L. A. Roberts conductor, J. H. Purtell, engineer, W. C. Millham, fireman, L. S. Buxton, brakeman, Chas Boyle, yardman, for making repairs to their engine when it broke an eccentric rod while switching.

S. H. Stone, fireman, Fresno, for close observance of cars in his portion of train with result that he noted serious defect in car under load in time to slow train down to point when car broke the train was not making enough speed to cause damage.

W. B. Drake, R. S. Treasure, T. E. Cutshall. F. S. McCreary, J. Zachery, yardmen, Bakersfield, for quick and excellent work in helping extinguish fire.

B. C. Luther, car inspector, Mojave, for discovering broken rail in main line while inspecting cars and immediately reporting. J. Huntsman, section foreman, Ravenna, for reporting brake beam dragging under car in passing train.

J. Huntsman, section foreman, E. J. Platz, pumper. Ravenna, for prompt action in extinguishing fire on right of way.

TUCSON DIVISION

A. C. Webster. J. McMindes, conductors, S. Falvey, J. McNamee, engineer, C. L. Norvelle, G. N. Ashley. H. Burgess, firemen, J. C. Moore. H. C. Carmichael, H. F. Prov ence, J. E. Follett, P. Denaro, brakemen for services during storm in greatly reducing the delay to two passenger trains.

E. F. Traweek, G. Shaw, O. H. Meaderis, conductors, E. L. Foust, M. D. Candy, F. T. Homer, engineers, L. F. Brink, J. R. Manning, C. H. Moore, firemen, H. B. Burgess, E. J. Durnil, L. V. Corkum, L. Y. Pironi, W. J. Mulray, H. Western, S. J. Stone, O. L. Douglas, A. Hampshire, brakemen, for extraordinary service rendered in expediting movement of their trains.

B. F. Baker, engineer, W. B. Horton, fireman, for voluntary assistance in expediting the movement of traffic through terminal.

G. B. Heflin, an extra gang foreman, for close observance to passing train in advis ing conductor that car which had broken arch bar and column bolt nuts would not clear frogs or siding rails.

J. M. Mytinger, C. D. Mast, conductors, S D. Cheesebro, brakeman, for discovering broken rails.

W. E. Dresser, signal maintainer. H. E. Lindquist, pumper, for assisting train crew in making repairs to baggage car.

W. A. Mapes, engineer, M. J. Brady, fireman, R. Wheadon, operator, for discovering and extinguishing fires under bridges.

B. F. Young. enginer, for volunteering and assisting engine crew in taking out and loading left main spring hanger on engine which had broken.

B. C. Euler, engineer, D. Maye, nreman, for service in so handling their work that they prevented delay to power which was urgently needed.

C. E. McMeans, engineer, R. T. Quint, conductor, for assistance in expediting

movement of traffic through station.
H. Brigger, conductor. J. E. Douglas,
brakeman, for assistance in getting derailed
car into clear.

L. L. Moore, fireman, E. N. Buckley, car repairer, for volunteering their services and assisting in brassing a journal on passenger

car.

Wm. Gill, engineer, T. E. Bunch, fireman, for service in expediting movement of out

fit cars.

B. F. Baker, engineer, for volunteering his services and getting engine ready for helper service.

M. M. McEwen, brakeman, for discovering drawbar key missing in continuous drawbar on freight car and taking necessary action to stop train and avoid train breaking in two.

H. J. Piper, conductor, J. G. Moore, brakeman, for discovering and reporting broken rails in track.

J. J. Mason, J. A. Hibbs, operators, for detecting defects on freight cars passing their stations and immediately notifying conductors.

J. B. Smith, fireman, for prompt manner in which he responded to assist in removing branch pipe from coach on passenger car. LOS ANGELES DIVISION

W. W. Moore, agent, Whitewater, for making temporary repairs to wire, saving several hours in restoring service.

P. M. McCrillis, telegrapher, Salton, for Stopping train when fire was noticed burning inside a car.

O. B. Trimble, telegrapher, Garnet. for is

suing train orders when wires were down, preventing delay to important trains.

C. L. Batson, clerk, T. J. Buckley, H. H. Taylor, engineers. L. Arthur, W. R. Long, firemen, S. C. McKinney, R. I. Moore, yard. men, E. R. LaDuke, engine foreman, for helping remove cars endangered by fire near tracks.

C. E. Honeter, conductor, W. L. Marsh, R. E. Sumy, L. M. Miller, brakemen, for shifting ties projecting from a car, eliminating hazard of accident.

H. C. Marlow, brakeman, for discovering several bad washouts in track, taking proper steps to see that trains were flagged and tracks repaired.

E. J. Rennie, Yardman, Santa Barbara, for extinguishing fire near right of way fence.

J. H. Kirk, engineer, T. G. Tarbett, fireman, for assisting in extinguishing fire near Company property.

C. I. Jacobson, enginer, for getting off one engine and boarding another which was on fire, shutting off oil supply to tank, doing so at great personal risk.

R. H. Angier, fireman, for leaving his engine and boarding box car without a rider, bringing it to a stop.

L. H. Pritchett, telegrapher, Cabazon, for using automobile to notify B. & B. Gang that bridge was on fire and taking them to scene of fire in machine.

W. P. Morse, yard clerk, Los Angeles, for discovering broken rail and notifying sectionmen and others concerned So that track could be repaired.

E. R. Stinson, Ontario, Ray McCuiston, Coachella, telegraphers, for rendering service in advancing trains during heavy sand and windstorm when wires east of Los Angeles were down.

E. R. Stinson, telegrapher, Ontario, for bringing passenger in from outlying point to Los Angeles in order to make connection with train for Canada, account serious illness of relative. Such interest in patrons of the company rebounds to the credit of the Company and is much appreciated.

