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REJECT TERMS HUN SOVIET Gen. Smufe Receives Cool Re ception From Hungarian tf Bolsheviki SLAP IN FACE FOR PEACE CONFERENCE Entente Powers Accused of Bar barous Persecution By Bol shevists Budapest, Sunday; April 6 (By the Associated Press).?Gen. Jan Chris tian Smuts, the peace conference com missioner to Hungary, placed his proposals before the Hungarian Communist government Saturday. They* included the following: The Hungarian government to XrithdraT all troops -west of line which General Smuts outlined: Ru manian troops be ordered not to ad vance beyond their present positions and, that the territory between the line drawn by General Smuts and the Rumanian army be neutral and be occupied by the British, French, Ital ian and if possible, American troops. . That the Hungarian government accept the terms of the military con vention concluded last November 13 hy the Hungarian government with the allied powers; that the aforemen tioned line of demarcation has no in fluence on the territorial arrange ments in the final peace conditions and that General . Smuts will propose to the peace conference to raise the blockade of Hungary immediate ly and afford facilities for the imme diate import of prime necessities, es pecially fats and coal. General Smuts also sugested that he would propose to the peace conference that before it finally determined the po litical frontiers of Hungary it should invite the Hungarian government to send representatives to Paris. These representatives would formulate their standpoint on the frontiers and the Questions arising from them in a spe cial conference with representatives t>t the Czecho-SIovaks, Jugo-Slovas, Romanians and German-Austrians. A representative of the; allied pow er? would be chairman of the spe cial conference. The government replied to General Smuts thanking him, for his civility, bnt::declaring that the conditions pre sented were' unaccptable except as an crder to thosewho might be inclined to ;a.ssume the government of the country on such terms. /.'But," the government's reply add ed, "relying on the good will dis played in such an unaccustomed manner by you, we beg you to inter pret A the following proposals to the entente powers: *,."First, \ the soviet government also is disposed to create a neutral zone butisoiely on the condition that the frontier thereof is shifted eastward to the Maros line and that the soviet republics shall administer without in terference in the territory occupied by, the allied troops, thus allowing the soviet, republic to be reestablished in Szegedih and Arad. . There shall be free intercourse from the neutral zone Ojoth in the direction of Hungary and Rumania and free transit in the Transylvania territory occupied by Rumania. . "Second: At the same time we re quest the complete raising of the blockade and the supplying of the republic with coal and fats. '?Third: We request that the pro posed conference should include rep resentatives of the Hungarian soviet republic, Bohemia, Rumania, Serbia, Jugo-Siavia and the German-Austria, and that it meet at the earliest mo ment possible at. Prague or Vienna so as to proceed simultaneously with the peace conference. "Fourth: We request an exchange of economic representatives between Hungary and foreign States. "Fifth: We request the entente powers immediately, to "ease the bar barous persecutions to which every Uxbor movement in the occupied re gion is subjected." .The document is signed by Premier Garhai and Foreign Minister Bcla Kuh..;. Plight Oversea on 16th Shortt Brothers Will Leave Newfoundland for Ireland "London, April 7 (By the Associat ed Press).?The airplane of the Shortf- Brothers, one of the entries f?r'the 10,000 pounds race across the Atlantic, will start for Ireland for New Foundland on April 16. weather permitting. The airplane is expected to make the journey in twenty hours. Woolworth Dead The Millionaire Ten Cent Store Magnate New York, April S.?Frank W. Woolworth, who started a live and ten cent store in Utica, New York, forty years ago on a capital of fifty dollars and eventually became the millionaire proprietor of a great chaiti of these stores in the United States. Canada and England, died suddenly today at his home, at Glen Cove, L. I. In addition to