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Evening star., 1924-02-28
Boys $3.50 Suits
$3.50

Boys $3.50 Suits
$3.50
t3s) Two. pants Suits, good quail
Fly materials, dark mixtures, both
pairs Of pants full lined; sizes 2,
8, 9 and 10 years.
Bows 81 Rubber Coats
$3.50
{1e), Boys Black Rubber Goats,
Hodgeman make; warranted water
proof; sizes 4, H.. IS and 10 years.
Bows ST. Pants, 77c
1867 Boys School Pants. of neat
dark suitinqs; all knickerbocker
style; In sizes 8 to 10 years.
Boys 81 to $40
Mackinaws, 1888
(to) Wool Mackinaws, heavy
weight; neat pIaids; made with
muff pockets; sizes 8, 9 and 10
years.
Boys 81 Suits, $2.l5
t35) Junior Cloth Suits, ali-wooI
jersey, corduroy and tweed; MILDLY
and Oliver Twist styles; sizes 3 to
years; pants lined.
Boys Sl2 to SIS Suits
$500
(5) Boys Stout Suits, we'll tai.
iored models; three with two pairs
of pants; In neat mixtures; sizes
II, IS and IL years; also two with
one pair Of pants, of navy blue
serge; size 20 years only.
Boys ST Wash Suits
69c
(2f6, Bows Wash Suits. MILDLY.
Oliver Twist and khaki flapper
models; in blue, brown, gray and
combination colors; sizes 5, and
Evening star., 1924-02-28
20c Veilings. l4c Yd.

Chenilette Veilings, oct a gon
mesh, with all the new color COM
binations; also plain black, brown,
purple, tdupe and brown,
Evening star., 1924-02-28

Leather Handbags, including many new
and novel shapes for women and misses
Plain and fancy grain feathers; also en-
bossed designs. Black, tan, black and gray.
Neatly lined. Fitted with mirror and change
purse.
Evening star., 1924-02-28

Remnants OF An-wool Dress Fabrics, in
cluding French Serge. Check Sutines.
Tubular Jersey, Storm Serge, Crepe, Tweeds,
Creme Velour etc. In black, navy and other
wanted shades: AZ to 81 inches wide.
Evening star., 1924-02-28
WOmen's $l.35
Union Suits. 70c

Women's m.weight Cotton
Union Suits, low neck and sleeve.
less, ankle length; perfect quality;
size 5 only.
Evening star., 1924-02-28
50 and $3.50 Lace
Curtains. Sl.29

Scotch, Nottingham and Tuscan
Weave Lace Panel Curtains, used
one to window; overlook edge
and fringed styles; white, Ivory
and ecru coIors; 2Ia yards long;
handsome patterns.
Evening star., 1924-02-28
$45 Administer Rugs
600

Because Of some slight defect
these ruos were cIassed as seconds;
deep, close pile Administer Rugs,
size 9x12 #. for large rooms; In
handsome designs Of blue. rose,
tan, etc.
Evening star., 1924-02-28
$40 Congoleum
Squares. a.95
S1.5O Rag or Grass
Rugs. 38c

2x54 Heavy grade Rag Rugs,
hit-and- miss effects, In light and
dark coIorIngs; also 3x6.ft. heavy
double warp Grass Rugs. in green,
blue and brown stencIed designs.
-(First FIoor-Barcain TabIe,)
Evening star., 1924-02-28

Fine Grade wool, In new spring
shades; made with long shawl COL
lar and cuff bottom; finished with
three buttons.
Evening star., 1924-02-28
30c CretOnnes. I0c

Mill lengths and full bolts OF O.
and 50 inch Cretonnes and Cretonne
Design Marquisette, plenty alike for
curtains. draperies, scarfs. ETC.
(First Floor-Saraain Table and
Fourth FIcor.)
Evening star., 1924-02-28

t147) Mems Heavy weight Cotton
Ribbed Undershirts, ecru color.
mostly all skies; seconds of 500
nrade
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
WHY DID YOU
 BUY FRESTONE?!
Mccormack Canvass Of Gus. toners Reveals Some In-
 teresting Reasons

