New Britain herald., 1916-04-29

The freight situation still causes
| classification. The big embargo Is
! off and moderated one is one. But
| the most irksome thing is the rule
| prohibiting receipt or delivery at
| any tracks other than the Whiting
| street yards and as a result factories
and merchants are protesting. Be-
cause Of the greater distance neces-
| sary to haul freight, delivery men are
| increasing their rates in proportion.
For instance. one concern which was
formerly charged fifteen cents
crate is now being charged thirty
cents and naturally the man who mas
to pay is kicking and the railroad is
! asorbing the same.
| Many are expressing wonderment
as to when the police department will
| detail the mounted policeman for
active duty Whoever that officer
| may be, it has been Fred Wagner for
| the past two years, now is the tire
| to have him begin. Roads are in
good shape and with his machine he
| could quickly investigate many corn
plants that are now done more
| tediously on foot or more extensively
! with the patrol. But the delay is
because the safety board will, in all
| probability, purchase a new motor
cycle. The present machine has been
| driven hard for two years and to put
| it in good running condition would
necessitate a considerable expense. In
! fact by turning the old machine in,
the safety board has an offer per-
| hitting the purchase of q new one
| at a cost less than repairs to the old
one. The motorcycle policeman is.
| one of the most important and eff
| cient branches of the service.
O. F. Curtis expense list shows that
| his campaign was supported almost
| entirely by a clique of prominent re-
publicans most of whom had been re-
! NJ owed from office by Mayor Quigley.
Mr.. Curtis himself spending nothing,
indicates that he was a tool in the
| hands of those who wished to be re-
venged on the mayor. The SIS con-
| tribution by Curtis manager J. s,
Fenton, was the only one made by
| a person who has not a we'll known
public grudge against Quigley. All
of the others have publicly shown
enmity though not necessarily with
out cause. J. R. Andrews, arbitrarily
| deposed as safety board chairman,
gave 500. r. r. Healey, who suf-
| fered like fate. also gave 500. L.
| M. Barnes. former business partner
| with QuiC'ev and no friend, con-
tributed 500 and J. L. Doyle. whose
| paper the Record" has constantly
hammered tho administration, donat-
ed s135. A $50 gift was made by
| August Bergstrom, discharged by
the mayor as building inspector two
| years ago The amount given by
| these enemies of the mayor car re
within $3.50 of being the entire
amount spent, indicating that Curtis
himself hazarded nothing in his at
tempt, except his reputation as
winner of nominations which it looks
as if he can never hope to regain.
Among other things the Burritt
Agricultural association is consider
ing the erection of memorial gates
at the new northend park as fitting
tribute to the learned blacksmith and
peace advocate.
The Fishermen's Hospital Ship.
providence JournaL)
The humane services regularly per-
| formed by the United States Coast
Guard f1eet-formerly Revenue Cut
ters''-were expanded in a novel way
when congress, in response to repeat
ed urging, provided for the employ
ment of vessel, during the winter
season, "to extend medical and sur
gical aid to the crews of American
vessels engaged In the deep-sea fish
cries" The crews that the advo-
Gates of this benevolent legislation
hoI 4
engaged in the New England fisheries
The character and Importance Of
this new task are illustrated in a cur
rent report of Coast Guard Cutter
Androscoggin the chosen sea-hospital
ship, which having suffered damage
in breaking ice to free some fishing
vessels, has been compelled to return
from the grounds and go into dry
dock at her station. Boston. Since
November the medical staff has had
156 patients. eleven cases being SER
ious enough to require taking OH
board for hospital treatment. The
others were "outpatients'-an ex-
pressive term in this connection, II
one pictures a Gloucester schooner
hobbing alongside the flsher1nen's
hospital out on the ocean. while a
broken finger is being mended. IN
cidenta1ly, as q part of her ordin-
airy duty, the Androscoggin rescued
five men from a barge that had got
lost from its tow.
The Androscoggin has been fitted
up with a sick bay" operating table
complete outfit of surgical instru-
rents, sterling apparatus and every
thing else needful to hospital, and
an officer of the Public Health Ser
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first cruise in this capacity during
49, of ho iy,to Of H.