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The Lampasas Leader
Published Every Friday
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Herbert J. Abney, Publisher
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SAN FRANCISCO PARALYZED
AS STRIKE SEIZE SPREADS
PRESTON SNEED INJUR-
IES FATAL
VICTORIA, July 15.—Death came
today to Preston Sneed, 39, veteran
Dallas newspaper man who was in-
jured yesterday with John Pundt of
Dallas, candidate for railroad com-
missioner, and Eugene B. Smith of
.Austin when a tire blowout caused
wfcheir automobile to overturn and burn
near Victoria.
-Sneed’s legs were crushed, he suf-
fered internal injuries and was bad-
ly cut and bruised. A blood ‘trans-
fusion and injections of adrenalin
failed in the desperate attempts of
physicians to save his life.
Pundt, who was hurled 60 feet
when the machine somersaulted three
times, suffered a punctured lung, sev-
eral fractured ribs and also was cut
and bruised.
Pundt remained in a serious condi-
tion today and hospital officials re-
fused to permit word of Sneed’s death
to be conveyed to him. Doctors here
said Pundt would be confined to his
bed for some time and kept close
watch over him. Only Pundt’s wife
and a brother, Luckett Pundt, were
allowed to see the injui'ed man.
Sneed’s body was taken to Dallas
in a plane piloted by Herb Kindred,
veteran flier and close friend of Sneed.
Mrs. Sneed accompanied the body.
Smith was badly burned as he
heroically fought to release the un-
conscious Sneed from the wreckage,
as the car burst into flames.
Sneed was publicity director of
Pundt's campaign and Smith, cam-
paign manager. Pundt had just com-
pleted an address at Victoria and the
three were hurrying to Refugio for
another speaking engagement when
the accident occurred.
His wife came here by plane from
Dallas as soon as advised of the mis-
hap and was at Sneed’s bedside when
he died early today. Sneed had spent
most of his life in Dallas, worked for
several years on the Dallas News
£tnd Journal reportorial staff and for
several years was manager of Dallas
airports, with headquarters at Love
Field. The body will be sent to Dal-
las for funeral services there prob-
ably Monday.
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., July 15.
—Labor’s biggest strik, the general
strike, began to swing down upon
the 1,300,000 residents of San Fran-
cisco's metropolitan area Sunday, ac-
companied by vandalism and violence.
The heavy tramp of 2,000 national
’guardsmen sounded omniously. Shelves
of grocery stores gaped in the face
of a goods shortage that grm
hour. Fresh meat was lacking. Doz-
ens of restaurants closed.
The city was in virtual seige.
Paralyzing effects of the general
strike hit every home in the bay dis-
trict though the walkout is not sched-
uled to begin until Monday morning.
Sixty thousand union men in San
Francisco joined 45,000 workmen in
Oakland in the desperate maneuver,
designed to help 27,000 Pacific Coast
longshoremen and marine "workers,
idle two months in a demand for
changed working conditions.
A dock guard, Robert Pearson, 25,
fell under the slashing bayonet of
one of the national guardsmen rush-
ed to San Francisco two weeks ago
after two men were killed in fight-
ing between police and pickets seek-
ing to prevent the movements of
ship’s cargoes through the use of
nonunion labor. A sentry said Pear-
son attempted to seize his bayonet.
His injuries are not serious.
Hoodlums smashed the windows of
Oakland food stores. Police patrol
cars sirened through the streets to
answer riot calls.
San Francisco officials declaring the
situation worse in effect than the 1906
fire and earthquake, swoz'e in the
first 150 of 500 emergency policemen.
The 4,800 employes of the Market
railway struck early Sunday. Muni-
cipal car lines expected to end their
service Monday. Taxicabs were held
in their garages. Private motor cars
lacked gasoline.
The situation was unprecedented in
American history except for an arbor-
tive general strike in Seattle in 1919,
which collapsed in a few days under
its own weight.
There was nowhere to go except to
the movies and they were under or-
ders to close after Sunday night. Few
persons left the city for the week end,
fearing they would be unable to re-
turn. Railroads, busses and ferries
kept running but there was no cer-
tainty the latter would continue.
How the people would be fed was
the uppermost question in the public
mind. The executive body of the San
Francisco general strike committee de-
creed for the time being that milk
and bread supplies should keep mov-
ing and that hospitals should have
fresh meat also.
