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The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-16
SEA HORROR SURVIVORS TELL
THEIR STORIES; OVER 100 LOST
Storm Battered Steamer Goes Down With $50
Aboard-All of 13 Children 10 of 81 Women Lost
Serious Charges Against Crew-Loss of Life Un-
necessary-Radio Operator Hero.

NEW YORK, Nov. 1.-two ship
loads of survivors of the Lamport
G. Holt liner Vestris arrived We'd
nesday to unfold details of one of
the most horrible of maritime dis
asters.
An official inquiry has been or
dered, based upon their almost
unanimous charges of inefficiency,
indecision and delay against Capt.
William ]. Carey and his crew.
Interspersed in narratives of
row escape and of suffering, in
variably appeared assertions that
if proper steps had been taken by
the ships executive and crew,
most, if not ALL of the 10S now
dead would be alive. Even with
the SOS call too long delayed, eff
ficient handling of the Vestris'
life saving equipment by those re-
sponsible would have brought
most of the 10S out of danger, de-
clared survivors Wednesdays
full hours after the Vestris plung-
off Virginia.
These are charges which United
States Attorney Tuttle announced
Wednesday that he will begin to
investigate Thursday, but Captain
Carey himself will never be called
to answer them.
For after seeing the women and
children under his care dumped
into a boiling sea from shattered
lifeboats, his passengers and crew
leaping into the waves from the
laundering ship and feeling the
bridge on which he stood sinking
beneath his feet, Captain Carey,
one of his stewards said, jumped
into the water without a life belt.
though there were plenty to be
had.
Tell of Horrors
OF the 125 survivors brought in
on the American Shipper, Al were
passengers and 81 crew; of the 23
on the Berlin, which docked at al
most the same time, 1S were crew
and only five passengers.
From these As passengers from
the sunken steamer there came a
story of hardship and heroism, of
bravery and bungling, of good in
tentions and incompetence which
comprised probably as
a tale of the sea as has
been heard in all the history of
seamanship.
The composite story of the pas
sengers, reduced to tis essentials,
IS as follows:
On Saturday last the Vestris. 16-
,ear-old craft on which Captain
Carey was making his last trip be-
ore assuming command OF the
lever Voltaire as commodore Of
he Lamport & Holt line, sailed
or the Barbados and South Amer
can ports with 129 passengers
and crew of 1919. There were 81
on board and 13 children.
That very night the ship ram
nto blow that steadily increas-
ID to gale force The ship had a
general cargo of 5000 tons, cloth
md automobiles and fruit and ma
:hinery and oil and bulk lead, and
t rolled sluggishly in the gather
ng swells.
During the night definite list
o starboard developed and when
he passengers awoke on Sunday
hey found the ship hove to and
ipping in a way that seemed to
hem to indicate serious danger.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-16
New Drug Store To
Open November II

The Wolf Point Drug announced
that it will open its drug store
November IT. Mr.. and Mrs. Wis
from and Rosco Mccarthy have
had big job to get the fixtures In
place and the stock unpacked. A
one-cent sale is also announced
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-16
Clayton Buys New
Modern Funeral Car

L. M. Clayton, local funeral
director, has purchased a hand
some funeral coach of modern
equipment and design that is suit
able to go with his new undertak-
ing rooms. He disposed OF his
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-16
STATE 80 YEARS OLD

Thursday. November Sth, the
state of Montana was thfrty-nine
wears old. Benjamin Harrison,
president of the United States,
signed the papers finally admit
ting the state to the Unicn at
10:40 a. m. on the 8th of Novem-
ber, 1889. Montana was terri
tory for 25 years before its admis-
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-16
CATTLE SHIPMENTS

Five cars of cattle were shipped
from here on the Thursday stock
train. Jim Terry, G. W. Pointer
and Emil Peterson each shipped
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-16

Mrs. Partridge was the mother
of Miss Winifred Partridge who
made Wolf Point her home when
the railroad offices were. here.
The Wolf Point herald. (Wolf Point, Mont.) 1913-1940, 1928-11-16

