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Show PAGE EIGHT PROVO (UTAH) EVENING HERALD, THURSDAY, JANUARY 24, 1935 Huey Long Master Of Political Blackmail Charlie Chan in Paris, Unique Plot EDITOR'S NOTE: This is the third of a series on Senator Sen-ator Lour by Clarke Newlon. Chapter Three By .ttSRKE NEWLON NEW ORLEANS, La. Jan. 24 (American Wire) Huey Long is a product of the depression. Without With-out a sustained period of hard times, of years when money was ; hard to get and jobs even harder, such a figure would have been impossible im-possible on the American horizon, j The Long organization without doubt the most powerful of its kind ever formed- is based on bribery, coercion and patronage. Controls Through Fear He keeps his leadership not thru love or personal strength, but thru fear. Long today controls the state of Louisiana, lock, stock and barrell. No job is too lowly for him to own, none to high. Long is a past master in the art of political blackmail and he discovered it at a critical time in his own political life. In 1928 the first effort was made to put him out of office. Impeachment articles were voted against him. The house voted to oust him. Limg. his black hair stringing loosely over his -forehead and into his eyes, sat in his office apparently a beaten man. Then out came that freckled grin. He turned to a .pretty secretary and gave directions. direc-tions. She made many telephone calls. Presently 15 senators filed into his office and sat down. They looked uneasily at each other. He spoke briefly: "Gentlemen." he began. "1 don't believe any of you would want to impeach me. Not with the tilings I know on you," he tapped a sheaf of papers on his desk. Then his voice boomed harshly. "I'll give you senators." he emphasized em-phasized the last word heavily with sarcasm, "just 15 minutis to sign this round robin not to impeach im-peach me under any circumstances or I'll let the world know what I know about you. If I go out so do all of you." He tossed the round robin statement before them and walked out. They signed Huey stayed in office. Begins Vote Buying A little later on Long became discouraged with the way his legislature was opposing him and he looked into the matter of recall. re-call. He discovered there was absolutely no way to recall a state legislator. He chuckled. If they couldn't kick out those who opposed him. neither could they kick out those he controlled. He began there the greatest campaign of vote buying ever known. One out of every five voters in Louisiana is hired by the state government. Huey promptly moved to get control of placing all of these men He fired pverv member of the duck boa id. of the tax board, of the highway commission, of the state police. ! When election time came around the next time he put in his own i men. The highway commission ' hired thousands to work on the roads, the dock board hired thou-i thou-i sands to work on the docks and the levee board acted similarly. A certain percentage of every man's salary was deducted as a contribution contribu-tion to the Louisiana Democratic association, the Long machine. Money came in from other sources. It is public knowledge that at one time Long purchased, thru his highway board, 20 million sacks of cement at $1 60 a sack when the market price of this same brand was 40 cent a sack. Pay Poll Tuxes Much of this money was used to pay poll taxes of thousands of men and women who could neither neith-er read nor write but who were hired, temporarily at least, by the state. When election dav came Long was ready. His own men, men that j he owned and was sure of, had been nominated. One parish, with a normal vote of 1400 polled 5000 i votes for Long and not a single ! vote for the opposing slate. At another parish a facetious election j judge marked three ballots for one I opponent, just as a huge joke, j Long had named all the election ' judges, of course. An inquiring reporter from the j Times-Picayune., New Orleans j newspaper bitterly opposed to j Long, went to one of these parish I voting places and inquired of the j judge into the seeming slight dis- j crepaneies. "V hy are there so many voters." vot-ers." he asked, "and why do they all vote for Long?" "Hell's fire." roared the judge, "how else could they vote. Look here." He walked to a safe and opened the door. Hundreds of poll tax receipts were piled up high within. "'These Cajuns can't read." explained ex-plained the judge. "So they