The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1905-05-03
MILITARY MEET INC
TO Be IMPORTANT
Brandon Calls All the Com
manding officers
J.P. TlLLMAN FOR JUDGE
Name Suggested In Convention With
New Federal Judseship In Ala
bama-Jones G. Moore
Gets Appointment.
]. P. IILLMAN FOR JUDGE

Gets Appointment.
Montgomery, May 2.-(Special)-Th
meeting which has been called for mex
Monday by Adjutant General William w
Brandon, to be attended by the command
ing officers of the various arms of tn
Alabama National Guard, will beyon,
doubt be one of the most important hel,
in some time Gen. l.. V. Clark, brigade
general of the Alabama forces. will b
here, as will the other commanders, ant
there will be a general discussion of thu
whole situation. Every commander will b.
asked to give a full report of what hi
command owes to any source and to ex
press preference as to where he wants t,
hold the encampment for the year. III
will also be asked to talk of his ideas
of the disposition of the appropriations OF
the state and coming to the state.
These are the questions that have beer
! laid out to take up but 1t is pretty
/ well known fact that there are several
others that will have to be gone into TO
some extent at any rate, The conference
will be with the state military board,
and the governor will be fully advised of
what is being done If he does not sit with
the others. The military board is made
up of Gen William w Brandon. who is
adjutant general of all the state forces;
Gen. Robert F. Ligon and Cen Barry Holt
three of the best posted and most active
military men of the state, and there will
be a sort of spring house cleaning that
will leave the guard in what seems to
promise the most satisfactory condition
in many years.
Pleased With Gregory.
There is a great deal of satisfaction at
what seems to have been very effective
action on the part of Capt. Robert Greg
ory's men at Decatur last night. The re-
ports of the attempt to get through the
Gordon about the jail were rather measre
as to detail, but the fact that the soldiers
arrested three of the party and put them
in Jail is enough to Indicate that the mil
itary boys are on the alert and Will see
that no law Is violated,
Adiutant General Brandon pointed out
the law on the subject In the course OF a
conversation suggested by the incident. IL
goes on to stipulate that military OF
ficer under such conditions may throw
a Gordon about a prison or establish an
arbitrary line by which no one shall be
allowed to pass and those who do pass 1t
in opposition to the orders not to do so
are guilty of misdemeanor and liable 10
heavy fine and imprisonment. General
Brandon hopes that the men VINO nave
thus tried to ovfrrun the authority or
the soldiers at Decatur will be severely
dealt with, in order that 1t be fully I'M
derstood that the civil law as well as the
military is behind the soldiers to support
them.
Mcklcroy May Come.
II is quite likely that at the meeting
next Monday the new colonel OF the ihiru
regiment. col. w II. McKleroy of Annis-
ton, will be on hand to taxi his exam
nations. This is not official but 1t Is
known that It has been suggested that
this will be a good time, as there viii be
SO many others here that the examination
will be of much more value than other
wise
1t is a matter for regret that the Adju-
tant General does not regard the Decatur
troops avilable for use in trouble at thelr
home town 1t will be recalled, however
that he said in his report of the inspec-
tion recently made that while the COM
and attendance he found that it was out OF
line with the people of the city as a whole
and he did not think it would be SAFE to
call 1t to any local service
The question will naturally come up as
to why he did not recommend that the
Decatur company be mustered out. rms
he could not conscentiously do because
the organization made good record and
did drill work and there was no reason
to suggest that the be left off the list.
Must Issue Patent.
Judge Sayre of the city court held today
| that there was merit in the cotention OF
he Southern States Lumber company. and
| that it is the duty O. the governor TO issue
| patents to 1900 acres of lands formerly
owned by the state, but bought by a
| Predecessor of this company. patents to
| which have never been made The leg
| islature ordered Governor Lindsay to
| make these patents many years ago put
| ii was not done and the matter mas gone
To now Governor Jelks took the position
that so much time having elapsed he
| wanted new autohrity Of the courts before
ha would move In the matter. The ac-
| lion sought is found In the ruling OF
Judge Savre and the company will be
given the patents in due course of bus
| mess The lands are very valuable and
| have been in the possession of the pres
| emf owners all these years, and only late
| lv. when some sales were to be made, 1t
| was found that the patents had not been
! made out
TiIIman for Judge.
THE presence in the city of the Hon.
| Tobn p Tillman of Birmingham recalls
| the fact that there has been great deal
| of talk about him for the new federal
iudgesbip which the next Congress will
he urged to make in the state. The work
of the Northern and Middle districts is
too much for Judge Thomas G. Jones, who
will not be able niue hlonger to look
/ after II all 1t was hoped that the new
man would be allowed at the last session
| hut # failed largely because the Alabama
congressman blocked 1t for fear the posi-
| tion woudl be given to Oscar Hundley OF
| Huntsville 1t is fact and the writer
has II from a man who knows what he
| is talking about that If the Alabama
| delegation will agree a new Judge will be
| a1loyed. It Is also fact authenticated
| from the same source, that If the Ala
hama Bar association will agree on a
man he will almost certainly be appointed
Inv the President This being so there are
MANY who will be very happy to have the
name of Mr.. Tillman presented.
Moore Named.
The governor has appointed Jones G.
Moore of Birmingham. one of the trus-
toes of the state at large for the Monte
vallo Industrial School for Girls He will
take the place of Col. jefferson M. Faux
ner. who resigns because Of III health. Mr.
| Jones is president Of the Birmingham
| southern railway and senator from Bibh
| in the general assembly, having lived
! there at the time of his election. He is