Norwich bulletin., 1911-11-25

cd was gratifying to the general pub
lie The caAh Will only repay in part
what May o. mahan has expended from
his private funds for the advancement
of the best interests of the city ard
without expectation of personal finan-
cial return. 1t is instance of the
among his fellow townsmen. by those
who know him best.
Detective Ben Beebe, New London's
first detective, has work enough cut
out for him to keep a large force of
sleuths busy for q long time without
any new work coming in. as they say
of some of the local industries. and
expect Dete .tive Ben TO do all the
work in a day or two. He has been
detached from regular patrol duty for
almost two weeks and some of the
wise ones are wondering why ne does
not show immediate results. just as if
his every movement should De a mat
ter of public record. He is a very
busy officer and is handling the thread
end OF many criminal cases that have
not yet been brought to light and
which require careful and constant at
tention-
Besides these, he is ferreting ont in
cidents connected with certain crimes
OF. recent commission that will result
in the recovery of stolen goods in
some cases and the arrest of offenders
in Others He should not be expected
to do more than is expected from the
entire police force and the ordinary
detective force as well. for, be il re-
memhered, ho is only one human being
and must eat. sleep and rest OCCASION
ally just as the rest of the human
herd
Detective Ben is the right man in
the right place and the public should
not expect the superhuman from this
newly created Office. He is far re-
moved from being q dress parade Off
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by him to make himself quite fellow
in the public eye, for It's deeds and
not words with Detective Ben.
As q result of the recent address of
Commissioner John Gunshanan in
Now London with reference to the
fight being MADE almost everywhere in
the United States, Consumptives' Aid
which Is the same, or will be, as the
other NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. societies in
the state MIR. Gunshanan was at the
meeting for organization which was
health officer, and was attended by
representatives of the city govern
ment and almost every organization
in the city AR. Gunshana gave
detailed account of the fight that had
been in progress in Connecticut against
the dread disease for the past nine
years, and that now the state had the
best organized institutions and meth
any state in the union. He
was pleased to see that New London
was to take active. part in this needed
work.
DIR. Black made tie startling state
mont that there were at the present
time 200 cases Of consumption in the
city and that an average Of so cases
develop yearly and the death average
was from 30 to 81. the death rate be-
ing one among the various occupa-
lions.
After q thorough discussion of the
matter the organization was temper
arily formed by the election of Fred
crick A. Hitchcock, principal of the
Training and Industrial school.
as president, and William G. Fox, of
the Hopson & Chaplin company. as
secretary. A committee was appoint
cd to prepare q constitution and by
laws to be presented at a meeting to
be held early In January. The COM
miktes IL composed of President Hitch
cock, Secretary Fox. DR.. Carlisle F.
Perrin. Miss Mary Winchester, Alder
man James F. 5OIeary, Mrs. J. Emer-
son Harris and Miss Helen Hatch.
Mr.. aunshanan, in response to
query, said that about twenty-five
sitss had been offered for the pro-
posed sanitarium to be erected by the |
state. near New London and Norwich, |
and that he was favorable to a site
near Norwich. although there was an I
deal site in the town of Montyille, /
between New London and |