The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-06-17
SUIT AGAINST BURNS
 DETECTIVES IS LOST
Jury Returns Verdict for nnfendants in Mrs. RO-
 mans S50,O00 Suit

After hard fought legal battle that lasted over two days. the jury in the case of Mrs Walter Romans vs. the w. J. Burns Detective agency, Charles k. McClain and Henry Goldstein, re- turned a verdict last night for the de- fendant The case went to the jury at o'clock and at 6;S0 the verdict was announced to Judge E. c. Crow of the circuit court, before whom the case was tried
 Mrs. Romans sued the defendants jointly for the sum of $50.000 damages for an alleged wrongful arrest and de- tention Her arrest followed that of her husband who was held upon charges growing out of an alleged directory swindle In her complaint Mrs. Romans alleged that she was arrested at a To- cal hotel by the defendants and that VI hile at the police station her room at the hotel was searched by the defend ants and her baggage ransacked.
 Cabaniss & Cabaniss was counsel for the defendants. plaintiffs attorneys were Felix E. Blackburn and Morris Loveman.
 entitled to two delegates save Jefferson, Mobile, Montgomery and Dallas. He does not even SllBntlN luulcate, however, that the greater representation accorded to the four counties mentioned is the result Of a long fought battle on the part of Jeffer- son county doctors, a battle the progress of which the ring" leaders opposed with desperate courage and determination. and d battle won-only when the association was last in session.
 In stfll another respect, the erstwhile president of the association plays llke I,Aa st cfv~tx. ls .t..t ing out with apparent righteous indiana- tion the fact that ir the election of a state health officer, delegates ha e a choice. Under the old plan a cor n;ion of the association numbered 136 dele gates and 139 counselors. the fornls- rep resenting the people and the latter them selves It is to be seen, therefore that were the ''progressives to capture .very | vote in the convention, the co ,nse'ors would still be victors by three votes | Under the present system, a convention will number IA delegates Even were il possible for the "progresslves to cap. | ture every one of these IA tes thu i counselors would defeat them, f IT befor, | the next convention they will have in al probability agreed to enforce their rank. | in the election of new counselors Fair Plans Compared | Under the present system, to recapitu
 
 | counselors nominates a counselor fo state health officer, and the nominee b, the association, dominated by counselors | is elected.
 | Under the plan embodied in the Gorga i bill the association in a convent ,n com posed of delegates representing on 'ai basis the several counties of the state will Elect a state board of heai.h. t, membership on which any member of th association is eligible, and the state boar. of health, not confining it's vision to tn 1 board of counselors, will nominate tn ! hest available physician and sanitarial in the United States to serve as stat health officer.
 The struggle as intimated Is becominl
 more and more intense, and will be focEh out to conclusion on the floor of tn | legislature. The chairman of tho stand l ing committee on public health favor | the proposed legislation, and it is under stood that the members of his comn,itte ! will support him. Dr. Sanders, D-. Bake and Dr. Sims have a large follo,vin throughout the state. and the issue of tn
 conflict is at the present time decidedly 1
 the dark.