The Idaho recorder. [volume] (Salmon City, Idaho) 1886-1927, 1921-10-28
LOVE WINS OUT OVER
SUIT FOR DIVORCE

The Los Angeles Times of October
16 tells of the death of Prof. Festus
Edward Owen whose sensational suit
for divorcing his wife, Daisy Andrews
Oweu, was brought into public
notice two years ago.
Prof. Owen died week ago at
Woodlake, in Tulare county, as re-
suit of illness contracted while on a
camping trip. Death was attributed
by his physician to nephritis, follow
ing nervous breakdown early in
January Of this year. The body was
brought to Los Angeles last Sunday
by his widow. Private funeral SER
vices were conducted Monday at the
family residence, 621 West Thirty
fourth street, by DR.. Ezra A. Healy,
long an associate of the late profess
sor in educational work. Interment
was in Forest Lawn.
In Divorce Suit.
Prof. Owen became nationally
known last April when he filed suit
for divorce and was requested to re-
sign his professorship at the univer-
sity. 1t was brought out at the hear
ing Of the suit before Superior Judge
Grail, that Prof. Owens intense study
of psychology and psychoanalysis had
led him to apply his theories to his
domestic affairs and to the training
of his children.
This led to domestic tribulatons
that brought about the suit. The
court denied the application and
awarded Mrs. Owen separate main
tenance and custody of the two chill
dren. The opinion written by Judge
Grail commended Mrs. Owen highly
and strongly condemned the applica
tion of physchoanalysis to the train
ing of children.
Mrs. Owen as well as friends of
Prof. Owen declared his work and
study had caused nervous break
down before the domestic troubles
started and his i'll health was blamed
for the situation that arose. Mrs.
Owen returned to her husband soon
after the case was settled, it was
learned yesterday, and they remained
together until his death.
Early in July Prof. Owen, accom-
panied by his family, went to the
Sequoia forest to camp for the sum-
mer. While there Prof. Owen con-
tracted pneumonia and was taken to
the hospital at Tulare. Late in Sep
tember he was apparently GONZALES
cent and he was taken to Woodlake,
where he was guest at the home
Of his physician, DR.. Morton w.
Fraser.
Nursed by Wife.
When he became i'll at the camp,
Mrs. Owen became his nurse. She was
his constant attendant and psychol-
ogy as well as psychoanalysis were
| forgotten. Then no theories compli-
Gated the situation and Prof. Owens
last few months were reported By his
friend, among his happiest.
There was never anything be-
tween Prot. Owen and me that was
really inharnoni0Us,' said Mrs. Owen
{ yesterday. "Hi~ was q perfect char
actef. What happened was not due
I to him. I always understood him and
a did his friends. There never was
ialrtbing had 70 forgive. There was
IneTer question ri an. recorcilia-
+ lt4n.s
. Mrs. Owen explained tEe profess or
had for years studied hard and tried
halfor wears studied hard and tried ia
/ - czitiCise because Or the many
ihearzches caused bv application Of
Fseudian and other theories to man
/ lagcwent Of her family Affairs.
! Prof. Owen had been q resident of
California for about seventeen years
{ and connected with the University of
Southern California for much Of that
ltiUe. He was born in Illinois Decem-
Der ., 1877. The widow and two chill
dren. boy and a girl, survive.