just file by. we give 'em a receipt and they go with 'em tell 'em how to vote. They all want to vote for Huey and we show them the rest." The reporter retired. Huey had to call out his militia to stop an inquiry into' this election. elec-tion. Next: Huev takes over Louisiana. If ' !Mii40z ill WARNER OLAND Hailed as the most engrossing and ingenious to date of the famous fa-mous "Charlie Chan" films, the latest of the series. "Charlie Chan in Paris," once more starring Warner Oland, will show at the Paramount theater Friday and Saturday. Preview audiences have already viewed "Charlie Chan in Paris" both in Hollywood and New York and without exception they have recorded their enthusiasm for this story of a phantom killer who terrorized ter-rorized the gayest city in the world. MARKETS LOCAL DAIRY PRICES BUTTER First grade, lb $ .35 Second grade, lb 34 Sweet cream, lb 36 CREAM First grade 32 Second grade 31 EGGS Large white henneries, doz. .29 Med. white henneries, doz. .28 Hannah Peterson Called By Death WOOL MARKET BOSTON, Jan. 24 L'.R) Trade is very spotty in the Boston wool market, according to today's report re-port of the U. S. agriculture department. de-partment. Some houses have a steady call for moderate quantities of certain type of wool, while others are not even getting inquiries. Fine Ohio Delaine, or strictly combing 64s and fine Ohio fleece wool has been sold at 27-28 cents in the grease, and strictly combing 56s 3-8 blood, has moved at 28-28 cents in the grease. The 64's and finer wools continued to have the bulk of the call in territory lines. - PLEASANT GROVE Hannah j Peterson, 88, one of the oldest i pioneer residents or Pleasant Grove, died at her home JULIA A. CHILD PASSES AWAY ! Mrs. Julio A. Child, second coun-l coun-l selor in the general presidency of i fhp T. D S Relief society, widow here of George N. Child, for many years Wednesday, January 23: after a suDerintendent of the Salt Lake lingering illness. ! She was born in Sweden, Jan- j uary 28, 1847. At the age of 15; she joined the L. D. S. church ! and soon after this time the fam-l ily migrated to Utah. Mrs. Peter son uvea in iem ior two years anui &n ardent L then moved to Pleasant Grove ! she became ...v,.. v, v, -c,:Q u standing: women Her eariy me was spent 1 Salt Lake Stock, Mining Exchange By WELLS L. BIUMHALL since husband Rasmus Peterson died 44 I years ago. Mrs. Peterson has . known all the hardships of a pio-1 neer woman, but through it all she" retained her gentle spirit, and herj integrity in the faith. She was' Citv schools, passed away at her home on Lincoln street in Salt Lake City, Wednesday. Mrs. Child was born in Spring-ville, Spring-ville, Sept. 8, 1873, a daughter of Benjamin and Sariah Jane Starr Alleman, pioneers of 1850 and 1852. In addition to being D. S. church worker, one of Utah's out- educators. in SDrinsrville. and she commenced her church and teaching activities when but a . girl. She taught school in Springville for 14 years. She had held prominent offices in the Sunday school, Primary, Y. W. M. I. A. and Relief society always an active Relief society ; associations at different times COEDS SURPASS MEN IN GRADES Chief Con $ .72 $ .78 Colb. Rexall 01 '4 .02 Colo. Con 01 M .021,4 E. Crown Point 01 4 .02 E. Tin. Con 26 .28 ; East Utah 03 .03 i Eureka Bullion 16 .20 Eureka Lily 35 .40 North Lily 38 .40 Park City Con 54 .58 Park Utah 3.00 3.50 Sil. King Coal 9.25 9.75 Tintic Standard . . . 5.30 5.50 Walker 70 .73 Zuma 03 .05 j U. P. & L. $7 pref. 17.75 20.00 Ends Toniuht "Music In The Air" (Gloria Swanson John Holes with STARTS TOMORROW MURDER STALKEDj THE BOULEVARDS Mystery lurked behind the bright lights of the1 world's gayest capitol . . . and Charlie Chanj was a shadow on the trail of a trackless killed HUEY ASPIRES TO BE HITLER NEW" YORK, Jan 24 V'--Socialist Leader Norman Thomas tida called for a crusade against S--n Hui-y P Long. It ! tune to tak- the Kingfish srrmu.sl y. Thomas s;rd The Louisiana Democrat, famous fam-ous amng tht-r things lor his "shaie-the-wo.ilth" movement, is a regional Hitler. Thomas said He helievrd he is likely to become the 'Hitler ot t ne Tinted States." ' What I Would lik..- to do." Thomas said, "would he to grt regular time on a national radio hookup. I could go right back at him. show how hollow ana ui;,m-i.t ui;,m-i.t re he is and knock down so rut-of rut-of his ridiculous plans" The drawbacK. Thomas admitted, admit-ted, was lack of money. The socialist candidate for president presi-dent in 1932 pointed out that Herman people laughed at Hitler at first If Roosevelt is for Garner as hi.