Mann Prince and Lee Adkins, warehousemen, El Centro, for discovering party who had broken seal and entered car for the purpose of pilfering and holding him until arrival of authorities who placed man in jail.

F. A. Parr. conductor, Luthern Bowman and F. H. Collins, brakemen, for assisting engineer in connecting pipes on with result that train was handled through to destination without serious delay.

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Geo. De Fraites, conductor, Thos. Calden, R. E. Guthrie, G. L. Biederman, H. J. O'Neill, engineers, A. L. Spurgeon, fireman, for volunteering services in disentangleing automobile from under pilot of engine, thereby saving delay to first class passenger

train.

E. A. Harnish, conductor, E. B. Mason and H. B. May, brakemen, for discovering broken rail, promptly flagging passenger train and notified section gang.

J. U. G. Caster, conductor, for service rendered in making repairs to telegraph line blown down by heavy wind, having gone out of line of duty to obtain barbed wire with which to make repairs to line.

H. E. Finney, engine foreman, Los Angeles, or removing cars endangered by fire, his engine having gone to coach yard, flagged an extra, with whose engine cars were removed.

WESTERN DIVISION

C. C. Christian, agent, V. R. Carusa, George Harris, warehousemen, J. M. McGlashan, vard clerk, A. H. Libby, brakeman, R. C. Nollner, fireman, Pittsburg, for action taken in extinguishing fire at one of our stations.

W. C. Cusick, conductor, J. S. Sherburne, engineer H. J. Wright, fireman. O. J. Lentz, E. R. Murphy, S. J. Triplett, brakemen, J. Harrington, C. H. Buttner, section foremen, Hillview, for assistance rendered in rerailing tank of engine which had been derailed.

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F. W. Gundlach, engineer, J. Bloom, ticket clerk, J. N. Davidson, cashier, D. P. Rico, clerk, Oakland, for action taken in subduing demented man who attacked and shot others in station, two of these employes holding the demented man, one telephoning the police, and the other gathering up all money and putting it in the safe.

L. J. Taylor, fireman, Oakland, for quick work done in flagging a passenger train, account of a wash-out of a bridge

C. Larson, conductor, Newark, for prompt action taken in clearing the main line track. J. J. Donegan, engineer, Richmond, C. L. Ebert, brakeman, Pleasanton, J. C. Godron, brakeman, Martinez, James Scully, police officer, Oakland, Thos. Prendiville, store helper, Oakland, for discovering and reporting broken rails.

James Lucey, section foreman, Vallejo Jct., J. T. Horn, section foreman, Alviso, C. L. Ebert, brakeman, Oakland, for discovering and reporting defective equipment.

A. Losee, engineer, W. D. Higgins, fireman, volunteered to take an engine which had throttle stem backing blown out, and rerail two cars of gravel.

I. H. Robinson, conductor, G. W. Turnbull, engineer, J. W. Riley, fireman, H. M. Leach and J. R. Bump, brakemen, Oakland, for action taken in removing roof of a building blown across main tracks.

W. E. Storrs, fireman, for assistance rendered in extinguishing grass fire under

trestle.

C. G. Ulig, engine inspector, Oakland, for discovering small crack in center of tender truck axle of engine. On further inspection. this crack proved to be a bad fracture, but it required minute inspection on his part to detect same.

SHASTA DIVISION

Joe Barber, roundhouse clerk, Dunsmuir, for voluntary assistance rendered in taking engine crew to bring in train tied up under 16 hour law.

D. D. Eagan, fireman, Thrall, for close observance of train noting car riding irregular and notifying engineer which enabled train being stopped before serious damage resulted.

G. L. Stauffer, conductor; L. B. Breen, G. E. Baker, E. W. Hall, brakemen; F. E. Shimmin, engineer; Wm. Winter, fireman, for valuable assistance rendered in re-railing engine.

W. G. Hume, conductor; W. R. Wamsley. D. Jones, brakemen, for valuable assistance rendered engine crew at time oil pipe was broken on engine thus eliminating excessive delay to train.

C. H. Cole, conductor, W. E. Poole, brakeman, for assistance rendered train crew in loading heavy express reducing delay to a minimum.

J. C. Cusick, brakeman, for close observ. ance of train detecting broken truck frame arch bar.

H. F. Albert, telegrapher, N. W. Spears, section foreman, Red Bluff, for close attention to passing train, noting brake beam dragging and advising conductor.

EAST BAY ELECTRIC DIVISION

J. P. Meyers, section foreman, Alameda, for noticing and reporting brake rigging hanging low on box car.

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H. L. Hansen, conductor, Berkeley, for calling attention to condition of tree our tracks, which would undoubtedly have done considerable damage had it not been removed before first heavy storm.

W. Sewell, engineer, W. S. Harding, conductor, Oakland, for noticing damaged overhead and taking protective steps to minimize delays.

C. T. Ferris, engineer, W. J. O'Neill, conductor, Oakland, for protecting broken wire hanging low over tracks, and for promptly reporting same to line headquarters. A. C. Dixon, brakeman, Berkeley, for protried to cross lady who tecting elderly tracks in front of train.

G. J. Dreisbach, engineer, Berkeley, for noticing hanger lying across trolley wire in tunnel, and taking proper steps to have condition remedied.

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SALT LAKE DIVISION R. L. Gracey, agent, Kearsarge, for valuable assistance rendered by him in nection with derailment three miles from his station in that he made several trips to point of derailment in his automobile delivering train orders and securing information.

J. R. McCrodan, agent, H. L. Norman, cashier, Lovelock, for assistance rendered in mile putting out a fire on right-of-way a from their station.

A. A. Cesmat, freight brakeman, for very thorough inspection of his train which resulted in discovering broken arch bar under