North Carolina Newspapers

V7 T? .WATCH TOUB LABEL Record tnbgerlbcri kould rnw t least flr days bfor their snbscrlptiou -pit. ICKO WAATHEB Cloudy tonight and Saturday. Colded to night. ESTABLISHED SEPTEMBER 11, 1915 HICKORY, N. C, FRIDAY EVENING, JANUARY 6, 1922 PRICE FIVE CENTS BIKE DINNER TOjTO DIVIDE STAT Peirograd, Once Great City, Now Deserted T MY nrncn PAonrmc micu woimdc . - . - -- . UL L On ULau u VLVUL d ,tyiiWy " .8s . j hi a , - - Si Ann UiibLU Of G I ILL UlylUtll !f:, :;tH ;rd Mumm UN I hLA I T DIRECTORS IF BANKS INTO SIXTEEN DISTRICTS Kntertaining at u sever! course din ner at the 1 1 t -l iluffry last nivrht, President J. I). Elliot and Cashier K. (.!. Mt'iuios of ho First N .Lir.'nal Hank gave pleasure and' information to thy directors and tlu'ir wives, of ficers and .,tniIy,? of both the First Seem it y Trust Company and i-cveral invited quests. The lanctuot lasted from K until 11 and there were no dull moments. t was the finest (.inner Manager Henry Tucker (i'.'s solved at his hoelt and was thotnughly enjoyed Cucsts were presented with jump ing dools, harps, small saving hanks, fops and other toy and in addition each of the lt'.O diners found at hi:-; plate on the new "peaoi was explained by Chas dollars. It W. liagbyidon, Chowan, Cui th".t new dollats are coined about ivory ''." years and quests of Messrs. Kllu-it and Men.ies receive one-third of the bit allotted to this bank. The I ,1 :... II.. .1 I ., fit a t' oonar criginany mi.hm-.i .hi e grassing a broken sworn, but the swoid was not entirely bn :if the ni'iii'C conference, the e was allowed to release it. (hiests wer met in the hotel lobby by the busts and shown to the dress ing loi ins and for half an hour be t'uie the dinner there was mingling ar.d convcisation. The real surprise came win- t he uiners, generally pay- .i . i . t-: ..... C.ii ii.i mi1 In' I' l l'l.'e ii e -ii i iiv. i"""" the added inducements at , i-,t... m l':i( I which one of their the i.'eal.ers, A. A. Uhileiier, rommoni . , upc.i. ... ('resident Elliott reviewed the bis i,,,v of the First National since it-; ,.,-);ani.ati,n years ago. told of it ; giov.th and place in the li!e of llckoiy and this section, and J hen hiiicd tin- meeting over to W. A ;elf. who is c.ndidate for official t. a'tmastor at nil former dinner.-. Mr. Self showed a great deal of I in eile'e ot m KIHU, i'Ul u remain i fur Kev. W. H. l'.radshaw ,;,d cf.nferre.l with a K"cord who man t,c the coire.t wotd'mj; on slip ,.( paper which the cashier occasion ally :-ends to such of the dope's i to.fi ,',h',, think that a:; loiijf as they haw i.lai.k elieeks they can draw out. mon e .Mr. Self spuke of the servi'e ren n'eiede I'y tliis bald; and then called uput. .hniu- K. IJ. Clitie, who discuss. , i i-i.. ii... i i nui f..i t nri of ne.tiks. ei , ( I IV un- n i. iv" " i . u,.. ('line tefeired to the 'onl'i- di'.i c the miblic v::a in the First Na Na fact i ,, , ,! !. ml commented on the that two of its ci't'icers, ruinf :md Meiiies, have Messrs. been with it from its organization. As shwttK the strenKtii f c m ti'.utiun, the speaker said that n it. -,.presion of 1!0K his bank never i -ued any script but: paid out e,y.';l ti,.,.n,-t-. :,nr that trvinc peno.i. IIM ii' i I I I w - t . ti 'J 4. ... ... ,,nlln tli'OI hir. lev. Sain 1. ro"U; ii'i"""1' ii'hiitation r.-s a humorist ny some pleiidid jokes and then discussed . t ! , . r brieflv compeHTio'ii aim n,inu" fU- ci.mnet'tii'ii an-i a- applied io i usu.e-. n- - - competition carried to its logical con-ilu-ion was ruinous, and not the lite , f traoe, but that, cooperation is a i e'v i-U'iit in commerce tor the good i f the many. As an example he n-IV-K-d to the cooperation of tnif . ii.t NUiunal with the people of twij cwtmn am snowed wn.u i n.n- ,t had been in the upbujMinK of Hi, korv urn this communis '1',.... u hn i not Know U.iii ... . 