establishing a bus iness with profits totaling nearly eight millions yearly, Woolworth built the celebrated fifty-one story Woolworth building in New York, said to be the tallest in the world. I Paris, Monday, April 7.?The draft ing? committee of the league of na tions has now completed work on the covenant. As revised it contains 27 articles. A full meeting of the league of nations cojnmittee will ba held tomorrow to consider the re- j draft and covenant. PENSION MONEY FOR COUNTIES Comp. Gen. Osborne Has Just Sent Out $298,172 ROLL OF VETERANS SAME AS FOR 1918 I After This Year Newly Created I Pension Commissioners to i Handle Matter. lj Columbia, April 6.?Comptroller (General Rut L. Osborne has just j sent out from his office $298,172.00 to the clerks of court of the various counties to pay the pensions for 1919. The rolls for this year are the same as the 1918 robs, due to the fact that the new pension law does not allow the old State Pension Board j to change them in any manner. The comptroller is now ready to turn over a balance of $10l,82S.OO, which is left of the $400,000.00 appropriat ed, to the newly created Board of Pension Commisioners. All matters pertaining to pensions are from now on to be handled by the commissioners. Mr. D. W. McLaurin has the work in charge and is known as "State Pension Commissioner." MT. Osborne states that the only change of any significance in the pen sions paid by him is that the widows and soldiers in Classes* C-2 and C-4 will receive $36 each this year, which is $-1.00 more than They have ever been paid before. The following letter was sent to each clerk of court along with the check and the roll for the county: "Clerk of Court: ?'I beg to enclose herewith the pension rolls for your county, along With warrant receipt and warrant for $-. Please sign the re ceipt, as indicated, ami return to me by return mail. "An act passed by the recent gen eral assembly requires that the pen sions for the year 1919 be handled as heretofore by the comptroller gen eral and the clerks of couW. After this year, however, pension matters will be handled by a newly created board, known as 'Pension Commis sioners.' and the judges of probate. You will, therefore, take up any and ali matters pertaining to pensions that may come before you with Hon. D. W. McLaurin, Pension Commis sioner, Columbia, and also make any refunds th.it you have left j through Mr. McLaurin. 1 "It will be noted that the roll en j closed herewith is the same as in 11918. The attorney general has ren i dered an opinion which does not al I low any changes to be made In the ! 1918 rolls by the old State Pension Board, hence there are no new j^i Bioners nor are there any raises. "The pensions must be paid strictly according to the roll enclosed here with, as follows: "Class A. $96.00: Class B, $72.00; j Class C-l, $48.00; Class C-2, $36.00; Class C-3, $48.00; Ciass C-4. $36.00." The following is the total amount of pension money distributed by coun ties: County? Amount. Abbeville .? 4.4S8.00 Aiken. .. .. I2;204.00 Anderson. 17.190.00 Bamberg. 3.096.00 Barnwell. 5.796.00 Beaufort. 984.00 Berkeley. 3,612.00 Calhoun. 1,044.00 (Charleston . 9,324.00 I Cherokee. 6.468.00 ; Chester. 4,896.00 j Chesterfield . 8,040.00 {Clarendon. 4,34 4.00 Colleton. 9.516.00 J Darlington. 6.036.0a 1 Dillon ... 3,744.00 j Dorchester. 4,428.00 ! Edgefield. 3,408.00 Fairfield. 2.660.00 Florence. 2,088.00 Georgetown . . .. .. .. 2,280.00 Greenville. 16.48S.00 Greenwood. -5.164.00 Hampton. 4,704.00 j Horry. 9,82$.00 (Jasper .. ........ . .. 1.704.00 K>rshaw. 4.752.00 I Lancaster. 5.700.00 Laurens. 0.012.00 j Lee. 2,320.00 I Lexington. 9,072.00 McCormick. 2.4 00.00 Marion. 5.70o.0o Marlboro. 3.900.00 Newberry . 5,544.00] jOconee . 9.444.00] I Orangeburg. 8,124.00 j j Pick ens. 7.356.00 Richland .. ] 4.160.00 j ISaluda. 4.020.00 JSpartanburg. 18,840.00 JSumter . 4.596.00! jL'nion .... . S.232.00 i j Wiiliamsburg. 4.176.00 I I Y?>rk. 8,304.00 j i -1 Total.