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HISTORIC A' -
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_ A PAPER of the people, for the peo ple, by the people
PLENTYWOOD, SHERIDAN COUNTY, MONTANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1924
Con tinuing Plentywood Pioneer Press, Vol. 9, No. 43
Continuing the Outlook Promoter
VOL
_ __Sheridan County News & Dooley Sun
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IJ1ED IN AUTO
MOBILE SMASHUP
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Ranch and Orville Bants were over
'thoy'tv™ returning
■ insulting re
1 -it.«
r, the i
■ r ' ÎK
i: Y;: L Jid.hp^dngand repa'sing
iv ■ it 1 hie : thev were driving
,„ii<luc.iiig themselves in a
manner and were
misü
( i- ntly premeditately, !
car throwing the
and Orville from the I
, .i.tei (iemolishinp- tho 1
A el, and dring ithe? dam^ !
i >'■ ck car was evidently
it-Irovc Vapidly awaV
him offering any assistance to
• -p Bant? car e.r the occupants.
F,th Gladys and Blanoh- Bantz were!f
brui.- '1 ami Orville was slightly 1
scratched on one side of the head. !
Onille immediately ran into Plenty- 1
'.-rod ami notified Sheriff Salisbury
who immediately set out after the
culprits and overtook the Buick north ;
I n Hvs Hic-nch and Orville Bantz Run
■(„toby Car Driven by Pearl Glea-j
While Returning to Plentywood
Raymond.
»on
From
Saturday evening while on
. v hack to Plentywood, Gladys
Last
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an<i were
Tl
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the Buick,
ran into th
îwo Bant
I two real
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of Midby on the Archer road where
it was stalled in a ditch. Ho immed
diately arrested the four occupants
and brought them back to Plentywood
arm placed the two men in the ccuntv
jail. Themen gave their names as
Ben Stanley and Tom Harmon and
their occupations as Engineer and
fireman respectively on X Great
Northern branch, the Gleason girls
were turned over to their mother a=
there is no accomodation for ladv in
mates in thecount v ÏÏ" ^
On Monday Stanley and Harmon
were arraigned before Justice Wheel
er, plead guilty to Nation of
Chapter 12 of the 1923 Session Laws
were fined and given a suspended jail
sentence. They were also required to
makegood the damaee to the Rnnt-/
car. The Gleason Girls who ar/ on
K«' b èFi
Uiot 01 S „„ dealt w.th
MARRIAGE license
^Lirion age 21 of Bonetrail,
•North Dakota and Isabel M. Kent age
« of Bonetrail.
J? Morgan, age 30 of Hinsdale
"S ' ukona Baylor age 18 of Baylor.
>f, n w - Borley age 30 of Medi
a - j o,f k f .L ucl,e Mary Mensing
d ^ e( bcme Lake.
% W. Mann _ r
totha Reddin
age 20 of Plentywood
age 20 of Plenty
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UCANS STARTS ROW IN
RHODE ISLAND STATE SENATE
Attempt of Republicans to Halt Session in Rhode Island
Free-For-All —Men And Women Trampled by
Vy ildly Swinging Political Pugilists—Spectators Take
^ides in General Disturbance.
C*M l >- It.—A riot
öcans t' 1 att \ m P t today by Repub
To U nin P f ent Lleut enant Govern
* Ss iwoff Yom presidin J? over today's
reserves from ©very precinct in the
city arrived at th e state house.
The Republicans have bitterly op
posed Democratic appropriation meas
^Pubiir- sta - te Legislature.
• t0 * claLj an A' Democratic sena
sifks in n V ' N 'o th spectators taking
. VfieiSf f ° r a " flst «Kht
k deputes a Can senat ors, hacked _
Sbe * JonaS" i d \ a <luty by High
ear!y f 0 r f Andrews, arrived
ses8ion ' The Cham *
UeutPnol: u ® rie s Nvere crowded. WhilP
up
t, was in fvf rn i 0r lou P in > a Dem
tobby do °rAvay of th e sen
. Republ,v.? C ' r Arthur A. Sher
called t u n mounted the rostrum
toediatelv tl! 6 senate to order. Im
b® senate was in an tfp
ocrat,
m
fc,i
f oar.
