Prison guard testifies on Conley property moved from prison store
Yachel Ackley, guard at Sae Mon ana penitentiary, testified before Judge Horsky in the state case against former Warden Corley. He described the evening of April 14 1921 when belongings of Frank Conley were moved from the prison store and denied moving flour sugar ham bacon or canned goods. Alderson, former secretary of state, also testified, confirming prior statements and detailing the park furnishing deal, prison labor use, and dairy milk price arrangements. Continued on Page 7, Column 2.
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B. J. Burke Clements
Yachel Ackley
Sae Monana Penitentiary
Frank Conley
A. J. Horsky
Corley
T. Bf. MacDonald
Dixon
A.M. Alderson
Alderson
Stewart
D. M. Kelly
Conley
Mr. Conley
Testimony Portrays Conley as Easy Mark in State Deals
Associated Press reviews proceedings in the Great Conley case in which former Montana penitentiary warden Frank Conley is depicted as easily taken in dealings with the prison commission. Secretary of State A. M. Alderson testifies Conley supplied pork dairy and other goods below market price while urging the state to buy his dairy herd hogs and horses. He admits the state outsmarted Conley and that Conley never profited from sales to the state. Cross examination raises questions about the Aylesworth ranch rent.
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Frank Conley
Montana Penitentiary
A. M. Alderson
A. J. Horsky
Prison Commission
Aldersott
Conley
Welington BD. Rankin
Alderson
Aylesworth Ranch
J. F O'Connor
Senate Adopts Conference Report on Army Bill
Senate approves the conference report fixing the army to 12 000 officers and 125 000 enlisted men for the coming year. The measure includes 97 500 000 for Muscle Shoals continuation, and suspends promotions for six months except for colonels, with a board to rate officer efficiency and recommend discharges. The House has yet to act.
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Washington
House
Muscle Shoals
Senate
Foolonels
Colonel Nolan Undergoes Major Operation in Butte
Colonel C. B. Nolan, longtime Montana attorney general and lawyer in Walsh Nolan Seallon, lies recovering in Butte after a major operation performed Thursday afternoon. Surgeons warned of slim chances, with updates from Drs Fligman Treacy Witherspoon and Kistler as family and Helena doctors coordinated care.
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C. B. Nolan
All Law
Walsh, Nolan & Seallon
Montana
Murray Hosiitat
Butte
John L. Treacy
Nolan
Telena
Wofclock
Frank Couley
Genevieve Walsh Gudger
Treacy
Colonel Nolan
Joseph M. Dixon
Thank Conley
Witherspoon
Hutte
Kistler
Mater
Prospect
Butte Labor Leader Murders Self in Denver Hotel
Mike A. Murphy a national organizer for the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers committed suicide in a Denver hotel room after registering at 1 PM. His body was found at 5 PM. Murphy, based in Butte, recently left the city and had a cheerful letter from Denver received by his wife. He was known in union and company circles and tied to ongoing controversies.
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Denver
M. A. Murphy
Butte
Murphy
International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers
Mike A. Murphy
Seventeen Year Old Pleads for Mother's Life at Atlanta Jail
A soft voiced seventeen year old girl, Pauline Brown, visits the Tower jail daily to plead for her mother Mrs Cara Y Vinson, condemned for murder of Dr W D Vinson, who was her husband and the girl's father. The daughter believes her mother acted justifiably.
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NEA
Atlanta
Cara Y.vinson
W. D. Vinson
Pauline Brown
Chink Tong War Ends With Permanent Peace
Five months of warfare sparked by Tecante he Bing Tong plans to expand in Billitys Montana and opposed by the Hip Sings ended with a signed peace at the Chinese peace society headquarters in San Francisco. Police report 27 tong men killed in the conflict affecting Chinatown and Chinese communities on the Pacific coast as treaty talks concluded across several cities.
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San Francisco
Tecante
He Bing
Tong Tele
Billitys
Mont
Hip
Chinese Peace Society
Chinatown
Pacific Coast
Let the People Rule in Montana Senate Campaign
Voters are asked to support Hugh R. Wells or J. W. Anderson on the Volstead question. Wells favors beer and wine allowances while Anderson calls for stricter prohibition laws. Balloting runs ten days with daily publication. sign ballots optional to show sentiment for the upcoming campaign.
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Montana
Rioting at Herrin Coal Mine Kills Many Officials Say
June 22 Waukegan and Herrin reports say 44 killed in nine disorders between striking miners and non union men. Adjutant General Mulinala reports to Governor Small. Troops ordered to West Madison Chicago to prevent further violence. Truce broken as mob massacres nonunion workers at dawn.
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Waukeras
Associated Presa
Herrin
Cache Black
Mulinala
Len Small
T Wclock
Cincinnati
Associated Press
Waukegan, I
Mide Hight
Carlos E. Wack
132D
West Madison Street
Chicago
Adjmant Tack
Hunter
Werrin
Assassination of Field Marshal Wilson in London
London June 22 By The Associated Press Field Marshal Sir Henry H. Wilson famed imperial staff chief in World War I was assassinated at Eaton Palace as he returned from unveiling a railway memorial. Two youths named James O'Brien and James Connolly fired. he died before entry. His wife discovered him in uniform. The crime echoed old breaches of crime.
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London
Associated Press
Henry H. Wilson
England
Imperial Staff
Woo
Eaton Palace
James O'Brien
James Connolly
Great Eastern Railway
Wilson
Horrors of War Outdone by Scenes in Riot Zone at Mine
The Lester Strip mine disaster, amid a miners strike, led to widespread carnage as attacking miners killed and wounded workers, with 15 bodies reported and many more missing. Imported workers were among the dead and wounded, with grisly scenes described near Herrin. Authorities urged calm as attempts to reopen the mine were halted until the dispute ends.
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Verrin
Associated Press
Lester
Althongly
Herrin
Bond
Rentines
Biouly Willigmeon
Bouies
Ronninge
C.K. McDowell
Victims shot in mine clash reported by wounded men
Eye witness accounts from Herrin Illinois describe a deadly clash last night and this morning at a Strip mine operated by imported workers and guards. Wounded say miners did not fire first but surrendered and were shot. Guards and bosses deny direct blame.
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Herrin
Associated Press
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United States Senate
J. W. Anderson
Malor
Helena
Helens
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Ty Marion Inorgue
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Iear
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