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THE WEATHER. -' feS " Sf Fair today and Friday; colder Fri- ; ' ' T I - "V - xW?i WKTfOf ITSfcl? FTH1 A VFN M i - ' Nt day in west; moderate winds. . - , , - -I .- J W Tu ilfcgfr $ ft Xi$f, 'VvS ftf fMWJST' VOvl I -A J Jh - 14 h"r" comma sense and brinr eora- - , ' J "H "fr'YWsk IS TTfvSffiJ ii!fx Aj I'l liaSr " - 4- ' ' Y - cents to use and read the Moraine Star -J ..J 1 J 'iii! Sjg " jfjjjj LSyl y , tvMi ' XoSortltieTT ar lmply ally. A i : .9 1 - - - . VVLLMJLNOTOJSr, 'ST. Cfi THUKSIAlf JANUAltY 2, 1933. ' m a AAlinnPA il' I . . '. : - ' i . " " , " ' ' . ... .. ' i : ., . - .--. - , . - ....... i . i r flYlNH KPSS nrnnriin TViihni Thfe W !W aaw ui - a . U L VT.I kv u V i II " IILUIU1U ill IIUUH Crowded Programme Con fronts Both Houses When They Reconvene TARIFF REVISION DIStUSSED Majority Leader Underwoo and Sen ator Martin Confer on Legisla tive Plans Widespread in terest In Heari , Washington. January 1. Represen tative Underod and Senator Martin, Democratic leaders, respectively, of the House 'and Senate,, ha a confer ence today over plans, for Democratic tariff revision and for 'legislative work - during the 'balance of the aiort session that re-opens tomorrow, j No definite plan of action for the prpept sessioxf "was agreed on, but the Democratic leaders discussed in demil President elect Wilson's tariff views as outlined to Mr. ."Underwood at Trenton yester day. . : ) Both houses will coafront crowded programmes when hey reconvene at noon tomorrow. In the congestion of legislation, investigation; hearings and the Archbald. impeachment proceed ings, the Democratic forces will bring out during the next few weeks the full scope of tariff revision preparation and party organization for the special session that is to begin probably. about March 15th. i Representativ Underwood has riot discussed, publicly the details of Jiis conference with President-elect Wil son, but it is known that the general plan of the tariff: revision was gone over. In, the meetings to begin this week of Democratic members of the Ways and Means Committee, the opin ions of the Pregidentelect and the general understanding arrived t at be tween him and Mr. Underwood will be considered fully and. an outline made of the various tariff revision bills that will -he "psepaJreia rMSSoTvlmce for the special session. . - - The tariff hearings will begin next Monday and thejlarge volume of mail received from manufacturers, commer cial organiEatiohB and consumers indi cates' a widespread interest in the woolen,' chemical and iron and steel tariff schedules. Scores . of men rep resenting;the , producing and manufac- turing- Interests of the country are ex pected to give their tariff views to the Ways and Means Committee The money trust investigation, "the tariff hearings and other important committee work then will be added to the pressure incident to getting the big appropriation bills finished before March 4th. At an , informal Demor crati.? conference today it was agreed that the appropriation bills had made uch progress that there probably will be no difficulty in passing all of, them before adjournment. The problem connected with con firmation of "President" Taffs appoint ments will be taken up in the Senate again soon after it re-convenes and a majority of Senators express ttlfe opinion that a solution will be found that will allow at least some of the appointments to be acted on. Thus far .the Democrats- have successfully prevented confirmation of all but one or two appointments made since De cember 2nd. Senator Martin, "who is also-chairman of the committee appointed at- the recent Democratic cau'cuS to take up the appointment TELght, said today he would call the committee together within' a few days t(j formulate a plan of Democratic action. As a rule Demo cratic Senators" express the opinion that comparatively few of the Presi dent's appointments should receive confirmation, but there are appreciable breaks in the ranks. A growing num ber of Democrats favor a "discrimina tory system" rthat would permit con firmation of minjr of the appointments now. before theiSenate. A fight is beinjc directed against the new Industrial Commission, the nine members of which 'were appointed a few weeks ago br President Taft. Al though "Senatorial icourtesy" would ordinarily bring