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Evening star., 1933-02-15
PICTURES OF VATICAN FRESCOES.
HELD OBSCENE, ADMITTED TOU. S.
Solicitor Reveses Customs Order Against Photographs of
Michelangelo's Paintings.

the floor. The work was completed in
1921.
The Sistine Chapel is the private
chapel Of the pope, built in 1473, and
the art work tells the biblical story from
the creation to the food.
Two packages of photo books, con-
tanning the frescoes which the art
world has marveled at for four CEN
turies, were shipped here from Europe
at the behest of Erhard Weyhe, i'm
porter. Whey they arrived at the Gus
toms house they were detained as OBJ
scene and Weyhe received a letter say.
ing they would be disposed Of in due
course as provided by law"
What shall do?" asked Weyhe yes
terday, nearly choking with laughter
II laughed. I smiled SO when opened
the letter I almost had apoplexy. Ths
Popes own beautiful frescoes, the finest
thing in the Vatican Palace, and a Gus
toms inspector finds them obscene!"
Later a customs official explained
some of the pictures ''at first glance,
might be considered obscene, but littls
study would identify them as "art." He
said that in this case the law agains,
obscenity hardly seems to hold"
Evening star., 1933-02-15
SEATTLE UNEMPLOYED TAKE OVER
PUBLIC BUILDING IN AID DEMAND
Officials After Refusing Requests for Food and Work
Leave Quarters to Demonstrators.

The building resounded with speeches
and snores Of the unemployed Mothers
with children In their arms slumbered
in chairs of the commissioners, and the
official gavel was used as baton while
musically inclined demonstrators led
their comrades In species of COM
munity singing.
Demonstrators sent out committees
for food, which was donated by res
taurants.
Commissioners and other officials
argued and protested they could not
meet the demands of the demonstrators.
Commissioners offered to turn over SIS
acres Of county lands for farm use as
the first step in a general relief plan,
but finally they went home and left
the building to the unemployed.
King County has been supplying food
to the unemployed through public COM
Tnissaries, but the latest plan advocated
issuance Of warrants redeemable at gro
cery stores.
The demonstrators included all varie-
ties Of the unemployed organizations,
but observers said the majority seemed
to belong to the United Front" group,
classed here as the left wing Of the
Unemployed Citizens League, most
powerful politically and numerically Of
such organizations.
Evening star., 1933-02-15
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February l5.-After
first having been adjudged obscene"
and detained for four days at the New
York Customs House, a series OF pho
tographs of Micheiangelo's famous
frescoes on the ceiling Of the Pope's
Sistine Chapel in the Vatican, have
been releasd.
The pictures were consigned to a New
York book importer, who was notified
upon arrival of the package that they
would be destroyed. They were SUBJ
mitted, however, to Assistant Solicitor
Brewer and he ordered their release al
once.
Art historians say hardly any pic
lures in the world are more famous
than the frescoes that Michelangelo
painted at the behest of Pope Julius II
The decorative scheme covers 10000
square; feet of the ceiling Of the chapel
and required four years to complete.
During that time the artist worked
on his back on a scafIold~ high above
Evening star., 1933-02-15
EARL LONGS STORY
DENIED BY 0VERTON
Representative Accuses Sen
ator'S Brother of FaIsehood
in Bridge Testimony.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW ORLEANS, February 15.-Rep-
resentative John H. Overton today told
the Senate Committee investigating his
election to the Senate that Earl Long
had told ''damnable falsehood" when
he testified yesterday that Overton was
to get 100000 if a proposal by the
Nashville Bridge Co. to build toll bridges
In the State, had been adopted.
Mr.. Overton took the stand and made
his statement in answer to testimony
offered yesterday by Earl Long, brother
Of Senator Huey P. Long, who is APP
pearing as counsel for Mr.. Overton.
Mr.. Overton said that Earl had tes-
titled that fund of 100000 would be
paid If the Nashville Bridge Co. deal
with the State had gone through, and
that his share would have been $2OO, 900.
Denies There Was Fund.
There never has been a more damn
able falsehood ever uttered from wit
ness stand" said Overton. There was
no such fund and I had no share in any
such fund"
Mr.. Overton told the committee that
his connection with obtaining power line
franchises on State highways was mere
ly as attorney operating under existing
laws and that he had not obtained any
franchise as favor to ex-Gov. Simp-
son, which Earl Long has charged.
Mr.. Overton said that an amendment
to the State constitution providing for
the building of eight toll bridges was
adopted by the State Legislature, but
the legality Of the manner in which it
was adopted was contested because of
dispute over the vote majority
He said that as result of that there
was a serious objection to issuing the
bonds until the litigation had been de-
cided and that Robert w. Williams of
the Nashville Bridge Co. came to my
Office and employed my firm to attend
to legal business in connection with
the contract by which he proposed to
build the bridges for the State
Mr.. Overton said he took the matter
up with the then Gov Long and o. K.
Allen, then chairman of the Highway
Commission, and special contract was
drawn up providing for the bridge COM
pany to build and operate the bridges,
the State later to take them over after
the bonds were issued.
Il believe the contract" said Mr..
(rontipued op pa0e & Col,Irnp ~
Evening star., 1933-02-15
CAMPBELL GETS READY
FOR "SUITABLE" BEACH
Briton May Attempt New Speed
Record Today, With Auto As
sociation Timer on Hand.

