The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-05-13
BIRMINGHAM CASE
WILL Be RETIRED

Montgomery, May 12-(Special.) 1.-The su-
preme court has ruled that no definite es-
Innate can be placed on the loss of child
to society. J. A. Baker sued the Birming-
ham Railway. Light and Power company
for running down his child of months,
and was given a verdict of $1,000 The
lower court thought this not too much,
but the supreme court thinks otherwise,
and reverses the Birmingham city court
for retrial on different basis.
The court has ruled that a minor may
enforce its right to property, though by
force a parent may try to take it away.
1t appears that her father made over
property to Inez Reagan, and later sold
1t, ]. P. Webb being the purchaser. 1t is
said that the child was whipped to make
her sign the deeds. The court says she
still owns the property.
J. C. Rich of Mobile, one of the lawyers
for Sheriff Cazalas, whose impeachment
trial Is set for May "a before the su-
preme court, has been In the city for a
couple of days perfecting the records and
getting ready for the testimony.
Picture of Harris.
life-sized oil painting of Maj. John
G. Harris, once superintendent of the
state department of education, will be
Dawson, daughter of the deceased, tomor-
row. The delivery address will be made
by Lawrence Lee, reporter of the supreme
court, with response by State Superin-
tendent H. c. Gunnels. Major Harris was
superintendent when the state first began
to get out into real usefulness to the
schools, and he did much to bring the re-
quirement to where the teachers were
really made to know enough to teach.
n or n Unrlx IF Stata
School Improvement association is con-
templated, the details of which have been
laid out by Mrs. H. c. Gunnels, president
of the state association; Miss Sara Clark,
secretary, and Mrs. e. d. Thames, chair
man of the school improvement commit
tee OF the state federation. The state is
to be divided up and workers given dis
tinct territory for service. This is the
idea of Mrs. Thames, who is looking after
the club end Of the promotion.
Shell Fish Commission.
John H. Wallace, Jr., who is just back
from New York, where he attended the
National Shellhsh association, is now en-
thusiastic for a shellfish commission for
the state, composed of the state game and
fish commissioner, one man from Mobile
and one man from Baldwin county One
should be an expert FISHERMAN and the
other an oysterman and civil engineer,
to help lay out the grounds. Mr.. Wallace
attaches great Importance to this Idea be-
lieving that the shell fish are In need of
protection the same as others. A meet
Ing of those interested Is to be held in
Mobile on May IS.
The mayor of Greenyllle, after filming
several blind tiger runners heavily, let it
be known that he intends to clean the
town out of this class of gentry or know
why.
| The Montgomery Commercial club is
going out after the next meeting of the
! Interstate Seed Crushers' association. A
committee is going to Memphis to urge
| the claims of the city.
Lumber is being framed up for the new
| wharf that is to be built on the Alabama
river. The city has issued bonds for $10,OoC
| to make In the end modern wharf, the
| present movement being for only tenn
| porary proposition.