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Women Lost Property
Rights When Married
By Land Law Of 1821
Unmarried ladies of a century ago
Inay not have remained single be
cause they were lacking in suitors,
points out the National Association
of Real Estate boards in its weekly
story. For staying away from the
•Jtar was the only way the gentle
sex could keep intact any property
they might happen to possess.
Less than a hundred years ago
a married woman could not own
property outright; she could not
sell her land or will it to her chil
dren without her husband’s con
senSybut single women had all the
property lights they enjoy today.
Then, when a woman married, her
husband secured an interest in her
land. He became the owner of her
wages and even her clothes. He
was entitled to the rents from her
holdings and the profits from any
business in which she might engage.
Today a husband is only the other
party who got married, for long be
fore the girls got the vote, wedded
women secured the right to be
property owners.
Law Favored Husband
Under the common law. up until
1821 in some states and much later
in others, the effect of marriage wt&s
to produce what is called in the*law
books, unit of personality, the hus
band and wife being one person.
The wife lost entirely all legal
rights possessed by a person acting
in her own right. But the husband,
through some manner not explained
t^v attorneys then or now, remained.1
after marriage, as fully capable of
acting in his owm right as before. As
a result of this situation, a hus
band, favorably disposed, could not
even make a grant of land to his
wife; nor could a wife do likewise,
though in her case the marriage
gave the husband an interest in her
land.
Another effect of this legal “mer
ger” w'as. generally speaking, the
total inability of a married woman
to make contracts of any kind even
with the express consent of her
husband.
A husband became entitled to the
Tents and profits from a wife’s lands
as long as the marriage relation ex
isted; and this right of the husband
also extended to any lands which
came to the wife atfer her marriage
just as though they belonged to her
at the time of her marriage. This
interest of a husband was usually
one which he could convey.
There gradually grew up in Eng
land a tendency on the part of the
law makers to relieve women from
the harsh rules of this common law.
The Married Women’s Property Act
of 1832 destroyed the husband’s
rights to his wife's personal prop
erty and enabled her to acquire
such property absolutely.
American Women Freed
But sixty years earlier, in 1821,
the state of Maine, by statute auth
orized a deserted wife to sue, make
contracts, and convey real estate as
if unmarried. Statutes of a similar
character were adopted in New
Hampshire, Virginia, Tenn., Ken
tucky. and Michigan before 1850:
and a very comprehensive law was
adopted in 1848 by New York state
which gave married w'omen the
right to contract, to acquire, hold,
and convey real estate as if they
were unmarried. Shortly after this
time. Pennsylvania adopted a sim
ilar law.
BUS HEARINGS TO
BE HELD IN DALLAS
AUSTIN. July 27.—(JP<—Hearing
on applications for certificates of
convenience for operation of bus
lines will be held in Dallas on Aug
ust 6 and 7.
Hearings docketed for Augus* 6
include:
E. W. and A. P. O'Daniel, from
Corsicana to Palestine via Wild Cat
ferry.
On August 7, the following appli
cation will be considered:
J. H. Treadwell, from Childress to
Paducah.
CUPID WINS
BELFAST.—The education com
mittee voted down a resolution that
only unmarried teachers be em
ployed.
BANNED ALIEN BACK
LONDON.—A month after his de
portation to Spain. Jean Castener
1 turned up here again.
SCOUTS HOLD
PUBLIC RITES
Mercedes Troop Conducts
Initiation Ceremony
At Legion Hall
(Special to The Herald)
MERCEDES, July 27.—Boy Scout
troop No. 2 sponsored by the local
American Legion post, held public
initiation services here Thursdav
night at the Legion hall at their
regular meeting, with Scoutmaster
Ed Perry in charge. Invitations
had been extended to the parents
of the scouts.
For an hour, scout stunts, games
and contests were indulged in on
the lawn. Following, all assembled
in the club room where initiation
sendees were held, during which
! Randolph Lennett, who has just
reached the scout age of twelve
years, was invested with the rank
of a tenderfoot scout.
The triangle ceremony wras a
most impressive one. with Scout
master Perry, Assistant Scoutmas
ter Ray Schmitter and scouts seat
ed in a large triangle. Three large
candles represented the three points
in the scout oath and the twelve
smaller candles stood for the twelve
scout laws.
After the sendees ice cream and
cake were served.
[ Parents present included Mr.
and Mrs. H. E. Hager, Mr. and Mrs
G. C. Fittz, Mrs. Fred Bennett and
two son$, Earl and Terrell, Mrs. O.
Ferguson, Mrs. H. H. Giddle, Mrs
Brooks Terry, Mrs. Ed Perry, Msr.
Margaret Ortmeyer. Mrs. O. E. Van
Berg and son. Charles. Bill Scotton.
Walter Hoekstra, George Com
mons and Jackie Johnson, Dora
Hager and Billie Ed Perry.
Scout members included Glen
Commons, Jr., scoutmaster. Price
Fittz, Hoyt and Ferguson Hager,
John Ortmeyer, Roger Terry, Fred
and Eugene Dunson, Walter Hoek
stra. John Roy Barry, Wendell
Giddle, Pearce Schandier, Roger
Scotton, Leroy Rice, Emil Fossler.
Randolph Anderson and Randolph
Bennett.
DIES PLAYING BAGPIPES
ABERDEEN. Scotland. — As he
lay dying. J. S. McLennan called for
his bagpipes and expired while
playing them.
Road Head Goes To
Pan-American Meet
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NEW YORK . Jury 27. — “The
greatest need of today on the Amer
ican continent is a system of good
roads that will reach all its people
everywhere. No exceptions must be
made for mountains or plains,
freezing or tropical climates, great
cities or fan communities, English
or Latin peoples. All America must
be served.”
