Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1931-05-03
RENO ENRICHED
BY DIVORCE MILL
189 Applications Received on
First Day, With Writ Every
10 Minutes Seen.

BY the Associated Press.
RENO, New, May 2.-The cash regis
ter worked overtime today as Reno.
six weeks divorce mill opened up WITH
a rush Of business. Among the patrons
were a number Of Eastern society
people.
At the rate Of once every two min.
utes the register rang up $40, and some
times $50, in fees, recording in each
instance the filing of q divorce suit.
The cash register is the first mechan'
ism to be set in motion in the opera
ton of the divorce mill, and not the
least important, by any means. in the
estimation of officials and residents Of
this community.
1t helps to pay the county bills anc
turns dollars into the public treasury
Just as do the licensed gambling houses
and the segregated vice district.
1s9 Suits Received.
BY Monday the first of the divorce!
applied for today under the new sis
weeks residence law will be turned ou'
on q quantity basis, and with machine
like precision.
Before o'clock this morning thu
county clerks office began receiving di'
vorce complaints for filing. At moor
ITO cases were on file. A lul occurred
in the afternoon, but when the office
closed for the night 189 suits had beer
received.
With each complaint, the cash regis
ter rang up 500 as filing fee, and 1
the answers were filed simultaneously
as they generally are in uncontestec
cases, an additional $40 was rung up
The filing fees go into the county
salary fund, except for 81 which goei
to the law library fund and 1t is nov
being proposed to reduce the library
allotment to so cents, as the librar,
has more than 1t needs. Three dol
lars Is set aside for judges salaries anC
the remainder for the general salary
fund.
The first divorce under the six weeks
law was granted today at Minden, New.
to Mrs. Harriet Whitney Glenn. form
erly Of Watertown, N. Y. She wa.
given a decree from Roland M. Glenr
on grounds Of non support. 1t wa
actress, obtained her divorce from over
Moore some years ago. The Glenn cast
was heard today because the Minder
court is not bound by the strict calen
dar rules obtaining in Reno.
Among the actions instituted here
was a suit by Evelyn Loew Burrill, &
granddaughter of George F. Baker. New
York f1nancier. against Edward Living
ston Burrill, jr.
NOtabIeS Make Application.
Mrs. Catharine Stone Hoyt, New
York society woman, asked a divorce
from Richard FarnSworth HoYt; Doro-
thy Draper, interior decorator, suec
George Draper. and Ruth Ledyard de
Rham of New York asked legal Separa-
ton from William de Rham
Throughout the day there was 9
queue of lawyers or their stenographers
in the court house awaiting a chance
to file new complaints. Some had two
or three cases and some eight or ten
and one filed IA.
Two judges will start issuing DEGREES
Monday in the uncontested cases
brought today. The judges expect to
grind them out at the rate of one every
10 minutes and hope to clear UP the
grist of business by Wednesday.
Another avalanche of suits, but not
so large as todayS, is expected Monday
for those whose six weeks residence
period does not expire until that time
Many Of the new cases will not be
ready for trial next week, for sum-
mons must be served where the plain
tiffs have not already received power OF
attorney from the other spouse or an
swerS have not been filed.