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RENT | C FOR USE
OF TOAVS' TRUCK
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about 10 miles from Zortman at
the foot of Parrot hill, who are
charged with stealing a truck,
which they had in their posses
sion, from William Toavs of Wolf
Point, on Sunday night. The two
men were brought to Malta and
are in the Phillips county Jail
awaiting the arrival of Roosevelt
county authorities.
The larger man, giving the
name of O'Kelley, is supposed to
bear the correct name of Waters,
according to a Malta report. Co
incidence pIa ed a large part in
the arrest of the men. Word was
telephoned to he Phillips county
sheriff's office hat the two men
had taken the truck and word had
been received at Wolf Point that
a truck had passed through Tam
pico which tailed with the de-
scription.
Undersheriff Dibble Immediately
made a search of the town and To-
Gated a new truck owned by Earl
Shores of Sun Prairie. Shores
went to Sun Prairie, and on ar
irving where his threshing crew
was working. learned that two
men and a truck had passed the
crew and asked the way to the
Missouri river and were directed
to go back to Malta and hit the
Zortman trail.
Didn't Want to go Back
The evident reluctance of the
men to come to Malta aroused the
suspicious of the threshing crew
and they took the number of the
truck, but mixed the last two num-
bers. Shores decided that these
were the men wanted in Roose-
welt county and Immediately came
back to Malta, where the Roose-
welt county authorities were mott
fled of the apparent resemblance
and authorized the Phillips county
officials to make a chase. 1t was
later learned that the two men
had come back to Malta and bor-
rowed some money from the al
legged brother of one of the men
to buy gas to make the Missouri
river crossing. The men had evil
IDENTIFY become fatigued and camp
ed by the side of the road, where
they we're seen by Anderson, who
went on to Zortman and later re-
turned with Marion johnson, who
assisted in making the arrest.
The men were surprised when
hey learned that the officials
of their having been at Sun
Prairie, remarking, News GER
ainly travels fast in this coun-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-24
ARREST AT FRAZER

VIM. Witherbee of Frazer, a
farmer, was arrested by Supt.
Eggers' force and brought TO
Wolf Point, charged with possess
ing liquor. 1t is alleged ina
seven pints were found IN ms
cal. VIM. Gass and Oscar Gribble'
n~eighbors went on his bonds. Inc
hearing will probably be before
Commissioner Stennes on Tue
Both. There is a rumor current
that the moonshine was placed ~
Nh. Witherbee's car wltnout ms
knowledge, and this point VIII
probably be brought out IN the
hearing.
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SUPPER

Clifford Trudo's sixteenth birth
day was the occasion for a birth
day supper party last week
Thursday evening given by his
sister Evelyn. Several of his
friends we're guests. The table
daintily arranged and a delicious
supper served.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-24
RUSSIAN ARMY SHIPPED
MONT. RANGE HORSES

HELENA, Aug. 17.-Preparatory
to shipment to Russia, 500 Mon
tana range horses are being ex-
amined by the state veterinarian,
is was learned at the state capitol
Friday. The animals are describ-
ed as the better grade of range
horses. And it is understood
they are for draft use, presum-
ably by the Russian army.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-24

TWO THRESHING Outfits for
Sale. 1 Advance 1886 and one So
go ~Separators; 1 Advance steamer
20 H.. P; l Rumely sc double
Rumely steamer. 5 miles east of
Vida. Simon Paulson. 2S-1tp
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-24
CARD OF THANKS

To all those who so kindly sent
flowers and those who by their
at the funeral Of our
loved one, Frank R%edstone, show
ed their respect and sympathy,
we extend our heartfelt thanks.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Adams.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. e. Hoenck-
Frank, Norman, Justin and
Amy Redstone-
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FOR SALE-My property with
building on Main street across
from Wolf Point fire station.
This property cost me v e $4,000
Will sell for less than half
what it cost me. The party that
makes me a reasonable offer
buys the same. Address Mrs.
Mary Ross, 721 E. 9Th ST., Ana
conda, Mont. 25-4t
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The man who is always bent on
pleasure is soon broke.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-24

FOR RENT-Four strictly mod
ern bedrooms in private home,
very close in. Two doors east
of Pipal's garage. Call 1912
21-tf.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-24
Wolfe Den Hotel

.215 blocks east of depot
Rates for week or month
MIR. & Mrs. Eber E. Wolfe
Props.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-24

