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f" ■ ----- 1 THIS is the kind of weather that tests a suit of clothes. Show ers and hot sunshine certainly take the life out of a shoddy suit. You’ll find that Hart Schaffner & Marx clothes withstand the rains and fading sun and look better longer than any clothes you can buy—because they are made right and of the best ma terials. H. S. & M. Suits here in every style and fabric you could wish $10 to $45 The prettiest line of soft Summer Shirts you ever saw at.$1.25 Genuine Panama Hats.$4 to $20 M. WEIL & BRO. 1915-17 First Avenue The Home of Hart Schaffner & Marx Clothes ■ NEW POSTMASTER IN CARROLLTON OFFICE Carrollton, June 6.—(Special.)—J. E. Mc Oee, the newly appointed postmaster at this place, is today being checked in by W. W. Williams, former postmaster, who has served for nearly five years. During the term of Mr. Williams he has been checked up but one time by an inspector and has gave the patrons of the office general satisfaction. Mr. McGee is the first postmaster to serve under a demo cratlc administration since 1892, when the office was turned over to Mrs. Bettie Wimberly. | Work of laying cement walks over the town is about completed, about 4000 square yards having been built. Contractors are busily engaged in in stalling water and sewerage system in the courthouse and jail. A large tank has been erected immediately west of the probate and chancery offices which will furnish water for all necessary pur poses. r An Efficient Organization Those who purchase real estate securities from us have the benefit of an efficient organization, and of the best facilities for securing information. All de tails are attended to by us. and the investor receives paper, complete in every respect, paying from six to eight per cent. We invite applications from persons desiring to borrow, and from others wishing to invest in such securities. Our seven per cent pre ferred stock is particularly attactive to persons who would buy securities that can be readily converted without loss of principal or interest. High Class Bonds Bought and Sold Realty Trust Company John H. Frye, President Capital $500,000.00 f ■ ■ - - J LOW ROUND TRIP FARES New York. N. Y.$41.35 Boston, Mass- .$44.20 Portland. Maine .$45.65 Buffalo, N. Y.$34.10 Chautauqua. N. Y.$33.75 Toronto, Canada .$34.10 \ Montreal, Quebec .$41.50 Alexander Bay, N. Y.$40.50 Tickets on sale daily beginning June 1st; with return limit of 30 days. New York, N. Y., and return, with diverse routing .$41.95 Boston, Mass., and return, with diverse routing .$46.95 ■ Tickets on sale daily beginning June 1st; with return limit of 60 days. CODEN, ALA., AND RETURN .$9.25 Tickets on sale each Thursday, beginning June 4th, with return limit of ten days. Lcoden, Ala. $12.10 Baltimore, Md.$35-50 ■Valley Head, Ala. .$ 4.65 Indianapolis, Ind.$20.60 Vossburg, Miss.$ 7.60 Ft. Payne. Ala.$ 4.15 Hickory, N. C.$18.65 Louisville, Ky.$15.80 CHICAGO. ILL.$26.90 Biltmore, N. C.$15.35 Johnson City, Tenn.$14.40 Cincinnati, Ohio .$19.73 Monteagle, Tenn.$ 9.60 Estelle Springs. Tenn.$ 9.25 Tullahoma, Tenn.$ 9.50 Knoxville, Tenn.$10.20 Charlottesville. Va. .$26.00 Sewanee, Tenn.$ 9,35 Norfolk, Va.$30.50 Abingdon, Va.$16.15 Staunton, Va.$26.00 Christianburg, Va.$20.15 I Bluefietd, W. Va.$22.25 Roanoke, Va.$21,500 Detroit, Mich.$30.25 Alderson, W. Va.$26.00 IS Battle Creek, Mich.$28.50 Denver, Colo.$39.00 9 Tickets on sale daily, beginning May 15th. with return limit of October 31st. - Liberal stopovers Asheville, N. C.$15.35 Hot Springs. Va.