abtut" the speedy con firmation of.Senatot;Sutherland's ap pointment as chairntan, Democratic leaders are fighting all the , appoint ments, on the ground that the new commission's investigation of . indus trial conditions i will ttn through two or three T years of :'if evident Wilson's term: , " :'-' Vi- Should President , ,Taft send in the appointment otv Colonel George W. Goethals,' as Governor of the Panama zone under the new.lar, it will un doubtedly also meet ; with Democratic opposition. - Many j prbminent Demo crats favor the : selection, of Colonel Goethals, howevef 4 ahd win work for his confirmation?. H :? . . Many members, bf both houses .had not returned, to Washington tonight , from their holiday. Journeys and there will he numrous fefllilty seats- when the Senate and jlous meet tomorrow. .- Chief interest in the Senate on. the opening day is - .expected to center about Senator Bailey' Speech against the initiative and referendum. speech that -is , consideredihis :'farewein) to . the Senate, v - "'-' ' 1 While the "Archbald . impeachment trial will re-open in ,the Senate Friday, the principal ' -business , of. Congress will not be resumed until Monday.' M FEU Iff GREENSBORO ThemoV "arth Rattles Window Sashes, V v- -fvug at Chimneysyple Over in outn Carolina Greensboro, Nt C, Jan. 1. An eartb- quake shock was distinctly felt here this afternoon about 1:30 o'clock by a number of people.- .The tremor was sufficient to rattle window sashes, shake beds, rock chairs, etc. Old in habitants who resided here at the I time of the Charleston earthquake say it reminded them of that occurrence. There was no damage. Severe in Piedmont Section. Spartanburg, S. C, Jan. 1 An earth quake of sufficient violence to cause a number, of chimneys to topple over, was felt throughout the Piedmont sec tion of South Carolina at 1:30 o'clock this afternoon. The trembling of the earth continued for five, or six seconds and caused people to run out of their houses- in alarm.1 In the open i coun try a low rumbling noise was heard. Reports of the earthquake have! been received here tonight from many plac es within a. -radius of 100 miles in all directions. ,The shock does not seem to have, been distinctly felt at points more distant. , In Union leounty the shock caused large cracks to form in the Old county jail, while plastering fell in many resi dences. Many chimneys fell :down at West Springs. At Chester the shock caused a Mine type machine to slide a short distance across the floor of a printing office. A second shock was felt there "at 2 o' clock. " Slight Tremor-at Charlotte: Charlotte, N. C, Jan. 1. A slight tremorof the -earth was felt at Char lotte this afternoon at 1:28 o'clock, but no damage ; was done. Advices from points in' the Piedmont and moun tain sections of the ' State show the shock to have been general. At Kin ston st chimney was shaken down, i Asheville, Gastonia, Davidson, Statesville and other points report the shock, but no damage.' At Gaffney, S."C, buildings were shaken and chim neys were thrown down. ! Distinct at Asheville. ' Asheville, N. C-, Jan. 1. A slight, but distinct earthquake shock was felt in-Asheville about 1 :30 o'clock this af ternoon, the- shock, 'being pf sufficient viotence to. rattle window sashes, but no -damage was done;" Similar shocks were felt throughout Western North Carolina about the same time. WHITE HOUSE RECEPTION. Taft Extends New Year's Greetings to V Over 7,000. Washington, Jan. 1 President Taf t's last new year's reception at the White House today was attended by one of the greatest crowds that ever has gath ered at the executive mansion. Clear skies and late Fall weather brought out the general public in extraordina ry numbers and a new record for at tendance of private citizens probably was established. Surrounded by -his family, members of his cabinet and a distinguished company, the President received officials and citizens of "high and low degree and when the last call er had been greeted, Mr. Taft had shaken hands with more than; 7,000 persons. ' ' . . The reception began shortly before noon, members of the cabinet and the diplomatic corps being received first. Next were the justices of the United States Supreme Court and other .Fed eral . courts; United States ambassa dors, and ministers, Senators and Rep resentatives, army and navy officers, a long