Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, November 24, 1916, Page 1

4 vino's protecting works by assault. ’ _deafening that it.was almost impossi- Look around Omaha at the firms that advertise. They are the ones that have grown from little concerns to great ones. VOL. XLV NO. 137, CHIHUAHUA CITY TRENCHES HOLD ARMY OF VILLA Bandit Leads Force in Person Four Times Against ‘‘Dug In”’ Defenders of Oapital Without Success. TERRIFIC BATTLE FOUGHT De Facto Authorities at Juarez Fear Trevino's Ammuni- tion May Give Out. FIELD COVERED WITH DEAD Bulletin. El Paso, Tex., Nov. 23.—Francisco Villa withdrew his surviving forces in defeat from Chihuahua City at 6:25 o'clock tonight, after a battle of seven hours, during which he made fruit- less attempts to carry General Tre- El Paso, Tex, Nov. 23.—General Trevino repulsed a fourth mass at- tack by Villa forces late today, the ‘bandits being driven from their tem- porary entrenched positions with heavy losses, it was announced in Juarez tonight. The de facto troops are now pursuing the bandits toward the south, the same report from Chi- huahua City states, Juarez, Mexico, Noy. 23.—Three times today Francisco Villa attacked the first line trenches which defend Chihuahua City, and three times he was repulsed, leaving his dead and wounded on the plains outside of the city to the south, according to mili- tary dispatches received by General Francisco Gonzales at military head- quarters here from the besieged city. At 11 o'clock a. m. today (moun- tain time) the high-crowned hats of the bandits were seen to the south, along the Mexican Central main line, according to these messages. The bat- tle was- opened a few minutes later with a salvo from cannon on Santa Rosa hill, the key to the state cap- ital. The first and second line trenches, protected by barbed wire entanglements, took up the fighting and by noon a‘general engagement was in progress along the entire southern railroad, which continued to early afternoon. ~ Cannon Roar Deafening. At that time the booming- of the large caliber guns on Santa Rosa and other artillery stationed at intervals along the first line trenches was so ble to hear the click of the felegraph instruments, the military operator in Chihuahua City told the operator in Juarez. ~ . At 3 o'clock the battle was still raging, the apparént advantage being with the government forces. Villa is reported by General Gonzales to have at least 3,500 men, practically all of whom are armed and mounted. He is-also believed to have machine guns, but no heavy artillery. For this reason the twenty or more heavy field guns of General Trevino’s command were | able to rake'the advancing lines of | Villa bandits, the messages from the | state capital stated. The field was/ covered with dead and dying men, one message stated. _ A sortie by Carranza cavalry, sup- ported by artillery, resulted in the capture of many Villa prisoners, who were without ammunition and had gone since morning without food or water, another message declared. Ammunition Limited, | Carranza officers here are optimistic | regarding the outcome of the battle at Chihuahua City. The only cause of worry to them is the fact that Gen-| eral Trevino's ammunition supply for small arms and machine guns is lim- ited and it is feared the attack will be prolonged by Villa in_an effort to exhaust this ammunition supply. However, the supply of artillery shells is ample, it is said, to keep the bandits away from the city. ¥ It was hoped by the Mexican mili-, tary that General Franciscu, Murguia and his division from Torreon would reach Chihuahua City soon, but late | today a message was received in| Juarez saying General Murguia had | (CAhtinued on Page Two, Column One.) a2 'fhe Weatherf For Nebrsaka—Tair and colder. Hourly Temperatures at Omaha. Hour. Deg. 3 p.m Comparative Local Record. 1916. 1915, 1914, 1913, 51 61 69 Highest yesterday... 42 Lowest yesterday 2% 3 30 33 Mean temperatur 36 42 45 46 Precipitation ., .00 .00 00 .00 ‘Temperature and precipitation departures from the normal: Normal temperature Excess for the day. Normal preeipitatio Deficlency for the da: Total rainfall since March 1 Deficlency since March 1, 19 Deficlencyt orc or, period, 1915 A Defliclency for cor. period, 1914 79 Inches Reports from Stations at 7. p. m, Station and State of Weather, Cheyenne, snow.. Davenport, cloudy Denver, cloudy Des Molnes, Dodge City, Lander, cloudy, North Platte, p Omaha, clear 3| the war. THE OMAHA DAILY BEE ———e - _~we v s ~ e v s——— . OMAHA, FRIDAY MORNING, NOVEMBER 24, 1916—TWELVE PAGES. Governor Morehead Tells People to Be Thankful for “Horn ¢/ Nebraska Executive Fixes No- vember Thirtieth as Day for Rejoicing. HIGH STANDARD OF HONOR (From a Staff Correspondent.) though not a recipient in an official way of the results of the democratic land slide, Governor Morehead feels that the