1 ..... . i U . . i the t,,,t hank was estv.blished in Venice mi ll.V. and had little n'thcr informa t,,,,, about the orijrin of the Fntrbsh iankinu' system many yeais later we ip uivena bit of history that , banned the world Ly A. A. White ,,er, who also told of the service ren deied this community by the 1-irpt National .nil paid handsome tribute t , thc-e who are associated with it and told how manufacturing plants bixi j-rown up all around Hickory s hie; bank. , , . Kxpressir.jr the hope that the ban quet will be a ye-.uly affair ami dc clarinj; his readine son the "wt""t to accept another invitation, Rev. W. p i! uhaw voiced the pleasure ot the ot her quests and moved that a , vole of thanks e jriven ivtessis. liott anil Menzies. This wxh done with a will. . , ... , A All lurin the evemnu" the HicK- irv orchestra rendered fine music. (Jives History of Hank President J. D. Elliott, in his ad- diess, suiil in part: Tb L'iitt utiona i;anii 01 im' (,,-v was organized and opened for little I, :... ..0M..0 'Aim tv ith a capital of Kr,o,ob). Ot; the original incorpora tors, onlv four survive. In P.M)::, our deposits liad reached the sum of $100,000, with total as sets of $:i 15,000. In order to lake tare of the fsrowinu needs ot the ommunity, it was decided to increase the capital stock to $75,000. A yoi lion of this stock was taken up by a number of new shareholders, and the number of directors was increased. A train in li07, when our deposits bad tfrown to $280,030, and tot:!!, a-scN to $."0.',000.00. the capital stock was increased to $200,000.00. this stock beine, distributed among more than one hundred shireholders. lb u int 10 ti urn' to note that sit ine . i . 1 time of our first increase, the total; . t ,. ii wa lost about the pi ; 1 1 r ii j ' ' i v j - ------ , Mini' as a irood d'ay s business fori lis :it present, since 'it is not unusual Continued on page two. . t.iwiness in Julv. 181)1, a little overturned to Ilerlin. (11Y MAX ABEKNETIIY) Raleigh. Jan. (. Division of the state into It! parts for the collection of state income, inheritance and fran chise taxes by the state department of revenue is announced today by Commissioner A. I). Watts. Kach division is composed of from three to 12 counties and is based up on a population of approximately 1GI (H'f. Some f the divisions run far under this population while others au- in excess, but the general average centeis around the 1G0,000 popula tion to each divisional deputy. The divisions and the deputies announced by Commissioner Watts are: Division No. 1: U. F. Tuttlo, (li mitv, tomoosed of Heaufoit, Cam rituck, Dare. Hvde 1'asuuotank, Perquimans, 1'itt, lyrrt and Washing n counties. Division No. 2: J. li. Norman lU-rtii-, Gates. Halifax. Hertford, Mar .. r .. . , ... i nn, .orinamni.on ain warren conn t. l)ivi;ion .'u. : John Craven, C. TI 1 o n 1 a le i !,.-( 'Mrti-rot, Dii; (ireono, Jones, Leiioir, Onslow Pamlico counties. Division No. -1 M. S. Muyo F.dKeconiho, Nash, Wayne and Wil son ( u lit ies. iMvision ISO. it tu'oice Ji. jieilany - IJIadeii, lirunswiik., ('iumbus, New llano', er, Pender and Sampson counties. Division No. (' . G. fiulU-y Chatham, Darnell, Johr..--.toii and Wake counties. Divirion ' No. V- lohn I!, "via ye.;---Durham, I-'ranklin, (Jraiiviile, Orange. Person and Vance counties. Division No. IS W . C. Hammond - ('oiiiberlani', Davidson, Hoke, Lee, Montgomery, M-iorc and Mandoldi counties. Division No. V -J. M. Cunnine; ham-A la ma nee, Caswell, CJ nil ford ind kockine;hani counties. Division No. 10--John .5 irris'm Ansoti, Iiichniond, II. i.vso;:, Scot land and I nion counties. Division No. II A. M aid (iasion, l.iiMy.in and Mi(I.)iiii M.ekle..'