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THE BEND
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able cloudiness with a few
showers today, ! becoming
partly cloudy tonight and
Thursday. Cooler tonight.
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NEWS COVERAGE
CENTRAL OREGON'S DAILY NEWSPAPER
Volume LIX
BEND, DESCHUTES COUNTY, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 1948
No. 127
BUL
Truman Victor
in Spectacular U. S. Ballot Upset
it it H it it . :.:'it it it r 1 ; ; .
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Five City Commissioners
Baer and Sexton to Name
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Vote Canvass
To Be Nov; 4;
Meeting Is Set
Bend voters have recalled five
of tneir seven city commissioners,
it was known this. morning when
complete unofficial returns from
the city's 14 precincts were tabu
lated. ,
The decision to recall the five
men Mayor Hans Slagsvold and
Commissioners Hugh Simpson,
Carl B. Hoogner, Clyde O. Hauck,
George F. Freeman , was not
certain until noon today when
returns from the last Bend pre
cinct were brought in.
TOTAL RECAIX VOTE
Yes No
Slagsvold 2126 2021
Simpson 2139 2019
Hauck 2174 1987
Hoogner 2265 1901
Freeman 2240 1866
Recall of the five men will not
become official until tomorrow
morning when a canvass of the
votes is made. City recorder
George Simervllle has appointed
George J. Chllds and J. F. Arn
old to serve on the canvassing
board. City ballots are now at the
county clerk's office and checking
of the vote cannot be completed
until ballot boxes are -unlocked
tor the county canvass."'
mjiwnen me recall Decomes oin
complete control of the city
vernment will- move into the
tanas oi i. u. sexton ana w. J.
Bacr, the only two commissioners
Igalnst whom recall proceedings
ere not filed.
Will Appoint Five
Sexton and gaer today indlcat
td they would appoint five com
missioners as soon as possible
alter results become official, to
succeed the displaced officials.
Both indicated they would name
commissioners who would carry
out what they considered a man
date from the people to dis
tharge City manager C. G. Rei
ler and Chief of police Ken C.
Gulick. Several reports were
heard downtown this morning
that one or more women were
(Continued on Page 5)
Prineville Picks
Pastor as Mayor .
Prineville, Nov. 3 Prineville,
sawmill city of the Ochocos, is to
have a pastor as mayor.
This appeared certain today as
an unofficial tabulation gave Rev.
Arthur D. Vaughn, pastor of the
Missionary Baptist church, 460
votes to 423 for R. P. McRae.
Seven candidates sought posi
tions on the city council, with
six to be elected. The winners ap
pear to be RalphJ. Brown, Paul
& Kelly, L. R. LeMert, A. G. Lew-
5'. Jr., H. S. Mersereau and Stuart
hoik. Ray Mackey was the can
'date who was apparently de-
Counters
r labors of the counting board in
K-n, are cucen raeagnur, to
Governor Elect
'fry ' '
, m
Douglas McKay, of Salem, repub
lican, defeated Lew Wallace Port.
land democratic nominee, for gov
ernor of Oregon In yesterday's
election.
Niskanen Loses
To A. P. Meyers
x William Niskanen, of Bend, was
defeated by A. P. Meyers, Red
mond democrat, in the contest for
Deschutes county representative
in the state legislature, unofficial
returns indicated early this morn
ing. -
The Redmond man polled a to
tal of 3351 in the , c o u n t y ' s
30 precincts to Niskanen's 3002,
taking a majority of more than
300. This Deschutes county con
test remained close throughout
all of last night, with reports
early this morning resulting in
the decision for Meyers.
Meyers carried the Redmond
precincts by a heavy margin and
also gained majorities in many
of the precincts of Niskanen's
home ton.
Stevens Winner
In two other Deschutes county
contests republicans scored vic
tories, but not by large margins.
A. E. Stevens kept his county
commission post with 3350 votes
to George Billingsley's 2938. Dr.
George W. Winslow, of Bend, re
ceived 3459 votes for county cor
oner to defeat Herbert Zacher, of
Redmond, who had a total of
2727.
Claude McCauley was reelected
sheriff without opposition and
Wilson George, also unopposed
on the ballot, continues as jus
tice of peace for the Bend district.
GOVERNOR HALL VISITS
Hpnrpp H. Hall, ac-
unmnanipH hv Gpnrce Alexander.
Oregon state penitentiary ward
en, passed tnrougn ncnu tuuuy,
on his way to Ontario, in east
ern Oregon, on a hunting trip.
