The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1919-03-20
0E MARRIAGE IN
IINE A FAILURE
one Interesting Facts
About Divorce and It's
Causes.

VASHINPTQNb ~. w MI@ASA ~
boUk one marriage in every nine ls
minated by divorce The number
81 marriages in proportion to the pop
niation has increased since 1880 but
he divorce rate has increased much
6Fe Tapidly. The returns for 1916
iioW. 81 SO marriages and 112 divorces
Ser 100, 900 population. These are
6tne Of the more striking features OF
report on marriage and divorce Gov
According to the returns, which
soon TO be issued by Director Sam
~ Rodgers, Of the Bureau OF Census,
Department OF Commerce. This report
was compiled under the supervision Of
william @. Hunt Chief Statistician for
Population.
According to the returns, which
covered 2,2S5 counties out OF total
4 u q $50 no data being available for
the 95 missing counties-the number
Of divorces grsnted in 1916 was 112,
GAG, or 112 per 100000 OF population,
Is against "a IN 1906, 70 in 1900, and
So IL 1890.
Excluding South Carolina, in which
State a laws permitting divorce were
repealed in 1878 the lowest three
divorce rates in 1916 are shown for
the District Of Columbia, North Caro-
Ina and New York-13, 81 and 80 per
90, 900 population, respectively while
the highest three rates are those for
Nevada, Montana and Oregon-607,
and 255 respectively. The divorce
rates were higher in Virginia, South
Carolina Gin which there were no d.
Eorces IN either year, Alabama Mis-.
issippi North Dakota, South Dakota
md Colorado and the District Of
Columbia, IN 31.1 per cent of the cases
The divorce was granted to the hus-
band and in 6S.9 per cent to the. wife.
The latter percentage compares with
67.b for 1905 and 6S.4 for 1896.
The principal causes for divorce
md the percentages contributed by
them to the total were: Desertion,
e.s per cent; cruelty, 2S.3 per cent;
irfidelity 11.5 per cent; neglected to
provide, AZ per cent; drunkenness,
g,4 per cent; combinations to proceed
iIlg CAUSES S.6 per cent, all other
causes 6.7 per cent Desertion was
reported as the cause Of so per cent
Of the divorces granted to the hus.
band and S0.S per cent of those grant
Cd to the wife.
N only .37.7 per cent Of the divorce
cases we're children reported; In 52.1
per cent no children were reported;
end n 1912 per cent the records con.
tanned no data as to children Child
zen were reported in 1878 per cent of
ne cases in which divorces were
sranted to husbands; no children in
~ per cent OF the cases; and in the
remaining 1875 per cent the records
contained no data as to children. The
tfesponding percentage based upon
1igorces granted TO wives were 42.2
per cent, respectively.
Marriages
The report shows, for 1854 out of
isS0 counties information being
eyailable IN the case Of the los mis-.
ING counties-1,4 40 IT'S marriages as
aaAlng been Bolemnized during the
gear 1915. This number represents
ssrate OF 105 per 10000 population.
compared with 102 with 1906, 90 for
1900 and 81 fer 1890. The marriage
e, therefore Is Increasing, although
aos 80 rapidly as the divorce rate.
me marriage rate-1o5 per 10000
population or 1880 per 1O0, eOo-was
: little moro than 8 times as great
IS the divorce rate, 112 per 100000:
ma lt may be said. therefore, that II
ne 1915 rates were to continue I'M
managed about marriage In 9 would
le Terminated by divorce.
The marriage rates for the various