Norwich bulletin., 1911-10-28
As the First Citizen of New London, He
 Thoroughly Does His Duty
HE MEANS CITY SERVANTS SHALL
The Field Day of the Daughters of the Revolution-ow
 New London's Labor Delegate was of Great Service to the Conservatives Death of Lyman H. Bagg.

Mayor Bryan F. Mahan made an of fcial visit to the police station Mon
 day evening as a reminder that by virtue of his office he was the chief Of-police as set forth in the charter and ordinances of the city of New London. There is evidently something ir the conduct of the police depart ment that is not satisfactory to the mayor chief or he would not have made one of his chara short and effective speeches to the members of the department from chief to super numerary. He spoke of the recent un detected burglaries that had been com nltted, of the habit of policemen while on duty engaging in personal conver- saLon and gossip and of the practical aEandonment of the beats at the night lunch hour and reminded the officers that the rules of the department were TOT thelr guidance, that the city paid tnem for efficient service and that the c!tlzens were entitled to the best DOS slple police protection. He dec1a red that it was not the nurnosa of tf,a Visit 10 lind any fault with any mar ticuiar member of the police force and mat II Tn the future every man did his atty all would be well --'
 mere must be something not re- 1erfed to by the mayor in his talk tI,a+ prompted the personal visit and axn,-11 iran on the force Is aware of the facf put just what that something is u7aS not dlvulged. The mayor chief inst mentioned a few matters that shouId ha improved and at the same time by his persuasive and forcefuI talk gave tha omcers to understand that whatever oerei1etIon in duty that has prevailed must be corrected or that there will De something doing in the police de- partment for 1t is well known that af~er the mayor chiefs warning there must be reform in the tour of duty, and per maps reformation in the conduct of some Of the officers. Everybody here and hereabouts knows that Mayor Mahan does things and there is no doubt but the police officers will heed the warning
 The field day of the Daughters of the American Revolution in New Lon don, Thursday, was a decided success and participated in by Governor Bald Win. Mayor Mahan and other citizens prominent in Connecticut. and a,,- ong the speakers was Terence " Powderly former mayor of Scranton and the head of the Knights of Labor in it's most active times MT. PowderIy is at pres ent chief of information. bureau of inn migration and naturalization at Wash ington, and he delivered an address on Our Duty to the Immigrant The com ing. of MT PoWderly to New London reminded a delegate from New Lon con of an incident that occurred at the DIE ldnQ league convention held III Chicago about thirty-t]1r years ago. when the No Rent question WAS the chief topic of discussion among the Trishmen of the world.
 MT. Powderly was delegate to that convention and one of the leaders in the radical so-called Patrick Ford movement which if adopted would rend asunder the land league and in- crease the discord that prevailed among the leaders of the league. Among the Connecticut delegates to that eonven- tion were the late Rev Lawrence Walsh of Waterbury a leader of the conservative wing of the league. At torney Jeremiah T Desmond of Nor witch and Colonel Michael J. Wise of Hartford. There was earrest desire that harmonv prevail at the cenven- ton and it was believed that the best