BY the Associated Press.
DAYTONA BEACH, Fla, February
15.-The possibility of an attempt to-
day by Sir Malcolm Campbell of Eng
land to shatter his own world land
speed record of 253 miles an hour was
balanced on scales of varied conditions,
clouded with big ''if."
After streaking across the ocean
beach at a clip well in excess of 200
miles an hour on a preliminary test
run yesterday. the 48-year-old driver
announced definitely he would take his
Blue Bird racing car onto the course
again this afternoon for further trials.
If he decided then his trim $500
horsepower machine was tuned up to
its best, he said he would be ready to
make an official trial for new record
provided the beach, weather, wind and
visibility were suitable.
Low tide occurs about pm, eastern
standard time, but he planned to go
to the course an hour or two before
that in order to have ample time for
his runs before the waves begin blow
ing in again.
Officials of the American Automobile
Association ordered their timing ap-
paratus set up to clock the car so that
If Campbell decides to race for a
record his speed can be timed officially
Evening star., 1933-02-15
Nv the Associated prsss

Dy the Associated PreSS.
SEATTLE, February 15.-Two thou
sand singing, jesting, unemployed-men
women and children-took sleeping
quarters for the night in the County
City Building and vowed they would not
leave until King County commissioners
met their relief demands.
The group "camped" following q
series of demonstrations in which the
unemployed asked for:
$3.50 worth of groceries per family
per week.
Three days work weekly at $3.50
per day.
Or-5,00O gallons of gasoline and $40
cash per family for pilgrimage" to
Olympia, where the State Legislature
Is IN session.
Their demands refused by commits
sioners and the county welfare board,
the demonstrators suddenly decided to
remain in the official office building.
They called for reinforcements, and
other unemployed swarmed in.
They sang, played pinochle, slept,
made speeches-but they stayed. A
squad Of police was placed on guard,
but the demonstrators remained peace
able and organized their own police
force to maints1p order.
Evening star., 1933-02-15
Italy Will Ignore
ManchukuO Mission
When 1t Visits Rome
Fascist Government to De.
cline to Receive Far
East Group.
By Cable to The Star.

BY Cable to The Star.
ROME, Italy, February IS. The
Fascist government will decline to re-
ceive or otherwise officially admit the
existence of the European mission of
the alleged Republic Of Manchukuo,
which is due to arrive in Rome to-
night, the foreign Office announced
today.
The mission, led by Ting Shih- Yuan,
is understood to be trying to encourage
the recognition of Manchukuo as an in
dependent nation by the powers of
Europe.
The Italian position, as explained by
the foreign Office, is that, since Italy
has not recognized the existence of
Manchukuo, it cannot pay any official
attention to a mission coming from
there.
(Copyright. 1933)
Evening star., 1933-02-15
GUY MURDER TRIAL
IS NEARING CLOSE
Sailor Denies He Killed Walter
Wanderwell-Case May Go
to Jury Today.

