The Lampasas Daily Leader (Lampasas, Tex.), Vol. 32, No. 101, Ed. 1 Tuesday, July 2, 1935 Page: 4 of 4
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I'LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN
GIVE ME A LUCKY
BEFORE YOU CARRY
ME. JIM. AND FOR
GOODNESS SAKE
-don't DROP ME
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LADY, HAVE NO FEAR
I'M JUST LIKE A LUCKY,
I LL NEVER LET YOU DOWN.
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The Lampasas Daily Leader
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NOBODY’S BUSINESS
(By Julian Capers Jr.)
Austin.—The political picture in
Texas has undergone swift and im-
portant cnanges during the past few
weeks.
Atty. Gen. Bill McCraw and Chair-
man E. O. Thompson of the railroad
commission, have each let it be defi-
nitely known that they are candidates
for re-election to their respective of-
fices next summer, -‘‘regardless of
who else runs for what.” Since each
had been considered a certain can-
didate for governor, in the event that
Gov. Allred opposed Sen. Sheppard
■—and since Gov. Allred has main-
tained his unbroken silence on his
plans—the action of McC^aw and
Thompson surprised some folks. But
not those who carefully observe po-
litical events in Austin.
* * *
The appointment of a brother of
the governor to an important post
with the federal securities commis-
sion regional office in Fort Worth,
is the tip-off. Folks who know how
federal appointments are distribut-
ed know that Allred was not ap-
pointed without the endorsement of
both Texas senators. They also know
that when Sen. Morris Sheppard
okayed Allred’s appointment, the as-
tute little Texas senior solon was
very certain that Gov. Allred wasn’t
going to make the race against the
senator next year. So now it seems
certain Gov. Allred will be a candi-
date to succeed himself next sum-
mer. He probably will have no seri-
ous opposition—at least there is none
in sight. Many other potential races
which hinged on what other candi-
dates would do, are off now. Mc-
Craw, Thompson, Lieut. Gov. Wal-
ter Woodul—all first termers—will
undoubtedly seek to carry out the
democratic precedent of a second
term to a faithful public servant.
* * *
With Allred out of the running,
Rep. Martin Dies, ambitious con-
gressman from the 2nd district, has
leaped into the limelight as the lead-
ing potential opponent of Sen. Shep-
pard. Dies is reported here to have
hired press agents, set up a prelim-
inary campaign organization, and he
is actively at work, despite the fact
that he has made no formal declara-
tion. Being member of the house
immigration committee, Dies has
seized upon the alien issue upon which
to pitch his campaign. He has achiev-
ed national publicity twice—once with
an article in the Saturday Evening
Post, most reactionary of republican
publications in America, whose edi-
tors are slightly cracked on the alien
issue. The Past hates democrats, will
support anybody who hates aliens,
even a democrat, like Dies. Little
known outside his own district, Dies
next stroke was a radio speech on
a network program sponsored by a
republican newspaper in Washington.
His press agents sowed down Texas
newspaper with flattering notices and
an unflattering photo in advance of
the speech.
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Dies says he would relieve the de-
pression by deporting the aliens,
leaving the jobs for American citi-
zens. His speeches have frightened
some ignorant aliens, to the extent
that the U. S. immigration office in
principal cities of Texas have felt
called upon to issue reassuring state-
ments, when floods of inquiries from
alarmed foreign-born residents, fear-
ing deportation, came to their offi-
ces. One of Dies’ precedessors as
representative from the second dis-
trict, Congressman Box, stayed ra-
ther hot on the alien question for
years, but was never able to make
use of the issue successfully as a po-
litical lever. Rep. Joe Eagle, of the
Houston district, an avowed candi-
date against Sheppard, has rather
faded out of the picture in the face
of Dies’ recent activity. Unless more
formidable opposition develops, Shep-
pard’s friends here feel that next
year’s campaign will be a cinch for
the senator.
* * *
Mr. Alfred M. Best, self-appointed
New York “rater” of insurance com-
panies, became known to Texans sev-
eral months ago when he sent his
men to Austin to tell the Texas legis-
lature it ought not to pass a law to
regulate his activities in this state.
Details of that activity were chron-
icled in this column at the time.
Now Mr. Best appears in a new role.
His divorced wife, Mrs. Myrtle Ben-
nett Best, was found dead in the
home of her first husband, John Can-
delmo, gangster and ex-convict, a
few days after Best divorced her.
