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The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
LOVE, MARRIAGE AND DIVORCE AS VIEWED BY A JUR

twenty-three is nt TO be father. Pro-
hibit persons under these ages from
marrying and then encourage prudential
marriages, the marriage Of France and
Germany. stripped Of what might be
called its aspect OF bargaining. Let
congeniaIity Of tastes, similarity in edu-
cation and culture. identity of interest.
family relations and family associations
weigh decisively. II this were done our
divorce courts throughout the land would
not be working overtime
Many families, too. break down over
the subject Of money. Related to this
question are those important domestic
factors OF neighborhoods. housing. cloth
ing, and food. Thousands OF crafts are
wrecked upon these reefs. Move into a
street, and that street tells you how
many servants and automobiles you must
keep, how you shall dress. what you
shall eat, what you shall drink, and
what your amusements shall be.
I'VE talk about caste in India. We
have It In the United States. The eager
striving ambition to seem to be Just a
little better of than you are. to seem TO
spend a little more money than you act
ualIy do spend, make for the dissolution
Of the marriage relation and, Of course,
the destruction OF our homes.
Il was foolish enough to say to a man
in Europe that We had no nobility in
America. Yes you have he quickly an
swered. Your mobiles are your rich men
and you worship them He spoke truly.
The mad chase for money has broken
up countless homes in this country.
Disputes about money even creep into
the lives of the poor. know an old
man who was a soldier. A lawyer told
him that he was entitled to a monthly
pension and to arrears amounting to
s, 400. The old man went home in great
exaItstion and quarreled with his wise
over the way the money should be spent.
A divorce followed and then the authori-
ties at Washington refused TO grant the
pension. A woman in my court recently
said that her husband married her for
her money. How much did you have?' I
asked her. Six dollars. your honor she
answered. I could only reply that he
was a mercenary wretch.
Dangerous to Beat Ones Wife.
The emanciation OF women is another
cause Of family failure. Wives won't
submit to being kicked and Knocked
down by their husbands. They will not
submit TO a thousand and one indignities
they would have passed over in tearfu!
silence forty years ago. Another cause
for divorce is the weakening Of religious
sanctions. Whether this proceeds from a
laxity Of morals 1 shall not undertake 10
say.
1T is undoubtedly true that fewer
persons now are kept from appeal TO
the courts Of divorce out OF considera-
tion Of piety than at any other time in
our history. Still another cause that
has made for divorce is the socialistic
philosophy and propaganda, which in
some sense tend to substitute the State
for the family. club life and night
ne IN IN" Clli"S anu tIe IoNt VI dilusF-
menrs are also to be counted with
the causes for divorce among the Ameri-
can people.
Another cause is the freedom with
which questions Of sex are treated in
fiction. in art and particularly on the
stage BOYS and girls get false notions
Of life. they become familiar with evil
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and, marrying. carry their unsound IDEAS
into their homes. think. too. that the
constant interminsling OF males and fs-
males in school. workshop. once and So
ciety lead to entanglements hard to dis
entangle. The larger opportunities now
enjoyed by women for earning money
have made them independent Of bad hus-
hands. while modern inventions give
wives more leisure, and idleness, natur-
ally. means discomfort and q longing for
things out Of reach.
II once had to decide whether q 80
hat was a necessity for a woman whose
husband earned SO a week. / held thar
1t was not This woman was living up
to her day. or. at least. was attemptins
to do 50. Fashion was less tyrannicai
a generation ago than II IL now. Moth
ers then knitted the stockings OF the
family. patched the trousers Of their
sons and cut down the clothing Of the
larger children for the smaller ones.
Why Arc wives UnforEivinE.
And yet 1 can say that when have
attempted to reconcile husbands and
wives and induce them to live together
again. the husbands almost invariably
have been willing while the wives al
most without exception have refused to
listen to the suggestion. Hidden some-
where is a reason for the obduracy Of the
average woman when she sues her hus-
band for divorce. About 30 per cent or
the divorces granted in Cleveland are
obtained by wives.
There may be a note OF pessImism
In what have said so far. You must
remember. however, that I have been
hearing divorce cases irregularly for
sixteen years. During the last thirty
days have heard more than one hun
dred cases. in which were exposed
every imaginable phase Of brutality.
drunkenness. infidelity. and deIin-
quency. and so serious were the situa-
tions brought out in the testimony
offered in those cases that it was al
most enough to destroy ones conf
dence in human nature.