$295,812 00 1 1_ ! Tension Not Relaxed I i Peace Conference Circles Hope ful But Not Confident of Agreement I Paris, April 8.?The council of j four met this morning at the resi-! I denco of Premier Lloyd George, j I President Wilson was not able to at- j j tend the meeting this afternoon at 1 j the Paris White House. The over- j ; night tension in peace conference j circles had not been dispess^i when j rthe coundil met. In conference cir-j teles, however, it is felt that the ses-j ision today would serve to clear the 'atmosphere. i Copenhagen. April 3.?Demohstra-i :tions have occurred in Munich against ;the new revolutionary government of ^Bavaria, according to Berlin dispatch- i ! es today. The demonstrators were1 dispersed by troops, the advices state. Appeals to Attorney General To Prosecute Cotton Association ? ALLEGES VIOLATION OF ANTI TRUST LAW Cotton Farmers Will Not Be Intimidated But Will- Hold Cotton and Reduce Acreage. St. Matthews, April 8.?J. Skottowe Wannamaker, chairman of the South Carolina Cotton Association, today , received a copy of the telegram sent by Oov. Henry J. Allen of Kansas to Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer charging that the cotton acreage re duction movement is in violation of the federal law. The telegram fol lows in full: "I have expressed the view in a telegram to Hon. J. S. Wannamaker, chairman of the South Carolina Cot ton Association, that the combination for acre reduction of cotton and hold ing of present supply now being or ganized in many States of the South is in violation of federal laws, which, in my judgment, are being violated by this combination. From circulars sent out by the. organizers support ing this combination. I learn that the organization is composed not alone of cotton growers, but bankers, cotton speculators and business men. Their purpose is to raise the price of cot ton which they are now holding and aJso to permanently raise the prfce . of cotton hi the future. This is deii nitely expressed in their circulars and appears to be not alone in the inter est of the Southern farmers bui of all persons who are holding and pos sibly securing a corner in the cotton now on hand against the time of ih< lifting of the embargo. You. of course, knew of the anti-monopoly act of July 2. ISMO, which declares every contract combination in the form of trust or otherwise or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce i? {hereby declared to be illegal and ev I ery person who shall monopolize or {attempt to monopolize or combine or I conspire with another person or per i sons to monopolize any part of . the j trade or commerce among the sevor. j al States shall be deemed guilty of [ a misdemeanor. ! cite this law. realizing that you j are familiar with it. You may wish ; thai I give you the very familiar [quotations from the supreme court ol I the United States in defining wlrai Is meant by the words 'combination, trust and monoply.' Should you so desire 1 would be pleased to give you definite citations." Chairman Wannamaker, upon re ceiving copy of the above telegram, i issued this statement: j "1 frankly admit the contention ; that the organization of Southern cot | ton farmers means high price cotton, i As a result of this movement, the ! South, instead of facing calamitv this j ? fall, as it would most certainly if a ; large crop were planted this year, j wiil face prosperity and will receive I for its small cot ion crop the highest j price paid for cotton since the War j Between the States. The entire cot j ton belt is absolutely determined to I raise supplies at home and live at j home. j "The whole South confidently I awaits the decision of the honored j attorney general, knowing that he ! will not take away from it the rights J that are guaranteed to its people, as 'free people, under our constitution." Appeal to Allies ?.? j German Government Consider I Request for Troops to Keep j Order i t - j Paris; April 9.?At the latest ses jsion of the German council the gov ernment considered eventually mak ing an appeal to the allied armies to j maintain order in Germany in the in j terest of the whole of Europe, the i Zurich correspondent of L,e Journal I reports. Pans. April 9.?The newspapers I declare they understand that Gen. i Humbert, former commander of the j French Third Army will be appoint i od ?'commander of the allied troops j in central Europe." Five Billion Dollars I - ; First Installment of the Indem nity That Germany Must Must Pay Announced i ' Paris. April 9.?The preliminary: peace treaty will require Germany to! make an immediate indemnity pay-' ment. on account, of five billion dol