$27.00 ’ Tickets on sale daily with return limit of six months. Mineral Wells, Texas .$29.50. Marlin, Texas .$29.50 Tickets on sale daily with return limit of 90 days. j REMEMBER—IT IS A PLEASURE TO ANSWER YOUR QUESTIONS. _ _ H. F. LATIMER, * J, fc .£. -.wei.V Division Passenger Agent HEHfltHOfll S. H. JOHNSTON, B City Passenger Agent mSBMjpffjmMsUmtaS Phones Main 793 and 6858 Birmingham . V DECATURS RAPIDLY FORGING TO FRONT I Increase in Street Tax No tices Served Shows Won derful Growth Decatur. June 5.—(Special.)—The In crease in the number of street tax notices served this year over the number Served last year in the two Decaturs shows that (here has been a most remarkable in crease in population during the past year. Tt has been estimated that if this in crease continues in the same ratio until the year 1920, when the United States | censes will he taken again, the two De i caturs will show a combined population at that time of not far from 50,000. These I two cities have grown faster during the I past two years than have any other city I in Alabama of like size. Fred Lindsay and Leslie Strain, two negroes, were arraigned in the law and equity court before Judge Thomas W. Wert this morning on the charge of hav ing held up and robbed three white men near the Louisville and Nashville rail road shops in New Decatur a few veeks ago and relieving them of over $300 in cash. The negroes plead "not guilty,” and a special venire of 35 names was ordered drawn by Judge Wert from which to select a jury to try the negroes. Un der Alabama’s law highway lobbery is a capital crime. After a hike of several days and a camp at Belle Mina about 20 members of the local Boy Scouts, under M e leadership of Felix Robinson, have returned home. They report a fine time fishing, swim ming and camping out in the woods. In a trial in the chancery court today (he name of Simpscn figured largely. The case w’as heard before C^p.ncellor W. H. Simpson. The suit was a divorce case and the styl 5 of the case was Simp son vs. Simpson. The suit was filed by a lawyer named Simpson. None of the parties in the ease are related. The Decatur Chautauqua opened yester day with a large a(tcndance. G.-A. L. STANDING Played. Won. Lost. Pet. UGrange . 28 16 12 .671 Newnan . 28 16 12 .571 Opelika . 29 1 6 13 .562 Gadsden . 28 15 1 3 .536 Rome . 26 13 13 .600 Selma . 28 13 15 .46 4 Anniston . 29 12 17 .4 14 Talladega . 27 11 16 .407 Cantley Sets New Record Opelika. June 6.—(Special.)—Opelika walked away with Talladega today with a one-sided score of 19 to 1. Cantley was the star of the afternoon, having perfect control and allowing the visitors only five scattered hits and featured at the bat by establishing a record as a hitting pitcher, getting three home runs and one single out of five times, each time when the bases were loaded. Pitcher Showers of Talladega was knocked unconscious by a thrown ball and was relieved by How ell. Score: Opelika- AB. R. H. O. A. E. Spitznagle, ss. 6 112 2 1 Newell, 2b. 6 2 0 3 4 0 McLin, if. 2 2 10OO Steel, rf. 5 2 2 1 0 0 Chambers, cf. 4 2 1 1 0 o Schwartz, lb. 4 2 3 13 (k^ 0 Blackwell. 3b. . 4 2 1 2 2 1 Williams, c. 3 2 1 4 2 0 Cantley, p. 6 4 4 1 5 0 Totals . 39 19 1 4 27 15 2 Talladega— AB. R. H. O. A. E. Wilson, 2b. 5 0 1 2 2 0 Crow, ss. 4 0 1 4 5 6 Camp, cf. 4 0 0 4 0 1 Baker, c. 3 0 1 2 3 0 Cox. lb. 4 0 0 8 1 1 Robinson, 3b.-p. ..4 1 1 1 0 0 Howell, lf.-p. . 3 0 0 2 1 0 Black, If. 1 0 0 0 0 0 Showers, 3b.-p. 3 0 0 0 3 0 Williams, rf. 3 0 1 0 0 0 Totals . 34 1 5 23 15 7 Score by innings: Opelika . 770 100 22*—19 Talladega . 