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i?ent Wilson Insists on No Weakening of Naval Arm. HOUSE COMMITTEE AC CEEDS TO HIS WISH Cablegram From Wilson Respon sible for Unanimous Approval of Three Year Program. Washington, Fob. 4.?Disclosure in the house today by Chairman Padgett Of. the naval committee, that Presi |. ; d^nt "Wilson in a cablegram last week - tO;Secretary Daniels insisted that con adopt the new three-year naval gr< ..building program was followed by fu ?i^*t?e efforts of Republican members to / -oDt?in the text of the" message. - Representative Padgett said the president's cablegram was responsi - - hie .for the committee's unanimous recommendation of the construction of ten dreadnaught and ten sopnt craisers carried, in the new $750,000, QQQ.. naval appropriation bill, consid eration of which was begun in the feous?. ilr. Padgett refused to make pub lie the text of the message on the ground that questions of foreign pol . icy were involved in its contents. *The president was very earcest and very insistent that the three-year program should be carried out," de clared Mr. Padgett. "In substance, the president stated that nothing had occurred over there to change his recommendation, but he stated, how ever, that if there were develop II xaents in the way of tribunals for dis ; armament and a league of nations he Wtmld be willing that a proviso - ahould be inserted to allow him to discontinue or stop the program." *; Only one member of the house op posed the proposed naval expansion during the debate today. Representa tive Huddleston of Alabama criti * cized the bill as representing "a relict of imperialism that would saddle the country with a burden of militarism" and would Head to another war. Rep b r.esentatlve Kelly of Michigan, Repub v lican member of the naval comm.it : teev urged the expansion, as did Rep V resentative Miller of Washington, an \ other Republican A cross fire of questions of Repub lican representatives disclosed that ' the president had sent a message urg ing .the necessity of pasing the bill. Representative Gillett of Masachu eetts asked if the message said that the-failure of the bill would be "fa tal;,to my negotiations," and said he ? regarded such language as "intimat ing, the United States had only one negotiator over there." .. "That is not accurate," answered Mr. Padgett. Pressed by Representa tive Rodgers of Massachusetts, Re publican, who asked if the word "fa tal" was used, Mr. Padgett said he would have to be "excused from an swering as to the words that were or; were not in the president's cable" and he added that he would "not affirm or1 dieny any word in the cablegram." "Do you nor think at a time like th|s that is so critical," insisted Mr. Rogers, "that the American congress should be furnished with all the in-; formation in reference to a policy! concerning the American people which the committee has in order to enable ft to make up its mind?" d^The critical time is not limited to hera,"- responded Mr. Padgett, "it is also over there. And it would not be proper for me to give the words that were used." ; Questions by Representative Gra ham of Illinois. Republican, disclosed : that the cable was sent in anwer i ' to' one sent to the president by Secre tary Daniels, telling of the situation in congress and asking if the presi dent's experiences abroad would lead hbn to change the recommendations f*r a new building program. Representative Butler of Pennsyl 'vania, the ranking Republican mem ber of the naval committee said he did not believe passage of the bill would help the situation in Europe j "one bit." x I Whereupon Representative Graham 1 asked if the present situation was not similar to that when the president sent a message to congress urging action on the Panama Canal toils. Mr. But ler said "the same sort of injunction was ,put on the passage of that bill. | but that concerned dollars and cents and. this concerns more than that." In response to other question. Mr. Butler said he did not believe the new ships would ever be built and j explained that he had voted for thej program in committee because he "did j not want to do or say anything that j will embarrass any of our people in i their attempt to make a peace that ? will settle down this world forever."