AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hokitika Guardian, 22 March 1928, Page 2

AMERICAN CABLE NEWS

Hv Telegraph—Press Assn., Copyright. DAM CATASTROPHE. NEW YORK, March At. 1 iilerniation which clime into the hands of the police, has raised the question as to whether tlu‘ Collapse ol the Saint Francis Dam, with the loss of life exceeding 450, was hot the result ot a dymmiitards plot. I i,is theory is supported by the fact of a long legal battle between the Ciiy of Los Angelas and hundreds of ranchers, over the question of irrigation and the flooding of the lowlands. Certain discoveries matte in the vicinity of the sceiie of the disaster strengthen the suspicion: SINCLAIR’ racehorses. NEW YORK, Alarcit 21. News from Rhltiiiioi-e (Alafylandj states that otic of the most unusual results of the oil scandal, is that the Maryland Racing Commission announced that it had requested the owners ol tracks in the State (which is the largest racing State in the country) to bar Sinclair’s horses from participation in all races " in view of the widespread adverse criticism resulting from ihe pending court proceedings. NYE'S ALLEGATIONS DENIED. NEW YORK. -March 20. News from Albany state that Governor Smith has published a letter to Alt Nyo denying that Sinclair contributed anything to his campaign funds. He says the statements attributed to Senator Robinson, that such contributions had been made, were “in every respect falsely and recklessly made.” .vtIAAIA GOLF TOURNEY. NEW YORK. March 20. A golf tournament at Miama (Florida) resulted Johnny Farrel Mamaronick (New York), first, 72 holes, wit 1 274 strokes. Kirkwood was third with 2:0. and Sarazen fifth with 283. A RESOLUTION. WASHINGTON. March 20. Senator Cotizens introduced a resolution proposing to express the sense ot the Senate that Mr Mellon should resign. The resolution accused Mellon of concealing that Sinclair contributed 120.000 dollars of Liberty bonds to the Republican funds, and cited numerous activities of Mellon’s industrial interests as grounds for the resolution, which also held it was a criminal offence h’ l " any person directly or indirectly concerned in business or trade to be appointed Secretary to tlie Treasury. MURDER TRAGEDY. A WOMAN REPRIEVED. (Received this day at 9.30 a.m). OTTAWA. March 21. A Montreal message says Doris -McDonald, known as the flapper slayer, lias been reprieved. Her husband, George -McDonald, hangs oti Friday at Yalleyfield. The couple were condemned for the mtirdei-of Adelaide Bouchard, a taxi driver, who was shot and robbed while taking them to the international border last July. The death sentence on a twenty-ver-old girl created intense excitement in the United States and Canada, and great pressure was brought tu hear at common law for clemency for the wife, who was a former New York cabaret dancer. An alleged confession made public by Denver, a Colorado detective, that the girl did the actual shooting, caused a sensation AicDonald repudiated this a few days ago from his death cell. Another man is still wanted for the murder.