line of other. officials and mem bers .of military societies and other or ganizations.' Then came the public. ' The White.House reception, always the New Year's feature in the capital, preceded numerous other brilliant af fairs. , Secretary of State and Mrs. Knox entertained the members or the diplomatic . corps at breakfast at the Pan-American building, nearly every fOreign Nation with embassy or 1 lega tion here being represented. BEGIN NEW YEAR IN JAIL. Labor Leaders Occupy Cells in Federal Prison at Leavenworth. Leavenworth, Kan., Jan. 1. Frank M. Ryan, president of the Internation al Association of Bridge and Structur al Iron Workers; Herbert S. Hockin, formerly secretary . of the union, and 31 other labor leaders convicted of conspiracy to- dynamite, buildings, to day began the new year "by entering the Federal prison to serve terms of from one year and one day to seven years. ' The prisoners were paired with their companions for ell mates with the exception of Hockin, who, it is charg ed, betrayed his fellow workers. When the prisoners were lined up Hockin always was alone. Ryan wasxpaired wttEr Michael J. Young, of Boston, and Philip A. Cooley, of New Orleans, will have J. E.Munsey, of Salt Lake City, as his cell mate. , - Most of the men being iron work ers,, it is expected they are to be giv en outdoor work in hew buildings in construction about the grounds. EIGHT MINERS RESCUED. - Other. One of Nine Entombed Believed , to Have Been Killed. , Tamaqua, Pa,, Jan. 1. After being imprisoned behind a fall of coal, rock and other mine refuse, eight of the nine-men" entombed yesterday in the colliery of the-East Lehigh Coal Com-, pariy Bear here were' rescued alive Ito nigbfcv The" other., man, Joseph . Wal ters, is missing and Is. believed to have been killed. The men were Imprison ed nearly 40 hours. . V GOVERNQR WfLSON WOULD GO; AFOOT Would Prefer Valkmg at Inauguration if Such Were Possible SAYS JEFFERSON DIDN'T RIDE Story That He Rode on Horseback to The Capital and Hitched His -Horse Not True, President elect Declares ' Princeton, N. J., Jan, 1. Governor Woodrow Wilson- intimated tonight that if it were possible he would like to go afoot between the White House and capitol when he takes the oath of office as President of the United States. -He realizes, however, that the crowds would, make-It. impossible. Jeff ersonian , simplicity ;the :lind that thePresjdemvelectv would like to emulate,; hqwever, lie ..remarked, con sisted not'bfiia hOrseback ride as his torians have chronicled it, but merely an unostentatious walk down Penaeyl vania avenue in . the r company of a few citizens. ; The story the Jefferson rode on horseback to the capitol and hitched his horse to a post while he went. in to take the bath of office, is not true, said the Governor. "He was told that Governor1" Sulzer had walked to the capitol at Albany. ,Mr. Wilson-spoke approvingly of. this. : He was asked if he had made any plans for his own in auguration in this connection. . JtX had not tnougnt out the method at' all," he said. "I have simply satis fied myself with impressing the gentle men on the inaugural committee with the desire to have the inauguration as simple as possible." The President-elect was questioned as to whether he thought it would be an added convenience to members of Congress to know just how soon . af ter the closing of the present session of .Congress ,th.ey would have to re assemble fer'an extra session. He in dicated that one of the very first acts of his administration would be to an nounce the date, of the; new session. "Congress will be in session until March 4th, anyway," he said, "and there ' will not be much of an interval between that day and the extra ses sion." -The President-elect, it is expected, will go to Washington, March 3rd, spending the night at a hotel near the White House. He said today that while he had not been able to visit many of the government buildings erected in recent years, he believed he would not "get much time for sightseeing." :The Governor took a long walk ear ly today. It was his first since he be came ill, and marked his return to normal health. He wore no overcoat, but had on a heavy sweater and trudg ed through the mud vigorously. Many cablegrams and telegrams from friends came wishing the Wil sons a happy New Year. Jacob Gould Schurman, United States minister, to. Greece, cabled his greetings frorp.' Athens. ; -CASTRO ENJOYS A WALK. Venezuelan Makes Tour of Ellis Is- land Plans Unchanged. New York, January 1. Qenerial Cip- riano Castro ate three hearty meals and enjoyed a long walk on Ellis Is land today. The former President of Venezuela, who decided to go back voluntarijy to Europe, when be learned on his arrival aboard a French liner yesterday that his right to land was questioned, seemed1 satisfied with the entertainment provided him by the Federal authorities, pending arrange ments for his return. 