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Medford The Weather Forecast: Cloudy with light showers tonight and Thursday; normal temperatures. Temperature Highest yesterday 62 Lowest this morning 82 Thirty-First Year By PAIL MALLOX (Copyright, 1938. by Paul Mallon.) WASHINGTON, NOT. 4. Who should get the campaign efficiency medals la not clear yet. The final returns will de cide that. Then you will know which strategy delivered most in what district. However, theTe are at least throe deserving brows around D e m o cratto headquar ters. Now It can oe told, because It Is now worth telling, that mld- dlo-aged political tacticians consid ered the strategy of the Democratic campaign the best they have ever seen. The main technical theme was to drive home the point that anyone who opposed President Roosevelt was an economic royalist or a plutocrat, a, luster for power- or at least some one who was highly undesirable. The extent to which the point was driven home Is evident in the results. From the technical standpoint also, the secondary purpose of the cam paign was to got Mr. Roosevelt re elected without burdening him with specific promises. As a matter of established fact, the campaign ended without an official record of any an noying promises, Including a specific balanced budget, monetary amend ments, silver, expansion of , coopera tives, or what not. In connection with all these and othor Issues, the president left himself full freedom of action. In addition, his campaign directors drew votes from factors as far apart as adversaries can be. They got the support of some sound conservatives lUce Senator Carter Glass on the same ticket with the New York elector, Dublnsky; a Morgan partner and so cialists; Tugwells and Ropers; south ern Democrats and negroes. No broader base of political appeal has ever been offered In any presi dential race In history. The trio given credit around head quarters la: Mr. Roosevelt himself, who played more of a part than can didates usually do In the minor phases of their campaigns; Chairman Parley, who devoted himself solely to organising everybody, and Charles Mlobelson, who was the chief Inside (Continued on Page Six.) LA GRANDE" AIRPORT BOND ISSUE APPROVED tA GRANDE, Ore., Nov. 4. (AP) The proposal to Issue 813.500 in bonds for the purchase of a new airport site received a favorable vote here of approximately 3 to a. POLK COUNTY IS FIRST IN REPORTING BALLOT PORTLAND. Nov. 4. UP) Polk ..Mf m fbA distinction today of reporting the flrst complete baUot on all offices In tne lusu ejection. The returns, supplied to the Asso dated Press by W. Blackley, were do 11-ered shortly after 7 a. m. SIDE GLANCES by TRIBUNE REPORTERS . Kiffn rm the Demo hdatrs today conceding Lnndon a alight lead over Lemke: Oop headquarters deserted and forlorn looking; Jens Jensen and Gene Narregan doing s anske dance last night with a wilted sunflower tt n. rt. at anake: Joe Woods. l"-J'"B r slightly bewildered by the national trend, getting what sausiacuon ne nut. nf the eeuntv situation and puffing his pipe furiously; Joe Marshall attempting to conceal nn ears with a gigantic grin as he exam ined his congrat wire from Parley; Yaney Cravat Bullls surreptitiously removing his Landon button and nuttinc It In hi side pocket yester day as .he eastern returns started In; Mrs. Luclle T. Wilcox looking for the practical Joker who stuffed her pockets full of tin sunflowers; C. V Sterbw. local Shell mgr. wheeUng five gallons of oil the length of Cen tral avenue with a sign pointing to him saving "The Boss.;' while victor Jack Butler, who won the bet, parad ing alonr making lots of noise; Glen rabrlek laughing heartily at Star buck and vigorously denying he was scheduled to do the af.me thing up Main street with a wash boiler: Tom puson catching three men at s time who adn'ltted they'd voted for Lan don and Tom quoting ".Kit Maine goe --o t! fhe nation'' to them In sar castic tones. MOSEVELT SWtfS ML BIT 2 I Si. ; .............. , Merchants To Hold City -Wide Dollar Day Sale Novemo EDFORD Pull Associated Press i I i Maine and Vermont Remain Aloof From Democratic Parade (By the AMoetated Presa.) A Roosevelt landslide that shook the nation today left but two atatea clinging to Republicanism. Maine and Vermont alone clutched the beaten banner of Alfred M. Landon. New Hampshire, after marching with him all night, finally turned Into the victorious column of Roosevelt In tht morning returns to give the president a narrow margin. AU the other states already had given the Democratic presidential ticket shouting majorities In the electoral college and Bent new recruit to the previously top-heavy list of Democratic senate and house mem bers. The apparent election vote stood at 523 for Roosevelt, 8 for Landon. Decisive Defeat. t The final thinning of the Repub lican ranks left them with the small est electoral vote the party has had since the T&ft debacle In .1013. Taft bad Just 8 votes; 8 had gone to the Bull Mooseera of Theodore Roosevelt and the rest to Woodrow Wilson. Not since 1820, when James Monroe was re-elected with Just one dissenting vote In the elcctroal college, has there been so close an approach to unan imity of electors.' The hew deal plurality of popular votes seemed likely to approach 9, 000,000. Of the -prize packages, heavily stuffed with electoral votes, California came to Roosevelt by half a million; Illinois by 600,000; Michigan by 100, 000; New York by more tran. & mil lion; Ohio by 300.000; Pennsylvania, the fortress of Republicanism, by 500,000. Hold t5 Senate Seats. In the senate, the Democrats bade fair to hold 75 of -the 90 seats. Sena tors Borah of Idaho and Norrts of Nebraska, Independent Republicans, appeared to be escaping the landslide. (Continued on Page Five.) KLAMATH BALLOT KLAMATH FALLS. Ore., Nov. 4. (AP) Incumbents In Klamath coun ty, regardless of party affiliation fared uniformly well In Tuesday's election, unofficial returns from 48 out of 67 precincts showed today. Harry Bolvln and Henry Semon, Democrats, were unopposed for re election to the lower house at Salem. Sheriff Lloyd L. Low, Republican, won a commanding lead In his cam palgn for reelection and Mae K. Short, Democrat, also waa far ahead In the race to succeed herself as county clerk. W. P. B. Chase, Democrat, defeat ed R. H. Anderson, Republican, for county commissioner, and Dr. Oeorg H. Adler, Democrat, was reelected county coroner over two opponents. LYLE PAGE ELECTED MARION COUNTY D. A. SALEM. Nov. 4. (Pi Marion county's legislative delegation of four In the house of representative will Be composed of Ronald Jones, Walter FMhrer, Hannah Martin and T. A Llvesley, election returns showed to day. Lyta Page was chosen district attorney. NORBLAD WINS SECOND TERM IN LEGISLATURE " ASTORIA, Ore., Nov. 4. ( AP) Walter Norblad. Republican, won second term In the state house of representatives, returns from Clatsop county's election showed today. State Business, Hunting, Get Landon s Attention TOPKKA, Kas., Nov. 4. ijpf Oov. Alf M. Landon outlined a program of state business, rest and duck hunt ing today on the morning after his crushing defeat at the polls by Presi dent Roosevelt. Puffing a cigar, the 1936 Repub lican choice smiled a welcome to re porters in his capltol office. He was standing at his A, thumbing over a stack of telegrams, whn newpmen entered. "Anything In the election on which you wish to comment?" he was asked. "Not this morning,' he replied. Landon had telegraphed Mr. Roose velt a message of congratulation uioitly after midnight, saying that "every American will accept the ver dict axd nrk 1y th" common caute oi the good at our country.' ROOSEVELT VOTE PORTLAND, Nov. 4. (President Roosevelt and the New Deal smashed through