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Show JtOGE PKE, WHO DECIDES HALF ( of the Ovo&ce Suits vantages of the town over any other in the state. Nevada is primarily a mining state, and nature usually hides her precious metals in aimcult places. Reno is not a mining camp, and is not only centrally situated from a railroad point ot view, but has scenic attractions rarely to be found in any American community. It is located in the heart of a rich agricultural region, and through the center of the town runs a beautiful mountain stream, the Truckee river. Surrounding the town, at a brief distance, are snow-capped mountains, and the winds coming from over their summits keep the air cool on summer sum-mer nights. It is never very warm in Reno. On tfee other hand, the winters win-ters are comparatively mild. An altitude of 4,500 feet makes the atmosphere somewhat trying on nerves that are not robust to begin with, but nervous affections are the only complaints to which the climate is unfavorable. For the cure of other ailments hot mineral water springs abound in the vicinity of Reno. Twelve miles away are the famous Steamboat Springs which Comstock millionaires were wont to patronize -10 years ago. Three miles from Reno is Moana Springs Five miles from Reno, to the west, is another famous medicinal resort, Laughton's Springs, the road .to which runs along the Truckee river, making a beautiful driving boulevard. Half way to Laughton s on this road .is a magnificent edifice j JoD&E'Oxx, WHd DECIDES HALT f of Mf ZV woaCE 5uir3 "b-I ENO, Nev. The popula-B popula-B TJTfc H tin and social life of Re- j Jjv do, Nev., are undergoing a 1 K ' " Kivat change. Where a 'SFff'S' year or so ago the opti-fgjSg' opti-fgjSg' mistic mining promoter. jpS&j in his corduroy or khaki SpR if k n'n russet shoes, LjjLjjaf was wont to disport him-asSsT him-asSsT self, to-day may be seen men of the east flashing laaeaaaJI by in high-powered automobiles. auto-mobiles. Where Washoe squaws would a year ago sit and play cards at the corners of the public squares may be seen to-day handsome women in Paris gowns sauntering in the afternoon sun. On the veranda of the leading hotel where a year ago were the silence and desolation that the panic of 1907 produced, idly sit and fight with ennui groups of men and women, who look forward, in mental vision, to the time when they will be able to forsake this frontier post of civilization and whirl an eager flight back to their homes in the east. But they are looking for divorces at present,, and so they must stay here for at least six months from date ot arrival to satisfy the requirements sof the Nevada divorce laws with regard the very near future for the next legislature does not meet until January Janu-ary of 1911. There are others who point to the experience of South Dakota, Da-kota, which 'SC 20 venrs fwisrfi He evils of lax divorce laws before a repeal re-peal was secured1, auu auj rer-nljcf s nf Nevdl llovn an anally stubborn task before them. But Ne-Vauii, Ne-Vauii, is cieaniug aouse-. in tne last session of the legislature, after gaming gam-ing being permitted for 10 years with cognizance of law, a bill abolishing gambling was passed the act to take effect in November of 1910 and it is believed that if that could be done, the slack divorce laws can be more easily repealed. In the meantime the hotel men and cottage renters of Reno and the divorce di-vorce lawyers will continue to flourish. flour-ish. Parisian toilettes and 60 horse power automobiles will flash and dart through the quiet thoroughfares at all sorts of hours. Men and women will continue to become "citizens" of Nevada Ne-vada on a six-months' residence and leave the state forever the day after securing their divorce decrees. i I ' -- '' . Frolics of a Real Queen That queens are very human be- ings after all is evidenced by their delight in the outdoor pleasures which even their humblest subjects The royal lady of a European court its in regal splendor in her palace, sur-ladies sur-ladies in waiting ready to minister to anguid wish, but you may meet her i the country or riding horseback in It is an excellent example they are their countrywomen in this respect, exandra is a devotee of outdoor life. In-attributes In-attributes keeping young and enjoy- known as "Rick's," which is the local "Monte Carlo." Rick's has all the conveniences conveni-ences for those who desire to make a stay, and frequently parties who go there -to spend a few hours forget to may enjoy, no longer s rounded by her most 1 motoring ii the park, setting for Queen Al deed, she jg? " known as "Rick's," may enjoy. The royal lady i : ft" m'-WHKHt J wnich is the local no longer sits in regal splendc jh& 'W v I 1 MfMWwW "Monte Carlo." Rick's rounded by ladies in waiting f A " -li lllpf'tllll.l! ences for those who motoring in the country or : a---f:&f$Z'$'fMMt " $ Sm I desire to make a stay, the park. It is an excellent I W'f''' f-'? 