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 The Legal World Tbe Governors ' Conference The

House of

Governors held its third

conference at Frankfort, beginning November_ 29.

Ky, for five days Twenty-four Gov

ernors and {our Governors-elect answered to the roll call. The first. morning was given

up to the formal the Governor of of the city and a

speeches of welcome by

Kentucky and the_mayor reply to these greetings by

the Governor of Rhode Island. The after noon session was taken up with matters of routine and organization and_the speech of

Governor-elect “'oodrovv Wilson of New ersey on the scope of the (_.‘vovernors'_con erence. It was natural. said Dr. Wilson, that Americans should turn to the national

them, on the whole, although they felt thal in each instance the laws needed to be amended and improved. Governor Draper of Massa chusetts offered some criticisms on the system of direct nominations, but did not desire to be considered definitely opposed to their adoption if some manifest objections to them can be corrected. The discussion on automobile legislation was concerned with automobile regulations and laws and the methods of licensing, and aroused a great deal of discussion. The laws of Massachusetts and Connecticut were es cially commended. ext year's conference will be held at Spring Lake, New Jersey, in September.

government for protection and relief from industrial abuses, but it 15 _not altogether

desirable that. it. should exercise full powers, because "to put federal law back of the great corporations would_ have been to give them the

right

to

dorrtlnate

and override

local

conditions. to equip them with the majesty and supremacy of the law which created and

regulated them and to level the variety of the communities before them.‘ It is there fore Dr_ “"ilson thinks, incumbent u n the statés to (yo-operate in meeting the situation Created by a highly organized business; and for the u se of this co-operation it IS the dun.

OF

{fie

Governors kto

“throw

their

' ' common tas ."1, the conserva mgngiiiulengtqtgrnoon of Dec. ‘ resources from a state stand uo‘n o f natural sdiscussed. Anablepaperwasread by ‘13in: rorris of Montana. The discussion

‘emo ici

ted in b several of the Gover

was pa?

‘ove mor 0?Colorado, the Governor

“0'5 1' 2a and the Governor of Montana 0:‘ Anzt?ng strongly _state supervision of

23% resources rename; Pisces '

men,

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ove

or

ggisg'sgipiq‘gfiongiy advocated their control by ‘he hnalluosi‘pogrgant 1 vernment. question taken _up

Personal Grover C. Hosford has been a pointed Professor of Law in the University of issouri Law School to Succeed Prof. Thomas A. Street, who has been ap inted a member of the committee to revise the Philippine laws. Prof. Hosford had been a member of the editorial staff of the Edward Thompson Company. Hon. Samuel J. Elder was honored by a company of jud es and attorneys at a dinner at the Boston ity Club Nov. 28, when he deli hted them I’?! recounting his ex riences at he Hague. he afi'air was complimentary to Mr. Elder’s success in defending the interests of the American fishermen. He was praised by the speakers at the ostpran dial exercises, which were attended y about one hundred and fifty, and later applauded and cheered by Six hundred men when he delivered his address in the large ball. "No less than three of the judges now entitled to Sit in the House of Lords won distinction in athletics in their university

Anot e est-ion of workmen's compensation was the qudiscussion was opened by Governor

days," says Law Notes of London.

"The

acts.

Thifs fissoun in a very able statement

Oxford cricket eleven and thrice represented

Hadley o éitions at present existing. There of the 00:1e rial differences of opinion among

his university at racquets. Lord Macna hten race sixty rowed for Cambridge years ago, in and theinuniversity 1851 wonioat the

Lord Chancellor played three times on the

were 1113 _ as to what on ht to be accom th? Govebfntoxtjiere was a gengral consensus of

Colquhoun Sculls-the sculling championship

Ph§h.ed'

was a great subject, which

of the university. And the Lord Chief Justice

ta alt with wisely and carefully in the

was famous in his day both as a runner anda. cricketer. Among the High Court jud es may be mentioned Mr. Justice Channell, w 0 W011

OP‘n‘On

Eat

it,

mus‘ be ee The debate on this question near .fué'u;e{,efal hours._. ‘ 001111?"3 theup twofor principal matters which On Dec- o r‘l'ly discussion were the were foxlnf direct nominations and of reel

the Colquhoun Sculls ten years after Lord Macna hten, and Mr. Justice Scrutton, 10118 a noted golfer."

subjects_ Oautomobile laws amongI the differ

procity t‘; ent

5L3 '

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priesefltef:1 nas_

Governor Fort of ew Jersey ve Y able paper favoring direct

e Governors m the states

nominat'fo ct nominations are in force favored

Announcement was made December 3 0f the appointment of Frederick W. behmarriln of St. Louis to be Solicitor-General of the

United States, to fill the vacancy caulsled n: the death of Lloyd W. Bowers. Mr. be m