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The Washington times., 1912-08-22
Johnson Shocked
By Death of Noyes;
Pays Glowing Tribute

CHICAGO, Aug. 22.-President Ban
Johnson, of the American League was
surprised and shocked at the news OF
the death of Mr.. Noyes.
"In the death of Mr.. Noyes the Amer
lean League has lost one of its most
valued members" said Mr. Johnson. u
was ineXperssibly shocked to hear OF
his death. l had understood that his
illness had not been considered serious.
"Mr. Noyes had been identified with
the American League for seven years
and during that time mad proven one OF
the most active, as we'll as enthusiastic
members of the league. He has been
sponsor for many reforms in baseball
and has been a sportsman always. He
had reached that point where he could
see the Washington team as real ball
club 1t Is largely due to Mr. Noyes'
efforts that the Washington club has be-
come a permanent institution in the
Capital City, and | know that he was
looking forward to the time when a PEN
liant would be flying in the city that
has never known a championship flag"
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
FUNERAL SERVICES
ON SATURDAY FOR
THOMAS c. MOVES
Will Be Conducted BY
Temple Lodge of
MaSonS.

Funeral services for Thomas G.
Moves, president of the Board Of
Trade, president of the Washington
Baseball Club, news manager of the
Washington Evening Star. treasurer
Of the Star Company, and prominently
identified with many civic organiza-
tions and movements in the National
Capital, will be held saturday after
noon at o'clock from the residence
Of his brother, Frank B. Noyes, 1889
Vermont avenue northwest.
The services will be conducted by
Carter b. Keene, master Of Temple
Lodge OF Masons, No. 32, of which Mr..
Noyes was O member. The body will
be placed in the family vault in Rock
Creek Cemetery beside that Of Crosby
s. Noyes. his father.
The active pail bearers will be chosen
from Mr.. Noyes' personal friends, and
Of the honorary pallbearers, two will
be selected from the Gridiron Club, two
from the National Press Club, two
from the Board of Trade, two from the
Chamber of Commerce. In addition to
these, 1t is understood that two or three
Of Mr.. Noyes' friends from the Senate
and House, and a representative from
each of the press galleries. will be in
cluded among the HONORARY pallbearers.
The Press Club has selected as its
representatives Ira L. Bennett and G.
A. Lyon, jr.
The directors of the Chamber of
Commerce will meet tomorrow at noon,
when they will pass resolutions on the
death of Mr. Noyes and elect their rep
resentatives at the funeral.
Many of the organizations with
which Mr.. Noyes was identified are
taking suitable action on his death.
The National Press Club, through it's
board OF governors, has adopted tho
following resolutions:
Resolved, That the National Press
Club has heard with profound sorrow
! Of the death of Thomas C. Noyes, late
a member of this club.
His death removes from the active
membership a man of rare attain
ments in the field of journalism. He
won in that profession the high es-
TEEN and regard of all those with
whom he came in contact. In the
ed the club faithfully and efficiently
unselfshly devoting time and labor al
member of It's first board of gov
ernors and materially contributing
it has ever since enjoyed. His loyalty
| to his friends lis devotion to his
| calling, and his genial dispo<tlon en-
deared him to his associate and cause
them deeply to mourn his loss.
| "Resolved, That the National Presi
Club hereby extends it's coincidence!
| to the members of his bereaved fam
lily, whose sorrow arouses the warm
est sympathy of this organization
| and that copy of these resolutions
be spread upon the minutes Of the
board of governors" 4
AS token of respect to their presi
dent, the WASHINGTON baseball team vii
! attend the funeral in a body. Their
| will be no game Saturday afternoon.
The Gridiron Club will also atten'
the funeral in a body.
The Washington times., 1912-08-22

