Arizona republican., 1911-08-30
Laws for Punishment Of
 Wife Deserti0n HARD LABOR THE PENALTY
Report of Committee to American Bar Associa- tion Provides That Wills Made in One State May
 Be Probated in Another.

Boston. Aug. 29.-The results Of wears investigation by more than a dozen committees on the intricacies or the various branches of law and legdi procedure. were presented tonight De- fore the thirty y-fourth annual session of the Ameican Bar association. The convention opened in the Massachu- setts Institute of Technology, with the nresidents address delivered by Edgar Fl. Farrar of New Orleans. The an- nual reports of the standing commit tees were adopted tonight. One of the speakers was Baron Uchida, the Japanese ambassador, on The Ieach- ing of Jurisprudence in Japan.
 Acts relative to wife desertion and t1 the probating in one state of wills made in another state were rec commended for endorsement by the American Bar Association in the re port of the committee on uniform state laws submitted at tonights ses- sion of the annual meeting of the Association in this city. The report states that the desertion act already has been passed in five states, Wash
  gan and Wisconsin. It provides for punishment of deserters by lmprl- sorment at hard labor, a portion of the proceeds of such labor to be devoted to the support of the deserted wife or children. While the committee does not deem 1t advisable to recommend the passage of this al the diversity of state laws on the subject of imprisonment at hard la bor and the internal management of penal institutions it urges that the bar association endorse the principle Of the act
 The so-called foreign wills act has been passed in the states of Kansas, North Dakota, Massachusetts and Wisconsin Under its provisions a will executed in any state in the mode prescribed by the law of that state or of the state in which the testator was, his legal domicile will be of the same force and effect in the states adopting this act, even though the latter states may have laws
  will. The committee recommends the endorsement by the association of this act as desirable for adoption in every state.
 The progress of the movement for uniformity of state laws on various subjects, as promoted by the Confer ence of Commissioners on Uniform State Laws, is shown in the following statistics presented in the report:
 "The negotiable instruments act has been passed in thirty-five states. two territories, the District of Columbia and two possessions.
 The Warehouse Receipts Act in twenty-one states and territories and the District of Columbia.
 The Sales Act in eight states and one territory.
 The Uniform Divorce Act in three states.
 The Stock Transfer Act in five states.
 The Bills of Lading Act in six states.
 The Wills Act in four states.
 1ht r dhilig DtStIAlon ACl III llNt states
 All of the states, territories and possessions are now represented in the conference, either by virtue of legislative action or otherwise, ex- cepting the State of Nevada"
 A recommendation that the Asso- citation oppose any attempt toward the repeal of the national bankruptcy act is contained in the report of the committee on commercial law, pre- scented tonight by the association in this city. The committee urges that the association exert every endeavoT to secure the defeat of the bill tc repeal the bankruptcy act introduced by Representative Clayton and now pending in Congress. Other recon mendations made by the committed are:
 That the American Bar Association give all assistance in its power ir securing the enactment of the Uni form acts on negotiable instruments warehouse receipts, sales, bill of lad. ing, and transfer of stock
 That the Committee on Comme cia Law give further consideration t, the subject of Federal legislation or bills of lading and hold public meet ings for the purpose Of obtainin. opinions Of experts thereon.
 That the American Bar Association