. P.oyd- bnrj.f. livi-ion No.. 2 .. K. Alexander. ( !a bar i us, Davie, 1,'e.l.l! Uowati and Stanly counties. Division No. :: -N. I.. Cranford l''..isyth. Stokes, Surry, Wilkes and Vadkin counties. Division No. 11: (!. K. Gardner liejfhany, Ashe, Avery, Burke. Caldwell. C'.Uawba, Mitchell, W;i taii,",'a and 'ancev counties. M'vision No. l.r)-. M. L. 1h C: -liuiU'ombe, Cleveland, McDowell, and Kullu rl ord count ies. J)ivision No. H!--J. H. Hirwood Cherokee, Clav, (iraham, Haywood, Henderson, Jackson, Macon, fMadi soii, i'olk, Swain and Traasylvania counties. J. II. Collie will have char.ne of divisions from one to S and C. II. II I" . 1 I t. i iiii.vne.s oi divisions numoercd v io Hi, both inclusive. Commissioner Watts announces that all appointments have now been made and that his department is not now in need of additional depu ties or office assistants. CONFERENCE APPROVED nr ALLIES Cannes, Jan. (!. The allied su preme council approved unanimously today the calling of :vn international (((,'nomic. conference at which (Jer many and Russia will be invited' to st,n,i delegates RATHENAU DISAI'POFXTEI) Paris, an. 0. Disappointed at the failure of the allied supremo council to invito him to Cannes, Dr. Walter Rathenvu, (iermany's minister of re construction, who has been in confer ence with French officials, has re- Dr. Rathonau, when he arived in Paris, caused the allied' ffovernments to bo informed that he was prepar ed to go to Cannes to place before the council (Iermany's reparations figures and other facts. So sure was he that he would re reive and invitation , to proceed to Cannes that he reserved rc'oms in the Hotel Carleton, where all the delegations are stopping. HOLD HP BANK By the Associated Vres9. Dublin, Jan. (5. Fcur armed men i r- A r 1-witl nn thn nm nlnrfia o-T Vt n f 11 - -"-y i' schicoi e branch of the Hibernian bank, took all the money totaling several pounds sterling and escapod in an automobile. -,x-;.: air. j reiroirraii. one- me ote-,. ra. ai-iKo o. lais: la. u: r'-aot i iruial! a dead -ily, and (hi:-: i.bot.orai..h of u former-; Jy !ie!y tiii;i-'i:hiare. imu boarded iii and abandoned, bears out liie assertinii. I . . . i unDCTnDnrucniTiMBQ many nniairi iff iifliiwip I : . i : . . and njjrijnt i'f?r inn t mmi sii seitn s e i i ryiousi oHu ! i , LLflUtn. nLryo i to III mu i flJuLii !o ULnlJ 3y DiP A.'isoci.nted Press. ':ashine;li.n, .f.-n. lb I toil of f , 1 I ii i r : 1 j lit- (jilt eluded today oy 1 ne nvi e adoption 01 tfie una lution loclarinK subm:,rine command - ( 1 s win ild ir j.' e i p 1 1 : ; o wil.b ' without, osiers 0','ernmenl s violate the f it will be ,e;liilty of pii : i'o 1 11 i)i i n- I lev. ! 11... ,". ,,..,.;,... , niericaii dele.L'.'a! iou tiir..'d;.'.li i r 1 ' . urn 1 iv hi .Ir. Root I beret Pduposal l v Mr. mil brou;;h!. fort (Cot I b'.i l ills ill" u:-(. I f poisonous ;.'.a:.e:'. in II was said to be c -'n: ably, but action was p ! (.11 Mil l i. ,V. future "vtr's di 1 v 1 fav o" -I jioned until 1 inn! Hoi !. n lull e's make the : uhm;':rill' :'.ooH-wbat de -d Mid ioii of . b. V'.. an .11 c, piracy anlelK led. bull lie liriiic.u nb was retainou'. '1 so would relate io crime o! , 1 racy ;n to existing interna tional iaw as laid down by th" i'i'sl . -v. Rout residutions laid d..v.n yes ti i'day. but would not apply t tic r.e ,v Moot resi ltd ion today. The sul. je-t: of poison f-;-n wa.v o'cveloped from a report on c!rr.i;ul warfare submit led by the Amoiictii "..'dvisoiy cf'mmittee recommciaiinj.; the abolition of poison yas as aM in humane mode of war. Mr. "Koa sub mitted the tei.i.rt cmnodyin;; the pnn ". in r, !