Show C Institution of Human Relations Occupies Time of Judge Lindsey C By OTIS T. T CARTWRIGHT United Press Staff Correspondent SAN FRANCISCO Jan Inn IS 18 UP With a threat to disbar him in California postponed for lor a a. month JUdge Ben B. D Lindsey former Colorado jurist today turned his attEntion to Americas America's matrimonial n difficulties California disbarment proceedIngs proceedings proceed- proceed Ings against Ju gO Lindsey instituted tute after Colorado denied deniM him the rIght ight to practice o. were continued to February b by the the board of oC governors go of f the Bar Bar association so 50 solie I th the lie Judge de decided to use the Intervening interring inter Inter- ring time in doing away with what he lie terms the greatest evil ovll to American Amerl 11 homo Ur life Tho The plan Is a substitute for divorce dl di vorce orce mills and is referred to b by Judge Lindsey as an institution of at human uman r relations I I The e divorce court is doing little mUe t divorce evil ovil U Judge fudge LIndsey told the the United Press In Inmany inan many nany A American T cities s from to 00 ao recorded ecord d to overy oO lY 1000 marriages DIVORCE INCREASES In In De Denver ner for fol instance the tho judge went on in 1928 1926 there were 1600 divorce actions as ag against only 2600 marriages Even in tho middie middle mid- mid die dle le western states state like Ohio Indiana In- In dIana lana and others there there- is one orae divorce divorce di- di vorce orce for tor every three or four mar mar- lages The evil is In Increasing due I think to tho the lack Inck of or scientific approach approach ap- ap roach toward the tho whole problem ot of f marriage Lawyers Lawers and Judges arent aren't to blame lame But th the system is In every walk of or life we call this tho the scientific selen- selen age In the most sacred and most Important relationship that C between a a. man and a woman contemplating contemplating con con- marriage the utmost Ignorance prevails I 1 propose a a. new kind of oC divorce horce court lit will bo be manned not by a a. a judge but three specialists in do domestic domestic domestic do- do relations Ono One will bo be a trained psychiatrist another a a. medical specialist and tho the third will b b- be ba a. a a specially trained attorney These three will hear all clues questions questions ques ques- bearing upon upon domestic dUff The Institution will b be 00 a doctors doctor's office than a acourt acourt court the tho approach clinical rather than legalistic The same game common sense and scientific ideals we arc are applying to Juvenile courts will be made for fori adults adult's In domestic trouble I f 1 figure that with such an institution functioning wo we can reduce tho the divorce evil in America 1 to one- one third its Us present volume An institution such a as this would function for reconciliation rather than sepa- sepa concluded |