The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1912-01-01

NEW YORK, January L. What
enormous demands are made upon the
carrying capacity OF the various sub
way and elevated lines OF New York.
especially upon certain extraordinary
occasions. Is hard to realize. To those
living In smaller cities it may sseem
incredible that the transportation lines
or any city should convey one million
passengers In one day. Yet, one mil
lion passengers day would mean but
sim business for the subway and elc-
waited lines OF Manhattan. On one day
OF the week before Christmas fully
$500. 900 passengers were transported
over the subway and elevated lines of
the city The Subway carried about
1.4O0, 900, the Elevated, about 100. 900.
This number, of course. due to the
Christmas shopping. was exceeded but
once. at the Hudson. Fulton celebra-
ton.
There Is no time in the year when
money Is needed more than before the
holidays. Even the poorest people
need money at that time and the
crooks simply get II whenever they
can. During the week proceeding the
holidays thieves and burglars were ex-
tremely busy in this city and the num-
Der OF robberies reported was appall-
Ing. Thousands OF pockets were picked
In the dense crowds OF the shopping
district. Hundreds of women were
held up and robbed of their bundles.
h. In
some shopping were under IA severe
strain In taking care of their money
and valuables, but fortunately the
strain was not great enough to reach
the breaking point as in the case OF
the foreign-born workman, who was
arrested on the corner of y-fourth
street and Broadway the other after
noon. The attention OF the policemen
stationed near that corner was at
tracted by yelling and struggling
crowd. The buecoats pushed their
way through the mass of people and
found II poorly dressed man throwing
bills OF various denominations into the
crowd. Some Of his bills were recov-
cred and the man with the rest of the
money taken to the station, The pris-
oner said that In the course Of several
years he had saved up nearly $500. He
did not trust the banks and always
carried his wealth in his pockets
The fear OF being robed. however,
proved too great II strain and for some
time he found himself unable to sleep
at night. This condition gradually be-
came unbearable and he decided to
get rid of his money by throwing it
away. He was sent to Beleview Hos
pital for observation.
The suffrage-hungry women of this
city, who have only just entered into
the field of active politics are rapidly
developing into fullfledged politi
clans of the Tammany type On
October IA an election was held by the
Brooklyn branch of the suffragete or
ganization and Mrs. Robert II. Elder.
Of Brooklyn. was elected Borough
Chairman. Scarcely had this been
done when faction opposed to Mrs
Elder. started a secret campaign to un.
seat her. The leaders. who seem to be
residents OF Manhattan. were not ex
tremely scrupulous about their meth
DDS. and sent out calls with forged
names for meeting to be held at
some hall In Manhattan for the pur-
pose of electing another Brooklyn
Borough Chairman. The supporters
Of Mrs. Elder learned Of this move.
however. and obtained an order from
the Supreme Court. rorbdding the
meeting. charging fraud. The row re-