South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-04-18
Four Out of Every Five Such
Petitions Are Instituted by
Women and Cruelty" Is by
far the Most Popular Charge

A divorce a thing attracting attention.
IN phrase Of ChannirEs Pollock, It is sure fire
hocum." A newspaper knows he has something
people when he prints the story OF divorce
Many modern fiction writer's display striking fond
beginning their novels at the point where they
used to end them and the characters lived happily
ever after Running the triangle Of love
and divorce their stories finished with narcotic
solution soothing often It
well that the reader be lulled into forgetfulness
nfrequenty figure IN the plots of present
day dramas This tendency has been called a rather
unhealthy symptom for the art but healthy
healthy. # is quite a outgrowth Of actual
The mirror OF Is at least rejecting life
accurately. IL not altogether wholesomely
DIVORCES REAL FACTS.
An examination Of the dockets in the circuit clerks
Office the Joseph county court house is ample
proof that divorces not merely confined to fiction.
belong the realm Of facts. Divorces large
factor IN modern life and are increasing of ap-
proxmaely 681 appearing the dockets OF the
Joseph county circuit and superior courts during
past six months go. than a third.
divorce suits Out OF the various other
wherein litigate divorce brought every
time others initiated. over half of the
filed in the records OF the St Joseph county superior
during the months divorce suits,
including suits for separate maintenance.
IS usually understood that to call lawyer a
divorce lawyer is a reflection upon his
professional repute but a matter or fact there
Few attorneys engaged IN general practice who will
accept divorce cases. This too expected
as a matter dollars and cents and as a matter of
principle. a dollars
divorce suits increasing while other kinds Of
actions coming into the But what
o principle? The that would prompt a
employ a competent physician through a spell
sickness ought to prompt him to get good attorney
when he takes such important that of
ting a divorce II person happens to have a bad
barber cut his hair especial harm is done. but he
certainly a hrst-class surgeon when his
leg be amputated Any lawyer might be en-
ployed a attempt o separate a railroad. for
stance. from few hundred dollars a from
debtors. but it is that skillful
counselor be employed the matter OF being separated
ones husband wife. in order that mistake
, be made or nl-tmed advice given
\ SERIOUS AFFAIR
After all, divorce is a serious affair, if one
Is O accept family
tlon the basis OF civilized society This principle
the basic idea of Jurisprudence thousands
years every place where civilization advanced
enough have system of laws. Records ancient
civilizations show that the founders OF practically all
considered the family rather than individual
unit OF society and the citizen participated his
government individually but the representative
OF a family. This was in the beginning though de-
partures this viewpoint made now. If a
divorce means the dissolution Of family surely then
is not 20 be thought OF lightly. but in the
against which one Chicago judge recently complained:
Marriage doesn't anything any more" Judge
Joseph B. David of the Cook county superior court is
quoted saying "A divorce longer a stigma. 1t
is an asset that seems to attract"
The judge blamed most OF the divorces appearing
in his court upon the idle women and women seeking
excitement"
WOMEN BRING SUITS.
To put the blame for divorces upon women is az
least ungallant the part of a man. even If he be
Judge though may quite masculine trait Rec
ords in the St Joseph county clerks Office show
about -four every divorce suits are brought
into court by the femade half the partnership be
dissolved. why this IS would make a long.
long story little reflection reveals that such
naturally to be expected.
Il IS said by persons more familiar with the sub
jeot that the species registers conditions
more quickly the male e even yet may so out
10 cigar store bowling alley and forget his
troubles. the woman must hold the front line
against all onsaughts.
Then. too a cause OF action more frequently
breaks out the OF the Mr." the Mrs"
but It never would Mrs" didn't come
into court and tell the neighbors judge Just
IS often as not, opinion competent critics,
the trouble by the falling in some way
10 exercise her feminine powers charms preroga-
tives 1t may the surface the life of either
or both but upon the the terrible
spousbuity Of making things at home what they
should be.
CAUSES EASY To FIND
such are facts and fancies one may gather from
perusal of the records OF current divorce cases i'm
ST Josenh county but al hat the real heart OF the