During the past few weeks, McCor- mack Brothers Motor company has been conducting a canvass among their tire department customers in an ef- fort to determine just what factor in nuenced them to buy Firestone and Oldfield tires. This canvass was made purely from a standpoint of interest and in an effort of the tire department to find any weak link in their service to customers.
 The canvass was conducted orally. customers being merely asked by some member of the Mccormack Brothers organization as to why they bought Firestone or Oldfield tires. The result of this canvass was very Illuminating in that it clearly showed that the three important factors in a tire busi- ness are quality of merchandise, the service behind the merchandise and the reliability of the dealer selling the merchandise. Price apparently had very little to do, with the sale of a tire, the customers feeling that a re- liable organization would give them their moneys worth in any tire they might buy.
 According to Roy Kay, tire depart ment manager at Mccormack Brothers and originator of "1O1 Service" the public is we'll sold on the fact that a tire of established quality is the cheap
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
MUNICIPAL CONCERT SUNDAY AFTERNOON
Marion Stavrovsky, Soprxns
 SOlist, Will Be Heard

Miss Marion Stavrovsky, soprano, will be heard as soloist with the mu- nicipal orchestra Sunday afternoon at the Masonic auditorium at 3 o'clock. Miss Stavrovsky will sing the aria "Ritorna Vincitor" from Aida, accom- panied by the orchestra, as we'll as . group of songs including ''The Jas mine Door" (Scott) Coming Home' (Willeby). and "The Birthday" (Woodman). Miss Bonnie Howard will be accompanist for Miss Stavrov- sky.
 The following program has been se- lected by Gordon Erickson. conductor of the orchestra: Die Fledermaus," overture by Strauss; Atlantis" a suite in four parts, by Safranekr; Alteration" by Borowski; and !, the ever popular selection from "Carmen.' The program begins promptly at 3 o'clock and the doors of the auditorium will be open at 2:15 o'clock this aft ernoOn. .ssei sccss5
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ential friends to intercede for her par don.
 The French authorities disliked Guerin, not only because he got fair sum-30, 900 francs, which grew into $3O,O ,O00-in the express job, but be- cause 10 years before he had got 25O,- OOO francs from q Lyons bank. So Guerin went to the Hes du Salut, off Guiana. -sh
 How he was transferred to the tailor shop on the mainland is a romantic story, whichever version you take. He fed crumbs to the chickens of an. of- ficer's wife, or he dug up $1, 700 buried by Tom O'Brien of New York, who died soon after Guerin, joined the col ony. At any rate, Guerin was on. the mainland and bribery did the rest. Most likely he worked with. money raised in the States by his friend Pat Sheedy.
 Escaped In The Jungle /
 He escaped with two French con- victs, or with Frenchman and an Italian. Guerin used imagination there, too, when he told Broadway about it. One fell from a canoe at sea and was eaten by sharks: in the jungle the two plotted to get his money and he fled them; on "a river bank there was battle with native Indians
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
o1sz4 :, isT.l FEATURE SERVICE. lse.

faults in the gear assembly at the end of the steering column. After consid- erable service the geafas at this location develop wear and excessive play, which results in poor steering. Keep the gear housing at the end of the steering col umn filled with grease, once h season is usually enough. On some cars there is fairly long bearing on the shaft that carries the steering arm. In some cases this gets fabrication from the main housing, but in others there is a lubricator for the bearing, which is apt to be placed in a position not readily
 discovered. If your car has, this bearing
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
MID.TERM EXAMINATIONS. Y. M. c. A. Law School Survey Next Week,

Mid-term examinations at the Bir- mingham School of Law are scheduled for next week. The second semester opens February 2 and a large number of new students are expected to enroll.
 The school is offering a three-year standard course in law, giving as many as 36 different courses during the ses- sion.
 Judge Hugh A. Locke, widely .known jurist, is dean of the school. Twelve practicing attorneys are asso- ciated with him on the faculty, which includes three former judges and sev- eral specialists.
 The law school is conducted in the evenings as department of the Bir- mingham School of Technology, which is conducted by the educational depart ment of the Y. M. c. A., with Donald Conner as chairman.
 Law classes are held nightly from 6 80 to 9 o'clock. The. offices of the school and the class rooms are on the fourth floor of the "Y" building.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20

