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For Over A Century Has Set The Pace For Mississippi Journalism Prints All The Ncus That's Fit To Print And Prints It First FULL ASSOCIATED PRESS REPORTS JACKSON, WEDNESDAY MORNING, JANUARY 17, 1940 ESTABLISHED 1837 21) vis The Daily Washington Merry-Co-Round By DREW PEARSON and ROBERT S. ALLEN Authors ot "Washington Merry Go Round" and "More Merry-Go-Round" if Vkl ii 11 Governor Takes Oath Of lE'S MACHUi 1 111 K1 mmuil- "yw-M nmV uv wj gc' yww A xjujiwuh aauni in una i i .1.11111 jjii P.1E... fi i r- I v' hu? v'x- 4 -i I mm I 1.1 -I i I'll! A 1 1 sV i SC I I jft U4jl 1 I ti ii ei c-, 1 mr I 1 11.: Kll. 1 ir ri, 4 I 11! SSSiSSS i :8 I 0 oOlllftiWIlWHV K. ''5? ltl s- 3 I x-vs '4 I Mfe, I-: S'5 i it i Office row a Chief Justice Sydney Smith, right hand raised to Heaven and left hand supporting the Bible, administers to Paul Burney oath of office as governor of Mississippi in ceremonies on the front steps of the new capitol j-esterday just after noon.

At the left of Judge Smith can be seen the head of Paul Johnson, seated behind the principal figures, while at the right of the new governor is a portion of the face of the retiring executive, Hugh L. White, Fin HELSINKI, Jan. 16 7P) Russian warplanes again struck at Finland today as 51 -degree below zero (Fahrenheit) cold brought new suffering to civilians in bomb-torn towns and the Finns reported dispersing two Soviet companies in the fighting near Salla. The worst cold wave in 25 years caused intense suffering, particularly in "smaller villages where bombs demolished and burned homes, leaving inhabitants without shelter. Soviet bombing planes were reported to have blown most of the small village of Ekenas, on the southwest tip of Finland, to pieces yesterday.

More than half of the 700 homes were said to have been destroyed. Hango on the coast 75 miles southeast of Helsinki, was raided twice. Nineteen bombs were dropped The Finnish communique reported that a Russian attack at Taipale on the Karelian isthmus was "repelled with heavy losses" and added: "On the eastern frontier, in the direction of Salla, our troops dispersed a couple of enemy companies." A dispatch from the Salla front told how brother was fighting brother in Finnish Lapland. Salla was one of the most Communistic areas in Finland six or seven years ago and many Communist sympathizers who jumped across the border into Russia are returning with Russian troops. An officer reported one of his men discovered his brother, who nad fled 'to Russia seven years ago.

among a group of Soviet prisoners. "Brother, look what you have done," the officer quoted the Finnish soldier as saying. Then, the officer said, the Finnish (Continued on Page Eighty Here land New s- Tragedy Strikes As Boys Play on Ice Cake Rafts BOSTON, Jan. 16 (INS) Police today dragged South Boston Bay for the bodies of three of the four boys who drifted to their deaths on ice cake rafts in one of the grim-est and most dramatic harbor tragedies in recent years. Six others were rescued.

The dead were Joseph P. Curry, 16, whose body was recovered; Charles Kendall, 10; Wallace White-house, 12, and his brother, Ralph, 8. The boys were swept out toward the sea and drowned by the incoming tide while playing on the ice cakes which had been strewn along the shore by' the previous outgoing tide. Before they realized their predicament, the boys were well beyond their depths. Each soon found himself on an individual ice -cake raft.