000 001 000—1 Summary: Rome runs. Cantley 3, Steele. Two-base hits. Baker, Robinson. McLin. Steele. Chambers. Sacrifice hits. G. Williams. McLin. Struck out, Cant ley '4, Robinson 1. Base on balls, Cant iev 2, Robinson 1. Showers 1. Howell 3. Wild pitches. (Mntlev, Showers. Howell. Hit by pitcher, McLin. Steele, Williams. Umpire, Mills. Time. 2:00. Selma Wins Short Game Rome, Ga., June 5.—(Special.) — In a five-inning featureless game terminated by rain Selma defeated Rome, here 5 to 2. Rome made two errors which counted largely in the scoring. Score: Rome— AB. R. H. O. A. E Reidv, cf. 3 2 2 1 0 0 Utley, lb. 3 0 1 4 2 1 Smith. If. 2 0 1 0 0 1 Bray, 2b. 2 0 0 4 1 1 Mooretield, rf. . . . 2 0 0 1 0 ft Taylor, c. 2 0 0 5 0 ft Stringfleld, 3b. ... 2 0 0 0 0 0 Alexander, ss. . . . 2 0 0 0 3 0 Boote, p.2 0 0 0 3 0 Totals .20 2 4 15 9 3 Selma— AB. R. H. O. A. E. \V. Cowan, cf. . . 2 1 1 ft 0 ft E. Cowan, 3b. ... 3 0 1 0 1 1 Farmer, ss.4 1 1 0 4 ft Vasterling, lb. .. 2 0 0 6 0 1 Cunningham, rf. . 2 0 0 1 0 0 Brooks, p. 2 0 0 0 0 0 Emert, 2b. 2 1 1 0 0 0 ( Reese, If. 3 1 0 3 0 0 Gutterez, c.2 1 1 5 0 0 Totals .22 5 5 15 5 2 Score by innings: Rome.101 00—2 Selma .040 01—5 Summary: Two-base hits. Farmer. Smith. Base on balls. Boote 5. Struck out, Boote 4, Brooks 5. Time, 1:00. Um pire, Markel. May Whiffs Fifteen Newnan. Ga., June 5.—(Special.) Newnan defeated Anniston today 4 to 0. May yielded but two singles and struck out 15 men. Not an Anniston runner reached third base. The locals backed him up faultlessly in the field land also hit timely In the pinches. Score: Anniston— AB. R. H. O. A. E. Donaldson, 2b. .4 0 0 5 0 1 Abbott, ss. 4 0 2 2 3 0 Lamar, 3b.»3 0 0 1 1 1 Tysdale, rf. 4 0 0 0 0 0 Hopper, lb. 3 0 0 7 0 0 Ragsdale, cf. . . . 2 0 0 3 0 \0 Bumgardner, If.. 2 0 0 8 0 o Sheppard, c. 2 0 0 3 0 0 Bateson, p. 3 0 0 0 *4 0 Killlngsworth, cf 1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals . 28 0 2 24 8 2 Newnan— AB. R. H. O. A. E. Sanders, cf.4 0 1 1 0 0 Mackey. 2b.3 1 1 1 0 0 Smith, If. 4 1 2 2 0 0 Howell, lb.4 1 1 6 1 0 Holt, ss. 4 0 0 1 2 0 ! Klmbrel. c.3 ft 1 15 0 ft i*-'V^dfrn, 3b. . 2 1 ft 0 0 ft [ Owens, rf. . 4 0 0 0 0 0 May, p. 2 0 0 2 2 0 Totals . 30 4 6 27 5 0 Score by innings: Anniston . 000 000 000—0 Newnan . 000 020 02*—4 Summary: Stolen base. Abbott. Two base hits, Mackey. Howell. Home run, Smith. Bases on halls. Batson 11. May 3. Hit by pitcher, Mackey, Lamar. Struck out. Batson 3, May 15. Time, 1:25. Umpire, White. LaGrange Loses Gadsden, June 5.— (Special.!—The Steelmakers knocked Williamson out of the box in the fifth. Weston relieved him, giving only two hits and one run, but Gadsden took the second from I*a Grange by a score of 0 to 1. The last two innings were played in darkness, due to the approach of a storm. Umpire Doogan refusing to call the game. Ab bott was in fine form and received ex cellent support. Features were J. Don aldson’s catch of Leaman's pop fly, the fielding and bitting of Iranian and the hitting of Werner and Jorda. Score: LaGrange— AB. H. H. O. A. E. Allen, rf. 4 0 0 1 0 0 J. Donaldson, ss. 4 0 0 4 1 0 D. Donaldson, cf I 0 1 .1 1 0 Walden, 3b.4 1 1 0 4 0 Lafitte. c. 4 0 1 7 2 0 Bannister. If. . . 4 0 1 1 0 0 Holland, 2b.3 0 1 3 1 1 A. Mason, lb. . 2 n o 6 1 i Williamson, p. . . 1 0 0 1 l o Weston, p. 1 0 0 0 2 0 •Sellars .1 0 0 0 0 0 Totals . 32 1 5 24 13 2 Gadsden— AB. R. H. O. A. E. Leaman, ss. 4 0 2 4 4 0 Selp. 3b.3 2 1 1 2 1 Charbonnet, cf. .501 0 ft o Werner, rf. 4 2 2 1 0 0 Nabors. If. 3 0 0 3 0 1 Hayes. 2 b. 3 1 1 0 3 0 Williams, lb. ... 3 0 0 9 2 0 Jorda. c.4 1 2 9 1 1 Abbott, p.3 ft 1 ft 1 0 Totals . 