country really has cause for thanksgiving for a few things, one of them being that “the horn of plenty is pouring its riches at our feet.” ollowing is the proclamation as it relates to Thanksgiving day: To the people of the state of Ne- braska, greeting: It is my pleasure as governor of the state, to again call attention to the near approach of that season so dear to very American citi- zen, in the festivities of which there is no semblance of sectionalism, but in which all join in one accord to give thanks for the gifts which God in his providence hath bestowed. “The year draws to a close with the horn of plenty pouring its riches at our feet. We can be thankful for a great past, a happy present and a splendid outlook to the future. Lincoln, Nov. 23.—(Special.)—Al-|P Ne- | ) iy Do enty & *into the fiftieth on into the union ens of all callings tp in the front rank, the state of their adoption and birth. Never in our history has their been higher standards of honor and manhood, of udity for womanhood and of train- ing for children. For all of these blessings of harvest and heart, let us express our gratitude to the giver of every good and perfect gift. Now therefore, I, John H. More- head, as governor of the state and in keeping with the action of the president of the United States, do designate and set apart, Thursday, the 30th day of November, 1916, as Thanksgiving day, and request all the people to abstain from their usual occupation and observe it as a day of Thanksgiving. Not forgetting to contribute out of our bounty to those less fortunate and in a special man- ner contribute to the various calls made upon us by those who now suf- fer from the ravages of war and while i we open our hands to their cry for material help, pray for the speedy coming of the day when peace will be restored to the nations now at war.” JOHN H. MOREHEAD, ‘Governor.” GREECE REFUSES DEMAND OF ENTENTE Onl;inet Declines to Turn Over Guns and Ammunition Asked by Admiral DuFournet. WOULD BE UNNEUTRAL ACT 1 London, Nov. 23.—The Greek gov- ernment has refused to comply with the demand of the entente allies for the surrender of part of its supplies of arms and ammunition, Reuter’s Athens correspondent cables. The dispatch follows: “The 'Greek government has re- fused the demands of Vice Admiral DuFournet that Greece surrénder eighteen field batteries, sixteen bat- teries of mountain artillery with 1,000 shells for each, 40,000 Mannlichers with 220 cartridges each, fourteen machine guns with ammunition and fifty motor vans. “Referring to Admiral DuFour- net's contention that the cession of war material to the Bulgarians and Germans had disturbed the equili- brium, the government replies that, although it does not' desire to enter into the details of that. operation, it must point out that the cabinet then in-poweér-tonld- no approve of Tesis- tance to the central powers without abandoning ' neutrality,. but duly pro- tested. It also contends that the guns already taken by the entente are mod- were obsolete. “The reply concludes that the sur- render of war material for financial compensatién or otherwise would constitute a flagrant violation of neu- trality and moreover that public opinion.would not admit of the forces of Greece being so neutralized as to be unable to defend its vital interests if esc were endangered.” Man Votes Thirty- Nine Times at Kansas City, Mo, Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 23— dence of fraudulent voting in this city in ‘the clection of November 7 was disclosed today when affidavits of men who are alleged to have voted repeatedly were placed in the hands of Francis M. Wilson, United States district attorney and Arthur T. Bag- ley, special agent of the Department of Justice. The cases have been laid before the district attorney because the clection involved presidential electors, a United States senator and congress- men. The affidavits show that one man voted thirty-nine times; another voted thirty-seven; a third voted thirtytwo and a fourth cight times. - Ziegler and Friedman 5 Form Contract Company Isidor Zeigler aad Samuel Fried- man are the incorporators of the Western States Construction com- pany, which has filed articles with the county clerk., The capital is $25,000. The company plans to construct drainage ditches, build bridges and ° | buildings and do a general contract- ing business. ern, while those taken by Bulgarian | 'RAILROAD WORTH NINE MILLIONS Plant and Equipment that Cost Twelve Millions Capitalized at Forty-One Millions, RECORD COST .TOO LARGE Washington, Nov. 23.