The blocks gradually broke up as they drifted away from shore. By JAMES SPOTSWOOD Behind him marched soldiers with bayonets fixed, behind him rumbled gun and cassion and gun again, but Paul Butney Johnson needed not the threat of force to take Jackson by storm yesterday. At the head of one of the longest parades in Capital City history, he moved through a street bright with banners and packed by thousands come only to acclaim him. Side-by-side with Governor Hugh White lie mounted the steps to the stand erected in front of the governor's mansion his mansion now by the great will of tne people to Parade Is Roosevelt Won't Personally Authorize Entry of His Name Into Primaries; But he Won't Forbid Third-Term Slates When no Personal OK is Required; Lobbyists Work to Scuttle Monopoly Probe Funds to Keep Reports Secret; Creation of New U.S.-Brazilian Steel Industry Hinges on Meeting Today. WASHINGTON, Jan.

16 The various state presidential primaries are going to be no help in breaking the President's silence on the third term question. Political leaders were counting on these contests to force him to show his hand. But he has worked out a canny strategy to outwit them. Private word has gone out from the White House to third-term boomers that the President is not sanctioning the entry of his name in any primary where the state law requires a personal authorization from a candidate On the other hand, nothing will be done to stop any slate of pledged delegates in states where the permission of candidates is not needed. In other words, "He ain't sayin' yes and he ain't sayin' no" as usual.

This wily evasion was put to first use last week in meeting an undercover situation that had developed in Ohio. This state requires (Continued on Page Two) FINLMDLOAN UPT0S0L0NS FDR Suggests It Can Be Done As Neutral Through Bank WASHINGTON, Jan. 16. (JTh--President Roosevelt put the question of a loan to Finland tp to today with a suggestion that it be done by increasing the funds of the export-import bank and a declaration that such action would not drag the United States into war. "There is without doubt in the United States a great desire for some acti to assist Finland to finance the purchase of agricultural surpluses and manufactured products, not including implements of war," he said in a letter dis patched to both Vice President Garner and Speaker Bankhead.

"There is at the same time undoubted opposition to the creation of precedents which might lead to large credits to nations in Europe, either belligerents or neutrals. No (Continued On Page Eight) French Troops Break Quiet By Ambushing Nazis PARIS, Jan. 1G (INS) An outburst of bitter fighting west of the Vosges mountains enlivened the western front today when French troops ambushed a German patrol, taking a number of Nazi prisoners. In turn the French were attacked by three small groups of Germans, totaling 60 men, but the French were able to withdraw with their captives. Another German patrol entered the advance French lines but withdrew without scoring any successes, according to advices from the front.

Snow prevented aerial flights over the front line. Naval officials disclosed that a French destroyer attacked a German submarine with depth bombs, but results of the assault were not known. The U-boat was diving when approachea by the destroyer. The Navy also captured a German cargo vessel, it was stated. WEATHER MISSISSIPPI Cloudy, warmer In central and south Portions Wednesday, colder in extreme northwest.

Thursday cloudy and colder. ARKANSAS Pattly cloudy and colder Wednesday. Thursday cloudy end colder. LOUISIANA Partly cloudy, warmer In south Wed-resday. Thursday colder.

JACKSON Atlanta Birmingham Chicago Denver Jacksonville Little Rock Memphis Meridian Mobile New Orleans New York Vicksburg 54 51) SO 18 SO 58 53 50 54 53 50 30 52 27 38 20 15 24 33 22 25 18 28 35 24 31 .06 RIVER BULLETIN. STAGES IN FEET MISSISSIPPI Flood Pres. 24-Hour Stag St. Louis State Chan re 30 0.2 fall Memphis .34 0.7 0.4 fall 1.8 0.0 0.7 0.2 rise 5.4 0.5 rise 5.4 2.7 0.2 rise 2 0 0.0 0.5 0.0 0.6 0.0,... Helena Arkansas City Vicksbur Natchez Angola Donaldsonville Reserve New- Orleans OHIO 44 42 43 43 45 23 22 17 Cairo4 40 7.6 0.0 EAT IS ORECAS Louisiana Anti-Administration Forces Show Determined Strength NEW ORLEANS.

