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New-York tribune., 1907-06-02
TREES MADE TO ORDER.
TScisted, Dscarfed, CoIorcd and
Varied as They Are Wanted.
BY Mary w. Mount

There was n time whcn trees grew and bios
somed and bore fruit as Nature prescribed and
with little assistance from man. All that has
been changed. The Wizard Of California makes
trees bear almost any sort of fruit he pleascs,
and also prompts them to truly American
energy in the process of growing. Some
trees under his manipulation viii shoot up to
fun growth in about three years, so that we may.
at this rate of progress in tree culture, soon Toe
able to obtain the trees we want while we
wait" the waiting being done strictly on the
American plan, which is never characterized by
patience.
Fallirs in India make one scc-or think
he sces-a plant sprout, bud. blossom, leaf and
fruit all in few minutes. but the real plant
miracles are wrought by Japanese Chinese and
American wizards in horticulture. who have
learned some of Natures mysteries and turned
them to their own ends.
It is only within the last generation that
Americans have seriously turned their attention
TO trees their culture and possibilities for decor
ative effect for governing rainfall and moisture
and for drawing away from certain localities the
poison of malarial dampness. The government
has engaged in developing the useful properties
IN trees. tree planting associations have cult
waited in cities and towns a realization of the
enhanced beauty of streets adorned with trees,
and shown how these develop aesthetic qualities
in winter and their comfort in summer.
The Tree Planting Association of New York
City has worked indefatigably along these lines
giving special attention to planting trees where
they Will do the most Eood-that is, among the
squalid tenement quarters of the city. where
the presence of trees brings a new enjoyment
and beauty into lives cramped and dwarfed
some of the decorative trees upon our
public lawns. Every year many new trees are
set out in New York City and in the seventeen
years since the establishment of Arbor Day in
this state 31S92O trees have been set out in
school districts. 1t has been the endeavor OF
the Tree Planting Association to place trees
near schools. settlements and public buildings,
whose janitors may be induced to for
their welfare.
With this end in view patriotic exercises are
held at the planting of tree to inspire in chill
dren a sense of responsibility toward the tree
which viii make them love instead of destroy
IT, George Washington was not the only child
who loved to get at a tree with hatchct or
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where children may play without sitting down
upon sunbaked pavements.
The interest which men OF wealth have taken
in the planting of trees upon their own places
is, doubtless, the explanation of the long lists
of their names which appear in the membership
of the association. Landscape gardening not
only furnishes the highest expression of art to
beautify parks but the gardener is called upon
for certain distinct forms of landscape garden
ing. such the japanese garden. the formal
old English garden, the Italian garden. the
Dutch garden and what is known as the old
fashioned garden, where the trees and shrubs
that forefathers loved reproduced for
the delectation of younger generation.
Nature Is not only called upon to produce all
her best specimens for these gardens, but. since
she does not often indulge in the production of
freaks. these are propagated by man with WON
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budding. grating. pruning. pinching and by
starving feeding the roots.
No nation In the world can compare with the
Japanese in their development OF odd shapes In
evergreens. The Chinese have some wonderful
old evergreens grown so that their roots form
great arches under which people pass into tenn
pies, and they have trained trees into wonderfuI
twisted shapes by braiding the young shoots
and have formed marvels in the way OF roots
that extend above the topmost branches C trees;
but they have not achieved the remarkable re-
suits which have made Japanese landscape gar-
deners rank with the great OF the empire
whose names are quoted as we would quote
the name Of some artist OF note or thesa
Shinzaburo Suzuki carries on his mysterious art
in this country, associated with ATlSazo SatO7y
in the firm OF Satow & Suzuki who have lust
turned over to Mr- Vanderbilt on his Adiron-
dack estate a complete japanese garden at a
cost of $4,000. Mr. Suzuki has sent an EXPERT
Japanese carpenter to erect In the japanese gar
den of Mr.. Stokes. at Greenwich. Conn, a Jap
anese teahouse and summer house, such as Is to
be found in every well regulated japanese gar
den and which slides into sections in 4 manner
as marvellous as everything else about a Jap
anese garden A similar garden is being ar
ranged on MaInaroneck avenue. in White Plains
for Paul G. Thebaud-
-
brought about, Mr.. Suzuki says. by taking away
from the roots every year from an inch to an
| inch and a half OF earth. trimming OF. at the
| same time little feeding roots from the main
ones. The exposed roots can be trained into any
desired shape in this manner. Sometimes root
| Is grated to appear like double trunk. some
times roots are grated upon the main stem or
| branches and hang down, covered with foliage
odd specimens of root and branch combined in
one The bent and twisted stems and branches
are held in place by means of small wires and
a fibre which is the color of bark. so that these
never show among the branches. With the
| finger and thumb new shoots are constantly
| pinched off, only the main ones the trunk
| being allowed TO develop. and thus the shape CT
| the tree is maintained Grating and budding;
give to the branches the required number OF
| foliage twigs grown in the manner desired. and
a tree will often be several times its height in
the spread OF its branches
| In connection with constant pruning and
pinchfng the trees to be dwarfed are planted n
small pots and get Just enough space to aruit
life, with none for natural growth There is
lust sufficient moisture provided to attain the
same eni and trees are treated in this manner
for hundreds of years in Japan, descending from
generation to generation. a precious possession
in families collections temples When the
dwarf tree has been shaped in the desired style,
il remains in this shape afterward, but the
pinching of new shoots has to be kept Up with
the years Rare old pines of slow growth have
required from thirty to fifty years Of training To
make them what they are to-day-at an age Of
from two to four hundred years The process
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and Catalpa bungi are best: the pyramid"
generally formed of arborvit9. Nordmann's sill
FIR. the white. Douglas and Norway spruce;
the "spire.' column" in which red cedars
be trained to give the effect produced by
expresses in Italian gardens: the arch" a
form achieved by training red cedars in pairs
over iron pipes. to form perfect arches six feet
in width and ten in height. While evergreens
employed in formal gardens. 4 popular decor
alton is the Swiss stone pine. whose rugged
picturesqueness forms pleasing contrast to the
symmetrical outlines of the carefully trained and
shaped trees the landscape. limitations of
this pine are successfully made by planting red
cedars OF about thirty to thirty-fi years of
age. which show battle Scared irregular TUFTS
of foliage
Trees are brought into the forms required by
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spruce, which is now fashionable favorite in
lawn decorations. Colors in foliage are also OBJ
tained by means OF chemical experiments.
process more successful with shrubs than with
trees
The best American tree for development into
the types required by the formal garden is the
common red cedar. 1t may be grown into all
the shapes demanded for this style of land
scape. such the dome" for which box. privet
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anything else which could infict mark upon IT.
So effective has been the work done by the as
sociation that the city has appropriated $4,000
for the of trees. and numbers of persons
have co-Operated with the members of the So
ciety by presenting memorial trees for the
beautifying of streets A tree costs about SO.
and its presence makes it easier to rent prop
erty. besides affording a certain coolness 10 the
air in summer and forming sheltered places
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however is not so slow with other growths. the
maple for instance. being easily dwarfed. These
dwarfed NAPLES form exquisite lawn decora-
tons They come in green and in light red
varieties, with many forked. feathery leaves and
irregular dome shapes OF wonderful dsicaCy and
charm combination of a green with scar
let maple is popular. but it is noticeable that tie
Japanese do not so mingle them
As an example OF their work the japanese
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The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-06-14

