The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, March 4, 1931, Page 8

| | il ‘“THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, WEDNESDAY; MARCH 4 LEADER STORE T0 LIQUIDATE ALLITS STOCK George Brothers Announce Plans to Discontinue Department Store Discontinuation in the immediate future of that portion of their lo- cal establishment known as the Leader Department Store was an- nounced today by George Brothers, through Thomas L. George, senior member of the firm who has had charge of that end of the business since it was acquired by the firm some two years ago from their father M. George. The latter, however, has retained controlling interest in the Leader and recently decided to close out the stocks and sell the quarters it occupies. “Owing to this decision, it be- comes necessary for us to put on the market the entire stock of dry goods, women's ready -to-wear, men’s furnishings, shoes and other merchandise carried by the Leader Store,” Mr. George announced to- day. “In fact, it came so unexpect- edly that we will be forced to in- clude in the sales, the stocks of spring goods which were pur-jtend the funeral of her father. as son as we can revise our pres- ent price markings and arrange the stock for convenience of custom- jers, we shall launch a bargain sale in which every article carried by TR Ithe Leader will be included. Noth-{Funeral Services to Be Held ing will be offered above cost and . o a majority of the commodities will n Trlmty Cathedral , at 2 o'Clock be priced well under the cost to us. Our motive in doing this is| to move the stock in as short a| . | Last ri 1¢ time as is possible, as time is an nceds;mntesol:fmz:: lAnlbaesk":hnthél essentlal element in winding up the gioq nere last Monday night, will business activities of the Leader. po"pelq at 2 o'clock next and.ny ed and operated by George Broth- go.. il |ers, which s a distinct unit in "he‘Re?.' oeé wEl‘? bRe‘cl;ondduec‘:d :ry :g: |general business, will not be in-| athedral. 1 volved in the sale since we have ;}vergre:n cfl:::;::em et no intention of quitting the gro-| . cery trade. On the contrary, it is our intention, as soon as we close GABE PAUL COMES . out the Leader Department Store, BACK FROM STATES 1to augment our grocery stocks and Gabe Paul, one of the proprie-|—. expand that business to the limits' tors of the Gastineau Grocery, was|ac of the local market and that of the Juneau district.” |day and Sunday to prepare for the night. sale which will start early next of a business nature. While he|th week. | was in Seattle, however, he was ac- | be! —————.——— COMES FOR FUNERAL { iEnguahA They were recelved in Mrs. E. W. Shaw, daughter of Juneau very clearly and were|su here on the steamship Northwest- on the part of radio owners. Jes |ern from her home in Seattle to at-1 —————— |chased several weeks ago and are wn e o aees - READMAN RITES |SECRET FILES “Beginning within a few days, or Evidence B—J);e Wicker- [The Grocery Department, OWn-|afternoon in Trinity Cathearal|GANGSTER ACTIVITIES The Leader Store, Mr. George among home-coming passengers on|corruption and wholesale liquor law said, will be closed Friday, Satur- the steamship Northwestern last|violations were unrolled before the|amendment to defer action on the His trip to the States was|Senate late yesterday, drawn from|committee list until all members Only in the latter State was dry Old papers at the Empire office. { law enforcement termed satis-| mended for the House follows: — - ~ = |raczory, Some of the highlights from the|ley, Ziegler, Nerland, Foster. HOUSE STUDIES OF TESTIMONY shame.Commission Is Submitted to Senate this afternoon the House of Rep-| eration a committee list submitted bers, on account of illness, no ac- ancy or refection of the lst. A motion to set aside the mmei Violations Spread Out in Open Book WASHINGTON, D. C, March 4. A story of open faced gangster|league, was made by Frank A tivities, far flung governmental|Boyle. the Fisheries Committee, dnd sub- . e files of the testimony given|could be present and this was lex Miller, one of whom | fore the Wickersham Law En-|agreeable to all and the list was :filrStcz:‘;A;m:f du'mc:g of the! corded the courtesy of broadcasting | forcement Commission. The files|made a special order of business Territory, the other being in charge iradio stations KOMO and KJR and, were submitted to the Senate under | for Saturday. 