AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 21 July 1924, Page 2

AMERICAN ITEMS

[Reuters Telegrams.]

I’.S.A. PRESIDENCY. WASH INGTOX, July 1!) ■Senator I.a Follete lias urged Senator 15. K. Wlioeler, of Montana, to accept Vice-Presidency nomination on tlie La Folletto ticket. Senator Wheeler was endorsed by the Conference for Progressive Political Action.

•Speaking at Providence, Rhode Island, Governor Flynn said the Attorney General’s Department had affidavits, naming Mr AY. C. Pclkev (Chairman) of the llepuhliean State Committee) as having provided and directed the placing of gas bombs, which broke the Democratic Party’s filibuster in tlie State Senate on the nineteenth of dune by stupefying the members.

CANADA’S SOLDIER PROBLEM OTTAWA, duly ]f).

The compulsory employment by all industries of a certain number of disabled ex-soldiers, as a last resort in an effort suitably to employ all these, is recommended in the final report of a Commission on lie-establishment, tabled in the House of Commons. The Commissioner declares that such legislation existed in practically all the Continental countries and the Britisli House of Commons was now considering a similar measure.

BRAZIL REVOLT

BUENOS AIRES. July 19

The rebels are gaining the upper band around S: 1 o Paulo. Latest despatches say that unless a political compromise is reached, the warfare, which lias now been waged lor nearly two weeks, promises to be long drawn out.

CANADA'S UPPER HOUSE. OTTAWA, duly 19.

Before tin* prorogation of Parliament Premier .MncKcnzie King announced the Government intend next session to* introduce legislation to curb the powers of the Senate. A difference between the two Houses arose over the Pensions Bill. .Mr MaeKonzie King said the Government would seek to establish the rights of (lie Commons over the Senate, in respect ol legislation instituted in the Commons. The privileges sought will be similar to those held by the British Commons over the Lords. „

WHEAT SHORTAGE. WASHINGTON, July 19 A reduction of 98li million bushels in the wheat product ion in tin* Northern Hemisphere, as compared with last year, is indicated in the reports to the Department of Agriculture. ’lbis is. ill large part, due to a smaller crop in Canada.

SMALLPOX DANGER. ■Received this day at 8 a.in.) WASHINGTON. July 19. United States Surgeon-General Cum. miiigs ha* issued a statement expressing apprehension at the growing number of smallpox cases. Nationally, the presence of this disease in thirty-five States is threatening serious consequences. unless the State health officials exercise the greatest vigilance in vaccination and revaccination, osI e;Tally during the coming winter, when smallpox is usually more prevalent. There were 895 cases reported in a recent, week, compared with 371 the corresponding week of 1923. The disease is most euirent in the mid-west wit’ll Detroit as the worst sufferer with fifty-six cases and Indianapolis with forty-five. Urban centres this year report an excess of throe times the numlior of eases, compared with 1923. A big Imiortality is also being indicated. the Pittsburg rate being twenty .per cent of those stricken. tennis. NEW YORK. July 19. At Glencoe, in the semi-finals. Patterson and Wood defeated Lott and Grave an 6-2, 2-6, G-3, 6-0.