Ki*? 18 ADD T0 upr oar
" cheerinir ^ eams .°f w °men and
: ent to Gov.? P ^T tlsans » word was
\C2 r ^ n thata real
on^tE. S fi h n eriff Andrew s took a
S Parat ing tL7 0r . and succeeded in
. ' r - n pushed ,? mha tants. Governor
0^todth Way 4 thr0Ugh the
'feirbï rs r0 rUm and cau '
the riot ended police
boycott The Boycottées!
ZEIDLER HARWARE
HARRIS CONFECTIONERY
A. 1NGWALSON & CO.
BUSINESS MEN UNFAIR TO FARMERS
ORPHEUM THEATRE
WEST CABARET
KAVON GARAGE
MONTANA MOTOR CO.
IS SENT TO TRIAL
ON MAIMING COUNT
J. A. ENGLUND MUST APPEAR IN
HIGHER COURT TO ANSWER
CHARGE OF MAIMING CATTLE
y '- —;—j "'-»wug Bumc unie ago
and Magistrate Martin reserved his
Üw oîS« Ähe ' acSTÏf go 1 ""'/«
In the evidence at the preliminary
MS*» 1 «
peace.
AI nrCT RAPP nu n n,
OLDEST RObS CflILD i
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HICO AT OIÎTI AOîf
1/1L5 Al UUlLUuk
;S
-"U 0 ??» at Gie Outlook hospital
-n Bth a ttor three weeks
llIaesS , from Mamngitis.
He lGav es to morn his early depar
£" b< f ds his Parents, a brother 2 |
^ e 2. rs a ^ e ant ^ one sis ter age 4.
]o ^ n f al / ervi f es were held at Out
Sui l day 8th : Reverend
* , ei -l Redston e saying the last
af r i^ s -,, Th ® remains were laid
Yn the Outlook cemetery.
, J f. )ei eaved parents have the
( f °.d )est ^sympathy of their many
fnends in their hour of sorroy.
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C ARD OF THANKS
Weyburn, Jun e 11.—J. A. Englund,
Fort Comfort Ranch, in the Diamond
Crossing country, was today ordered
to stand his trial
. . a charge of
maiming cattle. Englund was given
a preliminary hearing some time ago
and Magistrate Martin reserved his
decision. Today, the magistrate made
the order for the accused to
trial.
In the evidence at the preliminary!
hearing it was alleged that Englund
•bad mutilated a bull roaming at
large in the district near his ranch.
The case has caused quite a stir in
where Mr. Eng
of the
on
We wish t c . thank our many friends
and neighbors for the kindness they
extended to us during the sickness
and death of our son Ivan, especially
the beautiful floral offerings.
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Ross.
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PtTY APR I Ulf nAn
PRAM FOR ;
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TTTT 17 O 1 mrrv j
f| if V ^ AMO A.
JULI ^ ^
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TITTY third r i r w .
1 S ' 1 ConCert at
Smalfcar 10 mito Rare i .qn
Prizes 1st $15 00 l>nd *10 On 1 - 30 '
Free or aUrac* ict «? 0 '° 9 n rt ml
t,,?, ^- r , a 1 race . lst - * 15 2nd. $10 ,
f u S°C war, business men and far
F' '"r , & c «
110 men^each |.de pnze $10.00 ;
Horse races immediately after ball
game.
Saddle horse race, 1st. $10 2nd.$5
Pony race, 1st. $10
Dance in The
Kollman building.
JULY FOURTH.—Parade. 10:00
o'clock sharp,
PRIZES
Saddle Horses, best appear
2nd. $5
evenning at old
1st. 2nd.
$5.00 .
Teams, Best Appearing, $5.00 $3.00
Best Organization Float, $5.00 $3.00
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ures since February.