(Turn to page 8, column 4, please)
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
Is It Worth Whila2

Is it worth your trouble to go to the polls
Tuesday and help select the nominees of the
party to which you may belong? Or are you
satisfied to let the bosses do your voting for
you.
Is Indiana deserving of the few minutes of
your time that it takes to perform this duty
of citizenship?
When the boys marched away to war few
years back, the girls and old men and older
women stood on the side lines and cheered
Those same boys are marching again this
year. The American Legion in this State has
become army of peace and is asking that
the voters 90 to the polls and vote
just as the boys had to meet an enemy in
the war, the legion is finding that very sinister
influences at home are trying to keep the voters
away from the polls and are endeavoring, for
their own purposes to spread the idea that it
is not worth while to vote, that the votes will
not be counted, that after all the bosses will
triumph anyway.
Why no march with the legion this year
in its real crusade for a participation in govern
ment?
Instead Of standing on the side lines, it is
time to get into line and 90 to the polls and
take part.
A large vote means the downfall of the
bosses. A small vote, easily manipulated
makes it easier for the same old gang that
has used fraud and deception so often in the
past.
March to the polls with the legion.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
WHY Hilles Has Shrunk

There was a time, not SO long ago, when mans
rank in political organization was high in ratio
to his ability as a money raiser.
The larger the campaign contribution, the greater
the glory to the one who bagged it, And questions
asked
Then came the Newberry case And the Ware and
Smith affairs And the Continental Trading Co.
revelations.
to shrve in Importance.
The hero of the piece became the villain-as the
Nation discovered the sinister relationship between
large contributions and high Office holding.
AS explanations were insisted upon and secured,
"bg money" ceased to be an asset, and trans
formed into liability For it learned that the
fat she-out did not burst of patriotic open
heartedness; that it not matter of giving until
it hurt, but of giving until it helped.
Now the chief usefulness of Charles D. Hles to
the Republican party in the past has been as a
money raiser.
He known to be in close touch with the House
of Morgan, with especial emphasis on the touch.
And the House Of Morgan has been a name to
conjure with when money was mentioned.
The attitude of international bankers toward Her
bert Hoover is widely known. That they are hostile
because of his stand debt cancellation and certain
other international questions is no secret
Therefore the reason why Hilles is against Hoov-
er is not mystery.
Opposition of important cash procurer in the
money capital of the world would have been terri
BILE handicap before the country became wise to
what large contributions really signify.
But the public has learned.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05

were artificial waterways built by the inhabitants of
the planet.
But Dr. Tfumpler says his observations do not sup
port this view.
my observations contradict the view of former OBJ
servers that these lines narrow uniform, straight
canals arranged in geometrical figures" he says.
1.-THE network the whole surface of the planet
not only the yelow-orange thought to be des-
erts.
1.-THE lines not of canallike character but show
a wide variety of formation from faint lines
to diffuse dark bands several hundred miles wide
even the same line may change in width and a
few noted in which lines break off alb
ruptly
mo impression of artifciality is conveyed by this
network but it seems perfectly feasible to interpret
it as natural typographical feature of the planets
surface.
"Our lack of knowledge about the geologic forma-
ton Mars does not at present. permit any definite
conlusions to the kind of Typographical features
with which the network should be identified"
DR.. Trumpler declines to comment to any extent
upon the individuality of Mars. He points out that
the question is of speculation which can not be
definitely settled by the facts known at present,
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
South Bend Tribune

