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Show bUNrthtrabL Bitter Controversy Disturbs Dis-turbs Final Session cf White House Meeting Meet-ing of Executives. Cox of Ohio, Mayors Rolph, Hoan and Others Oth-ers Involved in an Exchange Ex-change of Amenities. WASHINGTON". March o. --Ditter controversy con-troversy raged in the conference of governors gov-ernors and mayors tod a y before the report re-port of the committee on resolutions-, making a great variety of recommendations recommenda-tions on public questions, finally was adopted. Kvcn after the viva voce vote, delegates from the west, led by Mayor Rolph of San Francisco, attempted to force a record vote to show that they dissented dis-sented from the majority, bui, were overruled over-ruled by Secretary of Labor Wilson, who presided. Adjournment was taken x,after Mayor Rolph and Governor Cox of Ohio, chairman chair-man of the committee on resolutions, ha ripen on questions of personal privilego .concerning their championship cf opposing oppos-ing sides in the debate. The resolutions, which Gov ernor CVx. announced, we're submitted unanimously after elimination of partisan subjects, condemned dorliinvs which inveigh against God and go eminent. They a'so recommended that tho government should "not only prepare for tho transportation necessities of prosperity, but use the railroads rail-roads as the moans of helping private industry," in-dustry," by carrying out the program ol improvements. PRICE SCHEDULES GIVEN SANCTION. F.xpressly cllelaiming approval of h:.in of cost s, tiie resolutions sa wtioned hjv" eminent approval of price schedules as a step toward establishing a new basis ot values. Reduction of freight rates on ali building material, especially road material, ma-terial, was suggested. It was declared that reduction of wa;-p y should come oniy as a result of rcdu.'.d living cosls. Kcronimcnda : ion wis made tha t t ho federal government (.out'inne s "helpful ofliees," with a view to averting "serious consequences," In the linaucial affairs cf public utilities. Settlement of government, contracts, lifting of governmental rest notions no-tions on hid nst ry and nta teria Is as suun as possible a nd com inuat ion of tho IV d-era.1 d-era.1 survey of natural lesour-es started during the war were asked. The conference confer-ence also deplored discontinuance of federal fed-eral employment agemues. and uiged demobilization de-mobilization of the a rmy by local dra i t boa rd s. VIGOROUS OK,Fj(T10N UY MAYOR IIOAN. ' The; SP''tinn rnln lint; to puNk- lilHitj'ti wns uUiirk'Ml vif,'nr(in:"!y (y M.-iyor llo.J II of MilYwiuk-. vim mm 'il lh:ii il In; Ftrii-ki'n out. tit.- jiinti"n ln-tu Mjpporti ii by Mayor .Mcyi-rs "I' ,Minm-:itili.", Ju.ltw ISiirlvr ol' Knns.cs l.'ily mid "lln-i.s. .Mjv.j:-IJo;in .Mjv.j:-IJo;in vain.il In r.nnv. mIh, ,'-n( tti.j "Ma--Us ol' 1 i'i i;ra in."' ' vi.ii-lp i ;u rim f (',.-, n-pnrti'd had r.-.o-h. d 1 1 . . n 11 n n ii 1 1 ' I r.-.w.u iiin i n.- rl-.-la im timi. II" aiH .Ma v.." I Mcjfi-s (l.--an-. III.- .-laUM- i 1 1 1 m I -n -1 i illl ioral o-.-'TiMnl . ami .Uni:; ' 'i.i'A' -.- i I l-;ii.i al.l like I Iml iv.-n I'-' I Ik- :.r lal'i'l-lioaril lal'i'l-lioaril in 111" Kiiw ' i l v Mini.'- did iiiuii-liaini iiiuii-liaini loan Komi. Jaiur '.alii r in I'm llan.l. ' 'r'.. Jifti I ini ioi- llis f-nll'-atn-a of I In; i-.