■#x'uuu*xi Daily (Satmtay
MEMBER ASSOCIATED PRESS
VOLUME XXVIII. NUMBER 68.
SEWARD, ALASKA, TUESDAY, MARCH 22, 1932.
PRICE TEN CENTS
IROTZKYSAYS WAR
REMOTE BETWEEN
LONG DISTANCE BETWEEN THE
TWO COUNTRIES SERVES
AS PROTECTION
ISTANBUL, Turkey, Mar. 22.—
Leon Trotzky, exiled leader of Rus
sia’s Red Army under the Lenin
dynasty, who was put into exile be
cause of his opposition to the pres
ent leader Joseph Stalin, in an ex
pression on the developments in the
Far East with reference to Soviet
Russia, said that Japan’s aim in
China was to colonize her the same
as England colonized India. Trotz
ky added, however, that Japan was
undertaking this too late for the
British are beginning to lose their
hold on their India and Japan
could not expect to hang on to her
India—China.
When Trotzky was asKea as u>
whether Japan would strike a blow
against the Soviet Republic, he said
that this was not in their first line
of plans but said that after they
had consolidated their position in
Manchuria, they would be in more j
of a position to strike northeast
ward. War could not be waged
against the U. S. S. R. by the same
method as was used against China
and would be of different propor
tions
The Soviets have often been at
tacked for their aggressive aims.
Trotzky insisted that these attacks
were inconsistent because the Sov
iets are still building factories and
other industrial enterprises and a
war would make dead capital out
of these.
The conflict will not be deliber
ately provoked by Japan unless she
has the sanction of allies. War be
tween Japan and Soviet Russia is
almost as remote as a war between
Japan and the United States be
cause the problem of long distance
enters. In Asia, it is a land ocean
and between Japan and the United
States it is a water ocean. Both
the land ocean and the water ocean
are too vast an arena to carry on
military operations.
Should a war result between Ja
pan and Russia. Japan would have
to forego her Korea and also her
China. The Soviets will not be alone
in their fight against the Japanese.
The Chinese are willing to fight
and the Russians and the Chinese
will have the time element in their
favor. There is only one railway
by which the Japanese could trans
port all their troops and supplies to
Soviet soil and this would cause
considerable delay. The Japanese
could build more railroads to trans
port their forces but here again
time plays an important hand.
A real war would have a great
effect on China; it would give the
Chinese a new perspective; it would
start a new national movement in
China on a grand scale, and every
one knows that China has no lack
of human material with which to
fight.
Should Russia and China be
come allies, the “red army,” already
well trained in war lore, could in
struct the Chinese soldiers and in
a period of about 12 months they
could have a million of Chinese
combatants ready for action. The
second million would take even less
time to instruct than the first.
With the U. S. S. R. Red Army and
her colossal reserves, ample strength
would be provided to well resist
any forces which can be mustered
in Asia.
Trotzky wound up his interview
by saying that the Soviet govern
ment is working to avoid war. He
also said that Japan is now mov
ing toward a decline. The key to
the present situation is not in the
Far East but is in Europe—at Ber
lin and interest centers around
Adolph Hitler.
Death took away from Douglas
last week a well-known oldtimer,
Eugene Manning, 84. He had been
a watchman for Treadwell inter
ests for more than 30 years, having
come North 40 years ago.
THE STOCK MARKET
NEW YORK, Mar. 22.—Prices re
covered somewhat on the stock
market Monday though trading was
dull. Wheat picked up one cent;
rubber was low. In England silver
was quoted 1724. Ocpper is six
cents.
MOTHER IS BED-EYED
FROM WEEK FOR MOT
HOPEWELL, N. J., Mar. 22—Mrs.
Chas. A. Lindbergh is reported to
be red-eyed from weeping for her
kidnapped baby and Colonel Lind
bergh is care-worn and hazzard.
Jersey City police have ques
tioned 1,400 persons since the Lind
bergh child was kidnapped and in
vestigated hundreds of clues, all to
no avail.
PRIVATE NEGOTIATIONS
HOPEWELL, N. J., Mar. 22. (jP)—
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, Jr.,
the baby born 21 months ago today,
is still missing, the usual supply
of clues all failing. Chief Detective
Elmer Hann of Hunterdon County
said he believed the baby will be
returned under private negotiations
but the police must withdraw first.
BLOODY DAYS
BUCHAREST, Roumania, Mar. 22.
| —Further reports reaching here
tell of the almost merciless shoot
ing down of men and women in
various parts of this state which
adjoins the Ukrainian Republic of
the Soviet republics. The Soviet
officials are said to be attempting
to stop the fleeing of peasants from
Ukrainia to Roumania and it is
here where the friction comes in.
BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS
| OVERCOME HEMOPH1LUA
NEW YORK, Mar. 22.—A hemo
| phillia stricken patient at a New
■ York hospital here Monday was as
jsured by medical doctors that he
; would make a complete recovery
from this dread hereditary disease
which is characterized by excessive
! or spontaneous bleeding from the
slightest wounds, the blood being
! wanting of a clotting element
which will stop this bleeding.
The patient has undergone a
number of blood transfusions so
| that now he has entirely new blood
| in his system.
DUE IN PERNAMBUCO
FRIEDRICHSHAFEN, Germany,
Mar. 22.—The Graf Zeppelin, which
left here on a non-stop flight to
, Pernambuco, Brazil, radioed her
base here that the zep was en
countering fine weather and that
she expected to be in Pernambuco
late Wednesday.
* * * *
DIRIGIBLE SIGHTED
DAKAR, Senegal, West Africa,
Mar. 22. (JP) — The dirigible Graf
Zeppelin, bound from Germany to
Brazil, was sighted above Porte
Tiene.
* * * *
LEVINE INDICTED
NEW YORK, Mar. 22.—Charles A
Levine, the first trans-Atlantic air
plane passenger, has been indicted
in this city charged with forging
checks. He was also indicted on
several other counts.
* * * *
LOST IN GROUND FOG
SAN BERNARDINO, Calif., Mar.
22.—Ground fog, which caused the
pilot of the tri-motored American
Airways plane to become lost, was
given as the reason for the fatal
plane crash which occurred last
Saturday and in which seven lives
were lost. This was the decision
reached at a coroner’s inquest,
headed by F. Doyle.
NO MARATHONS
| LOS ANGELES, Mar. 22.—The Los
Angeles City Council has decided
there will be no more marathon
dance contests or other similar
events held in the City of Los An
geles.
ALABAMA TORNADO j
HIKES TOLL OF 184
LIVES IN 6 STATES
HUNDREDS INJURED; DESOLATE
SCENE AS DAYBREAK
CAME
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Mar. 22. (IP)
—The freakish march of tornadoes
killed at least 184 persons in five
Southern States. More than 100
were killed during the night in
communities isolated; 15 were kill
ed in Georgia, 11 in Tennessee, two
in Kentucky, one in South Carolina
and all others in Alabama.
Hundreds were injured and scores
told of narrow escapes. Roads are
blocked with trees and debris from
buildings wrecked by torrential
rains which also washed down upon
the havoc the wind had done.
Daylight brought a desolate
scene; hospitals and emergency
quarters were crammed with vic
tims- The winds hit the north port
of Alabama, first killing 26, then
skipped southward striking Marion
twice.
Witnesses at Columniana told of
dark funnel-shaped clouds cutting
a swath 150 yards wide, sending
buildings swirling.
I
CYCLONES, BUZZARDS
SWEEP UNITED STATES
SEATTLE, Mar. 22. — Cyclones,!
sncw and wind storms swept over
almost the entire North American
continent Monday, the first day of
spring, causing many deaths and ,
great property damage.
In Alabama, a score of person*
were killed and injured by a cy
clone.
Shipping was endangered off all
coasts.
A near blizzard descended over
Chicago.
Heavy wet snowT fell in practically
all Eastern States.
Warmer weather was promised
for today.
A howling blizzard raged in Iowa.
Philadelphia had to haul out her
snow plows to clear her streets—
the first time this year,
i In New York, heavy sleet fell
j throughout the day.
SHANGHAI, Mar. 22.—Following
the League of Nations’ inquiry com
mission’s tour of the Shanghai bat
tlefield, in which the members said
that they found the rival disput
ants both ready to accept some
peace terms, another peace confer
ence was held at the office of the
British Consulate, with the British
Consulate presiding. At last re
ports Monday, the meeting was still
in session.
It is understood that som» basis
for an agreement has been reached
and that the Chinese are willing
that their army is not to make any
advance upon the city of Shanghai.
The Chinese stipulate, however,
that they want a definite date set
for the removal of all the Japanese
troops from Shanghai to the Inter
national Settlement and back to
their homeland.
No filings of candidates for the
Municipal Election, April 5, have
been made today. Filings for Ma
yor, three Councilmen and one
member of the School Board are
open and must be made five days
prior to election day.
GOOD SELECTION
A. H. L. Meyer and C. E- Orlander
were appointed by the Seward City
Council as members of the Seward
General Hospital Board. Two mem
bers will be appointed by the Wo
man’s Home Missionary Society and
the fifth member will be named
by the four appointees.
ALASKA BISHOP SAYS
THAI PROHIBITION IS
TREMENDOUS FAILURE
SEATTLE, Mar. 22. (^—Declar
ing prohibition to be a failure not
only in Alaska but throughout the
United States, Bishop Peter Trim
ble Rowe, head of the Alaska dio
cese of the Episcopal Church, said
Monday that missionary work
among the natives is seriously ham
pered by wide-spread bootlegging.
