The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-01-27

must have paid ms poll taxes by febru- ary 1. next.
 This is the condition all over the state and 1t will have the effect of largely cut ting down the vote in this good year when politics promise to be the most agtating and agitated subject going. There is everything being done in some counties that one could expect but It seems that nothing can be accomplished to overcome the indifference that has taken hold of the people. It is thought that things will be made very lively from now on for every fellow who has a vote and has not paid the tax.
 First Emigration License.
 The first license under the emigration act passed in 1903 by the legislature by which charge is made of $500 was today granted the American Registry company of Mobile a concern evidently engaged in the business of securing labor in this state to be sent to other states and eoun- tries This is what the law contemplated, the provision being, 1t was hoped, prohib- itorv. to keep men from inducing labor to leave the state and thus cripple the farms and factories.
 The law was passed in October 1908, and approved the first day of that month. Ii has been through the supreme court and held to be valid and is, therefore, T well fought and fully established law or the state. Ii is not known here just what the Mobile firm has in mind. but it is supposed it is the collection of labor for work on the Panama canal.
 Camp Delegates.
 Adiutant Gen. Harvey D. Jones of Ala hama division, United Confederate yet erans, expects that the reunion thls Seat in New Ooleans, April 9 to 2i Will be in many respects great success. fhe Crescent City Is making every prepara- tion to give the old heroes as good a time as they have ever had or Will nave again. Several Alabama camps nave mace report lately of delegates and It IS eer- tain that this state will be largely repre- sented.
 Colonel Jones received today report Of the selection of delegates by Camp Ni- liam Lee at Evergreen, whose officers are. Commander P. NJ. Bruner; first lieu tenant commander. Charles Russell; sec ond lieutenant commander T. N. Dead adjutant, Nicholas Stallworth; state ma for M A. Can't. The list of delegates IS as follows: Col II M. King. c. R. Boul- ware, John P. Anderson.
 Incidentally Colonel Jones mentioned that General Wheeler. who died yester- day, was a member of the general stan of the division commander, and of Camp Fred A. Ashford at Town Creek Mor- gan county.
 Billings Offers to Settle.
 r. M. Billings, who went into bank ruptcy on account of the failure of Josiah Morris bank some time ago, has sent out a circular letter to all of his credit CTS, making the proposition to settle on the 10 per cent basis.
 As there has been no appraisement Of the property the creditors may not ae- cept the proposition. The value of the property belonging to the bankrupt is not at this time known.
 certain number of creditors have de- manded an examina ton and February l7 has been set for the examination. Ger tain other creditors have filed petition to vacate the adjudication on the ground that 1t was result of collision between the bankrupt and certain creditors
 There are several suits pending against Billing