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SIX Want Ad Headquarters, Court 4900 TFTE PITTSBURGH PRESS Other Departments. Court 5450 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 192S ARRANGE RITES iSHIP VICTIMS ADRIFT PRP I fl CTfli cvi IN LIFEBOATS SAVED Radio Flashes Story of Sea Air Filled With Messages Telling of Liner in Trouble, Sinking and Rescue Efforts of Dozen Ships. Mil Jt ni I HLL I had 53 survivors aboard. It sent 56 names, some probably duplications. 9:35 a.

m. S. S. American Shipper radioed "picked up 33 passengers and 90 crew. Sending names later.

Will continue search until dark." 9:37 a. m. U. S. S.

Wyoming informed Radio Marine Corporation: "Passing through wreckage; picked up five people from water." 10:15 a. m. Wyoming said it had picked up survivor from wreckage. 11 a. m.

S. S. Berlin wirelessed: "Rescued one man drifting in life belt. Tells that woman with a child Funeral to Be Held Tomorrow in Cathedral. 1:15 p.

m. S. Davis radioed she was within 100 miles of position given in SOS. 1:23 p. m.

Last message from Vestris said all members of crew By The United Press. From the first moment that the radio operator abroad the Lamport Holt liner Vestris flashed an SOS telling of the ship's disaster, radio messages filled the air. 'including captain and radio men were leaving the vessel. ALLEGED DISORDERLY HOUSE JEEPER FINED Harvard St. Man Assessed $100; Two Visitors Discharged.

Charged with keeping a disorderly house, John Haggerty, 28. of Harvard was fined $100 in the Frankstown Ave. Police Court today by Magistrate John W. Orie. Two visitors arrested in the place were discharged.

Police testified that they confiscated a gallon of moonshine when they raided the place. TO HOLD SUPPERTBAZAAR Women of Buena Vista St. Church to Hold Event. Women of. the Buena Vista St.

Church, North Side, will hold their annual "Group supper and bazar Thursday in the church parlors. Mrs. J. H. Albright heads the committee on general arrangements, which consists of Mrs.

Floyd Conley. Mrs. William Urbau, Mrs. S. D.

Beddow, Miss Mildred Diley. Mrs. A. Emmel. Mrs.

D. Best. Mrs. H. Em-mer and Mrs.

H. W. Walberg. 1:25 to 5:45 p. m.

Rescue vessels is drifting here within radius of two miles." 11:02 a. m. "Still searching for two lifeboats and makeshift raft re continued messages indicating progress. 5:45 p. m.

S. S. Porto Rico of ported to have Cuban Line radioed she had reached position given by Vestris and had (Several minutes earlier the Coast Guard reported that all found no trace of Me boats or lifeboats had been picked up but one life raft was still missing.) wreckage. Continued From Page 1. Corporation of America, which in turn radioed to other units of the searching fleet.

The Myriam hastened to the position in the pitch blackness. It soon picked up Capt. Carey and others in "Lifeboat No. 5" At 4:55 a. m.

the Myriam wirelessed the S. S. Sunecow, "Come on. More boats to pick up." Other rescue ships arrived. They cruised in circles, flashing their searchlights on the billowing waters, keeping each other informed.

The Philadelphia navy yard picked up a message from the S. S. Berlin to the Myriam, saying it hoped to take aboard the survivors already on the Myriam and bring them to New York. This transfer may have been made later, and if so would account for the message received here that the Berlin had on it the passengers from two lifeboats. The Battleship Wyoming appeared on the scene and at 9:37 a.

m. reported to the Radio Marine Corporation: "Passing through wreckage. Picked up five people from the water." From the Myriam early today Captain Carey sent the surnames of persons rescued with him aboard the Myriam. Fifty-six names were sent, but there were several duplications. The list did not include the name of O'Loughlin, the Vestris' radio operator.

It was believed that O'Loughlin, if he managed to leave the stricken craft before she sank, would have been in the same lifeboat with the captain, usually the last to abandon the ship. 339 TAKE TO BOATS. REPORTS OF RESCUE. 7:20 p. m.

