The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1905-01-05
LIVE TOPICS ABOUT TOWN.

II there is any power in persistence the
lessees of the apartments in the buildings
adjoining the East Thirty-fifth street police
station will have the women's cells moved
out OF the neighborhood. For months
they have been pleading to be spared tine all
night shouts of drunken women prisoners
but the vocal efforts haven't diminished
NOW the plan OF campaign includes APP
pealing letters TO Police Headquarters
asking for peace. Several have already
been sent. and the writer's promise 10 keep
up the campaign until peace comes TO
them.
Their garb and their bearing would have
marked therp anywhere as being out OF the
West or South. They had sat in corner
OF the Waldorf-Astorin's red room cycling
each other furtively from under the brims
OF their felt hats for nearly quarter of
an hour One was trying to place the other,
with neither inclined to break the ice. FL
nally one got up, strolled down the room
and returned with hand extended.
Say, pardner,' he said where In hell
have / met you?"
That's what I've been tryin' to reckon
drawled the other. III you tell me where
abouts in hell you live maybe might locate
you
A smile went with the words and the first
speaker said Cripple Creek; 06
You're right Thet was hell Let's
Ticker
How to get even with the landlord is
shown in the Brooklyn Heights district,
where this notice has been pasted on the
pane OF a bay window on the ground floor
of five story apartment house Of recent
erection;
Caller. please knock at back door. Bell hs,
; been out OF order for sl1 weeks and owner vii!
. not repair 10.
II you detect strong odor OF garlic in
trolley car, keep your hand on your watch.
said a Central Office detective yesterday.
Its new dodge OF the pickpockets TO
use garlic TO help them in separating
watches, pins and pocketbooks from their
owners.
Two OF the light fingered gentry usually
work together in a crowded car One OF
them munches on the strongest kind OF
garlic and then gets alongside the intended
victim The victim naturally turns his
head to avoid the odor, and the piokpocket
takes the pin or whatever he Is after, and
passes it 10 his confederate, who leaves the
car at the next corner.
III the victim should discover his loss
soon afterward, the man of the garlic Is
probably arrested, but the loot il not found
on him and he il invariably allowed to 60
Pickpoclets 80 far have not been work.
ing the subway much, according TO detec-
tives. There are more chances OF being
caught than when thieving on the surface
or elevated cars for one thing, but another
deterrent factor Is that which keeps bar
room fighter from making trouble in a
cellar; it's too pGinful TO be kicked up
stairs,
'Janitor, there has been no hot water
on my floor for week" Harlem fiat
dweller complained the other day
Il know it, mum, and 1t amt my fault.
responded the ready car Of the house
II it wasn't for those people on the first
floor you'd get it. but they're the diyvle's
own for bathing and the worst Of i is they
wants a fresh tub Of water every time any
one Of 'em takes bath"
lie was an A. D. r in brand new lit
and about as big as the minute land of an
alarm clock. A truckman had found that
loose rail at broadway and Chambers
street which squirts mud whenever a wheel
strikes it. The whole front Of his BE en-
gership was reeking with the cros.inG's
Offering and he was shaking his fist at the
offending driver. the while he hurled at
the mans head the choicest things in mes
senger vocabulary, Unwise in his gen
Grafton the truckman hauled up his team
to handy words. The inevitable crowd
assembled. Then appeared the police
man. AS the teamster started away the
A d. T. yelled after him threateningly.
Better close that subway o yours or
I'll drive an express through 1t.
That's one on me- said bystander to
the boy. whats il mean?'
Oats de subway. he answered scorn-
fully, pointing TO his mouth. An OATS
me express holding up u dirty little fist
See yer rubbeTneck?'