Evening star., 1925-06-25
AWARDS G|VEN22
FOR HEROIC DEEDS
National Electric Light Asso-
citation Reports on Medals
Presented Employees.
By the Associated Press.

SAN FRANCISCO, June 25.-Medals
for heroism and life-savinS were
awarded to - employees of the cleo
tric light and power industry during
the last II months, the annual report
of the accident prevention committee
of the National Electric Light ASso-
citation shows. The award is the
Samuel insult medal for life-saving in
connection with the utilization of the
prone pressure method of resuscita-
ton following electric shock, asphyxi-
alton or drowning.
In every instance the awards We're
made to persons who rescued fellow
Workmen at great personal risk. The
details of each case are carefully in
Nestigated. Those who We're awarded
medals in 1924 are Charles G. Gaert-
ner, Los Angeles, Calf; L. Z. For
est. Gary, Ind; Joseph Sweeney,
Sioux Falls, s. D.: Oscar Reid and
w. II. Taylor, Dayton. Ohio; Jesse
Palmer. New Philadelphia. Ohio; r. l.:
Wiley, Little Rock, Ark; Chauncey
Robinson and Charles c. Mather St.
townsville, \. Y; +. c. Taylor. Cor
dele, Ga; Herbert L. Munich, Hough-
ton, Mich; Orville d. Lund and Lee
York. Salt Lake City; Arthur Ricci,
Boston; Benjamin Misley and Frank
Tieman, Elizabeth, n. j.: II. c. Cut
Ter, Muddy, Ill; W. II. Treptow,
Springfield, ILL.,; Frank b. Adams.
jackson, Mich; Harold Eastman,
Winona. Mimi; William E. Brown,
Augusta, Me-; Thomas Turner, Boil
lus, Neb.
Developed After Long Study.
The prone pressure method of re-
suscitation has been developed by
years of study and practice in the N.
E. l.. A, and is equally effective for
drowning or asphyxiation. 1t has
been indorsed by the American Med
ical Association, which has cooper
ated with the committee in spreading
information as to its practice.
Six thousand public audiences, ex-
elusive of radio listeners, heard the
story of electric light and power COM
panies last year. These audiences,
says the public speaking committee
of the association, aggreSatfnG 900 900
persons throughout the United
States.
All of these addresses were the di-
rect result of the policy of the electric
light and power industry to withhold
nothing from the public, for the rea-
son, says the committee. first, that
the story of the electric light and
power industry may be told in an
instructive and entertaining manner
to all our population, both old and
young: and, secondly, that our Gus
toners and the public may understand
the economics of our business, our
problems, and realize that their in
terests and our interests are mutually
interdependent."
Reaches Million.
Insurance ranging as high as ST.
100000 has been taken out by COM
panies as a precautioD against finan-
cial loss through the destruction of
records by fire, flood or other causes.
The necessity for insuring records is
pointed out by the fact that the cost
of replacement in all instances would
be considerable, and in some cases
would run into millions of dollars.
In one case cited, the replacement
cost of the records of one large COM
pany is figured at 100000 which
is more than seven per cent of the
total capitalization of the company,
and which exceeds 80 per cent of the
gross annual income of the company.