The Daily Alaska empire Newspaper, September 9, 1932, Page 8

rg PRICE SETBACK IS MET TODAY; TRADING ACTIVE Traders Get . Busy Buying| —Many Issues Take Decided Advance WEEKLY MERCANTILE| REVIEW ENCOURAGING Claims Trade Is Now Rest- ing Upon Firm Foundation 3 NEW YORK, Sept. 9.—The Stock Market found enough buyers awaiting a setback to check the latest decline and sag of yester- day and carried over today in early trading, but the market turned upward by mid-day. Il soon registered numerous ghains of one to five points. Cotton, which broke yesterday recovered a little today and then buying spread to industrials. Issues up two to three points ircluded American Can, American Telephone and Telegraph, and Bethlehem Steel. Some rails were up one or morc points &s were also United Btates Steel, Youngstown, General Foods | and International Harvester. The weekly mercantile review wa$ more cheerful than during the past and said expansion of trade has attained sufficient breadth to give assurance that it rests on a firm foundation. | CLOSING PRICES TODAY NEW YORK, Sept. 9.—Closing quotation of Alaska Juneau mine | stock is 10%, American Can 59, | Anaconda 15%, Bethlehem Steel 25, Curtiss-Wright 2%, Fox Films §'%, General Motors 17%, Interna- tional Harvester 29%, Kennecott 16%, Packard Motors 4%, States Steel 47%, Armour B. 1% United | SPECIAL RATES AVAILABLE FOR LOCAL COLLEGE Students’ for Aluska Col: lege Given Reduced Rates on Two Lines FAIRBANKS, Alaska, Sept. 9.— Through the co-operation of the Alaska Railroad and of the North- ern Transportation Company, which operates a bus line over the Richardson Highway, special| travel rates are available to stu- dents enroute to the Alaska Col- lege. The Alaska Railroad will give all students attending ‘the Col- lege a round trip for the price of 2 one-way ticket. To obtain this benefit a student must request the special student rate when he buys his railroad ticket. Upon request the railroad ticket agent will is- sue a receipt for the fare paid; President’s office when the student reaches College and receipts prop- erly filed can later be converted into free return tickts. Students traveling over the may take advantage of special rates offered by the Northern Transportation 'Company, operates a bus line during summer banks. Students using this bus line should request @ receipt upon purchase of their ticket. The Nor- thern Transportation Company of- fers to refunid the full amount of fare paid after the student has successfully completed a semester’s work at the Alaska College. This year registration opens at thé College today and class work begins September 12. " | PIONEERS OF ALASKA Don't forget to attend our regu- lar meeting Friday, Sept. 9, at Colorado Fuel and Oron 11%,|8 P. M. Chyrsler 18%, Standard Brands| E. F. RODENBERG, 16'%, Calumet and Hecla 67%, Co Vice-President. tinental Oil 8%, Calumbia Carbon ELMER REED, ~—adv. Secretary. United Aircraft 27%. 36%, A BIGGER AND BETTER Saturday Night ELKS’ Ball Room THE ORIGINAL LT AZEIE® NEW DANCE NUMBERS Richardson Highway from Valdez| which | months between Valdez and Fair-| THE DAILY ALASKA EMPIRE, FRIDAY, SEPT. 9, 1932. : ’ | SEVEN HALIBUTERS SELL AT SEATTLE SEATTLE, Sept. 9.—Four schoon- ers arrived today from the western halibut banks. The Kodiak brought 30,000 pounds, selling for 5 and 2% cents; Akutan, 30,000 pounds, selling for 6 and 4% cents; Helge- land with 45,000 pounds and Eagle with 40,000 pounds, both selling for 4% and 2 cents a pound. From the local banks, the Aloha arived with 11,000 pounds, selling for 6% cents; Lane with 7,500 pounds selling for 5% cents and 2,- 900 pounds of mixed cod selling for ,2 cents; Velero with 5500 pounds selling for 5% cents and chickens for 3 cents a pound. ———e——— REPUBLIC OF SPAIN STARTS - NEW PROJECTS this receipt should be filed at the! Crown Lands to Be Divid- omy for Catalonia through ‘“agrarian reforms” a statute granting limited auton- omy to Catalonia Province. The agrarian measure, in the distribution into community farms \of ‘hundreds of large estates held under royal grants and other| | properties formerly held by t‘he French Spanish Crown. Conservative estimates said the; llaw will probably affect nearly| 152,000,000 acres velued at $51,500,- | The Catalomian measure even- undon similar to the United States iexoept the states will be wunder tional government. ed for People—Auton- | MADRID, Sept. $.