AMERICAN NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 April 1928, Page 3

AMERICAN NEWS

Aiitd nil inn Press Assn.—-United Service

I’.S. POLITICS. / WASHINGTON, April 10.

Mr jiorali, in the Senate, said Gillett's world court resolution, was not pertinent to the eouutiy’s foreign relations at this time. ’I lie resolution which directs the I’resident to re-open negotiations, was referred to. -Mr Borah’s Committee several weeks ago, hut no action had been taken.

A .JURY SELECTED. WASHINGTON. April 10.

A jury has been selected for the purpose of trying .Sinclair on charges that b" conspired to ibdYnud the Government in connection with the Teapot Dome lease. Both sides used all ol the allotted challenges totalling ten each, before the jury was selected.

pi? Eside.yital candidates. WASHINGTON. April !).

There lias been virtually a complete victory for Governor Smith in the County Conventions of lowa, ensuring him the entire State delegation at the National Convention. This is seen as a promising omen by Smth’s supporters when nearly all McAdoo men went over to Smith. California marks Smith’s next battle ground. So far lie has met with no set hack from men attempting to oppose him. 'WILKINS’ POSITION. NEW YORK, April 8. News from Seward. Alaska, stales (lie belief that something has happened to Wilkins’ radio set is expressed here following a third day and night of silence. It is believed Wilkins has not begun his projected (light irnni Point Harrow to Spitsbergen. The last word was on Thursday, the date set for the start but cloudy weather prevented him. CHICAGO BOMBING. NEW YORK, April !). The week end truce in Chicago was broken by the sixty-seventh bombing since October, which blew out the rear of a two storey house, allegedly used as one of the numerous alcohol making establishments of Joe Montana. The latter was closely associated with “Diamond Joe’’ Esposito, who recently assassinated Joe Thompson. The police endeavoured to blame the explosion on bootlegging instead of politics, but a majority of Ihe public regard it as a renewal of the campaign. The bond) was unusually powerful and shook buildings for miles around. Nobody was injured. I lireo men were arrested alter the explosion, hut the police are reluctant to give information. CANADIAN FLOODS. OTTAWA, April i). A message from Quebec states floods took four lives during Easter in that province. ’Two men wore swept with a gig from a bridge and two were lost when an engine crashed through a weakened trestle. Many parts ol Ontario report heavy flood damage. Bridges and dams have been swept away, villages and towns inundated, and homes abandoned.

LEVIATHAN DAMAGED. NEW YORK. April 9

The Leviathan docked battered and damaged by a vast wave which struck her in mid-ocean, smashed the searchlight on the forward deck. 85 loot above the water, smashed life boats, bent ventilators and the iron top companion way. Tons of water entered the forward party of the vessel necessitating the removal of some of the third class passengers. WAR RENUNCIATION QUESTION. WASHINGTON. April 9.

Mr Kellogg declared United States j and France were submitting the war renunciation question to Britain. Geimanv, Itnlv, and Japan at this time, in order to be able to draw a treaty acceptable to those four. He asserted if the pact were written without consulting them, one or more countries mi'dit"refuse to sign, thus nullifying the" intended effect. He stated further conversations between the State Department and the French Embassy would be necessary before the piocedure to be followed in lormally approaching the other countries could be ; determined.