Evening star., 1934-08-06
NEW ORLEANS WAR
IS AIRED IN COURT
Long and Walmsley Forces
Stick TO Guns and Await
Decision.
nyths aaoe,a,sd pr.ss.

Nv The Associated Press.
NEW ORLEANS. Aug1t CITY
and State officials who have arrayed
opposing armed forces against each
other fer a week, today took their dis
pute 10 a civil district coi1 room,
with Mayor r. scfnmes walmsley's
authority over the New Orleans po-
lice nc stake.
There, Judge Nat w. Bond opened
hearing on q city suit 70 enioin the
functioninF Of new city police board.
provided for in q bill pushed through
The legislature by Senator Huey p.
Long.
Declared "Reprisai."
The bill, providing for taking the
police authority away from the mayor
through creation Of a special police
board named by local civic organiza-
tions, was described by the Walmsley
faction as q 'reprisal" for defeat of
Huey Long candidates by WalmSley
men IN the last city election. IT was
attacked In court on grounds OF nn-
eonstitutionality, the city claiming
irregularities marked It's passage In
the Legislature.
the new board was scheduled to
take Office last wednesday, but was
restrained from so doing by the city's
Injunction suit under which the Dis
trict Court issued a temporary re-
ntrainer pending today's hearing.
Mayor Walmsley, who filed the ac-
tion, appeared in court hanked by
city attorneys 10 press the litigation.
Senator Long. his bitter antagonist,
had temporarily dropped out OF signt
after visiting for several days IN tne
executive mansion at Baton Rouge.
George Wallace and James O'Con-
ner, both assistant Louisiana attor-
neys general. appeared to defend the
legislative act
Walmsley said he would keep the
City Hall strongly guarded by police
men with machine guns just as long
as Long and Gov. Allen retain pos
session of the Voters Registration
once Building with the State militia.
when the guardsmen are moved"
added the mayor, well remove our
men--but not until then"
only narrow La Fayette street sep
arates the opposing strongholds. IT
Is mo mans land"
Last night as the police observed
The transfer of q load OF submachine
guns into the National Guard camp"
they uncovered their IA submachine
guns In city hall and announced they
were ready for any emergency.
Adit. Gen. Raymond H. Fleming.
commander Of the National Guard,
was reported TO have gone to Alex
andria. where the National Guard
Is holding an encampment.
Parish deputies have been seeking
him for several days to serve inJunc-
tion papers ordering the demobiliza-
tion of the troops in New Orleans.
Senator Long accepted service OF
the Injunction order, and was In
structed to appear this morning in
Civil District Court to show cause
why the troops should not be dis
banded.
In addition Lieut.. Numa p. Aven-
dano, Immediately in charge Of the
Guardslnen at the registration office,
has been cited by the court Of Civil
Judge Nat w. Bond TO appear Thurs
day morning end answer to contempt
charges for failing to recognize the
terms OF the Injunction which ordered
the troops demobilized.
Sunday passed quietly in the po-
iitical war between Long and Walns-
ley, but Walmsley commented that
s.maybe it's the calm before the
storm"
The city hall was guarded by rs to
100 policemen heavily armed, while
an undetermined number of troopers
held the registration building and
rested on their arms In the Jackson
Barracks Just outside Of the city.
Partial martial law" was invoked
last Monday under proclamation of
Gov. Allen mad the troops seized the
registration Office in a threatening
move which caused Walmsley and his
city forces to swear in 500 additional
policemen to meet the crisis.