—Two pro-| jects affecting the future course| of the Republic of Spain became | a realty when the Assembly put| and | ! final chapter provides for the |000,000 and provide land for sev-| eral hundred thousand persons. | itually will convert Spain into a| AHIRA PIERCE FOUND GUILTY ltried to show Plerce improved BANKING | conditions of the company d{rom the time he took charge in 1927. 551”- 9. — Ahira’ Plerce, former President of the ]Washlngwn Loan and Savings! Company, has been convicted of passing a false ' corporation Teport and faces a possible sentence on September 17 of ten years and @ fine of $5,000. by The defense presented only one witness, John Sparling, trustee in ‘bankruptey for the company, who Pierce faces a trial on October 2 on forgery and larceny charges involving $125000 in connection with the receivership of the Home Savings and Loan tion. The defendant was ill and in a wheel chair when the verdict was read. SATURDAY and 3 PAIRS High Grade HOSE Chiffon and Service Weights in the New | Fall Shades i $2.50 JUNEAU S4 ithe complete control of the m~’ Pay Day Special MONDAY ONLY MPLE SHOP (Across from Harris Hardwa.re Co.) Men! All Leather. twice LADI + T Women! Our buyer has made exceptional purchases at great savings and we pass onto you the bene- fit of these amazing values. New Styles. All Leather 95¢ Pair SANDALS Biege—Tan CHILDREN'S All Leather $1.50 Pair GIRLS’ PATENT LEATHER ONE- STRAP SLIPPERS These are worth their value. $1.75 Pair CHILDREN’S OXFORDS All Leather Sizes 8/ to 2 $1.95 Pair ES’ PUMPS Sizes 21/ to 7. BlllllIIlIIIiillll““llllll“lllll|l|IIl|IIIII|III|I|III|I|IIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII|IIIIIII|IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIlIIIIIIIlIIIIlIIIIllIfl Sale/ Children! New 1932 $2.95 Pair LADIES’ PUMPS AND OXFORD TIES All Leather. New Styles. Worth $5.00 pair. Sizes 3 to 8. STORE OPEN EVENINGS UNTIL 9 P. M. Leader Dept. Store (GEORGE BROS) MO An Unusual Fall Event! Just when you need good serviceable Fall and Winter Footwear we offer this unusual showing of SHOES COME IN AND LOOK THEM OVER! I lllIIIIlllllIIlIII|I"IlIIIIIIWIIII]IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII :4;,’» Model Shoes $2.95 Pair LADIES' SPORT OXFORDS Latest Styles. New Shades. Sizes 216 to 8. These are worth $5.00 pair. MEN'S OXFORDS AND SHOES Genuine Leather. Brown and Black. Regular $6.00 values. o : = TN Right from the Farm ANOTHER SHIPMENT OF CHICKENS AND BROILERS RECEIVED FROM FARMERS 11 fowl killed day before ship sailing time. Put your order in early as we only have limited number 25" RS POUND CHICKENS y C POUND BROILERS 18,000 Merchants Can’t Be Wrong in Selling Red and W hite Products : BAKING POWDER—Red and W hite, 2 5 .22¢ Pound tins ... ... . ; IIIIIIIIIIIHHIHIIIHI CREAM WHEAT—Red dnd Whlte, £ package ... ... ... i = PEANUT BUTTER——Red and Whlte E Har iy . £ SALAD DRESSING—Green and Whlte CORN STARCH——Red and Whlte package ...\, .. ... ik TUNA FISH—Red and Whlte tin . Ve R BAKED BEANS—Red and Whlte New Eng- land Style, large tins . ‘ BROWN BREAD——Red and Whlte New Eng- land Style, large tins .. .. .. . MARSHMALLOWS—Red and Whlte large package WAX PAPER—Red and White, largerolls ... ... ... 250 MAYONNAISE—Red and Whlte, quart . COF FEE—Red and Whlte pound tin .. CATSUP—BIlue and White, bottle .. .. . SPINACH—Red and White, B largetins ..oy o ey e L s WE HAVE MANY OTHER ITEMS ON DISPL.AY IN RED AND WHITE BRANDS 5 DELIVERIES—10 am., 11 am.2 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m, George Bros. PHONES 92 and 95 .OPEN EVENINGS = IOc D es oo .. e s s = ce s s = LRI = = B= | = = = = = = %mlmmmummmmmmmlmwmmmmmmnmmmnmmn%