Jan. 16 CT1) Unofficial and incomplete returns of today's democrattc primary in dicated the Louisiana political regime was facing its most serious test since Huey P. Long started his dictatorship in 1928. Governor Earl K. Long, orotner of Huey and standard-bearer for the administration, was building up a commanding lead in New Or leans, his stronghold, but Sam Jones.

Lake Charles attorney, topping the four "reform" candidates, was adding to his total In slow returns from the country parishes. It appeared probable that a sec ond primary would be necessary February 20. The Long dynasty never before in its 12-year-old his tory has found it necessary to go into a runoff, either during Huey lifetime or after he was shot and killed in September, 1935. State Senator James A. Noe or Monroe, as bitter a foe of Earl K.

Long as he was a good friend of Huey, was running third in the early returns but reports had not started coming in from the "strong" sections of James II. Morrison, Hammond attorney. Vin cent Moseley, Opelousas attorney, was a poor fifth. Returns from 473 of the state's 1,703 precincts gave: Long 68,804, Jones 40,855, Noe 28,764, Morrison 8,014, Moseley 1,464. The vote in 235 of New Orleans' 261 precincts: Long 61,285, Jones 31.302.

Noe 23,952, Morrison- 166. -Moseley 530. The vote in 238 of 1,442 precincts in the country parishes: Jones Long 7,519, Noe 4,812, Morrison 1,853, Moseley 934. Long, receiving returns in the executive mansion in Baton Rouge, said "it looks like a runaway for my entire ticket." Jones said, "based upon the pres. ent returns I am confident I will be elected next governor of Louis iana." Noe said he felt "perfectly satis fied with results so far." NEW ORLEANS, Jan.

16. Before polling booths closed In today's climatic democratic primary, more than 50 charges of election irregularities had been filed with federal officials here, and it was announced the federal grand Jury tomorrow would open probe of tho charges. They included alleged violation of civil liberties, intimidation, and fraudulent voting. Harold Rosenwald, special assist ant to the United States attorney-general and in charge of the fed eral investigation in the absence in Washington o. the Assistant Attorney General O.

John Rogge, early tonight requested subpocnocs for a number of witnesses and said that others will be Issued as soon as details of the alleged offenses are developed. He said the complaints were "too numerous to mention." Trouble at the polls threatened and broke throughout the' day from pre-daylight hours into the night. At 5:30 p. m. roaming cars of men caused police to broadcast a call that carloads were cruising about the city apparently bent on causing trouble in the vote counts.

All patrol cars were ordered immediately to keep watch on the polling booths to keep down trouble with nightfall. In a late afternoon fracas ap- (Continued on Page Eight) Abe Martin In th years come ther won't fc nothin that'll conjure up th golden days youth like a whiff o' vi -let talcum. Never stop a runaway, wils DEF 2r fiwtriofiiA fif) ruTel Mill Johnson a ecoti ovtets Kenew Tnaugural Gives ombing Attack Enormous Throng A ay Of Ceremony UNITY HOLDS BRITISH FAST Ouster 'of Hore Belisha Smothered-By English Solidarity LONDON, Jan. 16. Britain's acute war cabinet crisis the ouster of War Minister Leslie Hore-Belisha was smothered tonight in parliamentary reassurances of unity.

The determined hand of 70-year- (Continued On Page Eight) SNOWPLOWS OPEN ROADS CHICAGO, Jan. 16 (INS) Snow-plow crews, working in continuous shifts, opened most midwest highways to traffic today folJ owing weekend storms which left from four to more than 12 inches of snow throughout the area. In some sections, however, drifts ten to 15 feet deep were reported. Dropping temperatures were general, and the federal weather bureau predicted additional snow for much of the area today and tonight. The new snow, however, was expected to be light.

watch the long columns of staff aides, officials, soldiers and bands wheel past. But the tall man in the tall hat and cutaway, bowing gravely to the crisp salute of passing National Guradsmen, wras still the man of the people. For the thunder of voices which had greeted him as he and Governor White moved slowly up Capitol street in their open car, was not organized cheering. The nigh-deafening cry he heard came not as from a massed crowrd, but from many little people, the many men and women who had Some Refugee Boy Is In For Big Surprise HOLLYWOOD, Jan. 16 (INS) America may prove a land of promise beyond the wildest dreams of seme refugee boy recently landed in this country.

