Norwich bulletin., 1913-07-19

It is quite probable that New Lon ! don will be represented in the big 1 parade of fire apparatus in New York, 1 incidental to the annual meeting of 1 the National Association of Fire | Chiefs, next September. The Niagara company has received invitation to 1 participate with its old automobile chemical and hose wagon, the first to be used in active service in the United l States, in order to show the improve ment that has been made in the past twelve years in horseless fire wagons. The old Niagara is driven by steam and has boiler and smoke-stack. It is in striking contrast of the modern machines of the present time, as is shown by this first American La France by comparison with the present Niagara machine which is modern in every detail and manu- factured by the same concern. This old machine was nick-named Maude by some jealous f1remen upon it's ar rival and the name was adopted by the Mia agaras.
 Maude has been out of commission since the city purchased the new | machine as successor. In order to get the very best machine made, the Niagaras turned in the old machine, which was company property, in order to raise the sum required for purchase which was $1.000 in excess of the city appropriation. When the time neared for the departure of Old Maude senti- ment was strong for the retention of the Maude for the good service she had done. So the NiagaraS repur- chased and now Maude is in the fire house. Should the invitation to par tcipate in the parade be accepted, and it probably will be- Maude will be thoroughly overhauled and be put in good running order. and be a feature of the big parade.
 The Niaaaras are a ~ecuiar bunch and it would not surprise New Lon doners if they had division of their one of the handsomest hose reels in the country, one which was built for the Taylor Hose company of Philadel- phia, and was prize winner at the Crystal Palace fair before the civil war. The parade reel is of glass in laid with pearl and all the steel work is ilver-plated. With this old hand drawn hose wagon following the band, then Old Maude and the new machine following, would serve in illustration of the evolution of fire apparatus.
 There are political stories in all see- tions of the state showing a lack of democratic enthusiasm for the ad- vancement of Governor Edwin to the United States senatorship or his re-
 
 majority of democrats and who are of to the victors belong the spells per SuaSion, evidently have no political use for the governor. His chances of getting a nomination for any office from the democrats are considered as very slim indeed. Nearly every dem ocrat, and even the barbers of the state are against him. The governor set out to abolish the self-sustaining barbers commission, but was success fully opposed by the general assembly. But the governor evened up matters by firing the three commissioners, the majority of whom were democrats and appointed an entirely new board, just because the old board objected to the abolishment of the commission. The governor was so anxious to make a clean sweep that he even refused to appoint an Italian as member of the commission, as had always been the rule owing to the large number of Italians who are barbers and the necessity of having one of the com law in the Italian tongue so that barbers of that nationality might be- come familiar with the laws relative to it's trade.
 The barber commissioners who were not reappointed by the governor were competent and satisfying to the great
 
 and to the people generally wLo ap- preciated the improved sanitary con- ditions of the barber shops, were Thomas G. Leisi president of New Haven, George Goss. secretary and treasurer of New London and George H. Bissman of Willimantic. Their terms expired July 1 and with the best record ever achieved by a board of barber commissions in the state. They issued more licenses in any one year than any preceding board, which shows attention to duty and strict en- forcement of law. Stiil they were all bounced by the governor, though ev- eryOne of the trio were entitled to reappointment by reason of good ser vice rendered.
 The Associated Charities of New London is now fully organized and offered and ready for business. While the scope of the new organiza- tion is not fully announced it is pre- sumed from the name that all charit- able organizations now In existence are supposed to associate with the associated charities, The new orgAn- tzation will probably exert influence that will materially reduce the neces- sity for charity in its generally accepted term. All of which is well. But the question arises will all the other charity shops in New London close their doors? It is a known fact that many people engaged in charitable work as representatives of organiza- tions rather like the work for the prominence it gives them as charity workers and with others it Is a fad There are people engaged in the work of dispensing charity Who seem te be of the opinion that there are no de- serving poor and all who seek or ac- cept public aid are fHPosters and need to be closely watched, There is not oh aIaa {txFi iy7 of ton, Even in the charity department of the city of New London an insnec-