! Representative Mann of Illinois, the Republican leader, said he did not be-1 lieve Mr Padget would be warranted! in revealing the text of the message, but he asked about the report that the cable said the failure of authoriz ing the program "woulu be fatal to 'my negotiations." Mr. Padgett re plied that all of the words were not used. "What the country wants to know," said Mr. Mann, "is whether congress is asked in the blind, without infor .mation, without knowledge, without laying the cards on the table, as has been .frequently suggested by the president to \'Ote an immense naval program when the information which would influence congress is right here in Washington and the administration refuses to take congres into its con fidence." Mr. Padgett protested that he had informed the house fully ofj the contents but Mr. Mann replied by ?aying $hat Mr. Padgett "is not the administrati on.'' Tn urging the program. Representa- I tive Miller of Washington declared j that in absence of an agreement for i disarmament naval expansion was the: only safe policy. He pointed out that I Senate Orders Investigation of I. W. \y. Activities in I America. EVIDENCE OF PLOT TO OVERTHROW GOVERNMENT .Members of Congress Accused of Attending Meetings Held to Promote Bolshevism. i * - Washington, Feb. 4.?Sweeping investigation of Bolshevik, I. W. W., and other propaganda was ordered unanimously today by the senate af ter two hours of tempestuous dis cussion in which several senators de clared that organizations were plot ting to overthrow the American gov ernment by violence. The senate judiciary sub-commit tee, which for more than a year has been investigating pro-German and brewers' propaganda was authorized by the senate resolution to conduct the new inquiry. The committee will begin work probably next Friday, Chairman Overman announced to night after an executive meeting of the committee to consider procedure. Senator Overman said the new inves tigation would cover a wide range and would continue indefinitely probably even after congress adjourned. The resolution offered by Senator Walsh of Montana, Democrat, and ; adopted without a roll call or dissent ing voice extends the committee's power to inquire concering any ef forts being made to propagate in this country the principles of any party exercising or claiming to exercise au thority in Russia, whether such ef forts originate in this country or are incited or financed from abroad, and further to inquire into any effort to in cite the overthrow of the government Of this country or all government by force, or by the destruction of life or property or the general cessation of industry. Senators joined in impassioned de nunciation of the alleged propaganda at a meeting held last Sunday at which the Russian soviet government was praised as superior to the Ameri can form of government. Senator Poindexter of Washington, Republi I can, introduced a resolution calling for investigation by the department of justice of the assembly here which was addressed to Representative Ma son of Illinois and at which Repre sentatives Gordon of Ohio and Dillon of South Dakota also were present. This resolution went over for further discussion. The senate's investigation looking to the suppresion of the alleged sedi tious propaganda^ came unexpectedly. Senator Myers of Montana, opposed the discussion with vigorous criticism of last Sunday's public, meeting held [In a theater owned by the govern ment and said any member of con gress who spoke at the meeting in support of the Russian soviet should be expelled. Senator Kellogg of Min nesota denunciated a proclamation in a St. Louis newspaper entitled "Linene I appeals to the Bolshevik of America," and said, "Criminal" propaganda aim ed at violent overthrow of the gov ernment was active in the United States. Senator Weeks of Masachu setts dec^red that the American peo ple did not understand that the real purpose behind the propaganda was the overthrow of their government and that until they do understand, it could not be. stamped out. Violence in seeking government reforms was deplored by Senator Borah of Idaho, Republican, as unnecessary because of the power held in the American ballot. He urged that senators after, congress adjourned, "go on the ros trum and preach Americanism." Senator Walsh asked if the judiciary sub-committee was authorized to in vestigate such propaganda as that un der discussion. Chairman Overman said it was not and Mr. Walsh has tily drafted and presented his resolu tion which was quickly adopted. The resolution was regarded by the sub-committee as authorizing an in quiry into the activities of the I. W. W.. which was referred to by Sena tor Thomas of Colorado during the senate discussion as a "criminal" or ganization. Senator Kellogg declared that the I. W. W. was seeking to wreck the government by force. | OX TO BERLIX. American .Soldiers Permitted to Spend Furloughs j71 ylim Capital. Coblenz. Monday, Feb. 3.?A limit ed number of officers and'enlisted men of the army of occupation will be given an opportunity to visit Berlin by the inauguration soon of a daily service between this city and the cap ital. many great American cnies are on the sea coast and that the country's geography calls "inherently for " a great navy." Representative Huddleston defend ed