cinct station, and Officer Bobo arrived
in a few minutes on a bicycle. Running
up the stairs he found the girl had bar
ricaded herself in her room, having
pushed a buerau against the locked
door, 1t was with some difficulty that
the policeman persuaded her IT was not
McCleary.
Protected BY Police.
Under guard, Miss Henry came down.
stairs, gaining in confidence at every
step. apparently. for she remained on
the corner of Seventh and II streets
talking with the officer for some min
utes. McCleary now came down the
stairs and stood about fifty feet away.
After a little a young man, according
to the policeman, came along whom
Miss Henry seems to have known. TAX
ing his arm she walked away down
Seventh street.
In a few minutes more McCleary
went up back to his room on the third
fioor. Then Mr.. Bowles appeared, and
learning from the policeman ttat the
girl believed herself in some danger
from McCleary, Bowles went upstairs
gave McCleary back his money. and
ordered him out. McCleary is said tc
nave refused to go at first.
Miss Henry's trunk Is still at th'
Bowles rooming house, and she also
has the key of the room as yet, accord
! ing to Mrs. Bowles.
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said 1t did not make much direrence.
This seemed little queer to me-
Then he engaged a room on the third
floor.
After paying over the money for
week in advance, he said he wanted to
see Miss Henry, that he was her
brother. I went to the door of her
room and knocked, and there was no
answer. I Judged she had gone out
to breakfast ! told McCleary so. and
this was the end of that chapter.
Elected BY Landlord.
But in the afternoon, as Mrs,
Bowles and l were on our way out
to the theater, McCieary appeared in
the hall and said to me:
"-rell me. does my friend have much
company
THAT is a give away said to
Mrs Bowles, for he called her his Sis
ter before this
When we had returned from the
theater the episode of the note thrown
out the window to summon the police
had taken place. and we did not see
Miss Henry before she left. But when
Mr.. E0wles came home he threw Nc
Clearv out of the house.
The girl's note read as follows:
Send an officer up to room No. 2
on the second floor, quick.
The note fell into the hands of
Young man on N street.
He at once telephoned the First pre-
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
INDIGNANT FATHER
TO RID CITY OF VICE
Following Daughters Kidnapping,
Parent Will Lead Small Army
Against Resorts.

HAMMOND. Ind. Aug. PA small
army of men and women headed by
Miss Virginia Brooks, reform leader
here, and Frank Davis, a father whose
fifteen-year-old child was kidnapped and
held prisoner In a West Hammond re-
sort, will walt tonight for the city coun-
ell to drive resorts out of West Ham
mond. IL no action Is taken by the city
council the little army with hatchets
will move on the resorts and take dras-
tic action. The army was recruited at
a mass meeting last night led by Miss
Brooks, who has undertaken to drive
vice out of the neighborhood.
Davis was at the meeting. His home
is at Lowell, Ind. He told the gather
ing that his daughter had been stolen
and taken to West Hammond, where
she had been held a prisoner. The girl
he said, was not out of short dresses
She was held prisoner for several
weeks.
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
Board of Trade Adopts
Resolutions Regretting
Death of Thomas Noyes

Resolutions of sorrow over the death
of President Thomas c. Noyes, OF the
Washington Board of Trade, were
adopted at a meeting of the board OF
directors of the organization today.
Two members of the board will repre-
sent ii as pallbearers at the funeral.
The following resolutions were unani-
mously adopted:
Resolved. That the board of direc-
tors of the Washington Board OF Trade
learns with profound sorrow OF the
death of its honored and beloved presi-
dent anT friend, Thomas Clarence
Noyes.
public positions with remarkable fidelity
and ability. and was constantly inter-
ested in the charitable work OF me
city. He was always active IN tne
civic affairs of the District, and In ms
chosen business actively stood as tne
type of the true gentleman whose lntee'
rity and genial manners brouSht mn. \.
deserved honor and affection among his
many friends. ~ Doo.d
Of Trade on November ,, 1893, he oe,
came identified with some OF It's pes
work, serving as member, anu ena.t .t,
man of a number of important corn
mittees. He served the board faithtun!
os director, it's vice president, ahc
was its esteemed president at the time
of his death. , - ,,,oc,
"The Board of Trade desires 70 piao,
upon record its high appreciation o
HE eminent ability. his honorable char
ncter' and his long and useful service!
to'eth to the District Of columbia, and t. t.
express to his family its sincere sN.ntPa Ittpa
thY with them in their deep atflicti0Sn N
Resolved, That these resoiutions "a "A
| snread upon the records OF the poa, y
and ap that a copy be transmitted to Mr.
special meeting of the board @
directors of the Chamber or CoTnlnetto CoTnI to
| for tomorrow at noon was ca'ieu ~
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
DIR. ROY E. BURNETT.

