The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1921-11-04
Census Men Seek Light on the
Effect Of Marriage and Gel
ibacy on Longevity.
70 NO LONGER AGE LIMIT
Persons Of Advanced Age Becoming
More Active as class-Statistieians
Look Askance at Claims Of
Ages Over 100.

Washington, d. C.-More than $500
men and women who are more than
100 years old will engage the attention
of expert examiners of the census
bureau, who are preparing report on
ages of persons living in the United
States.
New light on how to live to be 100
and more will be developed by the
census examiners. Many circum-
stances surrounding the lives of CEN
tenarlans will be available to the cen
sus officials, including place as well as
date of birth, number Of times mar
ried, occupation and general habits.
This data Is included In the regular
census report for each resident Of the
United States. But In the cases Of
some persons who are reputed to be
more than 100 years of age special
information will be collected if the
examination Is conducted as In the
past.
Longevity Increasing.
The question OF. whether women or
men live longer Is one on which the
census officials will be able to speak
authoritatively when their examination
Of the age statistics is complete. They
will also be in position to make an
analysis of the effect Of marriage and
celibacy on longevity.
The average length of life throughout
the United States is increasing daily,
official reports show. In some sections
the death rate is the lowest in the
world. Twenty-Five was the average
length of life some decades ago. The
average now is we'll above 30.
Persons of advanced age are becom
ing more and more active as GROUP
than ever before, according to officia
and semi-Official reports received by
several branches of the government
Their activity Is especially noticed IL
connection with the reports on mar
rage and divorce which reach Wash
ington.
One New York man of 63 recent.
obtained a divorce, although he hal
merely been separated from his wifi
for years, because, he explained, h
had decided to remarry. He denied h
had slected the woman to whom h
wished to extend this honor, but sal
! he was certain that sooner or later h
would wish to remarry. He alread
has three marriages to his credit.
Government officials are intereste
!, In sixty-slx-year-old resident Of q
! Funiak Springs, Fla. who recently too
out license to wed a thirteen-yea
old girl with the consent Of the girl
parents.
!. From Atlantic, Iowa, came the r
port Of farmer of 90 who engaged
4 few days ago In his seventh march
E the altar, the bride being Is. The fir
. six wives of the farmer died, all
! them being sisters. The present wi
IN Is the sister Of the farmers first s
ID wives. She was twice married befO
: taking her farmer husband.
2 Marriages at SO or More.
RI Records of the Census Bureau In,
d cate that marriages Of persons beyo
y 30 years are becoming increasing
m frequent. Although so per cent Of m
a. and women who reach the age of
] are married, 10 per cent, do not IN
es the matrimonial leap until after Il
&c age. Less than 10 per cent Of all p
sons who live to be more than As
he main unmarried.
Cd Divorces are becoming more q
more frequent between men q
Il women of 45 and 80 years Of age ]
hs records show that majority Of
yorced persons attempt matrimony
least a second time. The number v
seek happiness In welded life til
III and four times Is large.
The police court records Of
M cities furnish material for a study