New Britain herald. [microfilm reel] (New Britain, Conn.) 1890-1976, 1916-10-14

Clark, Cremin Stone and Martin y
reported that they had about fifteen
cases Of typhoid, all soldiers.
Only the first floor will be used as it
is easier to heat. All the doctors ask
for is the providing of beds, clean Ii -
en- and medicine. Their services will
he free
Thankful we all are that none Of
the boys of IS are in such a condition.
# II
It is about time the safety board got
busy and Strengthened out the fire de-
rartment by appointing additional per-
manent men, as per schedule, and
making the department as near per-
manent as possible. And in this re-
spect some disposition will have to be
made of the six StOlIerS and three en-
gineers who are drawing their salary
and yet, because the department has
been motorized, have no work to do.
There seems to be some question as to
the exact status of these men. by
some it IS claimed that rs soon AS the
old engines were discontinued the po-
sition Of stol1er and engineer became
vacant automatically. The general
opinion however, is that until the or
dinance Is changed these men retain
their old ratings. The ordinance pro
kides for such members of the de-
partmen and it does not appear FEAST
bic to believe that the safety board has
the power to declare the positions
empty. Tt would appear that the
proper procedure for abOiishing these
iohs would be to have the ordinance
changed. thereby WipnS out the posi-
zion. or possibly by reducing the stok-
orc and ene,ineers to the rank of call
mon But the sooner some action is
taken the better fer it Is q tina~cial
waste for the city to be paying these
men when they have absolutely 10
work to do.
Automobile elopemonts are quite the
rage and they might we'll be termed
"anfomohil5 runaWays." but an auto
mobile runaway II which a we'll
known real estate dealer figured on
Main street this week was in no sense
an elopement. AS he remarked later, it
roscmbIed moro cloSly a catastrophe.
In Justice to said real estate man it
should be stated that his car is new
one ana he was not any too famliIar
with it's management. He had anSled
his machine in front of the Center
church and removed his foot from the
clutch pedal, preparatory 10 stepping !
into the street when the car, with (
lump sped forward into the middle of /
the street. Before the astOnlshed !
owner could collect his wits It had run !
away as far as the National Bank COZ (!
ner. The explanation given was that |
he had forgot to disengage his gears |
when he brought the car to a stop and |
left the clutch in before he stopped the |
motor
A prominent memory training ex-
pert with a big reputation and d1-
ploma from a memory training school
who delivered a lecture on memory |
raining a few days ago gave the edi-
-orial staff opportunity for a good
augh at his expense. He inform ed |
he city editor. on the occasion of |
lis mirthsome visit. of the nature of !
lis profession, what memory training
las meant for him. what it would do |
or others and the subject of his
coming lecture, which was 81 Forgot
AS he was about to leave he advised
he editor that he had a photograph i
'vaila Vie if it was wanted Where
lpon said editor reminded him that