Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-06-21
PLANS FOR Reform IN LAWS
Bar Committee has Formulated Report to
the State Association,
DIVORCE AND LURES RECEIVE ATTENTION
lows AppOrtIonmsut from Federal
Government 90 National Guard WIN
EnabIe Each Company 70 have
rise Range.


tFrom a stan Correspondence
DIES MONIES. June p0-Cspecial) FLAWS
providing for punishment OF wife deserters,
radical changes in the drawing OF juries and
changes in the divorce laws are among the
changes that will be recommended by the
law reforms committee Of the state Bar
association at the annual meeting here
july r and 49, Ex-senator Cheshire II
chairman OF the law reforms committee,
which has perfected its report. One OF the
recommendations Is for an adequate wife
desertion law. Another recommends that
in impanneling jury sixteen men be called,
that three pre-emptory challenges be al
lowed on each side and that az these and
the challenges for cause are exercised the
vacant places be filled and that each side
shall be allowed two pre-emptory chal-
lenEes additional from the sixteen men,
thus reducing the number TO twelve Other
reforms that are recommended are TO al
low the court. in its discretion. to refuse
| to appoint nonresidents as executors OF es-
| tates: that In divorce cases. where there
IL no appea rance, the testimony shall be
taken either depostions-or by the court
/ reporter and be filed with the county clerk
within three months after the hearing and
| the costs taxed up with the other costs OF
! the suit; that In criminal cases an appeal
TO the supreme court must be perfected
within six months from the time OF the
pronouncing of judgment in the. lower
court. ss"
! Appropriations for National Guard.
Iowa will get a little over $4,000 OF the
appropriation by congress for the National
Guard. Adjutsnt General Thrift has re-
ceived word from Washington of the pas
of ha
will accrue to Iowa will insure the perfec-
tion OF the plans to have a rine range for
each company of the National Guard in
the state as well as large ranges for the
regiments and sharpshooters General
Thrift believes that in time. the govern
ment will appropriate an amount to dupt-
cate that appropriated by the various
| states.
WItter Department Inspector.
Department Commander Clarke OF the
Iowa Grand Army OF the Republic today
announced the appointment Of d. r. witter
Of Council Bluffs department inspector and
OF DIR. George A Newman OF Cedar Falls
as assistant adtutant general He has held
| the appointment for some years. Other APP
| polntments are: Charles W. Kepler. Mount
Vernon judge advocate general: L. l., Cald-
we'll, DEBORAH, mastering officer; General
!
chief of stan Robert Kissick. oskaloosa,
patriotic instructor. trt
Veteran Judge Ill.
Hon. Josiah Given, at one time supreme
Judge OF Iowa, was taken seriously Ill at
Lake okoboji. Relatives have been sum
moned to his bedside. He has been at the
/ lakes for some weeks, where he has a cot
! tage, and was prepared to spend the sum
mer there ..t ..r
Thought Warrant No Good.
| An eastern adding machine company
! which recently sold the state of Iowa an
adding machine was sent a state warrant
! for Si5 A letter was received from the
company by the state auditor today asking
when the state would be able to pay the
warrant. The company was informed that
the state has Sl125,97s.62 in cash on hand
and that the warrant can be cashed at any
bank in the United States
| Head IL Crushed.
: Mort Williams driver OF a beer wagon
for Lorenz III. today lost control OF his
team, which ran away and Williams was
/ thrown from the wagon and his head
crushed between two beer kegs while others
fell on top of him. His skull was frac-
! tured and his neck dislocated. He is still
alive though unconscious
|
! Miss Stella De Zellum. the young girl who
/ tried TO kill herself with a hatpin rather
: than go to the Home OF the Good shep-
herd at Omaha and later repented her act
and consented TO go without court pro-
ceedings. Is still being held at the police
station In this city. No explanation can
be obtained for holding her here
street Car suit In July.
| Judge Smith Mcpherson OF Red Oak will
be on the federal bench in this city IN July.
and it has been arranged TO hear the suit OF
the Des Moines City railway against the
! city at that time. The suit involves the
question OF the franchise of the company,
which the company asserts is perpetual.
/ Policeman Gave Tip.
A number OF witnesses were summoned
before the grand jury today in an EFFORT
| to learn who gave the tip that the grand
! jury about TO make a raid last week
! on immoral houses. When the grand Jury
members making the Investigation first
hand reached the houses they were all
locked. II IL understood that certain police
officers are under suspicion. ".
CummIns Before COmuIssion.
! j. G. Cummins OF the Equitable Insur-
snce company OF Iowa was today before
the legislative insurance commission to
give some information as TO deferred pay
| ments and convertible policies. A. II.
Huling OF the Underwriters Review OF
this city, who was before the commission
yesterday, was also before IL today again
Band strike.
Kromer's orchestra, engaged 10 play al
the Grocers picnic at the interurbsn line
park today. struck at noon aud came back
to the city. Because OF the presence OF tbs
Independent order of Odd Fellows band.
which Kromers assert is composed of non
! union musicians. $50. -