Row. Becomes General.
State Senates Quinn and Reading
Clerk Dooley grappled when Mr. Doo
ley started to call the roll. Secretary
of State Sprague went to the assis
tance of Mr. Dooley while spectators
came to the aid of Senator Quinn,
Senator Sanderson climbed on a chair
at the press table and made a motion
which some of the spectators inter
preted as an attempt to strike Sena-1
tor Quin over the head when he was
thwarted by * a reporter. At this
point, the disorder bfecame general
and the middle of th e state chamber
of scrambling men and
was a mass
women.
Senator Sherman, as president of
the senate, under the law may preside
in the absence of the lieutenant gov
ernor. If the coup had succeeded, the
Republican majority would have acted
on the annual appropriation* bill and
other important bills.
After a long conference between
Governor Flynn and various officials,
the lieutenant governor regularly
called the senate to order.
Charles E. Taylor, Editor Of The Pro
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ducers News uiveiv Highest Honors
A ^
Ä I Cl ff I 1 I m • 1 ,0 . *
At bt rani National Convention
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MAfNIN (OHNSON Senator Charles E. Taylor of Sheridan County was elected
MAMIII 1 Wl\ Tl 1 nunn ' sf p 3 ". 6 "* Cnd " man ° f the Nat ' 0Hal Farmer-Labor party at its
NOMINATED FARMER
LABOR PRIMARIES f of IIlinois was elected Vice President *
J«™ JJ ofMH^en south Dakota secretary and Otto Wag
_ „ eim, bt. raih and Mis. Jessie Bullock Kestner of Tacoma Wash
Monday. 6 ÄÄlÄtt? juniol togt °" assistant Secretaries. '
ÎS*»" the™ a^meTlÏÏboJtioke't™? 1
u2i(2d tlcket for
U Tom of Marshall Mi, i
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FARMER LABOR TICK FT
Fn Uniter] Qfofn C . AT
JoWn Senator: Magnus !
t? •'^uison . _
oiS° n Verll ° r: r ° m Davls> or Floyd '
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er son Governor: Jullus J * Aml '
For Attorney General- Thnm«= v
Sullivan ^ *' ' t:r '
Secretary of State- Sn^ie W
StageheS € * 6 ' W ' I
p or state Treasurer- Carl Rero- er
j p \y airnei / *
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REPUBLICAN TICKET
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SteonV ^nator: Ole O.,
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O G pTLnWr Chnstianson. or
For'Lent^Governor W T y ftlnn
For Attor^T niff i i
General. Chffoul L.
Ä J no c< f t c e + st >- ,
" °j Secretary oi State. Mike Holm
(no contest).
For -täte Treasurer: Henry Rmes
(no contest).
^6 vote thruout the state was ex
trsmely ^t, the highest being about
65 per cen .t of the registration which
was cast in the city of Minneapolis.
The rural v «te was much less than
ha,f °l - the f e ff ist ered vote, the far
"> ers bem g hus y with their cultiva
t loaand on . ly a T1 few cast their vote
m the evening. Returns on the dem
ocratic ticket are nc.t given by
»Ä» -s
n „thin K in Minnesota. ,
RESERVE TO HOLD
COMMUNITY MEETING
Posters are out announcing the Big
Community Meeting to be held at Re
serve, on Saturday June 28th. The
Reserve Commercial Club is sponser
ing this gathering and according to
the posters nc. pains will b € spared to
make this meeting on e well to be re
membered by ali those who will
attend.
There will be included in the
pro
gram a Poultry Demonstration by
Harriet Cushman,, State Poultry ex
pert, assisted by County Agent Ost
by c ( f Sheridan County, and the visi
tors are asked to bring in any chick
ens they wish to have graded.
Ball games, a tug of war, foot races
, ,
ed fo°r thi s S day. S Lunch wiii^e Served
^ reG of char ^ e » from 12 o'clock untill
The merchants are also offering a
discount on all goods purchased on
that day and. the cream station will
pay 2 cents over the market price for
cream.
