The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1913-10-26
CHARGES AGAINST
MISSISSIPPI JUDGE
A Legislative Investigating
Committee Going to Hat
tiesburg Wednesday

| Jackson, Miss, October 25.-(special)
Three members of the legislative investi-
eating committee were in jackson today,
| having returned last night from the gulf
coast where they have been several days
checking up the accounts and inquiring
| into the management of the affairs of the
| oyster commission, the Soldiers home
and the Kings Daughters; hospital. These
| three were Chairman A. C. Anderson, g.
Joe Owen and Mr.. Evans Senator Ellis
went to his home In Leake county and
| Mr.. Bramlett to Woodvile Mr. Evans
| left tonight for Carthage, but all of the
| committeeman will reassemble at Jack
| son by next Tuesday, the idea being to go
to Hattiesburg Wednesday to look into
the charges preferred against Judge Paul
Johnson.
According to one of the members of
the committee these charges against
Judge johnson come from reputable attor-
| neys, and while even If proven true they
may not be of sufficient merit to Justify
| the committee in suggesting his dismissal
| from office, they are such as should not
| be laid to the door of any such officer.
| Judge Johnson is very insistent on an in
vestigation. and 1t will be given him the
| first day all the committeeman can be
| gotten together.
| This same member of the committee Is
authority for the statement that the af-
| fairs of the oyster commission were found
| in very good shape and their books accu-
rately kept; there were dissentions at the
| Soldiers home and some small irergulari-
| ties In the accounts due to carelessness, 1t
| Is believed, all of which was Strengthened
| out. and books ordered kept hereafter;
a,or ifn1 ut (stt1p
port was found the victim of a factional
| fight over the management, and those in
| terested were given to understand that IL
| they did not get together the discontinue
ance of their little appropriation of $1,000
| from the state would be recommended to
the legislature.
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for the whole issue to be settled before
the end of the calendar year. AS an inn
mediate market factor, 1t may be stated
that railroads in almost every section
are already reporting letting down IN
the volume of traffic. This is especially
noticeable with railroads having the
greatest miscellany In the character OF
tonnage. Coal is one of the freight spe-
cialties that Is holding up to the highest
past records. A veritable coal car famine
Is reported in some sections. Consumers
are laying In supplies earlier than usual,
be short lived.
Attitude Towards Currency Law
Wall street has about concluded that
President Wilson will have his own way
| with regard to the enactment of new
currency and banking law-not the meas
ure as originally framed, but one that
| has been refashioned to suit all hands
and meet formidable objections. AS a
general proposition Wall street does not
care an awful lot about either banking
| laws or taxes. It has been observed
| that the country and general business al
ways survive these terrible readjust-
ments of the law-which contrary toI
common belief, are generally designed for
\ the public good and not infrequently win
| OUT despite the skepticism of the OPP
| position. Whatever may be the ultimate
| finish there is little in the situation as
1 II stands today to justify deep uneasi-
ness. Whatever may happen it is moral
| ly certain that there will be money
enough to go around Cat price,. Lend
ers and borrowers usually find a way to
| get together and do business. How do
! you know the sun will rise tomorrow
| asked the teacher ut always has, was
! the sage reply On the same principle 1t
| is safe to rely on the continued ability
of the banks, and on their willingness to
accommodate friends. knowledge or
| this simple truth subdues the nervous
ness OF the real borrowing and lending
classes alike. The pending "compro-
| mise bill may not satisfy every man or
every interest, but inasmuch as it has
| been carefully analysed and approved
| by the highest talent opposition real and
fanciful, has practically ceased
| Current reports in the financial news
papers and the slips relating to the
periodic dividend and interest distribu-
+! lions are In most cases misleading and
should not be accepted as reliable data.
| The reason Is that the lists of corpora
tons coming under the paying" head
are being added % continually. not be-
cause they are only just reaching the
listing point, but because they had notj
been found" before. Every additional
productive name on the list apparently |
figures as an increase In earnings. where
as they are In most cases merely "addi- |
tions" showing which is in reality a |
deception. and one not so harmless as 1t |
might appear. II greater care and full
explanations are not made features of
these periodic exhibits the standing Of
many Of them for enterprise and accu-
ro ~ will rfyhtftlly suffer.