( s f the advisory com mitt bis vepi.'i IR!E I it . h iL. LITIS mm Vv- the Associate! Pro-s Winona, Minn., Jan. 0. Opening of two graves in the cemetery here tomorrow has been decided upon by the Winona police in the belief that. the bodv of Miss Frances Eloth, who 11 u. .... dieo' hve years ago bad been ex- burned and decapitatel in a superstt- tious belief that such end a series of death: action would in her fam ily. Superstition, said to be- common in sections of Europe, ami which po lice say is said to be prominent in family incident, the spirit of the first to die is responsible for the .. . 1 1 1 s 1 1 death o ot hers. Jiv eutung oil me j head of this body and placing it in another casket, the superstition runs, its evil effect is halted. Since the death of Miss Eloth five of her brothers have d'ied, the; r.fffc tnot- v..,inv Th, fnmilv denies 1 1 1 111 ii''k iM",! - " ,T . . . . . - knowledge of this practice. FIRST WEEK GOOD BCLES P.y the Associated Press. New York, Jan. (5. The most en couraging feature of, the new year in the financial market is the in- creasing ease of the money rates for industrial and commercial purposes Call or demand loans opened at 4 1-2 on the stock exchange today, but dropped to 3 1-2 at noon. This in the lowest rate for many years, j power:--. vi.': the adoption il ttie imal Ko'.r. refio- t ioii. near Coiiovoi- atier a imRprim' I morning" 'be underf ul.i- annuiiucoi an.i m IN II CI I una. luary jve mr 311 any - ( 'on -b( r:- :t ' '; one o'f I he Co i v-i 1 . women edu -il," "'-c cnii- ! ' 01 "' '" 1hi" p'alP, died at S o'clock i I. '.si' I,;'' h! a I lh(i Jiorni- .,f her mo! he.-. ........ ,,r . itr:i. .). D. liowe, in the Charily r.r-e-(ioii. lie1,'.!!' Coiiover. afun- a lin.e.i-rine- ; I'ncss with cancer. I'.-ul she lived unui next 1 nursday, junuary 10, sia would have been 45 y-a.i:; of a.tvc. The liineiai will l:e lield Jt'oiii t!ie lamily .'1 : 1 1 I, . t "1 . 1 1 mi 'rt'lii.r nfii'lin .,11 'if l o clock and will be conducted b.y Or .M 1 . tie. l'k iM". Crai.u' of Hickory and I'ev. Piesslv. Interment will be in t',1 aveyard at .Marvin ehurch. Mis. West was edue-l:od in the iiiiii;c schools of the counly .'ind was a e'radiiate of the Si.'d.e Noiniai 1 ('ilb-.ee at (' 1 i-nsbc'ro. For many years ph taught in uuirus schools, having' been connect f-d with the Hick 1 1 y school', for many y-ais5 r.nd for I be l ist lln ee years pi iiicioal 1 inc llicbland' eraded scho. v. la. r a I' a 1 1 ! on i' I'dildine; was erected after she took charge, lh-r work as, borne denionstraticn auent, an .TLixiliary of the county .department of educaiio.-:, was her most important service, a she herself must have believed. It , was in this work that she touched 1 .'i acl ically ev ery life in the county. Per father, the laic J. D. J'iowe, : was superinlf-no'onl of public in struction -l C:vtawba county tor many oar.s and her uncle, the lale . Majf i' Finder, was at one time sinie I sii'.c i intendont of )ub1ic instruction. land the first president of the board Normal Col- of tllisti s o'f the Stale b ;;. She 1 1 atoi s ::n I wc men. 1 It ii'e, whom tine of a family of eda !evete;i' miblic men and service to her own poo he thoroughly under- j .stood and wilh whom her sympathies ! always wore, was o'f trait devoted j soi t .which only a woman of fine I mind ami generous nature could give She was united in marriage about iwo yeais '.