New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1909-08-15
ON THE PACIFIC SLOPE
Luther BWbdRk's Horticultural Ea-
periments attacked.
IBy Telegraph to The Tribune !

san Francisco, Aug. l4-Fhe Pasadena Gardeners
Association has gone on record eondemning
many OF the horticultural novelties of Luther Bur
bank as fakes and this position has been sum
ported by Hans Plath president of the Pacific
coast HORTICULTURAL Society, and Hugo Lilienthal,
the well known San Francisco horticuIturist.
They all declare that many OF his creations are
not novelties. and that his wonderberry identi-
cal with the berry OF the deadly nlghtshade and il
poisonous. Mr.. Burbank has replied briefly TO
these criticisms. showing that attack is largely
based on sensational newspaper magazine re-
ports OF his work for which he cannot be held re-
sponsihle
OF the genuine value of Mr.. Burbanks work no
one here has any doubt, and proof of his remark
able horticultural skill is afforded by a visit his
experimental farms near Santa Rosa
The Carnegie Institute gives Burbank subsidy
OF $4,000 year. and this money Is well invested.
Bursank's improved fruits will be worth millions
TO California horculturists. while the value OF the
spneless cactus is inestinable food for ami
mails on desert lands.
Professor Z. ]. wickson head Of the depsrtu,ent
OF agriculture at the University OF California has
suggested the organization Of a school OF horti-
culture at Santa Rosa, over which Mr. Burbank
would preside He thinks that Burbank's work
should be systematzed and that careful scientific
record should be kept OF all experiments. He also
believes that Burbank would make an ideal teacher
and that his influence and guidance would be Of
great help TO pupils fond OF horticulture.
Children's Home Finding Society. OF which Henry
". Brayton has been manager for years Brayton
has been brought into the limelight by the dis
covery IN a filthy Chinese cellar OF little white
girl who had forgotten her language. IL was
alleged that Brayton sold this child 10 the Chinese
for $50 and that he accepted money for other
children placed with Chinese He says the money
was a voluntary contribution 20 the society. and
that all children thus placed In Chinatown
had Monaghan blood The latter statement has
been disproyed. II is alleged II Is said that Bray
ton has lived for years on the contributions Of
charitable persons without furnishing an account
Of his stewardship.
The newspaper zinc etchers Of San Francisco
turned 10 work this week after a lockout Of i've
weeks The etchers refused TO handle rouse blocks
or even furnish Zines for mounting on these
patent blocks The whole matter has now been
referred TO arbitration.
Charles W. Dodd. an alleged mining swindlers
wanted I'm Boston = charge or obtaining money
on fake miles. was arrested this week In oakisrh
where he had been making preparations 10 begin
operations There viii be difhculty about
securing his extraditon. II 10 charged that his
schene was 10 advertise for a partner In good
mining venture and then disappear after obtain
ing money
Bsoause of loud noise and interference with tele-
nbops wires the wireless plant on Russian Hill
vii, have 10 move. Residents of that hin COM
plained that they could not sleep because OF the
no,ses made in receiving and sending messages
and that they frequently could not use the 'sie-
phone because of electrical disturbances
mr. Tavlor of the pathological department OF
the University of California will establish poison
sousd OF twelve students At the opening OF the ran
,.rr, He will test these students the nutritive
Qualities OF suiphured California fruit. which Dr
WILEY tried TO suppress. The students VIII be red
= 90 r,on. k,nds OF California dried fruit and their
nbys,cal condition will be carefully noted ihese
Test, will be furnished TO the government Referees
20 whom the question OF suiphurins fruit mas Dozen
submitted
,rA. .rs6,,or, Of the Calkins newspaper syndi-
cato have received a dividend Of Is per cent About
ner cent viii be paid In second oiVioeho- Inns
| q. douh,e the amount which Calkps onered 10 pay
! after he had been forced into insolvency, a'-
| was a Nevada County newspaper man with Napo-
| ,son,o ambitions He bought half dozen Csitor-
MIA newspapers and attempted TO manage theh'
from San Francisco
TIL. s,,t celebration of the vintage festival after
] "a. European style will be held at ftna Springs
| tn Nspa Valley. on September g. prominent VINE
| men have co-operated I'm this scheme. which II Is
/ hoped will result In regular annuai ceiep'A"on
| Of the beginning OF picking and crushing s,apes
| for wilma The costumes worn by tho girls WIN DO
4 duplicates OF those worn by the herman iAo''3
| NJ Schloss johannesburg
Track laying on the San Diego Arizona
: Railroad began this week. The nrss fourteen
miles OF road from Ban Diego 10 the heA'can
line are graded. and grading in Lower Cahfornia
viii BEGIN At once This road will connect with the
( southern Pacific at Yuma. and VIII open up
rfch cattle raising and agricultural country. gong
through the heart Of the new Imperial colony In
! IN. delta of the Colorado River. which has soil
a. fertile as that OF the lower Nile Valley.
]
| The Maxuma Mountain Climbing Club. OF Port
land Ore. this week assembled Mount Baker, one OF
the most difacult SUBMITS scale In this country
Five OF the party of thirty succeeded In reach
4 ing the summit after nearly six hours climb
They found enormous fields OF Ice. two active
volcanic craters and great assures not mapped
| by previous climbers. One member, who knows
| the Alps well. sAys they have no snowneld that
| compares In extent with the Deming glacier OF
( Mount Baker.
| PRACTICAL POETRY