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CLARENCE MOORE NOTED As A
spoRreMAN.

Clarence Moore OF Washington, one
OF Americas best known sportsmen' was
born In CIarksburg. w. Va. In 1865.
He was educated In Dunerin College.
Ontario. and in his early years devoted
himself TO developing the mineral re-
sources Of his native state.
Since 1890 Mr.. Moore had made ms
home in Washington. where he was con-
nocted with the banking ana brokerase
house OF Hibbs & Co. Mr.. Moore's hrst
wife was Alice Mclaughlin. daughter OF
FRANKLIN Mclaughlin OF philadelphia
she died In 1897. leaving two children
Frances sarah and Samuel Preston
Moore. On June 30. 1890. he married
Mis-. Mabelle swift. daughter OF the late
n. G.. swift OF Chicago. BY his second
marriage he had two children. Jasper
and Clarence jr. ID.
Mr.. Moore was Master Of Hounds OF
tho Chevy Chase Hunt. and was well
known In yachting circles. He was n
member OF the New York Yacht Club.
the travellers Gu of Paris. the Met
ropolitan. Chevy Chase and Alibi Clubs
OF Washington.
The evening world., 1912-04-16
r. WALKER WE'LL KNOWN IN
FRATERNAL CIRCLES,

william Anderson Walker was Q gar.
ment manufactures of Manhattan and
lived at No. ~ East Park street, East
Orange. y. J. lie went abroad on q bus
mess trip several weeks ago. He was
hfty years old and well known In fra
tcrnal circles In the Oranges. having
been Master of Hope Lodge. r. & A. VI.
Daniel Warner Marvin had ben abroad
with his bride on their honeymoon. Mrs.
Marvin's name Ia among those saved
from the Titanic. The Marvins resided
at No. $40 Riverside Drive. The
Marvins were married on March - and
attracted attention to themselves BY
having moving pictures taken OF the
wedding. Mr.. Marvin and his bride de.
parted TO Europe the day after their
marriage and had been touring Grea,
Britain and the Continent.
Edgar J. Meyer was q member u the
stock exchange house Of Eugene Meyer
Jr. & Co. Of No. I Wall street. Mr..
Meyer. who was twenty-nine years old
and cs.de at No. l5s West Eighty.
The evening world., 1912-04-16

when he was sent to prison for three
months for publishing q political article
entitled The Maiden Tribute" Mr..
Stead founded the Review OF Reviews
In 1890. and a year later started the
American Review OF Reviews. Mr..
Stead vas one OF the leading world
advocates OF universal peace. lie began
his peace propaganda In 1905. following
n visit to the Gear Of Russia. lie
founded "A weekly called War Against
War and attended the sessions OF Tho
Haxus TrlsuAs&><e- which no gave the
widest publicity In his various publica-
lions.
He strongly opposed the Boer war,
n wrote several strong articles that
attracted widespread attention. among
them being his shall l Stay My
Brother Boer" and war Against War
In South Africa" Mr.. Stead In 1890
proposed the founding of the Inter-
national Union to combat mil!tarism
and secure the adoption Of The Hague
Conference.
lie was ALMOST a. we'll known In the
United States. which no visited fire.
duentfy. as In his nailve land. In 1898
he wrote an article entitled 'If Christ
Came to Chicago" which created a fu-
rorc in this country. In later years
Mr.. Stead was Interested In the occult.
and his researches In article form were
given wide prominence In conti.
nents.
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ouo0E NhElMs HAVE ATTAINED
GREAT PROMINENCE.

benjamin. G~uggenhe!m. a member Of
the family that has attained i%nterna-
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SOME OF THE OTHER NOTED
PERSONS ON THE GIANT LINER

Walter -. Douglas OF Minneapolis
was one OF the wenlthlcst men IN Min.
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CONTINUED on Page 81
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-26
AMULET STOLEN
FROM A MUSEUM
Claimed to Be Part of the
Interesting Cargo of
Noah's Ark.

