The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, June 28, 1934, Page 8

rg THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1934, - Terrific Explosion Kills Ten; Powder Plant Near Olympia Is Wrecked; Blast Heard for Miles OLYMPIA, Wash, June 28. —| Clarence D. Ulery, father of sev- | Ten persons were killed and five|en children. linjured in a terrific explosion| P. Ulery, brother of Clarence. | that wrecked the Denn Powder| Glover Wilson, stepson of Henry Company’s plant, eight miles from | Denn, Jr. here late yesterday. Seven Killed Outright Two women and a 12-year-old| Seven of the victims were killed boy were among the employees | outright. killed when eight tons of newly’ The plant made powder used mixed dynamite detonated with chiefly for agricultural purposes. crashes heard many miles distant. ' Because of the destructiveness of Identification of the managled the explosion, officials said the ex- dead is difficult. | act cause might never be known. Some of those in the plant were| A minor explosion and fire pre- hurled 75 feet ‘ceded the major blast. The com- The property loss is estimated ut;p&ny's main storage magazine, with 5,000. | several tons of powder in it, sev- Police and firemen were rushed eral hundred yards away, escaped to the scene to prevent brush‘dest:ucnon fires started by the blast froi Tongue of Fire spreading. | Mrs. Peggy Skinner, one of the Ed Parker, an employee, sald five injured, said: the first blast was in the mixing] “I must have been guided by machine and that started a fire. Providence. I was one of two of Workers turned on the hose but the six persons in the packing the fire spread. Some of the em- house where the fire started who ployees fled, then came the ter- are alive to tell what happened. rific detonation. ‘We were chatting when I saw a List of Dead | tongue of flame shoot up inside The dead are: the mixing room 30 feet away. Charles Carpenter, father of sev-| Other flames quickly flowed all en children. {around us, where there was deadly Mrs. Hazel Eppley. iexplosivej. We started for the mix- H. J. Denn, father of plant own-iinz room to put out the fire. I |er. 3 | stopped suddenly and raced out to | Alvin Smith, Married. ‘the superintendent's shack 100 feet Andrew Hayden, married. away, for help. He wasn't there. J. D. Adams, married. }I then ran back toward the pack- | John Clausen, unmarried. {ing room and when 50 feet away, | — —— |an explosion rent the air. Then i | there was a second explosion and - For ; f a pint the entire plant was carried into | make your own | | MARKET RISES ON LEADERSHP - METALS,SUGAR Corn Jumps 4 Cents and Wheat 2—Most Issues Are Up Moderately NEW YORK, June 28.—Under the leadership of metal and sugar issues, stocks improved in a ses- sion quiet today except for mod- erate buying at the last hour ‘The session was dull th a few soft spots. Gains of fractions to a point predominated to close firm. Corn jumped nearly four cents .. and wheat two or more. Bonds were fairly steady and sugars were strong, with some new peaks set for the year. Howe Sound, DePasco, Magna Copper gained fractions to a point or more, Case, Armour preferred, American Smelting, Alaska-Juneau Dome, Chrysler, gained about a point each. General Motors, Unit- ed States Steel, Santa Fe, West- inghouse, and Western Union im- proved. | ‘The amusement group was a tri- fle heavy in response to a selling based on a seasonal decline - and partly on a decline in attendance | due to the campaign against cer- tain classes of motion pictures Allied Chemical was off three points, and United States Steel pre- ferred was off one point. CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, June 28.—Closing quotation of Alaske Juneau mine| stock today is 22, American Can 97,| American Power and Light 7%, Anaconda 15%, Armour B 3, Ben- | dix Aviation 15, Bethlehem Steel 34';, Briggs Manufacturing 17%, Calumet and Hecla 4%, Chrysler 40%, Curtiss-Wright 3%, General Motors 31%, Kennecott 22%, South- | ern Pacific 25, Standard Oil of California 35, Ulen Company 2%, United Aircraft 18'%, United States| Steel 39%, Warner Pictures 5%, Mapleflm,”g PRSI « el {the alr in a mass of smoke, dirt |and clouds. T was hurled into the |air and carried 30 feet away.” WOMEN ARE KILLED CHEYENNE, Wyo.,, June 28.