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323 nnn nnn nnrN nnn nn nnrannn rnnninrrn7n a i ku wwifMm fpf fiiii 5 1 Jta Pliiiilliiliiiiii plIipfeiiltK IPa- Before Chief Justice O'Neill. L. S. U. Stadium, Just Before the Inauguration Began.

juries rimyes i rue Nazi Air Operations Threatened Against Great Britain Soon Democracy in State; Will Wreck Machine Louisiana' New Executive Promises He Will Restore "Thriving Unshakeahle" Rule by People; 60,000 Hear Address, See Three-Hour Parade, Join in Monster Barbecue at Celebration Invasion of Iowlands Gives Germans Bases Within 18.) Miles of England; High Command Announces That Dutch Have Ceased to Resist Berlin, Wednesday. May 15 (U.R) Germany threatened early today to send waves of warplanes against the British isles from her newly-acquired bases in the Netherlands in Baton Rouge, May 14 (P). Plain Sam Houston Jones, 42-year-old small-town lawyer, today became Louisiana's 49th governor, and in his inaugural address sounded the death knell for the Huey P. Long type of political machine which had ruled the state for more than a decade. Speaking under a broiling sun before 60,000 persons in the huge Louisiana State university horseshoe stadium, the conqueror of the Long regime solemnly promised the "restor- nf inn rf 4-1 1.

tn line nnlnnkln rttv. rn ptnlft "I said I intended to destroy the state machine and I meant it," the newly inaugurated executive asserted. "I Jones Takes Oath of Office War Bulletins. FOOD ORDERED HELD London, Wednesday, May 15 (LP) A broadcast In German purport-' lug to be Holland radio at Amsterdam Instructed Dutch citizens at 3:50 a m. CST to take no food out of the city and announced that everything has been prepared for the smooth entry or German troops.

The radiocast purported to be nn behalf of the burgomaster (mayor) of Amsterdam. DUTCH WAR GOES ON London, May 15 (Wednesday). (P). An official announcement early. today said "a state of war between Germany and the Netherlands continued," although the Dutch commander-in-chief has 1 ordered his men to stop fighting.

PLAN "FOLLOWED" London, May 15 (Wednesday) (A5). A general headquarters rom-munlque Issued by the British this morning said the "move of the Hrltlsh expeditionary force has proceeded arcordlng to plan and contact with tl'e enemy has been maintained throughout the day." SHIPS NEAR SWEDEN London, May 15 (Wednesday) (). An Exchange Telegraph (Brltluli news agency) report from tiotfborg, Sweden, early today said that seven camouflaged ships, heavily loaded and showing no marks of their nationality, entered Swedish waters yesterday. The ships and an escort of one cruiser made out to sea again when met by Swedish warships, the agency reported. Pershing Says Nation Is Still Unprepared Washington, May 11 (LP).

Gen. John J. Pershing, commander of the American expeditionary forces during the World war, tonight described the United States as "In practically the same condition" of unprepared-ness as It was in 1917 and called for prompt expansion of national defense. "None of us," he said, "can tell when we may become Involved In the struggle now raging with such tremendous fury In Europe." Highlights Of Jones9 Inaugural Eaton Rouge, May It W1). Gov Sam H.

Jones' Immediate' escort In hla Inaugural procession consisted at hla own request of the four state highway patrolmen detailed to guard him during hla first campaign when he reported threats had been made against his life. Appointment of the men thpn was interpreted by Jones supporters as a move to belittle the candidate. Jones called reporters to his car today to point out the men, saying, "I told them at that time they would be appointed to escort me to the Inauguration. And here they are." The troopers were J. E.

Cur-rie. H. H. Holllnshead, B. H.

Morgan and R. M. Walker. Sam Tumlnello nf Baton Rouge amiisrd spectators before the Inauguration with a one-man parade. Wearing a three-foot high hat, he carried an Insert sprayer and a sign proclaiming he was "eradicating the termites." "Lagnlappe," something extra for nothing In accordance with the traditions of French Louisiana's storekeepers, arrived for the barbecue feasters In the shape of eight barrels.