Great Britain's policy of having the largest fleet because of its isolnt ed position, and said America does not need such a large navy because it is a self sustaining country. "Great Britain," he declared, "will neve*- submit to another nation gain ing supremacy and no one can blame her. If' the United States persists in an attempt to have a navy second to none, war with England eventually will result. There is no doubt about it. Having launched a course, we could not back down. Xeither could England. Before either would give in. war would result" Representative Quinn of Mississippi replying to Mr. Huddleston declared congress should consider the needs of the United States before those of any other nation. He said the people of this country demand that America be protected and are willing to support a policy of expansion regardless of cost. Plan Has Approval of Comptroller of Currency and Has Been Suggested to Cotton Farm ers' Convention at New Orleans? The banks of Sumtor have agreed < South is advocated by the local banks on a plan whereby they will be able land to bring this about Mr. Manning to continue to assist the formers to Ibas sent the following telegram to the hold cotton and at the same time j Cotton Convention in New Orleans: finance this year's crop operations, j - In brief it is that the banks will ex-j Sumtor. S. C, Feb. 1019. tend to their farmer customers the j Sumtor bunks urge banks through usual line of credit, but for a part of j out cotton holt to issue time certifi the loan will issue interest bearing J ca'ces of deposit maturing next Jan certificates of deposit instead of cash, j uary option with bank to .-mticipate the certificates o: deposit being pay- i payment of certificate's. Farmers to able January 1st. 1920, with the op-; use these certificates as collateral in tion reserved1 by the bank to antici- j buying fertilizers in lieu of cash pay pate payment. This reservation is for I ment Comptroller of the Currency the purpose of allowing farmers who approves. If this arrangement is are holding cotton to pay their leans made general in cotton producing if they sell their cotton before the states it will help banks to carry cot loan matures. The purpose of issuing ton loans. Advise all bankers and certificates of deposit is to furnish j merchants and present plan to con collateral on which the farmer mayjvention. purchase fertilizers, at cash prices.! Second: We urge that credit for This plan has been submitted to the; making crop be conditioned on pro comptroller of the currency by Messrs j ducers of cotton limiting cotton R. I.- Manning and L. D. Jennings, j acreage to one-half tota- cultivated who went to Washington last week as j acreage. the representatives of the banks ofj Richard I. Manning. Sumter. The plan was approved byj Mr. Manning was appointed a dele him and will put into effect at once.'gate to this convention by Gov. Coop The adoption of this plan of financ- j er, but received the telegram too late ing the cotton crop throughout theJ to go. FRENCH DEPUTIES ONOR WILSON Address Delivered Before Cham ber of Deputies and Dis tinguished Audience. DEPUTIES STAND WHILE HE MAKES SPEECH French Seem to Have Reached Climax in Desire to Acclaim American President. Paris, Feb. 3.?(By the Associated Press.)?President Wilson this even ing delivered an address in the cham ber of deputies having as auditors President Poincare the presidents of the chamber and the senate and large numbers of members of both houses of parliament and the personnel of the French cabinet. The president was accompanied to the Palais Bourbon by President Poincare who called for him at the Murat Mansion. Premier Clemenceau and M. Dubost, speaker of the senate, also were in the party, which reached the Palais Bourbon exactly at five o'clock. Peaul Deschanel received the party on the steps of the building, standing bari'-headed in the damp and chilly weather. The party then disappeared into the chamber .of M. Deschanel leading the way. with President Wil son and M. Poincare walking side by side, and with M. Dubost and M. Clemenceau bringing up the rear. Military honors were rendered by the Republican Guard, resplendent in new uniforms and their full regalia. The presidential party entered the chamber amid a fanfare of bugles and the rolling of drums. Then the band of the Republican Guard played the American National Anthem and "The Marseillaise," all those inside, the , chamber meainwhile rising and cheer-! ing. The ch?.mber was decorated with French and American {las?,. The spacious room was packed to its limit. President Wilson, President Poin care and M. Clemenceau and M. Du bost were given seats facing the pres 'denial chair which was occupied by M. Deschanel, who opened the sit ting. Mrs. Wilson. Mme. Poincare and Mmo. Desehanej had