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Show MARRIAGES ON THE INCREASE SACRAMENTO, Cal., Feb. 13. Tho high cost of living Is not"deterring young Californlans from marriage, according ac-cording to statistics for the last six years, compiled by George Leslie of the stato bureau" of vital statistics and Issued vestetday. Tho 27,303 marriages jn California In 1911 make this the banner year i of the six, the Increase of 2.G6G being f 9 6 per cent, the greatest gain since 1 m 190G, when the present registration f S law went into effect. " fk The marriage rate per thousand j population was 11.0 for 1911 as com- ! paied with 10.4 for 1910, 9.9 for 1909; 9.S for 1908; 10.8 for 1907 and 10.5 i for 1906. |