Evening journal., 1923-01-20

the exchange OF reciprocal or inter
Insurance contracts among individ-
uals. partnerships and corporations;
mpowers corporations generally 10
make such contracts; regulates pro-
I cess In suits on such contracts; fixes
, certain taxes and fees; provides for
the issuance OF licenses and pre-
! scribes penalties for violatio. OF the
act.
Senator Mcdowell read a commu-
, nication received from the Parent
/ Teacher Association OF Townsend.
endorsing the Senate bill presented
I by the Consumers League OF Della
! ware relative TO child labor. and
: petitioning the passage OF the
amendments TO the child labor law.
, The communication was signed by
Sadie Beardsley. president. and j..
/ II. Willis. secretary.
Equalizing OF the hereditary
rights Of women with men in case
either tho husband or wife dies intes-
tate is provided for I'm bill intro
duced by Senator Ridgely In the
senate afternoon.
Under the present law the surviv-
ing husband inherts all OF his wife's
real estate. or the surviving widow
only one-third. Senator Ridgely's
bin would give either survivor one
half Of the real estate OF the de-
ceased II there are children. or all
IL there are no children.
In presenting his bill. Senator
Ridgely stated that he did not be-
lleve there should he any difference
between the hereditary rights OF
women and men: that he desired 10
correct an error which has been on
the statute books since 1871 relatEe
10 real estate OF inteststes
The bill provides thar the de-
scent OF intestate real estate. in all
cases, shall be subject 10 the rights
OF the surviving husband or widow:
that is to say, II the intestate leaves
husband and issue. such husband
shall have one-hslf part OF the real
estate for the term OF his life. and
II the intestate leaves n husband and
no issue such husband shall have all
OF the real estate for the term OF MS
life, as tenant by the curtesy: or II
the intestate leaves a widow and IS
sue. such widow shall have one-half
part OF the real estate for the term
Of her life. and n the intestate leaves .
a widow and no issue. such widow .
shall have all OF the real estate for
the term OF her life. as tenant in
DOVER"
It further provides II the intesste
leaves husband or widow and n
there be no kin. or heir OF the in
-estate. the real estate shall go 10 the
husband or widow in fee simple.
In accordance with the resolution
presented by Senator Hopkins last
week calling for the names OF al
state officers and salaries paid 70
iame. a report was presented by the
state Treasurer Fourscre and read In
he Senate. II
Department Commander Charles
lerbey. and former Department
Commander William A. Truitt. OF
he G. 4. r. appeared before the
legislative Budget Committee yes
erday afternoon. They told the
members or the committee that
here are but-161 members Of the
;. A. r. surviving in Delaware: that
10 comrades have been buried In the
'ast two years. They have asked for.
md Governor Dennev has recon-
nended an appropriation of S40O for
General expenses and $1,000 for OBJ
ervance. Of Memorial Day during
he next two Years.
Howard r Ennis, superintendent.
nd j. 3. Hutton. secretary. OF the
Delaware Commission for Feeble
iinded. at Stocklsy. told the com ,
littee that the institution is now
aking care OF 4s inmates. l9 boys
nd % girls in separate buildings. The :
iris, they explained, are housed in
building belonging 10 the State. /
nd the boys in several small tenn =,
orary buildings on the farm. The
oys, they said. were engaged in y
rowing sorgum. broom corn and u
her farm products. while the girls
ere taught domestic work.
Mr.. Hutton said there were prob :,
bly, 1000 feeble minded people in =
lie State who ought to be taken care "
Is dllnNluE ltEuAt MAuuHu Ab run
large increased the menace 10 the -
ate. The Governor has recon-
ended the Appropriation asked for. y,
IS 600 for 1924 and $4,000 for ~
I25. Senator Murphy declared the -
stitution Is doing great work and ~
e state ought to give the Commis- y
on enough money to build home. -
Mrs. Linford Alton. president OF "a
e Ever Ready Circle, Kings &C
aughters and Mrs. John r. Hutton. l'
easurer OF the Old Folks Home -
'almer Home). at Dover. asked the ~
mmittee for S25OO for each of the 70
.xt two years. and in their re-
lest were supported by Governor ~ ~
anney. ~
They explained that the institution en
now taking care OF nineteen pa ~
nts at a cost OF 81 a day; institu- -
IN is supported by admission fees ~
s4OO. which provide for lifetime ~
re; cash donations. income from ~
dowment fund. dues from Kings q
lughters, miscellaneous sources III
d the States appropriation. 20 -,