Show WOMEN WIN IN WASHINGTON reme Court Curtails Hubby's Power to Dispose of Goods Without Wife's Consent No more Is the time married man of or Washington absolute hen head l of the famIl l ly iy He lIe shares that post with the time wife of his heart so far as the time disposal of community personal property Is con con- cernel Man Inn was demoted emoted from flom his high estate and his authority curtailed b by a recent decision of or the state stale supreme supreme su- su su IU preme court which held that t the Mrs of the household hold has an equal share In the time personal property and must be consulted before It can be transferred The decision was rendered sn says s 's the Spokane Chronicle CIui In the time case of a aman aman aman man nal named ed Steel who was found guilty of alienating the tue affections of ot another mans man's wife Judgment was ren rendered ered against st him and tin the question of using community property to satisfy the Uie debt was brought before the lIme tri trl- bunal Chief Chic Justice Ellis Imro whim the concurrence of six associate judges s reversed former fOlmer decisions which have been the time ba basis ds of law on this point for forO 20 O years yem's or more In the thc state and amid held that the time community p personal property property- Is liable only for those debts contracted contract contract- ed for the time community and und In lii the community community com corn Interests Under former d cl decisions Ions the time power rower of the husband over community property ea absolute except that he lie could not will awa away avay more than litton half the time other oIlmen half going goin to the wife at his death uth He lie could mOlt mortgage age sell or dissipate l time the family personality ty without time the con consent nt of ot his lois wife The furniture could heRold be he besold besold sold Rold over O h lien her r head to pay the time debts dehls of ot a drunken husband A A. judgment for tor a husbands husband's wrong conduct could be collected from her half haIr of or the persona per- per I sonar sona property as well veil as ns J InV Now i ithe the husband Is no more snore than an agent the time court h hm r I |