The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1926-03-01
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and fire departments will step 10
the center of the stage at Central
High School and have pinned upon
them the insignia or their deeds
medals and merit bars according TO
the degree OF distinction they have
achieved
Private William j. schmitz, who
rescued the elderly woman, IL the
outstanding hero Of the fire de.
partmenf and win receive The
washington Times, gold medal.
Detective Michael ]. DOwd, who
captured and killed the dangerous
highwayrnan will be the recipient
/ of the police gold medal also
donated by The Washington Times
And Private Jacob Wolf, q police
chauffeur, who swung his tiny frame
up into an attic to OverpoWer q
man twice his bulk, viii receive
special silver medal created by
this newspaper this year especially
Tor Wolf.
Ten others and Detective DOwd
as well, will receive merit bars from
the hands Of their highest superior,
Commissioners Frederick A. Fenning.
who win pin the medals and bars
upon the chests OF the heroes
Col. Franklin Bell, Engineer Com
missioner Of the District Of Co
lumbia, will preside and Auditory
remarks win be made by Congress.
man Clyde Kelly of Pennsylvania,
Representative Frederick ~. Zihl.
man, of Maryland. and Senator Ar
thur Capper OF Kansas. The last
two speakers are chairmen of the
District OF Columbia committees in
their respective branches Of Con-
gress, and are both deeply Interested
in Washington police and fire de.
partments.
Walkers Orchestra
Happy walkers orchestra will
provide the music for tonight's
presentation exercises, and the HILL
billies Made Quartet will render Sc
lections. The ten merit bar win.
ners who are honorable inentioa
men are:
Fire Department:
Lieut.. G. d. Bartelmes and Pri-
vate p. j. Wheeler. No. Engine
Company, for extraordinary judy
ment and zeal i'm the performance
of duty i'm rescuing Mrs. Ameiie
Crank, so. and Miss Martini dean
Crank, ", from a position OF
danger at fire at 1870 G st. NV.
Sergt. T. Fl. Green, No. 8 Engine
Company, for rescuing a runaway
team in front Of No. Engine Com
pany.
Battalion Chief A. C. Buscher and
Capt. Fl. D. Burch. of No. Engine
Company, for efficient work in
fighting fire at Rosslyn, Va, last
September.
Police department:
Private James II. Fling, Tenth
precinct, for rescuing four-yearold
Olivia Burchett from fire in the
frame dwelling at 730 Twelfth st.
". w. Flames and smoke cut off
the girls escape. Fling, disregard
ing personal danger, went after the
girl and brought her to safety. He
was severely burned. Capt. Charles
r. Peck declares filings act was an
excellent example Of heroic work. !"
Privates Michael J. Dowd and
J. F. Flaherty, Sixth precinct, for
disarming colored man In a
downtown hotel. The two police
men were seeking evidence in the
hotel when the man, discovering
their identity, drew a revolver. Be
fore he could use the weapon, Dowd
and Flaherty disarmed him.
Motorcycle Privstes John Nicola
and o. l.. Blackwell Eleventh pre-,
cinct, for disarming a colored boy.
The boy, gun in hand. was roam
ing the streets. He was found to
have escaped from the Industrial
Home, stealing the revolver at the
institution.
Private T. NJ. Poland, Fifth pre-
cinct, for meritorious work in ar
resting an ex-convict wanted OIL
charges of HOUSEKEEPING. The
criminal was armed when Poland
made the arrest.
Selected By Citizens.
These cases of bravery, together
with more than a dozen others,
were reviewed by the special citi-
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