Show Huey Long Shot Down Doman As AsHe AsHe AsHe He Leaves State House w Bodyguards Slay Killer DICTATORS DICTATOR'S M MURDER LAID TO HAND BAND OF UP S SECRET EGRET FOES Senator Huey Hucy P P. P Long Louisiana's Louisi Louisi- arias ana's political dictator was shot shoe through the right side Sunday Sunda night in the state capitol at Baton Bator Rouge with a pistol in the hands hand of Dr C. C A A. A Weiss an eye special special- specialist of Baton Rouge and a member of an Long anti-Long political family Long had just finished directing directing directing direct direct- ing passage of bills in one of his hit special legislative sessions where legislators followed his bidding without question As he stepped out of the house door spectators spectator i isaid said Dr Weiss walked up to Long and pressing the muzzle of a pistol close to his body fired one I I shot Bodyguards who are said to tc have accompanied the Senator whenever he appeared in public immediately opened fire killing Dr Weiss and leaving his bullet bullet- ridden body on the floor of the corridor Senator Long was rushed to a hospital where blood transfusion was r resorted sorted to in an effort to save his life The attempt was futile however and he died early Wednesday Police Investigate While the most powerful survivors survivors survivors sur sur- of Huey Long were weeping weeping weeping weep weep- ing for him and fighting one another an another an an- another other to succeed him every police and investigating body in the state were checking an amazing story about the real reason for his assassination The story which is being whispered whispered whispered whis whis- on every corner in New Orleans is to the effect that that a secret group of intellectual patriots patriots patriots patriots' pat pat- riots riots' infuriated at Long policies and fearful that he would in effect effect effect ef ef- become entirely independent of the tho United States coolly decided decided decided de de- to erase King Long from the picture They formed so the story goes a secret jury of death and sentenced sentenced sentenced sen sen- sen- sen Long to death unanimously unanimous unanimous- ly and then drew lots to see who should be the assassin The lot fell to the moody little doctor who knew that it meant his own life as well Long Suspected Plot It is supposed that Long suspected suspected suspected sus sus- sus- sus this plot against his life Ufe while in Washington during the recent session of congress and spoke of it there Many of the senators laughed at him while others ethers listened seriously On the political front both Long I and Long anti-Long politicians were drawing cawing lines for a fight over political pol pol- POI POI-I control of the state left by the death of the senator and dictator dictator dictator dic Opponents of Longs Long's machine made known that a battle would be waged to wrest control of the state while Gov O O. O OK K Allen titular titular titular ar head of the Long forces pledged ed himself to carry Garry on the the principles prin prin- 1 of his boyhood friend and political ally H He declare declares We will carry carryon on but but whether he would be able abl to do it with any arty anything anything thing like e the success of Senator Long was a question in the minds of friends and foes alike aUke Huey P P. P Longs Long's body lay in instate instate instate state i in the the rotunda of the 33 story state house he built as as govenor govenor gov- gov enor from one p. p m. m unil unit four p.m. p.m. p. p m m. Thursday High and low walked slowly past the bier as hundred hundreds filed into into into in in- to the rotund of the towering building to pay honor to the dead political leader dressed in a tuxedo tux tux- edo Guard Of or Honor Surrounding the expensive bronze casket standing at rigid attention was a guard of honor honorof of national guardsmen and four cadets from Louisiana State University University Uni Uni- an art institution which Long affectionately referred to as my myown myown m own Simple funeral services were held Thursday beneath giant moss cov covered red oaks oaY on the acre 20 capitol capitol capitol cap cap- itol grounds across the concrete drive fronting the capitol In compliance with Mrs Longs Long's wish vish the senator will lie in a sunken garden in the state house park one hundred yards from the capitol steps Longs Long's own composition Every Every Every Ev ery Man a King which he selected select select- ed for the theme song of his ills national national national na na- na- na share the wealth campaign was prepared in funeral march time and was played by the theL L Louisiana State University band an organization dear to the heart of the senator Wealth Unknown Whether Long was a man of wealth or whether he had had spent the the- money he made was speculated speculated speculated on but there was no one to answer A week ago he made the statement he be was lousy with money later modifying it by saying saying say say- ing lug he spent it freely for his boys at Louisiana State and for political work Some persons guessed he had hadas hadas as much as The more conservative said but there here were few official sources from which to check his income |