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New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
He Steals the Public Parks Other Rare Plants
Well-Generaly He Is

says authority, simply have to keep strict
watch and on occasion convey a kindly hint.
The Germans, being accustomed to grow the
house leek on their roofs in the old country. try
to get specimens of this plant in the conserva-
tory. This is very hardy and will grow even II
hung up by a string. Cubans and South Amerl-
cans, on the other hand. have penchant for
the coffee tree They have picked so many green
berry pods as souvenirs that the six-foot tree
is carefully watched, and. as protection against
the ignorant its label has'been removed. Conee
at the public expense seems to be the idea Of
many ordinary folk
The bananas. luckily, are beyond reach except
with a long ladder, but the orange and lemon
trees are liable to be deprived of buds for bud
ding in some suburban fanciers greenhouse.
Incidentally, II may be interesting TO know that
the conservatory fruits do not garnish poll
ticians table but are kept 20 long on the trees
as ornaments that they become inedible- A ripe
fig or pawpaw occasionally disappears, whether
as seed or medicine. while the thick leaves of the
beefsteak begonia are culled by old women allo-
paths to put on bruises the same the aloe
cactus
Tubers of rare orchids oft take flight on the
wings that are POLITICALLY ascribed 10 these flow
ers, and the glaut zee ferns of the tropics and
various small ferns show by their missing fronds
the busy work of the fern specialist If theft
for there are millions Of reproducing spores on
each specimen. Why not take a frond whose
under side is brown-ranked with only 5000
spores? Every man. woman and child in the
city might have share of a few thousand
spores and still leave plenty
The connolsseur doubtless argues IN the Same
way concerning the outdoor begonas. that bear
inf1nitesfmal millions of seed ike red snuff.
Asters. variegated cannas zinnias, flaming sal
Was the tropic vincas and the Japanese lily.
with its big fve-sided pod ripe for picking also
tempt the deft finger and the wary eye. There
is vigilance both sides At night the out
door garden is guarded by special officer. else,
says. Mr. Olsson, there would be nothing left
for the non-filching community to
At the conservatory IN Bronx Park eternal
vigilance is the price of botanical security.
There have been cases where small cacti have
been lifted bodily troTa their pots by zealous
New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
Mr.. JEROME AND HIS ENEMIES.

SILK, the property of a Broadway ,narch.n>
stolen by Frank Burke, an emn,oIa rror,.,
was tried, and was proved not only m have
bought the plunder. but to have advised ~.
thleV1ng employe as to the particular colors and
Siaoes OF SILK desired. Harlan attempted to
construct a chain of perjured Testimony to
escape conviction and involving innocent per-
sons. He was sent to Sing Sing for two and \
half years.
When the present District Attorney made bat
tie upon certain labor leaders he was called a
"madman" by some union men
You will kill yourself politically" they said
to fight our walking delegates They are
powerfully intrenched. All the labor unions will
turn against you, and they will crush Won" Rut
"hen labor leader came to him and warned
him to let up and sand that he represented ten
thousand voters. Mr.. Jerome answered quickly:
Don't talk to me about your ten thousand
votes. You couldn't deliver vote in YOUR union
except you own, and you know it. There isn't
labor leader in the city who can deliver the
votes of his union. And 1 wouldn't care If you
could. 1 in the right and I will win out
am after some dishonest 'grafters, and this
shall prove to the satisfaction of the public in
a short time"
Mr.. Jerome kept his promise He prosecuted
Sam Parks and Diamond Phir' Weinseimer,
walking delegates, and showed that they were
extorting money from employers through threats
of strikes. He sent them to prison. He also
succeeded in rounding UP other men and prov
ing that they "grafters.'' BY so doing he
sent such these TO prison for various
terms: Richard T. Cooney. George Martin.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-05

