Vilas County news. [volume] (Eagle River, Vilas County, Wis.) 1896-1927, 1914-01-07
Regulation Of Divorce. Asked.

The judges OF the 20 circuits OF Wis
eonsin convened in Madison In &C
cordance with law passed by the last
legislature, for the purpose of consid-
ering a revision of the court system OF
the state and other legislation that
would promote the administration or
justice Permanent organization was
effected by the election of Judge Ches-
ter A. Fowler of Fond du Lac as chair
man. Judge A. II. Reid OF Wausau as
vice-chairman, and Court Reporter p.
S. Park of Fond du Lac as secretary.
The meeting was in session two days.
The judges spent two hours in dis
cussing the evils arising from actions
of divorce of married persons. Judge
w J. TurIier IF Milwaukee said that
he believed the interests of the public
were affected by such actions to Justi-
fly legislation providing that the state
should bring such suits, and that they
should be brought only when the coun-
ty attorney appointed for the duty
was convinced that there was no other
solution of the disagreement Of the
husband and wife.
Judge Turner said that fully so per
cent. of the divorce suits in Milwaukee
county were due to meddlesome neigh
bors or outsiders, and not to any real
desire on the part of the parties to the
actions The present law providing
for county divorce counsel to look
after the interests of the state worked
fairly well as far as it went, the judge
said, but it did not go far enough.
Most of the judges took part in the
discussion, and the preponderance OF
opinion was that further legislation
discouraging divorce in Wisconsin was
| needed
| Judge James O'Neil of Neillsville
gave an address on the organization
| and procedure of courts of New York
state.
A set of bylaws was adopted.
The association held dinner at the
Park hotel Monday night. Judge G. A.
Fowler of Fond du Lac, president,
presided, and toasts were responded
to by Chief Justice j. p. Winslow and
Associate Judges r. D. Marshall and
| W. Fl. Timlin of the supreme court
and L. j. Nash, reyisor of the statutes.
Says Inspection Will Cut Fire Loss.
A cooperation that will reduce the
annual fire waste by half by means of
periodical inspections of property by
fire departments is urged by Commits
sioner H. L. Ekern in an insurance de-
partment report made public. The
compulsory requirement of periodical
| inspections for fire prevention pur-
poses Is the first of the kind in the
| United States. 1t was provided for by
the 1913 legislature. In most cities,
says the report, the fire chiefs have
eagerly taken advantage of this act to
perfect plans for inspections which
| they have already had in mind. The
result is that cordial support is being
given to the law by fire departments.
In addition to the information obtained
by the inspectors, the new laws re-
quire a report of adjustment OF loss
and report from the owner of each
fire that occurs on his premises.
During the last two years there
have been admitted to Wisconsin "a
mutual fire insurance companies, eight
interinsurers and five Lloyds associa-
tions. The average rate for insurance
for 1912 was $1.05 per 500, which is
| the lowest since 1879, and is six cents
below that of 1911 and GO cents below
that of 1903 and 1898. The Wisconsin
loss ratio during 1912 was 40 per cent.
against over so per cent. throughout
the country. For f1ve-year period II
has been Al per cent. against OF per
cent. throughout the country.
Date of Meeting Changed.
The annual meeting of county
highway commissioners and 9TH
ers engaged in state highway build
| ing in Wisconsin will be held in the
| oSsarnhIv chamber of the state CAP