The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1911-07-09
ASK HERO MEDAL
FOR AUTO RACER
Carnegie Commission Peti-
toned to Reward Driver Who
Rescued Mechanician.
AVER THAT FUND SHOULD
APPLY TO EXPERIMENTS
Speedway Incident Submitted
as Example of Quick Wit
and Daring Action.

In officially submitting the petition OF
the Carnegie hero fund commission for
@ecognition of the heroic actions of Harry
l.. Knight, the Westcott race driver who
saved the life of &. J.. Anderson. the
Case mechanican, In the international
sweepstakes Mt indianapolis. Ind. May
80 persistent question Is asked TO be
settled by the commissioners. IS
The petitioners seek TO have the COM
mission establish ruling on heroism in
connection with scientific experiments. II
Is claimed that the commission hereto
fore has not taken into consideration re-
quests in which the participant has been
engaged In what Is denominSted by some
as sport and by others as scientific ex-
perimenting.
which is headed by Charles p. Hender-
son of the Henderson Motor Sales COM
pany. indianapolis. contains. the names or
some characters Of national repute.
mer President Benjamin Harrison anu
Booth Harrington have their names on
the petition. The petitioners come from
various parts of the United States and
be In their various localities
Below are excerpts from the letters
sent TO the Carnegie commissions:
We are sending YOU herewith. by
registered mail. petitions which seek
recognition from your worthy COM
mission for the action of Harry
Knight driver OF an automobile In
the 500-mile contest at the Indian
apolis. Ind, speedway, May 80. 1911.
1t was at the risk of Mr. Knights
life. that OF his mechanician and the
wrecIring OF his cur. that he per-
formed a deed that Will long be re-
membered by many eyewitnesses.
"a number OF newspapers have CO.
S,,r -Ira, ,0h 0hnli
endeavor to secure the names OF re-
putable and competent business men.
We have been specially anxious to
obtain names Of eyewitnesses. How
ever, we know that number OF the
names are those of sympathizers.
We would be pleased to assist you
In any investigations Into the merits
Of this petition you desire to make
We feel sure that any recognition
that your honorable commission will
make In connection with this re-
general who realize. the difficulties
and dangers attendant upon the ad
vance of mechanical science.
II is now generally conceded that
new Inventions must be tried out
We hope that 1t was Mr.. Carnegie's
Intention, IN the establishment OF the
Carnegie hero fund commission. to
take cognizance of this progression;
and II not. we would appreciate your
commission making such thorough
Investigation as will establish for the
future a ruling on matters that az
feet scientific advancement.
we do not approve OF unnecessary
risks. but We do hope that in your
investigation your commission Will
consider strongly the condition of
mind that confronted Mr.. knight
when he witnessed human form in
the path OF his swift moving machine.
He had the chance OF continuing
straight on, crushing out human life
to gain worldly and financial reward.
He chose g. different course. for which
many proclaim him hero
Respectfully submitted
H c. BRADFIELD.