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EDWARD G. HUEY...
...they seized and pinioned him, marched him away. All he had shouted was "We want the Bonus!" Police later established that his name was John Alferi, that he was a 47-year-old war veteran from Los Angeles, that he had a pass to the Senate gallery signed by Huey Long. Released, he returned to the Capitol to tell reporters: "I think Roosevelt is a good guy. I didn't mean to start anything. When I get my bonus I'm going to buy myself three suits of underwear, three suits of clothes and a ticket back...
...Roosevelt's best friend," bellowed Senator Huey Pierce Long in his farewell to Louisiana before leaving for Washington. "Roosevelt may not know it but I am. We're both just politicians, after...
...first twelve or 15 universities" of the U. S. Month ago James Monroe Smith, president of L. S. U., quoted Mr. Embree as predicting the imminent inclusion of his institution among the first dozen U. S. universities. When Mr. Embree denied having predicted any such thing, Senator Huey Pierce Long set up a loud cry that he had "swallowed his words...
...Huey Long has always blamed Standard Oil Co. of Louisiana for the abortive movement to impeach him as Governor in 1929 (TIME, April 8, 1929, et seq.). He has hated the old city of Alexandria since some of its citizens rotten-egged him during a political speech last year. Last week the vindictive Kingfish caught up with one old enemy by laying a tax of 5? per barrel on oil refining within the State and disposed of another with a bill ousting all Alexandria's elected officials, giving him power to replace them...