Attorney General Arthur L.
Gilliom of South Bend, candidate
for the Republican United States
Senatorial nomination in next
Tuesdays primary, is put down
in DR.. E. S. Shumaker's usual po-.
litical blacklist just issued as a
wet of record"
If DR.. Shumaker knows any
thing he knows or ought 10 know
that Arthur L. Gilliom is no more
a wet than was DR.. Shumaker
when a conscientious doctor rec
commended to Shumaker that
whisky seemed to be necessary
for a very sick member of the
latter's family and he had the
good sense to get it.
DR.. Shumaker knows or ought
to know that while his views on
prohibition may not agreee with
those of Mr.. Gilliom the latter is
dry and not even "wet of record"
Any one who knows Mr.. Gilliom
personally, who is acquainted with
his personal habits, who knows
his family life and who is in touch
with his public acts knows that
Arthur Gilliom is what the Anti
Saloon League calls dry.
To stamp him otherwise is to
place upon him a false brand and
to endeavor to damn him in the
minds of those who do not know
but desire the truth, those who
measure men in public life solely
by whether they are labeled wet
or dry and who have no concep-
ton of such public mems ability
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
Pulls Eastern States

The demand for farm relief has
become a factor to be reckoned
with, not only because the farmers
believe they are entitled to it, but
because Of the opposition in eastern
States.
This was reflected in the vote Of
Tammany Congressman, who, in
stead of favoring the bill, as many
supposed they would to help Gov
ernor Smith, turned against it by
majority Of sixteen to six.
Their action is interpreted as an
effort to make Governor Smith
more acceptable to the East, but
to win the election he may need
some Of the West as well, and this
action on the part of Tammany
Congressman may do him more
harm than good.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
Find Roman SkySCraper

Because of the important part it
has played in human history dur
ing the last 1000 years, Rome has
become household word, yet we
know very little about it.
EXcavators have just discovered
a nine-story department store near
Trajans Forum.
No one suspected that ancient
Rome contained anything Of the
kind. So much emphasis has been
placed on her temples, palaces,
theaters and monuments that the
commercial side of her existence
has been overlooked.
That the commercial side must
have been very impressive is OBJ
vious because of the taxes it took
to maintain all the pomp and
luxury, and because it took business
to supply the taxes.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
A Politician Goes to jail

The gates of Leavenworth Federal Prison have
opened to receive Clyde A. Walb, who until JAN J.
1928 was State Republican chairman of Indiana
Testimony at his trial showed that he had for years
forged the names of prominent citizens to notes and
borrowed depostors money from his bank, with these
notes as security, to bolster up his failing business
enterprises threatening his coconsprator, the presi
dent of the bank with prison if he baked at accept
ing them
Walb was one of the political associates of Sen
ator James E. Watson, now attempting to carry In
diana as a so-called favorite candidate against
Herbert Hoover for the Republican presidential
nation
Walb and D. G. Stephenson of Klan fame led the
Republican State ticket to victory in 1924 electing
Ed Jackson governor-the same Ed Jackson who re-
Gently escaped conviction charge of bribery by
pleading the statute of limitations
They celebrated Shakespeares birthday at STRAIT
ford-on-Avon the other day. Odd, but there were
no addresses by prize1ghters.
COW in Illinois fought train and knocked the
fireman unconscious. Maybe it was an argument
about Frank O. Lowden
detour is the longest distance between two
points.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
Commerce and Culture

One gets the impression that
there was much culture and little
commerce not only in Rome, but in
other cities Of the ancient world.
This is due to the fact that culture
has been emphasized in our educa-
tional system as though it we're q
lost art.
AS matter Of ordinary common
sense, culture is impossible without
commerce to back it up
Communities may become famous
through art and literature, but not
until after they have been made
rich through trade
Thanks to the spade, we are
learning that ancient cities were
developed and sustained by the
same force that makes modern
cities.
If Rome had nine-story depart
ment store, Babylon had banking
house which remained in business
for more than 200 years, which
dealt in securities, acted as trustee
for estates, collected rents and per-
formed other functions that are
common to the banking business.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
BRIDGE ME
ANOTHER
Copyright, 1928, by The Ready Ref
erence Publishing Company
BY w. w. WENTWORTH

