The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-11-28
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WEI. VI:
DIVORCE:
RECORD

twenty years from 1887 to 1905, in
elusive
The total number OF marriages re
corded in the twenty years from 1887
TO 1906. inclusive WAS 12,S32 044. The
number annually reported increased
from $4,000 in the year 1887 to S53,
290 IN the year 1906. Tne increase year
by year was by no means uniform.
Tho marriage rate is quickly respon
sive 10 changes IN economic conditions
a small increase shown for 1898 and
an actual decrease in phe succeeding
year reflect the influence of the panic
OF 1892. and normal conditions do not
appear TO have been restored In the
matrimonial mar6et until the year
1899 10 Is computed that if the aer-
age annual increase in marriages for
the five years ending vita 1892 had
continued for tho next six years, the
aggregate number OF marriages con
tractel In the laifet period would have
been greater than II was by 259.S13
II is 70 ne presumed that a consider
able number OF persons in this large
total never contracted marriage. This
suggests a loss To the community here
toforc little considerei in connection
with periods Of financial oppression.
Nearly One Million Marital Failures.
The total number of divorces re.
ported for tne twenty years, 1887 t.
1906. inclusive. was 945625. For the
earlier Investigation, covering the
twenty Gears. 1867 to 1886, inclusive,
the number reported was 32S.7l6, o.
harily more than one-third OF the
number recorded IN the second twenty
years. AT the beginning Of the forty
year period, covered by the two inves
legations, divorces We're granted al
the rate of 10000 a year; at the enS
~ tAGt period the annual number was
about $4,000
One Marriage in ESQ Fails Annually.
The divorce rate to each 100,0 ,000
population increased from twenty-nine
| IN 1870 TO eighb-two in 1905 In the
| former year there was one divorce for
every 3,441 persons and in the latter
/ year one for every l,21S. Since it is
only married persons who caa become
| diyorce g mo-e significant divorce
| rate is that which is based, not upor
| total populations, but upon The total
married population
The rste Ger 100000 married popula
| ton was eightrOne In the year 1876
| an 200 in the year 1900 This com
! parl on in icgtes that dlvorce is al
! present wo ami one-half times as com
mon. compared with married popula
tion, as It was forty years ago A
! livcrce rate of 200 10 100000 married
| population Is equivalent TO two tC
| each 1000 married population As
/ sumin8 that 600 marriei persons rep
4 re aut 500 married couples II folws
! that IN each year four married coup
les out of every I 900 secure a divorce
! One IN Twelve Years.
This does not mean that only fonl
marriages out of 900 are terminated
! by dive e. The rate. Il will be noted
: 10 an annual rate, continuously opera
tive, AMI comes far snort OF measur
ing the probability of ultimate divorce
The available data iniicate, however
that not less than one marriage in
! twelve is ultimately terminated oy d.
vorcc.
Divorce rates appear TO be much
higher IN the United States than II
ny OF the foreign countries for which
tstistics relating to this subject have
been obtained.
Wives Obtain Twice as Many Divorces
Tw1-thirls OF the total number of di
yorces grsntcd in the twenty-yeal
rcfic coya-e by this investigation
We're granted 10 the wife.
Without any reference to the ques
ION Of which party Is the more FIRE
luentb responsible for the marital un
happiness taat Lends to divorce, It ma,
BE aa that the wife has a lega
round for divorce more frequently
ban the husband; that is tc ny, thcrJ
ne certain we'll recognlzed and com
argtively common grounds that arc
more readily applicable as agains
ne husband tnan as against he wife
Notably tllcre IS neglect to provide
lr non-surpOrt, which for the husband
seeking divorce Is hardly an availabli
srour :, although the presen' inyesti
ltQn f0r' six cases in the state o
'''aN in which ihe husband obtained
divorce on that ground. Cruelty. a
Iti ini .qterfiV the rOun 70
divorce granted TO husbands is NOR
e1e ally existent - cause for m
wifc'a seeking a fiYcrce. Five iiYol
aes TER crueN are granted 20 the wif
or every one Granted 10 the husbanl
The Causes Of Divorce.
TIE most CONN On -lnele grOuni f1
dive "a iF des rii7n This account
'e- $50 Rer cent Of an divorces (ner
"a Ifs7 n eQgl. asa MGR csnf or q
mcsi nah Of these granted 70 the hgl
honi aud 49, ner cent. or One-thir
+ th3re grsniei 10 the wife.
The next most imr 1rtaHi groln Z
1'rc7 is fer hnEbar 5 Fiul cry. an
TOR Fives, cruelty OF the divorce
granted 10 hHstsnd7 tiSS7 70 1906
2SS Ter cent were f0r aduiterr: an
nf fhos9 granted 10 wives 2T5 ps
cent were far cruelty Ouir 10 y,
cent 81 tie lir0rces aented 20 viye
were fGr nfniery ~ the husbau3 an
100 Ter cent of divorces graniei