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i J . i ' ' ' ' ' In U ' WAfPc,fos! I I 1 - - . . - i A P LlULZ 0) GlnMn t 1 RESULTS . i i 1 Jt itwmai POUND0D 1651 102nd YTAB 14 PAGES The Oregon StatMzaaxu Salem, Oregon. Wedxteedar, NortmLw 3V 1S52 PS2CS Sc No. 225 Oregon Sig Unander, Newbry Win; mcumn Aneaa Congressional , Seats to Remain In Hands of GOP By PAUL HARVEY JR. EisemMbwer Victory Parade B.B T . : ; " Coast Residents Flee rcl r Elected to U. S. Presidency Threat of Tidal Wave Votes Assure Truck Taxes Solid. LONG BEACH, Wash (fl-Between 1,500 and 2,000 people on Long Beach peninsula evacuated their community "briefly Tuesday after hearing! reports that a tidal wave which struck the northwest coast of the Hawaiian island of Oahu was approaching the Washing ton Coast. . i ; ! Schools, stores and polling places were closed as the residents raced to a hilly area. i The evacuation was prompted I by radio news service and Coast Republicans Win Marion (County's 4 PORTLAND WVThe long-haul truckers took a thumping defeat Tuesday in their campaign to abol ish weight-mile taxes on trucks. The voters also decided to keep Guard reports from Long Beach I pari-mutuel betting on-horse and PORTLAND WWSen. Elsenhower, T nmolo.m CAfta weeping every county before paced the Republican Party to a smashing victory in Oregon. ' Oregon's congressional delega tion, solidly Republican since 1939, remained in G.O.P. hands, while the1 Republican candidates for the three state offices on the ballot that a 40-foot wave, traveling at I 700 miles an hour had been start ed by the giant earthquake which hit hear Siberia earlier in the day. Nine polling places were shut down for two hours by election officials. Students were marched representatives Mark Hatfield, out of the high school and grade I milk control, school reorganization Lee Ohmirt. w. W. cnadwlck and school at Ilwaco and taken- by m uquor oy m arms; measures Robert L. Elfstrom. They defeated I buses to higher cround. were being approved by small the two Democrat candidates. Cor- - margins. Marion County voters Tuesday elected four Republicans as state dog races, rejected the s-cent a l package cigarette tax, voted to make it illegal to have daylight saving time, and decided to re apportion the Legislature. The fate of the other measures was still in doubt, although the HONOLULU WV Thundering Double Defeats Two county office contests were 13-foot wall of water, powered by A big surprise was the huge decisively won by Republican in- one of recorded history's mightiest I margin by which the truckers suf miles - away. I ierea tneir aouoie aeieau evacuated northwest Statesman showed. I shore of Oahu In the Hawaiian County Commissioner Roy Rice Islands Tuesday. was elected over Democrat P. W. I it was the fourth and largest Hale. ; County j Sheriff Denver tidal wave to hit Hawaii in little were close in Oregon, but Xoun w " elected over Democrat I more than an hour. i xne waves were ouui up uj a secretary of state, treasurer andlnellu uaxeson ana a. ho. visuca. attorney general were well ahead. m The new president had almost a extents, the unofficial but con- earthquakes 300 to J?5fg tallyf of ; vote, by The struck the evacui w layviuc w. pwk ,l cici. iwi cut votes. 