Chicago. July 25.-A mystifed jury
the animals came in two by two
and formed IL part of the Interesting
cargo of %oah's ark yesterday by the
attorney for John c. IIartzell, charged
with the theft OF n golden amulet
manufactured moro than 5000 years
ago. Ii was discovered twelve years
ago in the bed of the river Nile and
rec. ntly was stolen from the museum
Of Egyptian antiquities conducted by
the University OF Chicago.
The plain. workaday jury tldgeted a
tritle when the evidence of the case
seemed to center about the launching
If the ark. The jury became more
than worried when d dispute arose as
to the actual time limit of the first dy-
TASTY of Egypt, and when the cryptic
name of ole King Menes was men,
toned. the members. now thoroughly
convinced of their fate. looked in the
direction of Judge kersten, before
whom the case was being tried, for
sympathy.
ON February Il OF his YEAR the
amulet was stolen from its case in
the Haskell Oriental museum AT the
university. The thief left his finger
~ li''' "a NV NiS VIZ tllt SlIo" VASE
and they are said to he identical with
th"S" of HartZell's fingers.
For d time during the cross-exami-
nation Of Or. James H. Breasted, eX-
pert on hieroglyphics. by Attorney
john T.. Geeting, counsel for the de-
Tense, mythology and ancient biblical
narratives We're entered into and the
facts in the case apparently forgotten
until Judge Kersten called a halt.
"H"w lons. in Your opinion, was the
amulet in existence before the flood %"
asked Attorney Geeting by way of OPP
ening the examination.
II lon't know" replied the witness.
several other questions If similar
tenor We're asked and then. with a
puzzled look on his face DR.. Breasted
turned 10 the court and said:
Your honor, | would like 10 know
what food this gentleman is talking
about"
MIR. Gectine. tell the witness what
food YOU have in mind" instructed
Judce kersten
oh, yes. Did yon ever hear If an
old gentleman of the name Of Noah.
who has been n entioneG in connection
with q fool"
With a little confusion, the witness
admitted that he had.
We'll then. how long before Noah
"fN' lRto the ark fo YOU thlnk THIS
gold bar Was in eXistence'" persisted
the lawyer for the defendant.
Il cannot say" was the answer.
u YOU know what date is attribute
al 70 Noah going into the ark"
Not exactly"
Now, do YOU know that this tynas-
ty existed 500 wears ago."
"EN reading inscriptions that I have
seen on relics"
Judge karsten interrupted and sus-
sest"d that the questions he confined
10 the facts in thu case.
ON direct examination pr. breasted
identified tho amulet as belonging tn
king Menes. from the monarch's coat
Of arms and from furthr inscription
showing the front of the kings tenn
pie,
Expert testimony was introduced
through Thomas F. Mcfarland. expert
on finger prints. He told the jurors
that the Photographic production of
the flngcr prints on the show case
We're identical with the finger prints
Of Hartzell
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-26

BUNNY HUG DANCE
SUITS ]. P. MORGAN
Financicr Remarked That lie ''Wouii
Give ANYTHING TO Dance
Like That"

Nnw York. July 25.-Prizes of
more value than art treasures with
cut price. accomplishments more to
be appreciated than the ahilit! To
corner the worlds money market,
are seen i'y j. Pierpont Morgan in
the bunny hug dance, which society
has either learned or is practicing.
Last Saturday there was a dance
on the deck of the teumer olympic.
My. Morgan watched the dancers for
81 while in silence. Then he turned
TO II. II. Thomas, a New York bank.
or.
My, Id give ANYTHING if I could
get up there and dance like that" he
said. as he sazed With wistful eves
At the seductive undulations of thu
turkey trot" and the bunny hug
and terpsichorean nove'-:e-
Miss z. l.. S%tanwood. an actress
undertook the duty Of taking UP a
SUBSCRIPTION for the ships orchestra
Everybody she had approached We
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-26

something up to the time she tac''cd
MIR. Morgan. whom she had left to
the last.
Miss stanwood approached him
with fear and trembling. meeting him
on the stairway to the main saloon.
when no one else was around.
Mr.. Morgan" she said. breath
lessly. Il am taking subscriptions for
the orchestra. and"
Don't know anything about it,"
growled Morgan, and he charged off
toward the deck. Later he sent a
check for the fund.
On the night OF the deck dance
Mr.. Morgan appeared all alone. halt
an hour before the time set for the
dance. and settled himself in a chair
from which the best possible view OF
the festivities was to be had. Trou-
bile began as oon as he was com
fortably seated.
Why sn't there any music?" he
demanded. Aren't they going 70
star: the muse? What's the mat
ter, Why don't they do somethi"~?
This is like a funeral"
There was a great scurrying about
of stewards and the orchestra tum-
bled into their placeS20 minutes
a head Of time.
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-26
PARACHUTE KILLS YOUTH.

