Amarillo daily news. [volume] (Amarillo, Tex.) 19??-current, 1913-02-01
STRAY TOPICS
FROM NEW YORK
Breezy Bits of Gossip and
Happenings Out of the
Ordinary

"0f'i ~" Ah' uo'umfhf makes
quite interesting reading. The re-
port shows that the entire police
force OF New York City numbers
lo.37l men, OF whom f99 are de-
allied to detective duty. 4s7 to the
Traffic Division. and 81 10 other
city departments During the year
1912 the police made 1880 arrests
Tor felonies. i07.227 for misdemea.
nors and i0.s3s for juvenile delln-
quency Rather significant is the
Information that the courts suspend
"a sentences OF persons who were
convicted In 1856 cases. including
SO for assault and robbery. Al for
burglary, 73 for carrying concealed
weapons In n measure this Is the
commissioners reply TO the charge
frequently made against the police
that they do not prepare their cases
properly for the courts. and that
they are frequently guilty OF swear
Ing falsely In order 10 permit the
escape OF prisoners whom they had
biViAmailed.
CJnlmissioner Waldo points 10 the
fact that New York has population
of $3.50. 900. and that the ratio of
police protection is only one 10
every 507 inhabitants In London
and Paris the ratio Is one 10 every
1913. In Amsterdam and Dublin one
10 $3.50. In Chicago one to i64: In
Toxic one 20 t3l In Philadelphia
One to 400, in Glasgow one TO is5.
aud Munich one 10 $40 To give
TO New York adequate police pro-
lection. the police force should. In
the opinion of Mr. Waldo. be aug
mcnted by the addition OF about
2,iO0 patrolmen He also advocated
an increase In the policemen and
several changes IN the laws relating
10 the pensioning Of policemen.
Among the recommendations made
b. the Commissioner are those for
Fire Department. OF making the
Transferring the boiler squad TO the
House of Detention part OF the
District Attorneys office. for the
passage OF laws for the taking OF
finger prints OF chauffeurs, for the
abolition OF private hack stands and
for the passage of law making the
possession OF gambling apparatus
unlawful and authorizing It's destruc-
ton The report has but little TO
say OF the Becker case.
There Is sadness. great aud gen
uine. In the Bowery district. for
big Tim" sullivan, the idol OF the
district and It's undIsputed ruler.
has Joined the army of the living
dead lie has become insane and
the court has declared him incom-
pe,ent lie is suffering from a COM
piete collapse OF his mental facul-
ties and is a victim OF the mania OF
imaginary persecution, in constant
fear for his life and safety lie will
probably spend the rest OF his days
In some sanitarium or insane asy-
bim The loss of dig Tim" will be
keenly felt by the whole Bowery
district which recognized him not
oniy It's political and social leader,
but It's big hearted beneiactor and
staunch friend Of every man, wo-
man and child In the district, no
matter how lowly and poor
The weather prophets, official and
unofficial are having hard time
OF II this winter In other years
their predictions came true at least
once in a while. hut the abnormal
climatic conditions of the present
winter have so FAR upset all their
calculations Yet. habitual weather
prophets are no, easily discouraged
and always find some excuse for the
failure OF their predictions \ }
pcVoe of Hackensack. who enjoys.
for some reason. a local reputation
NJ great weather prophet when
asked about the open winter said
The reason is quite simple. Tor,
with one exception. He have been
on the east side OF all the storms
or course. that explains everything.
even n the common people. who are
MOI weather prophets, fail Co see the
connection between the fact stated
and The prevailing weather condI-
lions
Mr. DeVoe undouhtedN has the
courage OF his conviction Not sat
igfied with his elucidating statement
10 account for the mild winter. be
pitched right into the prediction that
IRON now on there would be- severe
cold which would last until April.
lie predicted ice one foot in thick /
ness for the middle OF February and
a. worst storms OF the season be-
= on February and 10.
he breaking OF a package 10 the |
r. stry department of the post Of |
D. brought 20 light the other day |
an ingenious attempt to defraud the
government by smuggling In dia-
monds valued at $4,000 without
payment OF duty Among the reg /
isiered paekges vas a flat parcel, /
about eight by ten inches Il had I
been roughly handled In transit and /