15D.000 Marti 1 The last two presidential elec tions this time it looks to some observ- ers as though Eisenhower might carry the state by 150,000 votes. A surprising fact was that Eisen-i- hower 'even had a 3 to 2 lead in Democratic Multnomah County. .Secretary of State Earl T. New bry, seeking reelection, and Sigfrid B. (Unander, Portland, running for treasurer, weer elected. Could Be Overturned - . The third Republican candidate for state office. District Attorney John B. McCourt, of Multnomah County, was having a little harder sledding ' in his race for attorney seneral. He was ahead of State Rep. Robert Y. Thornton, Tilla mook Democrat, by 5,000 votes. This looks like a safe lead, but could be overturned, The three Republican congress men who were reelected are Wal ter Norblad. Astoria ; Homer G. Glenn Conklih. The special $250,000 tax levy to complete , new Courthouse con struction wai approved. (Additional details In tabula tion at bottom of page 1 and in story on page 5).- Oregon Vote Compilation The voters not only approved the 1931 legislature's decision , to boost the weieht-mile truck taxes by $1,930,000 a year, but also voted by. a 3 to 1 edge to reject the truckers' bill to ban weight-mile taxes on trucks. On the two moral issues on the Dauot, we cnurcn groups took a beating. Their bill to ban Dari- mutuel betting was losing more than 3 to 2, and the measure to allow sale of liquor by the drink was carrying, 7 to 6. However, and Midway in the Central Pad- more upstate returns could change onitli9 plits, Adds To Landslide i - Bj The Associated Prrti Cen. D wight D. Elsenhower won the pre! deary bj a unculide tirif Wednesday and brought to eraMMnj end the 20-year era of Democratic political ren Eisenhower cren split the Southland. . j Down to galling defeat went Gt. Adlal E. SteTenionS of Illinoia, The Democratic nominee) conceded it was all o?er at 10:44 p.m, (PST). i My fellow citizens have made their choice and gladly accept It." Stevenson said. 1 . Praising Eisenhower as a great It lr X x roveroor read a tutrmnt tjTJ " LvW. uUi lains in I urge you all to give Gen. El senhower the support be will need," Stevenson said. "With united people, with faith in demo cracy . ... we shall move forward with God's guidance . . . in free dom and dignity and pesce." Pepalar VU Associated Press returns at the time Stevenson conceded showed the popular vote: Elsenhower 17.087.453 Stevenson 14,63635 , This was the scope of the Elsenhower-sweep: Die had ripped Virginia and Florida from the traditionally so 114 South and was leading m seismic shock that raced through1 I the Pacific at more than 400 miles an hour from a point in the sea of Okhotsk between Siberia and Japan. The shock also threw nine-foot waves at Adak in the Aleutians By The Associated Press Unofficial returns from Oregon's General Election at 12:01 ajn. flc The ' 13-foot wave on Oahu knocked down telephone lines and bowled over a U. S. Navy photog rapher but he was reported un injured. In Honolulu Harbor, on the Oahu southern shore and in the the liquor measure result. Kill Ciraret Tax For the fifth time, the voters turned down a dgaret tax. This tax bilL. providing for 3 cents on a package, was snowed under I to Daylight saving time will be lee of the seismic shock, rising I banned, this bill carryin t to 2. water tore a cement barge from Legislative reapportionment win its moorings The barge struck the I be accomplished beginning with Wednesday showed the following Matson freighter Hawaiian Packer the 1953 Legislature. This measure results xor contesxea oinces ana measures: Vrnm 1 051 . .. v. . . B . f .JIM I - Angeu, roruana, ana nam jub- i precincts worm, noseours. Coon Elected State Sett. Sam Coon, Baker rancher, is the fourth Republican elected to Congress. He defeated John G. Jones, La Grande Demo crat, and former radio station manager, by a 3 to z margin. PRESIDENT of the state's! 2,269 a. glancing blow amiasmp and was carrying almost 2 to 1. caved in 25 feet of the freighters I There is a nip and tuck fight rail and stanchions. I over the bill to abolish milk con- At Hilo on Hawaii Island a re-1 trols at the retail and wholesale cently-completed $13,000 terri-1 levels. It was carrying by a very