Authorizations: A-ace; K-king; O.
queen; Jack; X-any card lower than
100
l. Dummy holding K x and de-
clarer j x x, how must trick be
made if opponents lead that suit?
2. When dummy holds A j 10 x
and declarer hold @ x x, how does
he finesse?
3. When he holds @ x x in one
hand, and j x x in other, must a
trick be made by declarer?
The Answers
I. If @ is led through dummy,
cover with K. If any other card
is led, do not cover with K. If any
card is led through declarer, K must
make a trick.
2. BY playing the @ and finessing
unless covered.
3. Yes, by never leading that suit
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
No. AZ

THE question of the so-called canals on the
l. planet Mars is one which can now be regarded
settled. In all probability, they not canals.
DR.. Robert j. Trumpler famous astronomer of the
Lick Observatory, Cal. undertook a study of these
markings on the planet at the time of the close ap-
proach of Mars in 1924 He made another study
during 1926 Although the planet not close to
the earth then in 1924 it higher in the sky and
hence, in excellent position for observation.
DR.. Trumpler used the 36-nch telescope of the OBJ
servatory, of the worlds famous telescopes built
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
THE STORY OF CIVILIZATION --
Raphael Is Apex of Rem niSS071Ce Art
Written for The Times by VAL Durant =

had inexplicably given God might
ineXplicably take away.
He belongs with Mozart and
Keats, and those other celestial
spirits, transiently embodied, who
irradiated the world with excellence
for a while, and then suddenly
vanished, as in a miraculous as
sumption, from this prosaic scene.
Truly we may affirm" says Vas
ari, that those who are the posses
sors of endowments so rich and
varied as were assembled in the per-
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
Farm Relief CIan0or

Farm relief is demanded not be-
cause agriculture would be unable
to pay its way with a square deal,
but because lack of a square deal
has placed it in a helpless position,
because while merchants and
manufacturers have been assisted
by tariff, while real estate oper-
ators have been helped by city inn
provements at public expense, and
while other classes have enjoyed
the benefit Of our credit system and
special loans, the farmer has been
victimized, rather than aided.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
SAYS:
DRINCE PONTENZIANI, Cover

DRINCE PONTENzIANI, Cover
l. nor of Rome, who arrived in
New York Friday, should feel at
home, for he finds himself sur
rounded by an Italian community
practically as large as that over
which he presides.
The metropolitan district of New
York is not only the largest city
in the world, but it contains sew
eral of the largest cities according
to race and ancei,ry.
There was a time when Rome
was larger than New York by COM
parison, but Rome has shrunk. It's
present population OF 10000 is
probably less than one-fiftn Of what
it was in Nero's clay.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05

by the Warner
81 Swasey Com
pany of Cleve-
land.
Regarding his
o b S erv ations,
DR.. Trumpler
said, "They con-
firm the eXis-
tence of a gen
eral network of
dark lines and
spots on Mars. 3"
This network
had previously
been called ca
nails and h a d
given rise to a
theory that thew
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05

1. The idea of letter golf is to
change one word to another and
do it in par, or given number of
strokes. Thus, to change COW to
HEN in three strokes, COW, HOW,
HEW, HEN.
2. You can change only one let
ter at time.
3. You must have complete word
of common usage for each jump,
Slang words and authorizations don't
count.
4. The order of letters can not be
cha rnrnd
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
This Date i'm
Il. s. History

May 5
1631-Cape May, N. j., bought from
the Indians by the Dutch.
1766-Ulloa took possession of New
Orleans for Spain.
1775-Benjamin Franklin returned
to Philadelphia from Europe
after an absence of ten years.
1840-Martin Van Buren, nominated
for the presidency by the
Democratic party.
1862-Battle of Williamsburg, Va.
What is the State flower and mot
to of Tennessee?
The State motto Is Agriculture,
Commerce" The State flower is
the passion flower.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05

son of Raphael, are scarcely to be
called men only; they are rather,
if it be permitted so to speak, en-
titled to the appellation of mortal
gods"
We must love and protect genius
wherever we come upon it; for it
is the creative Logos, the Word
made Flesh, passing among us pre-
cariouSly for time, and destined
to be crucified.
Copyright, 1923. by VIII DuranN
ITO Be Continued
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05

