The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-10-27

heroes lost their lives, and .o the depend- | erits of eight of these pensions aggregat- l ing $546o a year were granted; .o the de- rendents of two of the others who lost | their lives, the sum of 322Jn was granted. 1 One of the heroes sustained injuries which Gsa bled him, and he was granted disablenlenr benefits In the sum of S37o 1 In addition to these money grants, $l2,0oU was appropriated for educat tional pur- poses in eight cases, payments to be made as needed and approved, and in 2S other cases awards aggregating $2lOOo 1 was made for other purposes. Payments in these cases will not be made until the beneficia,ies' plan for the use of the awards have been approved by the com mission.
 Three of the acts of heroism recognized were from Alabama, two of them btfng from Jasper and one from Birmingham.
 J. Terry Acun and Andrew McA. sto- vail, Jr., both of Jasper, were each awarded a bronze medal and s160o for ed- ucational purposes for saving the lives Of three girls and one boy from drowning In boating accident on the Black Warrior river, August IS, 1913 Acun saved Clyda Brotherton, aged IS years, and T. Wilkes Coleman, aged 14 years, and Stovall saved E. Irma Bortherton, aged 1S years, and Mamie M. Apping. aged 16 years.
 Ralph E. Schoa of 2Ss7 Twenty seventh street, north, Birmingham was awarded a bronze medal and $500 for worthy purpose Scholl who is a student, ls years old, saved Genevieve Carter, aged IA years, from drowning at Pensacoia' Fla, June 29, 1912. when she fell rom launch two miles from shore In the bay,
 which was infested with man eating
 sharks
 Following is a complete list of awards:
 BRONZE MEDALS
 Carl H. Enderln, 314 East Fourth street, Chillicothe, O., saved Anton Barieon
 from being killed by train at Chilli cothe, O., September 29, 1913.
 John c. Reali, 219 Forsythe street, New York, N. r., saved Irene J. and Jose phine Shields from drowning at New
 York September 5, 1915.
 James S. Menteth, Canadaigua. N. Y,
 saved Edith H., Eleanor and Emlmet 5. Gleason from drowning at Cheshire, N. r., September 2, 1915.
 Lenore U. Hunter 21S Gaston street, Savannah, Ga, saved Annie l.. C. Habson
 from drowning at Beaulieu Ga, August
 24, 1914
 J. Victor Hartman, 50S South D. street, Monmouth. H., saved Sarah c. Gardner from being killed by a locomotive at London Mills, Ill.,. November 30. 1914 Charles H. Kelsey. Falls Village, Conn, rescued Arthur J Kelly from fatal fall at Falls Village, Conn, April 2e, 1915. Bernard Rubin, IF One Hundred and Sixteenth street, New York. N T., saved Sadie J. weiser from drowning at Bel mar, N. J., August 1s, lsls. Ethel J. Danson, South 1906 Adams street, Spokane, Wash, saved Dorothy D. Jaquish from drowning at Newman Lake, Wash, July 1, 1916. William H. Chittun, 1s3 Stokes street, Columbus, O.. saved Robley E. Sweet from drowning at Columbus, May, 24 1914 Robert F. Conley, s60 Grand street, Bridgeport Conn, attempted to save George E. Potter. aged lS schoolboy, from drowning at Bridgeport, Conn.,, Jan uary IS. 1915.
 Andrew McA. Stovall, Jr.. Jasper. Ala. saved F. Irma Brotherton and Mamie M. Appling from drowning at Jasper Ala August IS. 1915
 J. Terry Acun, Jasper, Ala. saved clyda Brotherton and T. Wilkes Coleman from drowning at Jasper, Ala, August IS, 1913.
 J. Norris Ogland, 70o Eighth avenue
 east, Williston, N. D., attempted to save
 John l.. Townsend from drowning at Wiiliston, N. D., June g. 1S16. ~l y1 saved Madeline Philbalda from drowning at Galesburg. H.. January 5, 1916. Edna M Sexton, 76 Rose street, Bridgeport, Conn, saved Alice M. Lap pen, aged 21. from drowning at Mil ford, Conn, July 30. 1915. Hale D. Adams, 5sl North Chambers street. Galesburg. Ill. rescued Charles burg, i'll, December 12, 1916. Charlie R. Aylsworth. 252 East Thirty ninth street. Portland. Ore, ] rescued Alton Diller. aged four. from
 runaway. at Portland, Ore, July s. 1915.
 yard street, Lewistown, Mont. saved
 Mildred K. Spicer, aged nine. from
 drowning. at Lewiston, Mont. August 20 1915
 W. Roy Maynard. Sterling Station. r N. ", saved Byron D. Wells from
 drowning at Minetto. N. r., July 2. | 1913.
 Bernard l.. FindIey. l7s2 East Seven teenth street, Cleveland. o.. attempted ! to help save Byron D. Wells from
 drowning at Minetto, N Y. June |, 1913.
 l Raymond A. Geer, 45 East Fassett street, Wellsville N. T.. saved Loretta Fl. Herr, aged seven, from being killed by train at Corning. N. Y., August 1 8, 1914.
 ! LeRoy V. Williams. o5 Washington street, Bradford, Pa, saved Daniel ". | Holmes from being killed by 9 train at Bradford. Pa. December IS, 1916. l Andrew J. Holmes II Moss street, 1 Westerly; R. l., saved Daniel Sullivan from suffocaticn by gas in well at l White Rock. R. II, October P, 1915. 1 James Smith, Rear S21 Nineteenth street, Niagara Falls. N. Y., saved l Frederick J. J Winker from suffoca- ton, Niagara Falls, N. Y.. October q, 1914.
 George Williams. sl2 Washington shinall from drowning at Beardstown, l I'll, Juno 2S. 1916
 1 Henry Eilers. SO2 North Moore street. | Ottuwa. Ia., saved an unidentified girl from being killed by trofn at Ot- l tuniwa, la, July 6. 1914. l George CAmpion. l40S Kuper street. Baltimore, Md. saved children from . rnbid dog at Baltimore, Md, March 10, ] lsl4.
 l Edward M. Hammann. Blackstone. l Mass.. saved Michael Flood. aged H., i from drowning at Woonsocket, R. l., 1 November 40, 1915.