The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-01-19
URGES DEPARTMENT
 OF IMMIGRATION Cunningham Says There is Prejudice Against Foreigners TEACHERS ARE LICENED Suit Is Filed in Supreme Court to Test the constitutionality of
 the Dispensary
 at Elba.

Montgomery, January 1s.-(Special)-At the meeting of the Commercial and In dustrial association last night, the sub ject was immigration to Alabama and the principle speech was made by Acting Governor Cunningham. He laid down the general princlple that the way U set better workers and conditions was to get out of the idea that the negro Is nee essary and remove the prejudice against foreigner He said the state should es- tablish a department of immigration and that the people chculd at once become more interested ia bringing in outside citizens.
 Teachers Licensed.
 The following teachers have been li- censed: Coffee county, Mrs. L. D. Mat thews, J. o. English, Elba; Virgie Crow, Enterprise. Chiffon county, T. l.. Mckee, H. L. Davis, Clanton; Hattie Garner, Bir- mingham, and Julia Mckinney (colore6 Verbena. Houston county, B. z. Ham rick, Ashford; Mrs. Willie Argo, Bertha Faircloth, Dothan. Winston county, A. H. Romine, Eliza Romine, Emma An derson, Double Springs; w. A. Dodd, J. G. Barton, H. B. Simms. Lynn; J. M. Burns, Deer; Lillie Anderson, Martha Howell, Nauvoo.
 The following have been reappointed trustees of the Alabama Polytechnic in- stitute at Auburn: Dr. T. H. Frazer, Mo- bile; Judge J. M. Carmichael, Ozark; T. D. Sanford, Opelika w. K. Terry, Bir- mlngham. These will hold until 1915 by special provision of the new constitution.
 After Dispensary.
 A suit has been filed in the supreme court to test the constitutionality of the dispensary law at Elba. The lower court has decided that the naw is good and the case comes to the upper tribunal. M. J. Lee and others have brought the suit against A. E. Buck, mayor.
 Acting Governor Cunningham and State Superintendent of Education l. w. Hill will address the people of Coffee county on February at place to be named, on educational affairs with especial reference to local taxation.
 New Corporations.
 These new corporations have been filed with the Secretary of State:
 John V. Coe Lumber company, Birm- ingham; capital, s10,0O0 Incorporators. John " Coe, T. c. and w. H. Thompson.
 Hillabee Gold Mining company. Yates Tallapoosa county; capital $100,O00. T. H. Aldrich Jr., A. R. Kennedy and E. J. Smyer incorporators.
 The Governor has remitted to $50 fine against Jules Stern, charged with violating the revenue laws of Montgomery county On the papers he says:
 This application Is for remission of fine. The applicant bought out, after the first day of July, 1902, another person, and believed that in the purchase he included the license which had been ob- tained by the person from whom he pur- chased. At the February term, l. B. he was indicted for violating the revenue laws of the state. and pleaded guilty in November, 1904. He was fined $450, this being three times the amount of the license. He has since paid all the license due the state and county. The tax com missioner of Montgomery, Hon. w. M. Bakey; the solicitor, Hon. s. IT. Dent; the judge, Hon. w. H. Thomas, recom- mend that the fine be remitted to the amount he would have had to pay had he taken out license. The applicant hav- ing paid the license for which he was delinquent, the the fine be rcmitted to s5O.