seats in the pres idential gallery while the diplomatic section, was filled with many distin guished personalties, including mem bers of the peace conference, among them David Lloyd George, Bricisn prirn^ minister; Arthur J. Balfour. British foreign secretary, and Secre tary Lansing. All the ministers were on the government bench. M. Dcschanrl opened the sitting with a short but eloquent speech of welcome to which President Wilson replied in English, an interpreter translating it into French. As President Wiison rose and walk Led toward th<- tribune, with a quick step, the deputies, senators a id oth ers arose and cheered and applauded \ for fully five minutes. The audience msistod on hearing the president's ad dress standing. M. Poincare. M. I Clemenceau and M. Dubost also stood. This seemed to embarrass President Wilson, who made gestures that the j deputies remain seated but they shouted: 7Standin?! We will hear you stan fling!" President Wilson turned to M. Des- ? rhany oegging him to reou^st that j 'he deputies be seated but the presi dent of the chamber shrugged his j shoulders as if helpless, and President I Wilson began in a low voice, which i gained force as he proceeded. There was a ripple of applause now! ?nd then as he was speaking but the majority of the deputies and senators wer<< unable to understand English: clearly; thus (he enthusiasm did u<>t break out until the interpreter trans- j sated the speech. Th< n deputies and j senators gave full vent i<> their feel ?ngs. London. Feb. 4.?Bolshevists forces; are now masters of almost the whose j, of Eastern Ukraine, according to a|i Helsingsfors dispatch to the Dally jj Mail. It is said a soviet government!] has been established at Kharkov. ^ ! Highest Military Decoration Awarded Two Officers and Nineteen Men. _ JAMES D. HERIGT, OF PROVIDENCE, A HERO I Five South Carolini-ans on the Roll of Horor of the American Army in France. Washington, F?b. 4.?The award of congressional medals of honor, the ! highest American military decoration. I to two officers and nineteen enlisted j men was announced today at the war j department. Only three of these I medals have been awarded previously j for services in the great war. The !award is given only for "conspicuous j gallantry and intrepidity above and ; beyond the call of duty in action." i The Southerners in the list include J First Lieut. James Dozier of Rock [Hill, S. C, Sergt. Richmond Hilton, of Westville, S. C; Ser:vt. Garry Foster, 1 of Inman, S. C: Corporal John Vil jhpigue. of Camden, S. C. and Corpor ! al James D. Heriot. deceased, of i Providence, S. C. (All of the 30th ! Pivision). - 'More Autocratic Than Rule of Czar _ Bolsheviki Forces Officers and Soldiers to Serve in Army By Harsh Measures. Archangel, Monday, Feb. 3.?The allied intelligence department has re vealed some of the methods by which the Bolshevik government has been able to organize their army and make j possible the strong campaign'in north j ern Russia. The principal of these methods, according to advices from I the interior, lies in compelling gener als and staff officers of the old Rus j sian army to serve Eolsheviki by holding their families as hostages. The general mobilization of soldiers in all districts is being vigorously car ried out. All attempts to avoid ser vice is severely dealt with. Declined to Interfere President Wilson Made Personal Investigation of Packers Inquiry. Washington, Feb. .".?Letters read today at the senate agriculture com mittee's hearing on meat industries le.^rislat m disclosed that last Feb ruary President Wilson made a per sonal investigation of the protests against the federal trade commission's conduct of the packers' inquiry and informed Louis Swift that he was convinced ?"there would be no warrant for his inteiferring with the judg ment on action of the commission." j pI ro-G ER M AX 1N VESTKi ATK)X. Senate Committee Wants to Tnvesti ?gate Former President of Columbia Federal Farm L;>an Bank. Washington. Feb. 4.?Hented dis cussion was started in the senate ju diciary subcommittee investigating German brewers' propaganda, when Chairman Overman announced, thai Secretary Baker had refused to give information concerning the war de partment investigation of piloted pro-German sentiments of F. II. J. Von Engelken. former president ot the Federal Farm Loan Bank, Colum bia, S. C. THK PEACE COUNCIL. Agreement Reached on Greek Terri- . lory. i Paris. Feb. 4.?The supreme coun- ; cil at its meeting today agreed to 1 questions in Premier Venizelo's state- i nent concerning the Greek territorial t interest in peace settlement It should < be referred to a com mission of expert? < tchc shall make recommendations' lj House Committee Hears Grain Dealers on Government Price Fixing. CHAIRMAN LEVER SUG GESTS THREE PLANS There is No Disguising Fact That Government Faces Loss of More Than Billion. Washington, Fol). 