Ogden Evening Standard | 1911-10-03 | Page 1 | Are Hsppy Marriages but the Judge Does Not Use the Word "Obey"

But the Judge Does Not Use the Word "Obey" : Chicago, Oct 3 In tho first six months of Chicago's court of domestic relations, Judge Charles Goodnow has been able to patch up 1,250 cases without a trial, During this time tho judge listened to 2. IS 1 cases of domestic do-mestic trouble and married sixty-four couples. All except two of these marriages mar-riages have been happy as far as the court can ascertain. "Homo has Just been heaven, judge," said one grateful wife, "since you talked to my husband. I didn't think anyono could do so much for us." It has been the Judge's policy to cause reconciliations whenever possi bio and not to take cases to trl.nl. Tho court so far ha6 collected more than $25,000 for the benofit of deserted desert-ed wives and children. "I noer use tho word obey in performing per-forming a ceremony and I do not believe be-lieve It belongs there," snld Judgo Goodnow.