Quincy. Mass. July 25.-Lawrence
Stafford. II years old. fell 1000 feet to
his death In Quincy Bay while at
tempting a parachute jump from q
balloon. The parachute failed to op-
en-.
Stafford's mother was killed in a
similar manner several years &
The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1912-07-26

cubic yards OF water had gone into
Elhe.
the mine from the lake alone.
The managers pronounce the mine
A total loss. considering it utterly inn
possible to pump out the workings in
view of the connection not only with
tho lake. hut also with the River
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
WIFE CONVICTED OF MURDER.
Mrs. Frieda frost Charged With
Poisoning Her Husband.

PHILADELPHIA, December 14.-Mrs.
Frieda frost. who was on trial here this
week on a charge of having killed her
husband. William Trost. Was convicted
today Of murder IN the first degree. The
commonwealth charged that Mrs. frost
within one week after her marriage last
August gave frost poison in order that
she could obtain his estate. valued at less
than $4,000.
Mrs. frost was the owner OF q saloon
which was left her by her first husband,
~ho died several years ago. The woman
took the witness stand in her own de-
Tense and admitted purchasing poison to
kill cats ayid maintained that frost prob
able took the poison with suicidal intent.
The Jury was out two hours. Mrs.
frost showed little emotion when the
verdict was rendered Her counsel imme-
diately took steps for new trial.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
BIG STRIKE IS SETTLED
Employees of Northeastern
Pailroad in England to Re-
turn to Work.

NEWCASTLE. England. December H.
The Northeastern railroad strike was set
tied this evening. 1t had affected 5000
locomotive engineers and about 4OtNl
other workers. and had caused great in
convenience in England since December
T. Its cause was the reduction in rank
OF an engineer for intoxication while off
duty.
The terms OF the settlement provided
that the company should reinstate En-
gineer Knox, the man who was reduced.
II the inquiry instituted by the home
office proved that he was not intoxicate d
as charged. and it was announced tonight
that the magistrate who reviewed the
case had founh that Knox was not in
toxicated. and that the home secretary
had advised the king to grant a pardon
the man having previously been con-
victed.
The strikers will resume work as soon
as the company can make the necessar,
arrangements. They promise to worl
amicably with the men who refused tC
strike. The strikers will be fined SIX days
pay and have engaged not to strike in
the future: except after legal notification
to the company.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
CHOATE PRAISES BRYCE.
Doubts if England Can Furnish Such
Another Ambassador.

NEW YORK, December 14.-"There
never was a British ambassador before
Mr.. Bryce who proved himself to be SO
thoroughly, as he has done. an ambas-
sador. not merely to our government but
an ambassador from the whole British
people to the whole American peop e."
dec ared Joseph III. Choate, former Amer
lean ambassador to Great Britain. in dis
cussing Mr.. Bryce's reti: ement at q meet
ing Of the New York Genealogical and
Biographical Society today.
''I doubt II England can furnish such
another man. added Mr.. ChOate. He
said Great Britain has the good sense
Of keeping its ambassadors OH the Job
until they grow gray"
Mr.. Choate and Charles Francis Adams
of Boston urged arbitration of the Pan
anna canal toll controversy.
Ambassador Bryce made an address,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
DEBATE LASTS FOUR HOURS
Educational Test for All Who Seek
Homes in United States.
CHARGE MADE OF Gag RULE
Special Rule for Consideration of the
Measure Adopted by Over
whelming Vote.