Norfolk, June 13.-The body of Cox
swain Robert H. Dodson of the battle
ship Minnesota, in charge of the i'll
fated launch which, with it's ii occu-
pants, six midshipmen and five sea-
men went to the bottom Of Hampton
Roads in the darkness of Tuesday
night, was found floating in the Roads
today. The Other 10 bodies have not
been recovered.
1t now seems to be accepted in ma
val circles that the launch was run
down by a coal barge shortly after
the frail boat carrying the II men
left the Jamestown discovery landing.
1t was learned here today that
Commodore Evans with a party from
Baltimore was anchored of the expo
sition grounds, a short distance from
where the accident is thought to have
happened, and, according to members
of the party, cries of the drowning
midshipmen and sailors were heard
coming over the water, though the
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high hand.
These reports created sensation in
the convention, but Up to o'clock,
when the convention adjourned for
the day, in honor of the founding of
the Butte union, no charges were Of
ficially filed against Mahoney or 9TH
ers.
"a total Of 81 new locals organized
and the admittance Of over IL, 900 new
members by initiation for the first
calendar year ending March 81, 1907"
said James K. Kirwan, acting secre-
tary and treasurer of the Western
Federation of Miners, in his annual
report, which was presented to the
convention today, sis the reply OF the
Federation Of Miners to the Mine
owners association and their faithful
allies, the officials Of Colorado and
Idaho in their attempt to disrupt the
organization by kidnapping our officers
and charging them with almost every
known crime on the calendar
The total membership OF the organi-
zation April / was approximately 40,-
900. The total receipts Of the fiscal
year were $224.S65 and the expendi-
lures, $190,O96. Contributions to ths
Moyer-H -Haywoo Pettibone defense
fund to April amounted to $87 1877,
and the disbursements, S7e,516, leay.
ing balance on hand of s8,271. The
salaries Of President Meyer and Sec
retary Haywood Of $3.50 a month each
have been continued while they have
been in prison in idaho awaiting trial
on the charge Of completely in the muir
der of former Gov. stuenenberg.
A severe arraignment was made by
Acting President Mahoney OF some of
the officers Of the Industrial Workers
of the World He said that his con-
nection with that organization in an
Official way was last July, when he
went to Chicago to audit its books.
A brief review was given in MIR. Ma
honey's report of the developments in
the Moyer-H ood-Pettibone cases
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SHOWING THEIR HANDS
Jealousy and Antagonism Said to Ex-
ist Between Great Britain and Ger
many over Coming Hague Peace
Conference.

