AMERICAN ITEMS
VOTING FIGURES.
(United Press Association.—By Electrio
Telegraph.—Copyright.]
NEW YORK, May 16
Newspapers literally digest the poll of 4,562,761 votes. It is disclosed there were 1,3J86,216_ for the enforcement of prohibition,-.* :1;340,441 for modification, and, .1,836,104 for repeal, Louisana, Neya&y,.'.Connecticut, Netv Jersey, and Rhode .Island cast * a majority for repeal Arkansas, Kansas, North Carolina, Oklohama and Tennessee cast a- majority for enforcement. '■!
STOCK EXCHANGE.
NEW YORK, May 15,
Stocks broke sharply on New York Stock Exchange and discouraged bulls sold holdings.j Bears pressed the declines by further,.short sales. United States steel and other pivotal shares dropped two to five points, some issues losing as much- as twenty-one. Auburn automobile once dropped twenty-seven and’ a half to the low level of 158. Selling became heavier throughout the' day. The actual liquidation of some issiips occurred noar the" close. Call'.money was at three all day. h V
■ i CANADIAN BUDGET.
• ' (Received this dav at 11 a.in./ >' •' ' May 15. *•'- During. the “closing 'minutes of the ■ debate ' Henri . Bourassa (Independent) declared h© could' ; not support the Budget because: of British preference provisions. He claimed if Great Britain had traded with Canada on the same basis she was prepared to • trade with other nations, and he thought Canada should follow the same policy. ~ A progressive-' sub-amendment to th© Budget wfiS'-fl&feated by 17" votes to 19
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