A deiuge OF impassioned oratory swept
the House for four hours yesterday dur
ing the general debate on the Dillingham;
Burnett bill fixing a literacy test for i'm.
migrants to the United States The meas
ure was brought up i'm the House after
fight on special rule brought in from
the committee on rules, which was
adopted on a rOll-call vote by an over
whelming majority. despite complaints OF
gag rule from the opponents of the
bill. After four hours of discussion the
House adjourned with the bill still
pending.
The field day of speechmaking was
opened by Representative Burnett OF
Alabama. in charge Of the bill. He at
tackled the class Of immigrants now COM
ing to this country, and declared that
the literacy test was demanded by labor
organizations and farmers organizations
because they don't want the spittoons
Of Europe emptied into this country"
Mr.. Burnett argued that the influx of
European immigrants cheapened Ameri-
can labor.
Says Bill Will Be Ineffective.
Representative Moore Of Pennsylvania
in charge Of the opposition to the bill.
said that the bill would not accomplish
the object for which it was framed.
You shut the doors to the uneducatcd
because their poverty has held them bacn,
and at the same time you say to the
Black Hand, the scamp, the anarchist,
the fellow who read inflammatory and
deadly literature, Come in, we need
YOU"
Representative Curley of Massachusetts.
opposing the bill. called on the shades of
Dante. Petrarch, Michael Angelo. and
half hundred other ancients of fame,
with tongue twisting names. to witness
the Intellectual qualities of the native of
southern Europe. Discussing the criminal
tendencies Of immigration he said:
Sarcasm Indulged.
II can see no difference between the
much cited Black Hand outrages of the
north and the lynching bees of the
south"
Representative Caleb Powers of Ken
lucky, who had spoken supporting the
bill. endeavored to interrupt Mr.. Curley.
would yield to the gentleman" said
Mr.. Curley. with some asperity, "if I
thought 1t would add to the sum total Of
human knowledge, but do netn
Uncle Joe" Cannon made q speech op-
posing the bill, and was answered by Rep
resentative Dalzell of Pennsylvania, on ee
devoted supporter of the former Speak
er. who pointed out that the issue had
temporarily destroyed party lines
An attempt was made to secure an
agreement to vote on the bill at a night
session, which 1t was hoped to hold last
night, but q threatened filibuster forced
adjournment until Monday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
Eight Persons Injured.
LEAPS TO DEATH FROM SHIP.
Eng lishman Chooses Midocean fol
Suicide in Angry Sea.

NEW YORK. December 14.-Midocean,
with bowling gale whipping the sea,
was the dramatic setting chosen for sui
eide by William Lees, a second cabin
passenger on the liner France. which
reached port today from Havre.
A few seconds before hurting himself
into the water Lees handed sailor a
sealed letter to be given the captain. Be-
fore the sailor could execute the mission
Lees was in the ocean. The steamer
stopped, but the gale prevented the
launching Of a boat. An hour after
ward the mans body was seen on the
surface. Efforts to recover 1t were futile.
In the letter left with the captain Lees
declared he was tired of life, and re-
quested that his wife, in England, be
notified Of his death.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
MAN's BODY PART OF PILLAR.
Embedded in Cement in Government
Dam and Will Stay.

KEOkCK, Iowa, December IA hu-
man body protruding from tons of ce-
ment. the frame Of which was removed
several days ago. was found today in
one Of the concrete pillars Of the gov
ernment dam across the Mississippi,
and explains the disappearance several
weeks ago of one of the laborers.
The mans body is imbedded in the
solid concrete and likely to stay there.
as to blast it out would destroy not
only the body. but great part of one
of the largest blocks Of cement COM
posing the dam.
The disappearance of a laborer vas
noted several weeks ago. but 1t was
not known that he had fallen into the
frame. into which tons of concrete
were being dumped.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15

Two Youthful Highwaymen Sen
fenced Under New Law.

CHICAGO. December 1.-THE new law
liking the penalty for robbery with dead
ly weapons was invoked here today. when
two young highwaymen were sentenced
to life terms by Judge Burke. Joseph
williams and George Kebler, confessed
bandits, are just twenty-one years old
and Judge Burke commented on this in
Imposing sentences.
''It is q sad thing. he sad, but So
ciety must be protected. Here We have
two able-bodied young men, who have
cast aside every prospect in life. but
Justice can only say that the severity of
the punishment is fitted to the crime.'
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
ARSON TRUST EXPOSURE
MAY FOLLOW ARRESTS
Insurance Adjusters Alleged
to Have Fired Stores in
Middle West.

