The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-01-24

arrested during. the past year In New York. figure which establishes . new record for police activity In this city. During the twelve months just were "pinched" by the blue-coated guardians of the law, as compared to 2o0,772 arrests in 1907 and 1ss.s71 in 1906. In other words the proportion of the total population which falls into the hands of the police is increasing much more rapidly than the total popu- lation. The increase of 44,1bo arrests last year over 1907, on basis of one arrest for each twenty of population would represent total increase or nearly 100000 in the latter respect. Il figure which is of course many times too large. While the criticism has been made that many arrests have been made uselessly, the figures cover ings convictions in this connection hardly bear this out. In 1906 the total number of convictions was s5.l14, in 1907 1t had increased to 111.002, while in 1908 1t was 140.s04, larger pro portion of arrested persons being convicted than ever before. While the expense of securing these convictions is large that of maintaining the vari- ous branches of the police service is enormous. The figure set for the pre- sent year is s3.2e7,5 800 among the items which it covers being twenty addi- tional automobile patrol wagons, . clubhouse for policemen covering block. and a riding hall for the use of the mouted service. Altogether the New York cop would seem to be 1usti-
 fed in his local appelation as one of "the finest"
 War has broken out in the ranks of the woman suffragists who have been unusually active here lately. and curiously enough the cause of the trouble which now threatens to dis- rupt the ranks of the advocates of ballots for women comes from the accession of recruits from the ranks of the wealthy and fashionable which
 was expected to add greatly to the strength of the movement in favor of votes for women. Among the most active of the organizations supporting this cause has been a league made up nominally at least of women wage earners and led by Mrs. Harriet stan
 ton Blatch, who Is well-known as a women of the Four Hundred in search of new fads announced their support of the plan to invest women with
 ballot-box privileges, Mrs. Blatch or ganized a separate and exclusive as- socIations for their beneht with Mrs. Clarence Mackay as President. There upon the wage-earning women de- nounced Mrs Blatch for deserting them in favor of her new-found fashion able friends whom they Insisted were not really in sympathy with their eff forts. while the wealthy members of
 the new association began to whisper
 that Mrs. Blatch and her trade union- ists were really socialists. Now the
 controversy is becoming open and bit
 ter with the prospect that the question of the ballot-box will be lost sight of altogether in the shower of personal recrimination that has broken forth. All of which goes to show what a
 merry thing politics will be if women ever do gain the right to vote.
 Provided one has the price-and this applies to about everything in New York--the out-of-town visitor can now come to this city with only the clothes he stands in and if he puts up at one of the big Broadway hotels finds clothing and everything else he needs for any occasion without going outside the building. This is all a result of a new practice adopted by the great caravansaries on Longacre Square. the center of the white light district, and in striking contrast to the conditions of even a decade ago
 when the casual visitor had to bring everything he needed or else go out and hunt for 1t. In this day of grace things are changed. however, and the man who comes to town on short mo- tice without baggage can have his wants attended to without stirring out side his room. Several of the leading hotels now carry always on hand for the use of their out-of-town guests a
 large supply of evening suits, either
 with tail coats or dinner jackets. The suburban visitor may also obtain such
 things as a trunk in which to ship
 home his purchases; chaperons for solitary women; interpreters for
 foreign guests; ministers. doctors, trained nurses and operating rooms;
 bath robes. slippers, tooth brushes and the like. Last but not least in the list is the department especially main- tained for animals where pets may be checked with the assurance of perfect | and expert care. Nothing but lions, tigers and elephants are refused, ac- | cordIng to one manager, the two | former because they are too dangerous
 and the latter because he Is too big, | The Hotel Astor has even instituted
 8 register for the dolls of its juvenile guests.
 Anti-SnOrIng Device.