Robert Sisk, Hollywood movie producer, today declared that he is seeking a youthful refugee, between the ages of 9 and 11, to play an important part in the forth coming R-K-O picture, "Passport to Happiness." The boy may be either a Spanish or a Slavic type, declared Sisk, and need not have any previous acting experience. "Our story," explained Sisk, "is about an American Racketeer who goes to Europe, adopts a war orphan and brings him back to this country. Cary Grant plays, the racketeer. If possible, I'd like to have a genuine refugee boy for the other part. "Naturally, the youngster will have to speak some English but it is perfectly all right for him to have an accent." Sisk is in hopes that publicity will put him in touch with a boy to whom he can give the opportunity of finding out what America means.

ALABAMA DEFEATED TUSCALOOSA, Jan. 16 IP) Louisiana State University defeated Alabama, 33 to 28, last night in a basketball game Tt was Alabama's second straight defeat in the conference. The Tide lost Saturday to Tennessee 26-23. placed him in office And they called not as folk in a crowd, but as people calling to a 'friend. Here was no organized, perfunctory cheering, but a great," spontaneous, joyful welcome.

"Hello, Paul!" "It's a great day, Paul!" "Congratulations, governor!" The meaning of those many greetings fell like warm mantle upon the hearts of those who sat near the governors as the parade rolled by, until the chill of the morning was forgotten. But there was one more incident to reveal the oneness of the man 1 cross ENGLISH LOSE 3 SUBMARINES Sinkings Raise British Losses to 20 Ships, 1,875 Lives LONDON, Jan. 16. Britain today acknowledged the loss of three of her submarines assigned to one of the royal navy's most dangerous jobs patrol of German North sea outlets to keep the Nazi fleet bottled up. The submarines Undine, Seahorse and Starfish $3,000,000 (Continued On Page Eight) and the marchers and the watchers.

Upon that reviewing- stand three seats were vacant near where Gov. ernor Johnson sat, no doubt held for "some absent dignitaries, and toward them stole three little newsboys, their fear and self-consciousness overcome by their purpose. Not a hand was lilted as they took their places, bright eyes taking in a passing band and the great folk around them. Then one of the boyish intruders (Continued oa Page Two). By JAMES B.

GIBSON With a ringing message to his people and the legislature, in which he emphasized his program "for the average man," Paul B.1 Johnson came to the governorship yesterday as Mississippi's 46th chief executive. The greatest crowd that has ever witnessed the inauguration of a governor a crowd rated by many keen observers as the greatest ever gathered in Jackson Governor Paul B. Johnson's 147 new colonels Tuesday presented him and the new first lady with a richly turned-out silver service of Louis IV design as an inauguration present. Last Saturday the colonels presented Mrs. Johnson with a sleek blue sedan of luxurious appointments, and it was in the parade yesterday with the gov- -ernor's official tag, No.

1, affixed. Presentation of both silver service and automobile was made by Colonel T. M. Heder-v man, representing the staff, while the scroll was presented bv Colonel M. P.

Bush of Ellis-ville. The service included massive tableware and crystal in sets of twelve, and numerous serving dishes with the Johnson monogram. It was accompanied by a silver scroll, bearing the names of the staff in alphabetical order beneath the legend "From the Staff of Colonels to the Champion of the Average Man." It was on display during the afternoon reception at the mansion. cheered the new governor as he road through a mile-long lane of thusiastic men, women and children on his way to the capitol to take the oath. A cold, crisp January day (Continued On Page Nine Colorful Introduction To Inaugural.