800 pounds of shrimp contributed at the last minute. They were served Ice cold with the hot barbecue. llllnnls Central railroad officials in New Orleans said the persons who went to Baton Rouge by special train formed -the largest' crowd since the funeral of Huey V. Long. Holidays In school and city offices helped swell the throng.

The Bible on which Sam H. Jones took the oath of office as governor was a gift to him from the Methodist church of Lake Charlos of which he Is a member. Jones carried the Bible all morning, taking It himself to the stadium from his hotel. At the barbecue following the inauguration, one woman requested some meat "to send to my sou in (iovernor Jonen personally, cut It for her. The inauguration audience looked like a football crowd dur-.

Ing the mass songfest when leaders mounted the stadium rati and urged them on, Offerings ranged from "Auld Lang Syne" to "Roll Out the Bairel." 6 The outgoing administration wa not forgotten In placards carried by various political organizations In the parade. One said "Long Gone With the Wind." (Contlnurd (In r-aie Kliht.) I QUICK I RESULTS I Many of the Wont Ads placed in The Times during the morning bring results during the afternoon of the same day Place one to- day before 7 p.m. The cost is low Phone 3-7131. i I T7.I' propose to uproot it, rip it limb from limb, branch from Earl K. Long, brother of the lat Huey, and governor for the past 11 months, left the capital quietly without making a statement and retired to a New Orleans hotel.

Previously he had refused to attend the tradi tlonal 'turning over the relna of government." for fear of embarrassment to him or the new chief executive. "One Term Governor" Declaring he was a "one term governor" Jones said the kind of government given the state since Huey P. Long was elected in 1928 is ended. "With the lighta out In Europe, with democracy dead and dying In so many parts of the world, It la as Inspiring a task as we could set ourselves the restoration of thriving, unshakable democracy here In ona great state of this union," he said. He promised that the state police "will cease to be a political gestapo, modeled on Hitler's best efforts," and would never again be used for political purposes as they had been during previous regimes.

Promises Liberal Oovernment The governor asserted that complete' reformation would be extended to the educational (and health systems. He promised honest and liberal government and destruction of all the asserted ill use of power that symbolized the preceding three state governments, and ended In the po-' lltlcal scandals which rocked the state last summer and resulted in Indictment of many persons la high office. Time and again the multitude halU ed the Speech with cheers and applause and when the governor, deeply moved, concluded with "Ood bless Louisiana," the entire throng stood and cheered wildly. A colorful three hour procession preceded the partlcl-' pa ted In by high school bands, national guard units, political organizations from the various Rnd state officers chosen with Jonea In the Feb. 20 second Democratic, primary when the Long forces went down to defeat.

Itiirbecue Is Cllmat A monster barbecue on the L.3 0 field, brought "Loulsiana'a biggest party" to a climax. Informal dances and receptions. were held throughout the afternoon and evening, whtla Jones took over the necutiva of- flees to get his "reform" program" of-, flcially under way and ready for the legislature which reconvene tomor row. Terming the occasion "the trlumpn litiiilliiued On Put Te Text of Governor's Inaugural Address MR. Chief Justice, Fellow.

Citizens and Honored i' No man could fail to be deeply, moved, 'standing: in my place today. And yet, I say this: the plory of this occasion is not the personal glory of Sam Jones. The glory of this occasion is your glory, the triumph of a people who have rescued democracy and put it back to Unless this means precisely that this day has no meaning at all. And so, now lift up your heads and hearts today in pride of power power over me and all your other elected officials. Once again we belong to you.

Once again yours is the dictatorship, the dictatorship of the whole people over the men who serve them, the only kind of dictatorship that a democracy can abide. Looking back across the strange months which led up to this day months of bitterness and turmoil, slime and widespread 'heroism I see other seas of faces. Faces full of hope and hate, faces full of cynicism and despair, of friendship and laughter, of doubt melting away. All of them add up to one face: The proud face of Louisiana, confronting the future from this day without fear And somehow instinctively feeling that the decision of February 20th may indeed have ushered in a new heaven and a new earth in this state; in short freedom. Humbly I say it: I have a mandate, I heard you say to me: "Sam Jones, we have a job for you to do.

