The Montgomery advertiser., 1908-08-11
GOV. COMER URGED
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National Guard. It Is an lhJustice .o Colonel du Mont to intimate that he left the strike zone because or the ar rival of Major Thurston.
 The real fact is Colonel duMont Is III. He became il at Chfckamauga and when he reached Birmingham he was In no condition to take charge of the stern duties before him. Governor Conner knew this. He was at Chickamauga and he knew that Colonel du Mont was a sick man. As soon as the comman- . der of the Mobile regiment reached Birmingham Governor Conner realized that Colonel duMont was too sick to continue in the active service. The Governor took Colonel duMont to his home on his arrival here and 1t Is said that it was through the suggestion of Governor Conner that Colonel duMont went to Mobile to rscuperate.
 An order was issued by Governor Co., mer and Is on file at military head quarters. placing Lieut.. Col. Graph J. Hubbard of Troy, in command of "all the military forces in the strike dis trict" Major Thurston is merely serv- ing as an aide to Colonel Hubbard. It Is said that the decision to send an army officer to Alabama to serve with the National Guard was made several months ago and long before the strike situation arose. Major Thurston, who arrived here Sunday. will remain on duty at the Capitol in Montgomery for some time He will bear the same re- lation to the National Guard as did Capt. J. B. Erwin and Capt. Samuel C. Jones several years ago. It will be recalled by military men that Cap tain Erwin of the regular army was on duty with the Alabama soldiers dur ing the strike troubles near Ensley in 1894.
 Regret duMont's Retirement. While there is general regret among aff hof fuafont had to retire from the command Of his regiment 1t Is expected that he will be able to return here within week Meanwhile Colonel Hubbard has taken hold of the situation with firm hand. Today he went through the en~ tire district on tour of inspection He visited all of the camps and came back to Birmingham tonight tired, but well satisfied with the situation.
 The headquarters of Colonel Hubbard are at the Metropolitan Hotel. The entire fifth floor of the hotel is given over to the soldiers and others who are working with them. The officers are well equipped for any emergency.
 The companies of the 1st Regiment are stationed in the mineral district as follows Co. A. Mobile Cadets, Captain r. c. Horton at Cardiff; Co. B, Lomax Rifles. of Mobile. Captain Burgess. at Lynn's Crossing and Flat Top; Co. c,
  Pratt City and at State prison; Go. D, of Fort Deposit, Capt. c. M. Davis, at Dora; Co. E, Gulf City Guards. Capt. E. J. Creme, at Blossburg; Co. F, of Dothan, Capt. C. J. Morris. at Mine No. 3 near Blocton; Co. c, of Brew ton. Capt. D B. Hays. at Johns; Go. H, of Troy, Capt J. NJ. Wiley at Short Creek: Go. I. of Enterprise, Capt. E Mansfield at Dora: Go. K, of Ever green. Capt. P. M. Bruner. at Repub- lie. Co. L, of Uniontown, Capt 8. T. Townsend, at Blocton; Go. Nj, Mobile Rides, Capt. John s. Callaghan at Aaanasville.
 Two companies of the regiment are also on duty, Go. c of Athens and Co. r, of Albertville are stationed at the City Hall as reserves.
 Al the headquerters of the soldiers there are Lieutenant Colonel Hubbard, and his stan consisting of Capt. F. NJ. Maddox, of Mobile, adjutant; Capt. Jusius A. Smith, of Mobile, ordnance osicer; Major W. H. Oates, of Mobile surgeon; Lieutenant Leon Schwarz, of Mobile, battalion ad5utant; Lieutenant Charles L. Cherry, of Mobile. quarter master.
 Major Ben F. Noble. of Montgomery. who was in command until the 1st Reg lnent came. is also at neadquarters, 1 as is also Major W. A. Thurston of the regular army. They are serving in an advisory capacity.
 Majors on Duty.
 The majors of the 1st Regiment are on duty in the field. Major John D. Hogan is at Blossburg and Major ". T Walden is at Blocton. Each of these field officers is accompanied by his ad- 1utants and surgeons.
 About the busiest place in Birming- ham is the headquarters of the sol diers. Orders are being received and forwarded, telegrams and telephone messages are rushing in. and Captain Maddox and Lieutenant Schwarz. who were on duty there today. were on the jump an the while.
 Fl Y. Brooke. State Examiner of Public Accounts, Is on duty at head quarters. Every bill of expense for the soldiers ia sent to him to be audited before 1t is paid.
 The soldiers are drawing approxi- mately 92.000 from the State Treasury each day. This is merely a rough es- innate. The 400 men under command of Major Noble cost the State s1.500 a day Colonel Hubbard has about 800 men. When the 400 deputies sworn in by Sheriff Higdon are added to this number there is a total of 1900 men on duty here. sworn to preserve the peace and dignity of the State.
 Another busy place in Birmingham Is at IF l-2 North Twenty First Street, the headquarters of the United Mine workers. Here W. R. Farley. Alabama member of the National Executive Board. has his offices. The place Is on the third floor and is reached by wind ing, rather rickety stsirways. There are waiting rooms and other rooms. The place is anything but attractive.
 When l visited the headquarters of the strike leader this afternoon tho railways. stairways and reception rooms were filled with idle men. Most of them were negroes. All of them wore eager. expeetant but gaunt, pal lid faces. Their loyalty to MT. Farley was conveyed in the tones of voices.
 T doubt if you can see Mir. Farley" several of them said to me. He Is a very busy man."
 When I had made my way to the ofice of the strike leader I found sev- sral well kept, well dressed men. One of them was busy with young woman stenographer. I was informed that Mir. Fairley was "out at lunch"
 A notable event in the progress of the strike. so far as the miners is con- cerned, was the arrival here today of John P. White, of Indianapolis. He is vice president of the United Mine Workers of America and has 1t in his power to call of the strike if two other executive officers agree with him. Mr. White was not accessible. Per- haps he had gone to lunch with Mir. Fairley.
 The business men of Birmingham look upon MT. Whites arrival as q good omen. They are hopeful that ha will he brought to see that nothing