The 76-year-old missionary ar
rived after a transcontinental trip.
“One settlement in which drink
ing started among adults, rapidly
spread to the children and caused
the closing of the native missionary
school. Millions are being spent in1
the United States for prohibition
enforcement and being wasted,” he
said.
He will return to his Alaska head
quarters at Seward in May.
VELVET TIGRESS ISIS IN
SWUNG OUTBURST
IN PHOENIX COURT
PHOENIX, Ariz., Mar. 22.—Mrs.
Winnie Ruth Judd, the “velvet ti
| gress” murderess, condemned to
death, reached the front pages
'again Monday.
She was brought into court by
her attorneys, but hardly had the
proceedings begun when she jump
ed to her feet and in a screaming
outburst, hurled charges of frame
up against the court.
The judge hammered away for
silence but the woman kept jump
ing about, avoiding guards until
her husband succeeded in clapping
his hand over her mouth. She was
I then taken in custody, by deputies
and borne away, struggling with
all her strength, t<^ her cell.
FIRST SKYSCRAPER
GENEVA, Switzerland, Mar. 22.—
This country will soon have its first
skyscraper. A contract for a 20
story building has been let.
WOMAN KIDNAPPER
| LOS ANGELES. Mar. 22.—Dureen
Mordean was arrested here charged
I with kidnapping the four-year-old
i child of Fred Stone.
FLOWER FESTIVAL
I BAKERSFIELD, Calif., Mar. 22.—
! The local annual flower festival
; will be held in April. Thousands
j of acres of fowers will then be in
full bloom.
-——
IN TOILS OF LAW
NEW YORK, Mar. 22. —Lee M.
Russell, former Governor of Louisi
ana, was arrested under a warrant
charging him with participation in
ja confidence game.
ACTRESS TAKES LIFE
LONDON, Mar. 22.—Nellie Rick
ford, 63, former popular actress
who made the song “Johnny Get
Your Gun” famous, was found dead
in a hotel room. Beside her body
was a gun.
FIRST CASUALTY
SAN ANTONIO, Texas., Mar. 22.
—An Army officer was killed here
Monday when his plane crashed to
earth from several thousand feet.
This is the first fatality that has
occurred at Randolph Field since
the Army made a flying field out
of it.
Oliver Anderson, manager of the
McGrath store of the Northern
Commercial Company, who was op
erated on at the Seward General
Hospital recently for the removal
of his appendix and who made a
remarkable recovery from the op
eration, Monday was flown from
Anchorage to McGrath.
MANCHURIAN CLASH
CHANG CHUN, Mar. 22. (JP)—
Widespread revolt against the new
Manchurian State resulted in a
clash at the edge of the Soviet bor
der between Japanese and Chinese
insurgents. The most severe fight
ing was at Manchuo; it is reported
150 Chinese and 13 Japanese were
killed.
APACHE INDIAN GOES
TO PRISON FOR LIFE
GLOBE, Ariz., Mar. 22. (£>)—'The
Federal court jury decided that
Golney Seymour, Apache Indian
range rider, must be imprisoned for
life for the murder of Henrietta
Schermler, Columbia University co
ed.
The jury deliberated four hours
and 28 minutes. Seymour, who
speaks only broken English, seemed
to fail to understand the sentence
when led back to his cell.
IN HANDS OF JURY
GLOBE, Ariz., Mar. 22.—The fate
of Golney Seymour, Apache Indian
from the White Indian reservation
who is on trial here charged with
the killing of Henrietta Schmerler,
a co-ed who was studying Indian
lore, is now in the hands of the
jury. Seymour admitted he was
drunk on the night of the murder
but stubbornly denied he had killed
the girl.
j RETAINS GOLD STANDARD
PARIS, Mar. 22.—Announcement
was made here that South Africa
will adhere to the gold standard
but separate from the English
pound, adopting the rand.
NO WINES ON BEER
FOB FOREIGN ATHLETES
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 22.—Amos
W. W. Woodcock, director of the
prohibition bureau, said here Mon
day that visiting French, German
and other foreign athletes would
not be allowed their wines and beer
when they visit this country in
competition in the Olympic Games
which are to be held here.
Director Woodcock said that the
j only way that the athletes could
receive their wines and beer would
be to secure special permission from
Congress, but he said that he didn’t
see how Congress could permit this
as long as there is an 18th Amend
ment.
TRUCE IN OFFING
SHANGHAI, Mar. 22. —Truce is
in the offing. Neutral governments
are in charge of the evacuation.
