Show GOVERNORS HOLD lD MEETING IN EAST SIXTEENTH ANNUAL CONFERENCE CONFERENCE CONFERENCE CONFER ENCE IS H HELD LD AT JACK JACK- SON SON LLE LLE FLORI FLORIDA DA 6 r Laws Crowing Traffic Is h Urged Commission of S Safety Safely fety Is Also Alco Recommended Jacksonville The Jacksonville The conference ol 01 governors meeting here hero in sixteenth annual session entered its concluding ing lug days day's di Tuesday with Governor Branch Brinch of Indiana with Governor Cox of Massachusetts leading leading leading lead lead- ing with papers on prevention ot grade crossing crossing- automobile accidents and safeguarding the highways ie- ie s' s s I After the morning session the governor gov gov- were wele the guests of the chamber chamber cham cham- ber of commerce at a luncheon and ater wore were ore to board a steamship for fora a l trip up tro te St. St J Johns John's river for Sanford Sanford Sanford San- San ford and a tour of inspection of the state thence acro across the Everglades toP to P Palm lm Beach Deach and Miami The party disbanded at Miami Saturday In opening the discussion Governor Branch declared it had been estimated estimated estimated esti esti- mated that persons would be oe killed and more than injured in accidents of this character during 1921 1924 The situation in Indiana had nad greatly great great- ly disturbed him and finally action was taken when ten lives were snuffed snuffed fed out at one below A conference was called in October at which 13 representatives representatives rep rep- of various interested organizations or or- took part in discussions of measures designed to prevent and save Governor Branch said he would make specific recommendations to the next session s of the legislature legislature legisla ture Lure asking it to enact a law Jaw r regulating regulating regu regu- gu lating grade crossing traffic He said I the resolutions adopted by the safety conference in October would be th the basis bass for his suggestions suggestionS' Resolutions adopted by the conference confer conference conference ence he said called for the creation of a department of safety cf of the pub pub- lic lie service commission headed by a n member of the commission to be designated as commissioner of safe safe- ty To this department would be referred for investigation and recommendation all aU matters pertaining to the safety of persons personS' and anti property as related to seven persons not members of the public service commission The commissioner of safety would appoint an adviSOry ory committee of seven seven seven sev sev- en persons not members of the commission com corn mission to serve without pay Other steps called for by the resolutions reso reso- S were I I I I I I I ll Elimination of grade crossings wherever possible railroads to be required re required re- re ro- ro to install and rind operate light liht signals sig sig- sig nals or modern n signal s-ignal devices at crossings correction of oC safety zones at crossings crossings- that the le legislature inI in invest in in- vest the public service commission with the power of eminent domain for straightening and nd relocating or for removing buildings trees or obstructions along highways That a Stop look and lir listen cn law Jaw be enacted authorizing in designation n of dangerous dang grade crossings crossing's at t I vehicular traffic should stop slop and traffic i lie fie regulators be standardized I Frank 0 O. Lowden governor ex-governor of 01 Illinois who the cO cOen convention en un reached Savannah on crutches crutcheS' He lie fell fen fenon on the thc train en ei route from Atlanta At At- lanta larita and was injured |