FOR SALE-Six room modern
house, one block from school.
Inquire of Mrs. J.. K. Bramble
at Schafers. 26-2tp
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-08-24

FOR SALE-Half section 81
miles from Wolf Point, $4,000.
Small down payment. Rest at
six per cent. Description of
land: The NWX, West half of
NEA, NJ of SWH, Sec 1, T
81 R AZ. Roosevelt county.
Emil Nelson, 527 Dayton Ave,
ST. Paul MINI. 26-4t
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It's an i'll wind that blows a sax
ophone.
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FOR SALE-The Me-, SWA, Nh
SELL 1857. McCone county
Montana. Chris Fuoter, Arcadia,
Wis. 27-2tp
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FOR SALE-Queen Anne dining
table, walnut finish. Mrs. Ed
Farrell, Phone 92-W2 28-1t
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HAVE FINE TRIP

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COPPER COMPANY
BUYS OUT CLARKS

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Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-11-14

Chief Engineer Adams made them
stop and we swan to the boat and
were taken in"
p. A. Dana, South American rep
resentative Of the Radio Corporation
Of America, and Mrs. Clara Ball Of
Pleasantville, N. ". a stewardess,
had chung to debris for nearly twen-
ty-four hours before they were pick
ed up. IL was these two whom Cap
tain Schuyler Cummings Of the
American Shipper had called two Of
the pluckiest people I ever met"
Daan was in the next to last life
boat to leave the Vestris. The little
craft turned over rs 1t hit the water
and its passengers, including ten
women and several children, were
scattered by the waves.
Dana himself was swept a distance
of 10 0yards. Then he looked back
and saw the women and youngsters
clinging to the boat. He tried to
swim back, but at that moment the
Vestris went down and he had to
swim for his life to escape the ter
rifle suction.
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Der into their boat, the negroes told
her, Mrs. Devore reported.
She called them towards, but they
were sullen.
"Sit down." they yelled. And she
had to obey.
Alfred Ramos, an Argentine stu
dent who was returning nome on the
Vestris after a vacation, told of the
horror of passengers placed in life
boats which could not be lowered.
He was in one Of four such craft he
said. swung out yer the waves on the
davits and then left hanging there.
He with some Of the others took to
the water, trusting to their life belts.
He v saw the others again and
had no knowledge whether they had
been saved.
Z. J. Marvin Of Mountclair. N. j., a
representative of the Standard Oil
Company Of New Jersey. said the re-
sponsibility would rest with Captain
Carey. Mr.. Marvin said the skipper
had been derelict in not summoning
aid % hours earlier.
Marvin also declared that had the
lifeboats been sound and properly
launched there would have been no
loss of life, since the water though
rough from a recent storm, was
warm. However, he said the sea was
at no time so turbulent that the boats
could not have been navigated.
Marvin indicated that many of the
crew, still unaccounted for. might
hove done down with the ship. She
dropped suddenly, the oil man said,
and only a few Of the boats were
what he would call filled.
George Santana Of New York told
the story of Captain Carey's disap-
pearance.
Santana asserted he tried to reach
three ~lifeboats but each denied him
entrance. He couldn't swim and had
put on a lifebelt before the ship
sank.
81 found myself on the topside,"
he continued. "%alone. save for Cap
tain Carey. He was wearing q heavy
top coat but no life belt. The ship
began sinking fast. You could feel
her going down beneath you.
"Then we went down, it seemed a
huge wave was pouring over us and
the captain and myself were both in
the water. We were drawn down by
the suction. | came up and reached
for a floating box. / didn't see the
captain again. I don't know how long
l floated, but finally was picked up
by life boat number 5.
II had been swimming after the
boat for some time, but the negro
members of the crew rowed away.
"Other people were begging to get
aboard, too, but the negroes didn't
seem to want any more aboard. But
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bail out the great ship with hand

