AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 27 September 1929, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS.

; • ' .TOWN SWEPT AWAY. •BY THE RIO GRANDE. (United Press Association.—By Eleotri. Telegraph.—Copyright.) V VANCOUVER, .Sept. 26: News from El Paso, in Texas, state that the town of San Afarcial was swept away when the Rio Grande River overflowed. Only two buildings were left, but no , live? were lost. U.S. SENATE. MR BORAH’S QUESTIONS. r \ : \ (Received this day at 11 a.m.) .WASHINGTON, September 26. Following President Hoover’s recent demand that a flexible provision in tariff measure be retained, Mr Borah urged from the floor of the Senate to-day: “ That the President advise the Senate and country if he approves of the industrial schedule in this bill.” Mr Borah declared: “I ask him to tell us if .he approves of the duties on cement, pig iron, and other materials which increase the profits of the Stel! Trust, tl.ask him to tell us whether he is satisfied with the duties levied by this bill.on agricultural products. Wil l , he advise us that he is satisfied the bill meets' the pledges he made during last campaign?” . . ' ' NAVAL ENQUIRY. WASHINGTON, September 26. Drew Pearson, a newspaper correspondent in the 1927 Geneva Conference, told the Senate Investigating Committee to-day that William Shearer appeared to be the real influence against the Anglo-American goodwill and was with the naval experts on many occasions.