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Show i LEHI FREE PRESS. LEHI. UTAH NATIONAL AFFAIRS 'Sweet Smelling9 Sam Houston Jones n Faces Task in Louisiana Debt-Ridde- by Western Nippr a mild-manner- Next enu , -- s v; i ? ! ca-Tee- r, if 7 cocky Huey Long will probably turn over in his grave. Good or bad, Louisiana's new administration will at least be differ-enThe young lawyer is named Sam Houston Jones, because Sam Houston is quite a hero out near the Texas line. The night Sam Jones ' beat Huey's young brother Earl in a bitter runoff primary, he kept a New Orleans victory celebration waiting. ; JThey found him praying in a Meth-- , dist church, the sort of thing you'd have expected from a medieval cru-;- ; rf One of the most of a politdeflations extraordinary e Washington ical idol that obFervers can remember is being reflected in New Dealers' estimate of Frank Murphy, now a justice of thp Sunreme court, before that at torney general, and practically national fit'ure while governor Michigan, because of his attituae n strikes m about the automobile plants. In 1938 Murphy was at the top of his popularity curve with New Deal ers. His oeieai, uy a Republican, for as governor was one cf the bitterest blows the New Dealers to take. Their I had wails about Murphy I H $ and Michigan were t much worse, for example, than about WASHINGTON- .; , , V L Y- - - V I i : . "V 't ' I I 1 I JI I J I I I i f ' 1 j f j Not a Bad Idea. There are those who vow Louisi- ana needs a crusader. Some people also call Sam Jones the David who slew a modern Goliath, but 233,384 - . ; y . t,-- e : liA - f KA " , . 4 , ". I, I ri Frank Murphy - v libel-pro- graft-guilt- - -- $200,-000,00- i So You Want to Be a Model? New York Tells What It Takes NEW free-lanc- free-lanc- e er "all-Americ- two-piec- V 4 I " i-f- 1 - r Republican or Pennsylvania, of a the It was a menacing arrow -) : free-lanc- ft f election G. O. P. executive in Oregon. e, !W' X W - the GOVERNOR DESIGNATE Sam Jones, rated one of Louisiana's best orators, strikes a campaign pose. When Earl Long accused him of being "sweet smelling," Jones' men bought out the dime store perfume counters ami thus created a campaign symbol. I am, and none in Louisiana." don't know how to handle this power Still rising, he got elected United which I've given them." States senator but still controlled a Huey was prophetic, but not until puppet governor and legislature last summer did a crusading newsback home. In the national spot- paper editor catch up with the Long light he became America's No. 1 crowd. The editor was old Jim buffoon and demagogue, filibustering Crown of the New Orleans States, in the senate, threatening to stop whose photographer hid behind a federal money from entering Louisi- bush to get evidence of ana, calling the President of the graft. The picture showed a state United States a liar. university truck being used to haul Predicted Machine's Downfall. supplies for the new house of a And then they "got" the Kingfish Long henchman. shot him to death in the To Jim Crown's exploit can be Baton Rouge statehouse which sym- traced the 200 odd indictments that bolized his stranglehold over Lou- followed; the resignation of Gov. isiana. He knew it was coming, and Richard Lecbe and the ascendency he also knew the Long machine of Earl Long; the flight of y couldn't last after his death. Of Dr. James Monroe Smith, his lieutenants he said: "Half of president of the state university who them will be in jail after I die. They has since been convicted; the suicides of three henchmen; the frightened countenances of countless small fry politicians whose comeuppance now rests in Sam Jones' hands. r""-::V-- i Faces Difficult Task. After Mr. Jones left his prayer meeting in New Orleans on victory night, he told the crowd: "I promised to restore honesty and decency in Louisiana government, and anybody who knows Sam Jones knows that he keeps his word." Governor Jones was speaking boldly, for tax reformers have pointed out the precarious condition of state finances. Twelve years of the Long machine have boosted the bonded debt from $12,000,000 to ' Louisianians pay the highest auto license fee in the country and one of the highest gasoline taxes. They are burdened with sales tax tokens and some 25 other new taxes which Huey and his followers used to "soak the rich and share in nmmi' Minium inn in su,mm.iCiiJW'dilti V.tovvotoiioWfA..i the wealth." RETIRING GOVERNOR Earl Long (left) once summoned his forBut the ledger is not entirely red, Huey Long had done something "rubber stamp" legislature this uay. Last time