Divorces. nevertheless, are neces-
sary. In primitive times and in early
civilization but a single ground was
recognized for the granting Of a dis
solution of the marriage contract and
relation. As the world progressed and
a wider feeling Of humanity prevailed
other grounds were added. The higher
the civilization, the more numerous are
the grounds for divorce. I think the
world affords no exception to this rule.
The divorce code OF Ohio. for in
stance. is the product Of an evolution
that has been going forward for CEN
turtles Indeed. II would be impossible
to strike from that code any of the
grounds without its resulting in a de-
niaI of justice to unoTending and de-
serving persons. willfuI absence for
three years. inhdelitv. extreme cruel
ty. fraudulent contract. habitual drunk
enness for three years, and imprison-
ment in the penitentiary are the prin-
cipaI legalized causes for divorce in
this State
Our code. in my opinion. except in
one particular. could wisely he adopt
Cd by every State in the Union. Any
gross neglect of duty Is the seventh
ground for divorce in Ohio. object
to the word any because its uncertain
meaning may be interpreted in many
ways by the scores of judges on the
bench of our eighty-eight counties.
''Wilful absence Tor three years-other-
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THE scaIoped edges be padded and button-hoed
The flowers be worked soidy eyelets the ceners
eyelets French knots The leaves and cayces
be worked soldly long short stitch. The
be outlined.
pad scaoped edge work chain stitch between the
lines heavier the Of each scaop lighter the points,
sken Of thread and apply threads
the Of the stamped pattern keeping within the lines
tack here and there in coucng style gathering the threads
the foundation Make solid embroidery by first darnns back
and forward the stamped dots and then closely
with and stitches working the opposite direction
from the padding To make the petals the daisies eelts
run thread around the outline then slight slit engthWise
then and work closely and To make the
dots eyects enc by running thread around the outline
pierce with a stil-tto and work and
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tunity for the court TO learn whether all
the facts were brought out at the hear
ing, which in an uncpntested case. of
course, must always be one-sided az
fair"
The rules having been written out and
agreed to. Judge NefT was chosen to
pioneer Cleveland's unique attempt to-
ward partial reform in divorce procedure.
His long experience, his learning in law,
history and literature, his practical phil
osophy, and his kindly heart exeeIiently
fit him for the work 10 which he has
been assigned. Contested cases, as here
tofore, will be heard by other Judges. In
such hearings the conflict between plain
tiffs and defendants may be depended
on to develop all the facts. Collusion
can be detected and perjury, ordinarily.
can be discovered.
Thousands of dissatisfied husbands and
wives, rich and poor. native and alien.
have appealed to Judge Neff from first
to last for relief from the yoke that
wearies and gals. They would make q
procession several miles long II brought
together. And the judge has sat on the
bench and listened to their stories. true
and false, and thus has qualified himself
as an expert in one of the greatest So
cial problems Of the time.
Undoubtedly the most prolific cause
for the failure Of families and q subse-
quent appeal to the courts" he said. lis
hasty. ill-consIdered and romantic mar
riage-the sentimental marriage is dis
tinguished from what I call the pruden-
tial marriage, as is practiced in Europe,
where the parents are usually consulted
before there can be an engagement.
Romantic marriages are brought about
overwrousht imaginations. I might add
in passing that any other contract may
be voided II the person making II Is In
a state OF intoxication, especially IL the
second party to the contract has been
instrumental in producing the intoxica-
ton.
He a Hero and She an Angel.
The same ecstacy OF emotion, which I
have mentioned, caused an ardent lover
in the time of Shakespeare to indite a
sonnet to the eyebrow of his mistress.
Love OF that sort exhales even before
the paper is sanded. 1t is a law of life
and the world that the fiercer the fame.
the briefer the blaze. Lovers OF the
sort I am now describing idealize each
other. The young woman marries q hero;
the young man an angel. Both are mis-
taken. Disillusion follows. The next
scene may occur in a divorce court.