City officials discussed the advisi-
bility of setting up a central food
depot to distribute necessities to all.
Union leaders denied a report that
the striking unions would move food
into the city only for the members
of their families.
Officers of the Electrical Workers
Union said light and power circuits
would be maintained and the Public
Gas and Electric Company said its
service would not be interrupted.
New riot equipment was issued to
the mounted police. Horses were
equipped with special goggles. Mount-
ed officers were given gas equipment,
long range firearms and new type
protective helmets.
Besides the 2,000 guardsmen on
waterfront duty here the 4,000 others
ney of Williamson county, but also of the California militia were under
answered queries on this issue from | instructions to be ready for instant
numerous election officials and others | service.
NEGROES BARRED FROM
DEMOCRATIC PRIMARY
DALLAS, July 12.—Negroes are
not entitled to vote in coming demo-
cratic primaries, according to an
opinion handed down by Attorney
General James V. Allred here today.
Allred said the opinion was ad-
dressed to D. B. Wood, county attor-
a
over the state.
The attorney general’s decision, was
■foased upon a resolution adopted at
the state convention of the democratic
party in Houston, May 24, 1932, read-
ing as follows:
“Be it resolved that all white citi-
zens of the state of Texas who. are
qualified to vote under the constitu-
tion and laws of the state shall be
eligible to membership in the demo-
cratic party and as such be entitled
to participate in its deliberations.”
This resolution in effect limited the
right to participate in democratic
party primaries to whites, and con-
sequently excluded negroes.
^ne attorney general’s opinion re-
viewed various decisions of the United
•States supreme court, including the
five or four decision in the case of
Mixon vs. Condon, written by Justice
••Cardoza in May, 1932, just before
passage of the resolution jby (the
(party in state convention.
■In the Nixon case the supreme
court Ixtdd that the democratic state
executive committee was without au-
thority to bar negroes but said:
“Whether a political party in Tex-
as has inherent power today without
restraint by any law to determine its
own membership, we are not requir-
ed at this time to affirm or to deny.”
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Nash and son,
Mark, Jr., left Saturday for Burnet,
where they will make their home.
They were accompanied by Misses
Margaret Quaid and Virginia Nash,
Who will visit a short time before re-
turning to their respective homes in
gSlpaso and Chicago.
In the San Francisco Presidio were
800 seasoned soldiers of the regular
army, but officers there said they
had received no call as yet and ex-
pected none.
In portland, Hugh S. Johnson, NRA
administrator, pleaded for settlement
of i the Pacific Coast Longshoremen’s
and Marine Workers strike, the issue
precipitating the general walkout
here. Johnson said he would come
here to study the matter.
“Why this situation should last
twenty-four hours longer is beyond
my comprehension,” Johnson said.
“Strikes are a necessary evil, but like
wars they never get anything for
anybody—unless it is bloodshed and
black eyes.”
The extensive paralysis wrought
thus far by the metropolitan area was
the result of walkouts by only a frac-
tion of the union strength of the
area. As nearly as could be comput-
ed, the numerical aspects of the
strike were as follows:
On strike in Pacific Coast' ports,
27,900 longshoremen and members of
maritime unions.
On strike in San Francisco, Oak-
land, Almeda, Berkeley and adjacent
smaller municipalities, 22,300 sympa-
thetic workers and 8,000 longshore-
men and marine workers.
Under pledge to strike in San Fran-
cisco, 11,200 plus the memberships of
sixteen unions for which there were
no estimates.
Pledged to strike in the East Bay
area Tuesday, 32,000.
Considering strike action in Contra
Costa county, adjoining the East Bay
cities, 9,000.
This accounted for a total of 82,-
Unofficial Democratic Ballot
AM A DEMOCRAT, AND PLEDGE MYSELF TO SUPPORT THE NOMINEES OF THIS PRIMARY.
For United States Senator:
TOM CONNALLY,
of Falls County.
JOSEPH W. BAILEY, Jr.
of Dallas County.
GUY B. FISHER,
of San Augustine County.
For Governor:
MAUREY HUGHES,
of Dallas County.
TOM F. HUNTER,
of Wichita County.
EDGAR WITT,
of McLennan County.
EDWARD K. RUSSELL,
of Red River County.
CLINT SMALL
, of Potter County.
c. c. McDonald,
of Wichita County.
JAMES V. ALLRED,
of Wichita County.
For Lieutenant Governor:
J. P. ROGERS,
of Harris County.