Best told authorities in New York
he financed Candelmo’s defense on a
murder charge in Rhode Island, and
later married Candelmo’s wife. When
Jandelmo finished a prison term on
mother charge, Mrs. Best went back
bo live with him. Best divorced her.
Neither Best nor Candelmo was able
to throw any light when questioned
on the woman’s death, which au-
thorities thought was suicide. The
incident, read eagerly in Austin by
those who remember the lobbying ac-
tivities of Best’s organization last
ssesion, hasn’t weakened the senti-
ment here for a law to curb Best’s
activity in Texas. It probably will
come up again at a future session.
* * *
Veterans who hitched their adjust-
ed compensation wagon to the star
of inflationists might have been hold-
ing saleable government bonds for
their bonus certificates today, if they
had stayed with a friend and true
friend, instead of following a new
Moses at this session of congress.
Sen. Tom Connally obtained approv-
al by the senate finance committee
>f a bill to issue government bonds,
and to reduce the interest rate on
;eans against bonus certificates to 2
per cent. He declared the president
would have approved the bill, and he
aught to know, being one of the clos-
?st members of the senate to the
White House. But vet leaders Sub-
stituted the inflation bill on the floor
if the senate and it was vetoed and
;he veto sustained. No further ac-
;ion on the compensation is antici-
aated at this session of congress.
ROOSEVELT LOSES FIGHT
ON HOLDING FIRMS
WASHINGTON, July 1.—A stun-
ning defeat by his big house demo-
cratic majority today spurred Prse-
ident Roosevelt to renewed efforts to
write a legislative “death sentence”
for unnecessary utility holding com-
panies.
Immediately after the 216 to 146
house vote smashing down this cher-
ished new deal objective, Mr. Roose-
velt conferred with Representative
Rankin (D-Miss.), who then rushed
ure would be brought into line with
Mr. Roosevelt’s wishes or “dead-
locked.” The White House had no
immediate comment.
The stunning measure of Mr.
Roosevelt’s house defeat ranked it
MANY CITIES BAN
FIRECRACKERS TO KEEP
FOURTH SAFE AND SANE
CHICAGO, 111., July 1.—Police au-
thorities of the nation were on the
with the earlier house vote to over- ' alert Monday im a campaign to re-
ride his cash bonus veto. j duce the annual death list from cele-
The floor and galleries were tense bration of the glorious Fourth,
when the voting was reached today. ! Strict enforcement of antifireworks
Representative Eicher (D-Iowa) of- ordinances was the keynote of determ-
fered his amendment to substitute the ined safety drives in fifteen of the
senate’s “death sentence” for the country’s largest cities, hundreds of
house interstate commerce commit- j smaller ones and throughout the Dis-
tee’s regulation of holding companies. ! trict of Columbia, Michigan, Massa-
Announcement of the tally was J chusetts, Connecticut, Vermont, In-
back to the capitol to try to rebuild j hailed by applause and cheers from j diana, Ohio and Arkansas,
the party’s line which crumbled to- j those who won over the administra- j New York, Chicago, Cleveland, New
day. I tion. No record was taken of those j Orleans, Atlanta, Milwaukee, Phila-
Outwardly, [Mr. Roosevelt’s only ! voting on one side or the other. But j delphia, Pittsburgh, Columbus, Ohio;
some of the leaders were observed to j Baltimore, Birmingham, Ala.; Wilm-
split on the “death sentence” issue ington, Del.; Albany and Richmond
as they went forward to be counted.
Speaker Byrns voted on Mr. Roose-
velt’s side. But Representative Ro-
land (D-Pa.), the democratic whip,
voted against the president’s ‘de-
mands. Among democratic leaders
who voted for the “death sentence”
TO OUR READERS
* The Leader is always glad to
* print news items, letters and oth-
* er news of interest contributed
* by our friends and readers, but
* the name of the sender must al-
* ways be given, not for publica-
* tion, but in order that we may
* know who sent it. Please re-
* member this, and when sending
* us any kind of news, just put
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comment, through a secretary, was
an expression of hope that the “death
sentence” bill would win on a final
vote tomorrow. At that time a mo-
tion will be made to substitute the
senate abolition bill for the house reg-
ulatory plan and a roll call will be
taken as was not the case today.
