaUy treated rings; for the first time actually measured wear with Geiger counters,. as it took placet Thus brand New "BPMwas developed. i Controlled cold-operation testa sim ulated stop-and-go driving conditions. New"RPM"was compared with best con ventional oils. 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