lars in cash and raw materials, ac-l cording to The Echo d<> Paris. The! treaty .ii declares, will not leave un certain the total amount which Ger many must pay. as thai amount will 1 l be written im<> the document. Tornado In Oklahoma ! Six Person Killed and Many In- j jured Near Du rant Durant, Okla.. April 9.?Six persons; are reported kiled and many others! seriously injured and much damage to property in a storm thai swept ; through this county Tuesday night. It passed fiv<> miles from here but did; not hit any towns. Copenhagen. April 9.?The capture j of seven villages, five hundred pris ' oners and a large amount of war material is reported in the official j statement issued from the Esthonian army headquarters. The Esthonians ' continue their advance, according to, . the statement. *. NEWS OF THE DAY FROM COLUMBIA Governor Cooper Appoints J. E. Jones, Treasurer of Abbeville County SUPREME COURT OPIN IONS HANDED DOWNj ; Three New Members for Board j Of Pardons?The State's New Enterprises Columbia April 8.?In* a decision handed down by the Sate Supreme (Court the section of the act creating (the Riehland county court making it mandatory to appeal rases from the j magistrates' courts to the county in ; -lead of the Circuit 1 *oun is declar jed unconstitutional. The opinion held j that an appeal can he made direct to the Circuit Court. The act creating the Richland County Court was for the purpose of lightening the congested condition of the Circuit Court, and for that rea son it was thought wise to make the appeals from Ihr magistrates' courts direct to the County Court. Governor Cooper has appointed J. E. .Tones of Abbeville, treasurer of Abbeville County to succeed the late James Chalmers, who died last week. The appointment was made on the {recommendation of J. Howard Moore, senator from Abbeville county. The j new treasurer is a brother of A. W. Jones, chairman of the StaTe Tax I Commission. Mr. Jones' term of oflic* will ex pire in July. A primary election will j be held for the full term. Governor Cooper today reappointod ! Dr. E. W. DuRant, of Georgetown, chairman of the state board of lish [ erics. Dr. DuRant's salary is $1,800 a year. Acting on tin- reouesl of the pres ent board that it be relieved of its duties, their terms having expired, i Governor Cooper today appointed W. j I\ Conyers, of Greenville; B. F. j Pegues, of Cheraw, and Jos. L,. Net tles, of Columbia, as members of the j State Board of Pardons. The present j board consists of D. G. Ellison, of Columbia, chairman; W. E. Jenkin ! son, of Kingstree, and J. B. West | brook, of Chester. They were ap ; pointed by former Governor Manning, i The board meets on the first Wodnes i day in January, April. July and Oc ? tober of each year, at Columbia. The 'duties of the hoard are merely ad [ visory. and the executive abides by its rrecommendations if he sees fit or can dismiss them. I Cotton Prices Advance I i' - j Acreage Reduction Movement Has Been Big Factor in j Market i. I ? j Columbia, April S.?That the cot i ton acreage reduction movement has ! been a big factor in the recent ad vance in cotton is conceded, even by j New Vork newspapers, says a state Jment issued today by the central com mittee of the South Carolina Cotton [Association. That the price of cotton ; is going to soar sky high when the ! crop is 'planted and it is seen that j there has really been a big reduction j in the acreage, is the opinion en | tertained by the committee, j To substantiate its statement that I the cotton acreage reduction mov--* Jment has already affected the price of j cotton, the committee presented some j comment from absolutely impartial land unbiased new sources, i "The report by the South Carolina {Cotton Association to the effect that j the curtailment of acreage would be j over 30 per cent was issued last j Thursday afternoon after the close j of the market for that day." say.-: j the committee's statement issued to-j day. -The New York Times in its Saturday morning's review of Satur day's market said: "News developments were general ly good and favorable to higher prices. Cold and wet weather was again reported over the belt, and a great deal was made of the mo-re- j ment to reduce acreage. Reports! sent out by those who are behind I j this movement insist that the aero- i ago put in this year will be fully one-third less than last year and may amount to more." "The Associated Press in it-: review of the lasi week's market said: Re ports of unfavorable weather for ::.j,,v crop preparations and the claims of' the leaders of the Southern organi- i nations who have been working tor! the reduced acreage' that pledges' have been secured pointing to a cut! of .