A favorite is the Old Mans Cactus. of Ari-
zona, which grows about six inches high and is
covered with fine wig of hair, whitish at the
top. More than one respectable visitor has
gazed thoughtfully at this specimen, if
pairing its size with the cubical contents of his
pocket, but far only offsets and wisps of hair
have been taken. The reptilan shaped snake
cactus the Adams Needle. the Mammalaria
and the curving branched night blooming
cereus have found intimate appreciation. The
century plant. when it in bloom last sum-
mer, after shooting up a twenty foot flower
spike at the rate of four inches day, became a
best bet with everybody. The scientists hooked
its offsets while the unenghtened populace
flched the pods of seed which were worthless,
because not hybridzide.
The red fiowered, tangle branched crown Of
thorns which grows about Jerusalem is much
desired by religious folk, who usually make a
point OF asking for a piece before they adopt
direct methods.
I'VE have a great call for varieties of the aloe
cactus" said Mr.. OLSON. The Italians use it
incidentally, applying the thick, feshy leaves to
wounds and sores. They say it will cure troubles
of fifteen years standing. One old Italian wom-
called me Sgnor mio,' and promised 10 kiss
my feet if I would give her some leaves. 1
directed her TO drug store. The Italians also
try to get the fruit Of the prickly pear cactus.
which they eat in their country
Until lately chief patron of the cactus house
has been nice chin whiskered old man
from Newark, who has good collection at
home. He knows that the gardeners know that
he is not averse to improving his stock with
rarfties; therefore his visits less frequent
1t was really painful to Mr.. OLSON to set
watch such an estimable fellow botanist who
is the soul of honor except where cactus is
concerned. He is a cactonaniac, so to speak
and would not hesitate TO rob his best friend OF
a new variety. using the base conjuring tricks
of an Artfu. Dodser
doctor OF repute and a middle aged journal
list are also known to be fallen angels on the
score OF desert plants The latter still has the
grace to blush when confronted with the re-
proachful eye of the custodian All these are
good men What can YOU do to them? Would
you have greenhouse detectives and search sus-
meets as they do in the department stores? No
New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
0vERCOMEs OBSTACLES.

Such obstacles. however, only inhamed the
great zeal of Mr.. Jerome He went to the leg
isature and procured the passage of bill which
would compel patrons of gambling houses to tes-
tfy, but even then he found himself baked
because his foes declared the new law unconsti-
tutional. Consequently he had to fight for the
act from court to court until the judges of the
Court Of Appeals decided that It was sound
Then at last Garfield came into court and
pleaded guilty Of being a common gambler
Though his fine OF $1,000 was comparatively
insignificant. yet his confession and defeat had
a tremendous moral effect. AT last, after years
Of struggle, Jerome had the drop" on the
gamblers He sent word to every man con-
ducting gambling house. II want to see you,"
he said. And they came by twos and threes
they entered his office. shook his extended hand.
And he talked like this
I've got the goods on you. You've got to
shut up shop. Send down here by tomorrow
afternoon in wagons every gambling implement
in your place"
And the command obeyed
Through the aid of Captain F. Norton Cod
dard, the District Attorney succeeded not only
in sending "Al' Adams. the Policy King" to
Sing Sing, but also in securing the conviction Of
4S2 other men of high and low degree engaged
in this 'meanest form Of gambling" In the
two years before Mr.. Jerome was District At
lCTney only 1orty-IWo CRIMINALS of this class
were found guilty. Mr.. Jerome has also secured
the conviction of 26S bookmakers and 121
gambling house proprietors and employees.
In the same way that he fought the gamblers
Mr.. Jerome made On corrupt lawyers In
doing this he raised Up many powerful enemies.
Some of the letters which he received in be-
half OF the lawyers ne was prosecuting con-
tsined such sentences as these Don't get
after Mr. -. He's friend of Judge -"
Let up Mr.. -- you'n never see Office
again. IF you pigeonhoIe Mr.. -'s case
there will be something coming to you" Don't
push -. His friends always have their re-
venge."
Yet MI. Jerome went ahead IN his fight against
dishonest lawyers. Up to the present time he
has obtained the conviction Of eight lawyers.
with indictments pending against nine more
The lawyers convicted were Robert A. better
known Bob" Anmon; George E. Mills
Jacob ". Bfrnbaum. Martin Conlon, Arthur n
Harris, Jurden E. Seeley, James S. AIderdice
and John W. Wooten. Cases are still pending
against Abraham II. Hummel Edgar I, Furs-
man, Benjamin Steinhardt, Samuel L Ferguson
Thomas P. Wickes. Samuel Leibowitz J. Leon
Brandmarker. Michael O'Sullivan and Jacob 8
Freedman.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
FARMING II BUSINESS.
To Pay 1t Must Be Carried on Upon
Business PrinctpIes.