3.?Grain dealers appearing today before the house ag riculture committee proposed that the government pay the guarantee price of $2.2(J a bushei for the 1919 wheat crop and sell it to the consumer at the world market price, which they I estimated would be about $1.25. The j witnesses generally .believed this plan would cost the government probably a billion and quarter lollar* but said this loss was preferable to any attempt on the part of the govern ment to maintain an artificial price. Representative Lever of .South Car ; olina suggested thro-- other plans; that the wheat movement be entire ! ly on the pre-war basis; that the movement possibly he restricted by the "government being authorized tc sell or buy so as to prevent manipu lation and that the r^mestic move ment be entirely on the pre-war basi* j with the export movement under fed j ral control. The committee was holding hear ings on the bill prepared by A. V. Glasgow, counsel for the food admin istration, in cooperation with the de partment of agriculture. The deal ers strongly opposed continuation of j the food administration's grain cor jporation as provided in the bill. They however, urged continuation of thf corporation for buying and selling th* crop. 1 Chairman Lever also ammuneed hi: j disapproval of the measure as drawn j declaring that it granted broadei } powers than those of the food con trol act. I L. F. Gates of the Chicago boarc j of trade, declared the, proposal was ! "vicious" while grain dealers testi fied that Mr. Glasgow had disregard ed their suggestion and drafted a Oil unnecessarily broad and conferring too much power on brie official. Chairman Lev-r announced thai none of the committeemen '?soriouslv considered the building of elevators or warehouses for .storing grain" and that this section of the bill could be eliminated from discussion. A. E. Reynolds of Crawfordsvillc, Ind., chairman ot the executive com I m::ee of th? grain 'lealers National Association, said a crop of 1.250,000, 000 bushels was in prospect and he with other dealers thought the world price would be about $1.25 a bushel. F. C. Vandusen of Minneapolis said the present is too early to make speci fic plans under which the grain cor poration should ^operate but he add ed "the president should be given broad authority in handling the Sit uation." Control of imports end e.-.-ports and the closing of exchanges to future trading will minimize government loss in maintaining the price, Mr. Vandusen declared, adding that ii eensing of the exchanges would be un wise. Mr. Vandusen said he favored leaving the question of price with the corporation, sugge:tmjx that through control of world credits the govern ment might sell the wheat advan tageously despite a lower world price. To Visit Son's Grave Mrs. Theodore Roosevelt Sailed To-Day for France. New Ycrk, Feb. Z.?Mrs. Theodore Rooseveit was among the passengers on the French liner Lorraine, which .-.ailed today. She will visit the grave of her son Quentin, and sprmd several weeks with her sister. Miss Emily Garew, who is doing war work in Italy. While in France she will also see her sons. Lieut. Col. Theodore Rooseveit and Capt. Kermit Roose- J velt. i \ *! j The Russian Puzzle Balfour ,? \ys It is Most Dis quieting Situation. Paris. Fob. 5.?Military interven tion in Russia on a large scale is not to be thought of, declared British "oreign Secretary Balfour in an inter view with newspaper correspondent? last night He said the great powers are doing everything they considered could be done in dealing with what he characterized as a "most dis quieting situation." ILe declared the alliances between the various nations would not be effected by '.' e existence of the society of nations now in pro ??s:; of foi mation. Tragedy at Swansea Jim Strickland Kills Brother and Self. Swansea. Feb. 4.?Swansea was shocked today when the news came that Henry J. Strickland, one of the best tuen of the community, had been -tilled by his brother, Jim Strickland, vho used a double barreled shot gun. Two shots were fired, both loads tak ing effect in the same wound in the teck; death was instantaneous. While physicians were at. Henry Strickland's home word came that Lin Strickland had gone to his mother's home and at the front steps hoi himself to (h ath, and when seen ie was lying on his back with the ] run between Iiis legs and the left low- i ?r part of his face torn away. The , louble tragedy occurred about 12 . )'eloek. The Stricklands lived about ? tail' a mile apart. 