Japan will have the privilege of
keeping troops in the Internation
al Settlement pending transporta
tion of troops back home. The
peace commission meets Wednes
day.
* -* * *
! TRIAL DATE HELD ABEYANCE
HONOLULU, Mar. 22.—The date
of the trial of Mrs. Grace Fortes
que and three Naval men, charged
with killing a young Hawaiian, will
not be announced until after the
arrival of Clarence Darrow, defense
attorney, now enroute to Honolulu
from the United States.
* * * *
RADIATES OPTIMISM
LOS ANGELES, Mar. 22. —The
president of the Bankers Associa
tion, who has just returned from
the East, reports a definite im
provement in the country’s busi
ness situation.
* * * *
NOTHING TO SAY
SHANGHAI, Mar. 22.—The League
of Nations peace commission visit
ed the battlefield Monday but fol
lowing their inspection had made
no statement.
* * * *
HEAD OF COMMUNISTS
BALTIMORE, Md., Mar,. 22.—F.
Foster was elected president of the
U. S- Communists at Monday’s con
vention.
DIRECTORY OF
ALASKA GUIDES
FOR REFERENCE
ALASKA IS WELL PREPARED TO
CATER TO THE NEEDS OF
GAME HUNTERS
Alaska is well represented by 11—|
censed guides and 'every effort is
made by the Alaska Game Com
mission to keep in the personnel
men of the best type—men who
know the country and are court
eous and accommodating to game
hunters and others seeking their
services.
A good guide, one authority said,
“is a man who is brave in any
emergency, must know the ways of
the wilderness and also know how
to meet and fraternize with people
of all classes, must know the game
laws, should know field photogra
phy and above all must have a good
disposition and be able to smile,
smile under the most trying cir
cumstances.”
The Alaska guides licensed by
the commission are as follows:
Ketchikan—A. J. Bean, Gifford
Close, Samuel L. Swenning, Fred
Terwilliger, Wesley Meyers. Assist
ant guides—P. F. Hollywood, Jos
eph F. Krauser, C. R. Snow and
John E. Swegle.
Anchorage — Carl Anderson, An
nabel Russell, A1 Jones, Fred C.
Judd, A. M. Lecoump, Earl Olm
stead, Max Shellabarger, Charles
E. Smith, C. C. Tousley, Gud Wad
dell, James F. Waddell.
Juneau — Robert H. Burns, Dick
Harris, John W. Harris, A. Hassel
borg, George H- Hermann, J. P.
Ibach, Edward Jahnke, Harry N.
Nelson and Oscar Oberg, assistant.
Wrangell—Fred Allen Cooper, as
sistant guide.
Seward—Alexander Bolam, Erick
Eckman, Lewis M. Elwell, M. A.
j Horner, Jack Hubschmidt, Henry
| Lucas.
I Kodiak — Fred A. Henton, Chas.
Madsen, J. W. Walter- Assistant
| guides are Elmer R. Babcock, Al
ston L. Holton, Fred Kvasikoff, Eli
Metrokin.
Lawing — Hjalmar A. Anderson,
Frank E. Towle.
King Cove—Axel Williamson, Axel
Samuelson, Mike Clipper.
Matanuska — A. A. Cobb, E- A.
LaWalter.
Chitina—I. N. Woodman, assist
ant.
McCarthy — Henry Boyden, Con
Miller, W. H. Slimpert.
Cordova—J. L. Galen.
Lakeview — Andrew A. Simons,
Frank Revell, L. Howard Long.
Chickaloon—George Belanger.
Kennecott—J. T. Glenn.
Fairbanks — Alba Frank, Calvin
Cripe, Jack Waren, T. Van Bibber.
Assistant guide Raymond R. Ran
dall.
Big Delta — John Hapdukovich,
Henry Stock. Assistant guide—Carl
O. Ahnstrom.
Healy Forks—John Colvin.
Kasilof — A. M. Crocker, T. M
Odale.
Indian—Charles A. Davis, assist
ant.
Homer—Jack Dietz, assistant.
Moose Pass—Harry Johnson.
Tenakee—Lee Herbert.
Seldovia—Harry Lewis, Allen L.
Peterson, Tony Martin
Windy—John Goheen, assistant.
/ Gulkana—M. W. Moore.
GRAND JURY INVESTIGATION
FLEMINGTON, N. J., Mar. 22.—
A grand jury investigation of the
Lindbergh baby kidnapping case
will be begun on April 12, in this
city, the county seat. Officials
made the announcement following
the failure of all meagre clues to
materialize into anything which
would aid in solving the case.
' T • ’ •
George B. Phillips, popular Alas
ka representative of The Osborne
Company, who annually makes a
trip through the Territory, arrived
recently on the Denali and will de
part on the next train for the In
terior.
Attend the Public Dance Friday Evening