bail out the great ship with hand
buckets.
All agreed that there was no
panic and that women and children
were given precedence in obtaining
positions in the life boats.
Negroes Grab Boat
Carlos Quiros. chancellor to the
Argentine consulate general who
was a passenger on the vestris and
was saved by the Berlin, said that
the outstanding hero Of the disas-
ter was Second Steward Alfred Dun
can OF the Vestris. Duncan, he said.
conducted himself with utmost COM
posure throughout the trying hours
and helped many Of the women and
children to the boats.
Quiros said that perfect order did
not prevail at all times. in one in
stance five negro passengers from
the third class taking a life at
all 10 themselves in their haste 70
get away from the sinking ship.
There was some difficulty in low
ering the lifeboats, according to
Quiros. Two boats were filled with
passengers rs the little craft hung
IN the davits and then IL was found
impossible to lower them to the
water. The passengers had to scram-
bic back to the fitting wave washed
deck to wait their turns in other
boats.
Praise Captain and Crew
Some of the passengers reported
that n of the lifeboats had a hole
IN It and planks had to be nailed
over h aperture before il could
be launched, leaking dangerously
ard beginning to sink before il was
100 feet from the vestris, which Law
iurching in the waves with steam
spouting from its portfolios.
There was some criticism AMONG
the survivors on the Berlin, notably
that by Quiros, but on the whole
this group was strong in its praise
OF the way in which captain and.
crew OF the Vestris had acted. There
was no such general criticism al
that made by the survivors on the
American Shipper.
Duncan. che steward reported 20
nave been the last to leave CAPTAIN
Oarey. on the bridge OF the vestris
\ the mar SO highly praised BY
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DELAY
IS CRITICIZED

NEW YORK. Nov. 14.-(P-Crit-
icisms of Captain William j.. Carey,
master of the Vestris, were voiced to-
day by some Of the i25 survivors of
the liner who reached port on the
American Shipper.
Rescued passengers and members
of the crew alike were rather severe
in their references to the captains
delay in sending out the first SOS on
Monday morning and in ordering the
l~ifeboats out.
Not a life would have been lost,
passengers said, had the boats been
safe and properly equipped, or had
they been launched before the awk-
ward listing of the ship. The sharp
angle which she took made every
descent into a life craft a trip Of
terror and confusion, IL was said.
Drawn Faces Tell Toll
The experience they had been
through was written sharply on the
pale, drawn faces of the survivors
brought by the American Shipper.
Several passengers had had medical
attention, especially those who had
been long exposed to wind and water
as thy awaited rescue in the life
boats.
Some said the friendly Gulf stream
had been responsible for the saving
Of many lives, for the water that
drenched their clothing was warm.
Captain Frederick Sorenson, a pas
senger of the Nestris who holds a
masters license. was particularly
bitter in his criticism Of what he
called the criminal neglect" which
he said marked the disaster.
81 know about SHIPS he said. "The
reason the vessel f~oundered is Grim
inal neglect. The captain did every
thing wrong. He should have had
ships standing by us long before he
did. Not a passenger should have
been sent overheard before other ves-
sells were standing by"
Saw Husband Sink
Mrs. Earl Devore saw the lifeboat
in which her husband, an automobile
racer, was sitting, go down. The
small crew of negro seamen in her
W boat, she said, refused to 20 to
the aid Of those struggling in the
water after their craft had been lost.
II would be dangerous TO let so
many additional human being clam
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American Shipper. the first vessel to
pick up any of the survivors, came
a terse description of the rescue.
In a message he said:
Arrived radio position Vestris ut
1880 p. m. Started search. Cruised
about until $40 a. m. when first
flare sighted. 4:05 a. m, first boat
alongside. Reccued five boats, all
aboard at 1880. Steamed through
wreckage. found man and woman in
water. Launched boat and picked up
two p~luckiest people ever met
Eighteen hours in water. Steamed
through and through wreekage, seek
ing further survivors. until noon.
Proceeded New York. leaving several
naval vessels at scene Of disaster"
Families Separated
From the captain Of the Myriam
came n message in French. which
was translated to read:
Arrived on Vestris scene Monday
p. m. I have 81 people. Having
searched all day fruitless, and ]
leave. proceeding to New York, land
ing rescued people,
Earlier in the day he has asked
the Berlin to take aboard those ne
had rescued. which he placed at that
time at only So, as he was bound
for England from New Orleans end
New York is far off his course. the
sea was too rough to make the trans
fer. however. and he decided to come
on in.
Several husbands and wives were
aboard the ship and the incomplete
list of those saved shows that manv
Of them were separated. in each
case one of the couple apparently
being lost. The rule of the sea that
women and children go first INTO
the boats would account for their
separation. Two wives, Mrs. Tor
mar Batten Of Los Angeles, wife Of
the famous race driver. and Mrs
Yashio Inuoye, wife of the Japanese
consul at Buenos Aires, were res
cued. while no reports were received
Of their husbands. Il am alive after
terrifying experience" Mrs. Batten
wired relatives in California. II
thought would live to see
you again.
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HOOVER WILL
VISIT MEXICO
DURING TRIP
otcp at Southern Re-
public May Be First
Or May Be Delayed
For Home Journey
BY JAMES L. WEST
associated Press Staff Writ,