-go to Dr. J. W. West of Newton, a marriage which, though coming late in life, was congenial and happy. P.esides her husband, Mrs. West, is survhod by her mo'iher and three brotheis and one sister, V. V. Howe of I.aCiange, John Rowe of Raleigh, Robert Rowe, who resid'es in this county, and Miss Anna Kowe, ()f i)urham Mrs. West was a member of the Presbyterian church. Her father a 1 Piesbvterian minister, was county ( sl,,)0.nt(.!1(k.lU, , f pu!lnc instruction , manv years. She was one r.f the noblest women that ever blessed a com munity. By the Associated Press. Dublin, Jan. 6. Ofiicial announce ment was made tihs afternoon tha-t de Valera had lesigned of tb.e Irish republic. J Hinioiin pi esi.leiii COTTON By the Associated Press. New Jan. G.- The cotton market showed renewed nervousness early today. Liverpool was better than due, but New Orleans was a seller hero and active months soon i shoed net losses of four to six points. , Open January 1S.40 March 18.32 May 17.85 July 17.23 October 1G.47 Hickory cotton 17 l-2c. Close 18.32 18.18 17.71 17.10 16.40 MEM RESIGNS PRESIDENCY OF IRELAND 4i r i. i By the. Associated Press. Miami, Fla., Jan. 0. Wesley Wsn namaker, a Modi !i ( '..; o!in;; plan I. or 1.1 K'U uc a Joe. si hot-d .t- add t.lis morning" the unerf ;d-.er a nn .aiuee, the death of John WMinamakrr, th.e merchant and. former jios.tui aster gtacrnl of the United States. The mistake was further empha- is.ed by Hi,-, announcement, a iscan vachi. club tiiat .iohn W; maker was in bis yacht. The. north as Phi la. hi a itliOiliiced I h:tl. 11 iii:; .ill km-. Rr. iiroad effi 1 no dead man 10 er, g:-i v " ins.i i ll. 1 if i i.ii i ions 10 as.-ii: 'I lie misiske wa: j 1 . ,t 1 ue icss man an no 10; count ay that RECEIVE THE NEWS 3y the Associated Press. Philadelphia, Jan. d. -John Wan amai:or today laughed awa a. 1 fiom the south th; Florida. is nothing; ;lit cold. o'.iv seeking ID'Jd." Mr. Warm em Sit- eav. Mr. Wan nemaker said dea.I in Florida he would from there. was away op r r r 1 1 By the Associated Press. Cannes, Jan. fi. Prime Mini: t. s Lloyd George of iiv.! Po iiain, speak mg del ore the opening session 01 the allied supreme council, warned the allied powers that they could not look to any others but themselves to woi k out the rehabilitation o'f Eurorre lie appealed to theallies to set aside prejudices and work together for all. B.y the Associated Press. London, Jan. G. The IJiitish home seerelaiy today issued iu the form I of a circular the report on which Sir Edward Sepray's nationalization was recently revoked. j Among the allegations contained j in the report are a loan of $5,000 to j a mar. named Ware for the benefit! of the now defunct Austrian Journal,! details of Sir Edward's association j with Karl Muck, former conductor of j the jioston symphony orchestra, and I 1 7 I. the nm'- !' Is; ida Waif'":-'. Vvii!1. import got as fa-: I: j ,! 1 1 a . w he 1 : it was J ; .vis. wan a ma -.or ws.s ials, le-, ', herrovih - :p John w.anariiri!:- .. -..,. ni--:Rr,- .-r;,--. D. comber "pardon v.v-el . , , :-m. e'i back Uut il d. I iii i : III; I V . . ,-, ,1 : s. l 1 .- ; e ! 10 c - ! . . I I ! . ' i ! 1 : c ' 1 v 1 1 i u 1 j 1 1 ' " I . , .. ln,,, c : 11 nun nee n ic io;i-.-o t m oiigimui. in:.- ' ' " , , - I 1 ,1 ,1.11 1-1,1 l-I I,.;. . 1 1 1 . , . ,-1.1.1.'. lh" '''diadeiphia I ff 1 1-r a 1 n i! r nr rrs m;Uunt wns ,t(;id- !L y III Is si L III I I il 1 11 f ?i m hi m a m it v Tfp Lira n m' n mm mm mm "I am as well as Vou are. There 1 U 1 1 L I iU I U ! t - i,',ii-i- ,i . . i . , I,,. .