Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-05-10
ONLY s-PER CENT or
PETITIONS ARE DENIED
Wives Appear 40 Applicants in Two
Thirds Of Cases w. Iowa Coal Rate
Cases to Await Dseision Of Supreme
Court il Minnesota suits-cohsn to
Head Commission. .

those who apply for divorce only about
5 per cent are denied it. Permission
to remarry within year is given to
10 per cent Of the divorced persons.
The total number Of divorce petitions
filed in, the courts of the ninety-nine
counties OF the state last year was 81
22S. OF these there were granted to
| wives LIS divorces, to husbands 55s,
or total OF 2,274; and 116 were de-
MED. Permission to renlarry was grant
ed in 213 cases.
The total number OF these divorces
granted by default was 1924. or about
so per cent.
The total number Of marriage Ii
censes issued was 21,35S.
These figures have been compiled
for the annual RED Book now in
preparation and the facts have been
secured directly from the county clerks.
In Polk county the total OF divorces
granted was 2S6, one for every three
licenses issued. In Woodbury. county
the total divorces granted were 149. in
Pottawattamie Sc, in Linn 81, in Mar
shall 81. in Dubuque only %. So the
divorce business is not exactly in pro-
portion to population.
AT the last session Of the legislature
Senator Maimberg offered bill for the
purpose OF lessening the evil Of divorces
oy default. It provided that where no
appearance was made for the defend
ant and there was no good reason why
the appearance should be neglected the
court should appoint an attorney to
make defense on behalf of the state it.
self and in the interest Of society.
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reference to the coal rate case in which
the railroad commission OF lowe is
involved. that It would be 1ust as well
20 permit the matter to rest pending
the appeal OF the Minnesota. rate case
from Judge Sanborn 70 the United
states supreme court THIS viii settle
The question rs to whether or moi q
state railroad commission can do any.
thing in regard to inrastate rates De-
cause Of the indirect effect Of inter.
state rates. It has been virtually
agreed to by the attorneys on both
sides that nothing shall be done to
bring this case to trial on the issues
involved until It Is known how the
Sanborn decision - to stand. In case
MCPHERSON enjoins the order Of tho
board It will be with an understands
Ing that the state can move to dissolve
on thirty days notice ana then the
state will proceed to secure the evi.
dence to sustain the. order In regard to
the transfer Of coal and taking the
Iowa rate after the trans-shipment Of
the Coal at Davenport.
It Is almost certain that the express
rate cases win come on for hearing
very soon and be tried on the affidayits
ana evidence at hand. The court in
timated that he did not like to try q
case on afddavfts and that master
should be named to 90, into the merits
Of the case. But this would involve
immense expense and many months. Of
labor.
The issue Of the Sanborn decision has
not arisen in the express rate case. tho
It IS directly in point In the coal rate
case, The state will not go into a
case where this is raised until the
highest court has passed upon it, as
obviously the expense would be useless.
The Sanborn decision has ATTRACTED
Every little attention here as the belief
PREVAILS that It will not be upheld at
Washington.
Hon. Moses VI. Cohen, of this city,
VIII be the head Of the commission
which was provided for by the last
legislature to inquire into the needs
Of the state In the matter Of laws for
Iworkmenfs compensation in case of in
jury. MT. CohenxhaaEiven q great deal
OF attention to- this subject and IL a
close student OF tha Industrial legisla-
ton Of recent yearA Tha other menu
bers Of the commissions have not been
announced but IL 10 known that Hon.
A. G. Ripley. Of Garner, will be a
member. The commission is to INQUIRE
into labor conditions In the state and
tho need. Of LEGISLATION like that which
has been adopted generally in Europe
amt in many other states providing
To- a fixed compensation for injuries
| and death without the intervention If
the court.
T.. "A Dawson. of waverly, former
railroad commissioner. appeared before
the supreme court and argued case
from Bremen county which involved
a question Of the endorsement Of q
federal statute In conflict with the
state constitution. It was q case
lWneretn penalties had been inflicted
upon q bank for usury and the claim
was made that the penalties ought to
60 into the school fund. Asst was q
NATIONAL bank the federal law was
iappued and the school fund did not
lget the penalties.
Warden Sanders. OF the Fort Madi-
son prison, was here yesterday going
over the plans for the new cell house
with the board and consulting with the
state architect In regard 70 the doors
| for the cell house. Representatives Of