The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-06-08
IMPORTANT RULING ON SCHOOL LAWS May Have to RediStrict Some
 Territory STATUE TO BE UNVEILED Campaign Expense of J. M. Chiffon In Primary Is $1427.5o; J. A. Roun- trees Expense $63-school
 Book Commission.
STATUE TO BE UNVEILED

Montgomery, June 7.-(SpeciaD-In an important ruling for the superintendent of education, Attorney General Garber has held that all towns and cities under the municipal code, are separate school dis tricts, and that local laws governing kindred questions are thus repealed. In cases where a town or city is the center of special district part of which runs outside the corporate limits, that part outside the said limits must be reas- signed, and can not be held part of tn 3 city territory.
 In many cases this is going to work a hardship. The case came up on an inquiry from Marion, where the city takes in the country territory. It is held that this out side portion must be either made a part of the districts just about it or the whole county redistricted in order that the matter may be adjusted to the best in terests of the children. Superintendent Gunnels is busy trying to help the county trustees figure out the situation.
 New Lee Statue.
 On next Friday four maimed soldiers Ol the southern war VIII uuNcll III lIlS city statue to Gen. Robert E. Lee. These will be Col. Harvey Jones and John w. Tullis, men of only one leg each, and w. c. Oates and Geo. Clisby, with one arm each. Thirteen women of the Confederacy, Tn appropriate costume, will be on the platform
 Gen. William c. Oates will preside and tho pripcinaI addraes will he r,1a6a hy Judge Thomas G. Jones. B. M. Washburne will be marshal and the parade will be made up of city officers, officers of or ganizations of patriotic nature, police and military. A salute will be fired at the proper time. Rev. A. F. Dix will offer the invocation and Rev. Neander Woods the benediction
 This celebration was taken up by the organization which had in charge the Davis MT. Thomas M. Owen being the chairman. It will be made a popular oc- casion in the way of bringing out the patriotic enthusiasm of the people. Costly Failure.
 | J. M. Chiffon of Montgomery, who was utltdltu lOI lut SuPltliic COuIt III tlit | recent primary, reports to the Secretary y of State that he spent s14275O on the race. i J. A. Rountree of Birmingham, defeated for elector at large spent s6S, he reports Carriers Risk Ruling. l ruling of interest in carriers liability l has just been made by the city court A shipper had piano destroyed in a fire 1 at the Western of Alabama depot. She | sued and the road showed that it notified her that her goods were there, thereby making them, in case of sufficient notice, no longer liable. However, the Western and the Central of Georgia were in the same place, using a joint agency. The notice was on Central postal card, and the lower court held that not being on the stationery of the hauling line, 1t was not sufficient notice. The road has appealed. Monument to Senators. A movement is on foot by the Alabama Sons of Confederates to erect monuments to Senators Morgan and Pettus, both of whom were brigadier generals in the Con- fed crate army. George W. Duncan, who is chairman of the committee, has called a meeting for next Wednesday in Birming- ham.
 School Book Men.
 The Alabama school book contracts must be made this week, bids to be in the hands of the secretary of the commission by Monday. The commission was to have assembled on that day, but Governor Conner will be absent at the reunion at Birmingham and had it postponed to Friday. Book men have to qualify to do business in Alabama, if they get con- tracts, otherwise qualification is not recessary. The contracts run five years from next September.