These sentiments voiced by Maj.
Frederic A. Reimer. East Orange,
N. J., president of the American
Road Builders’ Association, as he
sailed for Rio de Janeiro on the S.,
S. “Western World” of the Muson
line.
They will be reiterated by him
at the Second Pan-American High
way Congress in the Brazillian cap
ital August 16-31, and during his
later conferences with highway of
ficials and road builders of many
South and Central American
tions.
First consideration will be asked
of the great project for completion
of the Pan-American highwr.,. It
is viewed by Maj. Reimer and his
association as the backbone of a
later highway system that would
reach to every city in every Amer
ican nation.
The Pan-American division of the
American Ro d Builders Association
in past months has urged action of
the Pan American highway on the
part of each f the seventeen na
tions which it would cross.
The response from various heads
has been most encouraging, with
El Salvador taking the lead in an
nouncing that it will be one of the
first countries to finish its secton.
Accordng to President Eosque, Sal
vador is already connected with
Guatamala by a highway and can
easily < omplete the link with Hon
duras.
The governm nts of Panama,
Guatamala, Honduras, Costr Rica
and Mexico are cn record as acting
in furtherance * the plan. Most
of them are handicapped by the
lack of finances and that is the
greatest problem to be met, in the
opinion of Maj. Reimer.
He will point out these facts:
Automobile distinction in the ra
Frederic A. Reimer, president of!
American Road Builders, will speak
at Pan-American highway congress
in Rio de Janeiro in August.
tion of a motor vehicle to every 4.8
persons in the United States is
largely the resul of far-seeing road
programs. Th average distribution
for the ten Sou*h American nations
is a vehicle to each 439.5 people :d
for the six Central American re
publics is 776. ood roads in the
United States have brought wide
use of automotive and automobiles
have brought mere goer! roads
through registration fees and gaso
line tax.
Highwrys through wild unpopu
lated areas are of great be of it to
aviation as airways will follow
ground routes in sue'' sections.
An interchange of commerce and
tourist trade with a quickened un
derstanding and helpfulness to
both, such as now exists -etween
United States =»nd Europe would
come to North and South America
through completion of international
highway communication.
WANT AN AEROPLANE?
LONDON.—More than 150 pri
vate owner-pilots have ordered
aeroplanes following stabilization of
the price at $3,100.
HOOVER SEEKS
TO AD) FLORIDA
President Proposes to Re
imburse Growers For
Destroyed Citrus
(Special tc the Herald)
WASHINGTON, July 27.—To
ward relieving financial distress in
Florida, which has resulted from
the menace of the Mediterranean
fruit fly to the state’s fruit crops.
President Hoover will recommend j
to congress that it appropriate
funds for indemnifying growers for
damage done by agencies engaged
in destroying the insect, it was
learned today at the White House.
It is estimated that the Floridians
who have suffered the ravages of
the fruit fly will be reimbursed to
the extent of several million dol
lars, but no accurate figures w'ill be
ready until the president submits
his recommendation at the next
cession, or possibly when the extra
session reconvenes in August.
Moral Obligation Seen
The policy of relieving the Flori
da fruit growers was followed in the
case of the hoof-and-mouth disease
whc it gripped many sections of
the cattle growing states several
years ago. In this instance the
government repaid the sufferers for
damage caused in the fight by fed
eral workers against the spread of
the disease.
It was pointed out for Mr. Hoover
that th' e is a moral obligation on
the part of tl federal government
in such a case as that now faced
by Florida and which has resulted
in the closing of many banks.
Representatives of fruit and veg
etable growers of Florida and offi
cers of a cotton co-operative organ
ization appeared before the Federal
Farm Board today to appeal for
help in straightening out their af
fairs.
r~ottor* Problem a Local One
The problem confronting the
Florida growers’ delegation was re
garded the greater of the two. since
the cotton co-operatives’ troubles
were described as the result of a lo
cal situation. In the case of the
citrus growers, however, the diffi
culty was ascribed to the recent
bank failures in Florida, many of
which had been financing the co
operative movement. In view of the
temporary stringency which the
failures have bror-’"1 about, it is
understood that the Florida delega
tion suggested that the board give
every possible assistance.
START WORK ON NEW
BUSINESS STRUCTURE
tSpecial to The Herald)
LASARA, July 27.—Foundation
work has started on the two story
business structure being erected by
A. M. Watson, local merchant. The
building will be occupied by the
postoffice and a general merchan
dise corporation, with space avail
able for several business offices.
Water Board Await*
Approval of Budget
AUSTIN, July 27.—Steps toward
limiting the federal government to
give its promised cooperation to the
Texas underground water survey
will be held up until it is seen
whether Gov. Dan Moody vetoes the
$40,000 appropriation or permits it
to stand, according to water board
members.
The appropriation was passed a
second time, after going down with
virtually all others in the wholesale
vetoes of the second called session’s
work. Cooperation of the federal
government in the underground
water survey is assured if Texas is
able to start any of the work, of
ficials have been informed.
Northeast Texas To
End Peach Shipping
SALTILJjO. Tex., July 27.—TiT*)—
Practically all the carload consign
ments of Elberta peaches from
Northeast Texas will end with this
week’s shipments, according to ship
pers here. The crop this year is
said to have brought a much larger
average than for several seasons,
although the quality has not been
so good.
Winnsboro, Wood county, led
other points in this section in vol
ume shipper, with Hopkins county
in second place. Winnsboro sent
out 200 car lots: Mt. Pleasant
shipped 55 cars and Ht. Vernon 40.
Shipments of watermelons, toma
toes and cucumbers is now under
way throughout this section.
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