AMERICAN ITEMS

Hokitika Guardian, 10 May 1930, Page 5

AMERICAN ITEMS

UNITED STATES PROPOSAL

[United Press Association.—By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.]

WASHINGTON, May 8,

Organisation plans of the Nation'll Liv.j Stock Marketing Association have (been completed. A ne.v cooperative body will be incocoorat 'd for a million dollars in Delaware. A lore than half of the existing livestock co-operative associations wili le represented.

The reduction of . European buying; during March as compared with the same month last year pioved to be th? largest item responsible for the reduction of tho Unite. I Males toreign trade for that month. Both the export and the import trade \ui‘ shown to be affected by that trend.

EXPLOSION IN STOREHOUSE

NEW YORK, May 8

Rdports from’‘St.' Joseph, Missouri, “state three were killed and eight injured; and thirty buried in debris and 'are probably dead following an explosion in a stokehonse at Armour Packing Coy., South' St. Joseph, late to-day. It is believed the explosion , was claused by-tlie 'bursting of an ammonia tank, ,

11 ANTI-SALOON LEAGUE

WASHINGTON, May 9 i . ‘(The Anti-Saloon League was born of God, and we’ll fight on while He leads,” Dr Mcßride, the League ’Supt. told the Senate investgating Committee to-day. “Those things in the way of progress of the Kingdom of God must get out of the way,” said Senator Blaine.

A member of the Committee angrily, replied: “I do not think God will approve of some of your practices. I think vour statement is a sacriligious and outrageous thing.”