Intercepted radio Auto Kills Man. Martins Ferry, Nov. 13. John message said the Japanese Steamer Ohio Maru had picked up life boats VETERANS ELECT 111th Infantry Reunion Comes to End Here. Election of officers brought to a close yesterday the three-day reunion here of the One Hundred Eleventh Infantry, "Pittsburgh-s Own," the local regiment which suffered such heavy casualties during the World War and which made such an enviable record.

Capt. Robert S. Cain again was chosen commander; Fred S. Wer-tenbach. vice commander; Louis Jacobs, second vice commander; William G.

Blough. secretary, and Gordon L. Clawson, treasurer. The officers will meet Friday night in the Allegheny Court House, second floor. County Commissioner Joseph G.

Armstrone. City Councilman Daniel Winters and Gen. Albert J. Logan were speakers at a banquet the veterans held in No. 11 Elks.

Colonel William R. Dunlap was toastmaster. Yesterdav Gen. Logan. Councilman James F.

Malone. Capt. John Anderson of Aliquippa. William Stack of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and others were speakers at the reunion of Company of the regiment in the Union Club. Commander Roy Zimmers presided.

WOMEN AID VETERANS Auxiliary to Observatory Post Gives Jelly to Federal Hospitals. As the result of several jelly making -parties held recently, members of the auxiliary to Observatory Post 81, American Legion, have delivered quantities of the produce to the Aspinwall Veterans Hospital and to the United States Marine Hospital. Donations of fruit, canned goods and cigarets to veterans in hospitals is an annual custom with members of the auxiliary. The hospital committee, makes monthly visits to both institutions. Mrs.

Kathryn Wilson is chairman of the hospital committee. Funeral services for John A Staley, aged 67, father of John A. Staley. Traffic Court magistrate, will be held in St. "aul's Cathedral tomorrow at 10:30 a.

m. He died yesterday in his home, Bayard and Neville after a lingering illness. Staley was born in Sidney, and came to Pittsburgh when a youth. For many years he was president of the Fleming Drus? and was formerly in the brokerage business. Staiey nad always taken an active interest In politics.

He was considered one of the most accurate forccasfers cf political events and political majorities in Western Pennsylvania, lie was a brother of the late Staley, member of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and an accomplished musician, and of Albert Surviving ar his widow, three sons. Magistrate Staley, Arnold Staley and George Staley; three daghters, Mrs. Oeorge L. Totten and Mrs. Wiliiam Wymard of Pittsburgh, and Mrs L-eo P.

McManus of Philadelphia, at id 23 grandchildren. carrying passengers and crew. (Later Kanyuh, 61, was struck and killed by an automobile while walking messages indicated this must have been spurious.) along the Ohio River highway today. The accident is being investigated by the Belmont county officials. 7:20 p.

m. New York police re ported receipt of a message from the Ohio Maru saying she had reached the position given in the SOS and found no trace of life boats or wreckage. 8:35 p. m. United Press received a message from the master of the S.

S. San Juan saying she had reached the wreck position and found no trace of life boats or wreckage. 10:52 p. m. S.

S. Santa Barbara radioed she had reached the wreck position and was searching, thus far without success, for the life boats or trace of the wreckage. Tuesday 4 a. m. Radio Marine Corp.

announced receipt of message from S. S. American Shipper which IAVID J. BERRY. David J.

Berry, aged 57, former Pittsburgh newspaperman and. for the past three years, editor of The National Industrial Review, is dead in his residence in San Francisco. He succumbed Saturday after a i Three hundred and thirty-nine men, women and children were forced to take to lifeboats yesterday when the Vestris over-; turned in the billowing waters some 300 miles off the Virginia I capes. I First word of rescue, after 16 hours of silence from that stormy spot on the Atlantic, came at 4 a. m.

in a message to the Radio Marine Corp. The steamer American Shipper of the American Merchant Lines, one of the vessels which had altered its transatlantic Rescue craft were sent out. The Vestris kept its signals until the radio operator was forced to abandon the craft. There were signals directing rescue. The complete log of messages together with rescue activities follows: Monday, 10:05 a.

m. SOS from Vestris says: "We need help at once; very urgent." 10:05 a. m. to 1:23 p. m.