4 ‘mude talks in both Serblan and|a resolution. The Senate met a snhort time | Testimony read spread through|prior to 2 o'clock, the hour for iy, rveys made of Prohibition con-|convening the joint session at Mere. He! |the late Thomas Knudson, camec the subject of favorable comment |ditions in Illinois, New York, New|which Gov. George A. Parks de- bl b S Y | rsey, Louisiana and Colorado.|livered his biennial message. Transportation — Burgh, Donnel- | for Consideration of |ston. Recommendec‘ POStS | Johnston, Hellerich, Johnson. At a session opening at 1 o'clock | Foster, Hellerich. resentatives took up for. consid- | nelley, Hellerich, Brosius, Boyle. to it yesterday by the Committee —ziegler, Allyn, Johnston, Murray. COMP Ll‘.“.'.LY RELATED on Committees. Owing to absence | of J. E. Johnson, as Ohalrman of apency with headquarters in this stitution of A. H. Ziegler, his col- gistants arrived here on the steam- - er Northwestern representing the Zenith Firedust Extinguisher Com-! Representative Murray made an pa:y. e e in the near future, he said. 'of the office here. expects to move his family here| from Seattle as soon as suitable The list of committees recom- quarters can be obtained to estab- Ilish a residence. 1081, < Banks and Banking — Hellerich, ' Donnelley, McCutchéon, Ziegler. |FUNERAL R I T E s Education and Public Morals— » Nerland, Nylan, Murray, Johmon,l GUMMI EE LI | Boyle, Johnston, Burgh. Engrossing and Enrolling — Me-| . ) Cutcheon, Hellerich, Boyle. GIVEN PUBI.IG Members Ask and Get Time | Alyn Ziegler, Boyle. Judiciary — Murray, McDonald, Rules—Nylan, McCutcheon, John- JUNEAU PIONEER Services for Late Thomas Printing and Purchasing — Fred Municipal Affairs — McDonald, . f g ey Sy Knudson Take Place in Mines and Manufacturing—Don~ Lmheran Church Labor, Capital and Immigration Funeral e o e . Tate Thomas Knudson, Juneau pioneer, who died at his home on Willough- ) PRRTEY S from the House of several mem- NEW s A.LES AGENCY To;by Avenue last Friday were held Corruptlon and Wholesale tion was taken regarding accept- QPEN LOCAL OFFlCEsm‘s afternoon in the Resurrection Lutheran Church. The Rev. H. R. |Allen, pastor, officiated. - He de- To establisn an Alaska sales jo oo, DOUE0 OfORAte e The music consisted of two se- lections, “Come Unto Me" and “Lead Kindly Light,” sung by a quartette composed of E. M. Pol- ley, Homer Nordling, Max Pitsh- mann and J. J. Fargher. Mrs. G. E. Krause accompanied on the or- an. gPall bearers were Lockie Mac- Kinnon, John Wright, Charles Bohm, Thomas Dull, Milton Both- well and J. Williams. Interment was in Pioneers’ Plot in Evergreen Cemetery, under di- rection of the Charles W. Carter Mortuary. s — e MARSHAL ON WAY HOME Lynn Smith, United State Mar- shal for the Fourth Division, is a passenger on the steamship North- western. He is returning to his headquarters in Fairbanks from an offictal trip to the States. ity, M. G. Clarke and two as- Offices will be opened here | With Mr. Clark are Messrs J. W. Mr. Clarke ald he would divide his time be- ween Juneau and other areas, and | FRESH PETERSBURG SHRIMP, lb. ...35¢ i| FRESH PETERSBURG CRABS ... 35¢ | GEORGE BROTHERS TELEPHONES 92—95 Five Fast Deliveries We Regret O : Announce The complete liquidation of The Leader epartment Store Our majority owner sfiys SELL and this we are going to do REGARD- LESS. At this time we thank our friends, pat- rons and customers for the liberal and loyal support accorded this institution and we request of them an earnest ef- fort to lend the necessary assistance to speed up the -huge job we have ahead of us in closing this establish- ment. The Leadef | epartment Store P. S.--“Love Bird” Chinaware coupons given on all payments of ac- counts, mass of data were: Gangster map of Chicago. Names of 330 alleged racketeers in Chicago, 113 now dead. Each| racketeer was listed under such headings as dynamiter, bomb throw- er, booze and beer dealers. The reported discovery of “large quantities of poison dipped bullets” in the reputed headquarters of the “Capone outfit.” Reports of gambling operations in New Orleans are. made and gambling is so widespread that it makes bootlegging a piker. Racket figures showed that 93 per cent of the criminal cases in New York States came under the Prohibition laws. (GHAMBER ASKS LAWMAKERS T0 WEEKLY LUNCH All Legislators, Except‘ Three Who