The Washington herald., 1914-11-22

WOMAN, NOT Man,
FAVORED BYLAW
Walter Robinson Holloway,
of N. u, Cites District
Statutes.
REPLY. TO sUFFRAcIsTs
Feminine SuppGeant at Court Of
III IL. All Al. d. Il A.,
REPLY TO SUFFRAGISTs
Feminine SuppGeant at Court oi
Justice Has All the Best of Argu-
ment, Lawyer Shows.

The following statement on the law ~
the District governing the affairs Of men
and women written by Walter Robinson
Holloway, National University Law
School, 1915, was indorsed by the District
Association Opposed to Woman Suffrage
at its meeting November 4, and has been
verified by many lawyers.
Apropos the present woman suffrage
campaign, waging warmly throughout
this country, l desire, through the COM
prehensive medium OF The Washington
Herald, to submit facts as to the state
OF the law in relation to the respective
rights of male and female, in refutation
of the groundless assertions OF the OBJ
sequious man and the ego-infated
woman. And in this brief, shall ex-
clude facts from the issue, however CO.
gent, and simply treat OF the law and
the unjust Determinations" thereof.
Man without Redress.
here collate all the points OF law that
bear on this subject in this District Cd.
c. code and common law). and / cite the
references as follows. namely:
Guardianship OF the female ceases
when she reaches the age Of eighteen;
OF the male not until he Is twenty-one
(Sec. 1l2S. In case OF q bequest TO a fe-
male to be made at "a lawful age" she
takes control at eighteen years, but a
male not until he is twenty-one years
CSec. 393. With consent OF parents. fe-
male may marry at age OF fourteen;
male at sixteen (Sec. 1855. Without con-
sent, female may marry at age OF eight
cen: male at age OF twenty-one (Sec.
1292). By prosecuting man for seduction.
woman between age Of sixteen and TWEEN
ty-one may secure his incarceration for
a period OF three years or fine OF $500
nr both. haaf thna darnuaA has
redress (Sec. SID. Male having carnal
knowledge of female under age OF six
teen. even with her consent. may be
punished with death; but there is no pro-
lection TO the male under the age OF
sixteen (Sec. SOS). And an unmarried fe-
male is not guilty of adultery. when, in
exactly analogous circumstances. re-
versing the parties. an unmarried male is
guilty. CSec. SD.
A wife may receive conveyance Of hus-
bands property and transaction will be
considered bonahde; but a conveyance
from the wife to her husband the courts
regard with distrust and closely scrutin-
ize CSec. 1l5D. A wife may have property
in her own name and sequestered from
her husband and he has no interest
therein; but the wife has an indefeasible.
inchoate interest in all her husbands s
property CSec. HID.
Rigid Property Laws.
All Of the wife's property is exempt
from her husbands debts (Sec. 115D, nor
can he in any way interfere with the
wife's estate CSec 1129), but the husband
Is liable for all Of the wife's debts upon
his credit, or for 'anecessaries" for herself
and children lCSec. HID. A wife may
convey her property individually and give
good and sufficient title (sec. ND, but
her husband. to convey property and give
good title, must have the joinder OF his
wife. said wife to be eighteen years old
or over CSecs. 494 and SD.
And with all OF these rights and spe-
cial privileges. a married woman can
not be held liable as a surety. guarantor
or indorser (Sec. 1853. And. insurance
on the husbands life. held by his wife
at his death is not liable for claims of
creditors: but there Is no similar pro-
vision. when the parties are reversed.
running in favor OF the husband (Sec.
1162). A widow has dover in all the real
property owned by the husband at any
time during coverture (Sec. 1859. but the
widower has courtesy only In that prop
erty which the deceased wife owned at
the actual time OF her decease CSec 1850.
A widow is entitled to her dover at all
events: but the widower receives his
courtesy only on the condition precedent
IN that there were children born alive,
and C2) capable of inheriting (Sec. 1850.
No "Heart Balm" for Him.
In divorce, the wife secures aIimony
pendente lite and counsel fees: but no
provision is made for the husband when
he is the aRCrieved marty (Sec $50