Norwich bulletin., 1919-05-24
NEW LONDON SLAVES AND HAIRCUTS

master barbers, and they will expect every union man to be their custom CTS.
 There are all too many assaults, rob- | berries and like crimes committed in New London that go undetected. and | fully. as many that are hidden in the police safe under the present ruling of the police committee of the court of common council. This is not be- cause the police force is not large ! enough for the protection of the city, | for the roll now includes thirty-siX members, and be it remembered that | New London in point of area is the | smallest city in the state. There is | evidently surfeit of policemen, for the committee has arranged to give | time off to every mmeber with pay in addition to the usual two weeks va cation each year. With this increased | force there ought to be more adequate service and so much crime ought not to so undetected especially under an enlarged and improved police force, such as we read about.
 | A few nights ago couple of negro <, sailors beat up white sailor so bad | ly that he required hospital treatment 1 This was known to the police shortly after it happened and the offenders 1 had ample time to make good get away, as the police. under the rules, l kept it away from a newspaper that was issued a few hours after the bru- tai assault had occurred. Were the fact published the police might have received information that would lead i to speedy arrest. The people who pay the freight are reaching the opinion that it is about time that the police department got right down to police business and cut out the grandstand and boy play.
 1 Mayor Morgan's plan for a picnic on July Fourth, a sort of community affair, with a parade of the fire de- partment as an introducing and at favor among the firemen and the ma yor very wisely abandoned the scheme. Ee wants to do something to make everybody happy and spend some more of the city money. perhaps authoritatively. So he plans to hire d couple of bands, close State street to vehicular traffic. and have dances on the pavement, on the night of the glo- rious Fourth.
 It is the understanding that there will be no charge to the dancers and the spectators, all being free to the public. That is a bright idea and l mayor, and with the wish of the pub lie for d safe and sane celebration oi the Fourth of July. the great day ot American Independence. The pave ment dance may inconvenience per sons who use the trolley cars fol transportation to different sections ot the city, but it will be 10 the advan- tage to those who want to dance ir the street without being required tc pay the fiddler. Street dancing vii be novelty for the city of New Lon. don and is a happy thought of tht mayor,
 A couple of auto 'busses have com. menced operation in opposition to th' taking many nickels that formerl, went to the trolley company, tha serves the public every day in tn, year, regardless Of weather condition and on schedule time from early Il the morning till late at night. Thes 'busses specialize in the early morn
 ing ard scoot just ahead of the trol ley cars to pick up the union men em ployed in the shipyards and othe places, and some other passengers oc casionally on these morning trips. T. keep ahead of the cars all along tn line they must go some and ought t be carefully handled.
 Thursday morning one of tn
 busses in speeding to get ahead 0 a trolley car struck and seriously in
 jured [ pedestrian when nea Thames street. That bus did not pa
 expenses on that trip, as the drive very considerably took the injure
 man aboard and carried him to tn
 hospital. An examination shove
 that the man had hustained a broke
 rib, a possible puncture of the luns
 and some other injuries. It is sup
 posed that the operator of that bus
 bonded in sufficient amount to recon
 pense the man for his injuries an
 loss of time. at least. In the event (
 fatality there is question whether tn
 operator is financially responsible. is time little matters like these wer
 investigated by the improved polio department. Wonder if there is
 member of the force familiar with tn
 law touching case of this kind?
 Another episode in the New Londo
 police muddle was reeled off this weel | with the police committee as the he roes and Policeman Cavanaugh as th
 victim. The committee, or self-style
 commissioners with gold badges pur n chased with city coin, sat on the hig : bench and endeavored to raZzle- dazz
 the victim, who was charged with ir