it didn't uork. The else for Louisiana besides providing solons stayed home folk lore for generations to come. The magnificent state university, the statehouse, good roads and free bridges are assets which partly offset the huge debt. Vows to 'Cleanse' State. Sam Jones knows all this but it YORK. Young ladies: her income will usually range from makes him no less critical of the machine. He insists that dicyou're between 19 and $50 to $150 a week, but nat for many Long tatorial laws must be abolished, that 23 with a just-s- o figure and the years. courts must be placed above reSome Are Manikins. knack of posing before a camand that schools must be reThe other classification is the proach, vitalized. Says he: "A new day has era without appearing to do so, fashion manikin who prefers a small dawned after a long night with foul you may have the makings of but steady income modeling dresses things happening in the dark." in retail stores. Her figure is apt a model. e than the modThe glamour profession which to bebutbetter her face will be less "photo- Census Grows el, Complex has attracted hundreds of small genic." town girls to New York isn't what As Nation Gets Older Even the it's cracked up to be, say advertis- models ore commonly photographic WASHINGTON. Census divided into taking ing men and photographers, but if a several classes. The fashion model was a simple job in the days of she is a break. may get girl good is the "glamour girl" who seldom Washington, Adams and Madison. Models fall roughly in two classes. smiles, is a little too thin and can The first census, taken during who sells her wear clothes with indifference. AnFirst, the administration in 1790, Washington's wares at an average rate of $5 per other type is the the "names of heads only required girl" hour and prefers to depend on one- who is deliciously pretty and viva- of free white males of families; time calls. She is the girl seen on cious, who smiles over her cooling 16 years and up; free white males billboards, in magazine ads and drink from the billboard or frowns under 16; free white females; all If she is successful over a headache. newspapers. other persons; slaves." They Need AH Types. It wasn't until 1850 that persons U. S. Drafts Mars Men Another type is the older, more more than 15 years old were first mature models who pin diapers on to give their "profession, To Fight Forest Fires babies, pose as happy newlyweds required ' or trade." At the same WASHINGTON.- -If a see occupation and greet their husbands at night. you strange figure parachuting into one Still a fourth is the character model, time a question wt.s included on of our national forests this summer, ranging from small youngsters to the value of real estate owned. It won't necessarily be a man from spinsters. In I860 was added a question on Mars. More likely it's a "smoke The average model in New York the value of personal estates. The jumper," one of Uncle Sam's new is 23 years old. Her measurements question regarding the number of lorest fire fighters being placed into will be: height, 5 feet, 7 inches; months a person has been employed service this year, bust, 34 j waist, 25; hips, 35, and during the year was first asked in The "fire jumpers" wear a spe- shoe size, 5A. Another type, the 1830. In 1890 the census bureau e cial suit of strong duck, "cute" model, has a bust measure- became concerned about people with trousers reaching high above ment of 32; waist, 23; hips, 34, and "suffering from acute or chronic the natural waistline. size 3ViA shoe. disease." cock-sur- if r sweep in Ohio and Louisianians who voted for him were probably just as much against the Long machine as they were for Sam yones. r Nevertheless he is the blood 6ymbol of a protest against the most amazing political machine America has ever seen. It dates back to 1915 when Huey Long was bandljng compensation cases for Louisiana lumber mill workers. The Idea was something like this: Give everything to the poor at a cost of nothing to them, that is, share the (wealth. But to accomplish this you reed a kingdom, and to h 1 with tha expense. Ilaey 'Upheld' the People. In retrospect, now that only the memory remains, Louisianians are recalling Huey s career. They re- rnember how he "upheld the rights bf the people" as state railroad com- missioner ; how he was licked for the governorship in 1924 but came back tp win in 1928; how through shrewd political maneuvering he became Louisiana's lord and master. Huey provided free school books. He packed the courts, attacked the cor- porations and built roads like the state had never