The body of DR.. Roy L. Burnett OF
the division of animal industry of the
Department of Agriculture. who died
at George Washington Hospital, has
been taken to Saltwater, Okla. and
will be inferred there. DR.. G. w.
Hoover, a former classmate of DR.. Bur
nett, accompanied the remains.
Dr. Burnett had not enjoyed good
health for a year, but was not thought
to be in a serious condition. He at
tended the ball game the afternoon be- be-
fore his death, and subsequently the
gymnasium of the Y. NJ. c. A.
DR.. Burnett was a graduate OF the
A, & NJ. College at saltwater, and OF
the medical department OF George
Washington University. He was a
member of the Columbia Lodge. |. o. O.
F.; Kappa Sigma, and the Phi Chi
medical fraternity. Although resi-
dent OF Washington but few years, ne
had many friends here, who are grievec
of death.
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
MRS. MARGARET P. GIBSON.

Funeral services for Mrs. Margaret
Page Gibson, wife of George Gibson, of
the printing firm of Gibson & Bros,
who died yesterday at her apartments
in the Kenshaw, at the age of seventy
four, will be held tomorrow afternoon
at 8 o'clock from ST. Stephens Episco-
pal Church. Fourteenth street and Co
lumbia road northwest
Mrs Gibson had lived in Washington
almost fifty years. She was born. In
Baltimore, the daughter of the late
Henry Allen. She married George Glib
son there fifty-one years ago, and
shortly after their marriage they re-
moved to Washington. She had been in
i'll health for a long time, but her
death came suddenly.
She is survived by her husband,
George Gibson, son, and two daugh-
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
HENRY M. BICKSLER.

Funeral services for Henry NJ. Bicks-
Ter, the retired farmer, who turned on
the gas at the residence of his daughter,
Mrs. William ]. Self. 461 N street south
west, because he realized that the can
Ger from which he had been suffering
for years could never be cured. were
held at / lo'clock today at the N
street address. The body will be taken
to Herndon, Va, TINS afternoon, and
will be inferred in the family burying
ground there.
1t was thought at first that Bicksler,
who was seventy-seYen years old, had
failed in his attempt at suicide, as he
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
OBITUARY NOTES

had been discovered by his son-in-la law
William j. Self, before the gas had been
escaping long. He was breathing fairly
well when taken to the hospital. But
his extreme age and his unwillingness
to fight for his life prevented him from
rallying, as had been expected.
A letter thanking his daughter and her
husband for their kindness, and explain
ing that he was going to take his life.
removes all doubt but that the case was
one of suicide and Coroner hewitt has
presented a certificate of death from in
territorial gas poisoning
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
ISAAC FAIRBROTHER.

Funeral services were held at Or
land, Me, this afternoon for Isaac
Fairbrother supervisor of the Eighth
division of the District public schools,
with which he has been connected for
thirty-six years. The District schools
are represented at the funeral by Su-
pervisor B. w. Munich, of the Second
division.
Mr.. Fairbrother had no immediate
family, so the resolutions of regret
at his death and commendatiOn on his
rfe adopted by the local school teach
ers, were sent to his niece, Miss Cora
Coolidge.
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
THREE TAKE THEIR
LIVES In PITTSBURG
Epidemic of Suicide Strikes Penn
sylvania City-Police
Busy,

PITTSBURGH. Aug 22.-The authori-
ties were at work on three suicide cases
here today Worried over business. trou-
bles, John Lofl. forty-seven, baker,
cut his throat with a razor early today
and died two hours later.
A gang of laborers going to work
found the body of John Fox, sixty
three, a retired business man, hang
ing to an apple tree in the rear og
his home. He had been dead for some
time.
Telling a neighbor "she was going
away for good" Mrs. Caroline Gioocki,
fifty-four, drank poison. She was
found unconscious, with the empty
bottle OF poison in one hand and a
crucifx in the other. She died with
out regaining consciousness.
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
MISS SUSAN X. GRUNWELL.

Funeral services for Miss Susan X.
Grunwell, who died at Garfield Hospital
Tuesday were held this afternoon at
8 o'clock from the chapel of Thomas
S. Sergeon, 1011 Seventh street north
west. The funeral party then went to
st. Pauls Church, Rock Creek parish,
where services were held.
Miss Grunwell was a resident Of
Cherrydale, Va, and came to Garfield
Hospital August -. She was forty five
years old and a native of Canada, but
had been living in Virginia many years.
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
Guards At Montreal.