Are Tl Expected Attend 2 2 While the Legislature is in ses- sion, Representatives and Senators have been invited to be present at the Thursday luncheons of the Chamber of Commerce in the ‘Ar- cade Cafe. With three e’“’e’t:r“’i all the lawmakers are expected ‘to attend tomorrow’s luncheon . and several of them will be asked to |make brief remarks. Those ‘Who cannot be present are Representa- tive Henry Burgh of Nome, who is a patient at St. Ann's Hospital, and Representatives Cliff Allyn, also of Nome, and Frank H. Foster of Cordova, who are confined to their rooms by illness. Included in the routine business tomorrow wiil be the submission of resolutions from the Tacoma Cham- ber of Commerce urging more gen- eral use of silver in coinage. . The Juneau Chamber is asked to in- dorse the suggestion. Responses from canneries to the Chamber’s recent request for the employment of Alaska labor will be reported by the secretary of the Chamber, G. H. Walmsley. The replies. uniformly acquiesce in the request and promise that preference will be' given Alaskans. Territorial Institutions — Brosius, ‘RlTEs HELD FOR BOY WHO DIED ON STREET Boyle, Nylan, Johnston, McDonald. | * Fisheries, etc. — Johnson, Burgh, | Foster, Ziegler, Brosius, Nerland. [ Funeral services were at 2 Election, Election Laws and Mile- this afternoon of Indian-Chinese age—Boyle, Burgh, Brosius, Don- parentage, who died in his brother’s | jarms on lower Front Street last, The Rev. A. P.| lan, McDonald, McCutcheon, Zieg-'Kashevaroff, pastor of the church, Interment was in ‘Ways and Means—Foster, Brosius, Evergreen Cemetery under direction nelley. Roads and Highways—Allyn, Ny- Monday forenoon. ler. !officiated. Johnson, Boyle, Allyn, Hellerich, of the mortuary department Donnelley, Nerland. jJuneau-Young Company. A REAL BARGAIN HONEY, 3 pound jars, reg. 75¢ ............ o'clock GARNICK’S-—Phone 174 of the A JOB LOT OF CHILDREN’S SHOES Per Pair, 75¢ Values up to $2.50 per pair. as they cannot last long at this price. COTTON THREAD 100—WHILE IT LASTS 7 Spools for 25 cents Regular $1.00 NOW—65 cents YOU, FISHERMEN! Good grade Cotton Gloves 15¢ pair—or by the dozen, $1.75 LADIES’ HOSIERY ALL SIZES—ALL COLORS ——— “Tomorrow’s Styles Toda;” Royal Worcester Foundation " Garments . Designied to enhance the feminine beauty. “Juneaw’s Own Sgore” 35¢, 50¢, 75¢, 98¢ RAZOR BLADES and a dandy CI ALL FOR 25 CENTS take advantage of it CHILDREN’S GARTERS An odd lot—White Elastic Per Pair—10 cents MEN’S HOSIERY Buy a dozen pair for $3.75. 3 Pair for $1.00 UMBRELLAS $1.75 and $2.75 We were fortunate to pick up these shoes. Get yours early BLACK ONLY—Sizes 16-20-24-30-70-80-90- KIDDIES’ NIGHTGOWNS MINERS’ HATS Heavy flannelette—Stripes and Colored. Ages With attachment for carbide lamps. Reg. $2.50. || 4 to 10 years. NOW—$1.30 85 cents TIES . TIES TIES BOYS‘ FLANNELETTE NIGHTSHIRTS Hundreds of patterns and colors to choose from. All marked at just half the usual price THIS IS SOMETHING——GEM RAZOR DEAL Just think—A GEM RAZOR, 1 package of C(%AFE% This is an_introductory offer and.you should Heavy Cashmere—Plenty of wear. in these socks. For Men and Women. Strong construction. Heavy and very serviceable. Worth double this price. HOUSE DRESSES $1.00 All sizes and colors. New trims and new pat- terns. These are regular $1.95 dresses and are under valued at this price. RAYON BLOOMERS FOR THE CHILDREN — Brand New, Just Unpacked—In Pink and Peach—4 to 10 years 75 cents Heavy weight—Full cut—Sizes 14-to 16 only. 95 cents LADIES’ SILK PAJAMAS All Sizes. Many new colors and' color combina- tions. 'VERY SPECIAL— $1.95 pair DRESS HOOKS THE FAMOUS WILSON 2 Cards for 5 cents FRAMED PICTURES We have a remarkable buy in a few odd framed prints—To close them out 60 centseach; CANVAS GLOVES Leather Faced - 4 Pair—$1.00 We have several items' in Toilet: Preparations, ‘Toilet-Soaps, Shampoes; etc.y greatly underpriced. A few items from this stock are quoted below: Talcum Powders, each ....:......:....10¢ Shampoo—Packer’s Tar, none better, (7 he N e e NS R T Asperin—12 tablets, each ..............20¢ Glycerine and Rose Water—Great for chapped hands and faces, each ........15¢ Ungentine, each .....................15¢ Lemon Soap, each .................... 15¢ Something new and ver.y good for the skin CASH BAZAAR “Juneaw’s Pioneer Cash Depurtment Store” — Near Coliseum Theatre Store Open Evenings ® A