The Birmingham age-herald., 1903-07-05

RuSSla than tO. the IrSt clIy Tn tnlS great, free country, where the personal rights of the city are guarded by constitution and the machinery of law. Proceeding on the theory of strenuousness as di- rected by MT. Jerome, the commissioner of police. MT! Greene has caused raids to be made on various places of amusc- ment, pool rooms, etc, and the arrest of persons guilty of no crime. Police records show that six hundred persons have been arrested without warrant, held over night, arraigned before a magistrate and no charge made against them Or, plain ly 596 persons illegally deprived of their 'liberty, crowded into small cells, have been held for the night In a police station to be turned free in the morning, with out even a charge being made against them. Up to the present time this has been paraded as evidence of police activ- ity. MT. Justice Gaynor, of the supreme court, in an open letter to the public. de- nounces this high-handed invasion of the rights of individuals and of their proper ty. Commissioner Greene laughs at the decisions of the courts which uphold the doctrine that a mans house is his castle and continues to break down doors with axes and hammers. In self defense cit- zens have started society to prosecute the police for illegal arrests and raids. It will not be long before the citizen will be compelled to resent the making of po litical living pictures by the fusion admin istration.
 The grear fortune variously estimated between six and sixty millions amassed during the long busy years of the life of the late Marcel Hartley have passed Into the custody of his grandson Marcel lus Hartley Dodge. Great corporations have given him a seat on their boards of directors and he finds himself today, fresh from college, standing on the tresh- old of life at the point of -eminence at talned by his grandfather. To be sure knowledge of men and affairs; commer- cial social and political experience is not acquired by inheritance I understand, however. that Mr Dodge possesses natu- ral gifts which will stand him in good stead. The future Is before him. His record must be of his own making. I certainly wish him well and a place of his own making. not one degree less brilliant than that of his grandfather, who possessed sterling qualities as man, an associate and as a citizen.
 
 Another man who is rapidly becoming an important social and commercial fac tor is Henry c. Siegel. He came to this city and took his place among the mer- chants. He has won for himself posi- ton 1t makes little difference how
  ton here is to what eminence he shall att tain in this. MT. Siege Is not only a prince among merchants but a philan- thropist who smoothes the road for others less talented than be- less able to attain success. The city of New York is richer and better for the existence in its midst of Henry Siegel
 Ex-Governor Timothy l.. Woodruff who at one time had the largest assortment of naring fancy vests of any man in the country, and made 1t point to wear at least three of them during the day, has given up that decorative style of apparel | in favor of more subdued colors. The reason assigned for 1t is that "Tim," i" as his friends call him. Is endeavoring to | be one of the four delegates at large | from the state to the next national re- 1 publican convention. Platt, Depew, 1 Roosevelt and Odell were the delegates | in 1900 Roosevelt, of course, will be out l this time and Woodruff wants his place. | But that is not all Tim has in view. | MT Depews seat in the senate Is the main object of his ambition. Woodruff | has grown very rich making some kind of d beer The colored vests were said to be an advertisement for it. Woodruff i in the senate would be amusing.
 
 Nicholas Murray Butler, the president of Columbia university, In a letter on col lege endowments, has let out out se- cret of the Roosevelt administration which thus far has been pretty well kept. | It is of exceeding interest to republican senators and representatives all over the | country, who find it impossible to se- | cure positions for their constituents in l the public service. MT Butler writes: | When the new bureau of commerce was being organized letters were writ 1 ten to all the universities asking for lists | of names of students or graduates In the study of political science who could take l the civil service examination to make them eligible for appointment in that de- partment." The President, it is well known, will not appoint to office any man | if he can help it, who Is not graduate of some college. and in the event of his re- election 1t will probably become one of the rules of his new administration. wall street will have to put up It's share of the money to defray the ex- penses of the next republican campaign, !" was the confident assertion of friend of the President to me recently In reply to the Inquiry as to the method of com polling the milionaires to give up whether they like 1t or not, he continued: eThe banks want an asset currency sys- | tenn of some kind, more money with which to do business. To secure that,