The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1907-03-08
VERT NAMED JUDGE
OF THE NEW COURT
Is Youngest Member of Judi
ciary in State
Is ONLY &c YEARS OF AGE
Walter j. Nesbitt of Decatur Is Promi-
nent Candidate for State Imm-
grafton Commssioner-Ad-
jutant Widgery Lectures.
is ONLY &c YEARS OF AGE

Decatur, March 7.--(Speeial This aft
ernoon Thomas Vert of this city was no
titled that Governor Conner had appointed
equity court lie will hold office until
1910, when his successor is to be elected
The annual salary is $500.
This court will be an important one
having the same jurisdiction as the cir
cult court and the chancery court. 1t
abolishes the county court. The new court
was established by an act of the state
legislature a few weeks ago.
Judge Vert will be the youngest Judge
in Alabama. He is only % years of age,
but well versed in the law, a graduate of
the state colleges, and has had a few
years practice, He is the only living son
of Col. S. T. Vert. one of the best known
criminal lawyers in North ALBANIA.
Now that the state legislature has
passed a bill creating the office of state
immigration commissioner at a handsome
salary, there are number of applicants
in the state for the position.
One of the most prominent applicants
for the office is Walter j. Nesbit of De-
catur Mr.. Nesbit is in every manner
well fitted for the place. He is a sue
cessful business man of several years
experience, and besides for the past sew
eral years he has given the matter of
foreign and home immigration consid-
cradle amount of study, until now there
Is perhaps not a man in Alabama better
versed on the question of immigration
than is Mr.. Nesbit.
Mr.. Nesbit is an administration man.
During the recent campaign and election
he took off his coat and entered the
thickest of the fight for the present adj
ministration. His friends who are in po-
sition to know feel confident that he will
receive the appointment of immigration
commissioner.
Adiutant Widgery of the Salvation army
of Atlanta gave a free lecture here to-
night in the Salvation army hall taking
for his subject, Sunshine and Shadow"
A large audience greeted the lecturer
Adjutant Widgery is a forcibe speak
er and handled his subject well. picturng
most beautifully and realistically the sun
shine and the shadows which are cast on
every life.
The Salvation army was first organized
in the Decaturs some two years ago, and
since that time they have been doing a
wonderful work in these cities among the
needy and the fallen.
State Senator William T. Lowe and Rep
resentatives William il. Long, Jr.. and
John S. Sample of this county returned to
their homes from Montgomery today.
These gentlemen say that this has been
one of the most business-lke sessions of
the legislature ever held in Alabama.
Major Long, although quite a young
man, with his first experience as n law
maker, made quite a reputation for him
self in the Legislature, being a member
of no less than half dozen important
committees.
He introduced and succeeded in having
passed number of important bills. The
most important local bill for this county
was that of creating the Morgan county
law and equity court
Mrs. Elijah Brown died at her home in
West Decatur yesterday after an Illness
of few days with pneumonia and a COM
plipati0p of UiSea