-, i 5; a i s sua:! n l-I' " "in- t B A i S I received loiter In U 3 2 1 in engagement for iker is. in his -e- --V- fiCcrnTP r no PJICTfiiTIlL BILL P1TICUS GIVEN BY BRITISH i i Sir ttrf wards trafficking with proniv!.vv!'MmlSum 6cal suhje-cts and his violation of the pen- scrship aws. ( P.V MAX AlfERiNETilV) Raleigh, Jan. (j. Governor Cam on Morrison has called noon the tat1 department, of agriculture to prosecute vigorously the campaign tor more home gardens so that in 1022 there will be fewer Nc'rth Caro linians living on "side meal, soi ry n dasses and cornbre.-oi'." 'i'his is admittedly the governor's hobby and be has summoned the gen ious belo t the dailv and wceklv nc-ss '.' the state to (bat of the d'e- 1 iitmoiii of :.-. 1 ii-ulhlle in y,urc:n ini' l be gospel to the uttermost corners iol Tarheelia. The agriculturists have ady mapiied out t lie groundwork or ?o:s camp-, gn au.i the goefnor ! . .,.. . J" I ... ... ... I i--.mii;; ,-.1 1 1 i . 1 01 1 i.e newspapers mi I his 'voriny undei taking IV.'r the 1 lltroient of the neonl.-" and in which there is nol a bit of polities. North Caiolina ha:: eslablisbed an envialde record in be pr :' luction of money crops and (.Uwornnv Morrison Hunks this is fine, I111L hi' wants to so a garden back of every heme so that there will be jess living; out of can in the future. As a sort of sine line wit hthe gardens the gov- ernor is pleading lor the proper place i nthe sun ft v th- hogs, pigs, . . . . . . chickens, geese, turkeys and kindred bipeds Vvhk'h from time to time adorn the table of the more or less fas tidious, , With every bread winner devoting a li Lie time daily to1 his garden, chickens and pigs the governor thinks the time vv'iii soon be. upon North Carolina. v.' he nit cannot be s.shI. thill there are mnnv J'o'lk3 liv ing on ''sine' moat, sorry molasses oorruiroau solely. Following two, two liour sessions the council of state last night re jected all bids received for the five million dolars issue of bonds for schoo -purposes and instructed Treas- uror n. k. Lacy 10 uicKer runner with bona buyers tor their sale. There were many bids before the council but none cf them were con- moreu higii enough. Some were at i.'ii; some at par and then r.ome but heio was such a wide difference in be highest -.ml lowest that the eoun it of 'state thought it ihe. part of 5uC;i. ro le.iecr an ana raice a new tarr. -:" has been the third week so thoi- more tiiiie to warm a.i'e p( idmg. JUU; Cv the Associated Press. Washington, Jan. 0. Grade cross ings will be eliminated whetever 'i"s sible and replaced with bridges on :II roads cflhe federal aid highway sonst na t ion, trie bureau of roads of the department of aj lure anounced today. Important reads, many of pubiic ;ricul- which cross, and recross rs'ii road's at g beieafler v.iU bo built c-n one s rail i cads, and if it is impossible rade.s, a'e o. to lo this eiossings will be miule under or over the tracks, the railroads in most instances .'f the kind bearing half the cost of building the bridges or under-passcs. The bureau of public roads, v, Inch has sunervisicn over the fcders.l aid load tuna d. has advocated such a pol icy for some time. In the three years since 1919, the bureau said, G,336 lives were lost and 0,5G7 persons were injured. i GEKII IU ARKANSAS By the Associated Press. Athens, Ga., Jan. 6. Al. P. Sextcn, missing since December 31 when his automobile was found in Macon, is under treatment at Hot Springs, Ark., according Io a telegram ro ceived by Jus wile at Koyston, Ga. No explanation w-'s made in the telegram, but his wife expressed the belief that her husband was doped and kidnapped. At the time Sexton's car was found a llrl- was left saying his body would, be found in the swamp. ' ' ' OF COURSE NOT TXT I i . ro North Carolina's nrowss i cr-V, that no fellow who can see the pros-! ! 