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70 PUBLISH THE:
roll or DISHONOR5'
Those Engaged in Defeating
divorce Reform to Be
"Shown UP.
PUT NAMES IN PAMPHLET
City Lawyers Who Reap Harvest From
Migratory Divorce Seekers Are
Back of Law Obstructing Move
ment in South Dakota.

Sioux Falls. S. D.. Apri! 4.-That
thoseinterested in divorce reform i'm this
state. headed by ri. Rev. w. H. Hare.
Episcopal bishop for South Dakota, in
tend TO make matters just as unpleas-
amt as possible for those planning TO
defeat the recent enactment by the
legislature on the divorce question: is
getting more and more apparent.
AT a ministers meeting held here yes
terday bids We're received for the pub
lication of a pamphlet to contain the
names of the signers of the petition
asking that the referendum be invoked
on the new law. A committee was
named to obtain other bids. Sioux Falls
is particularly active in the effort to
put off for two years at least the oper-
alton of the divorce reforms secured
by the new law, and then have the
matter submitted to popular vote, for
Sioux Falls is the prime beneficiary of
the immigrant divorce industry.
Prominent Men Support Reform.
But out through the state there is a
sentiment less affected by the CONNER
cial view, and there is expected to be
reputation of the roll of honor" as
Bishop Hare has denominated the refer
endum petition in this matter. Messages
We're received from prominent men
from different parts of the state. at
the meeting yesterday, expressing the
opinion that the referendum would COW
er its authors with confusion and that
a popular vote would completely snow
under Immigrant divorces and their adj
Vocates
of state to find what would be the cost
of a certified copy of the list of refer
endum petitioners. A committee on
ways and means was also appointed.
The advocates of the referendum are
seeking support of their movement
IA, ,y,r1,
up this city's special interest in the
case and to make it appear the demand
for submission is statewide
Cells 1t Lawyer Movement
1t is believed by the reform element
that the sentiment out through the
state is reflected accurately in the fol-
lowing from the DeSmet Independents:
legislature had made certain changes in
the divorce law with view to restrict
Ing the wholesale feature practiced in
the larger cities of state it was an
nounccd that effort would be made to
to have the law referred to a vote of
the people at the election in 1908. The
LAWYERS reaping rich harvest from this
class OF business are now circulating
petitions endeavoring to secure the re-
lusite number of signers. The scheme
evidently originated at Sioux Falls, and
last week lawyer of that city sent blanks
to a lawyer at DeSmei With the request
that our lawyer circulate petition,
which request was refused with thanks
by, the loesmet attorney. We are not
fully posted to the changes made in
thi.. law but we understand that among
other things the new statute requires a
residence of year in the state in
stead of six months as was heretofore:
that all cases bo heard at a regular term
of court. and that the action be brought
In the county where the plaintiff resides.
We do not know that there is any partic-
ular virtue in the last two changes
named: but it would seem that they
could do harm In tbo first
toned. requiring residence of one wear.
al will agree with the possible cxcep-
tion of few divorce specialist lawyers
TO the morals of our people to have the
short order divorce business established
and carried on in this state.