With the rapid growth OF population and the
shifting of Industrial centres there have been con-
stant changes in agricultural practices study Of
the worlds history shows that while agriculture
has been and will continue to be the primary basis
of wealth. It has reached its highest development
where most closely allied with the factory. No
country continue to be prosperous where agri-
culture is the sole dependence. nor can any country
hope TO be independent and enjoy the best fruits
of its industry where manufacturing constitutes
the chief source Of wealth. The farm and factory
must go side by side in order TO bring about tbs
greatest progressive. intellectual and Industrial o.
velopnent.
B T. Galloway. chief of the United States Bureau
Of Plant Industry states that the output from the
factory constitutes s. per cent OF this countrys
annual production of wealth. and coincdent with
the development Of factories in a community there
has been corresponding increase in the value Of
farm lands. wen in the products of the farm
country is entering is bound 10 have bene-
fciaI effect upon agriculture. for aside .rom the
alone without reference TO other industries. II Is
bers and enlarge their output agriculture must nee
Nearly all the best arabic land OF the country has
now been taken up. and those who are most vitality
forth the main pronem for the who intends
% make cultivation OF the soil MS OCCUPATION S 1
Of greater production from given acre II AnneEi-
she must be able to produce not only the enormous
quantities of food required Tor her own INCREASING
for other nations nieaaas' as we'll
Inc popuidtOn OF twenty oI ING Ia- See. h-aSloiii
cities and their contri5utory territory will aggre
gate fifteen million people Both population and
wealth are constantly Increasing. and In couse-
Guence there IS a growing demand for something
more than the mere necessaries OF life On account
OF the rapidly increasing demand for tho products
OF the soil. great deal Is being said and written
are being held out to city people aud Others and
the opportunities In this field. Unquestionably
there is need for pointing cut the advantages OF
rural life but Ike all good things the Tendency
sometimes IS to carry the argument too far and
This results in inducing many people 20 20 fnto
the country to undertake farm life who are
wholly unified for the work. The city man rs often
nnisled by statements written by those not wholly
conversant with the facts and again by those who
have interests at stake and VINO would dfr~cfIv
benefit by inducing the prospective farmer to in
vest in land.
While the present day brings many opportunit,sn
IN agriculture farming H. like every other indus.
Try, bUSinesA and must be approached tn Q bus3v
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New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
ANOTHER ABUSE REMEDIED.

Mr.. Jerome also labored for a law to compel
debtors to produce their books to prove their
solvency, and argued before the legislature for
a bill of this character. which later passed.
IF we can have such amendment of the
Penal Code" he said, we put a stop to the
practice Of swindlers securing goods under false
pretences and then failing. There are thousands
Of such cases in New-York City alone every
year"
An instance of the kind of men Mr.. Jerome
overthrew in his fight for the merchants is
offered in the case of Edward NJ. Harlan. Har-
lam was millionaire pawnbroher who was ac-
cused of receiving a large number of rolls of
New-York tribune., 1905-11-05

James Donnelly, J. / McCafferty, Theodore
Mackey and Robert W. Lindsay.
In any way that one wishes TO compare Mr..
Jerome with Asa Bird Gardiner the last Tam
many District Attorney, the superiority of the
former is shown. Every such comparison re-
pudiates the Murphy campaign cry that Mr..
Jerome is the weakest prosecutor New-York
ever had For example. in 1900. when Gar
diner had charge III convicted by verdict
in every 1000 Under Jerome, in 1908
there 124. Under Gardiner there
462 pleas of guilty. and under Jerome. in 1908,
AGO. In the number of acquittals. however,
Gardiner leads. or 1000 cases under Gardiner.
. 1O1 were lost by the verdict OF the jury: under
Jerome. seventy-eight. In the number of cases
tried by jury. Mr.. Jerome obtained a conviction
sixty-one times in 100: Gardiner only ffty-four
times
Under Jerome the population of the Tombs
In spite of the increase OF crime in the city
has been the lowest for the last decade So
quickly are cases prepared by the District At
torney's office that the average time between ar
rest and final disposition of the case has been
six days The average number of prisoners in
the City Prison each day for the last three
years was 1l6. For many years previous there
were on an average 225 cells in the Tombs
filed.
The cost of maintenance for each prisoner in
the City Prison a day is estimated to be Al
cents. By thus cutting down the number of
'city boarders'' Mr.. Jerome in the last three
years has saved New York taxpayers $20O 900.
The activity of Mr.. Jeromes men has been
appreciated by the bench. Judge Newburger in
discharging the June grand jury said:
We nave at this time only 133 prisoners in
the Tombs awaiting action on the part of
this court. and 1 know that l speak for my
associates when L say that while we feel sat
isfied with the work have done a great
deal of the credit is due TO the District Attorney
of this county and his associates and assist
ants for the manner in which they have pre-
sented the cases to US and the work they have
done in handling the cases and bringing them
speedily to trial, and the situation is in
this county for the first time in great many
years-certainly the first time during my con-
nection Of nine years with this court-Such that
cases can be tried within two or three days
after person is indicted a record which, of
course, will meet with the approval Of every
we'll thinking in the community
New-York tribune., 1905-11-05

