Show j BOOM BOOM IN MARRIAGES NOTED w. w it w i f. f INCREASE IS IS' GENERAL IN y US U.S. s. s W WOMEN M POPPING Q QUESTION QUESTION UES TION I BW Eyl YORK ORK March 2 UnitS Unit Unit- I N S ed Press Pres Pres leap year is starting o set a record rec rec- rec- rec ord in mar marriages fages according g S to to to statistics gathered from all alleP eP of ot the country co today Increase in I marriage ge licenses during January and February over o the corresponding period of ot I 19 1919 91 9 ranged from from- froma a comparatively few tew to nearly per cent Of Ot the clUes cities reporting Dallas Danas Tex show showed d the the greatest increase Boston only city to report a decrease Some officials official notably in New NewYork NewYork York Denver Milwaukee Milwaukee- Harrisburg Harrisburg Harris Harris- burg burD Pa and aM Lincoln oln Neb at attributed attributed attributed at- at the gains to women taking takIng taking tak tak- tak- tak Ing advantage of ot their prerogative tive to t to do the proposing O Others he s suggested the culmination of ot w war var r romances while still others said saidI I S improved ed e economic conditions were tere responsible WOMEN PAYING FEE New York officials wh who rep report reported rt ed ed licenses this year compared com corn pared with last year jear founded their belief bellet that women are pro proposing posing on the fact tact that a great groat many of ot t them em are payIng paving th the thel l Uce license e fee tee I reported this year and last y year ar J 1 The fIgur figures seem to prove that 1920 1921 brides are afe not too slow to pop pop th the question or if it not that p th the leap year leap year thought has lent co courage to rage to the t men men said saki Recorder M I. I H H. Taylor Leap year perhaps has been Responsible for tor forthe the the increase but you'd better look at the divorce before YO you form any op opinions nio said the license e clerk In Lincoln reporting licenses this year against In 1919 I 1 attribute the gain to women's proposals said Miss Miss- May Hines Cupids Cupid's emissary at the Denver license b bureau reau She Sho reported this year and last year I IN OTH OTHER R TOWNS Milwaukee reported t this ls year and nad in 1919 officials giving leap year and the m men n back from the war as s a reason Hartford reported this year and last year and believed culmination of ot war romances re responsible re- re for tor th the Increase Chicago Detroit St St. Louis Louls Cleveland and Columbus said Increases in increases increases In- In creases were due clue to higher wages and i better economic economic- conditions generally f f f Dost Boston n recording a decrease from 1085 to 1030 blamed the high cost of ot of living and the housing p. shorts Figures from other cities were Chicago this year last year Dallas s and Des Moines and Detroit 1849 an and 1811 St St. Louis 1400 and 1238 Springfield Ill III and 63 Columbus and Cleveland 15 1546 6 and 1200 Richmond Va and Buffalo and San Fr Francisco 1135 and 89 Los Angeles 1625 and 1607 Portland Ore and |