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Show COMMENDED POR I HIS BRAVERY Washington. Aug. 5. Because Ar- thur J. Hill, an oiler, showed cool- i ness and self-sacrifice outside thr F confines where duty calls, he will re- ceive a letter of commendation from I Acting Secretary of the Navy Roose- f velt When two trains of the Pacific Electric railwa telescoped at Los tr AngHes, Cal . July 15 last. Hill, whose P- legs were pinned down by the P wreckage, used his hands In render- l ' ing valuable assistance to Injured j persons within his reach and spoke words of encouragement to fellow- j victims of the accident. I Unsolicited reports of Hill's brav- j ery and unselifshness were received at the navy department from the I chiefs of the Los Angeles police and fire departments. The fire chief said I , he needed men like Hill and wanted him as soon as his enlistment expired. ex-pired. 1 rtn i" |