The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1911-11-18
PRIZES FOR INVENTORS.
Substantial Rewards for Those VINO
Devise Humanitarian Appliances.

The inventors Of guns and those
who have exercised their talents III
improving destructive war mate
rails have often been richly rewarded
in this and other countries. But, IL
anyone in our own country has re-
ceiVed reward for the Invention or
perfection of apparatus to lessen the
sufferings of sick and wounded IN
war. no one has ever heard or 1t.
Naturally, therefore, progress III lhls
direction has not been as notable as
it might have been. To their honof'
be it said, this condition OF affairs
has never operated to deter the med
ical officers of our army and navy
from doing, without hope of material
reward, all in their power to improve
existing apparatus and to invent ne"
appliances. Conditions in other coun-
| tries have been similar to ours.
! Some years ago, in order to better
conditions in this respect, the DoWa-
ger Empress of Russia, Marie Feo-
dorovna, established prize fund con
sisting Of 100000 roubles (approxl-
mately, $50,00O). This is for the pur-
pose Of encouraging inventions nav
ing for their purpose the aneilora.
ton of the sufferings of sick ana
wounded in war. Every five years, OIL
the occasion of the quinquennlal IN
ternational Red Cross Conferences
the interest on the fund, amounting
to about 10000 roubles, or $4,000. Is
disbursed in prizes. The first AWARDS
were made in London, in l9OI. nc
Americans competed, nor was the eA
hibition given much publicity in this
country. Next year, in May, the In
ternational Red Cross Conference vii
be held in Washington, D. G., Whef
the following prizes will be offered
One first prize of 5000 roubles zap
proximately, $4,000.
Two second prizes of 5000 rouDles
each.
Six third prizes of 1000 rouble'
each.
The subjects OF the competition
will be:
/. Organization of the methods Q
evacuation of the wounded on tn
battlefield, comprising as. complete a
economy as possible in litter beafefs
Q Portable (surgeonsD Washstand
5 for war.
8. Methods of packing dressing
, at the aid stations and in the an
bulance.
] 4. Wheeled stretchers.
/ 5. Carriage of stretcher on mule
5 back.
/ 6. Easily portable folding street.-the
: 7. Transport of the wounded d
: tween war vessels, hospital SHIPS an
: the shore.
8. The best method of heating raj
o road cars by system 1ndependel
E of steam from the locomotive.
/, 8. The best model Of a porJaD.
d Roentges apparatus, permitting utl
n ization of X-Rays on the battleflej
# and at first aid stations.
d No particular prize is allotted to
special subject; but the best exh1E
+ ton, as decided by the judges, lrr
0 spective of the subject will be aWar
o ed the maximum prize, and SO O
o Though this is a. new field OF e
y deavor for most American inventor
= the substantial monetary reWart
e should result in many exhibits belI
n entered by them. They have. not "a
It en- behind the inventors OF oth
l. countries in fashioning the destrue
IS i've agents of warfare, and now tn
h an opportunity is given them to coz
t. pete with other countries in NIL
e MIXING the horrors Of war, 1t IS &C
e tain they will not be found Wanun