Vestris continued SOS signals, giving its position as latitude 35.37 north. 71.08 west. 10:45 a. m. Radio message from Capt.

W. J. Carey said Vestrais was listing 30 degrees and standing on its beam. The seas were moderately rough. 11:12 a.

m. Capt. Carey radioed: "We will have to take to the life boats any minute." SHIPS ORDERED OUT. 11:15 a. m.

Navy Department orders destroyers, cruisers and Battleship Wyoming to position given by Vestris. 11:25 a. m. United Press radio intercepted following message: since noon yesterdav. Position latitude 35.37 north, 71.08 west.

List of 31 degrees; starboard deck under water; ship lying on beam end; impossible to proceed. Sea moderately rough. We need help at once, very urgent. Passengers may have to take to boats." 11:35 a. m.

Coast Guard headquarters at Washington received a false report saying a destroyer was standing by the vessel. 11:50 a. m. Cutter Manning left Hampton Roads. for position given in SOS.

11:55 a. m. Message to commandant of Norfolk naval district said Vestris sinking slowly and passengers preparing to take to boats. 12:30 p. m.

Twelve vessels reported en route to tescue. 12:50 p. m. Capt. Carey ordered life boats of Vestris launched and ship abandoned.

RADIO POWER CUT OFF. 1 p. m. Capt Carey reported radio power was cut off by waves which swept over vessel and an emergency spark coil had been pressed into use. The crew attempted to quiet the water by pouring oil on it.

1:05 p. m. Captain and some of crew with vessel denite imminence of its sinking. read: "Now on scene. One life boat alongside us now.

At 2:25 a. m. discovered red flames at 37.19 north and 70.38 west." short illness. He is survived by his I wife, Mrs. David J.

Berry; his son, Meredith Berry of Pitt Wilkins- I burg; three brothers and two sis- ters. Mr. Berry was for many years closely associated with leaders of the American Federation of Labor. few 111 ws CUH 4:30 a. m.

French oil tanker Myriam advised Radio Marine Corporation she had picked up one lifeboat at same position the American Not a Smudge Shipper made the rescue. 4:55 a. m. Myrian, through S. S.

Sunewco, "Come on. More boats to pick up. Am bound for New York During the years of his life he all his time and effort to editing labor papers, notably The National Labor Journal of Pittsburgh and The National Industrial Review of San Francisco. He beyan nis journalistic career in Latrobe. 'myself.

Have rescue Boat No. 5." MAY BE REINSTATED Committee Recommends Jacob Mar-ffolis Be Readmitted to Bar. Attorney Jacob Margolis, who was disbarred from practice at the Allegheny County bar in 1920, because of his alleged unpatriotic utterances and communistic views, was recommended for re-instatement today. A committee, composed of Judges Richard W. Martin, James B.

Drew and Frank P. Patterson, were appointed after Margolis made application that the ban be lifted, made the recommendation. course to go to the rescue, sent the following message to the marine office: "Now on scene. One lifeboat alongside us now. At 2:25 a.

m. discovered red flare at 37.19 north and 70-38 west." Subsequent messages to Naval Communications told how the Coast Guard cruiser Davis had gone alongside the American Shipper and had removed the passengers rescued by the transatlantic liner. Then at 4:30 a. m. the French oil tanker Myriam radioed the Radio Marine Corp.

that she, too, had picked up one of the lifeboats from the Vestris. The rescue was made at the same position as the rescue made by the American Shipper. The S. S. Porto Rico reported to naval officials she had reached the spot and found nothing.