~
STAMFORD UNIVERSITY. Calf.
Nov H.-tPHHerbert Hoover viii
s'sit Mexico during the good will
.our OF Latin-America. upon which
ne wall embark next Monday from
an fedro, but whether il will be the
1arst or the last Of the republics
VA the itinerary is yet to be decided.
A~iternate plans are under consid-
slation, n calling for a stop AZ
~Asapulco, en- route to South America,
md the other for a call at Vera
rug on the return trip from Rio De
s%aneiro to Florida. Should the call
ce made at Acapulco, which is about
-uv miles almost due south Of Mex
,eo City. President Gales and
dwight w. Morrow. the American
ambassador. probably would welcome
tne .president-elect there during 2
one-cay stay of the goodwill ship,
hattleship Maryland.
the visit is deferred until near
tne journeys end, the battleship
utah, upon which the last leg of
the voyage will be made, would pro-
eeed to Vera Cruz and the president
eject would 20 TO the Mexican cap
ltal by rail TO be welcomed there by
Emilio Portes Gil. who will succeed
70 the Mexican presidency on Dec. 4.
While all details of the itinerary
: Of the Latin-American trip still are
being carefully guarded. il is the be-
lief here that Mr.. Hoover would pre-
Ter 10 make an official call upon the
president at Mexico City. tnce he
wall call on The presidents of other
republics in their capitals. The rail
Trip to Mexico City also would give
him an opportunity to see part Of
the country.
With Acapulco eliminated from the
Itinerary. the Maryland would pro
coed from San Pedro direct 10 Bal
boa. ut the Pacific entrance OF the
Panama canal. n matter Of six OF
seven days steaming for the battle
ship at Ter usual cruising speed Of
is knots.
The president-elect, after spending
yesterday in conference and on q
shopping expedition to San Francis
co, turned today 10 a detailed study
Of the southern itinerary. but it was
Indicated that a final decision on all
points would await the arrival here
Of Henry r. Fletcher. American am
bassador to Italy. who will accom-
pany Mr.. Hoover as the official rep
resentative of the state department.
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WOMEN, CHILDREN
WERE SAVED FIRST

NEW YORK. Nov. 14.-(P)-One
Of the oldest laws Of the sea-wom-
en- and children first-was uniform
ly obeyed at the sinking Of the
steamer Vestris off the Virginia
capes, survivors arriving today on
the rescue ship Berlin reported.
Wearing borrowed clothes. worn
and unkempt, 20 Of the 220 survivors
OF the disaster came back to New
York on the Berlin at almost the
same time that 125 others were ar
irving on the American Shipper.
Among the survivors on the Berlin
there was considerable difference Of
opinion as TO the cause Of the dis
aster.
Blame Cargo Shift
Archibald Bannister. negro bosn's
mate, believed that sudden shifting
of the cargo in stormy weather was
responsible for the leak that tipped
the ship owe on its beam ends and
made it necessary for the i29 pas
sengers and 1919 crew members, Of
whom 10S are still unaccounted for.
to abandon the ship.
Other opinions were that a leak,
small at first, enlarged for no par
ticular reaT)n rs the ship proceeded
and caused an increasing list.
There we're reports among surviv-
ors that the pumps had not worked
well when the hold began to fill and
some even told Of frantic efforts to
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o nits side By this tine. Only two
boats with about so people in them
were successfully lowered, number 10
and the ~stove-in number s.
"All the rest Of the passengers and
crew jumped fro mthe side OF the
ship. everyone swimming as hard as
possible TO get oway from the side
of the ship before she finally went
down two minutes later. wan only
so feet before the ship went down.
MANY passengers were swimming
with life belts on all around me,
making for the boats. Mr.. Macy and
myself swan for about two and a
half hours until we located boat num-
Der -, which had broken loose from
the Vestris and had been caught by
some of the crew in the water"
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SURVIVORS TAKEN
INTO NEW YORK