The program will close with a big
music obtainable.
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\ I k lT« D r KMiVI
t i èjmj I i LU 1 IVVflTI
ARTHUR RUEBER
Producers News,
Plentywood, Montana,
Gentlemen>___^^^^^^|
Enclosed fipd $3.00 to pay up
my subscription. Kindly mail it to
me at 20 N. Ashland Blvd. I would
appreciate the past two or three cop
ies if they are handy.
My first lecture was given by Prof.
Alfred Budden. H© has done excep
tionally well here.
20 N. Ashland Blvd.
Chicago, Ill.
Best Wishes
ARTHUR RUEBER
The Plentywood Bench Ladies Aid
will give a Ice Cream Social Sunday
June 29th for the benefit of the Aid.
Everybody invited.
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MATICC TA AIITA
WU lilt lü AU U)
MOBILE OWNERS
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* Dispite the fact that I hereto *'
* fore ScUed attSntion 0 f Auto »
* own(ir „ t *
• curing 1924 licenses, Î note'that •
* th^re are still come mifnmnKiin *
> being operated Vvithout such li- *
* censes - M °tor vehicle license *
* moneys are returned to the coun- *
* ty from which it came for the *
* benefit of the Road Funds wife »
* exce Ption of a small charge for *
plates and neccessary expenses *
* connected with the registration of *
* the motor vendes, and for that *
¥ reason it not only benefits Auto *
* owners but it is required by law *
* that you procure your license *
* It i s difficult for the sheriff to *
! investigate every Automobile in *
! the county - but eveï T owner of a *
* motor vehicle w'-m have procured *
* a license shouV- toke a personal *
» interest in seeing to it that ev- *
* erybody else who desires to oper- *
* a te an automobile should do the *
* same. I shall therefore appreciate *
* any information given to this of- *
* fic e regarding owner? of automo- *
* biles who have failed to procure *
* license for 1924 and assure vou *
* that such information will * be *
* kept entirely confidential. *
* RODNEY SALISBURY, *
* Sheriff of Sheridan County *
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Duncan McDonald of Illinois For President and Wm. Bauck
Of Washington For Vice President in St. Paul Convention
By Acclamation. Convention Adjourned Thursday Night
At 10 p. rn. Effort of Enemies of Convention to Wreck
McDonald Ând Bauck
Are Nominated
Gathering Fails.
The Farmer-Labor Progressive Convention which has been in
session since II a. m. June 17th adjourned Thursday evening
after adopting a platform and nominating a candidate for presi
dent and vice president of the United States. Amid a roar of
applause the delegates left the convention hall determined to
was received by The Producers News just ..as ..the ..convention
adjourned :
a relentless fight against the exploiters. The following telegram
.
Historical convention adjourned at ten o'clock Thursday
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ni ght. Duncan McDonald, Illinois nominated by acclamation for
president. ..Wm, Bauck of Washington by acclamation for vice
p resident subject to action of central committee in negotiation
with Fourth of July convention amid wild demonstration. All
efforts of enemies to wreck convention failed and first class farm
Stop several efforts
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Militant platform adopted. All
disputes compromised. Delegates are leaving for home in high
St. Paul Minn.,June 19th, 1924
Producers News, Plentywood, Montana.
mer labor party was successfully launched,
made to split convention failed.
spirits and are for the fight and believes it will make
a great showing in the autumn. This day was crucial day but
Taylor handled situation. It does not seem likely that LaFollette
who asked that his name be not submitted will be a candidate at
all. Dewy Dorman spectator at convention.