32 6 10 27 13 3 •Batted for Williamson in sixth. LaGrange . 000 000 001—1 Gadsden . 011 031 000—6 Summary: Two-base hits, Werner 2, Selph. Stolen liases. Werner. Amason. Bases on balls. Abbott 1, Williamson 5. Weston 2. Hits apportioned. Williamson 3. Weston 2. Struck out. Abbott 6, Wil liamson 6. Time, 2:00. Umpire, Doogan. NATIONAL LEAGUE 1 Continued from l*apre Seven) riden, Miller. Home run. Zimmerman. Sacrifice fly, Cutshaw. Sacrifice hit, Hood. Stolen bases, Zimmerman, Wheat 2, Vaughn. Double plays, Corriden to Safer; Rater to Corriden; Wheat to Cut shaw: Allen, Miller to Cutshaw. Bases 3n balls, pfeffer 3. Vaughn 6. Struck jut, Allen 3. Pfeffer 2, Vaughn 4. Hit by pitcher. Vaughn *OMara). Wild pitches. Vaughn 2. Hits. Allen 8 in 8 innings; Pfeffer 4 in 1. Umpires, Quig ley and Kmslie. Time. 2:20. Ames Has Poor Control Boston, June 5.—Ames’ control of the ball was poor today and this, with field ing errors and Boston's heavy hitting, produced a 7 to 2 victory over Cincinnati. Ever's hits were directly responsible for three of the home team’s runs. Score: Cincinnati— AB. R. H. O. A. E. Moran, rf. 4 u 0 1 10 Herzog, ss. 2 1 0 2 6 1 Groh. 2b. 2 10 13 1 Niehoff. 31>. 4 0 0 1 4 1 Hoblitzel, lb. 4 0 2 11 2 0 Miller, If. 4 0 1 2 0 0 Bates, cf. 3 0 1 l 0 0 Clark, c. 3 0 0 4 2 0 Ames, p. 3 0 2 1 2 0 Totals . 30 2 6 24 19 3 Boston— AB. R. H. O. A. E. Evers, 2b. . 4 2 3 2 2 0 Maranvllle. ss. 4 0 2 fi 3 0 Connolly, If. 4 o i 3 ft o Gilbert, rf. 2 1 0 2 ft ft Schmidt, lb. 4 ft ft 8 1 ft Oowdy, c. 2 2 1 4 2 0 Deal. 3b. 4 1 1 ft 3 ft Mann, cf. 4 0 1 1 ft ft Perdue, p. 2 10 12 0 Totals . 30 7 9 27 13 0 Score by innings: Cincinnati . 000 101 00ft—2 Boston . 100 101 22*—7 Summary: Two-base hits. Connolly, Evers. Home run. Gowdy. Sacrifice hits, Gilbert. Perdue. Stolen bases. Herzog. Maranvllle. Base on balls, Ames fi. Per due 1. Struck out, Ames 2, Perdue 3. Double plays. Ames, Herzog to Hoblitzel; Evers, Maranvllle to Schmidt. Hit by pitcher. Perdue (Groh. Herzog). Time, 1:55. Umpires. Klein and Hart. Giants Suffer Reverse New York. June 5.—St. Louis hatted In four runs in the eighth inning here today and beat New York 8 to 3. St. Louis won in the eighth when singles by Beck. Robinson, Huggins and Miller, errors by Stock and Burns and a wifpl pitch yielded them four runs. New York fielded poorly behind Marquard. Score: St. Louis— AB. R. H. O. A. E. Huggins, 2b.5 1 2 1 2 ft Magee, cf.4 2 1 3 1 ft Dolan, If. 4 2 ft 2 1 0 Miller, lb.4 1 3 11 0 0 Wilson, rf. 3 0 0 1 0 o Hutler, ss. 4 0 0 2 2 0 Wingo, c. 4 0 0 4 1 ft Reck. 3b. 4 2 4 3 3 1 Perritt, p.2 0 0 0 2 0 Robinson, p.1 0 1 0 1 0 Totals .35 8 11 27 13 1 New York— AB. R. H. O. A. E. Bescher, cf.5 1 2 1 ft 0 Burns, If.3 0 ft 3 1 1 Grant, ss. . 4 1 3 ft 1 2 Doyle. 2b.2 1 ft 4 4 1 Murray, rf. 4 0 1 0 0 Snodgrass, lb. .. 4 0 0 9 3 ft Stock, 3b. 3 0 1 1 2 1 Meyers, c. 4 0 2 9 3 ft Marquard, p. 3 0 1 0 5 0 •Thorpe . 1 0 0 0 0 ft totals .33 3 10 27 19 5 ♦Batted for Marquard in ninth. Score by innings: St. Louis..300 000 041—8 New’ York .001 020 000—3 Summary: Two-base hits. Beecher, Grant 3, Miller. Three-base hits. Beck, Murray. Sacrifice hits. Doyle. Robinson. Sacrifice fly, Burns. Stolen bases, Besch er. Meyers. Double plays, Dolan ttf Wingo. Bases on balls, Perritt 3. Struck out, Marquard 5. Perritt 3. Hit by’ pitch er, Marquard (Wilson). Wild pitches, Marquard 2. Passed ball. Wingo. Hits, Perritt 10 in 6 innings (none in 7th); Robinson 0 in 3 Innings. Time, 2:04. Umpires, Eason and Johnson. RAINS IN LAWRENCE COME JUST IN TIME Refreshing Rains Fall Throughout the County, Being of Material Benefit to Crops Courtland, June' 5.