The Washington times., 1912-05-16
FRENCHMAN WINS
RED CROSS PRIZE
\ FOR NEW DEVICE
DR.. L. Lesage Has Special
Automobile for X-Ray
n Field Service.

DR.. Louis Lesage, of Paris, was to-
day awarded the first prize of 5000 in
the exhibition before the ninth inter-
national Red Cross conference of ap-
pliances designed to lessen the suffering
of wounded soldiers. The exhibit Is a
huge automobile, designed for X-ray
field service. This prize. together with
eight others awarded today, is paid
from the interest on the $4,000 fund es-
tablished by Marie Feodorovna, Dow
ager Empress of Russia.
The two second prizes of 81, 500 each
were awarded to q. Steindorf, of Col
zow, Germany, who exhibited a newly
invented bicycle stretcher, and to Major
Ruggenback, OF Casernes Bale, Switz-
erland, who exhibited a new type Of
folding stretcher.
The six third prizes Of $500 each were
awarded to Capt. Henry L. Brown, Of
New York, stationed at Fort Slocum,
who exhibited portable washstand,
adapted for pack-mule transportation;
the Austrian Red Cross, which display
ed new sanitary equipment for noun
toned at the Waiter Reed General Hos
+ pital, Takoma Park, for a portable
stretcher: Captain Roselli, Lieutenant
Colonel Taschettl and Colonel Abbam-
ondi, of the Italian army Medical
Corps, stationed at Rome, for the trans
portation of wounded between war
vessels and shore; J; Lnxweiler. OF Kis-
Issn n1ssti, GERMANY 5er'oa the Sn inventor Of an
stretchers in one railway car, and DR..
Glinsky. of St. Petersburg. who showed
combination folding stretcher and
All things exhibited are new inven-
tions of the last five years. All OF
them were entered after being passed
upon by the Red Cross Society Of the
country In which they were made.
Notifies Marie Feodorovna.
As soon as the conference had ap-
proved the work of the International
committee of judges, a cablegram an
nouncing the awards was sent to Marie
Feodorovna, now in London. To the
telegram was attached an expression
of coincidence on the death of the late
King Of Denmark, who was the brother
of the Dowager Empress of Russia.
A program which was expected to
of at the morning session. AS result
there was no afternoon session and the
conference is practically over, although
a meeting will be held tomorrow at
which a number of reports may be
made and at which brief closing cere-
monies will be conducted, Gustave Ador,
president of the international commit
tee, presiding.
Ernest P. Bickneil, director of the
American Red Cross, will leave tomor-
row for Louisiana, where he will in
vestigate flood conditions with refer
ence to relief work.
U. s. A. delivered a paper on the
status OF i-typhoid Vaccination.
declaring the value Of prophylactio
Of tsnond this nature css has
: Secretary of State Wilson on the in
I ternational assistance rendered in
time Of disaster by the United states.
strongly supported such rid among
the nations.
Explained By Pictures.
The educational value of moving pic
lures used in connection with Red Cross
work was dwelt upon and exhibited last
night by Major Charles Lynch and DR..
NJ. v. Silbermark, of Vienna, both OF
whom addressed the delegates to the
ninth international conference in a
meeting in Continental Hall.
Major Lynch showed by the use OF
pictures how miners and railway EN-.
ployes proceed in aiding men who have
been wounded in mine or railroad dis.
asters. DR.. Silbermark showed in a
similar manner how the Austrian Red
lem of getting the wounded in battle
outside the range of fire and into hos.
pitals where treatment may be given.
Despite rain most OF the delegates
went to Mt. Vernon yesterday after.
noon, where Gustave ,Ador, president oi
the International committee, laid g
wreath .on the tomb of Washington
The return was made on the Mayfower
Open This Evening ,.'
The exhibition building will be oper
until s. o'clock tonight to permit person!
unable, to- attend. during the daytim,
to view the interesting exhibits there.
Before the conference closes tomor
row Miss Mabel Boardman will be tn
recipient of an album containing tn
signatures of all the delegates to tn
present conference. The plan was pro
posed by Sonora Dulce Maria Pere,
Ricart de Sanchez de Fuentes, the wifi
of DR.. -Fuentes. who has played an ac
tive part In the deliberations of tn
conference. Sonora Sanchez de Fuente
is president of the central committee q
the ladies' relief organization in Cuba
She has esta blished society for tn
protection OF sick children. and is wei
known in Cuba as the "Senora Dulce.