Accompanying Governor Hall and
Warden Alexander was E. Herd
er, of the state police force.
Work Through Entire Night
If 1 -f
precinct No. 9 (Farmers'
ithrni'rt Brown. Wilda
i"o '""-""-i
GOP Sweeps
Oregon Vote;
McKay Wins
By Eldon Barrett -
(United Pretw Staff Curreapondent)
Portland, Ore., Nov. 3 upi
Oregon remained in the republi
can camp today.
All major G.O.P. candidates pil
ed up strong leads over their dem
ocratic nnDonents on the basis of
returns from more than half of
the state's 1,858 precincts.
Although State senator Doug
las McKay, Salem republican,
pushed steadily ahead of State
senator Lew Wallace, Portland
democrat, In the race for gover
nor, Wallace refused to concede
McKay's election.
Will Not Concede
"I emphatically will not con
cede," Wallace said. He added
that ,he was "laid up" at home
with a sore back. He said his con
dition had nothing to do with elec
tion returns.
But the general trend of yes
terday's record-breaking vote
showed that Oregon apparently
had elected a republican governor,
secretary of state, attorney gen
eral, U. S. senator and four u. b.
representatives. And Oregon, re
sisting, the national trend, . rolled
up a substantial margin tor tiov.
Thomas E. Dewey, giving the de
feated republican presidential can
didate the state's six electoral
votes. ,
Returns Given
Returns from 1,019 of the
state's precincts gave:
For president: Dewey, 98,886;
Truman, 76,561; Wallace, 4,237;
Thomas, socialist, 377.
For governor: McKay, 88,327;
Lew Wallace, 64,161; Barnett, pro
gressive, 2,209.
For U. S. senator: Guy Cordon,
R., 100,651; Manley Wilson, D.,
57,393.
For secretary of state: Byron
J. Carney, D., 45,534; Earl New
bry, R., 90,635.
Belton Leads
For state treasurer: Howard
Belton, R., 73,677; Walter J.
Pearson, D., 62,309.
For attorney general: George
Neuner, R., 76,104; William Mur
ray, D 58,003.
Wets Win Out
In Kansas Vote
Topeka, Kan., Nov. 3 HPi Kan
sas, after 68 years of prohibition,
today apparently had voted to le
galize liquor by amending the
state constitution.
To put the people's mandate In
to effect, however, would require
an act of the legislature, meet
ing next January.
With more than 2,200 of Kan
sas' 2.772 precincts, reporting, the
wets were 36,000 votes ahead of
the drys. Nearly half a million
ballots had been counted.
n jt r-f a
'&'?Jl,ht
Henkle and Helen Curtis.
Cordon Reelected
Senator Guy Cordon, republican,
will continue to serve Oregon in
the United States senate, if was
assured following Tuesday's
election.
Old Age Pension
Leads in Voting
Portland, Nov. 3. IIP) Oregon
voters apparently turned down
proposals to permit the sale of
liquor by the drink and 'give vet
erans bonuses, but an old age
pension measure continued to
roll up an Impressive number of
favorable votes.
Bills to ban fish traps in the
Columbia river, establish a camp
for delinquent boys, and permit
all registered voters :to cast bal
lots In school elections regardless
of property ownership qualifica
tions were among those approved
yesterday.
On the losing side were bills to
transfer $6,430,069 from surplus
income taxes to wipe, out a gen
eral fund deficit, to amend the
state constitutional six per cent
limitation law, and change the
state hydroelectric act.
Outcome Not Clear
The voters overwhelmingly
voted to reduce state income
taxes by increasing exemptions
but the outcome of measure to
provide funds for forest rehabili
tation still was not clear.
Enactment of the old-age pen
sion proposal came as a big sur
prise. The bill would give needy
women over 60 and needy men
over 65 a minimum of $50 a
month.. f
State Rep. F. H. Dammasch,
chairman of the house ways and
means committee, estimated the
pension plan will cost the state
$50,000,000 a year.
Pattern I'ollowed
In voting down the liquor bill
Oregon's electorate followed the
same pattern it has on previous
liquor issues.
Returns from 868 of the 1,858
precincts gave:
No. 1 (Tax limitation) Yes 24,-
689; No 42,655.
No. 2 (Forest Rehabilitation)
Yes 33,978; No 33,677.
No. 3 (Boys' camp) Yes 38,067;
No 34,092.
No. 4 (Hydroelectric act
amendment) Yes 29,170; No 40.-1
493.
No. 5 (School voters qualifica
tions) Yes 72,998; No 44,152.
