The Birmingham age-herald., 1908-09-06

It IS estimated Dy cyrus Brown, ch1ef clerk to the secretary of state, that there will be at least 125 names on the ticket to be voted in each county, including the judges, chancellors. solicitors and con- gressmen, in addition to the state officers. There will also be the three constitutional amendments to be taken care of, adding that much to the difficulty of getting the wishes of the people well and properly ex- pressed It will be several days, however, before the full ticket can be made up. even tentatively.
 Few New Negro Teachers.
 The total number of teachers who took the July examination, including the sum- mer school, is given by Secretary H. J. Willingham of the state board of ex aminers as 4527 whites being 33S2 and ne- groes 1145.
 Whites to the number of 2209 passed and negroes 25S, the latter falling off more than half from the usual, result it Is announced, of zthe wholesale efforts at fraud in which the negroes took part and for which about 600 are now either under arrest or under suspicion.
 There were 1173 whites rejected and sS7 accepted Fifty-five per cent of the pa- pers passed, 45 per cent failing. Of the whites 6s passed and of the negroes only 22.
 Teachers Are Chosen.
 At meeting of the high school com mission held at the capitol Sunday, at which Governor Conner, Auditor Brandon and Superintendent of Education Gunnels were present, it was decided that in every school the money subscribed as supple ment to the state fund must be used in payment of teachers first. after which the state fund may be available. It was also decided that each high school must run nine months, starting on a date to suit the local officers; must use the high school course of study based on the 14 units and keep the property insured. The following teachers, already chosen by local boards, were declared accept- able: Franklin school, at Russellville, w. L. Yarbrough, principal; W. W. Wheeler and D. T. Bolding, assistants. Escambia school, at Atmore, c. A. Peavy, princi- pal; Miss Fannie Benson, assistant. Madi- son school, at Gurley, B. B. Broughton, principal B. F. Smith and Miss Leila Harris, assistants. Cherokee county school, at Center, L. M. Stevenson, prin- cipal; Miss Lillie Reese, assistant. Lowndes school at Fit. Deposit, J. L. Moulder, principal; Miss Julia E. Portis, assistant.
 Republican Fight.
 The fight in the republican party over the use of the party emblem will be re- viewed Monday before Judge A. D. Sayre of the city court. The Davidson faction having filed the first emblem, claims that it has exclusive right to use of the em- blem acr, and have sought to force the secretary of state to recall emblems filed out under which the Thompson or regular faction of the party can have their candi- dates presented under the acts. It Is sought to prevent any republican candi- date in any county from being set forth as that of the republican party under any party emblem save the nominees Of the Davidson faction, who claim that they are the real and only goods.
 General Capitol News.
 Auditor Brandon issued a warrant for s1O,OO0 Saturday for military expense in- cident to strike duty in the Birmingham district making a total so far paid out for that cause $4S,149.74. The warrants do not show for what the money is used, whether all for pay of men or part for that and part for maintenance.
 George Stacks of Walker county and w. w. Atchison of Bibb county, having served out penitentiary terms, and have good recommendations presented. have had civil rights restored.
 new emblem of the Independence league in the state has been filed with the secretary of state by M. w. Howard of Fort Payne. It Is noted that the first, an arm holding out balances, was by mistake The new one has figure of Justice in circle, with balances and the words Equal Rights to All" Railroad Commission. The Alabama railroad commission will be called upon at its September meeting on Monday to determine If the state rate on fish out of Mobile Is such as to ade- ouately compensate the Southern Express company, complaint having been made by the company that 1t is not. The Southern railway Is to be called upon to tell why it broke its connection with Louisville and Nashville No. at Decatur. Other causes docketed are as follows: Petition to close Southern railway depot at Curls, petition to discontinue passen- ger service at Dixie, on the Southern; petition to have Central of Georgia stop trains at Weems; for same road to stop trains at Parkdale petition to stop pas- senger trains by flag at Bibb Mills pe- tition of Seaboard Air Line to take off one train a day between Pell City and Coal City.
 There will be a number of other qucs- tions taken up, no doubt, growing, as Is always the case, out of the correspond ence and the observation of the members So far as known all the members will ba ha