-, running matt in 19.''tj, he must be awfully sure re-election all bv ot winnnn him. sell his COflSUSOOB mm ON A FOX PICTURI WITH WARNER OLAND -:- ADDED -:-'.VI v Grandfather's Clock" A Technicolor Musical Comedy TODAY and TOMORROW Watch This Boy! You're going to see Women on the campus at Brig- I ham Young university are more scholarly than men. according to Professor A. Rex Johnson, chair- ; man of student organization activities. ac-tivities. A report on scholarship i just issued by Professor Johnson j shows three women organizations ahead of the first men group. Gamma Phi Omricron. home eco- nomics sorority, Phi Delta Phi, 1 women's physical education sor- j ority, and La Tenta. social unit are j the three leading women organi- j zations on the campus. j Blue Key service organizations. Alpha Kappa Psi, professional commerce fraternity, and Val Hy-ric Hy-ric social unit lead ir. the men's division. In the co-educational group. Theta Alpha Phi, dramatic fraternity, leads. Fronijthe point of view of number of members in the group. Professor Johnson points out. Alpha Kappa Psi is far ahead since its membership far exceeds that of those groups winning first I place. The records follow: j Name of No. of No. of I Organization Members Points ( Women ) Gamma I 'hi Omric ron Phi Delta Phi La Tenta White Kev Fidelas Thalian Beaux Arts ( 't sta Ties La Y..d.s Freonda LaNoan Km Anon Alta M.thra Nautilus Val Norn ' K" 0. S Trovata La Deja Les (Ycilier.e 1. 'Ai tista i Men ) Blue Key Alpha Kappa P. si . . . Val Hync Bnck'-i s Delta Phi ! Viking 41 ' Brigadier .... I Amigo ! Beta. Beta Beta . . I Mates . ! Tausigs j ( Co-educational ) ! Theta Alpha Phi . . ; Block Y I Music- Fraternitv . . SALES Bristol Silver 1000 fi 7. Eureka Standard 100 Ct 70. Park City Con. 550 55-54. Sil. King Western 300 'fa 35. member, doing much good among her sick neighbors and freinds. Surviving are two children, Erastus and Mary, both of Pleasant Pleas-ant Grove; five grandchildren, and twelve great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held Sunday, January 27, in the Timp-anogos Timp-anogos stake tabernacle at 1 p.m. with interment in the city cemetery. during her life. Surviving are one daughter, Julia Child: two sons, John and Richard Child, Salt Lake City; two step-daughters, Mrs. Florence Lambert. Salt Lake, and Mrs. Edith Myers, Uintah; two brothers, broth-ers, Charles and Harold Alleman, Springville. Funeral arrangements are now being made. LAKE VIEW MRS. SADIE SHAW Reporter' Phone 018-B-2 The adult education class, under un-der the leadership of Mrs. Ora Cunningham, will be held at the home of Mrs. Scott A, Taylor Friday afternoon, beginning at 1 o'clock. Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Sumsion will entertain the Friendly Twenty club at their home Friday evening. eve-ning. All members are requested to be present. A testimonial will be given for Elder Paul Taylor, Sunday evening eve-ning at the ward chapel, under the direction of the bishopric. Under the auspices of the missionary mis-sionary committee, Joseph Shaw, Alfred Johnson and Jesse Sumsion, Sum-sion, a farewell dance and social was tendered Elder Paul Taylor, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Taylor. Tay-lor. Elder Taylor leaves for the Australian mission Feb. 3. The Americans furnished the dance music, and the following program was carried out: Mr Golden Taylor Tay-lor and company of'Payson rendered ren-dered two quartet selections, and speeches were made by Bishop Ernel W. Williamson and Elder Taylor. The luncheon was arranged ar-ranged and served under the direction di-rection of Mrs. Alma Jorgenson. A very large crowd was present and a very successful time was enjoyed. Among those attending who were former Lake View residents, resi-dents, were Mr. and Mrs. William Wil-liam Glade, Mr. and Mrs. George Glade, from Salt Lake; Mr. and Mrs. Golden Taylor, of Payson; Mr. and Mrs. ' Jack Rogers, of Lindon; Mr. and Mrs. Don C. Williams, Mr. and Mrs. 'Seymour Gray. