AMERICAN ITEMS.

Hokitika Guardian, 30 May 1922, Page 3

AMERICAN ITEMS.

CABLE NEWS.

MJ3TKAJ.IAN AND N.Z. CABLE ABKOCIAIION. WAGE REDUCTION'S. NEW YORK, Tiny 28. The United States Railroad T.tihour Board lifts announced flesh wage deductions for the maintenance and day ■n workers, beginhing <>n July Ist. Die reductions total 08,M>O.Ctodt>L ,n year affecting 400,000 .men,. The reductions represent approximately a cut or \o pei cent! . » The wages decisions pending in regard to other divisions will probably add at least 100,OCX),000 more to those reductions. • MINERS’ CRUSADE. NEW YORK, May 28. At Charlestown, in West Virginia, a test trial of William Blizzard, the Miners’ Union leader, who was clanged with treason, has resulted in his ncqui t»vl. * * Mr Blizzard is one of nearly ‘2OO Lnbour men who are held on charges of treason and arson (ns cabled on April . 24 Tl!e trials of the other accused men j have now been postponed till late in j the summer. It is not expected, however, that the Sate will secure any convictions on its major charge. UNITED STATES rARIT'F. WASHINGTON, May 28. Senator Lodge, in the course of a statement, declares that the Democraic I*arv are responsible for delay in sc- , curing Congressional approval of a T*rmnnen new IJ.S.A. tariff. He P 0 1” * out that under the emergency tariff. the United States trade is now becoming; more normal than that, of any other nation, and that the proposed new permanent tariff would mark even a greater advance in the United States, both domestic and foreign. , ,He adds: The building up of business In this country will not depress the business of the world. past four months the United Stales has imported through Boston, fiO.OOO, , OOOib of wool, being offe-seventh of the , tTnited States wool, consumption. Ihe importers .ire now holding this in boiid. awaiting the passage of the iiew tariff, when the. rates will be lower. , AMERICAN MURDERS. NEW -YORK. May ?!). In Clay County, in Tennessee, three women, were killed in a strange manner. A farmer went hunting, leaving his wife alone in the house. Two women, dressed as men, entered and demanded money.. The wife refused to comply with the introducers’ demands and they thereupon killed her. A hoarder on the farm entered at this moment, and seized the gun. and killed tlie robbers.