NEW YORK, Nov. 14.-tP)-The
list of known survivors from the
British liner Vtstris stood at els
today with search continuing for
other possible survivors among the
10 passengers and crew still miss
ing.
Three vessels left the scene Of the
rescues for New York with 210 sur
vivors aboard. Eight more were
aboard the battleship Wyoming.
which continued the search at the
spot 240 miles off the Virginia Capes
where the Vestris was abandoned
Monday afternoon in a sinking con-
dition when bound for South Ameri-
ca from New York.
Aboard the American. freighter
American Shipper were 1913. The
French tanker Myriam had 81, and
the North German Lloyd liner Ber-
lin %. Six bodies were recovered,
one BY the Berlin and five by two
coast guard destroyers.
Captain Missing
These figures are based on COM
pilations made By the officials of
the Lamport and Holt Line. owners
Of the Nestris. from messages re-
ceived from rescue vessels. The list
Of those aboard was revised to 32s,
comprising 1879 members Of the crew
and 129 passengers.
Captain William J. Carey. master
Of the Vostris. and Neal OLough-
lin. the radio operator who stood by
his post until the decks of the ship
were awash. apparently went down
with the ship.
Goodbye, WCS," was the last
heard from OLoughlin as he signed
off with the ~Tuckerton. ". j., station
Of the Radio Marine Corporation.
which had been answering the last
faint calls from the Vestris' emer-
gency radio set.
Several Dead Sighted
Lamport and Holt officials. how
ever. were still hoping that Captain
Carey, O'Loughlin and others Of the
missing had been saved. They point
ed out that many small vessels were
attracted 10 the scene of the disaster
and they believed that some OF tn
might have picked up survivors and
be on their way to land. being I'M
able to report due to weak radio
equipment or none at all.
A report to naval officials at
Washington said:
"Chief officer Of the Vestris on
American shipper stated that eight
boats and one makeshift raft left
Nestris. One boat capsized and
some of her people picked up on this
and other ships. Other boats picked
up by ships arriving prior to Wyo-
ming. Raft evidently broken up due
to heavy seas. Boat capsized about
6 D. M. yesterday Monday and
people had been afloat since then.
Number of dead sighted. Not thought
possible any living and will discon-
tinue search this evening and return
10 Norfolk"
He was commanded TO stay on the
scene and continue the search
through he believed il sopeless.
Lands Survivors
The eight persons rescued by the
Wyoming. five women and three
men, were taken from the sea where
they were found floating in life
boats. One man. who was rescued
BY the Berlin from a floating spar
10 which he ha dslung through the
night told Of seeing n woman ard
child adrift on a life boat. Although
the Berlin put about immediately
and retraced the course the man was
believed 10 have floated no trace Of
the two could be found.
From Captain Schuyler j. Cum
mings, ~37-year-old skipper of the
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SUMMARY

A disturbance or much intensity
was central over the northern Plains
states this morning barometer at
Huron. s. D., 29.24 inches), with
pressure also low over the far north
Pacific states portland. Ore. 1880
inches), while high pressure pre-
vailed over the eastern states at
the same tim. Moderate to strong
shifting winds and more or less
cloudy ard unsettled weather pre-
vailed therefore throughout the
lstgion between the Rocky and Appa.
hchian mountains. and light to mod
rate general rains occurred within
the last % hours practically
throughout Texas and the immediate
Northwest. U-nseasonably mild tenn
peratures prevailed in advance of
the above ramed disturbances, but
as yet no u-nseasonably cold wea-
Their has appeared in the far Cana
dian Northwest and adjacent states.
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ONLY 4 BOATS
frontinued from mage one.)

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- heats 10 within 10 or Is feet Of
sThe boats lowered were numbers
4 q. and 10. Number s had its
- stove in. Attempts were made
nsteh II up and whiel the work was
80 an IL was filled with passengers
~ lowered away"
an Women and children were lowered
Mack said, and all the passen-
1ass uere very calm. He said the
sret mate and the second steward
1ls~-.J the greatest bravery.
a1 Captain Undecided
.rrh. captain seemed calf enough.
s.ii. sbut very undecided as to
xrorcdure TO AXE. Boris mum
rrI Z capsized while being low
The ship was lying completely
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Quiros, told Of seeing to the needs
Of the passengers. He said that be-
fore they took to the boats each
passenger was given ONE sweet
crackers. q bunch Of bananas. bis
cults and water.
After he leaped in the water Dun
can continued his m~inistrations to