The Hague, June 13.-With the
names Of the delegates of half dozen
Of the smaller states still missing, the
list of delegates and attaches on file
at the Dutch foreign office this even
ing numbers 199 Although no actual
news developments are anticipated
until the conference gets under way
and the powers begin to show their
hands, it is increasingly apparent from
the prevailing gossip that the chief
interest, if not the chief Importance OF
the conference, will revolves about the
jealousy and antagonism between
Great Britain and Germany and there
are plenty who predict an open clash
which will jeopardize, if not wreck
the work the conference meets to per
form.
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Seattle, Wash, June ia special
to the Times from Nome says:
The steamship Ohio, owned by the
White Star Steamship company,
struck on the ice at Port Safety at
o'clock yesterday morning, with a
loss of life of two white men and one
Chinese and great damage to the ship.
A huge hole was stove in the Ohio's
bow and she began to fill rapidly. A
terrific panic ensued, during which the
davit lines were cut and the life boats
dropped and a number of occupants
thrown into the sea. In all, rs per
sons jumped from the ship or were
precipitated from the life boats onto
the ice and in the water. OF the two
white men drowned, the name of only
one, Otto Anderson, has been learned.
The Ship's officers were cool, but
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-06-14
MAY BREAK WITH INDUSTRIAL WORKERS
First Step Taken at Denver Convention Pointing TO Fedora
tiOn's Severance OF Relations With Other Body

Denver, June 13.-As a ror6runner
of the split between the Western Fed
Grafton Of Miners and the Industrial
Workers of the World, it developed
today in the report of Acting President
C. E. Mahoney to the federation con-
vention that President McCabe of the
w. f. Of M. of Butte had at a local
meeting charged Mahoney with hav-
ing fraudulent1y used the funds of the
federation to help the industrial work
ers and with being traitor to the
federation. Mahoney denies the charge
and demands that the union file writ
ten charges against him; that the con-
vention hear evidence and if he be
found guilty that he be expelled from
the federation.
The charges are based on alleged ac~
tions of President Mahoney and some
other federation men at the last con-
vention OF the Industrial Workers Of
the World.
Vincent st. John of Goldfield, New,
a member of the executive board Of
the federation, and who was one of
the four federation men at the 1. W.
w. convention, in his report said that
the minority in the convention, sup
ported by the officers, stole all the Of
fices, refused to make any report Of
the condition Of the funds and de-
layed meeting in order to tire out the
delegates. ST. John declared that the
officers employed thugs to slug those
who protested against these highland
ed proceedings. He said he himself
was knocked out with a sYung shot.
Mahoney, st. John charged, was pres
ent when the thugs were employed
and did not protest. St. John also said
that John McMullen, member Of the
w. F. of M. executive board, knew
of the employment of thugs and con-
spired with G. o. Sherman Of the l.
w. w. and others to steal the Of
fices and run the convention with a
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-06-14
PASSING THE QUEER Q: R
George Newcomb Alleged TO Have
Tried to Have Confederate $40 sill
Changed at Jaeksoms Bakery Shop.