—A blast from igniting of escaping gas shattered two buildings here today and killed three women. delicious table syrup) Schilling DIE IN EXPLOSION | COLUMBIA, Mo, June 28.—M. M. Norton, oil company manager, and two children were killed, and four persons were injured when a C gasoline tank car exploded in the railroad yard here this afternoon Pound $5.05%, Nabesna bid 1.50, ask 1.60. GEORGE BROTHERS WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GROCERS Phones 92—95 U. S. COMMISSIONER OF FISHERIES F. T. BELL LEAVES FOR WESTWARD ] _U. 8. Commissioner or Fisheries N ) Free Delivery SALAD OIL Frank T. Bell, left Juneau about midnight last night on the Brant, flagship of the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries fleet to continue his trip z to the canneries and fishing cen- § ters of the Territory on which he will go as far as the Pribilof Is- lands. While he was in Juneau yesterday Commissioner Bell had a conference with many govern- ment officials and cannerymen. Last evening Commissioner and Mrs. Bell and their guests aboard the Brant were dinner guests of Gov. John W. Troy and his family at Governor's House, ———.,—— HANFORD, Cal, June 28.—Five persons were burned to death early this morning when flames destroy- Prompt Delivery ed the Kolff's ranch house near 4 the edge of the city. .70 cents ! 2 1/5-GALLON JUGS { At GARNICK’S, Phone 174 LOCAL Radishes and Onions FRESH DAILY ° CALIFORNIA GROCERY TELEPHONE 478 MOOSE SMOKER JULY 3 —MAIN EVENT— Dan MacPherson - 165 lbs. Granny Hulse - - 160 Ibs. —SEMI-FINALS— Harold Thayer, 160 vs. Eddie Roberts, 158 Billy (Red) Hixon, 160 vs. Sammy Nelson, 155 _OPENERS— Eddie Neillson, 138 Billy Jack, 144 VS. and NOVELTY CURTAIN RAISER ELKS HALL RESERVED SEATS NOW ON SALE! Algsh'. Hotel, Arctic Pool Room, Juneau Ice Cream Parlor, ¢ @4, ¢ ¢ 137 Juneau Drug Co., Capitol Beer Parlors H.B. FRIELE IS HERE ENROUTE TO BRISTOL BAY Smaller Salmon Pack Ex- pected at Westward Says Packing Company Head (Continued from sage One) been placed. There remain about 150 or 200 inside workers yet to be placed, who will no doubt be ab- sorbed quickly when the canmeries start operating,” Mr. Friele said. Delay of Ten Days Due to the waterfront strike sup- plies and crews for the Bristol Bay area were delayed 10 days in getting away from Puget Sound which gave them only 10 days, in- stead of the usual 20 days, to make cans and preparations for the op- ening of the season. In spite of the necessary rush, the Kvichak River cannery was in shape to operate when the season opened Monday, according to Mr. Friele. Last season a pack of 90,000 cas- es was put up at the Kvichak Riv- er cannery and it will probably not exceed 50,000 this year due to the five year cycle by which can- nerymen estimate their season's pack. Mr. Friele said. The entire Bristol Bay pack, which was ap- proximately 1,500,000 cases last year is not expected to be over 1,000- 000 this season, he declared. Good Pack Expected Southeast “In ‘the Southeast Alaska can- neries of the Naket Packing Com- | pany, a fair pack is looked for this year though the two year cycle of this section is not always reliable.| The season opens at Hidden Inlet on July 5, at Union Bay on:July 10 and at Waterfall on July 15.” ““The strike is darkening the out- look of the salmon market, as there are more cases on hand than was the case last year, and due to the prevention of shipping, they are accumulating in the Seattle ware- houses. There are at this time approximately 400,000 cases of pinks 300,000 cases of reds, 50,000 cases of cohves and 50,000 cases of chums, which must be disposed of, on hand. Market prices this season are less than last fall, with pinks $1.10 a case, chums $1.05, medium reds $1.35 and reds $1.75. An, at- tempt is being made to rajse the price of reds to $1.80, but has not vet been effected,” he declared. “The opening of Alaska ship- ping in time for the Bristol Bay canneries to operate this year pre- vented a loss of at least $1,000,000 to the salmon packers as well as a tremendous loss to the Territory in taxes and employment,” Mr. Friele said. ‘This will be Mr. Friele’s last trip to Bristol Bay this year and he expects to return to Juneau by plane July 10, to proceed frem here to