Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-09-12

thanks to the assistance OF some wag
during the visit to the city this week
Of the international Congress OF To-
ology. Naturally such an august body
as the Congress made haste to visit
the American Museum of Natural His
t.rv here, and naturally it's for 4isn
members were astonished to see in that
institution mosquitoes as large as
calves with the sign above them stuff
ed specimens captured in New Jersey"
The discovery Of these gigantic insects
by one of the foreigners was the signal
for a general gathering and many
notes were taken which will doubtless
later appear in France telling Of the
enormous size reached by the New Jer-
sey variety Of mosquito. The insects
which excited so much attention are,
OF course, only wax models which have
been magnified scores OF times and
dire are the threats which are made
against the person who attempted the
deception should he be discovered. The
models in question, however, have
taken two years to construct and are
so natural in every detail that only
their size distinguishes them from the
genuine article. To foreigner, OF
course, with no means OF knowing
whether or not the exaggerated stories
concerning New Jersey mosquitoes are
true, the deception was not impossible
As result Of the alleged "crime
wave and in answer to various at
tacks which have been made on the
management of the Police Department
Commissioner Bingham has lust had
prepared report showing the press
ing need for more blue coated guardi-
ans of the peace. The figures covering
tWcnty-six cities Of the world are new
and interesting and show that while
New York had one policeman for every
SOB residents in 1898 it has now one for
only every CAB residents The mean
ing of these figures is made clearer
when it is understood, as stated in the
report, that the average Of other cities
Is one officer for every AIS persons,
thus leaving New York about so per
cent. shy on metropolitan peace pro-
motors. That the New York ratio is
not considered sufficient elsewhere Is
shown by the figures for other cities.
The national capital has one blue cot
for every 4S5 residents, proper Boston
one for every 500 and sleepy Philadel-
phia one for every 511-all far ahead
OF the ratio here. or foreign cities
Lisbon has local equivalent Of the
American "cop" for every IT'S persons.
and leads the list. ST. Petersburg. the
nome of bombs and riots, has one for
every 1874: Dublin. one for every $50:
Berlin, one for each $40, and London
with its six and a half million people,
one bobby" for every 496. The report
also sets forth that the day officer is
expected to perform the herculean la
Dor necessary to covering a beat of six
miles, while the night Offices stunt is
three. Altogether the New York COD.
each with his 643 persons to look after.
seems to have a hard lot as compared
with that Of his brothers in other
cities.
Big Bill Devery, ex-chief Of police
and economist Of national fame. sup
posedly retired. has jumped into the
arena of New York politics once more.
Big Bill is pretty generally known on
this side of the hemisphere and
achieved his prominence during his
service of twenty years on the city
police force, during which time he
drew total salary of SIS, 900 and re-
tired, an example to all humble worn-
erS, with one million dollars saved.
Several years ago he tried to break in
to Tammany Hall but, to use his own
vernacular, was 'trun down" and trun
out OF the State convention, brass
band and all. Now he has once more
SHE'D his castor into the political ring.
for the purpose of opposing one Good
win for the leadership in the seventh
Assembly District. Big Bills return
was marked by a speech destined to
achieve high place in the city's polt-
ical history. I'm on any side of any
fence" he said. so long as dat guy
Goodwin is on de other. 1t makes me
SILVER to tink Of dat Teller. he's so
cold. Hand it to him in punches Of
his own ice. Freeze him out" With
this remarkable example Of speech
making for the peerless leader of his
party Big Bill formally opened the
campaign for his candidate for the
local Tammany leadership. The resi-
dents of the district are impatiently
waiting for the corks to begin popping
and the skyrockets to soar for Devery
is lavish in his use of such campaign
accessories.