lijChMf I mail martrtft .ifTl - S Bid for Control Of Congress j WASHTNGTO?f (SVKpvUicmii picked up two Senate seats TutW day night la a hot Cght to wtri cemtrot of Congmt ttd were Wad ing la serrral other rates bow rrtv resented by Democrats. Wn vt the races were exceeding rkM. . The flrrt COP trhasrA t i Connects rule where Sea. Benton, who woo his seat br onl years sro. was :L1C2 votes two Ta T71 XT loeaien cy wiaiara A. PurVU. a off a H lonlfnn ivnua ...t. . - . term. In Msrjisnd RepubUcaa Urn. J.' On Pages 2 and 5 Geo. DwUht D. Elsenhewer whe beeame United States rresldeBt elect Taesday with his naadsUde vleUry as the KepvbUcaa rarty - eandldate. i ; . torial boathouse was . demolished small T.rH but there's tm Dl2senhower (R)by wave, the Coast Guard re- lot of votes to be reported from ponea. tine aairy counties. Coast House buoys, weighing 10 Another measure with nnW to 12 tons, were torn from their small lead was the bill to set up Dwlght 110.055 : Adlal E. Stevenson (D) 87,356 Vincent Hallinan (I) 1,123 Coon's State Senate terra of four I precincts: REPRESENTATIVES First District From 200 iot the district's moorings. 885 vears is only nau over, so we Baker County Court will have to .name a successor to serve in the 1953 Session. The . overwhelming victory of Gen. Eisenhower leaves Oregon's Sen. Wayne Morse out in the cold. Morse resigned from the Republi can Party to support Gov. Stev enson. Newbry, the target of Demo ' cratic charges that he had a financial interest in the sale of pears to the state prison, had. little trouble winning reelection to head the State t Department, which he has bossed for five years. He had a margin of about 4 to 3. Unander, former assistant to ex Gov. Charles A. Sprague who re signed as Republican state chair man to run for treasurer, had , better than a 3 to 2 margin over Francis Lambert, Portland Demo : crat and former Multnomah County ' Treasurer. The Republican Congressman had big leads, too. Norblad was ahead of Robert B. Jones, Clacka j mas County commissioner, 3 to 1. AngeU had a 7 to 6 edge over Alfred H. Corbett, Portland lawyer: Ells worth led Walter A. Swanson, Springfield lumberman, 2Vi- to 1. Animal Crackers ; By WARREN. GOODRICH Walter Norblad (R) 27,930 Robert B. Jones D) 9,962 Second District From 133 precincts: Sam Coon of the district's 421 (R) 17,474 unified school districts. But here. ioo, mere s a lot ox votes still to be counted upstate, where there is some strong opposition to it. Trailing by a small margin is the bill to have the state superin tendent of public instruction ap pointed by the state board of edu cation. Now he's elected by the people. (Additional details on mea sures on page 8. John J. Jones (D) 11,393 Third District From 457 of the district's 773 precincts: Homer D. AngeU (R) 28793 Alfred H. Corbett (D) 23,213 Fourth District From 234 of the district's 483 prclencts: Harris Ellsworth (R) 31,021 Walter A. Swanson (D) 12,731 ! STATE TREASURER West Mt. Angel ; Voter Turnout i Near 100 Per Cent Itattnui Nw Srrk MT. ANGEL A "practically" West ML Angel precinct 120 was I DHCKer JeaCU iiidaiie reported Tuesday, as all registrants voted but 44 who were deceased or i out of town. i The 365 who cast ballots actually comprised 89 Jl per cent of, the reg istration. The balloting was high also in 5 Eisenhower Pledges to . Uphold Responsibilities NEW YORK; W Gen. Dwlght D. Eisenhower pledged early Wednesday that as President he never will give "short weight" to his new responsibilities. Addressing a wildly cheering crowd at his campaign headauarters. the Republican President elect told his audience he had sent his Democratic opponent, Got. Adlal X. Stevenson of Illinois, the fol lowing telegram: ; j -, "I thank you for