ASWAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 February 1924, Page 3

ASWAN ITEMS.

Australian and n.z. cable association. PROTECTION' ASKED. FOR T’.S.A. HEIRESSKS. NEW YORK, February 20. At a time when the Congressional Rail was resounding with the clash oi conflict in the bitterest of partisan warfare, Representative Balton to-day i ffored a pleasant timorous relief. During a discussion on a tax reduction measure, which has been nearly as stormy as tile discussions on the oil scandal, Air Blanton offered an amendment to Hie tax measure, laying a tax of ninety-nine per cent, on any marriage settlement paid to a foreigner contracting marriage with an Ameri-,,-ar. woman, and one oi seventy-five per cent, on any estate passing through death into the hands of the foreign husband of an American woman. Mr Blanton was cheered while lie made u two-hour, impassioned appeal to saleguard American heiresses, who wore falling a prey to titled foreigners. He informed the Speaker that the American women are the most beautiful in the world, and they certainly deserve congressional protection. Condolences were 'solemnly offered Mr Blanton when his amendment wax defeated.

U.S.A. OIL SCAN DA I

WASHINGTON. Feb

Air Dougherty (Attorney General) has publicly announced, in a letter to Senator AVills, that he had dealt in Sinclair oil shares before! and since* he entered the Cabinet, lie says he never misused ollieial information, lie urged an immediate Senate enquiry into his Department.

WOODROW WILSON'S Wild

(“Sydney Sun” Cables)

(Received this day at 10.10 a.m.) WASHINGTON, February 2<j.

Woodrow Wilson's will leaves the estate to his widow, except five bundled per annum to his daughter while she. remains unmarried. '1 ho value ol the estate is not given, hut tno will

was drawn seven years ago, on a single type-written page. A BAND SCANDAL. (Received this day at 10.25 a.m.) WASHINGTON, Fob. 20. * President Coolidge is asking Congress 1;> investigate the great lauct grab scheme going hack sixty years when the Government granted to the then proposed Northern Pacific Railway forty million acres. The inquiry is to determine whether the company is entitled to retain four million acres still unsold, jt will not cpiestion the wisdom of the grant, hut it is alleged that there lias l,ecu manipulation by the company of millions of acres through turning large portions buck on the. Government tor choice lands as a substitute. I lie total received by the Company to date l,om land sales is twenty-seven millions sterling, while the cost of constructing tho railway is only fourteen millions sterling.

BOK BEING SUED

(Received this clay at 10.<15 a.m.) NEW YORK, February 20. Frank Kendrick, a lawyer and one el' the twenty-two thousand who subniitted a peace plan for the Bok competition, has entered a suit against Ldward Dok for twenty thousand slor- • ling, this hemp: the prize. He also claims two hundred thousand slot line as the value of publicity Jink lias received hv the award. Kendrick savins plan, it thirty considered, aoulc! have won.