George Newcomb, a wen known To-
cal character, was arrested last night
at IL O'Clock by Officer Bessette on a
charge of trying to pass counterfeit
bill.
Newcomb is alleged to have gone
into the Jackson restaurant on the
South side and asked the proprietor to
change $40, presenting what appeared
to be q $40 bill. An investigation
showed that the bill was TWO confed-
crate bills pasted together.
The matter was reported to the po-
lice and Newcomb was arrested. He
denies the charge and says that he
never had such a bill.
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OF ARCTIC TRAVEL
Scores Endangered by Alaska Liner Col.
lidin& With Ice Field.

worked rather slowly. Only for the
efforts of Capt. Brown, First Mate
Frank Mills, Chief Engineer Raymond
and Purser Allen, great loss of life
might have resulted. Passengers and
crew became greatly excited and made
rush for the boats, following the
grounding of the ship. BY closing the
bulkheads of compartments one and
two, the officers of the ship did much
toward saving the craft and the lives
of her passengers.
When order had been restored the
Ohio backed off the ice and returned
to Nome badly damaged. At a late
hour last night she was sinking rap
idly in the roadstead, her position be-
ing most precarious one. A COM
mission has been appointed by Capt.
Brown to survey the ship.
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since the arrest of these officials in
February, 1906. In this connection the
charge was made that the mineoWners
and other enemies Of the federation
have caused the trouble at Goldfeld,
New, in the federation ranks, in order
to discredit the organization in the
eyes of the world at large.
President Mahoney expressed appre-
citation Of the financial support given
the federation in its defense Of its inn
prisoned officers, saying:
THE loyalty and generosity dis.
played by the hundreds of labor or.
ganizations that have responded in
the fight of the federation for its life
should convince us the time is draw
ing near when the regiments of labor
will come together in an invincible
army to battle shoulder to shoulder
for the industrial freedom Of human
ity"
The report shows that the fedora.
ton has not lost strike during the
past fiscal year, that it has gained an
eight-hour day in all camps where the
demand has been made. 1t is also
stated that in many cases the reduc-
ton has been from 10 to 12 to eight
hours, with an increase in pay Of from
25 to rs cents per day.
A recommendation is made that
ways and means be devised to keep
competent organizers in the field, es.
pecially in Missouri, Tennessee and
Michigan and that more men be given
the Cripple Creek district The Grip.
pie Creek local was said to be one OF
the strongest in the federation, but
until a few months ago its members
worked in secret because Of conditions
that had resulted from the 1904 strike
troubles. Recently, however, the fed
GRAFTON men have worn their badges
and worked in the open and it is con-
fidently stated by member of the
executive board that the Cripple Greek
district can be thoroughly organized
and brought into the federation ranks
within two weeks
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one BODY IS RECOVERED
Sea Gives Up Its Dead d--.lnspectors lnves-
ti@atin@ Launch Accident.

party at that time believed the noises
were made by jubilant parties return
ing from the army and navy ball.
Admiral Emory will, as soon as
some tangible evidence is found that
the launch was run down by a coal
barge, call on the regular court Of in
quiry required by the naval regula-
tions and thorough Investigation will
be made.
The members of the court of in
quiry will convene on one OF the bat
tleships in Hampton Roads. The fed.
eral steamboat inspectors are inyesti.
eating.
The Billings gazette. [volume] (Billings, Mont.) 1896-1919, 1907-06-14
ON MISSION or PEACE.

London, June 1s.-The British dele
gates at the peace conference at The
Hague, together with Joseph H.
Choate, James Brown Scott, VIM. I.
Buchanan, three of the American del.
egates left here tonight for The
Hague.
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GONE TO WHITEHALL.