—The physi- cal valuation of the New Orleans, Texas & Mexico railway, announced today by the Interstate Commerce commission, places the cost of repro- duction at $8,865,636. The company is capitalized at $40,938,031. The report shows the original cost The record cost of road equipment was found unduly large. “The issue of $28,000,000 bonds,” the report says, “is really a portion of an authorized issue of $50,000,000, and, although the issue is really a part of the capitalization of the New Orleans, Texas & Mexico, it is an ob- ligation primarily of the St. Louis & San Francisco.” The railroad is part of the Guli coast lines which skirt the Gulf coast from New Orleans to Brownsville. The announcement of valuation was the second the commission had made g\ its_work of appraising the railroad systems 'of the country, Wilkerson Goes 'On Witness Stand In Damage Suit | Red Oak, Ia, Nov. 23.—(Special Telegram.)—Detective J. N. Wilker- son went on the witness stand this afternoon in defense of himself in the suit in which Senator F. F. Jones of Villisca is suing him for $60,000 for attempting to implicate Jones in the Villisca murder of 1912, Wilkerson testified that he was a Burns' detective and that he was as- signed in April, 1914, to investigate the Villisca murder. Asked if he had ever known Senator Jones, W. B, McCaull, William Mansfield or Harry Whipple before that time, he said that he had not, and that he held no malice against any living soul. When asked about the conversa- tion between himself and W. L. La- marr of Chariton, he said that La- marr told him that he, Lamarr, had been employed by Attorney General George Cosson to investigate the Villisca murder, but that he had dis- covered no evidence connecting Jones with the murder. Lamarr was for- merly employed by Jones. Wilkerson told also of a conversa- tion between himself and “Han Morton, city marshal of Villisca, in which Horton said that on the morn- ing after the murder Jones followed him upstairs into the city hall and said, “Hank, I hear the Joe Moore family has been murdered. They ought to get Van Gilder, for he had trouble with Joe Moore.” Sheriff O. E. Jackson of Red Oak also was on the stand during the af- ternoon and exhibited the blood- stained ax which he said he found in the Moore home the next morn- ing after the murder. Detective Wilkerson was on the stand when court adjourned and will continue his testimony tomorrow. \French l;raise-tVi;c;»:l; b;;re ‘by - American Paris, Nov. 23.—In the theater of the Sorbonne today was held the first of a series of meetings which will carry throughout this |country to civilians and to the sol- diers at the front the story of what America has done for France during The meeting was held by official approval under the auspices of the association known as “The Effort of France and Its Allies.” Alex- andre Millerand, former minister of war, delivered the principal address. M. Millerand spoke with great carnestness and feeling of American 1 | generosity and of the personal devo- tion to the French cause of thous- and of individual Americans, many hundreds of whom had come to France and imperiled their lives to succoring the wounded.” “There will' forever remain shel- tered, under the mingled folds of the Stars and Stripes and the red, white and blue of the French flag and pre- Pueblo, ;art cloudy.... 42 48 Salt Lake City, pt. cl'dy 36 10 00 Santa Fe, pt. cloudy.... 88° [ .00 Sheridan, clear. 18 32 04 Sloux City, 34 10 W00 Valentin 28 38 <00 LSH, Metcreologist, ! served in the annals of the two coun- tries the names of the young Ameri- Volunteers in War amphi- | can heroes who have fallen gloriously on the field of battle as aviators, as | soldiers of the foreign legion, or in | succoring the wounded. In this coni.ection he named Ser- geant Norman Prince, Sergeant Kif- fen Rockwell and Corporal Victor Chapman of the aviation service, and Rene Phelizot, H. W. Farnsworth and Allen Zeeger of the foreign legion as among those Americans who had sacrificed their lives. Alluding to the immensity of American effort for France, M. Millerand named many persons and societies, including the American re- ligf clearing hoyse, the committee of Awmerican art students, organized by Whitney Warren, the American Cham- ber of Commerce in Paris, the Amer- ican ambulance at Neuilly, Dr. Alexis Carrel's hospital at Compeigne, sup- ported by the Rockefeller institute; Mrs. Chauncey M. Depew's hospital at Annal, Mrs. F. H. Whitney’s hospi- tal at Juilly, and among the individ- uals, Mrs, Robert Bliss, wife of the secretary of the American embassy in Paris, of the line equipped was §$12,194,231.1 HELD AT SPALDING BECAUSE HE LOOKS. LIKE JEAN CRONES Nebraska Marshal Arrests Man Answering Description of Person Trying to Kill Hundreds. ASSERTS HE IS A SOLDIER Man Who Resembles Alleged Chicago Poisoner Held for Investigation. | REFUSES TO GIVE NAME Chicago, Nov. 23.