A grim, hard job, a job of brooms and rakes and shovels, a cleanup job. We are weary and fed up with the kind of government we have been getting." And here and now Sam Jones makes his answer to you, as simply and forcefully as he can make it: That kind of government is ended in the state of Louisiana. And not only for the next four years. If Sam Jones has his way, legislative safeguards will be thrown up to end that kind of misgovernment for all time to come. Let the cynics be confounded but there is such a thing in the state of Louisiana as the will to unselfish public service.

It is not true that the people belong to the politicians to be manipulated, along with our natural resources and tax monies, for private gain. You, the whole people, are going to help me prove it. With the lights out in Europe, with democracy dead and dying in so many parts 6t the world, it is as inspiring a task as we could set ourselves the restoration of thriving, unshakable democracy nere in one great state of this Union. But let me tell you, I shall need you by my side. I shall need you all I shall need the whole people, no matter how you voted, in the trying months ahead.

And today I believe I have the whole people behind me, because I have had convincing proof that in their secret hearts 95 of the people of Louisiana are rejoicing, regardless of partisan leanings in the past, that a great, soulless, vicious octopus, a state machine of unbelievable infamy, has been smashed. Yes, many creeds and many racas joined hands in' the splendid revolution against dishonor which some called an election. Thank God for the French people of Louisiana 1 They are a healthy minority among us. To the French the struggle for liberty is an old story. They swarmed to the fray in this fight from the first clear call.

The French know the smell and the look of tyrants. There is scarcely a family of French blood in this state that docs not trace a long line of forebears, who fought for decency and freedom back across the years, to the French Revolution, to Lafayette, to St. Denis carving Louisiana out of a wilderness with others of his race. The French have left an indelible mark on Louisiana and 1 salute them for it! Wherever you find French blood you find a quickening of the heart and a rush for the rifles or the ballots when democracy is in danger. In Europe the Latins of France and the Anglo-Saxons of England have fought their way onward, the long hard fight to democracy.

Here in Lou- tCntlnud On Xwcul trailer Louisiana's Big Day Throughout Baton Rouge yesterday, after STROLLER and thousands of other Loulslanlans had watched Sam Jones, become governor, was heard the commeut: "That was the most orderly BIG crowd I ever and we heartily agreed Everywhere the throngs In the huge stadium had the air of a big family picnic Even the rush to shake hands with the new governor after the ceremony was orderly, and various acquaintances of the governor stopped to shake hands with each other as they moved forward to greet Jones' 8ittlng together on the platform from Shreveport were Maj. B. A. Hardey. Harry Booth, Justin Querbes, T.

O. Harris and John D. Ewing Major Harvey, to whom Jones referred In his Inaugural address, smiled and tipped back his hat for a mov.e photographer hundreds of others from Shreveport around the Inaugural stand and In the crowd Lloyd Hcn-drick was buRy taking motion pictures of events. Each One a Meal As the huge crowd left the stadium at 1:30 p.m.,' boys at each exit handed out nlne-lnch-long barbecue sandwiches, a meal In themselves and the barbecue turned out to be wholesome cold-pressed beef and mutton One man outside the stadium, obviously of South Louisiana French origin, stared at the L. S.

U. students' peace demonstration signs and asked his wire, "What dey sellln'7" We thought there was Just a tear In Jones eyes as he spoke the last words of his fighting Inaugural address a speech which one of his followers termed "the most outspoken SAM has ever made, during the campaign or after." To the cheering crowd It was truly Emancipation day for Louisiana. Here and There MRS. JONES planned to take In the lnagurjl dances last night with the new governor JIMMT and BILLY BOYER, MRS. JONES' sons, were more excited at the prospect of rlglng on a motorcycle than with a governor the JONES' auto had license number 99 GOVERNOR JONES of Arizona, whom SAM visited at the close of his campaign, sent greetings to GOVERNOR JONES of Louisiana and enough photographers on hand to make Louisiana's new officials the most-pictured In the nation.