ment of the front wheels. In case this happens the best way to handle the matter is to have the repair shop align the wheels as it will have special equip ment intended specifically for the service.
 In cases where a car develops a chronic case of "wabbles" which some times happens it may usually be cured by inserting two wedges of finbre, the width of the spring and the length of the spring table on the axle and one quarter of an inch thick at one end and an eighth at the other. This changes the tile of the axle just little and usually eliminates the wabble.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20

fame increased. Every word that he spoke added to the legend.
 Before he left Paris for Guiana he was q man in the middle forties, tall swarthy, 1.-the, well-mannered and as well-dressed as confidence man of the higher spheres. Four years later a fever-shaken, yellowed man, with gray hair, gaunt under loose and non- descript clothes, walked through the swinging doors of the Metropole George Considine, looked twice and still wasn't sure.
 Friends took charge of Guerin. They planned to send him to Canada or to Morocco, where there was no extra dition.
 The conclusion, from a study of his life is inevitable that the glamour sur rounding the name of Eddie Guerin is the result of clever press-agenting by Eddie himself rather than of any great genius in him for crime.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
THIRTY.sEvEN MORE JOIN. Chamber Of Comrnsrce Elects Member.
 At Meeting.


 . Twenty-seyen firms have been added to the membership of the Chamber of Commerce during the first half of Jan, uary, Secretary. O., l.. Bum reported to the borad of directors Saturday The new members are as follows:
 The Hill and Griffith Co.,, J. S. Stone, Safe Cabinet Co.,, The Kardex Co.,, J. D. Rucker, Rains Drug Co.,. Martins Pharmacy, Cromwell Martin Drug Co.,, Howard Drug O., Bledsoe Drug Co.,, l.. c. Smith Typewriter Co.,, s. A. Batson, Burroughs Adding Ma. chine Co.,, Brenton K. Fisk, Railway Mail Association, Lehigh Portland Ce- ment Co, Highways Advertising Co.,, Inc, Smith Co.,, Industrial Builders, H. S. Miller & Co.,, Smithfield Drug Co.,, Hagler Drug Go, Owenton Drug Co.,, Arrant Ins. Agency, Inc, Alabama Bedding Corp, George G. Smith, Steno- graphic Service Shoppe, Nashville Bridge Co.,, Bessemer Galvanizing Works.
  and negroes who had fallen back to
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20

lubricator, be sure that it gets its proper lubricant.
 A not frequent case of bad steering is found in breakage of the spring cen ter bolt, which allows the axle to work back along the spring. Obviously when this occurs on one side and not on the other, the ear has longer wheelbase on the broken side. This gives the car constant tendency to sheer off toward the shorter side. A quarter of an inch difference will produce this effect.
 A similar tendency is caused by front wheels that are not properly aligned. A heavy bump of any kind, even a jam against the curb may cause misalign-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20

steering knuckles consist of a knuckle bolt on which the front wheels swivel and the weight of the entire front of the car rests on two bearings, usually located at the top of the khuckles. Ob- viously bearing load such as this, these bearings require careful Iubrica- tion. Give it to them if you wish easy steering and safety. Incidentally, if grease lubricant is used, remember that special greases for lubricating small parts are available and should be used Poor grease will squeeze out and dry up under the heavy pressure existing at the knuckles.
 Hard steering is sometimes caused by
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
EDDIE GI|ERDy IN
 THE NEWS AGAIN
Cables Have Told Many Tales Of Adventurer Who Escaped From Devils Island