1 nere was today no intimation -but that his preference to return on a steamer which would land him in Germany would be met by the Washington authorities. The Venezuelan guest of ths govern ment received no visitors today. This afternoon under the-e3cort of the im migration station's custodian, he made a tOur of' the island. Ha obtained a good view of the harbor and the tall buildings of lower Manhattan island. An inspiring spectacle," was the Eng lish equivalent of iiis remark as he resumed his tour. He had little to say to any one, and passed about as if in deep introspection. If tentative plans are officiallyadopt ed, the- steamer Amerika, sailing Sat urday for Hamburg, probably will car ry Castro back across the. ocean. - , . , ASSAULTED LITTLE ORPAN? Former Methodist Pastor Arrested for Alleged Crime -in Florida. Owensboro, Ky., Jan. 1. Henry C. Hoffman, formerly a Methodist minis ter and. head of an orphanage home" at DeLand, Fla., is under; arrest here, charged with criminally assaulting an eight-yearold girl, an Inmate of the institution. ; The warrant for his ar rest was mailed from DeLand. ' - Hoffman, who has made his borne here since September; is 59 years" old, and married. Since coming toOwehs boro he has organized a band of holy rollers. -, " , Hoffman aid he would . return to Florida without requisition papers. He declared he was Innocent and that the charges' were the result of spite work PAR GELS v POSrlKO PERATION America's Newest Institution- Inaugu ' rated Without. Hitch Many I FreaV Shipments Made Traffic Tremendous - l . . -V ..... - Washington,' D. G , Jan. 1. Ameri cans today were, u'ing-for the first time their newest institution, the par cels post. Reports to . headquarters from postoffices, targe" and small throughout the country,- indicated that the newest of government services was being ushered into its usefulness with a heavy dayaSd that the facili ties provided for Handling the new business would be axea; to capacity when the public knowledge of it be came more general. , j From all points "came reports of freak" shipments itf cne parcels post. They consisted of everything from pitchfprks and -prjSnes to paving blocks . and poultry. ' Under the . regu lations practically evipry class of mer chandise is maileabl by parcels post. All mail matter forhjerly fourth-class now goes in the new service. It became evident Jo postal authori ties early in the da f that -some diftl eulties more or less ierious were like ly to be encountered' in the incipfent stages of the -operation of the new system. . From . every city ; came re ports that 2 many -(packages bore ordinary postage r-stams instead of - the distinctive , parcels ' posf stamps Under the new law such par- eels have to be held for- lack of proper postage. ' '. 'j' . ' J Notwithstanding that it was a holi day," the amount of parcels post mat ter -offered ''at offices; throughout the country, so far as heard from, fairly measured up to -the Christmas rush. On the ordinary business days in dications are that the volume of par cels . post traffic will.-; be ' tremendous. How this' matter is to be transported by the railroads is a serious question. Within a few days. it has become ap parent that ' the railroads generally have not sufficient equipment ready to handle a vastly increased weight of mail. ' ! Generally no delay; in the 'delivery of parcels by the various postoffices is expected, as extraordinary measures have been taken to brovide delivery services. It' already f seems certain that the new system! will be utilized extensively by . department stores and merchants generally ;' lor, - the deli very of local -packages. - These of course, will not have to be transported by railroad, but will merely pass through local offices. " j- No Hitch In New York ! New York, Jan. 