The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-04-23
SUES FUR RETURN
 OF FRANCHISE TAX
Bill of Complaint Filed Against
 Judge J. B. GaStOn
MEDICAL ASSOCIATION
Second Days Session Is Devoted To Discussion of Various Subjects of Technical Interest to the
 Physicians.

Montgomery, April (Special)-The Louisville Property company filed a sum mons and complaint against J. B. Gaston, as judge of probate of Montgomery coun- ty, for the return of a franchise tax of $2S9, paid, it is claimed, under duress and because of the extreme penalties of the Alabama laws requiring it.
 The plaintiff claims that the law under which the tax was collected is uneonst- tutional. It is opposed, it is claimed. to sections 211. 214, 215 and 2l7 of the eonst- tuition of Alabama.
 The plaintiff also claims the protection of the fourteenth amendment Aof the con- stitution of the United States
 Insurance Company Qualities.
 The Great Southern Life Insurance con- pany of Alabama, with headquarters in Birmingham, qualified for business in the office of the state insurance commissioner today.
 Medical Association.
 The second days session of the Alabama Medical association was called to order this morning at S30 o'clock in the hall of the house of representatives at the state capitol. The programme comprised the following papers,
 "Clincal Migraine, Due to Gross Re tractive Errors" Kenneth Bradford, M. D., Birmingham.
 Mouth Breathers," w. Grace Harrison. D. D.. Birmingham.
 "Oral Surgery" R. c. Young, DD. S., Anniston.
 Significance of Albumen and Casts in the Urine,' John N. Furniss, M. D.. Selma.
 Foreign Bodies in the Rectum," Rhett Goode, M. D.. Mobile.
 il a. m. special order, the Jerome Coch- ran lecture, Edwin Lesley Marechal, M. D., Mobile.
 "The Surgical Treatment of Goiter, Based Upon Six Hundred Cases Charles H. Mayo, M. D., Rochester, Mnn.
 "Wounds of the Heart, Report of Cases" Luther L. Hill M. D., Montgom- cry.
 Nervous Diseases in Alabama Eugene DuBose Bondurant, M. D., Mobile.
 Conner Goes To Savannah.
 Governor Conner left today for Sa- vannah, Ga, on personal business. U is announced that when he returns the high school commission will begin selecting sites for the schools.
 The grand lodge of Alabama, Knights of Honor, elected officers today and ad- journed.
 The list of the new grand lodge of ficers is as follows Past grand dfcta- tor Escar Floyd, Birmingham; grand dictator, l.. Schwartz, Mobile; grand vice dictator, A. F. McGhee, Anniston; grand assistant dictator, G. A. Joiner, Talladega: grand chaplain, Rev. B. c. Glenn, Evergreen; grand reporter, T.. Gardner Faster, Montgomery; grand treasurer, A. B. Garland, Montgomery; grand guide, w. H. Hit, Birmingham; grand trustees, B. M. Washburn and E. Winter Montgomery, and J. B. Chris tian, Uniontown; committee on laws, J. w. Tutwiler Mobile, chairman; D. K. Weir Prattville, and A. D. Hoyt, Bir- mingham; representatives to the su- preme lodgs, T. S. Plowman, Tallade- ga, and Escar Floyd, Birmingham; al ternates to the supreme lodge, A. B. Garland, Montgomery, and T. W. Peag- Ter. Greenville.
 The officers will select the next meeting place.
 The committee of examination of the diocese of Alabama for applicants for holy orders in the Episcopal church met here today. Rev Willis C. Clark of Montgomery and Rev. MT. Poyner of Eutaw, who are now deacons, will be examined for ordination to the priesthood, and Wyatt H. Brown of Eutaw and MT. Bethea of Dothan will be examined for ordination as dea cons. The committee will continue it's sessions tomorrow. Rev. G. c. Tucker of Mobile is present.