: CHICAGO, Jan. 19-"Eddie Guerin caught in Scotland,"' says the cable. Prisoner idnetified as man who es- caped from Devils island"
 Guerin isSan old man now; tho last time he was up, in England, was the result of a free-for-all shindy at an underworld blowout. His great day is gone. Yet he persists. as legendary master crook. sl4
 He had his abilities. There was a time when every newspaper reader knew of him. But this fame was not the result of his work as a safe blower or confidence man, or in any of the other branches which he ornamented with an exceptional versatility. The world knew him because he had created himself into figure of romance.
 Eddie Guerin, became a Count of Monte Cristo in day of tramp steam CTS. He was the wolf of Europe who escaped from Devils island. the hor- TOTS of which were impressed ,on the public mind by the incarceration three of Captain Dreyfus. Tho fame of this incorrigible from behind the :. Chicago stock yards is in tfnth a romance of its sort; but what are the facts? ei s He started not as agdaring thief but as a bank sneak, when such thieves made their getaway in buggies instead of automobiles. Heis said to have been in prison before he ever got into the public eye. He never drew gun in his life. He tried to pull a big trick in France and was sent up. He turned another and was sent up a8ain-this time for life, to. an island off the coast of South America where life is reputed to be short. Here is list of failures, offset in part by successes along the badger game line. His part ner was Chicago May, who eventually tried to kill him. < ! His Artificial Glamour
 Throughout the major portion of his career Guerin invests himself with the glamour of distance. He had operated mostly in Europe. This is a circum- stance often. underrated. The distant setting puts him in the news, possibly even on the first page. { Again to the facts. Guerin was never on, Devils island; he was on a neighboring isle, one of the group of three which belong to the penal settle ment. in French Guiana. If Devils island is horror, so must be the He, Saint Joseph. Give him credit, how ever, for getting away from the twin brother of Devils island (though he really escaped from the colony on. the mainland). Doubtless hi 190-mile flight was bad enough, though not quite So bad as Eddie Guerin made out in the versions which he gave to a waiting world.
 Having escaped, Guerin comes to New York, tells his exploits to mouth dropping crowds in Broadway barrooras (this was in 1905), and goes to Eng land. where he proves himself British subject, because his Irish father in Chicago was never naturalized, As a. British subject he beats extradition to France. Further, the French Guiana records show that Guerin died, and, moreover, life prisoner there is dead in the eyes of the French law; so there is no Guerin to be extradited. And Guerin grins broader. .5.
 After all this, he adds the final touch of romance: he announces he has gone straight, and settles down as a proprietor of, a London cigar store, for
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20

est in the long run, although it costs little more than the "gyp" tire when 1t is purchased. Roy Kay, who knows everyone in town and few outside, says that the fine business he is doing on Firestone and Oildfield tires is due to the most convenient location in
 own, the best tires that money can buy, service that is second to none. and "a reliable, institution" to stand behind every piece of merchandise he sells. 7.T
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all the world like stevenson's Prince Florizel. ,< j
 f' His Crime In Paris
 It was the American Express rob bery that got Guerin sent away for life. In 1901, dressed as a wealthy American, he lodged in the same hotel as the manager of the express com pany's Paris branch. < He cashed checks and got the layout of the office in the Rue Scribe. One night he hid in a closet and after hours let in two accomDlices. They bound the janitor at the point of pistol. It was for this Guerin was sentenced, not for the robbery. Then : they blew a charge which failed, but almost woke up the police station across the street. A sec ond charge was not quite so bungling. They footed the safe-and it was the wrong safe.
 Guerin was caught on a train the next day. One of his pals escaped he had taken train ahead of sGuerin's. Miller, the other pal, turned states evidence. Chicago May, who is known also as Diamond May, went to see Guerin and as a result got five years as an accomplice. At that time she was Miller's wife. She induced influ-
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20

In the past year Canada has ex- ported fresh Holsters valued at nearly $1 ,50O, 900 to the United States.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20
By ALEXANDER JOHNSTON
Editor of Motor

The commonest steering fault is stiffness, resulting from tires that are too soft or from lack of fabrication of the steering knuckles..
 It is not necessary to have the tires pumped up to an uncomfortable hard ness, but they should be kept reason ably near proper pressure. If the tires are already at pressure, the steering knuckles will be the next location to ex- anime for the cause Of the trouble. The
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-01-20

and negroes who had fallen back to satagery. 9qThat left him alone.
 Guerin told all these things, and his
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The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-17