MONTREAL. Aug. 22.-The Cover
nor's Foot Guards of New Haven,
Conn, one of the oldest and mast IA
NOUS military organizations in the Unit
ed States, arrived in Montreal today
for a social visit. Governor Baldwin
and several other distinguished men of
Connecticut are with the visitors.
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
ROBERT F. WARREN.

Funeral services for Robert F. War
rem, formerly member of the metro
politan police department, who died
Tuesday afternoon at his residence,
6l5 Q street northwest, were held at the
residence this afternoon at o'clock. Mr.
Warren had been i'll more than a year.
lie was a Mason and an Odd Fellow.
He is survived by his parents and one
brother, Charles Warren.
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
HENRY F. LAWS.

Henry F. Laws, the young man who
committed suicide by taking gas at 1874
Thirteenth street northwest, was buried
today in Kearneyville, w. Va. The
hody was taken there last night, ac-
companied by his mother, Mrs. Annie
Laws, of Catlett Va, who arrived and
claimed the body as soon as she was
advised of her sons death.
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
Probe Phone Rates.

In order to start the investigation into
telephone rates and services in the Dis
triGt. the subcommittee of the law and
legislation committee of the Chamber of
Commerce held a meeting this after
noon. A meeting of the manufactures
committee was also held.
The Washington times., 1912-08-22
CHRISTOPHER MOEGLING.

a resident of the southeast section of
the city, died yesterday at the age of
eighty-siX. Funeral services are being
held from the residence, 1889 e street
southeast, this afternoon at O'Clock.
The Washington times., 1912-08-22

report. ut is easy to criticise. and II
ought to be easy to be fair. and 1t Is
with fair-minded persons!
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-01-26
SURPRISED DOCTOR.
Illustrating the Effect Of Food.

The remarkable adaptability Of
Grape-Nuts food to stomachs SO dis
ordered that they will reject every
thing else. Is illustrated by the case
Of woman In Racine, Wis.
Two years ago" she says, 4 was
attacked By 4 stomach trouble so Sc
rious that for n long time l could not
take much OF any sort of food. Even
the various kinds prescribed by the
doctor produced most acute pain.
We thea got some Grape-Nuts food,
and yau can imagine my surprise and
delight when found that could eat
it with a relish and without the slight,
est distress.
When the doctor heard of it he told
me to take several small portions each
day, because he feared l would grow
tired Of it as had Of all other food.
But TO his surprise, land that of
everybody elsel. cid not tire OF
Grape-Nuts. and became better day By
day, till, after some weeks, nv ston-
ach entirely recovered and l was able
to eat anything my appetite craved.
My nerves. which had become so
weakened that feared I would be-
come insane. were also restored By
the Grspe-Nuts food in connection
with Postum which has become our
table beverage. appreciate most
gratefully and thankfully the good that
your food Preparations have done me,
and shall be glad TO answer any letters
nquiring as to my experience" Name
given BY Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich.
Read the little book. The Road to
Aelsrilts." in pigs. There's a rea-
SON"
Ever read the above letter. A n~w
eAs sFpesf@ xrsE rane 60 ttme. Th@y
tss<reaN.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-01-26
Mandx.s Idaa of

Atstres-What! Going TO leave me
to get married: Whom are you going
to marry?
Mandy-Ah's done goin' to marry
Ling Chung, the Chinese laundryman.
He's good man, he Is.
But, Mandy. think Of what your chill
dren would ba,"
Yes, mum. An has. All knows de
poor little thingsIl be Mexicans. but All
loves him Just de same,"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-01-26
Awful susple,on

Freddie had been sick for some time.
and when his father came into the
room to see how he was the
youngster surprised hfm By his ques-
tons
Why do you ask If / owe the doc
tor anything" inquired his father.
Because" replied Freddie, the
medicine he's been giving me lately
Is something fierce, and l think he's
taking it out on me-"-Judge.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-01-26

i tried to cure this for eighteen
months, but It gradually got worse. 4
doctor advised me to have my tousilz cut
out, but did not like the idea. Another
Doctor examined me, and told me the
same thing. l finally got a bottle Of
Peruna, and after had taken one bottle
ny throat was better. bought and used
dozen bottles, and saw / Ess going 70
get well, and I did"
Ask Your Druggist for a Free Peruua
Almanac for 1912.
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-01-26
vaior and Discretion,