. The report of Senator Taylor's elec
tion which was broadcasted by The
Associated Press and carried in head
r» 1 " ^
the reac tionary newspapers of the
s ^ a ^ e gave the Senator from Sheridan
bounty wide publicity and some of
them carried his picture on the front
P a / e i At the time Senator Taylor
^ e ft f«r St. Paul he had no idea that
the hi ^ st honors in the gift of the
convention would be bestowed upon
him, as he repeatedly mentioned some
,°-f 'V s associates in Minnesota as the
^ candidates for the chairman
m ip " ^ ^ mt ^ ee ^ a ffreat honor for
Sheridan County to have its leading
clt J? en , electe d Chairman of a great
nat,ona l party and by almost unani
rn°us vote. Senator Taylor is now des
tlned to be the leading figure in the
ne T Natic *? al . Farmer Labor Party
and as suen will be one of th e great
na T tloaal eader f- f .
« In f hls typical energetic manner the
Sen ator from Sheridan County deliv
! eredhis acceptance speech to the con
ve !î^ on m which he said in part:
"°S of this historic convention,"
f£ ld laylcjr * <<is destined to grow
tbe ^ reat mass-class farmer-labor
par ^ y » a P ar fy that in a few short
years wil1 disp0?e of the two capital
*5?® pa F ties . that hold the power in
^ lls natl on in the name of the wor
ker and Producer of the realm, setting
| pp a government of the workers, for
I th f workers and by the workers."
Tb f eyes of the exploited work
ers, the eyes of the dispossesed farm -1
ers from every part of our land, are j
SÄ ^ ^'Iked
Up °" PS - Sha " we fail them?
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To,
Board °f County Comissioners
ESE-"- A = :
Routine business was transacted
and a large delegation from the Dag
swä
petitions were taken under
advisement and Tyler and Surveyor
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A number of business men and
M !
are about to construct Th« Cnmmpr
olCommSel Ibse P n y an!î e hfrrs
interview the Canadian authorities
£%' he Purpose of inducing them to
bulld Proposed[road south to the
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Prior notice but premedi
£ ^ y th am 'jV f to ? x?"* 1 iPt 61 "
f r t °
, r , y f ^ Up '. ^ c hop<s of
fiîl a ? d e f ltor ? f
p, , y 2 T V ae | quietly drove to
, • 'F- , 'p' , S( - a y, there to meet
County Commissioners
Are In Special Session
.JJ. p V a " d «® mai 7 ied anc lve
ha SP dy SS .
ab ^ La ^Tr
fn SheHdan and ÎSSîÂSSï 1
"? ' elected Cminfv Sw ^
J? ouaty . of Schools
f. 192 »^ woffid
e b_en re-elected m 1922 but re
™ a f e « ,nd 0 tY, « e
l d ^J ^ em | ^>tate University
^ ^ ontana ; A ^ b9 f be completed his
, se tbe State University, Mr.
f a h e J va t? n T/? ed f arm l r '
th T 1S state f °^
1, . a _r ipnths f Jan V ary
^Lr n f TH? S lî? ^
Edltor of The Scobey Sentinel, the
CR0S SES great divide
Mrs. Ann Jane McGowan, well
known resident of Ranvmond, died at
the home of Mrs. Martha Barry in
'Plentywood last Saturday, June Mth.
Mrs. McGowan came to Raymond
about 12 years ago to make her
home with her daughter Celia and i
her son Joe McGowan, From Sissel
ton, South Dakota. Her husband 1
died at th e latter place. i
Mrs. McGowan is the mother of 10 |
children, one of whom is dead.
The living children are left to
mourn her departure and were pres
ent at the funeral. They are: Mrs. i
Martha Barry of Plenty wood ; Mrs.
Mary A. Husband of Spokane; Mrs. I
Margaret E. Best now residing at
Glacier National Park; Mrs. Ella Pel- j
ter of New Norway, Alt. Canada; Mr. !
