Perth Amboy evening news., 1911-08-25
PROGRAM
OF GOVERNORS
Many Topics to be Discussed
at Spring Lake.

Spring Lake. Aug. 25:-How to
strengthen the power of the eXecu-
tives, employers liability, the inheri-
lance tax, fixing of ~intrastate rates,
public utilities and problems Of pris-
on labor will be among the subjects
which will be discussed at the annual
conference of the governors Of the
states, which ~conyenes at the New
Monmouth Hotel here on September
IL and lasts until September 10.
Fifteen set addresses are provided
for and plenty of time is left for
general discussion of all of the topics,
as well as others which may be
brought up. 1t is possible that the
question of uniform divorce laws will
be one subject discussed which is not
on the formal program.
Tuesday morning the session will
be opened by an address of welcome
by Governor Wilson, and this will be
responded to by Governor Joseph M.
Carey. of Wyoming. Governor Au-
gustus E. Wilson, Of Kentucky, will
deliver the first address, taking as
his subject the possibilities of the
Governors Conference" and follow
ing this organization will be perfect
ed for the weeks work. Governors
Edwin L. Norris, of Montana, and
Emmett O'Neal, Of Alabama, will
read papers on strengthening the
Power of the Executive" and the dis
cussion following this will conclude
the business of the day. In the
evening Governor and Mrs. Wilson
will give a reception at the COVER
rNyf- aa+torz Of Can Efrt For n a visit
ing executives and those who come
with them.
The only subject announced for
the session on Wednesday is EN-
ployers' Liability and Workingmen.s
Compensation" The program will
be opened by papers on the subject,
read by Governors Charles S. De-
neen, of Illinois, and Eugene NJ.
FOss, of Massachusetts,, and the bal
ance of the day will be given over to
discussion of the subject by all. In
the evening the report of the commit
tee to name an executive committee
for 1912, discussion Of plans, details
and suggestions and the arranging OF
the budget will be followed by any
miscellaneous business which the
members of the conference may wish
to bring up.
Governors John A. Dix, of New
York, and Edmund n. Noel, of Miss
i|ssiDpi. will make addresses at the
%opening session on Thursday on The
Inheritance Tax and State Comfy"
The laws Of these two states on the
subject are said to be the most COM
prehensive now in existence in the
Union. Upon the completion Of this
question of 1.-The Right Of the
States to Fix ~Intrastate Traffic Rates
will be taken up, with paper by Gov
Herbert S. Hadley, Of Miss
,uri, and Chester H. Aldrich, of Ne
,raska, as the feature. In the even
ng a dinner will be given to the
governors by the members of the
Lake entertainment commit
ee, at the Casino. =
state Control of Public Utilities"
Ill be the SUBJECT OF Une entire udy
friday, the principal papers being by
iovernors Francis E. MCGovern, Of
Wisconsin, and Beryl F. Carroll, of
owa, Saturday "Prnhlpms nf Prison
resses by Governors Oswald West,
t Oregon, and Chase S. Osborn, of
Iichigan.
One subject which will be taken
p, and which is not on the program,
viii be the establishing Of a perma-
lent office for the governors con-
.erence, with the idea Of having in
possession of the secretary a
of information which will be
Of value to the executives. William
George Jordan, who has been secre-
for the past year, and who has
arranged this years program under
Governor Wilson, has been workingE
out the details. 1t is proposed to get
out bulletins OF various subjects Of
interest.
Mr.. Jordan spent yesterday in
Spring Lake, with former Governor
]. Franklin Fort, and after consulta-
ton with Governor Wilson the pro-
gram for the conference was finally
completed at that session. The other
members Of the committee on the
program besides Governor Wilson
are Governors Aram J. Pothier, of
Rhode Island, and William H. Mann,
of Virginia.