The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1910-01-29

New York, Jan, 3s.--No twtthst standing
the fact that 1475O5 arrests were made
here during 1909, according to figures
Just compiled by the chief clerk OF the
board OF magistrates New York is rap
idly becoming tho best behaved and
law abiding city in he world. In other
words, during the past year one arrest
was made for about each thirty of the
total population. {. decrease of nearly
20 per cent as compared to 1908, in
which year more than 175,000 arrests
were made, or one for each twenty five
residents. So If the city continues to
Improve its department mark at the
rate of 20 per cent annually, 1t viii not
be long before infractions of the law
becomes so uncommon as ID be o rarity.
indeed at present there are only two
attractions of the law to each one hum
bred Of the population, since of the
l47O00 arrests made during 1909 the
number of persons convicted or held
for trial was only S4,975, or about 49,
600 less than in 1908. Only 1,611 arr
rests were made for burglary and 1897
for felcnious assault, the great ma
iority being for vagrancy, intoxication
and the like OF the total number of
persons arrested American citizens to
the number of 26,3S5 or about 1s per
cent easily take first place. Next in
order of nationality came Russia with
1925; Italy with $500; Ireland with
sos; Greece with $3.50; Germany with
Sill and England with 1875. While
these figures do not of course indicate
the relative law breaking tendency of
the various nationalities mentioned
since the size of tn. foreign colonies
here vary greatly, they do when COM
pared to previous years show that New
York is making strong bid for the
distinction of being known as the
worlds most law abiding municipality.
This is the time Of the year when the
ONCE of the commissioner of the de-
partment of street cleaning is fairly
deluged with all sorts of weird and
wonderful suggestions for the removal
of snow from the city streets, or even
to prevent it's ever falling on them.
Investigation has shown that most of
these suggestions come from persons
who are too lazy to shovel off their
own doorsteps and who, when they are
not busy making suggestions to the
man who has to keep the city clean,
are diligent in making all sorts OF
criticisms of the conduct of his Office.
ANY Of them coud handle the job to
the perfect satisfaction of the public,
according to their own estimate, pro-
vided they had the opportunity to do so
Nevertheless many Of the suggestions
are amusing. One man recently pro
posed that the snow be saturated with
kerosene and burned up, while another
with a somewhat similar idea in mind
wanted the city to utilize a machine
on which he held the patent to force G
sheet of flame on the snow thus melt.
ing II at once. Perhaps the most am.
bilious scheme so far suggested was
that Of a man who wanted the city
TO build a vast elevated reservoir, into
which all the snow gathered from the
streets should be dumped. On the ar
rival of spring the melting snow woulc
turn into a. lake from which by dis
charging the water through q pipe suf
ficient power could be generated II
run the city's electric cars. Preventive
ideas include the roofing Of the cit!
with glass and the spraying into the al
dpring. each snow storm chemical
which would melt the snow fefore
reached the ground But in spite Q
all these Inspirations Of genius no NOR
satisfactory method of snow dispose
than that in use--that is shoveling
into the wagons and dumping 1t int
the riyer--hes vet been discovered.
sAs & - T. )
!. The lengths TO which the craze 10
organizing societies and holding publ
dinners has. been carried in New Yorl
was indicated by dinner which wa
held by the Thirteen club at the Hote
Majestic. one of the fashionable resi-
dence hotels of the city, a few day
ago. The sole and only purpose o
existence of the Thirteen club is to def
the superstition of ll-luck attaohin
TO the number thirteen and incidental
TO have as enjoyable time as possibl
while doing so. At this latest Dime
the guests were seated thirteen at eae
table and began their banquet at thir
teen minutes past seven. Over eae
guests chair as he sat down was a
open umbrella and the proceeding
were begun by the breaking of miro
The candles on the table were set
miniature skulls and other gruesom
reminders were scattered about
plenty. The Thirteen club is proud {
the fact that it's members thus ia
have been particularly successful In de
flying iii luck, but the fact that flour
ishing organization can exist on &
slight a foundation shows how firml
the club and dinner fad has fixed i
hold on the metropolis.
While a large part of the country
agitated over the increased cost Of lis
Ing. there Is one class of citizens WI
are not troubled by the question. The
are the immigrants arriving at Ell
island, who during their stay there al
fed at the expense Of the government
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