The Ohio Maru after having erroneously been reported as picking up part of the crew reported she also had reached the scene and had failed to find traces of the wreckage or the survivors. The Ohio Maru re ported to New York police headquarters. The San Juan advised the United Press: "We reached the position given by the Vestris at 5:30 p. m. We cruised in the vicinity in the hopes of picking up her crew.

So far we have not located them but will continue to search. Visibility poor owing to rains." The Vestris first reported trouble at 10:05 a. m. Monday. She had sprung a leak.

Her 339 passengers and members of the crew were in danger unless help arrived immediately, the radio operator, O'Loughlin, reported. At noon Capt. Carey, Myriam reported S. S. Berlin and M.

S. Santabarbara had arrived at scene. 6:00 a. m. The Radio Marine Corporation announced interception of messages which indicated the Myriam and American Shipper had rescued three lifeboats thus far.

6:15 a. m. Radio Marine Corporation messages indicated five lifeboats had been picked up. 6:30 a. m.

Naval radio at Norfolk, received message from the S. S. American Shipper which stated: "One boat and one raft still missing." 7:30 a. m. Myriam wirelessed it it in Oreensburs and i TJniontown, and finally coming to I Pitt sburgh.

He was known for his efforts in behalf of professional i football in this section. MARS CUNNINGHAM. Mark Cunningham, aged 78, died suddenly in his home, 10 East Pros- Ingram, early Saturday, Mr. Cunningham was born in ISoO and had lived in Ingram over 50 years. He is survived by two sons, Willmm J.

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McCANN'S who was on his last run as commander of the Vestris ordered the passengers to the life boats and once again the familiar "women and children first," rang from an ocean going vessel. SHIPS RUSH TO RESCUE. Carey and O'Loughlin abided by the rules of the sea. They stood by, watching the great craft list to a 30 degree angle, watching the billowing waves beat over the decks, watching the one-time queen of the South American fleet gradually break up watching death approach. At 1:25 p.

m. Monday, they abandoned the boat. Rescue vessels were hurrying from many positions of the Atlantic. The Berlin, the Santa Barbara, the Ohio Maru, the San Juan, the Voltaire and the American Shipper were among the passenger liners to switch courses, order full steam ahead, and start out on their missions of mercy. The Newton, the Myriam, and an unnamed Italian ship i were among the freighters which disregarded their haste to 640 Smithfield St 3 Doors from TAr MARKET STREET Governor to Deliver "Parting Message" by Radio.

DIAMOND SQUARE TUESDAY and WEDNESDAY Doctors say: 66 on't let Bji The United Press. New York. Nov. 13. Gov.

Alfred E. Smith, whose voic became known to millions of radio listeners in the presidential campaign, will go before the microphone tonight to deliver a Darting "messag to the American people." What the "Happy Warrior" will say. now that the political battle of 1928 has passed into history, has been a closely guarded secret. Governor Smith would make no comment, beyond the remark that tho TT-l deliver valuable cargo in keeping the law of the sea the law that rescue comes ahead of all. The Coast Guard ordered out their destroyers Davis and Tucker, while the cutter Manning, was also sent to the rescue The battleship Wyoming, one of Uncle Sam's great sea fighters, was put under steam at Hampton Roads and it too steamed to the position 35.37 north and 71-08 west where the Vestris I IF our your feet hurt you" these scientifically designed shoes relieve and prevent foot troubles speech will be extemporaneous.

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Once away from sight of land the Vestris encountered a storm. The United States Veather Bureau warned this storm was imminent and the warning went directly to the Vestris. Estimates in Washington were that the wind reached a velocity of 80 miles an hour at times a wind that would whip the waves well over the decks of any ocean liner. The Vestris sailed through until 10:05 a. m.

Monday when an SOS electrifiedland stations and ships at sea. It came from Laughlin, radio operator of the Vestris and read: "We need help at once; very urgent." She gave a position as latitude 35-37 north and longitude 71.08 west. Forty minutes later Capt. Carey messaged his craft was listing at a perilous 30-degree angle, standing on her beam. speech, it was believed.

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