Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-01-28

Lower: Julia Miller, daughter OF DIR
Miller, one Of the beneflciaries I'm thu
Carnegie award.
feed their lives were given pensions
cases money awards totaled $500 for
educational purposes.
Five thousand dollars was award
ed for other worthy purposes. Two Of
the citations named women, while an
other named a 16-year-od girl.
The heroes who lost their lives
were:
Ernest Newton, box &c, Randolph,
Ohio, clergyman. died at Andover.
Ohio, August 10. 1925. when he at
tempted to save woman from drown
ing. His widow received bronze
medal and benefits of $40 a month.
with $40 additional for two children.
Elmer |. Alcott. rural route ], Tor
rington, Conn. l2-yearold schoolboy,
drowned attempting 10 rescue a fac
tory hand at Torrington. Conn, July
81. 1928. His father received a bronze
medal.
Charles Hunter Dukeman. Curtin.
Pa. railroad brakeman, killed by a
train when he attempted to save a
man at Bells Landing, Pa, october
g. 1924. His father received a bronze
medal
Arthur Brown. Robinson street.
Cana joharie. y. Y. died attempting
to rescue a farm hand from suffocat
ing in a vinegar tank at Cana Joharie
y. Y. October 5. 1925. His widow
received a bronze medal and benefits
of $25 monthly.
Charles r.. Murray. box SO, Shirley
Mass. suffocated when he tried to
rescue a fellow laborer from sewer
manhole at Leominster, Mass. Oc-
tober 6. 1924 The widow was award
ed bronze medal and benefits of s25
a month.
Amos Fra nklin Cantrell. Route |.
New Market. Ala, farmer died at
tempting TO save another farmer from
gas-filled we'll a. New Market. Ala.
Nav "A. 1925 The widow received a
bronze medal and benefits of s45
monthly, with $50 additional for six
children.
Henry w. Meyers. box 1912, Round,
up. Mont, died attempting to save a
girl from drowning at Roundup, June
%, 1925. His widow was awarded a
bronze medal and $45 monthly, with
dren.
Felix Hood. negro, 40 Beech street.
Fairmont, w. Va, attempted to save
a mother and daughter from drown
ing at Fairmont, July ID. 1924. The
widow received $50 month, with $50
additional for four children, and a
bronze medal
II. Bunyan Thomas. rural route 2,
Unionville. y. c.. died attempting to
save a fellow farmer from suffocating
in a we'll at Monroe. y. c.. September
nIal I'D
monthly, with SIS additional for three
children. was awarded the widow.
William T. knight, 4l6 West Second
street. Elk City. Okla. died attempting
to save girl from drowning at
Delhi. Okla. August %. 1925. The
widow received $40 monthly. SO addi-
tional for two children and n bronze
medal.
Edgar c. Broyles. Oklahoma, Miss.
negro. died attempting to save man
from drowning at kosciusko. Miss,
JULY II, 1924. His widow received
BENEFITS Of $40 monthly, $40 additional
for two children and a bronze medal.
lens A. Schmidt. 346 Yetman ave,
nue., Tottenville. Staten Island, \. Y,
died attempting to save man from
drowning at Tottenville. \. Y. Octo-
Der 10, 1925. A bronze medal and
benefits of $75 a month, with IS add
ton for q son. were awarded the
widow.
DAYTON Baird Miller. 757 Quebec
place northwest, Washington, p. c.,
clergyman. died attempting TO rescue
boy from drowning at Edgewater
Md, August 90, 1925. His widow re.
ceived a bronze medal and SIS monthly
and S. additional for a daughter.
NJ. Columbus Sisco. Big Piney, Wyo.,
yn0 IN n from
suffocating in a mine at Quinton
okla, August II. 1924. His widow
was awarded a bronze medal and $40
monthly with $40 additional for two
children.
Other heroic deeds recognized were
Miss Evelyn Marie WertZ. rura
route |. Cortland. Ohio. l6.year-olo
student. tried to save girl from
drowning at Andover. Ohio, August
10, 1925. bronze medal.
Alice r. Geary. 416 Highland ave
nue.. san Bernardino. Calf. 81. nurse
saved a boy from a runaway team OF
horses at San Bernardino January ~
1923: bronze medal.
Mary Blanche Nelson. 5000 Ocear
View drive. Oakland. Calf. Al. house
wife, saved a boy from drowning al
Camp Curry. Calf, June "a, 1928
bronze medal.
F.. Rudolph Lane. Fremont. n. G..
saved a student and attempted to save
another from drowning at Bagley
n. c.. June 90, 1922: bronze medal.
J. Amber Shull, 1876 Thirteenth
street southwest. Roanoke, Va. saved
a girl from drowning at Arcadia, Va.
July 20, 1924; bronze medal.
James H. Story, Quinton. Okla.
helped in an attempt to rescue mar
from suffocating in a mine at Quinton
Okla, August II, 1924; bronze medal
Kennard n. DudEeon. La Porte. Ind.
Is, saved farmer from burning
barn at Hanna, Ind, August 81, 1924
bronze medal.
WAYNE w. Gilchrist, Sunset Beach
Calf. saved boy from drowning a,
Sunset Beach, April %, 1922; bronze
medal.
Francis A. Murphy, 223 West Gran
by street, Frontenac, kans., 10-year
old school boy. attempted to save g
girl from drowning at Frontenac JUNE
I, 1923; bronze medal.
Joseph P. Murphy, II, brother Of
Fra ncis, who participated in the at
tempted rescue; bronze medal.
Virgil 1. Hosler. 1925 North Peoris
avenue, Tusla, Okla, attempted t.
save a girl from drowning at Sperry
Okla, June 2, 1922; bronze medal.
Noah W. Langston, 207 East Newton
place, Tulsa, Okla, saved the girl Hos
Ter went after; bronze medal.
Louis L. Lambert, 48 Union street
Leominster, Mass, attempted to saw
two man from Suffocating In a man