'rl I and frequently parties setting for their countrywome i- JsMsto 'X1'Sb'&3 M I who go there to spend Queen Alexandra is a devote to residence. For Heno has succeeded to the eminence 8. formerly occupied by Sioux Falls as the divorce center of Erofrj&p?; i America. Some farsighted lawyer got into the Nevada EXf, -' " , , j&S legislature several years ago, and when he got out again 'sjXtV there was a divorce law among Hie statuies of Nevada . . ..... - that, tor leiiKlh, bre;uiil:, leeiglo, rlasiicit.v, and aU ,.,it.-r s ffPWk qualilie:, llial eonnnend tin in. 1 Ives lu ih- s !,. r aiier -I M. fftf asy matrimonial freedom, could not ) surpass, -d any- ' " ' wherein the union Ii was equaled by the South Dakota ' . ' sv J 0:;;te law, though, and so Nevada and the Nevada lay-yer s- ' J cured no results from it for the time being. :: ' 1 ::,mm,',, .. m n ing gooa neaitn to this fact. When a young girl she was fond of swimming, rowing and driving, driv-ing, and even now she never permits a day to go by without taking some exercise. If the weather is too bad for walking she passes several hours at billiards. She is wonderfully wonder-fully skilled with the cue and is proud of her game. But in nice weather weath-er her favorite exercise ex-ercise is walking. to residence. For Reno has succeeded to the eminence formerly occupied by Sioux Falls as the divorce center of America. Some farsighted lawyer got into the Nevada legislature several years ago, and when he got out again there was a divorce law among the statutes of Nevada that for length, breadth, height, elasticity, and all other qualities that commend themselves to the seeker after asy matrimonial freedom, could not be surpassed anywhere any-where in the union. It was equaled by the South Dakota law, though, and so Nevada and the Nevada lawyer secured se-cured no results from it for the time being. But everything comes to him that waits, and when the people of South Dakota arose in their wrath last November and, by a referendum vote, declared that any one who desired to get a divorce di-vorce in South Dakota would have to live there a year instead of six months, as had been the requirement re-quirement previously, the seeker of relief from present matrimonial ties began to take the long journey westward to Nevada, where it takes but a six months' residence to be in a position to go i before the courts of the state as plaintiff in a I divorce suit. W. H. Schnitzer, a Reno divorce specialist, has written a treatise on divorce practice and procedure, pro-cedure, in which he throws an illuminating ray on the wherefore of the popularity of Reno as a divorce center. He says: 'While the laws of the eastern and middle western states generally contain some provision for the dissolution of the marriage tie, it is obvious ob-vious to the reader that in cases where extreme cruelty, desertion, and failure to provide form the basis of the grievance, the law in such states offers of-fers no substantial relief to the aggrieved party, because the requirements of proof, duration of offense, corroboration of plaintiff and procedure under court rules are so exacting and irksome that the desired relief sought by the applicant is rendered impossible of attainment. Summing up the situation as it exists in the eastern states respecting the domestic relation law, the client when consulting local counsel is almost invariably invari-ably advised that upon the facts submitted he or she is without remedy. Here in Nevada the applicant, ap-plicant, without deception or fraud, upon almost any charge from which lack of harmonious relations may be reasonably inferred, may apply to our courts and secure prompt results by de-! de-! cree of absolute divorce, valid and binding in law." While there are about 51 cases now on the locket of the district court, there are in Reno to-day over 350 individuals establishing a residence resi-dence for divorce purposes, a majority of whom are women. The charms of Nevada as a divorce center have only just begun to percolate into the consciousness con-sciousness of the outside world. Reno has no objection to the present status of affairs. It Is estimated that the revenue of the own from the divorce colony at present Is close o $1,000,000 a year, and that it will rapidly In-r.rease In-r.rease from this on. To a community of but 18,-J00 18,-J00 population this is no small consideration. Why Reno is preferred to any oth"r communl-y communl-y in the state as a place of residence by those eeking divorces is because of the manifold ad- iiii ammMHBMimmmMnjMMiMMTimwMmBiii ii i come back for several days. It might be mentioned men-tioned in this connection that the divorce colony has brought to Reno over 100 motor cars. The leading hotels are always crowded, and the rents for cottages have appreciated, on the average, to the extent of 50 per cent, in the last six, months. In some instances the increase has been much greater. One cottage that