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Overnight the States newshawks moved their typewriters into the Times-Picayune building, reported for duty at 7 a. m., beat a 9:15 deadline by three minutes. With NewT Orleans' four papers now squarely lined up in two opposing camps, the first hostile act was not long forthcoming. The States maintained its price of 3¢. (The Times-Picayune costs 5¢.) The Item, proLong evening paper, reduced the price of its "Blue Streak" late afternoon sports final to a penny.
Saturday was a busy day for the Times-Picayune's Photographer Hardy S. Williams. In the morning a Honduran rumrunner broke away from a deputy marshal, tried to smash Photographer Wil-liams's camera with his manacled hands. The alert cameraman sidestepped, snapped. In the evening Williams showed up at the Louisville & Nashville Railway Station with a flock of newshawks who had detected Huey Long in the act of trying to slip quietly off to Washington. (Supposed reason: to try to get revoked the appointment of Lawyer Paul B. Habans, whom he dislikes, as Louisiana manager of Federal Home Owners Loan Corp.) With the Senator was his personal bodyguard, swart Joe Messina.
While Messina waved a revolver. Senator Long charged Photographer Williams, managed to break the flashlight bulb on his camera. Fists doubled, he turned on the Times-Picayune's Reporter Samuel Lang. Quick-witted, the reporter called out: "Get a picture of Messina with his gun out!" Hastily the bodyguard pocketed his gun, fled from sight. Then Reporter Lang challenged : "Come on and hit me if you want to, Senator, your gunman's gone now." Senator Long stopped. looked around, dropped his hands. "I don't want to hit you," he snarled and ran aboard the Crescent Limited for Washington.
Next day the Times-Picayune published a four-column layout of New Orleans' charging wild life with the caption: "Rumrunner and Senator T