The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-01-21

Before leaving Jackson he called con ference of a score of the leading pro- hibitionists of the city and discussed the situation with them He found they were all cheek by jowl with him so far as whisky is concerned, but some of them opposed an extra session of the leglsla- ture at this time because of the cost, and urged him to let well enough alone un- til the legislature assemblies here in reg ular session next January. The quart every -two-weeks' law has been in force just one year, and it is conceded that it has given John Barleycorn very black eye More packages are shipped into the state, perhaps, than unGer the gallon-a- day law, but the consignee has had to pay the express charges on the quart while they did not on the gallon, and the peo- pie of the state spent many thousands of dollars last year they did not spend the year before.
 Since leaving home Governor Bilbo tele- graphed his private secretary to commun- icate with the members of the leglsla- ture by wire and mail. asking if they favored an extra session to tighten up the prohibition laws, and while the great majority of them have replied favoring the strictest prohibition, a great many advise against the extra session, and are doing all they can to prevent 1t. speaker Conner and others are in that attitude, and they have influence. The governor will be certain of his strength before he issues the call, but there are those who happen to know that many a lawmaker changes his mind after getting down to Jackson.
 Governor Bilbo has never been looked upon as a prohibition leader, and it Is being charged here that there is politi- cal motive behind his sudden activities These charges are made by members of his own political faction, and it is prob able they will lead the fight against the governor when the legislature assemblies There are strong and bitter dissensions in his own ranks, and all kinds of stumb ling blocks are liable to be placed in his way before he ends his play, which is alleged to be for the prohibition vote of the state in future campaign for the United States Senate. But it may be that the governor has something else in view, and that there is some other req son for wanting the lawmakers here.
 TRIBUTE TO JUDGE CAMPBELL
 At the session of the supreme court last Monday court suspended until the bar could hold a meeting to arrange for me morial exercises in honor of the late judge Campbell, and a committee of seven authorized to be appointed by Chief Jus tice Smith to draft and submit four weeks from that date suitable resolutions and tributes to his memory. Judge J. A. r. Campbell was a most remarkable man and the greatest lawyer, all lawyers ad- init, ever known in Mississippi. He has been in failing health the past year or two, but his mind was clear as a bell until his last moments and until quite re- gently he was called in consultation on many important cases that came before the supreme court. He was born in South Carolina S7 years ago, came to Madison county, Miss, with his parents, was ad- mtted to the bar when IT years of age, was elected to the legislature when 21, speaker of the house when 29, circuit judge when in his thirties, and member of the supreme court when 45, serving continuously by appointments of several governors, for IS years, when he retired of his own accord He was the last of the delegates to the convention that or ganized the Confederate Congress.
 AFTER RAILROAD OFFICES
 President Larz Jones and other officers of the Alabama and Vicksburg and the Vicksburg, Shreveport and Pacific rail- roads have been up to Jackson discuss ing with the business men of the city the proposition of moving their headquarters from New Orleans to Jackson Having sold to the New Orleans and Northeastern their ling between Meridian and New Orleans-to the Southern a few weeks since, the chances are that President Jones will get his offices out of New Or leans in course of time. In fact, he is of that opinion, but says there is no hurry about it. Jackson presented many sub stantial facts and a great deal of data