-thorn 30 per cent were also fac tors on the advance." Bulg-ars Attack Greeks _ Troops Sent to Srunmitz to| Surpress Uprising ~ ! s-n lonik'. April ft.? Bulgarian troops have been sent to Strumnitz] to suppress an uprising of irridentist Greeks. | Bolshevism Agitators j Wealthy Americans Supply l Money For Propaganda Washington. April ? Reports fh.it th" Bolshevist agitation in the United! States is heing financed by a number'] oi" wealthy persons, particularly wo- I men. have reached the department of! justice. 1 ut are not taken seriously so far. One report related that a! wealthy American woman had under-1' taken to pay the expenses of agua-i< tors to work among the negroes in 11 the ijouth to get them to organize [< soviet committees. No evidonC'3 of 1 this agitation has developed. 'c BUILDING MATERIAL OF EVERY KIND BOOTH and McLEOD, Inc. THE HUNS LOOT RED CROSS DEPOT Storage Sheds and Food Depots At Nuremburg Pillaged by Armed Crowds Tuesday i GOODS WORTH 700,000 MARKS STOLEN I Germans Prove Once More That They Are No Respectors of Properly And Have Neither J Gratitude or Decency. Basel, April 0.?The storage slmds 'of the American Red Cross and the 1 food depots were pillaged by armed j crowds in Nuremberg Tuesday, ac I cording to dispatches received here. Goods valued at severs hundred thou Isand marks are s:iid to have been Itaken from tlm various food depots. Wilson Attends Council j Short Meeting Held With Pre miers. Tension Relieved j Paris, April S (By the Associated I Press).?President Wilson met with I the premiers of Great Britain. France land Italy today for the first time since he became ill. rm" discussion of re l sponsibility for the war and the j Sarre valley, which was unfinished to j day will he continued tomorrow. It was not indicated whether the ; president made any reference to the (summoning of the ?leerte Washing i ton. I on account of th" president's ! weakened condition the afternoon session was comparatively short, Mr. I Wilson lying down immediately after j its adjournment although it was stat J ed at the "White House" that he was j gradually improving and expected to I artend all the meetings of the eoun | cil hereafter. The return of President Wilson to j the council of four and the progress ; on various questions has removed much of the tension which existed in j conference circles and has led to re newed confidence in an early and sat isfactory conclusion. The reparations problem now is considered definitely settled and only minor .details concerning the func tions of the commission to allot the j annual installments from Germany re i main to be arranged. The Polish j question, including the status of 1 Danzig, is also nearing settlement on the basis of internationalization of the city, Danzig as a free port and avoids the necessity of recognizing the claims of either Poland or Ger many while the former will have a corridor of the Baltic to the limits of the Baltic to the limits of the inter-j nationalized town. j _ I The Claims of Poland { - i Premier Paderewski Before j Council to Present Case of i His Country Paris. April ?Premier Paderew ski, of Poland, was summoned before; the council of four today to present Poland's claims. M. Paderewski will ; urge that Danzig must be given to, Poland and that Poland must have" the coal fields of Leschen. Silesia. Sidney Drew Dead Was a Favorite on the Stage and I Before the Screen Now York. April 9.?Sidney Drew. | an actor on stag*' and for the screen.) died today at his home here from' Uremia, due to nephritis. He was? ? 54 years old and a native of Xewj York. ! i i - I. Stike at Berlin _ j 5 Army of Thirty Thousand Loyal Troops in Readiness in Case j' of Trouble L I Paris. April 9.?A general strike i < has been proclaimed in Berlin and j 1 suburb of Spandau, advices received j! here say. Minister Defense Hoske isM reported to have concentrated thirty housand loyal troops at Berlin gates;? 