No. 6 (Old age pension) Yes
79,697; No 45,577. i
No. 7 (Tax exemption increase)
Yes 64,283; No 11,587.
No. 8 (Liquor by the drink)
Yes 54,219; No 76,166.
No. 9 (Veterans' bonus amend
ment) Yes 32,773; No 42,137.
No. 10 (Prohibiting fish traps)
Yes 42,697; No 29.968;
No. 11 (Tax levy over 6 per
cent) Yes 40,601; No 63,8(il.
Gard Holds Lead
In Sheriff Race
Madras, Nov. 3 (Special) Vcrn
Gard, deputy under Henry Dus-
sault, held a slim lead over Mar
vin Thorton, democrat, when in
complete returns from Jefferson
county were tabulated this morn
ing. Gard and Thorton seek to fill
the vacancy created by the de
termination of Dussault not to
run for office again.
Ada Brownhlll was reported
winner over Elda Marie Moore. In
the contest for county treasurer.
Recalled;
Successors
Senate, House
Control Seized
By Democrats
By Raymond Laiir
tUnited Vrau Surf CorrqMitondvnt)
Democrats today captured con
trol of both houses of congress.
, In the house races,' 239 demo
crats were elected 21 more than
a majority. NAnd 24 more demo
crats were leading while 139 re
publicans were elected and 32
were leading. On that basis, the
Indicated lineup of the new house
would be -263 democrats, 171 re
publicans and one American labor
party member.
The republicans had elected
right of their senate candidates
and one other was leading. The
indicated lineup in-the senate was
54 democrats and 42 republicans.
Go Over Hump
The democrats went over the
hump In the senate 7- assuring
themselves of 49 seats when Sen.
Joseph H. Ball, R., Minn., con
ceded he had lost his fight for re
election. Balli who played a ma
jor part in framing the Taft-Hart
ley labor law, was defeated by
Muhprt Humnhrpv. 37-vpar.olH
Uiiayor of Minneapolis and a lead-'
eroi tne new oeai wing 01 trie
rVimocratic party. -; :
' In trie house elections, the re
publicans to'ok their worst beat
ing in Pennsylvania where they
lost 11 of the seats they now hold.
Democrats also snatched seven
republican-held seats in New
York, seven in Missouri, five in
Illinois and three in Connecticut.
43 Incumbents Lose
In all, 43 incumbent republican
house members were defeated.
Among those unseated was Rep.
George H. Bender, who had been
elected at-large from Ohio for five
terms.
In Nebraska, the democrats
cut into the solid, four-member
republican delagation to knock
out Rep. Howard Buffett In the
Omaha district.
The shift in party control of
congress after two years of re
publican domination meant that
the democrats would return to
the positions of leadership and re
gain the important committee
chairmanships.
In the house, Rep. Sam Ray
burn of Texas presumably will
return to the speakership, which
he held for over six years before
the republican congressional vic
tory in 1916. Rep. Joseph W. Mar
tin, Jr., thus would be forced back
into the job of house republican
leader.
LOST CAR FOUND
A model "A" Ford which was
reported stolen from Miss Bon
nie Hachtell October 29 was
found abandoned yesterday near
the Yew lane school, according to
records at the city police depart
ment. The car was restored to
Miss Hachtell.
How the
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Bend
Bend
Bend
Bend
Bend
Bend
Bend
Bend
Bend
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141: 196:
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132: 32
168: 183
10 - Bend
11- Bend
12 Eastern Star ...
13 -Tumalo
14 Plainview
15 Brooks Camp
16 Redmond
17 Redmond
18 Terrebonne
19 --Redmond
20 Bonne Home ...
21 Pine Forest
22 Alfalfa
23 Millican
24 La pine
25 Bend
26 Bend
27 Bend
28 Redmond
29 Redmond
30 Sisters
95:
103
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97. 105:
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43! 291
111; 119
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95' 199
169! 89;
125 90!
82: 127!
TOTALS
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The Winner And Still Champ
f
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harry a. Human, president of
a four vear term in yesterday's
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' Thomas E. Dewey In the closest presidential race In 32 years.
Mrs. Dewey's Vision of First
Lady Fades as Husband Beat
Family Joins in Breakfast After Governor
Concedes; Writers Hint Occasion Very Sad
. New. York, Nov. 3 '.TOWAfter conceding the election to
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I reaiueni xruiimij mis inuriiuiK, uuv, i Jiujims uvwey sui
down no breakfast with his
His staff gave no indication
breakfast, but it must have been a rather sad occasion.