JOHN HORNSBY,
of Travis County.
JOE MOORE,
, of Hunt County.
R. M. JOHNSON,
of Anderson County.
BEN F. BERKLEY,
of Brewster County.
WALTER F. WOODUL,
of Harris County.
For Attorney General:
WALTER WOODWARD,
of Coleman County.
CLYDE E. SMITH, /
of Tyler County.
WILLIAM McCRAW,
of Dallas County.
For State Comptroller of Public
Accounts:
MANLEY H. CLARY,
of Tarrant County.
J. J. (Jack) PATTERSON,
of Dallas County.
DOLPH B. TILLISON,
of Henderson County.
GEORGE H. SHEPPARD,
of Nolan County.
For State Treasurer:
KAY GRIFFIN,
of Tarrant County.
GEORGE B. TERRELL,
of Dallas County.
DENNIS B. WALLER,
of Trinity County.
CHARLIE LOCKHART,
of Travis County.
For State Superintendent of
Public Instruction:
L. A. WOODS,
of Travis County.
For Commissioner of Agricul-
ture:
FRED W- DAVIS,
of Travis County.
j. e. McDonald,
of. Ellis County.
K. TERRELL,
of Floyd County.
C. C. CONLEY,
of Willacy County.
For Commissioner of the Gen-
eral Land Office:
WALTER E. JONES,
of Gregg County.
J. H. WALKER,'
of Hill! County.
For State
sicner:
Railroad Cominis-
W. GREGORY HATCHER,
ox. Dallas County.
LON A. .SMITH*
of,Travis County.
JOHN PUNDT,
of Dallas County.
H. O. JOHNSON,
of Harris County.
JAMES Li McNEES,
of Dallas County.
For Associate Justice
Supreme Court:
of the
H. S. LATTIMORE,
of Tarrant County.
JAMES W. McCLENDON,
of' Travis County.
JOHN H. SHARP,
of Ellis County.
For Judge of the Court of
Criminal Appeals:
W. C. MORROW,
of Hill County.
For Associate Justice of Court of
Civil Appeals, 3rd Supreme
District:
MALLORY B. BLAIR,
of Bell County.
For Congress, 21st District:
CHARLES L. SOUTH,
of Coleman County.
E. E. (Pat) MURPHY,
of Toift Green County.
CARL RUNGE, ,
of Mason County.
CULBERSON DEAL,
of Tom Green County.
For Representative, 93rd Dist.:
W. V. DEAN,
of San Saba County.
W. H. ADKINS,
of McCulloch County.
For District Attorney, 27th
District:
HENRY TAYLOR,
of Bell County.
JIM K. EVETTS,
of Bell County.
For District Clerk:
S. A. WORD.
For County Judge:
J. C. ABNEY.
J. TOM HIGGINS.
For County Attorney:
JEROME J. BYRNE.
J. SYLVESTER LEWIS.
For County Clerk:
D. N. CORNETT.
For Sheriff, Tax Assessor and
CoFector:
J. BARNEY PRESTON.
FRED MASON.
R. E. POOLE.
A. R. HARVEY.
JOHN B. DAVIS.
For County Treasurer:
MRS. JOHN B. TAYLOR.
MRS. HARRY EASTERS.
For County Surveyor:
DAN W. TAYLOR, Jr.
For Public Weigher, Lampasas:
R. E. LANDRUM.
For County Commissioner, Pre-
cinct No. 1:
AARON (Pete) CUMMINS.
I. N. HART.
HOSEA BAILEY.
For Justice of the Peace, Pre-
cinct No. 1:
M. W. HOWARD.
For Constable, Precinct No. 1:
L. C. KENDRICK.
For County Chairman Democrat-
ic Executive Committee:
H. F. LEWIS.
(NOTE:—The only change in the above ballot,; to bevvoted July 28th by Lampasas County voters, will
be in the names of precinct officers which will be carried on the ballot.)
W.2
530 in the bay area. The rest of the
100,000 union workers were schedul-
ed either to remain on their jobs un-
der emergency classifications or to
take strike votes later.
TO THE PEOPLE OF
LAMPASAS COUNT’S
I want you folks to know that I am
depending on you to help me between
now and election day and am trust-
ing in you for your votes July 28.
To those of you that I have not
given cards, let me say that I have
one for you and hope to have an
oppoi’tunity to hand it to you soon.