Sergeant Baker Goes TO inspect Some
Land In jefferson Valley.
Sergeant Baker of the local police
force Is taking a little vacation, and
left yesterday for whitehall to in.
spect some land in the Jefferson val
ley.
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EARTHQUAKE IN CHILE.

Santiago, Chile, June ia severe
earthquake was experienced today at
Valivivia. Several buildings and
many railroad bridges were destroyed.
Five persons were killed.
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Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-12-20
A Spelling Contest.

Spelling exercises were held at the
Miller school-house Friday evening in
which the pupils Of the Minnekahta
and Miller schools and general public
took part. A list of five hundred
words had been printed in circular
form and a copy sent to each family
in the district, two weeks before the
event. Although the weather was not
favorable the house was we'll filled;
nearly everyone taking part in spell-
ing. In the final contest for the best
speller Mrs. Anderson, Co. Supt., won.
1t was generally agreed that the list OF
words was too hard, but every one seem
ed to think that the evening had been
protitably spent, and it was agreed to
have another list of easier words
published and have spelling exercises
at the Minnekahta school house Fri
day evening, Jan 10. In short addres:
Mrs. Anderson declared herself i1
favor of awakening interest in spelling
aud having contests throughout tn G
county.
r.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-12-20
Rosenkranz.Andre.

Miss Laura Andre and Ralph d.
Rosenkranz we're married at the M. E.
parsonage Monday night by Rev. q. s..
Chappell in the presence of a few
friends. Mr.. Rosenkranz is popular
member of the National Sanitarium
Band while his wife has grown to
lovely womsnhood among a large
circle of friends here who wish the
young couple happy married life in
which the STAR joins For the present
they will live with Mrs. Rosenkranz' IS
married sister and her husband, MIR
and Mrs Carl Nelson. in her old home
back of Mrs. Brelsford's.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-12-20
Circuit Court Notes.

The jury In the case of Perry Nichols
VS.. Mrs. Jennie Brinkerhoff, at s
O'Clock Thursday night Of last week
brought in verdict in favor Of plain.
tiff, giving him a damage verdict of $5.
Broderick vs. Shirley occupied the
courts time Friday of last week. In
this suit action was brought for judg-
ment on q $50 note with interest
against VIM. Shirley as endorser on his
brothers, L. o. shirley's note. The
jury found for plaintiff.
Referee Hays, of Deadwood, present.
ed his report on some contested pre-.
ferred claims against the defunct
Citizens State, Bank of Edgemont,
Saturday morning, which was approx
ed by the Court and receiver F. l.
Dunn authorized to pay these claims
and a SO per cent dividend on all other
claims.
The jury was discharged Saturday
morning with the exception of Walt
Knowlton, who was held over for the
special January term SO a specia
venire could be summoned to fill w
the jury list for that term of court
without going to the expense of gu m
moning regular panel.
!, The court case of Louis Deon vs.
w. H. Coffield was argued before the
court Saturday afternoon and the case
taken under advisement.
There being no further cases ready
court was adjourned until January
21st.
Among the out of town attorney
present we noticed E. L. Grantham, o.
Custer, A. G. Fisher, of Andrews, Neb.
G. L. Woods, of Rapid City, A. W
Critics, of Chadron, Neb., and w. r
Benedict, of Belle Fourche.
Hot Springs weekly star. (Hot Springs, S.D.) 1892-1917, 1907-12-20
"Chick" Perkins.

.rhe flowers are welcome in May,
but "Chic" Perkins is welcome any
day." for she brings along with her an
atmosphere of cheerful humor, that in
vigorates and refreshes. AS theatric-
al entertainer she has few equals, her
stage pictures are we'll nigh perfect, and
her impersonations of character are
so free from the resemblance of art,
as to destroy the idea of illusion and
make them seem realities. In her new
play "The Little Prospector" she has
found fitting medi um for the ex-
preston of her dramatic powers. "The
Little Prospector" is dramatic jewel
of the purest lustre, richly set in a
gorgeous environment of scenic effects
and faithfully interpreted by full
company of capable artists who will
present it at Opera House on Friday
night, Dec. 20.