The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1912-06-29
WILL DO THINGS
Topeka Business WOmen's
Club to Get Results.
Appoint Membership and Leg
iSlative Committee,
WORK FOR WOMEN'S LAWS
No Idling, Although Adjourned
for Summer.
evil All Property to Wife,.
Says Judge Schoch.
FOR WOMEN'S LAWS

Although the Topeka Business
Women's club adjourned at its last
meeting until the last Monday in Sep
TENDER, the members will not be idle
A committee will work this summer
for new members. Another commit
tee will act as a legislative commit
tee and draft and work for bills in
the interests of women, especially
those dealing with real estate. This
does not include equal suffrage meas
ures.
For instance, under the law, a man,
the head of house, whether having
dependent children or not, is exempt
personal taxation to the extent of
$500. A woman, whether having de-
pendent children or not, is not exempt
taxation for personal property.
To repeal laws like this may be the
efforts of the legislative committee.
1t is composed of Mrs. Lila Day Mon
roe, chairman, DR.. Sarah Greenfield
and DIR. Dorothy Nichols. The mem
bership committee: Miss Ceora Lam
nam, chairman, DR.. Sarah Greenfield,
Mrs. NJ L. Field, Mrs. A. L. Dnley,
Mrs. c. H. Morrison and Mrs Tina
Phillips
The new members received are
Mrs. Jennie Viewer. Mrs. E. E. Hor-
ton and Miss Emma Dice.
Because many of the members will
be out of town this summer it was
voted to adjourn until the last Mon
day in September.
Miss Nanon Herren, president of
the club, gave a reading, The Mis-
tetoe," by Mrs. Isabel Macarthur
Miss Ceora Lanham gave an appro-
pirate reading, telling how a German
Immigrant couldn't understand the
ways of American business women.
Will All Property to Wife.
w. F. Schoch, Judge of the probate
court spoke on Wills He said that
a man should will all of his property to
nR 10 OLE til hi xr-f1I
requesting the court to allow the
children's property be sold or divided
NY the mother, without first getting an
order from the court, and without her
giving bond. However. he stated that
ordinarily a husband should take a
wife into his confidence so that the
one-half of the property which by law
goes to children, could be properly
managed by her. He also urged that
every man should make will. AS to
the objection against so doing, that
it might be contested, one often raised,
he said that only about lilo of one
per cent were contested and only a
small per cent of that successfully so.
Judge Shoch's remarks in part fol-
lows
Every husband should make a will.
Every one who owns property, real or
personal should do so. There are less
know for making a will, as one half
of a mans property goes to his wife
and the other half to his children by
the law, will or no will. However,
there are good reasons.
'One great reason is that a man
should will all his property to his wife.
When a man dies suddenly with out
making a will, one-half of his proper
ty goes to his wife and the other half
is to be divided among his children.
If the children are under age the
mother or some one must go into
court and be appointed as a guardian
and give bond for a period of time un-
til the heirs come of age. Very often
men hesitate upon going on such a
bond and we can't blame them.
while it is right children's property
should be protected, ordinarily a wo- |
man with business capacity can man |
age property we'll. And it is the duty |
of a husband to confide in his wife so |
that she may know enough about his |
business to take care Of the property |
which may be left"