Evening star., 1922-08-21
HEAD OF LOVE CULT
NOW FACES COURT
Moore's Way of Curing "Di-
vorce Symptoms" Are
Claimed to Be Fraud.
specia, DISPATCH 70 The STIR.

Special Dispatch 70 The Star.
CHICAGO, Ill. August 21-Inucr
secrets of love cult, protesting 10
cure all ailments of body and soul.
to prevent divorces and promote do
mestic felicity, will be revealed when
Albert ]. Moore. professed healer and
head Of the Life Institute. appears in
court tomorrow to answer \ charge
that his institution is fraudulent.
Moore was arrested last week
charged with having tnulcted wealthy
women and others not so wealthy OF
thousands OF dollars. Fees running
from 5000 down have been demand
ed by him for curing divorce symp-
toms and breaches in domestic happi-
ness.
The prosecution Isl backed by a
group OF irate husbands. who claim
their homes were broken up by Moore
and their wives robbed of money they
could IL, afford to part with To tcs-
1ify against him the prosecutor has q
number of women. including MIS-.
James W. Cartwright. wife of an Il
EnoiS suLreme court Justice, VITO
paid him $4,000, she says
Rightly Named, Says Victim.
He is rightly named Moore" said
Mrs. Cartwright today. 1T was more.
more and more from the first day l
entered his office until the scales feli
from my eyes and ! saw his tricks"
Moore's arrest was made at the in
stance Of W. w. Talcott. a Chicago
business man, who alleged that his
wife had been hypnotized by Moore;
'Home-wrecking institute, should
be the name Of the establishment; ,nsnna me-
early in the day and does not return
until some time after midnight. All
that time she spends sitting ut the
feet of her master and she mas given
him between three and six thousand
dollars which we had saved TO edu-
cate our children.
Vow Sees World Beauties.
Mrs. Talcott denies that she has
been victimized. insisting that ,f sne
was never happier in her life.
since Moore opened her eyes TO
hitherto unknown beauties OF the
world" She asserts her husband Will
be foolish to prosecute. as she loyes
Talcott more now than she ever did
before" as the result OF her associa-
tions with the cult.
Moore insists that there is no rea-
son for the charges against him.
Business goes on as usual in his tnsti-
, tute.- Typewriters click busily. Visi-
tors come and 90. and smarty tai
l0TOQ ClcYA6 htc HOkASCo VI lay ES$AA
ing court proceedings In the pigeon
hole labeled free advertising"
IT have receipts to prove that every
cent given me was voluntary con-
tribution." he declared. mo one need
pay anything for the teachings un-
less he or she chooses to-"
.ssnappy Punch" in Teachings.
His teachings. he explained. are a
symposium Of the best In every reli-
Rion. 1t resembles mental science,
but has a more snappy punch" He
makes no claims to being doctor
either of medicine or divinity.
II am a hard. cold business man.
Previous to his present work he
was head of the Moore Oil Syndicate.
with luxurious Offices in the loop
district. He deserted this profession
for religion. he says, because "the
world had such terrible need" for the
teaching he now is spreading.
II convicted, Prosecutor Louis
Piquett will ask that he be fined the
maximum, $100 a day for each day
the syndicate has been running. 1t
has been in existence three years.
Copyright. 1921