The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-08-24
UPTON SINCLAIR To
START DIVORCE SUIT
Novelist Says He Will Name a
Young Western Poet as Co
Respondent in Case.
WIFE GOING ON THE STAGE
Statement Sent to the Newspapers
Giving an Account of the
Domestic Trouble.
WIFE GOING ON THE STAGE
Special TO The Tribune.

Special TO The Tribune,
NEW YORK. Aug. 23.-Upton Sinclair.
the novelist and socialist, sent a state
ment TO the newspapers tonight that his
wife had left him to go on the stage.
He said his wife could be found in this
city at the home OF her father. He de-
clared he had stormy interview with
her there this week. after following her
10 this city from Arden. Del. The apart
ment is on the second floor OF a fiat
building at ia West Eighty seventh
street, near Amsterdam avenue. II was
dark tonight and persistent bell rings
and rappinG failed to bring any response
from within
Mrs Sinclair was Miss Meta II. Fuller.
daughter OF VIM, II. Fuller. clerk OF the
court of special sessions. She married
Sinclair In 1901. when he was starting
out as II writer and before he had made
poInSe pen6 m Of Of hgg
earlier novels, which failed TO find a pub
Usher and which lie issued himself, She
accompanied him to Chicago and lived
slaughter house workers while he was
writing 'EThe Jungle his first work
to bring him any considerable financial
return.
Early Rumors Denied.
There were rumors OF a disagreement
between the Snclairs during the fall of
1907 when Mrs. Sinclair was In Sani-
tarIum at Battle Creek. Mich. but they
were vigorously denied by the novelist,
who pronounced malicious the reports
that his wifes health had been under
mined by the privations she suffered on
her honeymoon in Il camp along the st.
Lawrence river: the unsanitary sur
roundings OF the Chicago tenement dis
trict, and the shock OF the burning Of
Heicon Hall. the communistic enter
prise at Englewood. n. j., which SIN
clair launched with part OF the pro-
ceeds Of Tho Jungle"
H'1n connection with Sinclair's obJec-
tions TO his wifc's stage carer, it was
recalled tonight that in October, 1906,
he himself contemplated going on the
stage In a dramatization OF his own
novel. 1.-THE Jungle
He said ne was dissuaded from ms
Acquaintance Renewed.
sinclair's statement traces. his wife's
present ambition TO go on the stage 70
her soiourn at the Battle Creek sani-
tarillm in 1907 He says that recently
she renewed her acquaintance with Har-
ry Kemp. a Lawrence. Kansas. poet
whom she met at this time. Kemp. ac-
cording to Sinclair. came 10 Arden Del.
a month ago, and u was due TO his IN
fucncc that Mrs, Sinclair decided 10 go
on the stage. Kemp. Sinclair says told
him that he was about 10 Iorsake poelrN
for the stage.
Sinclair Indicates that he might ap-
prove his wife's ambition to be rindepen :
dent" as she stated to him. II Kemp had
not PLAYED so prominent part IN ARGUS @
ing II. the conclusion being that SIN
clair intended to enter suit against ms
wife. He was asked tonight when pro
cecdings would be instituted. Sinclair
settled the question by saying. AS soon
as can get into touch with my lawyer
II is my Intention to enter suit against
INV wife, Meta F. Sinclair. for divorce,