The proponents of the measure in- |
I slsted that women smoke In public Just
I to attract attention, that college girls j
| smoke more than working girl*, that !
! smoking among women causes family ?
1 rows, that it undermines women's
I morals, impairs their health, lt'arls to j
I drinking und immorality, and that tho i
sight ot women smoking hns a bad
effect on tho morals c! children.
Tile opponents maintained that if It
was bad for women to smoke It was
bad for men ns well, that it was not a
matter for legislation, but rather for the
church, and that such prohibition on
smoking woulrt tend to lncreaso the
habit.
Although there were women at the
hearing only one participated In the de-1
bite and she was for the measure. The |
other women were content to listen as i
the men fought over tho merits of tho j
bill. ,\Jrp. Carl Scheffcl of Brookline, |
speaking for the bill, said: "If the |
DIVORCE IS GRANTED
TO MRS. ZELLA CORBY
Woman in jCase Guarded by
Court Decision.
Justice William P. Piatt of the Su
preme Court in White Pialns hamled
down an order yesterday granting an In
terlocutory decree of divorce to Mrs.
Zella E. Corby against Robert L Corby,
secretary of the Fleischmann Y'-ast Com
pany and part owner of the Corby Bak
ing Company of Washington.
Mrs. Corby was former!}' Miss Zella
Elliott. She was married to Corby in
Washington on February 19, 1903. There
is nothing in the public reeorda on file in
White Plains to Identify the woman
named as corespondent. Jus lce Piatt's
order does not state the amourt of ali
mony allowed.
ALLEGED WIFE SLAYER
UNDER HE/iVY GUARD
Kidnaping Tip Causes Frady's
Removal to Jail.