.os of William Travers Jerome, the
iNs to are fghting his reelection as Distric'
n@ev me-. ot New-York County. do not quesuoN
Aloi"N Ta-nmany orators on the stump
MS a. their widest moments do not chahehee
eve. .-,.o-5tz Indeed, one OF them, VINO was iio
lis H.e me- ~ osborne the rival candidate ZOE
oan.' attorney on the Murphy ticket nfAu'
Dht" ~. r,ost disastrous breaks OF 'he Ia A"-i
one u o-ona.gn by insinuating that Mr. se1oi,
many cool for being honest ME- ospo'H'
..-,orable words WERE ,,,,., he
-, Jerome did not get IL hiinseiA 'i'
fool" ...,, him IN a different
They say that he does not heep @ .,is - ,,s
10. that he talks big ana Goes ~,oo,s own
ises -. .,,,+v bucket" to use Mr. OSBORNE o"i
10 al ,amphlet which Murphy Is no"
,.,,. broadcast this cnarse
+ta rresent District Attorney
seslhsa 1--sxers Jerome IS poor lawyer
"iiii' -oo1,ast prosecutor that ever heto 'iiae
Office" .,,, d,scloses the des-
auo =. which Tammany Han mas pee
- only a glance at Mr.. Jerome . 49, -
..+ornev Of this county Is suiii.
DisHiC' on,y the fearlessness with "Ni0A
sN'" ...,,,. crime but the unusual euOO
mas -..,+.d from his battles. BEFORE ie
Dfstrict Attorney he vowed -.
eS..' Gamblers. and after his election ne us
On en' 1.,, such vigor and persistence 'ria' 80
'iem decd closed their houses ana even 81
SUI. gambling paraphernalia to the Ds' .t,s
theiI o4ice to be destroyed. Never IN .ne
Af.OIl0s - the city was there such an exnloltioll
his'O.. 49, defeat among lawbreakers oi Tins
character. .o,,e1,er is only
- The many crusades Mr. Jerome mas ii.e,o0
a,n.+ Avfldoers, and made with success
ss-. b,s election he promised to war "sa-,o
~ social evil in the tenement olstrlcuS u
-. ~ 20 break UP the infamous cadet
"a - close fake employment o1lces' oS
',.susnec+iug girls were led into lives OF VICE
"a he did what he promised. In order tha' i''
-.,obt direct the war against such evils III per
sor nfr Jerome made his home on 'ne f4a'e
c,so He took a house in Rutgers-sI-' anu
.t,-be- he invited all fathers and motheIs WIZ
,o.re6 their children were going wrong ~ NO-i'o
and personally ask for his help. AS a conse.
o,arce he broke up the iniQuitous ousileSS u
The cadets" sending more Of them 10 prlso"
tbor any three of his predecessors in the Dis-
office.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
Who They Are Moy Be Clearly OWNED by Reading
the Long List of His Successes in Prosecuting
Lawbreakers of Many Kinds

1t has been a wonder to some Tammany work
ers why the merchants Of Manhattan have raj
lied with much more enthusiasm around
Jeromes than Osborne's banner; why ten of
them in the Broadway wholesale district. for
example, each contributed $1,000 to Jerome's
cause. Here are some OF the reasons:
Mr.. Jerome has made a special crusade
against thieving clerks who turn stolen
goods to fences" From January 1, 1902, to
October l. 1905. his office secured convictions in
156 cases Of this character, and he is fighting
this evil harder than ever. This may be
seen by the fact that sixty-one of the 156 con-
Victions We're secured in the last ten months.
New-York tribune., 1905-11-05

break down doors with an axe. and then held
court behind faro tables roulette wheels. AS
District Attorney he continued this war. He
attacked Richard Canf,eld. the richest. the most
powerful the most insolent of gamblers. who
boasted that none dared touch him. On Decen-
Der /, 1902 Mr.. Jerome In person conducted a
spectacular raid on Canfield's place. He found
no gambling, but plenty Of paraphernalia. After
this raid Mr.. jerome tried TO get Garfield to
plead guilty Garfield scorned the Offer and
then Mr.. Jerome adopted tactics which again
heaped all manner of abuse upon him. He
went after few Of the wealthy patrons OF
Canfeld's He attempted to make them testify
that Canfield's Club a gambling house.
But his witnesses refused to testify. They
fought him in the courts
New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
Buy Ckina and Glass Risht'
HIGGINS
"a & g
0EITER
Fire Chna- RICH Cut Glass

