The Montgomery advertiser. [volume] (Montgomery, Ala.) 1885-1982, 1906-09-30
HAS NO HOME
HRrTY GREEN, THE RICHEST wo-
MAN, PRACTICALLY A vAGRANT.
Beggar Army Invades Metropolis--Po-
iftieal Ross Captures Fern boats
Young "Sflk Stocking Routs
Plntt and Odell--J. ID. B'Gee
Rhfnehart's Political


abode anywh here for fear of the esuri
emit tax collector. Hunted by the mar
with the tax list. she left home in the
metropolis and took up her residence
In Hoboken, n. J. There her quiet ano
frugal mode of living was interrupted
by the local tax ONCE bloodhonnds
who again got on her track, and she
fed to the rural peace OF Bellows Falls
VT In that place all went happily I'M
til the tax officers recently raised the
valuation on her place from $1,000 ia
$4,000. This Mrs. Green viewed with
horror, and again 1t is announced that
she has given up her home and fed.
This is another instance OF the fact
that the life OF. the frugal New York
millionaire Is not all beer and skit-
ties. No matter to what rural wilder
ness he withdfaws himself, Snyiocks Of
the tax office and him. And they seem
to insist upon treating him like ahy
ordinary mortal subject to taxation and
the law.
The plague of feas, which infested
the upper part of New York during
the month of August. has been sue-
ceeded by a swarm of beggars- who
clog the most crowded t.,orou ghfares
and poster the passersby with their i'm
portunities Ever since last Spring
when Police Commissioner Bingham
abolished this mendicancy squad. which
kept the curbstone grafters on tile
rum the number of beggdfs in the city
has Increased alarmingly. since carly
In September the mendicants v ho pre-
fer to lead a vagrant life IN the coun-
try during the warm mortns have re-
turned 10 town. Many of the mendi-
cants have waxed wealthy Ore rag
gsd fellow, who grinds pitifdl hand
organ on Herald Square every night, is
known to possess several tenement
houses. The patrolmen on the beat do
not drive him away because he has
political pull. One beggar. apparently
a ore-armed hunchback, with his sole
hand crippled, was arrested at the
BROOKLYN bridge entrance recently. He
exhibited defornitiss so horrible that
the Police Court Judge scored tie po-
iicefnan for arresting HIM In reply
the policeman ripped of some of the
mans clothing, revealing the fact that
the hump" was made of straw anu tho
missing" arm was firmly strapped to
the mans body. while even the Grip
pied hand was a normal member clev-
erly held cut of shape.
New York who nave their homes
in the Borough of Richmond (Staten
business ia Manhattan by one route
the municipal ferry. Staten islanders
are rather proud OF the ferry, ana as
matter OF fact the ferry boats are
the finest In the harbor. When citi~
zehs Of less favored boroughs OF the
city point out that the ferry Is steadi.
ly losing money Richmond folk smile
gravely So long as they have good
service they do not worry IL the city
has to put up the weekly deficit. But
recently the staten Islanders had an
experience that has made them take
new View of the blessings of muni-
cipal ownership. Nick Muller, Political
Boss of Staten Island, wished to con-
troll the executive committee OF the
local Democratic Club. SO on the
evening OF the club election he had his
friend Lawrence Hanion. assistant SUI
psfintendent OF the eity's ferries. step
three boats for one trip each, SO that
the crews might vote for Muller. OF
course hundreds of passengers were
put to great Inconvenience. TTnforlu-
nately for Hanlon, the people kicked
up such row that Mayor Mcclellan
was forced TO bounce him But now
New Torkers are wondering, what
would happen-if the city, 10 take an
instance. operated the subway and Big
Tim Sullivan wanted the employees to
swell the crowd at his annual chow
der party. Perhaps the subway would
stop for the day and the tall skyscrap-
ers downtown would remain empty un-
til the army of clerks could walk down
town from Harlem.
An interesting result of the primary
elections in New York City was the
of Mr.. Herbert Parsons
as Republican boss of New York City,
IL indeed such an opprobions
name as boss can be applied to Mr.
Parsons. At any rate, young Mr.. Par
sons, who is only 81 years old, over
threw the combined forces of such old
as Odell. Quigg and Plat |
In many respects Mr.. Parsons politi-
cal struggles remind New Workers OF |
the early public life in New York OF
Theodore Roosevelt who is the young
leaders friend and adviser Mr.. Par |
sons graduated from Yale studied sub
seqeutnly at Berlin, and finally took a I
law degree at Harvard He comes of |
a wealthy family, and when he took |
up his residence in a crowded dis |
triet in the midst of the city and an
nounced that he would try to secure |
the Republican leadership of the dis
trict, the wise ones in politics laughed |
at him as a silk stocking. But the
young man not only was elected lead
err, but redeemed the district from
Tammany as well. When he was cleo
ted president of the Republican Coun-
ty Committee the wise ones laughed
again and said that Mr.. Parsons could
DO nothing against the wishes of the /
Did bosses. 1t was a hard fight for
him to retain more than a nominal
control but his recent victory gave !
MIN clear field. 1t Is confidently ex-
pected that he will rehabilitate the
broken down local Republican organi-
ration, which has SO often struck
hands with Tammany for purposes OF
graft.
James Brioe Gordon Rinehart of
Harvard and the Bowery has learned
something about citrus fruit. The East
Side ls still talking about de lemon
Big Tim Sullivan handed J. BGee Rine-
lart on Primary Day" Young Mr.. Rine-
harts attempt to redeem the East !
Side from Big Tins domination fall
ID, His first move was to fight to Sc
cure the Republican leadership of DE |,
fhoid' Assembly District. in which,
through an amicable arrangement, the
leader has of late years
been henchman of Big Tim. the Tam .
many Boss Big Tim also had a can
iidate for Republican leader of the
district this year. This gentleman
iidn't say much, but allowed Mr.. Rine-
lart to talk all over the district. Every
oody appeared to be for Rinehart
But, somehow. on Primary Day, the
followers didn't reach the
,olls. Mr. Rinehart's watchers at the
polling places turned out to be Big
Tins henehmen, and even the private
detective he had hired to watch the
is boss proved to be one of SulIi-
ans confidential men. The cards
we're stacked and r nehart had no
nance. Moreover, while the young
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