NEW ORLEANS, La, Dec. 16-The cotton market started out with very buoyant undertone today and during the morning prices on the more active positions gained 40 to Al points com pared with the closing levels of yester- day. Much better Liverpool advices than looked for and a cable reporting importers actively lifting hedges, mean ing probably that they did not consider prices would go lower, was the initial cause of the advance, but the main stimuant during the morning was the pressing demand reported from the local and southern markets for spots and the scarcity of offerings of the actual ow- ing to the seeming determination of spot owners to hold for higher prices. At the highest of the day January traded at 24.22c, March at 24.29c and May at 24.55c, or 40 to fl points net higher.
 During the afternoon prices eased off under the pressure of realizing and profit-taking coupled with selling for a reaction on the theory that the re- cent advance had weakened the tech nical position and that a reaction was due Prices gradually eased off until January traded down to 23.S3c, March to 23.92c and May to 2420c, or 35 to 39 points down from the highs of the morning.
 The close was practically at the low points showing net gains for the day of only one to seven points.
 Many of the interior markets reported exporters actively bidding for cotton and securing comparatively little as pro- ducers and other owners of spots ap- pear to be holding for 25 cents pound. It is claimed that spot shorts have still heavier commitments of December to fill and are having serious difficult ties in securing the cotton they need. Prices are reported to show a higher basis everywhere.
 Exports for the day were heavy, to- talling 93,204 bales of which Galveston contributed 74,542 and New Orleans IT, O21 bales. Despite the holding back policy in the interior the sales today were heavy at the reporting markets, the total including New Orleans reach ing 47,947 bales.
 NEW ORLEANS COTTON.
 NEW ORLEANS La, Dec l6.-Cotton futures closed steady at net advances of to points.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-17
SUGAR MARKET

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-Raw sugar was less active today. Although spot prices were unchanged at 4.so duty paid, later shipments were easier, with January offeref at AT. The only sale reported was 5000 bags Porto Rican TOT late December arrival, a. 49O.
 December was the feature in raw su- gar futures all day. It broke 13 points net lower tc 3.46, cue to the issuance of "A notices, but rallied on covering and closed no points net higher. Later months ruled easy and at new low rec ords for the season, because of con ing 1 to z points net lower. December tinued liberal new crop offerings, clos closed s.70; March 2.s3; May 2.s3; July 3.O3.
 Refined sugar was dull and un- changed at 7.15 to 7.60 for fine gran ulated. It was reported that cane re- fined sugar was being offered here from Texas City, owing to the high prices prevailing.
 Refined futures were nominal.
The Birmingham age-herald., 1924-12-17
COTTON REACTS
 AFTER ADVANCE
Market Closes Steady At Net Gains Of Four To
 Eight Points

NEW YORK, Dec. 16.-A further ad- vance on a continued buying movement promoted by bullish southern spot ad- vices. carried the price of March con- tracts up to 24.27c in the cotton mar ket today, or S6 points net higher and about 122 points above the low level of last Thursday. This advance evil dently was sufficient to attract realiz- ing and the price reacted to 23.95c, clos ing at 23.96c, compared with 23.91c at the close of the previous day. The gen. eral market closed steady at net ad- vances of to points.
 The market opened firm at an ad- vance of 13 to g points on overnight buying orders and fresh buying stimu- lated by relatively firm Liverpool cables and reports of better business in Man chester. Considerable realizing around the initial figures was readily absorbed and prices worked upward on reports of a better spot demand in the south, par ticularly from exporters. and an advanc- in gbasis in the interior.
 January sold up to 23.s7c and May 24.63c, but at these figures offerings increased. The bulk of the selling was attributed to profit taking. There may have been some local selling in the be- lief that the advance of over a cent pound from the recent low levels had eased the technical position. Trade in terests continued buyers on scale down, but the demand was less active than yesterday and last prices showed reactions of about 80 points from the best. Private cables said the improve ment in Liverpool was due to reports of better business in Lancashire, and spin ners' calling.
 The reported recent increase of spot demand in the south Is believed to have been partyly for domestic account, but has been more generally taken by local traders as pointing to the probability of large exports betwen now and the end of the month.
 Exports today s4,ooo bales. making 3.Sl2.722 so far this season, against 3.O53, ,994 last year. Port receipts today 65.541, United States port stocks 1,545,- 064.
 NEW YORK COTTON.
 YORK 16,-COttOn futures closed