We desire to emphasize the fact
that our Annual ImportationS for the
Gift Season have this year been ac-
complished much earlier than usual !;
and that at this very moment our
THREE-STORES-IN-ONE are
so crowded with Art Novelties in
Finest China, Cut Glass and allied
lines, that it is really difficult to find
room for more.
We call attention to the Extraor-
dinary Beauty of the display. In
Variety, Richness and Taste it not
only far surpasses any ever made else
where of our specialties, but actually
excels any that we have hitherto
shown, ourselves.
In one particular alone we do not
progress: Prices remain as hereto
fore:
"A Less Than Elsewhere"
New-York tribune., 1905-11-05
NO SHAM FIGHTER.

But the enemies OF Jerome say that his nights
against various kinds of evil have been more
Spectacular than real. Such criticism may easily
Dc shown to be unfounded.
Nearly four times many gamblers have
been convicted under District Attorney Jerome
u one year, for example, were sent 10 jail
n the same length OF time by Asa BIRD Gar
o'ner. the last Tammany District Attorney. In
ne two years before Mr.. Jerome took office. In
which time Mr. Gardiner and Mr.. Phnbin were
plstr.ct Attorney, each for year. there were
- gamblers Of al kinds convicted. IN the
loar years which Nj. Jerome has been on the
4tflhs line S75 Of these lawbreakers have been
ufiFen TO bay. Nor has this been accomplished
"ilhout overcoming tremendous obstacles. When
''r Jerome went at the gamblers with an axe
As Judge Of Special Sessions many laughed
d him and said he seeking notoriety Yet
40 spite OF all manner OF ridicule Mr- Jerome
Kept on fighting. As judge he did things
which made more sedate members OF the benGh
'oid Up their hands in amazeInent He not only
ISSUED warrants for the arrest of gamblers, pul
:" prevent the plans OF raids leaking out In ao-
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-11
CLARK AND HEINzE ALLIES.
Copper Kings Join Hands to Contro
tho Politics of Montana.

Copper Kings Join Hands to Control
tho Politics of Montana.
Butte. Mont. July 4 Senator w
A. Clark and u. Augustus Helnze have
formed new political alliance and all
Montana IL talking about II. The alli-
ance has just been concluded and both
HeinHe and Clark have started on their
separate ways for Europe The new
combine Is preliminary to next years
campaign In Montana. when Mr., Clark
wants to return to the United States
senate and Mr.. Heinze wants II legis-
lnturc and friendly Judges on the dis
trict and supreme court benches.
When Clark was elected to the GEN
ate he was In an alliance with Heillze
against the Amalgamated Copper
Company. but Immediately following
his election he turned against Heinze
and allied himself with the Standard
Oh and Amaleamated interests.
Since that time the Clark ana
Heinze interests have been hostile to
each other. In Butte HeinTc Is SUI
preme politically, and without dele
cation from Butte the control of the
next legislature in the interest o.
Clarks candidacy Is questionable.
without Clarks support from outside
counties Heinze would not stand much
show OF getting n hearing before the
legislature or OF electing friendly
Judges The facts of the new alliance
are confirmed by the managing edito.
of CInrks newspaper who has retired
hecnuse OF It.
Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1905-07-11
WEEK HAS Been COOL
Daily Average Temperature Has
Been Somewhat Below
Normal In Iowa
RAINFALL WAS EXCESSIVE
AInFALL WAS EXCESSIVE
Except on wet Soils tho General Con-
dition of tho Corn Crop is Good--It
Is in Advance Of tho Condition at
This limo Last Yoar--Hay Harvest
Begun.
Special to Times- Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Dcs Molnes, July 1.-the regular
weekly weather and crop bulletin was
issued today:
The daily average temperature OF
the past week was 4 to degrees be-
low normal. and the rainfall was
Conditions were more favorable for
field work the latter h0lf of the week.
and some progress has been made In
cultivating late planted corn, and In
haymaking and cutting winter wheat.
rye, barley and early onts. There has
been considerable damage to clover
that was cut the preceding week: but
there is u large acreage yet to be cut,
and, with fair weather. Il full average
hay crop VIII he harvested. In the
southern districts harvesting early
oats and fall rye and wheat Is in prog
ress. There are but few reports of
damage to wheat and oats by rust.
condition of tho corn crop lis fairly
good In respect to height, stand and
cleanliness. 1t Is better than the con-
ditlon reported Oh the corresponding
date last year. All the minor field
crops are doing very well. In the
southern section the apple crop Is
very poor. especially late keeping va
rietics.