your courteous In Ohio Senate Race that li ahead, it is clearly neces sary that men and women of good COTTrsmTTS ftM a,v win oi doui prues ior yum po- RT Tirv.r. . litical strife through which we co: day "I thank you xor your courteous p and generous message. Recognlz-ll rmiittf-ir Sanf ing the intensity of the dlfflculUes VUlliltY OCul Change Leads East ML Angel precinct 118, where Michael , DiSalle, former federal 625 or 87 per cent of the registered Pric stabilizer. Brlcker had 414,- voters appeared. , I voies to ms opponents 308,604 m oz io,B77 prectncts. ;SdWnednVs: bave passed d devote themselves n m. vij Z - ZZ2 to simple purpose of a better fu itJ?. ?J ture. This, I believe, they will do.- I HUBBARD TOTES 254 HUBBARD Hubbard's pre-1 KLAMATH WRECK FATAL From 1053; of the state's 2,269 1 dncesrn dr8 cctiop epeio9 b Orsntl .KLAMATH FALLS UVJoseph R. MA 1 ; ,4pg . e precincts: : Francis Lambert (D) 88,334 j Sigfrid Unander (R) 96,398 ; r i SECRETARY OF STATE From 1053 of the state's 2.269 precincts: i Edith S, Green (D) 67.285 Earl T. Newbry, (R) 94.060 1 ATTORNEY GENERAL From 1053 of the state's 2J269 la. " 1 precmcts: John B. McCourt (R) 78.902 Robert Y. iThorntoh (D) 74,075 - i . MEASURES From 1017 of the state's 2,269 precincts: . : -; - Appointing Superintendent Pub lic : Instruction Yes, 65,748: No 7W26. j . ; . Motor Transportation Tax Act Yes 86,819; No 45,628. School District Reorganization Yes 67,639; N0 65,940. Cigaret Tax Yes 65,599; No 87,- 512. Icinct 98 reported 80 per cent of iHarriss. 66. Klamath Falls, died in its registered voters. 254. votes in I a hospital Monday nlrhL the first Tuesday's election. There were I person to die in a traffic accident "trite to say that this Is a day of Eisenhower's telegram was in reply to one he received a short time earlier from Stevenson, con' ceding the election. . Smiling happily. Eisenhower waved to the crowd again and again.; j The .general said that it was NEWPORT. Ore. WVA proposal to move the Lincoln County seat from Toledo to Newport was lead ing by a slight margin Tuesday night on the basis of incomplete returns from 20 of 39 precincts. A total of 1.883 had voted to Texas and Tennessee. He had rap tured Oklahoma and Maryland along the border and was out front in Missouri New York. New Jersey. Ohio- all big vote states were solidly In the GOP column. So were Illi nois and California. IXlchlran end Pennsylvania were moving la that direction. Farm States 8 wise Tarm states many of those that sealed President Truman's upset victory four years ago swung to the GOP. And the victory surge rolled westward to the Coast. It an added up to an Elsenhower lead In 29 states with 442 electoral votes out of the 331 -and only 266 had been needed for victory. Stev enson was ahead In a mere cine states with 89 electoral ballots Alabama. Arkansas, Georgia, Lou isiana. Mississippi, North Caro lina. South Carolina, Kentucky and West Virginia. At one mighty blow nser.hower had demolished political ramparts which had securely sheltered Franklin D. Roosevelt.and Harry S. Truman wtt they built their "New Deaf and Tatr Deal For Elsenhower, a professional soldier whose came became al most legend in his lifetime, the victory. In Its way, was as great and overwhelming as any he ever carved out on the battlefields ct Europe. Marie SmCe Never before had General Iks' tried for public office. Then in a single effort he vaulted all the way to the White House. In poll tics, the man with the magic smile, the cry that It was time for a change, the promise to go to Ko rea, started at the pinnacle. With him to victory Eisenhower carried youthful Richard M. Nixon California senator and exposcr of Alger Hiss, to the vice presidency. Despite Fisenhower's one-elded victory, it still was too early to say Glenn Rcsll defeated Democrat George Mahoory ta a close txM. Sen. Herbert O'Connor. Democrat, did not seek re-eJectloo. The present Senate lineup Is Democrats. 