1. The parcels post system worked without a hitch its first 24 hours in New Yoiik. There was little -rush due to the , holiday, and the clerks were able easily to cope with the business. , J It was stated that 200 parcels- had been received at the general postoffice up to tonight and it was estimated that the first full day's business there would show a total of about 350. The 46 branch stations at which . parcels are received were open for two hours in the morning and handled 255 par cels. .This included 50 umbrellas mail ed by a business house and CO par-s eels sent by. another business house through branchv stations. Postmaster Edward M . Morgan re--ceived on an early train from Wash ington the silver loving cup sent by Postmaster General Hitchcock to anr augurate the parcels post service, j "WILD CAT" FERNS WINS. Welterweight Claimant Gets Decision Over Harry Brewer.. Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 1. Clarence "Wild Cat" Ferns, of Kansas City, claimant of the welterweight champ pionship of the world, won the deci sion over Harry Brewer, of .Kansas City, after 10 rounds of furious fight4 ing here this afternoon. OUTLINES William Sulzer was yesterday inaug urated ias the 42nd Governor of New York President Taft gave his last New Year's reception at the White House last night and shook hands with over 7,000 visitors. I X,uther 'McCarty yesterday defeated Al. Palzer in the 18th rouffd of a20 round'bout for the white heavyweight championship of the world. .. - j Earthquake shocks were distinctly felt at Greensboro yesterday, and in the Piedmont section of 'South Caro lina considerable damage was done, .j Seven men were killed and several others may have lost their lives yes terday when a C. & O. freight train crashed through a bridge near Hunt ington, W.Va. - j America's newest institution, the parcels post, was, inaugurated through? out the country yesterday " without a hifch, the volume of business handled almost equalling the Christmas rush, j Declaring that Jefferson walked from the White House to the Capitol, when he wag inaugurated, Governor Wilson intimated yesterday that he would like to make the trip afoot if it were possible. . -'; . " - ' kiJ The peace conference settled down to.business yesterday ahd Turkey subr mitted greatly modified proposals. One of the Bulgarian ' i delegates left the meeting in indignation, declaring the war would i be. resumed. , ; - ; i The Closing session of the present Congress re-opens today; and a crowd ed, programme: confronts bOth houses'; Majority Leader Underwood and Sen atorr Martin, held q. conference yesier day on plans for tariff revision and oth er legislation; u. 8. 0. Mill GOES THROUGH A BRIDGE Seven Men Killed and Sever al Others -Believed to Have Been Lost WATER UNDERMINED PILING Crew of 30 Iron Workers Engaged in Installing a Double Track Near Huntington, W. Va., When Bridge Crumbled. , Huntington, Wf Va., Jan. 1. Seven men were killed and seyeral : others were? believed to have lost their lives today when a westbound Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad freighF train crash ed thrpiugh a weakened bridge across Guyandotte riverat Ghyandotte, a su burb near this city The known' dead are F, E. . AVeber; engineer, Russell, Kyv, Henry White, bridge watchman, Hunijngtoa, 5W. Va. ; Charles Maddie, bridge worker Talcot, W. Va.; James C Crawford, bridge worker, St. Albans, W. Va.; Emmett Good, bridge worker, Talcott, W. Va-.;' Charles Coyner, bridge worker, Te ays, W. Va., and L. S. Wheeler, Hunt ington, W. Va. Upwards of a dozen men were in jured. , A crew of 30 or more iron workers were employed in installing a double track across the bridge when the freight train approached. A few left their . posts, it is said, believing the bridge unsafe. ' When the train was near the center of the structure, the bridge crumbled. fThe heavy train crashed into the wa ter and the bridge debris covered the train wreckage. 