1 us, b;d in,!. b"fo!'i j "it! nisrneys and relatives have in it n 1 11 isss. 2i 1 m 9 a gs inoi mi nan isiiBBi in nor. n 3 S Of 3b S :t be ""is d'-'ol in " J' ' nnrinniRinn ,;i . a h k 1 a i f. r e P I i pects ahead would-think of going tojabout $45,003 damage. By the Associated Press. Dublin, Jan. C The efforts of the peace committee of the dail eireann to bring about an agrcment on the Anglo-Irish treaty failed today and the dail, which bad met in private, adjourned its secret session this mcsnig until this afternoon. The dail members, as they came from the chamber, appeared depress ed. One of the-m said the committee itself was divided this morninK. al- though the members had been in Jagremeiit on the pain yesterday af- ternoon. lt was intimated to correspondents that this phvn liad been rejected by Eamonn de Valera. Dan McCarthy said the whips on both sides bad been instructed to try to bring the debute to a close this afternoon. "I doubt," be added, "whether a division can be taken today, but we ...:ii . j 1 . .1 : t ii a. I W! Ill l-i'l I - - 1; IV llll u 1 1 1 . V. .T 1 1-.. J i rnv- If we don't, we all ought to' be , thrown out of the house. Repo'rts circulated regarding th proceedings of this mornigs' priv. ' -session cf the dail indicated thai members wer hopelessly divided an : such was the temper of the oppon cuts of the treaty that these on ,..'v, oher side raid they would not b sr juised if he. and his followers walk ed out of the dail before the vote i taken on the treaty. Before the afternoon ses-:. - Liam Riosite of Cork said the sitaa j tion was extrer.iely critical and he fpnrf rivi strife woui( resuit f--on- Ike differences of the leaders. DeValera opened the after:io-n sion of the dail Ly stating that th split over the treaty was funoanea tal and irrevocable. At the opening of the after; session of the dail, Mr. de Vale said that since the Anglo-Irish trcav in London, the executive authoHt.v. (.'the dail had been split. They ha ' trieu to keep together, but had failed The president said he snd one tu ition of the cabinet stood for the pres- crvatmn of the republic and another tion for ratification of the pact There never would be peace, he sa;-.. the Irish viconle were, allowco 1r. foPov, Hair own Jives as they j.- ! si red. Michael Collins, the minister of "inan.co, and leader in support of the lev.ty, announced that he had offer- I i d Ins resignation, uui luil ;h.i . e i alera had refused to accept it. Mr. de Valera sad he had decide ' to lay do'wn his office an the h--'s vouia' have to determine wdio war ieadev. By the Associated Press. London, Jan. GG. The dail eireann n Dut lin has (Vccided to vote tomor row on the Anglo-Irish treaty, sr:.: a Centrv.l News dispatch from Dublin. i;L VALERA QUITS By the Associated Press. Dublin, Jan. G. Eamonn de Val era has resigned the presidency of the Irish republic, it was stated by the Freeman's Journal today. By the Associated. Press. Washington, Jan. 6. The Sea-board Bay Line, a subsidiary of the Sea board' Air Line railroad, applied to day to the the interstate commerc commission for a loan of $4,679.89: for the purpose of purchasing 25 tomobiles, 1,250 freight cars an other items. Secu'itv for the the application sa'd, would be equipment purchaeed and property. THIEVES BUST 1 loan the other FIREMEN'S the Associated Press. Danville, Va.. Jan. 6. While fire men were fighting an early mnmin: fire on main street today, thie-'e-rifled the clothes they h-d Vft at u' central station, ana tc'ook tw-.- vatches and money. The fire did SEABOARD BAY III ASKS FOR BIG LOAN POCKETS