seen before. And he could boast: becoming "'There are not many people in the United States who are smarter than flesh-and- f J- f - S J1 ts;& I' y . , i ('; - old-tim- i cader. CHERIE NICHOLAS W ed young lawyer from near the JTexas border will take charge of Louisiana's monumental state capitol. From its cavernous halls will scatter the ghosts of j 12 Long years. '', Out front, in the hero's tomb they built after an assassin's bullet cut short his riotous Accessories g Frank Murphy losing out Dealers. Washing uith ton hears . . . Presidential decisive primaries never a factor. Union.) LA. BATON 14ROUGE, Eye-Catchin- Dv RewitveJ by CARTER FIELD By ORRIN IIARTMAN Btow With 0. point- ing the return of reactionaryism, etc. When Murphy was made attorney general, there was rejoicing among the New Dealers, and bitter comments from the "Tories" about "lame duck appointments." New Dealers Irritated. But the moment Murphy took his first action in the department of justice there was a perceptible movement away from him by the New Dealers. Irritation of the New Dealers with Murphy speedily became manifest in his conferences with newspaper of the men. The most writers, those in closest sympathy with Corcoran, Cohen and Jackson, began to attempt to prick the air of righteousness with which Murphy always surrounded himself on such occasions. inTo listen to the siders now, Murphy had no choice about taking the Supreme court justiceship. It was that or get out, say those close to the White House way from suits to accesthe new fashions are flattering and prettifying. "Never saw you look so well, you are getting younger looking and prettier every day," that's the sweet music you will be hearing when you go stepping in the new spring outfit. Frilly lacy blouses, frothy white lingerie touches that give the feminine touch never fail to call forth compliments for the wearer, likewise the flowery bonnets toques and the ribbon-tie- d (so new this season) and the bags and the gloves and the jewelry that are so high-colbright this season, not forgetting to mention the gadget frivolities that will adorn your jacket lapel. They all spell youth and flattery for the fashion-arraye- d during the coming spring and sumthe ALLsories left-mind- self-admitt- mer. The new suits especially are designed with an eye for costume allure. Soft styling with beguiling dressmaker touches keynote the entire current suit program. Having acquired a suit that "does something for you" (the new suits do just that) the next move is to plunge into a wild orgy of accessory shopping. Stop at nothing in the way of high color and daring motif for fashion bids you to glamorize the picg ture with a witchery of furbelows and janisaries. But it looks as if Murphy has been losing out with other elements, while gaining no new friends. Presidential Primaries. In the early days of the Progressive movement, back in the days when Robert M. La Follette, father of the present senator, was the hero of many forward looking citizens, and in the days leading up to the nomination of Woodrow Wilson by heart-smashin- gadgets. the Democrats, considerable importance was attached to the idea of letting the voters decide as many important questions as possible. Nearly every Progressive, whether he were Democrat, Republican, or Socialist, for example, believed in the initiative, referendum and recall. The Progressives believed in the direct election of senators, instead of by the old plan laid down in the Constitution for their election by legislatures. Most of all, they believed in the nomination of candidates for President by preferential presidential primaries. As a young and enthusiastic Progressive, a junior member of the staff of the "Baltimore Sun," the writer talked to many of the then political leaders of the Democratic party, and to veteran political writers from most of the great news- more convention Note the spring costumes pictured. They were selected for illustration from among hundreds of stunning fashions shown by the Style Creators of Chicago at a recent pre-vu- e which dramatized the new modes up to the 'nth degree of allure. The jacketed shown to the right verifies the style message that tucks have become a hobby with designers. Even the new fabric or felt hats have subscribed to the present vogue for tucks. Very new and smart is the allover-tucke- d dress and many frocks have fine tucked yokes and sleeves. You will see handbags that suit-costu- Gypsy Influence in 1912, the one that nominated Woodrow Wilson after William Jennings Bryan jumped his own primary instruc- lions iui viiauip vicim cuiu