his Southeast Alaska head- quarters at Waterfall, Eigel Buschmann, General Su- perintendent of the Nakat Pack- ing Company, accompanied MTr. Friele to Juneau yesterday and will continue with him to Bristol Bay tomorrow. Mr. Buschmann will remain a day at the Kvichak cannery and return to Juneau on the same plane. Others who will RED GROSS CAN BE COUNTED ON, SCHAFER SAYS (Continuea Trom Page One) supplement this Mr. Schafer said. Cannery Outlook Foggy While the salmon packers wera successful in obtaining an inde- pendent code covering their own activities, thus simplifying many of their problems, the outlook for the current season is “foggy,” de- clared Mr. Friele. Costs of pro- duction show an average increase of 80 cents per case, he said. A market price of that commodity has not only not increased but is in fact 40 ceuis per case lower than it was last fall. All com- modity prices, he added, have been advancing very slowly in recent months, and there does not seem to be much chance for an increase in the prices of canned salmon in the near future. It is too early, however, to state definitely what next fall’s quotations will be and the outcome of this season’s opera- tions will depend upon market con- ditions at that time. Strike Is Handicap The longshoremen’s strike which tied up shipping to Alaska ecarly last May for thirty days, and which after a brief interlude has again blockaded the Territory also adds to the uncertainty of the industry’s outlook, Mr. Friele declared. “We have got enough supplies to carry us over for the next thirty days, but what now bothers us is how we are going to get our pack out to the market,” he said Mr. Friele remarked that he had spent his entire time carly this pring trying to get the Alaska shipping released. He praised the fine cooperation given by Governor Troy and other Alaskans and Al- askan organizations. Forseeing, he said that a resumption of the strike was imminent, he did his best to prevail upon Mayor Smith not to endeavor to open the port of Se- attle to general shipping, and he added “I was thrown out of the Mayor's office and the Chamber of Commerce a couple of times.” Strike Committee Powerful Although expressing the ‘hope agency’s work,” make the trip tomorrow are L. G. Wingard, Alaska Agent for the U. 8. Bureau of Fisheries and Hugh J. Wade, Deputy Administrator of the NRA for Alaska. The latter will also return on the same plane to his headquarters here while Mr, Wingard expects to leave the plane at Cordova on the southbound trip and there connect with U. S. Fish- eries Commissioner Frank T. Bell, on the Brant. ———— SCHOOL TEACHERS MAKE ROUND TRIP ON CHARLOTTE Miss Rhea Rentfrow of Roch- ville, Neb, and Miss Gladys M. Wilson of Inavale, Neb., are round- trippers on the Princess Charlotte, and are enjoying their vacation immensely. The two young women are both school teachers and are making their first visit to Alaska. The LEADER Dept. Store ":__George Bros. |and that the situation would be cleared up without delay he said no one could tell how long the current tie-up might last—it might end tomorrow, in one week or one month—it is impossible to tell. There was no reason or excuse he said for the strikers to cgll off the Alaska agreement which wa: entirely separate from the re- mainder of the Pacific Coast. Most of the leaders and many strikers apparently entertained the same opinion. But the Strike Commit- tee is in complete control of the situation and is all powerful. Every thing is being done that can be done. Prevents Stock Movement The tie-up of shipping on the Pacific Coast is doing serious in- jury to the salmon industry. No shipments have been made from Seattle of canned salmon for some | time. Retailers’' stock are becom ing depleted, the shelves the empty | and other commodities such as| canned oysters and other fish, are being substituted for salmon. If this condition should exist for an indefinite period it may take a long time for the canneries to recapture the market thus lost. Mr. Friele said the Association of Pacific Fisheies has long fost- red a policy of creating a spirit of cooperation within the industry and between the industry and the Territory. “Both of us will benefit from this,” he said. He pointed to the establishment of