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Whitehead, Mr. and Mrs. Clinton Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. William Walter, Wal-ter, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph H. Taylor. Tay-lor. Mr. and Mrs. Byron Clark, Mr and Mrs. Parley Olsen and son Dean, and daughter ReneHa, all of Provo; Mr. and Mrs. George Wells of Vineyard, and Mr. and Mrs. Mark Steel of American Fork. If the Townsehd plan were adopted, the fast life we're living today's wouldn't be half jfast enough. Schilling Poultry 'A delicious sea.con.ing for coups, stews, all meat and poultry dressings. h eyear a IS 16.00 H 15.38 I IS 15.28 19 14.58 33 13.98 14 13.64 10 12 90 35 12 74 28 12.28 j 10 12.25 10 12.10 20 11 SO 12 11 58 29 11.45 j 22 11.43. 9 10. G7 I 31 9.95 I 12 9.91 J 23 9.78 ! 13 8 04 j 11 14 09; 3S 13.32 34 12.27 27 11.11 39 1 1 .03 41 11.01 35 9.97 15 9.00 9 8 22 j 15 7.43 28 4.55 j 25 12.78 12 12.58 18 12.33 CARTOON The First Show' Paramount News fi !$100 Fine Imposed In Liquor Case LeRoy Hardy. Provo. was fined $100 by Judge D. R. Ellertson in the city court Thursday when he pleaded guilty to possession of intoxicating liquor. Police officers made a raid on Hardy's car and his home after midnight last Saturday, taking nearly a case of intoxicating liquor from his car and over five more cases from his home. The sentence was set at $150 and 90 days in jail, with $5u ot the fine and the jail sentence suspended provided Hardy paid $100. The fine was paid Thursday. Congress Today SENATE Continues world court debate. Munitions committee continues investigation of ship contracts. Interstate commerce committee continues examination of Eugene O. Sykes on federal communications communica-tions commission recommendations. recommenda-tions. Finance committee hears President Presi-dent William Green of the American Amer-ican Federal of Labor on the eco nomic security program. Commerce committee hears Secretary Sec-retary Roper. HOUSE Votes on $4,000,000,000 relief bill. Banking and currency committee commit-tee continues hearing on extension of RFC. Ways and means committee continues con-tinues hearings on economic security. se-curity. Military affairs committee continues con-tinues hearings on ways to take the profits out of war. Naval affairs committee continues con-tinues discussion on construction of ships. Doctors Discuss Quarantine Rules Changes in the quarantine regu lations were discussed by Dr. J. L Jone.i. Salt Lake City, assistant state 'aealth commissioner, at a meeting of the Utah County Medi- j cal society, Wednesday nigtot at the public library. The quarantine period for scarlet scar-let fever, formerly 30 days has j b. en reduced to 21 days, providing ' that the quarantine period will be in force as long as any discharge is showing from the ears. Dr. C. M. Smith, city physician i eported two more cases of scarlet fever in Provo, bringing the total number of homes under quarantine quaran-tine to eight. Prior to the meeting, the dentists dent-ists and phyiseians met jointly to hear a report by Dr. Fred R. Taylor on the Dentists and Physicians Phys-icians Business bureau. HAUPTMANN TAKES THE STAND i 7m, Mhh 11 ! t wah Edward Arnold Karen Morley Frankie Thomas Short Subjects COMEDY - CARTOON SCREEN SNAPSHOTS R K O RADIO Picture ORPHEUM LAST TIMES TONITE "WHAT EVERY WOMAN KNOWS" "DESIGN FOR LIVING" Tomorrow and Saturday WAMPUS STARS in "vrrnTXT o DPAiTrmnrr" BUCK JONES in "THE LONE RIDER" "LOST JUNGLE" (Continued from .rage One) carpenter on his way to the electric elec-tric chair, when he finished with his last witness and turned to Justice Jus-tice Thomas W. Trenchard with the announcement that "the state rests." Hauptmann himself was scheduled sched-uled to be the first witness for the defense after his lawyers had made their opening statements to the jury. The last accusiner witness against the man whose handicraft has been traced to the Vdnap ladder, lad-der, whose hands are charged with i lifting the Lindbergh baby from his crib and with writing the ran-! som notes, was - heard before the j stage was turned over to the de- j fense. j x ne state had announced that Arthur Koehler, the wood expert who traced the ladder to Haupt-mann's Haupt-mann's garage workshop, would be the last witness. The defense had announced that after a 30- minute opening address to the jury, it would place the defendant j on the stand as the first witness ! in his own behalf, j Attorney General Wilentz had j saved his most dramatic, con-j con-j demning testimony for a spectacu lar climax, and the story Koehler told connecting Hauptmann with the kidnap ladder was more engrossing en-grossing than any detective story ever heard in court or written in type. III f I I 1. 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