Show I DIVORCE QUESTION ATTRACTS NATION Uniform Law Being Drawn Up at Important Meeting in East MANY CAUSES ASSIGNED I I From Many Sin States tes Gather in iii Philadelphia to 0 Settle Troublesome Problem I I Philadelphia Nov No 13 r 1310 To 10 obtain that which h has s been the aim for or years of social reformers of ecclesiastical conferences anti and of oC eminent jurists a jurists a I uniform divorce law there law there gathered In this this' city today more than limn delegates dole dele gates to the national congress on uniform uniform uniform uni uni- form divorce laws law with Governor Go Pennypacker of oC Pennsylvania unla at their thI hea head More fore than a majority of the time states slates I of the Uw union were represented by h distinguished dis dis- lawyers clergymen or lIl sociologists anti and III in several instances women prominent in the might light lot for a astr str stronger n er marriage law anti and female suffragists suf suf- represented ente states Governors Go and high church chUlch add to the tho solidity of oC the convention Though much of or tOlla today was necessarily taken up In the time work worl of oC organIzation organization organ organ- antI and the time heating hearing of from committees still considerable progress ress was wa made and tIme the adoption by all of or the states In the thc union of o the two tire recommendations approved t by the time congress today tOllay would r result In a great reat reformation in th the orce dl laws The two Important things settled ettle ivere wele the causes which should permit of the annulment of a a. marriage and time ea eases cases cs which should permit of the granting of absolute divorce When to in 0 Grant Upon the section which covers the cause for Cor annulment of marriage It is ruled m first Incurable physical Im- Im or inability for habitation co-habitation at th the suit of oC either party part provided ho tho party lartY making tho the application for forthe forthe the he divorce was ignorant of such In Incapacity Incapacity Incapacity In- In I capacity or Inability at the time of marriage Con Consanguinity or affinity blood relationship according according- to the table able of degrees established by laws ia's at the s suit lt of or either party part It Is pro- pro however that whenever such marriages shall not have b been en Inquired Into during the lifetime of or the time parties tho ho validity shall hull not bo bu Inquired e tI o C u ell mat mat- S R C J the le parties had a husband or Wife Hv tag ng I Fraud force or coercion at nt the tho suit I or of f the Injured or 01 Innocent party patt uness unlesS unless un un- lesS ess the marriage e h had d been heen confirmed by y tile Ute acts of the tho Injured party an and the he offense so 50 condoned Infinity n a Tu t t Cuu Cause c Insanity provided pro such In Insanity exsted ex- ex sted isted at the time of the tho marriage anti and I ex-I was vas unknown to the tho person perRon marrying the he lunatic At the suit o of the wife vite when she site Is s under sixteen years eals of age or If Ir the husband husban Is un under er eighteen years eals of or age at the time of marriage providing p that such marriage shall shaH not o huc been confirmed b by her or him after lug Ine- Ineat ng at these a ages cs are subject to ann an an- n U 1 rn ent For absolute divorce the cau causes es are axe approved Adultery bigamy conviction and sentence for fot crime followed b by a continuous continuous continuous con con- Imprisonment for tor at least two years cars an and extreme cruelty such as to toen en endanger anger the life lite or 01 health of the plaintiff habitual drunkenness for two years oars and anti wilful del desertion for the thc theS S same game time As all the delegates have pledges es S from their various Ic legislatures that tho the i iI I draft adopted l b by the time congress will bo be passed b by them when offered the session session ses ses- I sion is of or the utmost Importance to the whole country At tomorrows tomorrow's session partial di divorce divorce dl- dl vorce and anti jurisdiction will be consid ered erd |