Republican ranks in Oregon toward what apparently will be ono of the greatest msjowties ever given & rr evidential Candida to In the state, wli'le Senator Charles McNary waged a close battle with Mayor Willis Ma- honey, Klamath Pi1 -a. The president, sweeping every coun ty in the state by margins ranging from a few hundred to more than 30,000 In Multnomah county, where the vot- Wr only naif complete, pass ed the 190,000 mark, with more than 1200 of the state's XiUb precincts re ported and cearly doubled the vite of his opponent. Gov. b&ndon. who ran slightly aN,ve 7fi,000. MoNary's Ln Small The walkaway the president tnads of the Oregon election in concert with 45 sister states waa In sharp contrast to or. of the state's most brilliant JeslsKtois Senator McNirv, (Continued on Page Three.) HAMILTON JESTS T CHICAGO, Not. 4. (P)--Jhn D. M. Hamilton, red haired chairman of the Republican national committee, was the last of his party's leaders to admit defeat, but he did It with smile. Less than three hours after the husky Kansan told members of the committee they could "go to bed as Republicans with the assurance that tomorrow will see different tabula tions." he Issued his "cloning state ment of the 103o campaign.' Hamilton was obviously tired and worn from his five months campaign to elect Gov. Alf M. Landon. But he smiled as he walked Into a make-shift studio next to his apart ment in a loop hotel to read his statement. "Oentlemen, we who are about to die salute you," he said to the radio man. He asked that In Introducing him they announce it as "my closing statement of the 1036 campaign." Pedestrian Killed By Car In Dalles THE DALLES. Nov. 4. Grover Clemens, about 43, died In 4 hospital here a few hours after he was struck by car on the highway east of The DMles. Prsnk c. Mitchell, said by police to have been the driver of the ma chine, was pot held. He brought Clemens to the bo.plUl and told of ficers the man was walking In the wrong lane of traffic. A coronet's in quest waa to be hf.'d. "Do you have any vacation plans. Governor?" he was ked. "I expect to go duck hunting In a few days." "Where?" "Oh, right here in Kansas." A reporter asked when he expected to see John D. M. Hamilton, Repub lican chairman. "When he gets cleaned up In Chi cago and comes home." Landon re plied. "He told me 'last night It probably would be In four or fire daya." The governor was asked about any future Republican party plans. "I wouldn't want to discuss that now." he replied. Landon reached bis office about 9 o'clock. "J'm going to be here all dav." he said. "I ve got a lot of state jbusloeas tf OA" 1 vK"' ,rwtfy T Vnii)CAii llwfl7 VmV MEDFORD, OREGON, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER Roosevelt Receives Victory Ovation tews.. " Caw HjkW lr. U- iv ('' r f f -', jM, ... f - . - - TTsTjalie-i torn- '' ... J J President Roosevelt Is ptr-tiired as he waved to a crowd of his neighbors after election returns showed an overwhelming vote for his rc-elecllon. Jr., and Mrs. Hoonevelt. (A. P. . Photo.) WASHINGTON, Nov. 4. (AP) A record-breaking Democratic major ity In both houses of congress to back Roosevelt policies on Capitol Hill was indicated today by fresn returns from yesterday's elections. In the senate the Democrats were assured of 67 seats and were leading In eight other contests. The Republi cans were certain of only 14 but were leading In threo states. Last session 70 of the 98 members were Democrats, For the house side, 263 Democrats had been definitely elected compared with 64 Republicans. A continuation of the present trend would give the Democrats far more than the 321 seats they occupied ' last session. Total house membership la 43S. At least four Republican seats In the senate will be occupied next January by Democrats. Senator Hastings of Delaware, former chairman of the Republican senatorial campaign committee, was