'Members of the train crew and iron workers not caught .beneath the wreck age struggled through the water ' to the shore. The engine, one of the largest types, probably will have to be remoyed from the water before progress can be made in recovering bodies. . . . ' . - The accident Is believed "to have been caused by water undermining the piling that had been put in at low wa ter stage. A heavy rise in the river had Caused considerable loss during the past several days, but the railroad officials felt confident that the bridge was safe. A passenger train had pass ed over the bridge a few moments be fore it gave way under the weight of the freight train. ;A rigid investigation is underway both by the civil authorities and offi cials of the Chesapeake & Ohio Rail road. ; CRUISER NATAL APPROACHING. Warship Bearing Reid's Body Will . Pass Nantucket at 2 P. M. Newport, R. I., Jan. 1 The British cruiser Natal, bearing the body of Whitelaw Reid, late United .States am bassador to Great Britain, was in wire less communication with the naval ra dio station here tonight and reported she , would pass the Nantucket shoals lightship at about 2 P. M. tomorrow. The battleships Florida .and;' North Dakota 'and the destroyers ' Roe,' Dray ton, McCall and Paulding will meet the Natal off the lightship anJd..convoy her to an anchorage ! in thev North river, New York. Rear Admiral Brad ley A. Fisk is in command; of this squadron. The radio station transmit ted to Washington wireless messages from the Natal to the navar attache-of the British embassy. 'Capt. Greatore, of the Natal, reported that the weather was good with a smooth sea. New York, Jan. 1 Six United States warships sailed today for the station off the Nantucket shoals lightship, where they will, meet the British crui ser Natal, bringing home the body of Whitelaw Reid, American ambassador to Great Britain. At 10r30 A. M., when the squadron weighed anchor, the Na tal had not yet been reported at any of the wireless stations on the Atlantic coast, but since the run to Nantucket would, take about i0 hours, Rear Ad miral B. A.. Fiske, the commander, de cided, to start for the rendezvous this morning and if necessary cruise off the lightship until, the British cruiser ap peared. - . BACK TO CALIFORNIA. McManigal on Way to Los Angeles .pispose of Case. .Indianapolis, Ind., January l.Ortie E. McManigal, the star witness for the Government in the recent dynamite trial, is on his way back toCalifornia, where his case will probably be dis posed of soon. ; ': . Deputy Sheriff 'Malcolm McLaren, , of Lbs Angeles, has McManigal in charge and will reach 'Los Angeles probably Friday morning.- The prisoner was brought to Indianapolis about Octpber 1st, when the - dynamite ,.triaL started, and has been -confined In the Federal building ever since. ' . J- ,i f -'-' ' 1 - . . i Princeton, N.-J., Jan. 1. Alexander Hall,' the main 'building of the Prince ton Theological Seminary and - the first structure , to be , erected in the United' States by the . J?resbyterian church for the education ;of students Intended, for the ministry, was damag ed by x fire , today. The entire rfourth floor was destroyed and the rest of the building" suffered Cfrom ? water. .The loss which is j estimated at $15,000, Itr TURKEY MODIFIES DEMANDS Peace Conference Settles". Down Business Bulgarian Delegate Leaves Meeting and Says War Will Be Resumed to London, Jan. 1. The peace confer ence between the delegates of the Bal kan allies and the Turkish Empire set tied down to real business this after noon in spite of a temporary hitch caused by Michael Madjaroff, one of the Bulgarian delegates, departing in indignation from the meeting with the declared intention of informing the British foreign office that the war would be resumed by the allies. V . The Turkish envoys, when the con ference gathered again later, present ed in writing -hew proposals which are a great advance on their first offer. They now express themselves a ready to cede absolutely Macedonia and Epirtus with Salopiki and as being ready to discuss the (question' of the fortress of Adrianople and , the future IboundaVy between .Turkey and Bul garia in the province of Thrace. They still .refuse to give up the islands in the Aegean sea and desire to submit the questions of Albania and Crete to the European powers. The conference lasted three hours and a half and the delegates then ad journed to Friday The official account of the confer ence says: "The Turkish delegates today pre sented 'counter proposals which were discussed by the conference. An agreement was reached on certain points, while on certain others the dis cussion was adjourned until Friday. ; "Representatives of the allies recog nize ' that the Turks have tafcen a great step