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The San Francisco call., 1910-03-07
Has Drawn Natures Teeth

Burbank has drawn the teeth OF ma
turc and has tanned the vicious plant
AZ The desert-thc cactus-So that man
can now eat OF its thornless leaves
and now delicious fruits. He is YER
stable Daniel come to judgment on the
- cactus. or a Daniel in the lions den. Tor
Rurbank-s wonderful skill has mace
The cactus IS safe 10 the touch as the
NcIvety mullen. TIE cactus Burbank
considers his greatest achievement-or,
rather he accepts the verdict OF the
scientist who has said: The deEel-
opmcnt Of the thorDIess cactus by Lu-
tacr Burbank viii add as much wealth
10 the world as the discovery OF new
continent would.
over the th0ruless cactus there mas
been a redundance Of controversy. just
ss there was over the wonderberry-
THE critics Of the wonderberry have
been silenced by the fruit of the mar
veIous plant. BY their fruits ye shall
know them" applies as true literally
rs dguratively. As Christianity has
aimed the metaphorical Application
s- its own. so Luther Burbank might
adopt the direct meaning Of the phrase
as his motto
Burbank would have his thornless
cactus the eloquent spokesman of the
Iorticulturist's achievement lie SAID
10 The Call:
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ONLY Thornless Cactus

There is not in existence today an
absolutely rhOrnless cactus of agrlcul-
rural value which did not originate on
rrv grounds within the past Il years
This fact is demonstrable on my own
syrotnds. for 7 have here the varieties
which have been claimed as spineless-
The United States government col
lector. David c. Fairchild. sent me
samples Of the government 'spineless'
cactus. They are but partly spineless.
Mine are absolutely spineless. told
Mr.. G. ". oliver when he was visiting
at my place that 1 would give him $40
Cor every thorn. he could ind by rub
hing d leaf against his cheek
Burbank led the way to the cactus
path To follow him it was necessary
almost TO run. The Santa Rosa horti-
,gTturist is an elderly man, but he IS
as sprightly as a youth. There IS a
ronular picture most widely circulated
81 an portraits. which shows "the wiz
ard Of plant life" in a stUdious atti-
tude There he has the face Of an
escetic. of seer. Of a benevolent wiz
ard But that is not the working eN-
r,ressiou OF Luther Burbank He is
more brisk more alert. He is a
small man. spare and brisk. He wore
a graz cutaway suit and on his head
was broad brimmed black felt hat.
His hair is white, touseled and not
long His eyes are bright and intent
His movements are rapid
He FASTENED from his house which
combines dwelling, Office and seed
depot. across the street into his nur-
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world. He announced with pride that
he had just received a letter from
standard automobile company which
said that the pulp or fiber OF the leaves
had been tested as brake for ma
chimes and found to be more durable
than steel. 1t could also be worked
into paper, and cactus paper promises
to become the most aristocratic of all
kinds. for it has proved excellent as
hank note paper
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TRIBUTE PAID ACHIEVEMENTS
OF FAMOUS H0RTICULT TURIST
Plant Wizard Continues Experiments and New
Marvels Grow Under His Touch
Continued from Page One

much better. When I started with the
bulbs they were that size'-he indi-
Gated an oval by crool5ing his thumb
and forednger. Now. the bulbs are
as large as an apple or a potato. This
was a popular edible plant with the
Indians" he continued. 1T used to be
the cause Of wars between the Indians
and the whites, for the white men
would Jet their hogs get into the beds
Of the camassia and destroy the
plants
A Queen Among Vegetables
A plant. the philosopher of plant life
reasoned. which led to war must be a
queen in the vegetable Kingdom
Helen of Troy of bulbs. Burbank did
rot say that, but his actions would sug-
cost that he had that idea of its roy
~ i'm mind For he has taken this
plant. which was 50 humble in the
eyes Of the white man and has recre-
.ted FL into a distinguished food prod
uct.
when win it be put on the mar
kc- Tor general sale2" Burbank was
asked
. Il can not say he answered. THAT
Is pr0blematical. ! am working on il
Yet
That is what makes it difficult to di-
vide Burbauks work by the calendar
and TO say that in the siXtieth year
of his life he gave this plant to the
world. and that in the siNty-first year
his contribution was this. Cell by cell,
wear by year, he builds up his plant,
selecting this characteristic one sea-
son. that characteristic another; the
fresh shade Of color Is developed in
1907. more graceful leaf in 1908,
more delicate flavor TO the fruit in 1909.
The plant might be ready for the world
i'm l9lo-but Burbank might see the
opportunity for Improvement and de-
lay The public debut Of his re-crea ton.
That isnt his version Of his meth
0ds But that may give crude idea
Of his delicacy of operation.
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Increase i'm Expense

Now my expenses are $1,000 a
month. I have Il men at my farm at
Sebastopol, six at this, my Santa Rosa
place, three girls, stenoSraphers, work
ing inside Shortly 1 will need IS
young people TO put up seeds"
He drew a little package from his
pocket. On the back was a diamond
shaped seal with the name Luther
Burbank" in script. with this seal
on packag ges they are worth 25 cents;
when without this seal the seeds could
be bought for 21a cents
Luther Burbank knows the value of
his work and in his brisk. sharp way.
is quick TO select the salient feature
Of its commercial possibilities
He knows that he is doing a mar
velous work, but the wonder of it does
not dazzle him. He experiments. he
sells seeds, he disposes of his corre
spondence and when that is done he
goes back into his nursery yard. and
with his acute senses picks out the one
shoot in u thousand which will be the
progenitor of new variety of plant or
flower. The secret of the future thorn
lessness of the blackberry, the secret
of the future deliciousness of larger
strawberry, the secret of the future
richness in color of a rose turks subtly
in some one plant among thousand.
Luther Burbank, hurrying from his
desk work on his S1Xty-HrSt birthday,
will crouch over a green bed and with
unerring fingers choose the fragile
twig in which the destiny of a species
dwells. That is his work.
Luther Burbank was born in Lancas-
Ter, Mass, on March Z. 1S49. He moved
to Santa Rosa in 1876 and since then
has lived and worked on the Sonoma
county soil, his fame gradually spread
ing first among nurserymen, then
lets fa- 20
ther until today. his sixty first
birthday, his name is secure and will
be perpetuated by his works "as long
as grass grows and water runs
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California Celebrates Luther BurbdnR'S SNtyfrSt Natal