defeated by James H. Hughes, a Democrat. Prentiss M, Brown, Michigan Dem- ( Continued on Page Two) SAN FRANCISCO, Nov. 4. (JP) Danger of violence hovered over the strike-bound waterfront today, aa the creeping paralysis of shipping con tinued to spread over the country's seaboard. One peace move made late last night wss considered a hopeful sign, when the joint maritime strike com mlttee agreed to unload all perish able foodstuffs from veftsels tied up here, Union labor will do this work But counterbalancing this devel opment was a deadlock stilt In force on the question of furnishing skele ton "safety crews" for west coast ships at the docks. Assistant Secretary of Labor Ed ward F. McGrady continued to urge these crews be supplied by the un lona, to avert possibility of vlolencs should ship-owners attempt to put non-union perwwinel aboard. Council To View Routine Business Only routine businesa Is scheduled to come before the regular semi monthly meeting of the council In city hall at 7:30 tonight. The coun cil ordinarily meets on the first and third Tuesday of each month but yesterday's session waa postponed un til tonight becaUMS of the election holiday. JUDGE McMAHAN HOLDS MARION COUNTY LEAD SALEM. Not. 4. Wj Incomplete retutrns from more than two-thirds of Marlon and Linn county precincts showed circuit Judge L. B. McMahan commanding a safe lead for re-election over Walter Keyea, local attorney. The l't tabulation gave McMahan 7,778 against 6JT1, State Figures PORTLAND, Ore., Nov. 4. lAP) Ths a p. m. tabulation or the Asso elated Press for the Oregon election gave: For president 1325 precincts: . Landon ....... . 7P.623 Roosevolt 154,080 Thomas ........, 1,231 Lemko ... 12.U73 ' Aiken 648 U. S. senator 1226 precincts: Haas 2,967 Mahoney 113,057 McNary 12i',556 Rudder 1.002 Strelff - 1.703 Congressional, first district 818 of 778 precincts: Ktrkpatrlck 40,400 Mott 81,868 Congressional, socond district 309 of 400 precincts: Pierce - 83.075 Bltner 17,203 Third district 316 out of 438 pre cincts: Ekwall Si.481 Honeyman ........... 31.868 Jeffrey 8.409 Soderback . 321 Wick 201 Treasurer 1125 precincts: Burt 92.703 Holman 128,631 Swetlend -.. 5,101 Attorney general 1125 . precincts. Uobson 07,120 Hosmer 7,816 Van Winkle 113.095 . Measures: Old age amendment, 1062 precincts, yes, 80.909; no. 96,413. Advertising amendment, 023 prt clncls. yea, 47.410: no, 111,239. School district amendment, 1062 precincts, yes, 60,080; no, 108,332. Non-compulsory military training. 1062 precincts, yes, 68,128; no, 114, 408. Tait reduction amendment, 1063 precincts, yes, 45,066: no. 123.023. Bute power bill, 1052 precincts, yea, 71,182; no. 110326. Hydro-electrlo board. 923 precinct, yea, 48,451; no, 101,147. Stat bank bill, 1079 precincts, yes, 43,260; no, 130.457. MILLARD ELECTED D. A. J O RANTS PASS, Nov. 4. (APj Orval J. Millard, Republican, who de feated the Incumbent at the May primary, became a three to two Tic- tor today oyer Mayor R. S. Anderson In the reeo for district attorney of Josephine county. With two precincts missing, the Rev, W. H. Miller led two opponent for the state representative teat. Mr. Miller. Townaend Independent,, had 1,860 votes to 1,404 for Ed Hughes. Republican, and 1,665 for R. J. Wright, Democrat. BONNEVjITE"lJA TOPIC BEEKMAN ESSAY TEST PORTLAND, Not. 4. (TV-The sev enteenth annual C. C. Beekman ea say contest. opn to any boy or girl In sn accredited Oregon school, will have Bonneville dam for Its subject. The subject was selected by the Ore gon Historical society. Income Shares Maryland Fund: 11 JO. Quarterly Income 700. Bid 10.33: asked Bid l tia. asked JRIBUNE Full United -1, 1936. Inst night at Hydo Park, N. V., With him are his son. Franklin, REPUBLICAN PARTY COMEBACK IS COUGHLIN STATES -1- DETROIT, Not. 4.