toward meeting " their de mands. On the question of the Turco Bulgarian frontier, in the province of Thrace, in European Turkey, Dr. S. Daneff, the leader of the Bulgarian deputation, spoke with firmness. He insisted that the Turkish' proposal on this question must approach very closely "to the Bulgarian demands if an agreement were to be reached." After their protracted diplomatic. skirmishing1 the Turks finally capi-. tulated to a majority of the democrats of the Balkan allies at today's session of the . Turkish-Balkan - peace confer ence in St. James' . palace. They agreed to. cede practically the whole of the Ottoman Empire's .European dominions except Adrianople and Con stantinople between the traditionally despised neighbors. The terms : the Turkish delegates presented to the conference as coun ter proposals to the demands . of ' the allies were: .. I The rectification Of the Turko-Bul-garian frontier by making the bound ary west of the line now occupied 'by the troops of the allies in the vilayet of Adrianople. ; The question of the status of Adri anople to be settled . by Turkey and Bulgaria direct. The cession of the remainder of European Turkey, . including Janina and Scutari, to the allies. The Albanian and Cretan questions to be solved by the powers. The Aegan islands to remain Turk ish. - . " The announcement of these terms was wrung from the Ottoman deler gates with the greatest difficulty. They came only after: Rechad Pasha had reiterated Turkey's desire, to shift responsibility for adjudicating all the vital questions to - the great powers and the representatives of the allies had registered their unchangeable ob jections to such a course and plainly had given the Turks to understand that the failure of the Ottoman dele gates to embark upon serious negotia tions would mean a resumption of hos tilities, r Today's .sitting was the most mo raentus and exciting since the begin ning of .the conference. The Greek Premier, M . Venizelos, presided and invited Rechad Pasha to present the Turkish counter proposals as the Turks last Monday had agreed to do. Rechad said his interpretation of the badly-trajnsmitted telegrams : of the early week had been correct, his government , proposing to , submit all questions at issue except Adrianople to settlement by " the powers. "This caused an outibjurst of indignation which M. Venizelos was hardly able to put down. Several of the delegates shouted that it was not dignified to turn such vital matters into a joke, while others observed that. they had not come all the way to London and remained here for three weeks to hear a proposition advanced which might have been made at the time the armis tice was signed.vs . '' When relative calm was restored of the Bulgarian delegation; M; Nova- kovitch, Servian, and- M. Miyuskm vitch, Montenegrin, each for-their re spective 'countries, declared they would not accept the proposed medi ation by the powers and insisted that the Turkish delegates present, a prac tical and defined proposal. ' Rechad .then-announced that his in structions contained another alterna tive and requested time to formulate it." After a short recess, Rechad stat ed that Turkey," desiring to give-tangi ble; proof of her love for peace in de ference to advice ; received : from the powers, 'was ready to make, the maxi mum of possible concessions to the allies by gaining a rectifications of the frontiers, ceding; the territories westward of the line occupied by the allies in the vUlayet Of - Adrianople. MJtMiyuskoviitch madeH'a similar elaim - on behalf of Montengro con cerning Scutari, "j Rechad then said the translation Of ,h4 . conimunication had 1 . : - (Continued) on Page Eight) WHOLE NTJMBEB 13,2. 0.