—A Chicago de- tective left tonight for Spalding, Neb., to investigate the identity of the man whom Marshal Byrnes believes to be Jean Crones, the Chicago anarchist, who was said to have poisoned 200 prominent guests of the University club at a banquet given Archbishop Mundelein last winter. Late in the afternoon Chief of De- tectives Larkin received a second tel- egram from Marshal Byrnes, which read: ' “This man did not give the name of Crones. He answers description in every way, but his hair is cut short, so I cannot tell whether it is curly or not. His clothes are same as de- scribed, He claims discharge from army.” This telegram was received after a detailed description of Crones had been sent to Marshal Byrnes. A copy of the indictment against Crones has been telegraphed to Byrnes, so that the prisoner may be fl]cld until the police obtain a fugitive warrant. Chief Larkin said: “It is beginning to look as if the man may be Crones. He seems to answer the description in nearly every important detail. have sent 2 man to Nebraska to talk with him and unless he identifies himself he will be brought back to Chicago.” Arrested at Spalding. Spalding, Neb., Nov. 23.—A for- tigner; apparently an Austrian, who refuses to give his name, was ar- rested hére late yesterday afternoon by the town marshal on the suspicion that he might be Jean Crones, Chi- cago anarchist, wanted on the charge of poisoning the soup at the Univer- sity club served during a banquet. The man had just arrived in Spald- ing when the marshal placed him under arrest. He claimed to be a discharged soldier, having served nine months at Fort Crook, Omaha, and having seen service in Cuba. He | refused to give any name and refused | to. talk of .the Chicago affair, -w.th which the marshal is attempting to connect him. The man, the marshal said, admitted he had been a crook, but said he was .living square now. He claimed to be a friend-of a cook at a Spalding restaurant, but the lat- ter denied the friendship, The arrest was made on the strength of a photograph.of Crones, and it was said that the prisoner re- sembled Crones closely. He is being held pending the ar- rival of Chicago officers. May Prove Alibi. The suspect has told various stories while here, the latest being that he worked for three years for a farmer named McCarthy at Central City. Marshal Byrnes was investigating this story tonight. The Chicago ‘detective is expected to arrive in Spalding at 11 o'clock tomorrow morning. While the suspect says he has been a soldier and was honorably discharged, he is unable to produce his papers. When he came here he immediately secured a job as_chef in a local restaurant. It is understood that $1,000 reward is of- fered for the arrest of Croncs, Wilson Replies to Hughes' Telegrams; Messages Given Out Washington, Nov. Wilson today sent a telegram to Charles E. Hughes acknowledging his message of congratulations re- ed last night. : I'he president’s telegram said: “I am pincerely obliged to you for vour message of congratulation, Al- low me to assure you of my good wishes for the years to come.” After the president had telegraphed to Mr. Hughes the White House made public several thousand tele- grams of congratulation from cabi- net members, governors of states, democratic leaders in practically every state and from the presidents of several 'Latin-American republics. No messages were received from any of the belligerent nations. Replying to the congratulations of the cabinet the president said: “One of the best things about the result is that it means four more years of active association in public service, and in that we are genuinely rejoiced.” This was taken by some to forecast an invitation from the president to the members of the cabinet to re~ main in office. ( Former Secretary Bryan graphed: “I am proud of the west, including Nebraska. The states beyond the Mis- souri rave rallied to your support and saved the day and in doing so have honored themselves no less\than you. They have been largely benefited bq 23.—President tele- the great reforms secured under your, leadership and they stand with you for peace, prosperity and progress.” Omaha Men Organize New Investment Company The Standard Investment company of Omaha, with a capital of $250,000, has filed articles of incorporation with the clerk of the county court. T. F. Kennedy, A. W. Morton and J. A. C. Kennedy are the incorpora- tors. The concern will do a general Which? PARIERS. PLAN 10 FIGHT EMBARGO Nebraska Grain and Live Stock Association Asks Congress- men to Oppose It. BRAND PROPOSAL UNFAIR TR [ Congressmen from Nebraska will be asked by the Nebraska Farmers' Co-operative Grain and Live Stock association to do all in their power to oppose the proposed embargo on grain, This was decided in resqlulio{s adopted by the association before ad- journing its three days' session at the Hotel Rome. - Following closely the phraseology used by Secretary Short- hill in his recommendations through his annual, report, the resolution on this subject said, “It is unfair for the federal governmert to single out grain and grain productus upon which to levy