What Is the difference between
valor and discretion" remarked Mrs.
Brown, looking up from the paper in
which she had been reading the lead
ing article On the operations in
Tripoli
'Falor," replied Brown, is baEIing
into the ear Of champion pugiIist the
assertion that he is a rufTiau you could
knock into its
And discretion
rs doing it over the telephone"
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-01-26

and the girl went free, brit think OF
the humiliation and mental anguish
she underwent! 1t was simply a
repetition of his old tactics. A convic.
ton. no matter at what cost.
What do you hope TO bring about
/ by this suit2"
Arouse public Indignation. ant
If possible get Capt Clinton dismissed
| from the force. His record is none too
saTory. Charges of graft have been
| made against him time and time
again, but so far nothing has been
proved. To-day he is a man of wealth
on comparatively small salary. Do
you suppose his money could have
come to him honestly?'
In another corner of the salon
stood DIR. Bernstein, the celebrated
psychologist, the center of an excited
crowd of enthusiastic admirers.
Alicia approached a group of chat
ter1ng women. Each was more elab-
orately dressed than her neighbor.
and loaded down with rare gems.
They at once stopped talking as their
hostess came up.
1t was so good of you to COME"
said Alicia effusively to a fat woman
with impossible blonde hair and a
rouged face. i want to introduce DR..
Bernstein to you"
oh, shall be delighted" smiled
the blonde. Gushingly she added:
How perfectly exquisite you look to-
night my dear"
do you think sou said Alicia,
pleased at the clumsy fiattery
Your dress is stunning and your
tiara simply gorgeous" raTed another.
Your musicales are always so de-
ightful," exclaimed a third.
At that moment Mr.. Jeffries caught
his wife by the arm and drew her at
tention to some newcomers With
laugh she left the group and hurried
toward the door. Directly she was
out Of esrshot. the three women be-
gan whispering:
Isn't she terribly overdressed?" Ell.
claimed the blonde. The cheek Of
such a parvenue to wear that tiara"
Her face is all made up, too" said
another.
These affairs Of hers are swfully
stupid. don't you think so?" piped the
third.
Yes, they bore everybody to death"
said the blonde. shes ambitious
and likes to think she is social lead
er. only come here because it
amuses me to see what a fool she
makes of herself Fancy a woman
of her age marrying a man old enough
to be her father. BY the by. l don't
see her beau here tonight"
You mean that scamp, Robert I'm
Isn't it perfectly scandalous, the
way he dances after her? I'm sur
prised Mr.. Jeftries allows him to come
to the house"
Maybe there's been a row. Per
haps that explains why he's not here
tonight. It's the first time I've known |
him absent from one of her must !
Gales"
He's conspicuous by his absence. |
Do you know what / heard the other |
day? | was told that Underwood had
again been caught cheating at cards /
and summarily expelled from the club
kicked out, so to speak"
TIN not at all surprised. L ALWAYS
had my doubts about him. He in
duced 3 friend of mine to buy a pic
lure, and got tremendous price for
It on the false representation that IL
vas genuine Corot My friend found
The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1912-01-26
SYNOPSIS.

Howard Jeffries bankers son, under
the evil influence of Robert Underwood
2 IeiloW-student at Yale, leads life Of
dissipation. marries the daughter Of a
gambler who died in prison, and is dis
owned Dy his father. He tries to get work
and fails. A former college cfIun makes
business proposition to Howard which
requires 1900 cash, and Howard is broke.
Robert Underwood, who had been re-
pulsed BY Towards wife, Annie in his
college days. and had once been engaged
10 Ancfa, Towards stepmother, has
apartments at the Astruria, and is ap-
pareptiy in prosperous circumstances.
Howard recalls $50 loan to Underwood,
that remains unpaid and decides to ask
MN Tor the 1900 he needs. Underwood.
taxing advantage of his intimacy with
MT Jefries. Sr., becomes a sort Of social
mshWayman- Discovering his true char
acteF she denies him the house