The Death Of Prof. Clark

THE DEATH OF PROF. CLARK

Occurred at Columbus, O., Saturday Morning

FINANCIAL TROUBLE

Caused Mind to Become Unbalanced -- Remains Brought Here for Interment

The relatives and friends of Prof. Frederick C. Clark, professor of economics and sociology in Ohio State University and son-in-law of J. W. Knight, 332 E. William street, were startled and saddened Saturday morning by receipt of the news that he had killed himself as a result of mental depression due to financial difficulties in which he had become involved.

About two years ago, through the influence of a former roommate and classmate at the University here, Prof. Clark became financially interested in what appeared to be some promising mining ventures in the Alaskan field and had induced a number of friends in Columbus and elsewhere to invest with him. A few months ago it became evident that he and others had been deceived concerning the value of some of the property and the venture would be a financial loss. Prof. Clark was an extremely conscientious man and the humiliation over having misled others wore upon him until within the last few days it threw him off his mental balance at times. The disgrace to him, as he considered it, of being the cause of these losses in a sense, finally preyed upon his mind to such an extent that Saturday morning he committed the rash act which resulted in instant death. He rose as usual that morning and, as was customary, started for a walk about the campus and city, leaving the house about seven o'clock. Two hours his body was found by students in the rear of one of the university buildings on campus.

Funeral services were held at Columbus, Sunday afternoon, Rev. Washington Gladden officiating, and they were largely attended by colleagues of Prof. Clark and other friends. The remains were brought here Monday morning and interred in Forest Hill cemetery, brief services being conducted by Dr. W. O. Thompson, president of Ohio State University, who came with the remains as the representative of the faculty of the university.

Pro. Clark was 38 years of age and was the only son of his widowed mother, Mrs. C. B. Clark, of Earlville, Ill. He was a graduate of the U. of M. with the literary class of '87. Afterwards he taught in the high school here, going from here to Leland Stanford University, and thence to O.S.U. in 1895. He leaves a widow and two children- Chester aged 7 and Cornelia aged 5.

Prof. G. W. Knight and wife of Columbus, O., accompanied the remains to this city and A. M. Clark, uncle of deceased, of Girard, Pa., Earl Knight, of Albion, Mich., and Mrs. Clark, the mother, were also present at the funeral services.

Mrs. Clark and her children will remain in the city with her parents on E. William street.