The Birmingham age-herald., 1906-06-27
Mobile Encampment Delayed.

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 Mobile Encampment Delayed.
 The day of the encampment of the Third Alabama National Guard, has been changed from July to July Il at Mobile The cause of the delay lies in the inability of the rail lines to furnish equipment for the movement on the day after the Fourth of July
 This will cause some little confusion and put two regiments, the Second and Third, in camp at the same time almost, the Second going in at Esdale park, Selma. July g. However it is the best that can be done The railroad men say it is impossible to get the cars to handle the men the day after the fourth and the governor has been forced to meet the conditions.
 The Third now has eleven companies and is in fine condition. Col. W. II. Me K elroy commanding, anticipates that the present year will bring about the best records ever made by the men and he Is looking forward to a pleasant week in camp.
 Everything is going along nicely for the encampments of the other regiments. Colonel DuMont is working along well with his men of the First an will take a, crowd that will give the regular at Chickamauga some surprises In good work The Second is getting ready to take as large a force as ever into camp. and Colonel Bricken is confident that the showing will be a good one.
 Seeks Sons Pardon.
 Mr. and Mrs. J. D. Summers of Boaz, Ala. were in the city today seeking a pardon for their son, w. J. Summers, sent to the penitentiary eight years ago for killing Mage Lee, another white man in Cullman county. Lee 1nsulted Mrs. Summers wife of the young man, at dance in Cullman county, and was cut to death by her husband. On the trial young Summers plead guilty to murder in the second degree and was sent up for twenty years. There Is a large petition before the governor for the pardon. The two old folks, who have lived all their lives on Sand mountain. were here to present the case of the son to the gover- nor.
 I w Overton. state senator from Ran dolph county is here for the purpose Of looking into a number of forfeitures taken in the United States court against ,itizens of the county. Some of these for feitures were taken as long ago as fif- teen years and have never before been looked after. Now they are trying to col feet on them.
 TT C. Mcclellan at Athens has been annonted Alabama agent of the Chatta- .nooea Wheelbarrow Manufacturing com pany.
 Meet With Many Difficulties.
 The disposition of the state to take good care of the old Confederate soldiers who need care. is met every day with difficult ties that seem unsurmountable. These consist of incompetency of the board members of the counties and the state ,io,o, Ii,oa nf information and the lack of knowledge concerning procedure on the part of the pensioners themselves. To meet this trouble Judge J. M Carmichael is today getting out d circular letter to county boards of pension examiners.
 Beginning the letter, he says: "A num- Der of requests have come to this office in regard to the proper steps to be taken when a pensioner desires to be changed from one county to another There being no law to cover the point, I suggest that inasmuch as the original applications to be placed on the rolls are made to the county boards, that they make such re- in regard to the same to the state board as they may see proper I further suggest that when an old sold fer dies that you notify his widow that. in order that her name may be put on her roll. she must make application to your board as required by law"
 It is further suggested by the auditor that all names be written plainly. with type writer if possible, so that they may be read Many times the delivery of the warrant Is delayed or entirely de- feated because of the inability of the mailing officers to read the names of the as sent in by the county boards.
 '.I call attention to section IS of the pension law, continues the auditor. fin