employment offices in the Territory from Ket- chikan to Anchorage and said that the Association was urging all packers to utilize Alaskans in thelt cperations whenever and wher it is possible. “We ' believe they are making a quite satisfactory program and hope that this will ntinue in the future,” he said. “Anything our Association can do line or in any other way assist you it will be more than glad to do and we will be glad ‘0 hear from you at any time,” he said. Medical Aid Is Vital Unl more adequate facilities for the treatment of tubercular conditions among the Alaskan In- dians are made available quickl. within the next twenty or twenty- five years the entire race will be decimated, declared Dr. S. F. Fel- lows, Director of Medical Relief for |to the curtailment program adap'.-‘ ed before the beginning of opera- | ’thc Alaska Division of the Office of Indian Affairs. He has held that position for the past three years was recently ordered to report | for duty at Alberqueque, N. M., . mi , schooner when his successor has reported for duty here. Increased hospital and medical facilities he seid are| badly needd. In the past two, years despite every effort only one | hospital and a few nurses have been added to the medical relief service. He urged support generally of Alaskans and such organizations as the Chamber of Commerce to| the aid of the medical relief pro-| gram In isolated the Indians with the W freedom from communities, where | do not have contact tes there is a marked diseases such as tuberculosis he said. But where | they do have the contacts the death rate from tuberculosis is 15 times as high as it is for the l'(‘-J maijnder of the entire country. “If | hospitals can be built now | systematic attack made, this scourge | be checked, he said. “Much more money is needed than has yet been made available.” Consolidated Is Suggested The Board of Directors today advised the Chamber that after a| nference with local halibut fish- | n it had wired the Chambers ' of Wrangell, Petersburg, Ketchikan | and Sitka suggesting a consolida- tion of areas two and three as a means of relieving existing condi- | tions. The wire sai 'Juncau" fishermen favor attempting rchcfi by requesting the International | Fisheries Commission to combine | areas two and three with the pres- | ent season limit; and limiting the | 1l per boat catch on all boats | to 16,500 pounds. In present area | two with continuation present per limit thus greatly reducing take area two; please contact your fishermen and e their reaction this plan or inform us any other plan they favor so we | can get combined action earliest possible.” Local fishermen, the Board re- ported estimate that they have averaged only 36 days of actual fishing per man this season due tions last March. They char;ze‘ there is too much red tape and tco much regulations under present condition: Will Entertain ROTC | Plans for entertainment of the members of the ROTC, university students in training for reserve naval officers who will arrive here next Saturday aboard two destroy- ers, and the crew of the destroy- ers were announced today by E. GOLDSTEIN BACK | FROM FUR TRIP INTO INTERIOR {Mining Operations in Full Swing—Trappers and Traders Sell Catches Completing a four weeks' fur buying trip, Charles Goldstein ar- rived in Juneau last night on the scaplane Patco which met him at Skagway. Mr. Goldstein traveled via Skag- way down the Yukon river, buying all along the route, and going as far as Fairbanks, stopping f a few days there and then flying to Circle and returned by river boat. “The Interior is having a ban- ner summer despite the set-backs caused by lack of supplies and ma- chinery due to the longsoremen’s strike,” Mr. Goldstein said. “Min- ing operations are greatly stimu- lated and many men are working.” Extensive purchases of fur were made, and Mr. Goldstein believes that the trappers and traders will dispose of practically all of their catch this season. M. Goddard for the Entertainmen§ Committee. The visitors will be guests at a dance at the Mandarin Ball Room Saturday evening, will be taken for a trip to Mendenhall Glacier Sunday and shown points of interest Monday which is the final day of their visit. 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