-(AP) The Rev. Charles E. Coughlln, commenting on the presidential election, asserted to day there was "still a possibility that his National Union for Social Justice, would make a "comoback." Coughlln said the future of tho N. U. S. J. was "the same aa the fu ture of the Republican, party, with ono difference the Republican pnrty Is bankrupt In Intelligence and enh nover mnko a comoback under Ita present organization and line of c tlon. "Rugged Individualism and Its phil osophy will never return. If the con stitution of the United tSates Is pre served, the N. U. S. J. has a chance." To Broadcast Saturday. Father Coughlln made no direct comment on his atatement at Cleve land last August that he would "quit (Continued on Page Two.) CABINET CHANGE MADE, E AT MADRID, Nov. 4. (AP) Madrid, amid the crash of heavy cannon only a few mllea outside the city and the continuous wall of air raid sirens, virtually completed today a long--pected cabinet shskeup to give the syndicalists a share In the govern ment. The government reorftanlatlon. 23nd since the fall of the monarchy In 1031, came at the most critical moment In the history of the re public. Proves of Insurgent planes circled back and lorth over tho capital. Most of the citizenry remained In doors but the planes showed no lm- (Contlnued on P-?e Two.) Roosevelt Enjoys Rest At Mothers Residence HYDE PARK, N. Y., Nov. 4. (AP) President RooseTelt, re-elected to another four-year term In the White House, rested at his mother's home todav after telegraphing Governor Alf M. Landon that he was confident "all of us Americans will now pull together for the common good." Dictated shortly before 3 a. m.. after his Republican opponent had sent congratulations, the president's messnqo anld: "I sm grateful to you for your gen erous telegram and I am confident that all of us Americans will now pull together for the common good. I send you every good wish." The governor had aald: The nation has spoken. Every Amerlcsn will accept the verdict and work for the common cause of the good of our country. That la the spirit of democracy. You have my sincere congratulations." Press Stephenson Leading Taylor For Second Legislative Choice Ralph O. Stephenson, Democrat! e candidate lb the state legislature. with 69 out of 70 precincts complete, votes. The missing precinct Apple alter the reault. County Winners Ralph Billings (R). Ashland, county commissioner, re elected. J. B. (Blln) Coleman (R). Med ford, assessor, re-elected. Cleorgo R, Carter (R), Medford, Clerk, re-elected. Ralph Sweeney (D), Medford, county treasurer. Prank J, Newman (R). Medford, district attorney. Representative; William N. Mc Allister. (R), and Ralph O. Ste phenson (D. BY 344 VOTES IN Ji With one preclnot, Applegate, miss ing out of 70 precincts In Jackson county. Senator Charles It. McNary waa leading his Democratic opponent, Willis Mahoney,' by the narrow mar gin of 844 votes In ths unofficial count. , , ; The 69 precincts glvsi For U. S. Senator: McNary 6.35 Mahoney 6,010 McNary'a lead 344 President Roosevelt carried Jackson county on ths face of unofficial re turns from 69 precincts, by a ma jority of 9448 votes. Lemke polled 158 votes. His ban ner precinct was Rogue River, where he received 111 votes. The unofficial count from the 60 precincts waa: Roosevelt ..-.-. 6.960 Landon .'a Imka I,455 Thomas 85 Aiken n Fifty-four preolnota In Jackson county glvs ths following unofficial results for other state omces: Congress Molt . Klrkpatrlck Mott'a lead . ... 6.598 ... 4,703 - 1.805 6.388 8.006 183 1.879 . 