Yours truly,
(d-w) Jno. B. Davis.
NAVY TO ADD 5500 MEN
AND 19 NEW SHIPS
WASHINGTON, July 13.—Looking
toward treaty strength by 1942, the
navy has adopted a plan calling for
5500 more enlisted men and the lay-
ing down of 19 new ships ,in the fiscal
year ending June 30, 1936.
This “operating force” plan would
number will take care of obsolescence j while many of the auxiliary vessels,
and provide necessary replacements j such as repaid, store, transport and
even of battleships. The cost is es-j hospital ships, operate constantly on
timated at around $95,000,000 a year, j a virtual wartime basis and must be
Gradually, this goal is being ap- j even closer to full strength.”
preached. Thirty-two ships were.j .;Among the actual fighting vessels,
started the past fiscal year and 24 j the only numerical increase in ships
will be laid down this year. | designed for operation in 1936 is the
The program depends, of cozirse, j ud,dition of one heavy cruiser to the
on what money congress provides. I 15 covered by the 1935 operating
Budget estimates of the cost of the; force plan. In destroyers and sub-
1936 program have not been pre*- • fiiarines a decrease is expected, with
pared.
Officials figure, though, that a sub-
marine would cost at least $3,600;000,
a heavy destroyer $3,775,000 and a
light destroyer $3,400,000. On this
basis the 19 new fighting craft would
cost about $65,000,000.
Compared with the present man
old ships retired in larger number
than new ones are completed.
PLOT TO BLAST BANK FOILED
SOUTH ST. PAUL, Minn., July 14.
—A bandit swathed in bandages fail-
ed in an effort to rob the Stockyards
power, which is said to be 81 per bank Friday.
cent of “complement,” an ' enlisted j Ht threatened to blow up the bank
personnel of 88,00 would raise thej unless given $7,000.
strength to a little more than 86 per police approached
the rest of the nitroglycerin—On o
of my feet I have another switc
One stamp of my foot and it is a
off—One shot from anyone—will b
more than plenty to set off the nitr
glycerin—There will be nothing mo
than a hole in the ground where th
the building is standing.
“So I place my life in your hand
and the lives of all the rest of yo
My life is not worth anything an
I’m going to get $7,000 or die. B
then all of you will go with me.
Kohl read the letter, asked the ma
to “wait a minute,” walked to a tel
phone operator and, with his bac
to the man, told her to call polic
When he turned around, the man wa
disappearing through a door.
cent.
For an hour the man strolled in
front of the bank.
His entire head was bandaged, leav-
ing only slits to see through. His
hands were bandaged to the finger
The plan is to keep battleships at
85 per cent, along with aircraft car-
riers, cruisers, minelayers and fleet
aircraft.
“With personnel below 85 per cent tips,
of complement,” one authority said,1 When’he entered, he walked to the
give the navy 88,000 men, as com- “many of the defensive and offensive desk of Vice President John C. Kohl
pared with 82,500 during the present weapons of these ships would be im- and handed him a folded paper. Kohl
year. The new ships would include paired. We consider 86 per cent the read it.,
12 destroyers of 1500 tons each, two absolute danger mark. If they have! “I’ve got four quarts of glycerin on
heavy destroyers and five submarines, to go below that, probably they will myself,” the note stated. “It’s con-
A high navy official said the build- be tied up. \ netted with a battery in my pocket—
ing program is being pointed toward “The lighter forces, including de- in one sleeve is a bottle of nitro-
a future plan of laying down around stroyers and submarines, must be al- glycerin. If my arms are lowered,
Mrs. D. T. Briggs Jr., Mr. an
Mrs. Dave Bashline and daughte
He fled when Dolores of Akron, Ohio, and Mis
Sydny Smith, also of Akron, hav
returned from Sandy where the
spent a short while in the home o
their mother, Mrs. Mary T. Smit
They will spend a short time her
in the home of Mr. and Mrs. Brigg
and Mr. and Mrs. G. L. Biggs befor
returning to Ohio.
Misses Anne May and Glen Do
Earnest of Phoenix, Ariz., and E
Earnest of Long Beach, Calif., lef
Sunday after a visit in the home o
their mother, Mrs. J. W. Earnest
They were accompanied as far as Sa
Antonio by Mrs. Earnest and Mis
15 ships, regularly each year. • This m0st fully maimed to be efficient, it will drop to the floor and set off < Virginia Donovan.
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