Shakespeare was too great an artist
and knew too much about young men
and women to marry Romeo and Juliet.
whose story is at once the apotheosis
and threnody of romantic love. He killed
them and there Acknowledged his allie
glance to the nature Of things as they
are. To have married them would have
been the madness of poetry without Its
inspiration. Courtship has been and is
now a masquerade in many instances. IT
is an affair OF the parlor. Marriage. On
the other hand. is largely an affair of
the kitchen with. perhaps, burned toast
for breakfast.
Love. in the minds OF its romantic
victims, dwells in a palace Of marble,
crowned by a dome of FURNISHED gold and
furnished with Oriental magniicence. The
windows Of the palace are curtained with
sunsets. the tapestries are woven sun
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beams. the air Is heavy with the per-
fumes of Arabia and musical with the
songs Of birds. Outside flowers bloom
and fountains play. But the welded pair
leave the altar and go to live in fve-
room nat The bride does her own house
work, possibly. It is precisely at this
point Of adjustment between day-dreams
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Romantic courtship is optimism OF on
a spree. Love has strong wings and
weak legs. In courtship. love flies; IA
marriage, It walks. Loves dice are load
ed. They can't fall true and Cupid
whence the word cupidity is derived
loads them while he laughs. On the
Rialto love trades in futures for a rise.
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never for a fall. Besides, the young man
whose thoughts lightly turn 10 love in
June has as little option in the matter
as has the needle in the compass OF a
mariner in its obedience to the law Of
attraction.
Go into the banquet hall the morn
.ing after a wedding. The lights are out
The flowers are withering The janitor
is in possession Of everything. Dreary Is
the scene, but 1t is typical of the mar
riage that is entered into on nothing
more substantial than romantic love
Yet such marriages become the founda-
ton Of American homes The wonder is
not that the social state should he un-
stable but that it can exist at all
deliberately repeat that the one great
reason for the failure Of so many fam
lilies is the marriage Of emotion. the mar
riaGe Of unreasoning fancy. the marriage
that is utterly blind to everything that
is likely to happen.
when n Man should Marry.
so believing. 50 knowing in fact,
say that children should not be permit
ted to marry Marriage is not a right
it is a status conferred by law. No girl
under the age OF twenty-one is ft to
become q mother. No young man under
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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-01
PATRIOTISM PUTS
In A BUSY NIGHT
Winter Garden Audience Cheers
Flag, Gold Lace and Other
Warlike Tokens.

The dear old flag that has appeared ~
successfully under the Conan ihai"e0
ment was exhibited TO great applause
again last night; this time up AT tno
winter Garden. the occasion being IA
trlotic Night
The idea Of the thing was 10 a'ouse
patriotism and the theatre was huhs WIN
flags OF the United States.
Officers of the army. navy ana the NM
tia occupied boxes. They were dressed III
gold braid and gold lace and SILK iHii'eS
the officers. not the boxes.
Colonel Asa Bird Gardiner was ihtIo-
duced as the speaker Of the evening atter
the following telegram was read from
president Wilson: 81 have learned with
great interest of the patriotic perform
ance YOU have planned for this evening
Wu YOU accept my cordial thanks Tor
vo,r sympathetic support OF the admlhl-
stration and my assurance that II Is APP
preciated?'
Colonel Gardiner told OF the rise anu
growth of the American army.
Then the audience was called on 10
sing "The Star Spangled Banner. Ihen
came pixie" ...oxo,, of
Colonel Gardiner called on a veteran o1
tba only Mexican war TO arise ana pe
cheered Although no one STOOD up 'ho
audience said oh" as II that setieu IL
and cheered
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-01

the mediation and supporting the
course taken.
Stress is still being laid upon the part
that Pancho Villa Is supposed TO nave
played In bringing. Carranza TO the
point of mediation. Villa liz getting
the credit. A noticeable feature OF
the situation is the effort of the ad-
ministrat!on to give prominence TO the
friendly attitude of the Constitution
alists. Many observers here think that
Villa, against whom many crimes are
charged. Is now making a strenuous
effort TO become q favorite with tho
people OF the United States. IL Is
thought that villa has probably ac-
CURED ambitions and that he has AT
last come to a realization that to sue
coed in Mexican politics he must nave
the support of Washington. This ne
is endeavoring 10 augment by doing
things pleasing to the administration
The most pleasing thing he has yet
done has been TO swerve Carranza
from his obvious intention Of houtinS
the United States.