-iuinii ; ( ;i-ivii-ior i'ov, l P i-ntnr r.lllin ol' Mi.'ii'-Hippl. Mi.'ii'-Hippl. fiiiv'-ninr Siij-onl ol' I'l-nnA-K-nnia, Ala.'.or l'i-lrrs id lajslmi and Ci'orcr- l-n.-j- j ti-r ri-aliDil.v, ripii-si-nl in:: tin- ;;iivi rnui- i'i' Nfnv York, said I hi- t.li-ra'im had hr-mi Hdilmayi-il lo. I'mshli-iil ll;oii. Fi-iii I t i i 1 1 1 lo I ho nnnmi II In-. WARNED NOT TO ' '(.ROW OVERHEATED. I "Tlnv i a nn' 1 inn i I In- luir! lull ir ! f,-ipl--.- i-iioul.-d M.i.-.ni- ll'ian. 'I.inn'l. K--.I ' a il ' d." I in' I 'on h. -r.-nlivn rrpdi-d. "I'vn pnlhil 'lial poi-a lion .--InlT pn-l aa ylni an. iliuim, an-l ii coi-s v.i-ll 1 T 1 1 ;.-oi- i-onsl i i llinl tali I aii'.O'-aln lliis a-i-liiMi hi-anai: (: oul;ui to hav- snni'- rm i-nnin.-nl. a L-i-in-y lo la la ns in difli'aillli;a v.-liinli ranni.l he i-a.dHid lo'-allv.-' M'ion to Mlrilif: o'll tin- Hans.- una .1. -f.-.ind, ::t lo I'l. 'l in- .-out rn-. i-r; v hi-1 '. a-i-; i I io'.a rnor ( o an-l JlaiOT Knlpii an..-.- 'ml m' a u ioi i I lion 'ihn li tin- nia-.or inlrndn- ' d rail- la tan rlav. il.-inaii'lin-,- II. .1 I T. -.-1, h-n I Wh -K,n i-.'-oiiMin- i-ont:r-s- lo nas-; a .pna lion liioa-ii on. I. man,;: Tin- hnildm-- ,,f Ann-rhan i-lijv m ' '- and ,lai... nr-s: ' ni.ls w h'ii- i ..'.Ira. 'a in 1 .nn . ..nn ,,-v v .-I-.- h-iin; 1..!. anl i.r.oin..; in,- prim -inh- of in.' ha i u;i ininf. In pi-.-,-rnlin II"' ','inii.il l.-i.-'ii m-.-Iion rn.t In a.-. f nt t '"- i-. ',ln' i"'i. i h, , n air l.'., laid i n would la- i-'lad In i;i".,i r,'.i.nns it fi.-",iri-.i. Rolph Fails of Purpose. Ma-.-or llnlph failial P. ol.lain po.-lp,.,,,- J nielli .on-;. i'l . ; lion nf tin- -....-l ,,,, , i la niu'at .-y;..ii, and I i 1 ' n pr.nnpi ,, . I Miili.iol l'ial lln- ..r.,..r civ.- Ill'- r.-a- j lion, i inn. '-;.;- C.. oiil n.,; i.-ply ai,, ,1,,. 1 1 r ! , t o..-;- II... adoption of ti..- i-.-pr.rl he (.-.111. Iitnr llooi-ll.ir I'i.-; ro;-.- to il rd,.-.-- ' lion of p.T.-.nin I pr I v ih- I"No,l,in:r in ivi.n or Knirii vvaa inl.n.l-(Continucd inl.n.l-(Continucd on Pac LI, Cohunu C.) I GOVERNORS' MEETING ENDS IN WRANGLE (Continued from Page One.) ed to convey asperity to the mayor of San Francisco." he said. "The committee desired to avoid subjects which are matters mat-ters of political controversy." Mayor Rolph heatedly replied that there was no Intention to bring politics into the gathering: that he had criticised the Republican Re-publican filibuster which defeated the appropriation ap-propriation measures, but that the only way to get congress "back on the job" was to have the president call an extra session. An attempt to have the conference Indorse In-dorse government ownership of railroads was defeated by acclamation. Westerners Dissatisfied. At the morning session, dissatisfaction of western delegates at what they regarded regard-ed as the failure of the conference to achieve concrete results broke forth in a storm of debate, during which Secretary Houston, who was to have spoken, left the room In the department of the interior in-terior where today's session was held. Director General Hines, who, with Secretaries Sec-retaries Glass, Redtield and Lane, addressed ad-dressed the conference today, said the railroad administration was considering tho reduction of freight rates on road-bulldlng road-bulldlng material. |