AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 1 March 1924, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS

OIL SCANDALS. AUSTRALIAN AND N.Z. CARLE ASSOCIATION. NEW YORK, Feb. 23 Another Democratic aspirant’s chances of gaining Presidential Nomination were definitely prejudiced when the Senate Oil Committee published another telegram revealing that ex-Attorney General Palmer (as cabled yesterday) bad approached Scnatoi Underwood and asked him to persuade Senator Walsh to call a halt in connection with the investigation in order to save an influential publisher from the embarrassment of explaining a mysterious hundred thousand dollar loan to Mr Fall. This revelation coincides with Senator Walsh’s recollection of a telephone conversation to this effect with Senator Underwood. The latter’s colleagues genuinely regret Senator Underwood's implication in the scandal. SALE OF STUBS. WASHINGTON, Fob. 23. The TVS. Shipping Board has asked for bids for ITU of us vessels, including the Leviathan and her sister ships, also freighters, tankers, tugs, refrigerators, launches, barges, and concrete craft. The bids must be submitted by March Ulth. Notable among the fleet are sixteen passenger vessels of the 535 loot class. There are ten of these operating between the Pacific Coast and theOiiont. They are being sought by the Dollar Lines Pacific Steamship Company. BEAUTY PARLOUR REVOLT. NEW YORK. Jan. 13. Access to all hairdressers’ shops and the right to ink- their turn with men are demanded hv the business women of New Orleans in a memorandum addressed to the local association of commerce. The women declare that they are tired of paying inordinate prices for tiairdressvig services at so-called beauty parlours. They want snappy (Angliee. quick) service and ordinary hairdressers’ prices. The association has referred the demand of the women for decision to the barbers’ union, whose president declares: “If we admit them to our shops, the last stronghold of man will disappear.”