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an oldtimer. who does not forget No. l.

an oldtimer, who does not forget No. !.
even in the midst Of wars alarms:
"Tf the L. s. shStild intervene In Mexico
I think that they will have their hands
full for quite few years to come, and
we will stand very poor show OF visiting
the exposition a. San Francisco next year
I don't think that It Will make any differ
ence at all as 10 who is elected President
in Mexico as he would rot be in Office
very long before some bandit would start
another revolution the same as Gen. Villa.
The L. S. might just as we'll go ahead
and intervene now while they have the
Army and Navy there and ready and put
a man like Goethals or Roosevelt In
charge. The Michigan has had just forty
four liberty days since July LIST 1913 on ac-
count of the trouble in Mexico.
we have 10 spend most OF our time
there anyhow so we might "a well be
fighting while we are there instead or
earring passengers around like Diaz as
we have done"
It was in one OF the Michigan's boats
that Felix Daz was rowed to Ward
liner when he made his escape from Vera
Cruz. He was very grateful and gave the
coxswain $40 and s. to each OF the men
AT the oars.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-01

the arm of Justice wich Hurato thought
was better onder his judgment than Me-
daro. Thus Hu,ata was traitor to his
commander in chief in doing 500 Again
proving the fact that ne was selfish and
wanted It all for himself At the time
Of Medero death Huata had In mind 70
handel the laws OF the country for only
short time then turn It over TO Dias.
There came tho time for the election OF
the president and Hurata with his rule
OF iron had the votes cast"
Another blueJacket thinks the Mexican
situation all bluf Some other country
and not Mexico is trying TO start row
with the L. 8. The L. :. should return
the salute of Huerta, but not with blank
cartridges. What is the use OF going to
war IL not to fight. Why don't President
Wilson and W. J. Bryan send Huerta
bottle OF grape juice with blue ribbon
around the neck and tag saying With
the greatest OF love from your loyal sub
ject, Wilson president OF the land or the
brave and free?' Huerta has more crust
IN a minute than tn, President has in a
year. The feet could go down there, blow
Mexico of the map and be back in the
states giving 80 days. in weeks. II Mex
leo was 10 use the American colors FOR
towel the u. 5. would give them another
flag to do the same thing over. But 1t Is
a good place for a man to save up
socko for a furlough. When we return TO
the L. s. think II the L. 8. starts any
thing with Mexico We will have Japan to
fight to-
Here Is on. Of the "mouthy'' forecastle
Are eaters:
ar would IKE" he announced. TO kill
about $40 of them spicks. They are the
lowest down human beings OH earth. FL
thy. lousey and Of no education. They
fight because they don't know any better.
They are like a lot Of sheep. one sheep
runs and the rest OF them follow. The
country is no good. ANY American could
not live down there. II ! would put down
what | really thot IL wouldn't be At 10
read. All Of the navy is just waiting for
A. chance TO blow up the spicks. One
broadside OF the Michigan twelve IN guns
would shatter all the Mexicans posses
sions. think myself that Japan Is put
ting her mitt In the soup. Mexico wouldn't
hold out as long as she is. Japan has
great deal OF power over Huerta in some
secret way. Mexico knows that We could
beat her. but still they are 50 obstinate
that nothing but violence would make
them apologize TO us. They think that
we should do the salamm. Just as soon
as We get to Tampico we ought to an
Choir out stream and let her 90. They
have no guns. so II would be like taking
candy away from q baby"
And here 10 one. evidently somewhat OF
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-05-01
ARMY AIR CORPS ON WAY
Forty FIVE Men with Biplanes
Reach Galveston.

Galveston, April 3O.-The corps OF
army aviators, with Lieutenant Foulois,
Of the Seventh Infantry, in charge,
reached Galveston to-day on special
train from San Diego. Cal. The avia-
tors are prepared for scouting duty in
Mexico, and expect to be sent to Vera
Cruz on the next departing transport.
Besides Lieutenant FoulOis and two
other lieutenants were forty-one men.
There were three biplanes on board the
train and three additional machines are
on their way here from the factory.
The craft were unloaded at once and
taken to Fort Crockett, where they will
remain until ordered to Mexico.
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