But despite Rankin’s “confidence”
of ultimate victory and intimations
Mr. Roosevelt may issue a statement
seekng to r^lly his shattered forces,
leaders looked for little change in
the line-up. They estimated that
“putting on the heat” for three weeks
added barely a handful of democratic
votes to the 127 originally polled as
favoring the “death sentence.”
The 216 to 146 division today was
in a chamber where republicans are
were among the larger cities either
banning sale of ammunition for the
day or limiting it to small crackers
or to use in a specified time. In
many places the prohibition regula-
tions were in force for the first time.
Hundreds of civic organizations
were Chairman Doughton (D-NC) of i took up the cause of safety and join-
the ways and means committee, i ed authorities in urging greater care
Chairman Jones (D-Texas) of the I to avoid automobile accidents—which
agriculture committee and Chairman | annually reach their peak at this
Rayburn (D-Texas) of the interstate 1 holiday—and drownings.
commerce committee. j The twenty-eighth year since ini-
Most republicans voted against ! tiation of safe and sane Fourth cam-
abolition. . j paigns by the late James Keeley,
While the republicans were openly j Chicago editor, found his plea em-
pleased wth results of the heated in- j braced by one of its largest groups
tra-democraticj; squabble, they were ' of individuals, authorities and news-
out to qualify the utility measure ' papei*s. Safety workers here said
Mrs. J. F. White and daughter,
Miss Cynthia, spent the past week
md in Temple.
outnumbered more than three to one.
It was taken in an atmosphere j even further. When the bill comes i their hope is that continuation of a
made electric by an intense cloakroom j to a final vote there will be a repub- downward casualty trend, noted since
campaign, exceptional bitterness in lican motion to send it back to com- j 1931 when holiday deaths reached a
debate, charges of lobbying hurled-tmittee for extraction of other teeth | peak of 483, will be maintained.
besides the “death sentence.” -
Every copy of The Lampasas
Leader mailed with a wrong address
is returned to us by Uncle Sam at
the rate of 2c each. During the
course of a few months time this
runs into money, and we are request-
ing our readers to immediately notify
us by postal card of any change in
their address. If you know address
will be changed a week before hand,
write us then. It will prevent you
from missing a copy of the paper
and will save us 2c for each copy w*
send to the wrong address.
Please! (wtf)
Elkays White Shoe Cleaner and
Polish for any kind White Shoes, 25c
it Mackey’s and Lion Drug Store, (d)
C. A. Northington spent the week
;nd in Temple.
The B. A. U. will hold its business
and social meeting at the home of
Mrs. Walter Smith, this evening at
5 o’clock. All members are urged
:o be present.
Fresh Cherries, per pound 30c.—
Tom & John Grocery. (d)
against both the White House and
utility interests and open warnings
that democrats crossing President
Roosevelt’s wishes would be called to
account at the polls.
The utility bill, after a final bal-
lot tomorrow, must go to conference
with the senate. The issue there will
be whether the senate and Roosevelt-
approved provision to abolish all “un-
necessary” holding companies by 1942 i likely to be overlooked,
should stand—it was this provision j member this.
the house defeated today—or wheth- | -
er the house language leaving aboli- ! Age and her little brother will al-
tion discretionary with the securities ways tell on a girl,
commission should prevail. ---
Senator Wheeler (D-Mont.), who; We have extra nice watermelons,
will head the senate conferees, said ; ice cold.—Lampasas Ice & Produce
after the house vote that the meas- . Company. (d)
Willard’s Tablets for Stomach Dis-
tress, $1.00 and $5.00 at Mackey’s
and Lion Drug Store. (d)
YE COPY WRITERS!
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the paper, otherwise a part of it is
PLEASE re-
F. W. Hensel, pi’ofessor at A. & M.
college, was a guest here for a short
while Sunday in the home of Mr. and
Mrs. Fred Wolf.
Thompson Seedless Grapes, per
pound 18c.—Tom & John Gro. (d)
Miss Bess Northington, who is at-
tending summer school in Austin,
spent the week end here.
The /bashful lover is always in
hot water while trying to break the
ice.
A weak-minded man is usually the
most head-strong.
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Nowadays women don’t
£ have to make up their
j; minds. They just make up
*!; their faces and let it go at
jfc that.
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j* Why should they? The
Lampasas Leader ads have
£ bargains enough to make'
;t* up their minds for them!
f LAMPASAS LEADER
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IT’S THE TOBACCO THAT COUNTS
There are no finer tobaccos than those used in Luckies
Copyright 1935, The Amerloan
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