All voting citizens are not good
citizens, but all good citizens are
voting citizens. Don't be a Stacker.
If you do not take enough inter-
est in your government to cast an
intelligent ballot whenever you
have the opportunity, then what
right have you to accept the pro-
lection and the favors of your
Government?
In Indiana and in Delaware
County great issues are at stake
in the Republican primary next
week, and in a lesser degree in
the Democratic primary as we'll.
The issue, so far as the Repub-
licans are concerned, simply is
whether they intend to clean their
own stables then or permit the
Democrats to do it in November.
That goes for both the State and
for Delaware County.
The eyes of the entire nation
are on Indiana's Republican pri-
mary because it is the Republican
party that long has been in power
in this State and it is Republican
officers chiefly that have been
bartering away the peoples rights
to give stolen profits and stolen
power to a gang of corruptionists.
Maybe if the Democrats had
been in office as long, the same
thing would have happened; may
be not.
Now the demand is that the
party be aeaned up from top to
bottom so far as an indignant
electorate can do it.
Nobody in all the State doubts
that this will be done either in
Indiana or in our own county
provided the people vote as they
think and as they talk.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
With Other Editors

and those who are fanatically dry
or fanatically religious or both.
That man of Mr.. Gillioms
legal ability, Christian character,
church affiliation and high stand
ing as public official and as a
man should be submitted to such
an indignity by Shumaker or by
any other individual only demon
strateS the unfair methods which
will be INDUCED in to defeat a
worthy person Of acknowledged
ability and good character be-
cause some one is pleased to place
upon him a false label for the
reason that he does not measure
up to that individuals narrow and
bigoted ideas.
If ever there was a decent, up
right, loyal American citizen of
real ability that citizen is Arthur
l.. Gilliom.
He is not the deceiving type of
person who sets an audience wild
over a prohibition speech and
then invites friends to his hotel
rom to have a drink.
He is not the kind of man
who openly disavows the Ku-
Klux Khan and then secretly con-
hives with it to obtain whatever
political influence it may have.
He is not the man to endeavor
to make the people believe he is
what he is not in order to pro-
cure their political favor and their
votes.
Arthur L. Gilliom is the type
of high minded man needed in
the United States Senate and the
people of Indiana will serve their
best interests if they put him
there.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
Daily Thought

The tree is known by his fruit.
Matt. 1888.
OUR deeds are like children born
W to us; they live and act apart
from our own will. Children may
be strangled, but deeds never
George Eliot.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05

The trouble with our credit sys-
tenn has been its failure to help
those who really needed help
The plight Of the farmers is duo
to nothing so distinctly as the fact
that the credit system was not
adapted to their use.
They have not enjoyed the same
assistance through the extension OF
credit as have merchants, manu-
facturers and real estate operators.
The small banks located among
them were not able to carry the
burden, and there was no means
by which the surplus of the larger
banks could be made to serve that
END.
The formation of farm loan and
intermediate credit banks has tend
ed to relieve the situation. but a,
lot is required to make up for the
injustice which manifests itself not
only in the farmers plight, but in
lopsided, wasteful marketing meth
DDS.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
Loans for Wage Farmers


Banks, like other enterprises are
beginning to realize that they not
only owe something to ordinary
folks, hut that there is an oppor-
tunity to make themselves solid. as
well as turn an honest penny, by
extending credit to ordinary folks.
The City National Bank of New
York has just opened a loan depart
ment for salaried people, giving The
wage Garner a chance to borrow,
without security, and at moderate
rates Of interest.
The idea is not original It has
been used by the Morris Plan Banks
for many years. It's adoption by the
leading bank of New York City.
however, marks a real departure
from old-time methods.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05

COW in Illinois fought train and knocked tn
fireman unconscious Maybe it argumen
about Frank o. Lowden.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05
No Canals on Mars

David Dietz on Science
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05

detour Is the longest distance between two
points.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-05-05

They celebrated shakespeares birthday at STRAIT
ford-on-Avon the other day. Odd, but there were
no addresses by przefighters.