DEMONSTRATION AT INAUGURATION IS BROKEN BY POLICE Baton Rouee. Mav 14 Pl. A aroun of Louisiana State University students waa dispersed twice today when they demonstrated on the camous during the Inauguration ceremonies, carrying anu war placards. No arrests were made. Members of the group said that on one occa sion a national guardsman seized one or tneir placards and that on of the demonstrators received minor Injurlej in a scuffle.

On the second occasion, they said, campus police broke' up the group but two professors defended the students' rights to parade. The posters bore such Inscriptions as "scholarships, not battleships," "Don't die for Downing street," and "don't be casual about becoming a casualty," the nearest future. A Only a few. hours after the high command had announced that the Conquest of Holland was all but completed, a German spokesman said that mass, air operations on the British Isles could be expected at any time. He pointed out that the Invasion ef the lowlands had given Germany air bases within 185 miles from the English coast.

The Inference was permitted that Nazis would not overlook such an opportunity to stab at the dome defenses of the enemy across the North sea. The high command had announced last night that Holland ceased her resistance against the Germans tn order to spare the capital- city, the Hague, from destruction. The order followed the capitulation of the war-torn Dutch city of Rotterdam to save Itself from further destruction, the high command eid. Authorized German quarters Interpreted the developments to mean that the main forces of the Dutch army had given up the fight, although the high command admitted tnat hostilities were continuing In Zeejand. "After the capitulation of Rotter-cam and in view of the Impending threat to the Nctherland -capital," the hlRh command communique said, "The Dutch commander has given up pointless resistance and has ordered the trcops to cease fighting.

"Fighting continues In Zeeland." "Sailing Asalnut Kngland" Zeeland was represented here as "advance islands over which the Dutch commander In chief obviously no longer had authoritative powers" and their occupation by German troops was said to b.e only a matter ef days. News of the surrender was broadcast by all German stations The announcement was followed by the ong "We Are Sailing Against England" and a series of German army inarches. Authorized spokesman said that no details were available on how the Dutch troops had surrendered. "Further tremendous reports are to be expected momentarily," the radio announcer said at the conclusion of the broadcast. The high command claimed that German bombers were wreaking havoc on Allied shipping off the Dutch coast.

It said that two enemy cruisers and one destroyer were eunk, another cruiser hit and set ii fire, a troop transport struck by a heavy bomb and set aiire, and an transport damaged badly. At the sam time German mechanized detachments knifing through the heart of Belgium were said to be pursuing the retreating enemy In the (fonllniiFd On Pair Four.) GREAT BOOST IN U.S. AERIAL POWER URGED U. S. House Leader Says He Favors Big Step-Up in Arms.

Program An Increase in the number of U. S. army planes authorized for construc tion during the next 18 months from 6,000 to 10,000 will be recommended to the house sub-committee on military appropriations, Buell Snyder chairman of the committee, said laat night after he had arrived here from the Third Army maneuvers near Camp Beauregard, La. "I am recommending that we make 1400,000,000 addition to the mili tary appropriation bill and that It be used for critical and strategic ma terials," Snyder said. "I am also recommending that we double up our program for the purchase of anti aircraft equipment, that we Increase our plane authorization from 8.000 to 10.000 planes, that we inaugurate at once a three-year program to train 50,000 men between the ages of 18 and 25 years as pilots, me chanics and technicians." Accompanying Snyder on his visit to Shreveport were Rep.

Francis Case of South Dakota, member of Snyder's sub-committee; Rep. Overton Brooks of Shreveport. member of the house military affairs committee; Major Ward H. Marals, Major Stanley Mtck- elsen and Major Edward H. Brooks of the general staff.

They left by army transport plane for Washington shortly after 9 p.m. In order that Snyder and Case may be present when the general appropriation committee of the house reports on the WPA appropriation bill. The congressmen after their arrival Inspected Barksdale Field and conferred with Gen. Frederick Martin and Col. Louis H.

Commenting on the maneuvers near Camp Beauregard where tho army tested its mechanized force yesterday in a gigantic mock battle between 25,000 Invading "Reds" and 43,000 defending "Blues," Snyder declared, "The organization, manipula tion and 'tactics used by the com manding forces of the maneuvers are mmt commendable. Other War News Page Nine fact that much of the 'Uoiitlnurd On.