Jerome County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1919-1920, 1919-08-28
GOVERNORS DESIRE
LARGE ROAD FUND
PREPARE PETITION FOR II
HIGHWAY APPROPRIATION
OF MILLIONS
Executives Also Sign Memorial 70 ca,
gress for cession of Unreservea
Public Domain to the States In
Which They Are Located.

salt Lake Additional .id f,-
the construction Of good roads .ill Ia.
sought 10y the governors who attended,
the conference in Salt Lake. the. nn.,..
ing session being held on August lo
Because il is not custuuur. f.r th.
conference. as body. to mut. .l,clnr,.
lions Of policy or requests tp tl. f.d
eral government. the gOvernor~ ,,ill mo-,
take action in favor of gooa road, ia
conference. But petition .r.uar..s
10y Governor Allen OF kan,a, urging
the appropriation OF $4OOOODuO for
road building purposes, will Dee signed
by the governors who were here, and
vent 10 congress.
Another petition. prepared hs Toy
srnor I.arrazolo of New MrN.c go. ask
in- congress to cede the uurr-.r,ed
and unappropriated public lands "
the west To the states Ia which the,
are located. Will also be signed by th,.
{ executives and forwarded 20 congress,
Both resolutions We're introduced ar
the conference ON "Wednesday. but IL
Was decided not to adopt them as a
iNAAtAfIAtt III hAtN VI lAAf ill- r~INfl-
ing precedent against such proceed
ure.
Most OF the morning session was
devoted To discussion OF educational
problems a. "a part OF the after thc-War
questions that We're scheduled for dis
cusSlons. Plans and viewpoints on
educational matters were exchanged
fI,s.rtte..F,l ia
presided al the meeting and told of Oh,
work done In his state al t.c last leg
stature In cod.fying and r.'.i~.n- the
educational laws.
Governor Frazier OF Nor'h l'AhuiA
said his state Is working for better
country schools. believing Chat Tie
country boy and girl never Aal hr,r
given AN equal chance with tho-' %:
the city tu get good education
Governor Mckelvic OF Nrns.>,a
spoke Ia favor oi the constellation 90
school districts and the need for fl,
development and improvement "f rural
SCHOOL,,
Governor Norbcck ~ South Daaof4
urged that the laws of the states h-
81 amended as TO p-rmit iru., co.
negrrcS ia other communities tl4nn
those in which the crimes had been
committed. This is necessary Dee nt
he,e ed. Ia secure the proper di>l~n~.-
lion nf Justice In this he Mas SUP
: ported by Governor Beckett of North
Carolina. who said his state hl. SUCH
law. and who cited an instance ~
Where transferring the trial "f 20 n'-
gro to an adjoining county resulted
Ia proving the negro innocent AMI the
sentencing To prison of ffir"u m"n
who had endeavorcd To stir up >rf'
timent for iynching agaln>i h,n "'-
fore he was tried~-.
Al an executive session ;Oll"Hiu- 'H"
D morning meeting. GoN"rn"r- bHmh'r
, ger Sproul and Robertson acre "i'.i-
eel as the new members of the ,"nir.-
p 'nce executive committee. Governor
j. Townsend was elected treasurer ana
D Miles &. Riley was reelected -"'i'-
iary of the conference. II Mas decide
eel to leave the selection of no" n'Ni
convention city To the eX"cntiN" r"u'-
y I mittec. though there was a sent .'n'ni
10 ia favor Of holding the ueNt m"iii =
ID 80 Philadelphia.
. Seven governors. forming '"n-
u miitcc To represent the national ron
j. ference Of governors. will sn 200 WASH.
ngton and tell President Wilson NJ
,orncy General Palmer. the members
20 congress and others that they are
' ready and eager to cooperate 100 i""
p erirg The high cost OF living ~ once
J. This decision was reached hl 'e
= opening session o9 the conference
e which was devoted to n discussion 'i
ways and means of reducing the cost
of living.
Two other matters of inp"rian''
- were taken up during the day = SOS
;, sion. the question of the state bunI''
Il and the consolidation Of aiminis'I"
u tive boards
~ The conference OF governors hh'
been exceptionally well attended "h'
many problems of vital Interest are
., under consideration by the executives
az The Thursday program cnliel i"r
n, discussion of the expansion of lh' n"
n, tional guard system as basis col ""
tiOnal defense. Governor Nilli""
Spruul of Pennsylvania deiiv"rc' WV
principal address. in which he nIs"
Ia that the returned soldiers b" rnls'''
o. IN the guard of the various states "
IN form the defense reserve of ihe "'''
no larry forces.
4 tour of Yellowstone furk CON-
plctes the excursion Of the sovern"'
n. Troops Ordered on Strike DUTY