'or use in the event of trouble. jJ _ 11 ! Turks Present Claims;; ? ; j Even The Butchers of Armen- * ians Granted a Hearing - |t Constantinople. Tuesday. April 8.? a !*he Turkish commission appointed to ;i I raft a report dealing with national t ights of Ottomans before the peace t conference has concluded its labors. rd ieport will be submitted to the high ommissioners of allies directly, p PUBLIC MONEY GROSSLYWASp I Department of Justice Uncovers I Extravagance at Tennessee Nitrate Plant i _ < i CRIMINAL LIABILITY NOT YET ESTABLISHED [War Time Government Enters j prises Seemed to Breed Reck i less Disregard for Reasonable ! Economy in Use of Money. i i - ?.. . { Washington, April 0.?Extrava jgance in connection with the expendi. j tures for the government nitrate, ?plant at Muscle Shoals, Alabama, bias ' been uncovered by the department of ' justice in the investigation of the : project, it was learned today. It has ' not yet been determined whether ' there is any criminal liability. \ Tour State With Battle Film Captain Lump kin and Lieuten ant Glenn Pressed Into Service i Columbia, April 8?Capt. Morris : C. Bumpkin, assistant attorney gen eral .and Lieut. L. M. Glenn of An i derson, both of whom have recently returned from the battle fields of . France, have been lined up by the I State Victory Liberty Loan organiza | lion to tour -.he State with the film? j ' The Price of Peace," which Is t? be shown in every county. Captain Lumnkin will have the upper half of the State and Lieut. Glenn the low j er half. The film was taken of the action on the battle lines in France. Captain Lumpivin commanded Com j pany D of the One Hundred and Seventeenth Machine Gun Battalion ' and Lieut. Glenn was with the Third Division, which saw much heavy fighting. Both of these young men ; arc well known throughout the .State. Before entering the service j Capt. Lumpkin was secretary to Con ! gressrrran Lever and was also a mem ber of ihe house of representativeso j from Richland County when he vol 1 unteered. I Lieut. Glenn has held responslbfe I newspaper positions in several cities ' in this State and at the time of the United States entering the war was editor of the Anderson Daily Maih His newspaper training and instinct caused him to observe very carefully and he has a wonderful fund, of reminiscences of France. As is the case with all other good soldiers, he does not talk of the things in which he took part, but has a store of nar ratives of the deeds of others. He was in the first great "show" at 'haieau Thierry and witnessed some of the things which will'live in his tory as long as time lasts. He was gassed severely in July and was used on detached service when he became convalescent. This duty took him to many parts of France, and he has observed very closely the habits of thrift and the spirit of patriotism of the French people. Mr. Glenn has been in this country for some time and the Victory Liberty Loan Man agement has had lines out for him. Charles H. Barron, State chairman said yesterday that he felt that he is very fortunate to get Mr. Glenn and Mr. Lumpkin to assist in this drive. Plea For Engineers New York. April S.?Relatives of men in the Eleventh Engineers who with picks and shovels fought the Sermans during a temporary reverse in the British army's drive under General Byng at Cambrai, voted at a necting here today to send a petition >y wireless to Secretary Baker, en ?ouie to France on the steamer Le ?iathan asking him to return the: Eleventh home at once if military exigencies permitted. 5 Secretary Baker was urged to "ter-" ninate immediately the prolonged liscrimination against that regimen* n violation of your sound and defi litely announced policy of 'first over, irst back.' " The Eleventh was "first over" tmong the engineers, was the first Lmerican unit to suffer casualties and ought with the British, French and lmerican armies. It was declared oday that the unit had been on the ?riority list since January, but sailing lad been delayed. Copenhagen. April 9.?Government roops are marching on Essen where collision occurred between strikers ntl Christian workers organization, lie members of which desire to con inue their employment, a Berlin ispafoh announces. The strikers aye occupied the Krupp munition laut, the message adds.