8.360 -.9.610 State treasurer Holman Burt Swetland . Holman's majority Attorney general Van Winkle Dobson .... Van Winkle's lead 1,740 Hosmer polled 630 votes for attorney general. STRIKE TIES UP SHIPS IN HARBOR AT HOUSTON HOUSTON, Tel., Nov. 4. (AV-8"1-Ing rank and file seamen, claiming theT had tied up six ships and regie- tared 400 pickets on the waterfront, announced Diana today to tie up three "and nosslblT four" more res sets. Names of the ships were not disclosed. Becretsry George A. Wilson of the Houston Labor and Trades council, locsl branch of the A. F. of L.. said the strike had not been sanctioned by the labor federation Mr. Roosevelt will remain here until tomorrow night, returning to Wash ington Friday morning. Because of the maritime strike, his plans for a vacation cruise In south ern waters probably will be held In abeyance for the present. Reports there will be several new fiu-es In tho second Roosevelt cabinet brought no official comment from White House sources, although several persona close to the president have Indicated the reports were true. This Is one of tlie Important ques tions the chief executive undoubt edly will ponder once he begins his long-planned vacation. He also has his annual message to the 76th con gress to consider and a score of Im portant appointment to mske In the lower brackets of officialdom, such as a new comptroller general, under wcrftarlee of state ana the treasury, and sa -nhestxtojr jp Itusate, . rV 100,000 " Nothing Ready for molt any teit any time are the Classified columns of this, newspaper. These ads jive quick and sat isfactory results at small cost. There Is nothing gal nod hy delay. Start something. No. 188. was leading Glenn O. Taylor by 370 gate was not expected to materially It was the closest race for a county eholoe. Stephenson showed his chief strength In ths rural precincts. The vote was: Stephenson 5,808 Taylor 6,03 In 69 precincts complete la ths county, Attorney William McAllister waa leading the legislative contest with 8,360 votes. Jamea Stevens poll ed 4,840 votes. , Ariel Burton Pomeroy, Independent oandtdate, received 1,070 votes. In 60 precincts. Attorney Frank J. Newman waa leading District Attor ney Codding by 932 Totes. The count waa: Newman - 8,821 1 Codding . 6,289 Newman's strength cams In ths rural precincts, and In this city, cod ding carried the Ashland precincts. 913 to 809. Ths 69 precincts give for other county offices: County Clerk Carter - ... 8,607 Psnkey . 8.601 Csrter's Aa&easor Ooleman Hansen lead.. , 8.094 . 8-68 Coleman's lead.. , 8,307 , 7,538 , 4,431 Walter . Sweeney's majority Commissioner Billings Jennings , , . 8.108 , 8.881 . 3.231 Billings lead , 5.680 Billings received the Isrgest vote 8,881 and scored the heaviest ma jority, 8,630. Jackson county voted overwhelm ingly agnlnat all measure, on the ballot Tuesday. Not a measure came close to pssssge. The heaviest down pour of No's was registered sgalnst the non-compulsory military training bill, and the state bank bill. A tally of the Tote on measures shows: Old sge assistance: YeJ 3.360 No 6,692 Forbid, prevent adT.: Ves 9,048 No 8.711 Tax limitation: Tea- 1,796 6.838 N0 Military training: Tea . 9.888 8,688 Taxes on tangible property: Yes 1,989 No . Power bill: Y No 6.943 . 9.948 . 6,870 Temp, adm, Yes hydro -electric: . 3.188 , 6,177 No State bank bill I Yea ... . No 14168 7,300 Caltle Win Freedom. GRANTS PASS. Nov. 4. (AP) Selma cattle won tholr freedom yes terday. The precinct voted 86 to 3 to let them run at large. Digests Editor Is Astounded by Blunder In Poll NEW YORK, Not. 4. (AP) With a chucklo In his voice, Wil fred J. Funk, editor-ln-chlef of the Literary Digest, which forecast Governor Landon'a election, said Tuesday: "I'm simply satounded at whst Is apparently a landslide for Mr. Roosevelt." The laugh, he said, was to ahow he could "take It." "It's beyond comprehension to explain away the Dlgeat poll," he saldj "I couldn't possibly do that now. That will take time and lot of pencils and paper and fig uring." The literary Dlgeat, weekly news magarlne which predicted the winner In three previous presi dential elections, last week gave Landon 879 electoral votes from 33 states to 161 from 16 states ' President Roosevelt. Gainev V t 35 ;o )0 10 h '5 3 5 5 0 5 5 5