BY the Associated Press.
LONG BEACH, Calf, February IS
The trial of William James Guy
charged with the Staying of the ad.
venturous globe trotter, Walter Wan
derwell, neared close today with flna
arguments and court instructions te
precede the placing of the case in the
hands Of a jury of nine men and three
women.
In an eleventh-hour decision, the de-
fense placed the 23-year-old square
jawed Welsh sailor ON the stand yes
terday. In ringing, emphatic tones ht
entered denial of guilt, with the asser-
ton he did not visit Long Beach last
December 5, the night Wanderwell was
shot to death on board his yacht, the
Carma.
Evening star., 1933-02-15
j. s. STEEL CHIEF
URGES ECONOMY
Myron Taylor Opposes Tam.
pering With Currency at
Senate Hearing.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Balancing the budget and no tamper-
ing with the currency were urged before
the Senate Finance Committee today by
Myron Taylor, chairman OF the board of
the United States Steel Corporation.
Taylor appeared before the commit
tee in its hunt for way to restore pros
perity, adding his voice to those of
others who have insisted the Govern
ment live within its income.
Daniel Willard president of the Bal
timore & Ohio Railroad, in letter put
into the committee record by Senator
Harrison, Democrat, of Mississippi,
sponsored cancellation of war debts and
a balanced budget.
Charges Drive on Dollar.
The committee heard from Rene
Leon, former technical advisor of the
House Coinage Committee, a charge
that England, through its $50, ,00o, 900
pound exchange equalization fund, was
seeking to drive down the dollar as a
way Of forcing debt revision.
jackson Reynolds, president of the
First National Bank Of the City of New
York. told the committee he had no
solution for economic ills and doubted
that any one person had, but suggested
governmental steps to restore the peo-
pies confidence in the Government
Two obstacles stand in the way of
recovery, Reynolds said, explaining:
Until the Government lives prudent
ly within its income, we won't get out
of difficulties"
Opposes Tax Increase.
He said ne did not believe the budget
could be balanced by increased taxation.
The Government now appears to
many thoughtful citizens, he said, "as
lCantixanad a, raoae c1aI.....,. q \
Evening star., 1933-02-15
COMMITTEE FAVORS
ALLOTMENT RELIEF
Agriculture Body FavorabIy
Reports Plan to the
Senate.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The domestic allotment farm relief
plan was favorably reported to the
Senate today by its Agriculture Com
mittee after more than a month of
hearings and discussion.
AS reported, the bill contained major
alterations from the form in which it
passed the House. 1t was confined to
wheat and cotton, while provisions for
acreage control and for defining pre-
war parity between agricultural and
commercial commodities we're stricken
out.
The committee approved the revised
bill by a vote of IL to f.
Senator Bankhead, Democrat, of Ala
bama, after considerable discussion,
withdrew an amendment proposing to
substitute for the allotment provisions
respecting cotton a plan whereby cot
a stated amount each year.
Five Commodities Scratched.
The committee eliminated five of the
seven commodities contained in the
bill passed by the House. These are
hogs, tobacco, rice, peanuts and dairy
products
Vigorous objection to the eliminations
has been expressed by leading farm or
ganization figures who objected par
ticularly to confining the bill to wheat
and cotton and to eliminating provi-
slons for controlling production.
Most Senators said privately the bill
nao' no chance for enactment this ses-
sion, as a Hoover veto is considered
virtually certain and the measure is
regarded as too controversial to be de-
clded in the short time remaining
1t provides in general for process
Ing tax on the miller of wheat and
the spinner or other purchasers of
cotton.
Out of this money the farmer would
the price he receives up to the 1907
1914 average price of the commodity.
rms benefit would be paid only on the
amount OF his production which goes
lnto domestic consumption.
Decrease In Consumption.
During the hearings representatives
OF the cotton manufacturers and flour
mlllers said such a tax would greatly
raise the price of bread and cheap
clothing, thus decreasing consumption.
supporters of the bill replied that the
measure proposed to do no more than
give the farmer the equivalent of tariff
protection afforded commercial in
duStry.
The changes recommended by Chair
man McNary and approved were offered
by him in the interest, he said. of
"simplification'' and "practicability.
AS 1t came from the House the bill
covered % pages.
It now has been reduced to about
half q dozen.
Acreage Control Feature.
The acreage control features stricken
out have been described by farm organ
ization leaders as the heart of the bill
They contended that to increase the
price without requiring decreased pro-
duction would but aggravate the sur
plus problem.
To receive the adjustment" payment
under the House bill a farmer would
have had to reduce his acreage 20 per
cent below the previous year.
The provisions have been attacked on
the ground they. would require q large
Federal police force to check up on
acreage cuts.
Evening star., 1933-02-15
Samuel, Jr., Tells Norbeck
Committee of Dealings in
Own Properties.
YOUNG, SWOPE, TRIMBLE
FAVORED CUSTOMERS
Pecora Makes Debut as Counsel for
Committee; Dawes Called
to Testify.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Samuel insult, jr, the heir apparent
to a vanished utilities kingdom, told a
Senate committee today how members
of his family had purchased and traded
in numerous shares in insult properties
at prices ranging from one-fourth to
one-half of what the stocks were being
sold for in the open market.
Relating details of the financial set
up of insult Utility Investments, Inc,
and the Corporation Securities Co. Of
Chicago, insult said his father-now in
exile in Greece-had bought shares at
$12 on the same day that the stock was
placed on sale on the Chicago Exchange
for $50 share.
He said his father had sold to numer-
GUS persons stocks for $12 a share. On
this list of customers was included the
names Of Owen D. Young, himself wait
ing to testify; Gerald Swope and South
Trimble, clerk Of the House of Repre-
sentatives.
Young was one of those said to have
received insult stock at less than the
market price
other witnesses called for today in
cluded former Vice President Dawes.
Ferdinand Pecora, former assistant
district attorney Of New York, was max
ing his debut as committee counsel at
today's hearing, sitting next to Chair
man Norbeck.
insult First Witness.
insult the first witness called, said he
was elected vice president Of insult Utt-
ity Investment Co. in December, 1928,
and elevated to the presidency some
time in 1930.'
He continued in this position, he add
ed, until the company went into receiver
ship, and now he holds only nominal
office In the corporate entity"
insult testified the investment trust
was organized to buy, hold and trade in
securities generally, but its announced
purpose was to acquire stock IN insult
companies.
He said he could not outline the capi-
tai structure Of the trust.
He was handed minute book OF the
Investment Trust to refresh his memory.
Going through its pages, insult said
the company was incorporated with 200
lied to issue ESQ, 900 shares of prior pre-
ferred stock, ESQ, 900 shares of preferred,
aud 100000 common stock, all without
par value.
Family Put Up Shares.
The 200 shares, 40 900 shares of pre-
ferred and 1000 shares were distrib-
uted first, he said, the 200 to directors
for cash and the remainder to the mem
bers Of the insult family in exchange for
securities.
insult said he, his father, mother and
uncle, Martin insult, put up securities
in insult companies at their then market
value.
AT what gross value?" Pecora asked.
"TThe value of the securities advanced
by my father, mother and myself
can't answer for my uncle-was $8,752,-
900 on January IL, 1929" insult replied.
At the time Of the receivership, insult
added, they still had $8,523,65 in the
(COntinued on Page 2 Column IL
Evening star., 1933-02-15
COLOMBIA SEXES
TARAPACA IN DRIVE
Breaks With Peru-Land,
Sea and Air Forces Take
Part in Leticia Clash.

