The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1922-03-14
MANY A " ARDS
ARE MADE FOR
SAV|N 6 LIVES
Red Cross Rewards the
Courageous for Heroic
Conduct with Special
Prizes.


American Red Cross today announced
awards of cash prizes to individual:
throughout the United States for ex
ceptionally meritorious action in life.
saving and the rendering of frst-aio
during the year 1921.
Prizes from the William Howard
Taft Fund" which are limited by the
terms of the anonymous donation to
persons employed on railroads, were
as follows:
First prize, $50; ]. E. Woods, con-
ductor, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad
for heroic action in saving the life of
colored baby at Nine Mile Siding,
near Darlington, S. c.
Second prize, $35; Frank Knight,
Is years old, son of G. w. Knight,
section foreman, Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad, for saving the life of his sis
ter, two-years old, by pulling her from
IN front of moving train near Cairo.
Ga.
Third prize, SIS; divided equally
between Engineer Tommie Orman.
Brakeman w. H. Davidson and Fire
man Fred Thompson, employed by the
Santa Fe Railway Co., whose combin-
ed efforts resulted in saving the life
OF an infant at San Saba, Texas.
Fourth prize, $40; Henry Melton,
colored brakeman on the Atlantic
Y. l.. X. R., for rushing across the
track at Wauchula, Fla, and rescuing
small girl from in front of moving
train.
-Four prizes were awarded for merit
orious hrst,ai work of a general char
acter, as follows:
First prize, $50; Leo. F. Mooney
Pittston, Pa, for aid rendered to Miss
Mary Walsh when she was severely
injured by moving train.
Second prize, SIS; James Mcbride,
cable splicer for the Delaware and
Atlantic Telephone and Telegraph
Co., for applying artificial respiration
to Harry Bennett, at Pleasantville, N.
j., when the latter was rendered un-
conscious by contact with a 25OO volt
electric current
Third prize, $15 equally divided be-
tween Walter H. Fancher and Tohn
J. Vilbig, employees of the New York
Telephone Co., Newark, N. ]. for an
plying artificial respiration to George
kennison after he was rendered un-
conscious by gas fumes from a motor
boat
Fourth prize, $lO Robin City, COL
ored, of Miami, Ariz., for extinguish-
ing burning clothing and saving life
OF Mrs. l.. d. Johnson, sustaining
severe burns on his hands in the
effort.
Red Cross life-saving prizes were
awarded as follows:
First prize, $50; divided equally be-
tween Wray Farmin, 10 years old, If
Standpoint, Idaho, and William john
son, 10, OF Spokane, Wash, members
OF Red Cross Life-Saving corps, who
were on guard at Boy Scout camp
ana saved three women from drown |
ing when their boat capsized in
storm on Diamond Lake, Pend Ore
lille county, Washington.
Second prize, SIS; Charles w. Kab-
lsius, of Ocean Beach, Calf, life
guard and disabled war veteran, who
went to the rescue of Francis Layne
Doyle in heavy surf at great per-
sonal risk and brought the victim
ashore, Mr.. Doyle dying of heart fail
nre on the way.
Third prize, SIS; Miss Dorothy
Davidson, IA years old, of Brockton.
Mass, for plunging into lake fully
clothed and rescuing from drowning
Miss Doris Buchanan, of Melrose,
Mass.
Fourth prize, $40; Frank Muscett,
silver Beach, Wash, for rescuing Mrs.
Edward Lee Taylor and her two
daughters from drowning in thirty
eet of water at the edge of a log
)oom
The Lockwood Cup, donated to the
American Red Cross by Col. John A.
lockwood for annual award to the Red
ross Junior Life-Saving crew having
he largest enrolment of bona-fde
members, will be held this year bv
he Junior Life-Saving crew of the
New Orleans Red Cross chapter. This
rev has 308 members enrolled.