Evening star., 1934-08-02
New Assessors Are Named
as Long Moves to Take
Over Tax Power.
"INFAMY AND OUTRAGE"
MAYOR TERMS ACTION
Senator Makes Show Of Demob.
ilizing Troops-Allen Orders
Forces to Search Vice District.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS. August 2.-More
men and arms we're rushed today to
defend city Offices against the National
Guard troops commanded" by SEN
ator Huey p. Long, whom Mayor T.
Semmes Walmsley accuses of trying
to seize the city's police power.
Meanwhile. carrying out Senator
Longs threat to take over the tax
authority in the city, the State ap-
pointed tax assessors throughout the
city to supercede those elected by the
city last January.
Backed by the power of the mo-
bilized National Guard, which already
has seized the city voting registration
Office, William Rankin of the Louisiana
Tax Commission announced the an
pointment OF the State tax collectors
to take charge in New Orleans, re-
placing the elected City Board of As
SCISSORS,
Follows Walmsley Move.
Senator Long recently announced
this would be done as a result of Mayor
Walmsley's refusal to recognize the
legality of Gov. o. X. Aliens appoint
ment of two Long lieutenants as as
SCISSORS TO I'LL vacancies caused by
the deaths of two elected assessors.
Rankin announced that q State
assessor" win qualify In each assess
ment district Of New Orleans. except
the fourth and sixth districts, in
which districts State Representative
Joseph Weber and Long Ward Leader
Henry Otnott we're appointed by Gov.
Allen last week.
This is new infamy and outrage"
exclaimed Mayor Walmsley on being
advised of the State administration
latest reprisal move against his city
regime.
The law does not contemplate this
latest Illegal act OF Senator Long
through his tax commission.
The anger Of this madman knows
no bounds"
Rankin indicated that the State
would discontinue at once the salaries
Of the elected city assessors. He said
the elected assessors would be disre-
garded by the State agents in the
making of city assessments.
due to Follow Napoleon"
ut appears that each day Long is
adding some new infamy and outrage
to his long list of acts OF oppression
and usurpation in the city of New
Orleans" Mayor Walmsley said in a
statement. His desire to destroy the
city OF New Orleans and It's people
who refused to surrender to his domi-
nation in January (when Long forces
lost the city election) has so wrought
up the anger of this madman that IL
knows no bounds. This usurpation
Of the assessors of1ice will not be rec
ognized by the city of New Orleans.
Night before last in a radio ad-
dress, like all crazy people, he likened
himself to Napoleon. He may believe
he is Napoleon, he may believe he ex-
ercises all the powers like Napoleon
exercised, he may even pull a little
curl of hair TO the center of his fore
head like Napoleon, but, like Napoleon,
ne will eventually be put where most
crazy people should 60"
Long made show of disbanding
his 500 State soldiers, modified on
the edge of the city, and tension in
the war" over the approaching con-
gressional primary eased somewhat.
Police Increased to 1,4O0.
Mayor Walmsley's police force,
raised to 400 since he added 500 new
men, was armed to the teeth.
The bitter struggle between the
louisiana "Kingfish," dictator of State
affairs, and Walmsley, leader of the
city forces. took a new turn as Gov
Allen ordered State troopers to
search out the city's red light district
and gambling dives without the use
of any force, unless otherwise ordered
by me hereafter"
Mayor Walmsley said the moral
crusade" was just a Smoke screen"
to conceal the Senator's real purpose
Of taking over the city government
and influencing the primary election
in September, in which both he and
Long are supporting rival candidates.
Police Are Dispatched.
Late last night supt. of Police
George Reyer dispatched details of
police to Mayor Walrnsley's Office in
city ball, his own Office and the as
SCISSORS Office.
The assessors Office is in the city
hall, across the street from the regis
tration voting Office, over which Gov.
Allen proclaimed martial law Monday
night just before Guardsmen forced in
the door and took forcible possession.
The Guardsmen we're still there to-
day. fully armed, and manning ma
chine guns pointed toward city hall.
LONG TELEGRAPHS RAINEY.