41 republicans, and one tndVpcttdenlRrpuUsn. Tt4 Republicans ned a art gn c three seats to be sure of &cnie control ta the gJrd Congress narV leg ta January. Decides beating Breton, the re publicans were ahead ta srrrra) other stales now rrpresrert'd by Democrats. These Included Em Johj move the county seat, with 1.630 opposing it. The move if approv ed would take place Jan. 1, 1934. hat kind of a Ongress he would erats 290 eligible to vote. I her In a year. Marion County Vote Results Returns from 101 out of Marion County's 110 precincts, as of The Oregon Statesman's tabulation up to 2 o'clock this morning, showed the following results of Tuesday's election: PRESIDENT Eisenhower , , Stevenson , Hallinan 16,918 6,537 . 152 Standard' Time Initiative Yes 88,273; No 58,017. Pari-Mutuel Bettinr amendment Ye 53,350; Wo 88,110. Liquor by the Drink amendment Yes 77,694; No 67,144. ' U.S. REPRESENTATIVE Robert Jones (D) 5,781 Walter Norblad (R) 17,202 SECRETARY OF STATE Edith Green (D) ' 8,847 Earl Newbry (R) . 1414 STATE TREASURER Francis Lambert (D) 7415 Sig Unander (R) 15,414 ATTORNEY GENERAL John McCourt (R) 10,302 Robert Thornton (D) 11,799 STATE EXTMSraflATrirES Cornelius Bate son (D) 10.830; ''Grandpa, how does it feel to be O teen-oger?" . Equitable! Truck Tax smemdllW. W. Chadwick R 15.690: R. L. meat Yes 29.300: No 183.137. Elfstrom (R) 15,044; Mark Hatfield I I " ' 1 . . A. . T . UK) 17OS0: lee v. unnum w Mils; Control Bm Yes 71.923: Na I it f. a t.t virfir (D) 70,854. ! ' ' rr" " COUNTY CC.niSXI3- Legislative Reapportionment Yes I p. w. Hale (D) t.tti Roy Rice COUNTY SHERIFF Genn Conklin (D) 6.108: Denver Young R) 1605. - COURTHOUSE FINANCING . Yes 12,531; No 9.20?. v STATE MEASURES Appoint Scheel Sept. 300 Yes 7.606; 301 No 12.30. Traaspertatica Tax 318 Yes 14.390; 319 No 6.528. Seheel Reergaaisatiea 320 Yes 7,728; 321 No 12.05L Cigaret Tax ' 322 Yes 8.011; 323 No 13.030., Standard Time 324 Yes 16,009; 325 No 5,501. Part-mateel Baa J2$ Yes 8,833; 327 No 12.447. ' Iiqn by the Drbk 328 Yes .1,345; 329 No 12,130. Track Tax Ameadsaeat 329 Yes SSS; 321 No 15.K7. dedication rather than and added that he was "indeed humble as I am proud of the deci sion'' of the American people. Eisenhower's press secretary, James C Hagerty, announced Ei senhower would leave Wednesday afternoon for a projected 10-day rest in Augusta, Ga. aa? Morse Qaims PeoDleFooled Farmer Holds Slim Lead in PolkCrOtuity Suteseua Kws Srrte DALLAS Frank Farmer main tained a slim lead for re-election as state representative on returns from 22 of 38 Polk County pre cincts at midnight Tuesday. Farm er, a Republican, had LB 81 votes to 1,618 for. Alfred DembowsJd, Democrat. In another tight race, R. V. (Dick) Carleson, Republican, was leading Ed C. Dunn, incumbent, for rmmtT trr 1 R37 ta 1.471. 1 mactacm Early leads were holding up icr I New v sr" Dota rarmer and carleson. PORTLAND Uft U. S. Sen. Wayne Morse of Oregon who re signed from the Republican Party to support Governor Stevenson. said Tuesday night "Eisenhower and Nixon fooled the people and' won the election." In a telephone conversation with the Portland Oregonian, Morse il so said from Washington: "The people allowed themselves to be fooled and lost the election. We must close ranks in the na tional interest by supporting any thing the Republicans propose which will be good for the coun try, and fearlessly oppose Repub lican proposals which will endan ger our domestic welfare and the winning of an honorable peace." have. To Elsenhower, bis own cam paign was a "great