The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1922-03-18
RED CROSS PRIZES
First Goes to Railroad Conduc-
tor for Saving Baby.
List of Awards Received by
Chairman BascOm.

The American Red Cross has an
nounced awards of cash prizes to in
| dividuals turnout the United states
for exceptionally meritorious action In
/ life-saving and the rendering of first
aid during the year 1921, according to
official advices received from head
quarters by c. E. Bascom, chairman
| of the Shawnee Red Cross chapter.
! Prizes from the William Howard
Taft Fund.- which are limited by the
| terms of the anonymous donation to
I 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
a colored baby at Nine Mile Siding,
! near Darling, S. c.
thirteen years old. son of G. w.
knight, section foreman, Atlantic
Coast Line Railroad, for saving the
life of his sister, two years old, by
pulling her from in front of a moving
train near Cairo, Ga.
Third prize, SIS; divided equally be-
tween Engineer Tommie Orman,
| Brakeman w. H. Davidson and Fire
man Fred Thompson, employed by the
Santa Fe Railway company, whose
combined efforts resulted in saving
the life of an infant at San Saba,
Texas.
Fourth prize. $40; Henry Melton.
| colored brakeman on the Atlantic
across the track at Wauchula, Fla,
and rescuing a small girl from in
front of a moving train.
For First Aid Work.
Four prizes were awarded for meri-
torious first aid work of a general
character, as follows:
First prize, $50; Leo F. Mooney,
Pittston, Pa, for aid rendered to Miss
Mary Walsh when she was severely
injured by a moving train.
To In 80
cable splicer for the Delaware & At
Iantic Telephone & Telegraph Co, for
applying artificial respiration to Harry
Bennett, at Pleasantville, n. J., when
the latter was rendered unconscious
by contact with 1880 volt electric
current.
Third prize, SIS: equally divided
between Walter. H. Fancher and John
J. Vilbig, employees of the New York
Telephone Co. Newark. n. J., for APP
plying artificial respiration to George
Kennison after he was rendered I'M
conscious by gas fumes from a motor
boat.
Fourth prize. SO; Robin City, coll
ored of Miami, Ariz., for extinguish-
ing burning clothing and saving life
of Mrs. L. D. johnson, sustaining Sc
we're burns on his hands in the effort
Red Cross nfe-saving prizes were
awarded as follows:
First prize. $50; divided equally be-
tween Wray Farmin, 10 years old, of
Standpoint Idaho, and william john
son, IS. of Spokane, Wash, members
Of Red Cross life-saving corps, who
were on guard at a boy scout camp
and saved three women from drown
ing when their boat capsized in a
storm on Diamond lake, Pend Oreille
county, Washington.
Second prize, $25; Charles W. Kabi-
sius, of Ocean Beach, Calf, Hfeguard
and disabled war veteran. who went
to the rescue of Francis Layne Doyle
in a heavy surf at great personal risk
and brought the victim ashore. Mr.
Doyle dying of heart failure on the
way.
Third prize. SIS: Miss Dorothy
Davidson. II 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 Muscott
Silver Beach. Wash, for reseuing Mrs.
Edward Lee Taylor, and her two
daughters from drowning in thirty
feet of water at the edge of a log
boom.
The Lockwood cup. donated to the
American Red Cross by Col. John A
Lockwood for annual award to the
Red Cross junior life-saving crew Eav-
ing the largest enrolment of bona
fide members. will be held this year
by the junior nfe-saying crew Of the
New Orleans Red Cross chapter. This
crew has 30s members enrolled.