The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-12-01
EFfETE AND DILLETANTE
EAST IS AWAY BEHIND
Marriage Rale FIuCtuateS AC-
COTdlng TO Commercial
Prosperity

New York, Dec. lin two volumes
on Marriage and Divorce, TIE unit-
ed States government has complied
complete data on The subject The
period covered in the report is TWEEN
ty years from 1887 TO 1906, and the
previous twenty years between 1867
and 1856 are fully covered for ihe
purpose OF comparisons
starting with marriages, for that IS
the necessary preliminary 10 divorce
Il is found that the marriage rate fluo
tuatcs according 10 commercial p f
perily Financial pauic5 always pun
down the 1atc OF Increase and tho
prestige Of marriage is greater IN tho
south Tran IN The north rne western
states, In he last few yc5rs, hayc
gmade rapid jumps upward IN the mar
iage rate aud are passing the south
eTn states. The percentage uf malrl
ages 70 every 10000 of population has
been decreasing somewhat in tir
north Atlantic and north central STATIC
while it Is increasing rapidly else
where IN the union
The highest marriage rate Is in tie
old Indian Territory pat Of Oklahu
Ma, followed closely by Arkansas aud
Texas, The lowest rate Is IN Califur-
mia, Connecticut and Delaware. New
York Is we'll down toward The bottom
Of the list. close with New Jersey,
Rhode Island, Pennsylvania and Mao
sachusetts
In the United States as a whole
there are g3 marriages from eyerj
10000 Of total population, and 357 mar
rages for every 10000 OF the popua.
ton Of marriageable age, or above la
years old. The only countries that
rival this high raie are western Aus
tralia, Hungary and Saxony which
present about The same average Zig
ures. The fewest marriages occur in
eland with Sweden next lreands
rate is less than ope-half that Of the
United States.
The number Of divorces granted ia
this country in 1867 was 9937 Forty
years later, in 1900, The number was
12,S62, Taking The census years oi
1870 and 1900 as d basis for popna.
tion. this was percentage increase
OF from 2S to 73 per 100000 OF popu
lation. The rate Of Increase was Heat
~ three times, anu the evil has been
growing IN the even greater proper
ton In the last half dozen yelf3
The movement though occasionally
checked or retarded By commercial
crisis periods Of business depression
~ other causes. has been almost With
out exception upward. In only four
years, 1870, 1884, 1894 and 1902. was
The diyoce rate Of the country as +
whole lower than Ia the precedIne
year The upward movement. al
though varying ia intensity in diffcr
cnt sections has been general tl0ngh.
out the country.
Divorce Is far more frequent Ii NE
far western states than IN the east
Washington has long lead, with
Montana a close second Colorado is
third. Delaware has the fewest In pfo.
portions with New York and New .lei.
sey next lowest
Il Is not easy to account for the
wide variations In the divorce g4tes
In different states, New York with
Only sixty divorces to every cne hun
dfed thousand married persons. and
Washington. with 523 Ia similar po
portion The results are affected bY
. great variety Of influences. The
composition OF BE popnaliou as re
ga ds race or neiioualiiy the pfupu
lion gi immigrants. and llte eoHHitioe
from Al4ieli lhe4 etAle. ilie teiailgp
sfrength uf the prevailing religions
and particularly the stfouelh Of the
Roman Catholic FAITH. lbe variations
IN divorce laws and in ihe Dreeniufa
and pfartiep of courts sranilue dis
Vpgces The Interstate migration Of pop
uation either foe fhe purpose of OBJ.
ltalnlpg a divorce or for nilier feae-
ons ! iheae aud doubtless maag
more are factors which may alfeef
the figures.
japsi Alone leads IN pieerce
The divorce rate highet II The
tniied States than aae i0relau aauhs
ffN except JaNaH switzerland Wfiea