The Detroit times., 1910-01-22
HEROES
WILL GET MEDALS.
Lake Carriers To Reward Bravery
in Saving Lives-Wm. Livingstone
Reelected President. y

Andrew Carnegie will not be allow.
ed to enjoy a monopoly in the mat
ter OF giving medals. In future he
will have an active competitor In the
Lake Carriers association. as re-
suit of action taken by that body In
the closing session of It's annual
meeting, Friday morning. A resolu-
ton was unanimously adopted author
izing President William Livingstone
to secure an appropriate design for
medal TO be awarded in all cases
where unusual bravery is manifested
In the saving OF lives on the great
lakes.
Aside from the action with refer.
ence to the medal, little business OF
Importance was transacted by the as
ISOLATION itself. Friday. Previous 10
the meeting OF the general body the
board OF directors held short ses-
sion and reelected the old oficers'
who are: President, William Living
stone, Detroit; vice-president, }. II.
Sheadle. Cleveland; general counsel
Harvey d. Goulder. Cleveland; treas
urer. George p. Mckay, Cleveland
and secretary. George a. MARI CleVe-
land: executive committee, II. CouiDy'
Cleveland; ]. Ii. Sheadle, Cleveland;
C. NJ Head. Buffalo; j. j. II. Brown
Buffalo; John Mitchell. Cleveland; ID.
Sullivan, Chicago, and S. p. shame
Cleveland.
The new members of the executive
committee are Messrs. Head, Brown
and Sullivan. They take the places
OF T T. Morford and Edward smith,
both OF Buffalo and G. II. Tomlln.
son. OF Duluth. Mr.. Tomlinson asked
10 be relieved because OF the incoh-
venience of coming from Duluth TO
attend the meetings. He was MADE
an alternate. however. The otner
alternates elected are: A. F. Harvey
Cleveland; w. c. Richardson. Cleve
land; w. f. Lloyd, Buffalo; w. A,
Hawgood, Cleveland and J. 3. Asnley'
Cleveland.
The new executive committee met
Immediately following the adjourn
ment OF The associations final session
and transacted routine business.
The association adopted resolutions
urging the life-saving service 10 estaO-
lish wireless outfits at all life-saving
stations on the lakes. A protest was
entered against the building or a
bridge less than 200 feet in width
over the Calumet river. A resolution
urging the establishment Of light
house and fog signal on the outer
breakwater Of Sandusky harbor was
also adopted, and the matter was re-
ferred to the executive committee,
with instructions that they take 1t u2
,,.tfk hn artthnritfaQ
Without mincing words, Col. {.
Med. Townsend, United States district
engineer, told the Lake Carriers at
their session Thursday afternoon that
running into the gates at the 500
locks must stop. If the accidents con-
tinue next season the government
would be forced to take charge or the
vessels and place pilots on them, he
said. This would mean considerable
annoyance as we'll as pilot fees. Col.
Townsend referred TO the proposed
lakes-to-gulf waterway as an idle
dream. Lake navigation on the Mis-
sissippi river would be found imprac-
ticable, In his opinion. Discussing the
new lock now building at the Ameri-
can 500, he said II would be "a feet
deep, with a depth OF % feet in the
connecting channels.
Harvey B. Goulder. Of Cleveland,
outlined the purpose and scope OF the
sailors institute, which 1t is proposed
to establish in the Ohio city.
The association voted TO increase
the board Of directors to 30 members.
The following new directors were
elected: c. d. Dyer of Pittsburg A.
F. Harvey, of Cleveland Howard l..
Shaw, of Bay City; w. c. Richardson,
of Cleveland; J. J. II. Brown, OF Buff
falo G. NJ Head Of New York; w.
f. Lloyd, of Buffalo; S. p. Shane, OF
Cleveland and William NJ. Mills or
Tonawanda.
President Livingstone endorsed the
proposed reorganization of the United
States lighthouse department and a.
resolution was adopted to acQuaint
congress with the sentiments express
sed by the association, through its
president.
CONGRESSMAN Denby's lecture on the
Panama Canal featured the annual
banquet in the Cadillac, Thursday
night. In introducing him President
Livingstone observed that his major
ity on the occasion of his second cleo
ton, after he had announced his ad-
vocacy of the open shop, was greater
than the majority he received when
FIRST elected. Mr.. DENLY. however,
carefully avoided going into the open
shop question, explaining that his
subject for the evening was the big
ditch.
The Rev. DR.. John II. Boyd spoke
on Scenes from the cabin OF lake
carrier" and incidentally defended the
associations stand on the labor Ques.
ton. Short talks were given by the
following: Col. Med. Townsend,
United states district engineer; Col.
John Mills, United States district
engineer; Col. william p. Anderson
chief engineer. department OF marine
ottawa. Canada; Major Charles kel'
Ter. United States lighthouse engineer
and weather Observer Norman B.
.Conger.