The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1911-09-12
Gather Today From Various States
to Discuss Uniform Laws and
Other Mat
ters.
TACKLE DIVORCE LAWS
Governor Carroll Of Iowa Is on the
Program for An Address
on Public
Utilities.

SPRING LAKE, N. J., Sept. "a
Prepared to tackle the subject of uni
form divorce laws in the different
states and other changes in legisla-
ton which have been advocated by
various governors and the American
Bar Association, the annual confer
ence Of the governors OF the Union
opened here today. From present
prospects the conference bids fair to
equal If not surpass those Of the past,
both as to attendance and business
transacted.
This years meeting will differ from
that OF 1910, held in Louisville and
Frankfort, Kentucky, inasmuch as an
effor. will be made to transact more
business and have less celebration.
Kentucky hospitality last year came
near putting serious business in sec
ond place. While New Jersey Is not
whit behind her southern sister In
rendering the governors cordial re-
ception, Governor Wilson has super
vised the preparation of program
which will comprise minimum of
entertainment and maximum of
work There are only two events of
strictly social nature scheduled for
the entire meeting, reception by
Governor and Mrs, Wilson at Sea
Grit tonight and a dinner to the gov.
erners BY the Spring Lake entertain
risnt committee on Thursday evening.
The other evenings VIII be devoted
to serions work connected with the
conference.
Governor Woodrow Wilson delivered
the opening address of welcome, fol-
lowed fy responses by Gov. Joseph M.
Carey, of Wyoming. An address on
The Possibilities of the Governors
Conference by Governor Wilson of
Kentucky, completed the morning ses.
sion
Other topics to be treated OF during
the conference will be: Strengthen.
Ing the Power of the Executive" by
Cows. Norris of Montana and O'Neal
OF Alabama: Employers Liability
and Workmens' Compensation, by
Gov. Foss. of Massachusetts: 1.-THE
Inheritance Tax and state Comfy,
by Cows. Dix. of New York and Hoel
OF Mississippi. The Right Of the
State to Fix Intra-State Traffic
Rates by Cows. Hadley of Missouri
and Aldrich of Nebraska. "State Con
'rol Of Public Utilities.' by Cows. Nc
Govern of Wisconsin, and Carroll oi
Iowa; and Problems Of Prison Labor
by Cows West, of Oregon. and Osborn
Oh Michigan. The evenings will doubt
less be given over to other problems
which will present themselves to the
minds OF those present. together with
the fixing of permanent plans for flu
tire conferences.
IN addition to the governors men
toned, the following accepted invita-
1ionR to be present: Cows. Richard r
Sloan, Arizona, George A. DonaheJ
arkansas; Hiram w Johnson, Cali
lornia; John A. Safroth, Colorado
simeon e. Baldwin, Connecticut Slime
On y. Pennewill, Delaware; Albert w
Ghenrist, Florida; Hoke Smith. Geor
giai James H. Hawley, Idaho; Thorn
as K. Marshall, Indiana: Walter r
Stubs Kansas: Jared Y Sanders
Louisiana; Frederick w. Plaisted
Maine; Austin /. Crothers, Maryland
Aaolph o. Oterhart, Minnesota; Rob
ert P Bass, New Hampshire; William
i Mills, New Mexico; William W
hitchin, North Carolina: John B,rke
North Dakota; Judson Harmon, Ohio
Lee Cruce, Oklahoma: John X. Tener
pennsylvania; Aram J. Pothier, Rhod
island; Coleman l. Blease, South Cal
DINA; Robert s. vessey, South Dakc
va BENJAMIN w. Hooper. Tennessee
y B Colquitt, Texas; William Spry
utah; John A. Mead, Vermont; William
noages Mann. Virginia; Marion F
nay Washington; William r. Glass
cock, West Virginia.
The conference will continue unit
saturday noon
Inadequate divorce laws and thei
TAX enforcement threaten the foundf
uon OF American life in the opinio
ol the Louse of governors. Go,
burke favored making the residenc
unit five years. Gov. Aldrich, Go,
Mcuoyern and others spoke in favo
OF the plan.