The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-02-15
One Leg is Crushed By Car in
Montgomery
INJURY MAY BE FATAL
The Commercial Club of Montgomery
Adopts Resolutions Opposing Mas
ters' Liability Bill Now Be-
fore the Legislature.

Montgomery, February ti.-tSpecial.1-
The life of an 1S-months-old child of Mr.
and Mrs. n. p. Parks Of 626 Adams street
this city. was barely saved this afternoon
about l2:45 o'clock when a Montgomery
Traction company car ran over and
crushed one of the limbs of the nfortun-
ate child, inhicting painful if not fatal
injury.
The accident occurred on the corner of
Union and Adams streets. An eye wit
ness TO the scene says that Douglass, the
little boy who was hurt, was out ON the
street with his nurse and several sisters
Attempting TO cross over the street the
little fellow had almost succeeded when
the burning out Of the motor ON an ap-
preaching car prohibited its stopping i'll
time to save the little one from acct
dent.
No blame is attached to the street car
employees for the misfortune to the child.
Every attempt. the outsiders say, Was
made by the notorman TO halt the ear
In time to save the collision, but IN vain.
As soon as the child had been struck
Drs Andrew and Poland were immedi-
ately summoned. who gave every pos
sible attention to the little fellow. lie
was carried out 10 St Margarets hospital
and there put upon the operating table.
At o'clock this afternoon he was rest
ing as well as could be expected, though
suffering greatly.
Against Bill
The following is resolution adopted
by the Montgomery Commercial club
against S. b. 6, S. b. $40, IL. b. 20 and
il. B. 300:
whereas. Bills have been introduced
itno the Alabama legislature TO fix Ia
liability of employers to employees In per-
sonal injury cases which will make rad
ical changes in the existing laws, and es-
pecially in matters OF evidence and burden
of proof which will have a tendency 10
increase litigation to the disadvantage OF
industrial. mining, building construction
and transportation enterprises Of all
kinds. and.
"Whereas, The inevitable effect of suan
laws will he to discourage the establish
ment of such enterprises and the invest
ment of both local and foreign capital in
this state, be 1t
Resolved, by the board of directors of
the Commercial club of Montgomery, That
sucl legislation will be detrimental 10
the best interests of the state of Ala
bama; that the attention of all CONNER
cal, manufacturing, mining. building,
construction and railroad interests be
called to the evils which will result there
from, and that they be urged to request
the legislature not to enact such laws. BE
II further
"Resolved. That the president OF this
club be directed to transmit copy OF
these resolutions to the members of the
Legislature, to the othct ec~~nerclal bodies
of the state and 10 the newspapers
Suit on Transfer.
The affirmation of the Montgomery city
court decision in regard TO the Montgom-
cry Fraction company dispute VS.. =.
af,it nv q =
preme court, this na.ve' udse examined.
.----3.,s=.n 7pure originated oyer the inabil-
ity of Mr. Fitzpatrick and a friend of his
10 ride together on transfers that had
been issued to them at the same time on
the occasion OF return from Electric
park one night the past summer.
The accusation was made by Mr.. Fitz-
patrick that the two transfers had been
issued TO them by the conductor for a
ride on the Court street ear line. With
out looking at their coupons the gentle
men involved boarded the proper car
and proceeded along smoothly until it de-
veloped that the conductor refused to let
one of the two ride because of a differ
ence in the time of the transfers of one
hour. The opinion of Mr.. Fitzpatrick was
that the lever had slipped that marked
on the hours on the slip and he ex-
planned as much to the conductor. How
ever the employe persisted in his efforts
to collect another fare, which he was ste
cessful In doing after the return of both
coupons to Mr.. FITZPATRICK ON the re-
cept of 10 cents
Suit was at once brought against the
Traction people by Mr.. Fitzpatrick in a
Justices court, and he was awarded SIS.
Appealing from this decision the Mont
gomery city court supported the conten-
ton of Mr.. Fitzpatrick ana increased the
award by $40 On It's appeal from this de-
cson the supreme court rendered the
decision as above. sustaining the lower