SOUTH BEND. Ind, December a.
The exposure of an alleged larson
trust" composed Of insurance adjusters
and operating throughout the entire mid.
die west, causing scores of fires and
many thousands of dollars loss, will, it
is said, follow the arrest of Ben Kahn.
former South Bend merchant, and Ben
Franklin Of Chicago, accused of firing the
Clothing store owned by Kahn April
II, 1912
The two men arrested in Chicago are
now held here in default of bonds of
$4,000 each. the largest bail ever de-
manded in the history of a st. Joseph
county court.
Prosecutor Chester r. MONTGOMERY who
with Capt. Of Detectives William Cassidy.
has been working on the case. declared
that the trial will bring out the fact that
insurance adjusting concerns make a
practice Of setting fire to heavil, insured
sion basis.
Charges Against Men.
Franklin is charged with being .ae
operative for the alleged ''irebug'' COM
bine. Kahn, who owned the store. is
accused of engaging the fire adjusters
to cause the explosion and fire resulting
In the destruction Of the stock.
Detectives were first put on the trail of
the trust by insurance companies which
claim to have lost millions of dollars
through it's operations. Following the
fire Of April II the indications of incen-
diarism were so strong that local de-
tectives shadowed Kahn constantly. On
the evidence secured the circuit court
grand jury returned indictments against
Kahn and Franklin. Their arrest in Chi
cago on the request of the South Bend
police followed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
M'COMBS SOON TO NAME
INAUGURAL CHAIRMAN
Necessary That Some Action
Be Taken at an
Early Date.

Chairman William F. McCombs of the
democratic national committee, upon
whom rests the appointment Of chair
man Of the inaugural committee, is ex-
pected to return to New York city today
or tomorrow from the country, where he
has been resting for the last few days,
and to announce his selection of chair
man.
Woodrow Wilson, President-to-be, is
expected to reach New York from Ber
muda tomorrow afternoon. and should
Mr. McCombs decide to put the matter up
to him, with all the data that has been
laid before Mr.. McCombs by the friends
Of the various candidates for the place,
he will be in a position to act soon.
Much Must Be Done.
The necessity Of naming chairman
and the rest of the committee and SUBJ
committees soon is becoming more and
more apparent. Only two months and a
half remain before the Inauguration Of
Wilson and Marshall, and much must be
done In that time If the celebration Is to
be similar to those of other Inaugural
tiOns.
John F.. Costello. democratic national
committeeman for the District, said last
night that he. expected q chairman of the
inaugural committee would be named
Robert N. Harper and w. v. Cox still
continue to be the candidates most promi-
nently mentioned for the Office, and it is
believed that one Of them will get the
place. notwithstanding the talk of a COM
promise appointment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
PRESIDENT RETIREs EARLY.
Slight Indisposition Causes Him to
Break Two Engarements.

a slight indisposition caused the Pres
ident to break tw, engagements to ap-
pear in public last night. He retired
early at the White House.
President Taft was scheduled as ora
tor at the dinner of the Society of the
Carabao. and was also expected to put in
an appearance at the meeting of the So
ciety of the Mayfiowcr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
GEN. HORACE PORTER RENAMED
Will Again Head Navy League.
Three Warships Favored.

The directors Of the Navy League of
the United States have reelected Gen.
Horace Porter as president. Other Of
fcers elected were: Vice president.
Henry II. Ward; treasurer, Charles C.
Glover; chairman of executive commit
tee, Col. Robert M. Thompson; counsel.
Herbert L. Satterlee, and secretary, Ar
thur II. Dadmun.
Wide circulation of q petition to Con-
gress for navy personnel legislation and
q continuing program of naval construc-
tion which would include three battle
ships this winter. was authorized by the
directors. The next convention will be
held the latter part Of March In Wash
inSton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15
BISHOP JAGGAR DEAD.
Head of American Protestant Epis.
copal Church in Europe.

NEW YORK, December 1.-THE Rev.
DIR. Thomas Augustus Jaggar. bishop of
the American Protestant EPISCOPAL
Church on the continent Of Europe, died
yesterday at Cannes, France, according to
advices received here today. Dr. Jaggar
was appointed bishop in February. 1905,
and had lived abroad since then. He was
born in this city seventy-three years ago.
and held rectorships here and In Yonkers
and Philadelphia. He was consccrated
bishop Of southern Ohio In 1916
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-12-15

LONDON, December 14.-The withdraw
al Of J. Bruce Ismay from the manage
ment' of the White Star Steamship Com
pany has long been regarded here as
merely question Of an opportune mo-
ment In reply to a query as to his inten-
siohs Mr.. Ismay sent the following mes
sage this evening from Liverpool:
II cannot give any Information at pres
ent In regard to the published statement
of my intention to withdraw from the
White Star Line"