rented for $60 a month in January last, now returns its owner own-er a rental of $100 a month. Perhaps the one thing that endears Reno to the visiting divorcee more than anything else is its proximity to San Francisco. One may board a train in Reno and be in the Pacific coast metropolis metrop-olis in ten hours. Despite its manifold attractions, attrac-tions, life in Reno is likely to wear irksome upon those who have been used to existence in larger centers, and the visitors, to a great extent, sooner soon-er or later during their stay, take a trip or half a dozen trips, over the Sierras to the city by the Golden Gate. Such visits, while affording relief from the monotony of life in Reno, do not impair the residence resi-dence qualifications necessary to the obtaining of a divorce. To again quote the Nevada divorce authority already mentioned: "Under the provisions of Section 22 of the Marriage and Divorce act, the plaintiff must reside re-side in the state for a period of at least six months. This is not construed to mean that in order to fully comply with the statute the party-must party-must remain here continuously for said period. So, if a party comes to Nevada, and, in good faith, takes up a residence, the party may leave the state at any time after establishing residence, may go and travel when and wherever the party chooses, and may return to the state whenever inclination in-clination prompts, and yet such temporary absence ab-sence would not in any wise affect the legality of the residence established, but the party would be entitled under the law to bring suit any time after the lapse of six months from the date residence resi-dence was originally established, notwithstanding the party's absence from the state during said period." Biased somewhat by the financial seductions of the situation, and yet to learn the lesson that such a state of affairs can only result in the moral mor-al degradation of the youth of the community a lesson which caused South Dakota to reform her divorce laws Reno appears to be perfectly contented con-tented with things as they are. But Reno is busily engaged in cleaning house, and it is felt by the most reflective observers that the divorce laws of Nevada as now written will be a thing of the past In the near future. Not in SSTCT hAt Sandring- ham she visits all parts of her farm at least once a day. This is more of a pleasure than a task, because she usually usu-ally amuses herself on the wTay by taking snapshots snap-shots with her camera or playing with one or more dogs. Fond though the queen is of outdoor life, she avoids hard exercise. Yachting and driving driv-ing she. enjoys, but she never has played golf or put a ball over a tennis net. Persistent automobiling, she believes, offers the quickest means known for getting rid of a nice complexion and gaining 10,000 wrinkles. Queen Alexandra believes so much in fresh air and exercise out of doors that she has sometimes slept in a tent she had put up for her at San- -dringham. Once, asked how she managed to keep young, she said: "Fresh air and exercise are the best elixirs of youth." Queen Alexandra's particular hobby is photography photog-raphy and that takes her out of doors a great deal. She is said now to possess albums containing contain-ing over 10,000 photographs, all taken by her own hands, representing royal and important personages, person-ages, places and festivals in all parts of Europe. For a period of 16 years now the queen has been a devotee of the camera. She possesses five cameras. cam-eras. Wherever the queen goes be it a cruise in the 'royal yacht, to her home in Denmark, or a ride across country in the Highlands she is never without her camera. That she uses it well is evident evi-dent when it is stated that during one of her Mediterranean Med-iterranean cruises she secured 1.400 photographs in six weeks. Then It Is very seldom, too. that the queen throws out a picture or destroys a negative neg-ative because the subject is not up to the mark. In her way of going to work she is most methodical. method-ical. Her photographs fill many albums and under un-der each photograph her majesty has written a. desc ription of the picture and the date when taken They include a great variety of subjects, from the king's stud horses taken in the old days at the annual sale at Wolferton to portraits of her grandchildren on the lawn at Sandrirt&ham and the ruins of the Parthenon. The photographs of her grandchildren fill three albums alone and now amount to several thousand. They depict them at their games, romping with each other, and one that made the king roar with laughter when he saw it, has caught two of the younger sons of the Trincess of Wales, each endeavoring to exert hl right, to a certain toy by the free use of his flats What she regards as one of her best photographs photo-graphs of the king is that which depicts him talV Ing to Lord Suffleld in the grounds of Marlborough house. |