BOGOTA, Colombia, February Is
R.-The Colombia foreign office
today handed passports to the per-
sonnel of the Peruvian legation
here.
In diplomatic usage the arbitrary
handing of passports to diplomats
OF foreign nation means the break
ing of Of diplomatic relations.)
BY the Associated Press.
Colombia today ordered its Minister
to Peru to return home, severing diplo.
matte relations with that country, a.
a result of the outbreak of warfare be-
tween the two South American nations
Peru announced it received oficia
advice the Colombian government con-
sidered Brazilian mediation in the bor-
der dispute as finished
Colombia claimed a Peruvian ali
force was the aggressor in yesterdays
battle on the Putumayo River, while
Peru insisted a Colombian fiotilla
began tne ngnt Dy attacking a Peruvian
garrison at Tarapaca. Reports reached
Colombia that Tarapaca was captured
by its troops this morning.
Both parties said the fighting started
In Brazilian territory, Tarapaca being
situated right on the border. Brazil
was watching developments and it was
believed she would close up the Amazon
River If her territory were violated.
The Colombian f1otilla went up the
Amazon to reach the area which Co
lombia lost to Peruvians last Septem-
Der. Peru signed q treaty ceding the
important upper Amazon port of Le-
ticia to Colombia, but claimed Colum-
bia has. failed to cede other areas te
Peru as agreed.
Evening star., 1933-02-15
ARRIVAL OF BULLITT
DELAYED BY DENSE FOG
Mysterious Journalist on Board
Liner Europa, Held Up in
New York Harbor.
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, February 15.-Dense
1og In the outer harbor delayed ar
xtVal today of the North German Lloyd
liner Europa with 73l passengers
among whom was william C. Bullitt
Journalist whose travels about Europe
were linked by rumor with secret in
ternational negotiations.
The Europa was scheduled to dock
early this morning. but at 10 O'Clock
the ship had just been sighted of
Ambrose hghtship and it was not ex-
pected to reach its Brooklyn pier unit
midafternoon.
Rumors concerning Bullitt were that
he was acting as an emissary either oi
President-elect Roosevelt or of Col. z
M. House, confidential adviser to tn,
late President Wilson, whose advic,
has also been sought by Roosevelt
Both these rumors were widely denied
Bullitt himself insisting that his triI
was of no significance and that he wa
representing no one.
Evening star., 1933-02-15
TARAPACA CAPTURED.
Troops Drive Peruvians From Putumayo
River Port,

