El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-23
{. 7. MOORE Dies;
WAS Ill FOR WEEK
Young Attorney Fails to
Rally From Operation
For Appendicitis.

Edward Taylor Moore, prominent as
a young attorney of FL Paso; dleu
Monday afternoon He was OF Iexas
family of lawyers, prominent before the
bar OF the state. Tod Moore was a
son Of Z. T. Moore, an attorney OF Aus
tin, and brother of attorney Victor
Moore, of FL Paso, his law partner.
Mr.. Moore married Miss Ruth stephens.
daughter of judge l. w stephens, OF
Fit. Worth, former member OF the court
of civil appeals.
Death ended a weeks illness OF ap-
pendicitis. Mr. Moore was operated on
Saturday at Hotel Dieu, but he failed
to rally, death occurring at 4:35 Mon
day afternoon. Attending him were
his wife. his parents. his wife's mother,
and Eaton Reynolds. brOtherinlaW OF
Mrs. Moore, all of whom were called
here by his illness. They and Victor
Moore Will accompany the body to
Austin, where interment will be made.
Arthur Moore, an Austin business man,
is a brother.
Funeral services will be held both in
FL PaSO and at Austin At o'clock
Tuesday evening relatives, friends and
members of. the FL PasO Bar assOcia-
ton will attend services at the FL PasO
residence, 1913 Arizona street. Services
will also be held Thursday afternoon
at the 10th street Methodist church at
Austin, of which Mr.. Moore and his
parents are members. Mr. Moore was
Trinity Methodist church board of
stewards, and an effort is being made
to have the pastor, Rev. c. W Web
dell, who is out of the city. Officiate a
the services here Tuesday night.
Tod" Moore was a graduate of the
university of Texas, where he was
prominent as a student and an athlete
and was many times hOnOred by his
classmates. He took part in various
intercollegiate debates representing
his school. he was shortStOp on the col
Iege baseball nine in his senior year.
and he was hOnOred by being made
president of the graduation ball given
by ms class He received the degrees
or A B., A VI. and IL. D. graduating
with other high honors. He was born
IN August, 1877. In 1906 he married
Miss Stephens.
six Years in Ell Paso.
After graduation from college, Mr..
moore entered the practice of law with
his father. Desiring to enter a newer
neld six years ago he came to FL Paso
Where his brother, Victor. had already
established a practice and the law firm
OF Moore 4 Moore was formed From
the first Tod" Moore made friends
with members Of the local bar assOcia-
ton, clients and casual acouaintances.
"A well balanced character" as a close
10 FAULT he gained a wide and warm
mountaineering" He was active in
his church, and a member of the FL
PaSO camp, NooGmen of the World, but
he never engaged in politics although
ne was many times urged to accept
nominations by the anti-ring party
with his brother, he engaged in a gen
eraI law practice and was a successful
attorney.
Besides his parents. two brothers and
the widow. Mr. Moore is survived by
Two little daughters, Jane. aged 2 and
Ruth, 4. Cullen T. Thomas. Of Dallas,
is brotherinlaw, marrying Mr.. Moore's
sister.
Lawyers To Attend in Body.
Out Of respect to his memory. and
the high regard in which he was held
by his fellow members, the members Of
the FL Paso Bar association viii attend
IN body the services incident to the
funeral of Mr.. Moore.
This plan was unanimously adopted
al a meeting Of the local bar held
Tuesday morning in the 41st district
courtroom. and attended b. ali the at
torneys in the city According to the
plans, the local attorneys will meet at
the transfer station Of the Ell Paso
Electric Railway company at the inter-
section OF Mills and Oregon streets at
$50 o'clock Tuesday afternoon A spe-
cia1 car chartered by the association
viii take the members to the late
home OF Mr.. Moore, 1913 Arizona street,
Where the services viii be held prepar-
atory to taking the body to a local IN
dertaker, from where il viii be sent to
Austin.
on motion of Robert Neill a commit
tee composed Of five members was
appointed by chairman ". NJ Coldwell [
70 draft appropriate resolutions on Mr.
Moore's death to be presented at the
which will be held at o'clock on the
morning of Aug. 5. This committee
viii also attend to the matter of Sc
curing flowers to be made up in an
appropriate emblem. The emblem will |
be sent to Austin in the name Of the !
ASSOCIATION to be placed on the grave |
OF Mr.. Moore The committee having I
cnarge OF these arrangements is as /
follows: Robert NeiH. chairman; Zach |
Lamar Cobb. Dan Jackson, VOlney I
Brown, and r. 2. ThOmasen