crusade against communism and corrup tion, against a "mess in Washing ton 'against inflation and high living costs, and an administra tion he said had "robbed" the people of their respect for government. tacky, Rhode Island. Wrorr..r , Three veteran Democrat. Env est W. McFarUnd of Arizona, the Senate msjoritr leader. Jen 0"Mhoney of Wromtng and Drtw nis Chaves of New UrxJco were running behind la coetrris not v Ldre BeMaJ However. Pernor r a g Rro. 3d T. Eesnedy was leading RrtUi. caa Sen. Henry Cabot Lodre faa Massachusetu. The Deznocrau aV o were mailrg bids to pick u) Republkan sests ia Daware- Montana and Minnesota. j Ia Kashlngtoa rate. Sea. Kecrf P. Cain. RepubUraa inrumrjn.t. was tracing Rep. Henry U. Jackk son and appeared headed gar da feat la Wisconsin. Sea. Joseph 1L Mc4 Carthy, one of the snort control vrrslal members of the -Cass ti 146 la the Senate, moved Into a eotr-fortable lead ta early returns. All told. 34 Senate seats were at stake ta today's voting. 23 held by Republicans and 14 by Democrats! EepcMksas Gala j Wi'Js about half of the housi races decided, the RcpuLtieana had made a net rata of five seats la that branch. They needed a gaut of II to win ecetroi. Many of thf marginal districts were yet to be . aeara from. The House tally stood at 129 Democrats and 85 Republicans bvj this Included SO Sou'Aera Denv and 15 Rrpcblicans wba were tnicposed. Republicans re-electad Tbdudet TXrmiara Langer ct North Dakota, Xrrtng U. Ives of New York. H Alerander Smith of New Jersey, and Ralph E. Flahdcrs of Vermor.L Ia the early returns, aside froni the U already decided. Repute cans were leading la 13 races and Democrats ta seven. Slip in Line Saves Time MIAMI BEACH, Fla. lV Aa un identified woman had to take off her "I like Ike" skirt Tuesday be for election officials would allow her to vote. They told her aha couldn't take campaign propaganda Icto the vot ing booth. So she calmly removed her skirt, stood In line la her sL'p for 15 min utes, then voted. 2E V f f till a SO County Ike Chairmen Stlrm Portland Max. . U ST IS . SI IS vit -1 IroTad of IgM-t inVictory O S4 42 JSSk Ceatrel Change 322 Yes 10,017; 323 No 1137. Eeapperttoament 224 Ys 1032: 325 No 705. Other resultsr Sheriff Tony j ucN.ry fuid. swicsn): rorry uua moral nr: mottir ciouar uus anrraeoa B4 too) rut. uif! toajr. r o rr : low taoifht. car 21. Sln tmprtur at U a m. uvljy was a salem rtrcimno! Star Start f Wur lur, Ss4 1 Thi Year " lt Ytr , normal IM XSJS - Neufeldt (R) 2.4C3, Albert Sellers (D) 1,077: commissioner, C L. Burbank (R) 2,147, M. H. Chris- man (D) 1.147; treasurer, L. W. Plummer (R) 2.043. Harriet En istad, 1,145. Eenarth M. Potta and Mrs. Leon Perry, chairman and co-chairman, rerpectively. cc the Manon County Citizens' lor Elsenhower comxniv tee said last night they were vrry proud to have been a part ia this wonderful victory. Their Joint statement added: "To the hundreds of volunteer workers from both parties, oar the r. is far a job we3 done." City Collective I Bargaining Bills Rejected Salem voters defeated two city motives at the pcCs Tuesday. turning thumbs down on coCecUve bargaining for policemea and tf Hnea and a proposed 43-hour wecH for city poLcemea. Three ether city XmZcA measure ere approved, those lacrea.'-r g ftremen'a pmiions. aSowtng tbs Oty Council to force street im provements st the erpense cf pro perty vmmnB azd eUtr.tnatlfcg aoiete sections trora sewer cs ttruction law. la the only contest among candi dates for city ofce. Cartas Jones. South Commercial VsxtX busiarssman. apparently won crer tncumbest Caud Jorgensca f Ward 2 alderman. Incornnrte vote from the ward's three' predicts showed Jones leaArg by 273. ta UL I (Additional delays ta UbUston balow and asonr on Pare JL) ...