—(Special.)—Refresh ing rains have fallen throughout the county during the past two days and il is still cloudy. The rain of June 3 was the first that has fallen in this imme diate section since cotton was planted ant as a result the stand ts not as gooc as it might be. About 5 per cent of th< cotton is not up, but with that excep tion the crop is normal. Almost the en tire crop has been chopped and is look j Ing well. The corn crop Is about 75 per cent of £ normal one. The want of rain has seri ously afTected that crop and unless th< seasons are propitious from this tinrn on a short crop will be raised In tin county. Oats are now being narvested and th< yield while good is not as good as woulc have been had seasonable weather pre vailed for the past 30 days. Small patches of alfalfa are produc ing bumper crops and as a result quit* an increase in acreage will be seedec next season. No other hay has been har vested yet. ■* y * Rough and Tumble Boys They’re the kind we want to meet. We want to show you boys’ clothes you can’t wear out. Built for hard service— And right now we have SPECIAL VACATION SALE You can buy clothes here and save almost a third. Come and let us show you the many good styles and the good looking patterns. HERE ARE OUR REDUCED PRICES ANY $4.00 WOOL SUIT IN OUR BIG STOCK NOW. $2 95 ANY $5.00 WOOL SUIT IN OUR BIG STOCK NOW. $395 ANY $6.50 WOOL SUIT IN OUR BIG STOCK NOW. $495 ANY $7.50 WOOL SUIT IN OUR BIG STOCK NOW. $595 ANY $8.50 WOOL SUIT IN OUR BIG STOCK NOW. * $6*95 $10 SUITS $7.95, $12.50 SUITS $9.95, $15 SUITS.$n*.95 Boys’ Shirts just Look How Saks $1.00 Kind for 59c « r * .u n Has Cut the Prices on Mrug of finG Fi Gnch mcicircis wj i o • . n •« —all white, self stripes or B°ys Wash Suits, Sailor figure. All made with neck & Russian Blouse Suits or hand, no collar. Such makes Middy g, g ; as Mothers’ Friend Collegiate or Marlboro $1.00 kinds now . .w.65c Negligee Shirts $1.50 kinds now.$1.15 For Bovs $2-00 kinds now.$1.55 Made with detached collars, $2-50 and $3 Wnds now $1'85 fine madras or percales, all In dainty combinations or white or in neat stripes or solid colors. All kinds of figures, 50c values popular wash fabrics. Sizes 35c, 3 for $1.00 2 to 10* Boys’ Hats Straw or Wash Hats Hundreds of varieties, shapes and fcolors. Prices 50c and up. Boys" Caps 25c to 50c In blue serges, silks and light weight wool fabrics, in both big and little shapes BOYS’ BLOUSES With patent waist bands 3 for $1.00 Real 50c blouses. Puri tan or Mothers’ Friend makes. All sizes 5 to 16. MIDDY BLOUSES For Little Boys Sailor collars and elbow sleeves, 50c values, 3 for $1.00. In all kinds of combina tions. Underwear for Boys’ Nainsook, lisles, poros knit or balbriggan 25c and 50c a Garment Union Suits of Nainsook With body waist attach ment 50c each. Boys’ Stockings In all sizes, extra strong 25c a pair. Free With Every Seethe Purchase, Marbles, Game at Rickwood Tops or June 11, Kaleidoscopes clothes the whole FANiur Ad club Day STORES TO BE BUILT ON SITE OF CHURCH Property Belonging to Central Meth odists in Meridian Divided Into Four Lots Meridian, June 5.—(Special.)