an embargo. If it is just to stop the adanve in price of these products, it is just to legislate te stop a decline in the price of the same products, yet there is no record anywhere of any measure having been introduced in any legislative body seeking to raise the price of products when they were selling too low.” Basis For Rates. The association also reaffirmed its opposition to any increase in freight rates in Nebraska until a physical valuation of the Nebraska roads should clearly show an advance in the rates to be necessary. The association, through its reso- lutions, invites all co-operative local and state organizations of farmers to come in and join this state body, since it is the largest in the state. The right to peddle direct from cars on the track was championed, and it wag held that this right shbuld not be denied to any elevator com- pany, co-operative purchases associa- tion, individual, jobber, or retail firm. Fore Railroads. The association resolved to push for federal legislation giving the In- terstate Commerce commission power to force the railroads to provide ade- quate car equipment and to regulate the rules of interchange of equipment. They favor an advance in demur- rage rates in order to make cars move from places to loading and unloading. Want Dirt Roads, They favor good roads, but want dirt roads of the type already popu- lar in Nebraska, instead of stone roads/ costing $10,000 to $20,000 per mile, which the . resolution says, “Would impose an enormous burden of expense, which would be never ending.” They commended the extension service of the University of Nebraska College of Agriculture for the work it had done in saving the farmers of northern Nebraska fully $250,000 on their potato crop, by keeping them posted on the market condition. They pledged their support for a larger appropriation next year for the University of Nebraska College of Agruculture for 'the purpose of "(Continued on Page Two, Column Six.) On Tralns, at News Stands, SANTA FE ADAMSON SUIT GOES OVER Hearing Involving Validity of Eight-Hour Act Postponed Until Friday. NO AGREEMENT REACHED Kansas City, Mo., Nov. 23.—.—Coun- sel in conference over the Adamson law cases today agreed to the request that the Santa Fe case scheduled to come up in the United States district court in Kansas City, Kan,, be post- poned until tomorrow. The conference, it was stated au- thoritatively, was“as"to whether the record of the cuse of the Missouri, Oklahoma & Gulf, appealed to. the supreme court yesterday, could be made to cover the problems of all railroads, or whether one or two ad- ditional test cases should be brought. Attorneys for leading railroads who are herc to witness the proceedings pointed out informally that the opera- tion of the law varied in its effect on different railroad systems according to extent and local conditions and said that close study would be re- quired to determine whether one case would develop the points affect- ing all railroads. A difference iif the case heard yes- terday and the one today was that the Missouri, Oklahama & Gulf is in the hands of receivers under the di- rection of the federal court, while the Santa Fe is an independent agent. Lawyers Continue Conferences. Washington, Nov, 23.-~Railroad lawyers and Attorney General Greg- ory continued today their conferences in an attempt to agree on one suit in- volving test of the Adamson act to press for early consideration by the supreme court, The difficulty in reach- ing an agreement arose mainly, it is believed, from the anxiety of the rail- road representatives to pick from the many cases pending in federal courts one covering typical conditions faced by all roads. Railroad lawyers thought the Atchi- son, Topeka & Santa Fe case, set for hearing today at Kansas City, in- volved all points at issue better than any other, but Department of Justice officials were inclined to favor the souri, Oklahoma & Gulf case in ederal Judge Hook at Kansas City yesterday held the Adamson act unconstitutional, Selection of a test case would re- | lieve the department from defending | a multitude of suits already filed, as it is understood all railroads would agree not to press individual suits or | institute new actions pending decis- ion in the test case. No Wounded On Big Hospital Ship London, Nov. 23.—Press dispatches from Athens saying there were no wounded on board the hospital ship Brittanic when it was sunE off the Greek coast were confirmed today by the admiralty, which made the fol- lowing announcement: “No wounded were aboard the Brit- tanic on which were only the ship’s crew and the hospital staff.” L;ncion Hotel Keeper$ Must Curtail Menus Immediately London, Nov. 23.