-: , F.TCARTY IS NEW WHITE- CHAMPION Uses AI Palzer as Punching1 Bag and Wins Fight in ' 18th. Round STOPPED DY THE REFEREE The Missourian Fights Cleverly and Beats Down His Man Systemati cally Declares He Will : Not: Fight a NegrO. ' . Los Angeles, Cal., Jan. 1. Luther McCarty of Springfield, Mo., shattered the heavy weight championship . ambi- tions of Al. Palzer, the Iowa giant, at the Vernon arena today., FQr nearly 18 rounds he used the huge' frame of . the iQwan as a punching bag. , The middle of the 18th round found Palzer staggering blindly about under a volley of lefts to his battered . face and when. Referee Charles Eyton hoist ed the right ,hand of the smiling cow- . boy pugilist, the' decision was received with cheers. i McCarty's viciory, after his decisive defeat, three (weeks ago of Jim Flynn, places him. at the top of the list of white heavyweights? '' . McCarty has announced, and reite rated the statement today, that he. nev- 1 er would fight a negro. v ; i Pal?er, in spite of his. superior height," weight and reach, ' was -' no match for the . cool headed, . agile youngster. He i literally:1 stumbled- , through the fight,' assimilating- awful , punishment;- His rushes .werevwholly ineffective.' He landed very few .clean I blows throughout the fight -U'i ' ' Palzer began -the' fight with an. ag gressiveness that indicated a desire to -finish his. man in. short -orderi bubvMc- ' -Carty had . little difficulty in eluding 1 him. . Only once did.' Palzer appear to- have an advantage. ' In one of the earA , -ly- rounds McCarty slipped to jthe mat - and . Palzer rushed .in, ' ! launching a ' 7 right; upper, cut, to '.catch'. ,the ' rising ' . malvbut McCarty.jduckediout-of'dan-!' ger.T" : - 'v:v- - McCarty fought cleverfy throughout; r taking his time" and ' beating down, his - " man systemktically:' He seldom wat- ' ed a' blow , and hit with - deadly pf eci-1 V sion. Palzer had practically no . de- ; " fense against the Missouriah's whip like left delivered straight from, the' shoulder and -seldom whs he abie to- block the right swing or' iifpercut. which invariably ' followed '.a series 'of ' straight lefts. : ' ; . ''McCarty, landed with ah accuracy thai became monotonous. Palzer's -eyes" were kept almost continuously on his manager,' the veteran Tom O'- ' Rourke," who shouted instructions to( ;v him .through a megaphone; He appear-" ed to have no initiative Whatever. O' Rourke's instructions were as audible to McCarty as to Palzer and every move of the: Iowan was anticipated by his foe. r .--;- -v .. Palzer's face was' badly" disfigured . and he showed the effects 6f his beat ing even more tban did McCarty! last -victim,, the .'veteran Flynn. - ; ,, In the 18th round Palzer walked un steadily to the'vCenter of the ring and literally; fell Into a left hook that daa- ed him. He clung to McCarty's sho'ul ders and when they separated !McCar- 1 ty shot two lefts to the jaw. McCarty appeared unwilling' to1 administer- the " finishing punch, hacked away and the' referee, stopped the fight. McCaxty's only , mark was a slight cut -under the -right eye. - y: .--j r -u'-. -v1 -A Betters were still unable to pick sl' favorite in the 20-round heavyweight battle between Al. Palzer and Luther 1 McCarty before the men climbed into' -the ring today. 1 ? . Both men- were confident.' Each de clared the other would be down and out before the bell rang "at the-end of- - ' the 10th round. . ' . : . - McCarty entered the ring: atV 2; 54,, after watching the last preliminary" ' from a ring-side seat He -tyi follow ed by Palzer within a few moments. ' ', , Ringside betting appeared ' to favor McCarty, although offers of 10 to 8' ' were ' greedily accepted by . Pulzer's , backers. Most of the ; heavy betting ' was at even money. . Palzer s weight was ' announced at ' 227 and.MfcCarty's at 205. ' ;' s . - , ' Round One The fight started at 3:18A Palzer rushed McCarty and McCarty. wallop-l, ed him with left and right to the head.'- . McCarty drove hard right to Palzer's eye. Palzer'Tmissed two hard, rights ' and a leftl McCarty ducked wild , s wings, , Palzer reached McCarty s jaw, - , . with hard right Palzer staggered Mc-' . Carty with a : hard straight left to the , chin, 'f: Palzer, brought ; blood from , Mc Carty's lip; with another straight left They' clinched. As the bell rang Pal- ., . -zer'sWpped to: shake hands with 'Mc- Carty. , Round even, r ; ; . . " Round Twoi "i ' "; '". McCarty i landed hard rleht to Pal zer's jaw and forced .Palzer to make several vicious. Swings. .They - ex changed "rights to head and hard body ' blows in a clinch. ' McCarty drove terrific right to Palzer's left' ear. Pal zer reached McCafty'i face with two r. ' straight lefts and! McCarty sent Pal- zeros' head; back with a 'left to the face. -Both landed hard lefts to -the face. Mc Carty brought blood - from " Palzer's ; nose with a right swing and sent swirt . lefts and rights to the . stomach. 'Mc-.? 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