Show Marriage Divorce Marts Alike Are Hit by Depression 40 States Show Big dig Decrease i in Linkups Partings Getting Either Costs Money So Folks Remain in Respective Respective Respective Re Re- States d I 1 i By BESS FURMAN IAN Associated Press Staff Writer WASHINGTON Juno 26 Hard 26 Hard Hardtimes I times hit both the marriage and divorce divorce di- di vorce markets last year leaving a trail of or lean lorn Torn figures at the census census census cen cen- sus bureau Of or 40 states on which the thc figuring is finished 33 showed decreases In marriage and 30 showed decreases In divorce Miss Alice Alicc V. V Hagan who for five years has written n the annual census bureau stu study on marriage and divorce di- di vorce orce ascribed the decreases to the fact act that getting married and getting getting getting get get- ting divorced costs money It It Is well known that the marriage marriage mar mar- rate responds quickly to changes in hl economic conditions increasing increasing In Increasing in- in creasing in periods of oC prosperity and decreasing after a commercial crisis or during hard times Umes she said ASKS REASONS As for divorce Miss ML Hagan wrote to officials of all counties where th the rate had fallen as much as 10 percent per percent percent cent asking an analysis of ot the cause A large majority of or the replies she reported laid the lack of divorces at the door of ot the depression Aside from a few flourishing Gretna Gretna Gret- Gret na Greens and a scattering of ot divorce havens there Is little likelihood of ofa ofa ofa a rise In the rate of and partings before 1932 Miss bliss Hagan pre pre- Reno Nev of or course Is on the upgrade upgrade up up- grade marrying maming as merrily as it sep sep- California's law Jaw requiring of or marriage intent sends send the couples to Reno And the six weeks divorce law already al already already al- al ready has ground out such a grist that Reno has written the census bureau for more form cards to record divorces SOME SO CE CENTERS BLEST I Of the tho seven states in which marriage marriage marriage mar mar- managed manas to show an Increase in the Ule 1930 slump a majority were specially especially blest like Reno in being adjacent to a state In which couples couples cou cou- couples ples had to wait on marriage law time limit requirements The states showing increase were Oklahoma New Mexico Arizona Nevada Maine Nebraska and Virginia In Arkansas and Mississippi Cupid was a drouth sufferer Marriages tellof fell tell of oft off per cent in Mississippi and per cent in Arkansas Divorces Divorce decreased per cent In Arkansas and per cent in Mississippi Other decreases of r more than 10 per percent cent were Marriages Michigan per percent tent cent Wisconsin per cent Indiana Indiana In In- diana dlana per cent Montana Connecticut Utah and Colorado lorado I each per cent Divorces North Divorces North Dakota percent per percent percent cent Michigan 12 per percent cent Oregon per cent I Montana per cent i SAIL FOR U. U S. S SHANGHAI June 21 P IP-Dr IP P Dr Fong Font Se Seo o president of the Shanghai Y M. M C. C A A. and nd 14 other Chinese Cheese delegates delegates dele dele- gates sailed for the day Y to attend United States toY toto today to- to COnference the World Y M. M C. C A A. A at Tonto ran to Cleveland and Toran To- To |