The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1913-04-07
THAT GOVERN
HERO FUND
REPORT OF COMMISSION GIVES
FIGURES AND MUCH INTER-
ESTiNG INFORMATION.

The annual statement of the Carne-
gle Hero Fund commission has just
been issued and contains some very
interesting figures and information
concerning the brave deeds that have
been recognized by the bestoWal of
medals, the money that has been ex-
tended to the support of injured per-
sons or their families, of money do
mated to institutions, and large
amounts spent in contributions to
funds for relief victims of a number
of great disasters in this country
since the creation of the Carnegie
hero fund in 1904. The recapitulation
of these figures shows that since the
creation of the fund there have been
a total of 1923 medal awards-434
bronze, PIT silver and Is gold. In pc
cuniary awards a total of $1,O45, SOB. 90
has been expended. On heroes and
their dependencies there has gone out
s671,OOD; to the fund for the relief of
sufferers in distress, $174. 500; to spe-
cial purposes, especially gifts to the
Carnegie institute il, Pittsburg, Pa,
5000, 600 has been expended. The COM
mission has been called on to investi-
gate many cases of alleged heroism
and nan applications are made for
medals and for money which. be-
cause they do not come within the
provision under which the money and
medals of the fund are paid out, must
be rejected. Since the establishment
OF the und up to January 81, last,
9,S45 cases for medals and money
have been considered. OF this num-
Der $40 applications nave been refused,
1,102 are pending. and, as stated be-
fore, 1928 have been granted.
The foundation for the Carnegie
hero 1und is a gift of Andrew Carne-
gie of $1,000, 900 of first collateral 5
per cent bonds of the United States
Steel corporation. The regulations
under which the medals and money
may be secured and the scope of the
fund as applied to heroic acts is given
by the commission as follows:
First-To acts in which conclusive
evidence may be obtained showing
that the person performing the act,
voluntarily risked his own life in saw
ing, or attempting to save, the life
of a fellow being, or who voluntarily
has sacrificed himself in an heroic
lT1dlIcI lOI Tie ptItIlt ol ttlltIS.
Second-Such acts must have been
performed by persons, the nature of
whose duties in following their regu-
lar vocations does not necessarily re-
quire them to perform such acts.
Third-Such acts must have been
performed in the United States of
America, the Dominion of Canada, the
Colony of Newfoundland, or the wat
ers thereof.
Fourth-Such acts must have been
performed on or after April Is, 1904,
and brought to the attention OF the
commission within three years of the
date of the act.
Fifth-Mr. Carnegie having directed
that, in ease of death, widows and
children, or other dependents, are to
be provided for until the widow re-
marries or until the children reach a
self-supporting age and, in the event
of disability, the disabled to be pro-
vided for until again able to work,
the maximum death or disablement
benefit to be paid in any one year to
any one family or dependent shall not
exceed $1,000, the mount and man.
ner of payment in each case to be
fixed by the commission upon the rec
ommendation of the executive COM
mittee, provided, in no case, however,
shall dealt. or disablement benefits be
paid u-lless it shall be clearly shown
that the dependents or disabled need
such assistance.
Sixth-Medals, when awarded. shall
be presented to the person performing
the act, or, in case of death, to the
widow or next of kin.
Seventh-Heroic acts may be
brought to The attention of the COM
mission by direct application, OF
through the public press.