—Walter Runci- man, president of the Board of Trade, addressing a meeting of leading Lon- don hotel keepers last night, demanded an immediate curtailment of menus, He declared that there must be an immediate and drastic cutting down and a decrease in the use of imported foods. y X ; “I have just seen,” he said, “a speci- men of a Christmas menu which is being circulateld as an advertisement by a leading London hotel. Such an elaborate program would be waste- investment and insurance business, ful even in peace time and is little short of scandalous in war time. Such a situation can not be allowed. All menus must be drastically cut down and there must be one or two fish- less and meatless days weekly. “There must be an immediate de- crease in the use of imported foods. Waste is especially noticeable in the use of expensive cakes and confec- tions. If the trade interests will not take the necessary action, the govern- ment must force them to do s0.” Following the meeting the Savery hotel announced the cancellation of THE WEATHER Fair; Colder . SINGLE COPY TWO CENTS. NEW MONARCH OF AUSTRIA TO FIGHT WAR T0 THE END First Proclamation of Emperor Charles Says He Will Com- plete Work of Fran- cis Joseph. WRITES TO THE PREMIER Says Illusion His Monarcy Can Be Thrown Down Must Be Broken. BEGAN REIGN LAST NIGHT London, Nov. 23.—~Emperor Charles of Austria has issued a proclamation to the Austro-Hungarians, declaring his inflexible decision to maintain the war until “a peace assuring the exist- ence and development of the monar- chy,” according to a Vienna dispatch to Reuter’s Iy way of Amsterdam. The dispatch says the proclamation was printed in a special edition of the Wiener Zeitung, together with an autograph letter addressed to Premier Koerber, The letter announced that the new monarch had taken over the government and confirmed the pre- mier in his present functions. After paying homage to the late empesor, the proclamation said: “I will continue to complete his work. I ascend his throne in a stormy time. Our aim has not yet been reached and the illusion of the enemy to throw down my monarchy and our allies is not yet broken. You know me to be in harmony with my people in my inflexible decision to continue the struggle until a peace assuring the existence and development of the monarchy is obtained. will do all in my power to banish as soon as possible the horrors and sacrifices of war and to reobtain peace as soon as the honor of our arms, the conditions of life of my countries and their .llies and the defiance of our enemies will allow.” New Emperor Takes Charge, The heir apparent, Archduke Charles Francis Joseph, assumed the guidance of state affairs automaticall last night, It is not likely glutjutgvn- ties of any kind will usher in his reign certainly not during the war, Ar- rangements for the burial lrave not yet been made, but the body will be in- terred in the Capuchin Mausoleum, next week, probably on Thursday, Monday the body will be removed from Schoenbrunn castle to Hofburg chapel, where it will lic in state on Tuesday and Wednesday. 3 « Btory-of st Day.. ¥ London, Nov. 22-~Telegraphing from Amsterdam, Reuter’s corre- spondent says advices received there from Vienna are to the effect that Emperor. Francis Joseph rose Tues- day morning with & high fever, He felt very faint and, contrary to his custom, used an arm chair at his table. Toward evening his weakness increased to such an extent that he asked to be placed in bed. After the emperor was removed to his bedroom, his body physician, Dr. Kertil, and Prof, Ortner did not leave i the sick room. The emperor then fell into a deep sleep, and between 8 and 9 o'clock the doctors, on approaching the bed, found the end was imminent and summoned the royal household and the court chaplain, Dr, Seidle, who administered the last rites of the church, The German emperor and King Ferdinand of Bulgaria are expected to arrive at the Austrian capital to- morrow, says a telegram from Vienna received by the Exchange Telegraph company by way of Geneva, According to the latest details of the Austrian emperor's death, the message says, the majesty hecame de- lirious yesterday afternoon, passing later into a comatose condition and did not recover consciousness, Bryan Will Devote All His Energies To Moral Issues New York, Nov. 23.—William Jen- nings Bryan has given up attempting to solve economic problems and here- after will devote himself to moral is- sues, he declared here today in an address before the Rotary club. The tariff, he said, was discussed 100 years before he took it up “with all the zeal of a young man” and probably would be discussed for an- other 100 years, but as to the morgl question, when that is “settled it stays settled and so T expect quicker and more satisfactory results from my efforts.” That Vacant Room You will receive the best re- sults at the lowest cost, 1c Per Word If you call Tyler 1000 Today You are as close to THE BEE Want Ad Dept. as your phone is to you. its special Christmas and New Year’s dinners,