For months, the Dewey children have been speculating on
life in Washington, and Mrs. Dewey has read a lot about her
self as "the next first lady."' '
But that was all oyer this morning and, according to Hag-
erty, the Deweys took the un
expected turn of events "very
calmly."
Dewey's conceding was sriv-
en to the press in the 'plush
carpeted press room on the
mezzanine floor of the Hotel
Roosevelt just off of the ball
room which the Dewey forces
had reserved for their "victory an
nouncement" which they had
planned for last night.
Hagerty Appears
Hagerty appeared trom the ele
vator coming down from the gov
ernor's suite on the 15th floor. His
appearance was immediately
greeted by a scramble of more
than 150 newspaper, radio, news
reel and television men who had
gathered in anticipation of such
an announcement.
Hagerty called out, "This is It.
This is it."
He waved a yellow telegram
over his head in explanation.
None of Dewey's staff knew
what his plans for the Immediate
future would be, but Indications
were that he would leave New
York City as soon as possible. It
was a toss-up whether be would
go back to Albany right away or
take a few days rest at his farm
outside Pawling, N. Y.
Deschutes County
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1' . . . 1
ine Unneo Siates, was re-elected for
general election. He won from Gov.
wife, mother and two children.
of the emotional temperature at
County's Trend
Like Nations
In the presidential race, Des
chutes county went against the
rest of Oregon and followed the
nation as a whole to give Harry
S. Truman a slight majority for
president.
Unofficial returns from 29 of
the county's 30 precincts showed
Truman leading with 3306 votes
to Thomas E. Dewey's 3181.
Republican Rep. Lowell Stock
man and Sen. Guy Cordon both
received majorities from Des
chutes county voters. Douglas
McKay led Lew Wallace and Earl
T. Newbry scored a wide major
ity over Byron Carney, democrat
for secretary of state. However,
county voters turned thumbs
down on Howard C. Belton for
state treasurer and favored Wal
ter J. Pearson. William B. Mur
ray, democrat, also had a slight
majority in the county over
George Neuner, republican attor
ney general.
Precincts Voted on
a,
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Dewey Yields
To President
In Morning
By Lyle C. Wilson
(United Promt Staff Corrcelxmdent)
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey conced
ed today that President Truman
had been elected In tne ciosesi
presidential race In 32 years.
It was one of the greatest up
sets in American political history.
President Truman had been given
no chance In pre-election polls and
forecasts. But he seized the lead
with the first returns last night
and never lost it.
He swept a democratic con
gress into office with him. Repub
licans have lost control of both
the house and senate.
Dewev Gives Up
Dewey, who had been mulling
over cabinet selections and pre-
Sarlng to move to Washington in
anuary, gave up shortly after 11
a.mi today.
in a crowded suite at tne noose
velt hotel In New York James
Hagerty, Dewey's press secretary,
called in reporters and said: '
"The governor has Just sent the .
following telegram: 'My heartiest
congratulations on your election f
and every good wish for a sue-- ,
cessful administration. 1 urge all -Americans
to unite behind you In
support of every effort to keep
our nation strong and free and to
establish peace In the world'."
In Kansas City ,
President Truman was In Kan
sas City when, the news went
burning across the wires that his .
opponent had given up. A wide
smile was on his face as people
crowded Into his hotel suite to
congratulate him.
He had reason to smile. He had.
pulled off the .political mlracJe of T
the century. '
President Truroan Insisted
right up to election day that the
polls and the forecasts were
wrong. He said the pollsters
would be red-faced after the elec
tion. He had something there.
There has been nothing like
this In American politics since the
night in 1916 when Charles Evans
Hughes went to bed thinking he
had been elected president of the
United States. He woke up next
day to learn that Woodrow Wil
son had won California and the
presidency.
End of Road
For Dewey, it probably was the
end of the political road. He made
his first run for the presidency
against Franklin D. Roosevelt in
1944 and lost. But that was In the
midst of a world war when the
voters were reluctant to vote a
leadership out of office.
This time, the republicans said.
It was going to be different. Dew
ey's well organized political team
swept him into the republican
nomination at Philadelphia. From
that moment he became the fa
vorite of the pollsters and ex
perts. Apparently It never occur
red to either Dewey or the men
around him that he could lose.
That Is, it didn't occur to them
until some time In the cold, gray
dawn of today.
(ios to Bed
The governor had gone to bed
at 8:30 a.m. after 12 hours of
steady studying of the returns. At
that time the issue still was in -doubt,
although chills were begin
ning to run up and down republi
can spines.
Tuesday
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