The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1935-01-26
TROOPS CALLED TO
HALT DISTURBANCE
BY PARISH REBELS
Louisiana Gar Orders lnvesti-
cation in Alleged Attempt
on Life
SAYS OIL FIRM TO BLAME
East Baton Rouge citizenry
Fortify Courthouse to Re-
sist Dictatorship
SAYS OIL FIRM TO BLAME

6aUOn Rouge, La, Jan. z0.-(H1-A
plot to kill United States Senator
Huey p. Long, Louisiana dictator, was
unfolded Saturday In testimony at
the senator's inquiry into what he
described as plans to murder" GER
tain state officials.
The hearing was called by Judge
J. D. Womack, district turist ap-
pointed by the Long-Allen admins.
tration. for the purpose, Long In
formed the court, Of removal from
office and prosecution II facts war
rant, Of these men," whom he named
as "four sheriffs, one district attor-
ney and possibly one district Judge. =
After hearing Sidney songy tell the
court he was given q gun, gas bombs
and ammunition to kill the senator,
the hearing recessed until February l.
Long, surrounded by national
guardsmen, called out under . vr-
tual martial law proclamation by
Governor o. K. Allen, Long ally,
charged there was Thursday night
conspiracy to waylay and kill him.
Long Lists ConspiratoFs
Listed by the "kingfish" q conspir-
ators were district attorney John
Fred Odom, Of East Baton Rouge
parish, 1.-THE sheriffs Of Iberville and
West Feliciana, q deputy sheriff Of
East Baton Rouge parish, the chief
agent Of the Standard OIL COMPANY
and the office Of the manager Of .
congressman serving this district"
Long said Governor Allen had
called out the national guard to
maintain law and order.
Asked II the governor had pro-
claimed martial law, the dictator said:
mo, that amt necessary"
The senator accused the Standard
OIL company Of responsibility for Fri
days armed assembly Of citi1enry
hostile to the Long domination and
said his compromise" with the COM
pany over the scent oil refining tax
was loft" unless the company
stopped" the violence.
"Do you know what all this q
about?-No you don't, I'll tell you,' =
Long told an interviewer.
Had Traitors In Ranks
do you know why that bunch met
down there? It was because we found
them out, and arrested two men In .
murder plot. They found they had
traitors in their ranks.
I'VE picked up two men. one Of
them was going to drive the murder
car.
ut was all fixed up. He was going
to block my car on the highway be.
tween here and New Orleans, make It
stop and force me In the ditch, and
then II or Is were going to come
along in another car and kill me.
I'VE found all the stuff In the fell
lows car. There was shertffs equip
ment, and everything"
Long would not say who the two
men were or whether they had been
formally charged. and was noncom-
initial about their being held.
Parish Citisens Fortify
Hundreds Of militiamen were headed
toward the state capitol g Longs
answer to q citizens armed occupancy
Of the East Baton Rouge parish court
house here Friday In protest against
the senator's attempt to add the
parish to his Dictatorship.
Two militiamen. shouldering guns
and brusquely Diminishing questions,
stood on the main street block away
from the 100000 33-story capitol
Long built.
The parish courthouse scene Of Fri
days mastering Of citizens armed
with shotguns and pistols was quiet.
No guards were seen near 1t.
Reco9ni1ed members Of the Square
Deal Association Of Louisiana as
sumed . leadership in the uprising IN
which armed citizens seized the East
Baton Rouge parish courthouse and
held 1t behind bristltng guns for three
hours.
Troop movements bore evidence Of
stern action taken TO oppose the strong
anti-Long movement which found it,
latest flareup in the organization
about two weeks ago Of the companies
OF shock troops" Of the Square Deal
association.
While the courthouse was held by
the armed citizens Senator Long went
to New Orleans and delivered Z
lengthy radio address In which he de-
I1ounced the "guu squads"