Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-12-16
DIVORCE PROVES No JOKE
Voman Grieveu Over iffair aud Finally
Ends it BY COumi' ting Suicide.
DIES MOVIES MAN Too BUSY FOR OFFlC
Another Concerted Effort said to Re
IRcubatInE to Gust President
McCIain OF the state
University.
CFrom a stan Correspondent

Mabel Fox committed suicide today at 521
West Fourth street by turning on the
gas. She was found this morning dead in
her room, dressed in her night clothes,
and the gas jet turned on. She was a
boarder at that place. Mrs. Fox formerly
lived in Jasper county and some years ago
married Slime Fox of Winterset. She as
serted that her husband induced her to
allow him to get a divorce Just for fun
and on the promise that he would soon re-
marry her. On that claim she came to
Des Moines and he sued for a divorce.
Soon after he married another and then
through court proceedings secured posses
sion Of their little girl of IA years. She
was a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Edward
Ives OF Jasper county. Fox was a Winter
set farmer. IL il believed by her relatives
that she was insane through grief over
her matrimonial troubles.
GnIIspie VIII Not Return.
John L. Gillisple of Des Moines, second
assistant secretary Of the senate at the
last two sessions Of the legislature, Is not
candidate for his former position, his
law practice in this city being of such Inn
portance that he cannot take the time
from his regular business II is under
stood that Franklin Brown, a farmer near
Boone, is a candidate for the position. Mr..
Brown was formerly a student at Drake
university In this city and later student
at the State Agricultural college at Amss.
APpanOOEe Has Trouble.
! Appanoose county is also having trouble,
along with Polk. over the question Of seat
! ing the county superintendent OF schools.
Mrs. s. S. Webster of Moravia was elected
to the position of county superintendent.
but has no irst-grade state certificate, as
required by law, her position being the
same as Mrs. Jennie Huegle of this city.
She has advised with State Superintendent
Riggs and has been informed that she
must qualify under the law for the posi-
ton If she expects to I'LL the ONCE.
WhiapeFInEs Against McCInin.
Whisperings against President MoClain Of
the State university, such as broke out in
open revolt two years or more ago, are
again being heard. II Is intimated that
there will be opposition to him again and
that a concerted effort will be made to de-
pose him from the position of president.
Two years ago the Board Of Regents met
10 listen to the complaints and called all
the members of the faculty as witnesses.
The open revolt to McClain created a sem
sation, but was decided by the regents in
favor Of the president.
RevIvaIIStH WIN Marry.
Announcement was made today that
Charles H. Marsh, piano accompanist with
Dr. ]. Wilbur Chapman, the evangelist
conducting meetings here, and Miss Mary
Jean Rtchey. DR.. Chapmans secretary
will be married December q in New York
City.
MOnonR Man Candidate
F. e. Lark of Onawa, county Huperin-
tendent OF Monona county, is being pushed
for the position of president of the State
Teachers association, which meets In this
city holiday week. The movement It Is
understood, has been started without con-
Eulting Prof. Lark who was last month
reelected for the NTH time superintendent
OF Monona county. Following the usua
custom OF rotation, the position will go q
a county superintendent this year. Georg,
Z. Fairall OF Clinton county is a candi
date for the same position
Arrested for Auto Speeding.
Grover Hubbell, son Of F. NJ. Hubbell,
the millionaire Of this city, and Harry
KItto were arrested today for exceedin-
the speed limit with new automobile they
we're testing. The sensational part OF the
arrest was a race by the automobile and
a patroiman on a motorcycle through the
. CITY, from r oIAlEAA HAlNNA On NAN NNeA eAeAe
Grand avenue 70 the state house. The
pace was more than sixty miles an hour,
J the policeman finally winning The ma
! chine is the first 70 be turned out by n
new concern organized here 70 manufacture
automobiles,
Assaults Crippled Girl.
F. r. Russell was arrested In this city
today. charged with assaulting a crippled
girl near Nevada In Story county. Rus
sell was a boarder at the home of Mrs
Thornton and ne induced the woman 20
20 to the city TO buy him some groceries
on the promise OF remaining with the
daughter a cripple, II years old. While
she was gone the assault is alleged q
have occurred.
Want CuIture station Here.
Polk county physicians will make an e.
fort at their January meeting 20 have O
dlphtheria culture station started IN thi,
city. Il Is asserted that the delays g.
sending the germs 10 Iowa city FOR d.