Da&^MS'.'AMceGam'iS^af Ptentyü
MÂmmà FlSrty^Spokane; Mr!
dose Pb T. McGowan of Raymond and
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ANN JANE McGOWAN
BANDITS ROBS MAIL TRAIN
OF THREE MIL LI ON DOLLARS
Seven Men And Three Women Are Held in Connection With
Biggest Mail Robbery in History—Police Seeking Cache
of Bandits—Big Money Shipment For Northwest is Missing,
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! Chicago. June 16.—Three women ,
i and sey en men were held as part of
I the gang which Thursday night per
R etrated a ?3, 000,000 mad robbery at
, Rondoul, Ills., near here, and officers
are seeking three additional men and
the bandits^ caohe where they believe
te red mail will be found intact,
Morgan Collins, chief of police, ad
check upon the contents ? thTstoîen
ma B sacks revealed a loss in excess
of $3,000,000 all in currency and
negotiable securities, making it the
largest robery in the history of the
railway mail service.
The chief pointed out that some of
I the pouches taken had been shipped
tKorthwesTa^in that"connection
it became known the Chicago, Wil
waukee and St. Paul train held up
had left Chicago fifteen minutes late
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XäsSm
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tf îSSSrSS
+ i ine u °cmcers JNevs. He is said
jSlÄÄSi %hhhSU ft
to 3% Dolinin The" wï™
Court of Montana '' 5 e '- upleme
L Hennesy "urged with rape by
• A ^ ury a J Columbusi Monday
15 ought in a verdict of guilty in
the case of the state against John J.
Hennessy on a statutory charge. At
'fH S™?', W ' ^•, Banldn repre '
sented the state. Defense attorneys
were George Hurd of Great Falls, J.
L r °R C ° nn0r ,° f D t ^ ton , Bar '
, • and Pat Heuley of Colum
bus. The trial lasted several days,
FATHER HENNESY
CONVICTED ON
STATUTORY CHARGE
CATHOLIC PRIEST OF
PLENTYWOOD FOUND GUILTY
BY COLUMBUS JURY.
morn
EXPLOSION BOARD U.
S. DREADNAUGHT
KILLS 46 SAILORS
HAND OF DEAD SAILOR IGNITES
SECOND CHARGE OF 14 INCH
GUN.
Two premature explosions, c.ne be
lieved the cause of defective mechan
ism in the 14 inch gun on the U. S.
Dreadnaught Mississippi, the other
the cause of the hand of a dead sailor
being removed from the scene of the
first explosion, killed 46 sailors and
injured a score or more of the Turret
crew on the battleship.
While engaged in target practices
off San Clemente Island, 45
from San Pedro, California, at 1 p. m .
on June 12th, defective mechanism of
one of its 14 inch rifles caused a
î? rr! ^ ic ex P lG «ion which snuffed
the llve ® of more than ha,f of its
cr<nv > F< ? ur hours later > while
! nov . in? . th e dead and wounded, the
band °f a de ad sailor touched off
SGCond 14 inch gun and the shell
* v 1 . ^ 0Se ^9 Ike passenger ship Yale
lc b was leaving the harbor for San
P 1 . 6 ^ 0 - Several other sailors were
j a J ured by the unexpected recoil of
the second gun.
crippled battleship, after un
loadlng the dead and wounded, set
opt sea avoid damage to the city
°t • Pedro should aay further ex
P l( ? sl0ns occur. A naval inquiry is
being conducted for the purpose of
de , mining the exact cause of the
ex Pl ClS1 o n -
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acrompanie?'by'^Mre. 3 'sto'San's'rts"
'lay
^ toî j? n , ex P ec t s to b e gone about si
in the Western pa??\h?state. cmls
miles
out
gun
IV
Thursday night, having been held for
an important money shipment from
the east.
HINT SHOOTING WAS DISCI
PLINE
The police believe one or
more of
the seven men under arrest actually
participated in the holdup.
J. H. Wayne, seriously wounded,
and James Murray, former politician,
were arrested hiding under Wayne's
bed. The police say they are working
on the theory that Wayne was shot by
the bandit leader when he failed to
calrry out orders during th© holdup,
and that Murry had visited him in
aneffort to keep him from turning in
former. Chicago detectives indicat
ed they thought they had information
which would guide them today
where the loot was buried. They in
dicated the place was near the scene
of the robbery.
to