—The prop erty belonging to the Central Methodist church of this city, where the old church building was burned down, has been di vided into four lots and has been sold for a total of $20,500. The parties pur chasing the lots will join walls and will put up what will appear on the outside to be one big four-story building, but which will be divided into four stores. It is considered that the property sold at a reasonable price, and the next day after purchase one of the buyers W'as offered $600 profit on his purchase, but declined. The report of the Matty Hersee hos pital for the month of May. an institu tion devoted to charity, and supported by appropriations from the state, city and county, shows that the work of that in stitution is rapidly growing, and that many people from the northeastern part of Mississippi, where there is no charity hospital, are taking advantage of the op portunity to send their sick and poor to the Matty Hersee. One hundred and thir ty-six patients were treated in May, and there were 20 operations. SOUTH ATLANTIC At Jacksonville: Jacksonville 2, Colum bia 4. At Albany: Albany 0, Charleston 6. At Macon: Macon 4, Augusta 1. At Columbus: Columbus 6, Savannah 4. 2 IMPORTANT EDUCATIONAL CONFERENCES ON AT CAPITAL Montgomery, June 5.—(Special.)—Two Important educational conferences are in progress in Montgome/y, the first, being a general assembly of county institute conductors, and the second a meeting of the various county high school prin cipals of the state. The conference of institute conductors began Wednesday night, when addresses wefe delivered by several prominent southern educators. Tnis conference will not adjourn until Saturday afternoon. At today’s session free discussion was given to all phases of county Institute work, the primary schools receiving the larger consideration. Some of the speak ers at this meeting were Superintendent W. H. Elson of Ohio, Prof. H. N. Duncan of Auburn. Supervisor T. J. Coates of Kentucky and Supervisor N. R. Raker of the rural schools of Alabama. The conference of county high school principals was called oy Superintendent of Education William F. Feagin for the purpose of discussing the various phases of high school work. All of the county high school principals were present and the day’s session was declared to be highly interesting ami instructive. Superintendent Feag#n opened the con ference with an address on high school work, and referred at length to the many important functions of these institutions He was followed by othfcr well known ‘ educators. The conference will adjourn tomorrow afternoon. At the Dexter Avenue Methodist church tonight a joint conference was held of institute workers and high school prin cipals. A number of important speeches were made and plans were formulated by which the principals and institute conductors will co-operate In the sum mer’s work. LAUREL VISITEDBY REGULAR CLOUDBURST Laurel. Miss.. June 5.— (Special.)—'This city and section was visited late last even ing by a regular cloudburst, the rain fall ing in a downpour for an hour or/more and continuing nearly all night in a steady rain. During the hours previous to the rain there was heavy thunder and lightning. The residence of the Rev. Boyd was struck and a looking glass and bed were torn up. Som$ of the fam ily were *shocked, but none seriously in jured. The lightning struck in manr other places throughout the city and many of the homes were in darkness during th^ night. The storm put the street cars^ out of commission for several hours. No news ha» been received from the rural districts. The rain was badly needed by the farm ers, this being the ftfst rain of any con sequence in several weeks. Straws l-' ■ ---5 THIS MODEL , II A SENNIT, in choice of fine, || iV and coarse braids. Exceedingly pop 11 ular at Blaeh’s. That means it is popular || all over Birmingham, because BlachT’s rep || utation for leadership in style and quality || is quite indisputable. $2 to $10