11 A. OFFICIALS RS Live Stock Man's Charges Against the Food Admin istration. DEPARTMENT OF AGRICUL TURE ALSO IMPLICATED Lasater Declares Federal Offi cials Aided Packers in Obtain ing Monopolistic Control. Washington, Feb. 3.?The food ad mir.istration and the department of agriculture aided the five big pack ing Ii mis in obtaining a monopolis tic control of the meat packing indus try. Edward C. Lasater, of the Na cicral Live Stock Association's execu tive committee, and a former employe of :he food administration, testified today before the house interstate commerce committee. Wb.ile Mr. Lasater was making this charge and asserting that he had re ?ignetl from the food administration because he realized ''its practices were harmful to the common welfare." L. f>. 11. Weld, manager of Swift & Company's research department, told the senate agriculture committee that ? a combination of the big packers to ? control the meat industry was im ? possible because of the large number > of independent concerns. y.i: Lasater asserted before the bouse committee that during the last ? eighteen months the food administra . lion had "served as a screen" behind ? which the packers operated illegally ? against the public's interests. When ? asked what the illegal acts of the : packers had been. Mr. Lasater replied ?rhe would answer in detail later. The department of agriculture i tid' 1 the packers, Mr. Lasater 1 charged, by delaying investigation of the meat growers by the federal trade > commission at the time the packers . themselves were being investigated. ? He raid the packers did not want such - an inquiry as they knew it would rob .hem of the argument that the pro ! ducers, and not they, were making the ; big profits. Mr. / ,asater submitted a letter from ? W. J. Spiliman, former chief %of the I bureau of farm management of the r department of agriculture, in which Mr. Spiliman said Secretary Houston : retarded investigation of the pro ? ducers by refusing to authorize ap - pointment of fifteen investigators. He . added that the secretary had told him ! to discontinue the investigation en tire]'.', paying the farmer was not en , titled to any information on the sub feet and that "the only use ever made of s :ch information was for agitators like this man Baer. of North-Dako ta to go out and stir up the farmers with." The next day. Mr. Spiliman wrote, he received a letter from Secretary Houston notifying him that every project connected with the investiga tion was discontinued. Mr. Spiliman said the secretary authorized the ap pointment of the investigators only when the National Live Stock. Asso ciation became insistent in its de mands. Mr. Lasater told the committee that the statement of the \packers that ?'they did not have the power to fis ?Trie s of live stock even if they de sired to do so" was not founded on facts and that the packers knew it The witness said the packers had 'held out a tempting bah: to the live steck association at its annual ses sion in Chicago in December, 1917, when they asked the producers to "co operate" with them. Cooperation, he declared, meant .price-fixing and a "fur: her effort of the packers to shove the blame for high prices on some on?* else" and the producers refused to consider the idea. ? In his testimony before the senate committee Mr. Weld said Swift & Company's earnings for the period of the war hod increased 176 per cent compared with the three years ending with 1914. but argued that this was not as great an increase as some oth er industries had enjoyed and that competition was responsible for the I fact that the profits were not higher, i "Cut doesn't that show that all of i you were making profits during the war that were too high?" asked Sen ator Xorris, of Nebraska, who declar ed that any surplus accumulated above a reasonable dividend was tak en from the consumers' pocket Over the protest of Senator Page of Vermont, who declared it was "nothing less than a piece of dishon orable practice," the committee ad mitted to the record today penciled notations signed "L. F. S." and deal ing with the testimony last week of W. F. Prieby. of the food administra tion's poultry division and formerly president of Prirby & Co., said to be a subsidiary poultry concern of Swift & Co. Alabama Lynchers Free Jury Returns Verdict of Not Guilty in Case of Jeff Jenkins. Tuscumbia, Feb. 5.?The jury in rhe case of Jeff Jenkins, the second of alleged defendants charged with mur der in connection with the lynching of two negroes last November, today returned a verdict of not guilty. The judge announced that he would not press the other sixteen cases on which arrests had been made. Half Million Idle Labor Federation Urges Exclu sion of Immigrants. Washington, Feb. 5.?Uurging the house rules committee today to give the right of way for the passage of legislation prohibiting immigration for four years. Frank Morrison, secretary 3f the American Federation of labor, said there are a half million men in the Cnited States now without em ploy.nent. , j