BOGOTA, Colombia, February Is (P
Colombian troops captured the town
Of Tarapaca today, driving out Peru
Wan force which had occupied the Pu-
tumayo River port 80 miles north OF
Leticia.
This was the second development in
open hostilities between this country
and Peru. There were numerous cas-
ualties on both sides.
President Olaya Herrera received q
message from Alfred Vasquez Cobo, the
Colombian commander, reading:
Our flag floats on the hills of Tara
paca, captured in battle by the artillery
supported by planes. Troops have been
disembarked. Congratulations. Ais
we'll"
Possession of Tarapaca, a cabinet
minister said, insures to Colombia
control Of the whole Putumayo River
Colombia broke off relations with
Continued on Page Q, Column Sd
Evening star., 1933-02-15
RIVER FLOOD FEARED
Tennessee Expected to Pass Thirty
Foot Cfauo II, Fow Hours

Foot Stage in Few Hours.
CHATTANOOGA, Tenn, February Is
R).-Lowlands here were threatened
with flood for the second time this
Winter when the Weather Bureau to-
day forecast the Tennessee River would
rise one foot above the 30-foot flood
stage within the next SO or 48 hours.
The rapidly rising river had reached
stage of 21.8. feet early today. Total
rainfall here In the last "a hours was
1.64 inches, with an average reported
over the upper system Of l.9l inches.
Fair and colder weather was forecast
tonight.
Evening star., 1933-02-15
SOLO V0YAGER FOUND
Coast Guard Cutter Picks Up Johr
Dow in Small Boat.

Dow in Small Boat.
BY the Associated Press
The Coast Guard cutter Seneca, op-
Grating out of San Juan, Puerto Rico,
notified Coast Guard headquarters to-
day it had located a small boat, the
Chance, operated by John Dow of Sc
caucus, N. j., and was towing it into
San Juan.
The communication said it had found
the Chance, which had been reported
missing. in Mona Passage, between
Haiti and Puerto Rico.
Dow sailed from New Jersey last
Summer for South America. The
Seneca picked up the craft yesterday
afternoon. n
Evening star., 1933-02-15
Polish Foreign Minister Gratified

1oilSn rorelSn minister GratlneQ
With Non-Aggression Treaty.
WARSAW, Poland. February Is (R.
Foreign Minister Joseph Beck ex-
pressed satisfaction today at meeting
Of the Foreign Affairs Committee at
the recent ratification of non-aggres-
sion pact between this country and
Soviet Russia
He told the committee that propa-
ganda in Germany for revision of the
Versailles treaty which established the
present Polish borders should not be
taken too seriously, for frontiers can
not be changed by words alone.
Evening star., 1933-02-15
NEWCOMERS ARRIVE

TWO English ACTRESSES Reach Hol-
1ywood Movie Colony.
HOLLYWOOD, Calf, February IS
N1.-Two English actresses arrived here
yesterday, one for visit, the other to
work in the movies.
Betty Balfour, sometimes called "the
Mary Pickford of England" came to
visit her husband, James Campbell.
song writer. She said she became
last Summer in Southern France.
Due to start work today with Lewis
Stone and Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth
Allan, stage and screen actress, arrived
from London to fulfill contract
with Metro-Goldwyn-M Mayer Studio Her
London contract expired in JanuaTY, :.
Evening star., 1933-02-15
40 HURT IN POMORZE

Poles Invade Meeting.
KARTUZY, Pomorze Polish Cor
ridor). February Is (P).-Forty persons,
today when a group of Poles broke into
meeting place where a German club
was celebrating. The Germans filed
a complaint with the authorities at
Warsaw.
Evening star., 1933-02-15

The De Broqueville cabinet was
formed last December 13. M. De Brouue-
vile also headed the previous govern
ment, which resigned after voting to
default a S2,125,0 900 war debt instalment
to the United States. The King asked
M. De Broqueville to form a new gov
ernment and the succeeding cabinet
was practically the same as that which
resigned.
There has been political difficulty In
Belgium since the Catholic Liberal coali-
ton began to crack when the Liberals,
advocating a program of vigorous re-
trenchment, differed from the policies
advanced by the Catholic party.
Evening star., 1933-02-15
Belgian Cabinet,
Formed Only Two
Months Ago, Out
Premier de Brogueville
Had Succeeded Himself
After Debt Default.

By the Associated Press.
BRUSSELS, Belgium, February IS
The government headed by Premier De
Broqueville resigned today.
Evening star., 1933-02-15
''Frona Press to Home
Within an Hour"

The Stars Carrier system covers every
city block and the regular edition is
delivered to city and suburban homes
as fast as the papers are printed.
Evening star., 1933-02-15

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