luineu the tide to Wilson. Easy to Muddy Waters. It ought to have been clear to us how easy it would be to muddy the waters, never better illustrated than in both the Democratic and Republican parties this year, 28 years later. But even in that year it so happens that . Wilson, who won the nomination, lost most if not all of the primaries in which he faced Champ Clark, and Hiram Johnson nominaWilsons tion was made possible only by the switch of delegates elected to vote for Clark to him. Four years after Bryan jumped his state's primary instructions, Charles E. Hughes was nominated by the Republicans without manifesting any great strength in the Indeed until he was primaries. nominated no one could be quite sure he would accept. Four years after that, Hiram W. Johnson made the best showing in the primaries, defeating both Leonard Wood and Frank O. Lowden, for example, in No the vital Michigan primary. primaries had importantly demonstrated the strength of James M. Cox for the Democratic nomination the same year. ' ;7 JU ':: are tucked with gloves to match. It's tucks that impart unmistakable chic to the jacketed costume to the left in the picture. This charming ensemble is made of tissue wool in an entrancing lime green shade, with horizontal tucking down the front of the jacket. The dress, with fitted waist, has a skirt. The Roman striped sailor worn with it and the handbag to match are stunning. Polka dots are staging a big revival. See the coat ensemble centered in the group. Here you have the new navy and white craze interpreted at its most charming. Also this costume is typical of the new vogue that is of tremendous importance. In this instance as is true of the majority of the fashions, the coat is lined with the print matched to the dress. The suit on the seated figure emphasizes the use of checked wool, for checks are as important as they ever were and more so. A sentimental touch is the bag, which goes to show that unusual handbags are exceedingly chic this season, and when in gay stripes as is this one style is multiplied. Observe that mademoiselle is wearing a sailor hat with her striped tailleur, for there is nothing smarter for this spring than a pert sailor. Note the feather. Whimsical feather novelties are very much in evidence this season. Speaking of hats, see the pretty toque above to the right. The millinery picture is gay with flowers this spring. You'll adore the new flower hats. Most of them are flirtatiously veiled which but adds to their piquancy and charm. print-with-pla- in print-plus-pla- in heart-shape- flower-trimme- d d (Released by Western Newspaper Union.) Trousered Fashion Reaches a New High Smart women all over the country are going places in slack suits and in pajama costumes. The idea that slacks are strictly a sports fashion no longer exists. According to the present order of things it's trouser fashions when you work, when you play, when you go dining, go marketing, do your housework, entertain at bridge, in fact slack and pajama costumes have become a k Stunning theme. new slack suits done in handsome monotone pastel washable weaves are making special appeal. These are tailored to perfection. The spun rayon types are also great favorites. A trend toward longer jackets is noticed in the later slack costumes. These are styled with pleats, pockThe gypsy influence is ets and other effective details. going strong this season throughout fash- Watch the slack movement. The ion design. It reflects of their widespread developing in this stunning spectatorattractively vogue marks an hat sports The Breton sailor of rough white event. straw is tied on with a scarf of hand printed linen in yellow, black and white, w.th the same print the crown and facing themaking Wide brimmed Bretons, either brim black or navy straw or Togs fabric, are listed the among most fashionable for imSpring fashions call for jeweled mediate wear. fantasies to adorn your lapel. Try a pair of knitting needles with a diamond set in the end of each to Ensembles flash when you do your (for sunstruck resorts where everyone knits in the garUnlined wool evening den, and big dinner parties where coats worn w.th pastel chiffon e everyone knits after a demitasse). SCS are enscfbles that will f fCf A flowered clip is always nice many Spring Ses PYoCuV,n wear a of white and yellow roses a coat of one setspray in color and a dress of coils so they quiver, to another the go withgold a tailored suit you like so coat the stronger in tone. round-the-cloc- epoch-makin- g Jeweled Fantasies Deck Spring Evening In Spring Wardrobe full-leng- th well. |