said Burbank, (which have a particn-
larly improved favor"
One side of the lot was edged with
walnut trees. Those are just 8 years
DID, said the grower of. wonders. They
were tall. graceful trees. They are a
cross between the eastern and the Cali
fornia black walnut" explained BUR
bank. "They are remarkably rapid
growers and good bearers.
Then he turned to a small patch of
growing hybrids. These are crosses
between onions, leeks and garlic said
the wizard, nonchalantly. as if one OF
those odoriferous vegeta bles alone and
unabetted was not sufficient without
having accumulated the strength of
the three bound indissolubly in one
pungent bulb.
In little beds were plants from vari-
Gus parts of the world. One contained
a. graceful rush from Chile already
bright with a small purple starlike
flower.
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Botanical Clearing House

Santa Rosa, or BurbanES 5 place, to
be definite. has become the worlds
botanical clearing house. All over the
earth the agents and correspondents of
Burbank are working, collecting rare
and common native plants. They are
in parts of South America which have
never before been botaniSed, and re-
ceive 1000 specimens a year from one
collector there" Burbank stated. Three
or four missionaries in the interior of
China send me rare plants. and in the
Pacificislands, in Alaska, and all parts
of the world there are collectors who
add to my assortment of seeds. I take
the seeds, grow them normally the first
season and then experiment with
them
Burbank is an empirical philosopher
of plant life. II am working now with
a grape from western China he con-
tinued. '1t is a wild grape. a rapid
grower. I will plant 100000 seedlings
and probably will secure 100 individual
plants-one out of 1,000-which will
suit my purpose I will cross these
grapes with other varieties until I get
a product which is new and valuable
This year am grating 100000
seeding varieties of plums and plum
cots
That the Carnegie endowment was
withdrawn last year does not disturb
Burbank. THE Carnegie Institution" ,he
commented lightly. wanted to capture
Burbank for the benefit of science.
worked for it. I prepared a review of
my work. 1 went through the list of all
the plants 1 have experimental upon.
from to Z-more than 10000 differ
ent species in the last 40 years-briefy
reporting the results of my work
where 1 had succeeded with a plant;
where l had failed. I had Just finished
that compilation when I learned that
the allowance had been withdrawn
On 10 minutes notice ! had TO put my
work on a commercial basis I did
that While I received $4,000 from
the Carnegie Institution, that did not
cover the expenses of my work.
spent $4,000 more directly on the work
than 1 received during those five years
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MARATHON DANCE
BREAKS THE RECORD
Three Couples Keep Going for
IA Hours and 43
Minutes
Remarkable Exhibition of Grit
and Endurance Watched
by Crowds

Continued from Page One
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Burbank's Vindication

was fully vindicated in all parts of
the country and we were deluged
with letters praising it.
Burbank has not been injured,
but great damage and annoyance
has been done to innocent persons
how many the world will never
know-more than $4,000 persons
had planted seed of the wonder
berry.
While Luther Burbank's later works
have been among edibles he has ap-
piled his charm at the same time over
his flowers and grasses.
Il am working he said, tower seed
lings crimson rambler rose in which
am developing new shades. Then
there is new evening primrose. which
is five or six inches in diameter. One
petal of the new flower will cover the
old blossom
Under foot, as Burbank and the in
terviewer talked, were grass plats,
over which men were working. This
is a lawn plant he explained, ''the
well known lippia L am developing
new varieties which will grow with
one-tenth of the water needed for blue
grass or other lawn plants.
Beyond were some strawberry vines.
'I have grown some Strawberries, y
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Their Wide Distribution

1.-The plants have been distributed to
all parts OF the world. In Australia It'll
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New York botanical garden, made
a report on the wonderberry that
was favorable, asserting that it
was not a Solanum nigrum or any
other known variety. This, after
a careful study of the plant grow
ing in the grounds of the botanical
gardens. by himself and associate
professors. We also made it
known that our five acre patch of
wonderberries were ripening and
any one was welcome to come and
see it and taste the fruit. We
also offered to send fruit to any
one who applied, and did so in
many cases.
Before the middle of August
'The Crime of the Wonderberry'
was fully exposed and the motive
generally understood Then came
the wai1ing of those who had been
misled into destroying their plants.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-23
HOW TO OBTAIN CREDIT

Merchants obtain and build up their credlt:-
 1st. By giving satisfactory references as to character responsibility, etc., to- gether with a statement of their resources and liabilities. End. By using credit privileges con- servatively.
 3rd. By meeting all obligations prompt ly and regularly.
 ALL MERCHANTS are anxious for business with customers who can and will comply with similar credit require ments.
 YOU CAN ESTABLISH OR STRENG- THEN YOUR CREDIT ANYWHERE IN THE VALLEY by applying to the secre- tary of the Business Mems Protective Association, he will gladly assist you in any way possible
 A thorough Knowledge of conditions Is a safe guard to the consumer as well as to the merchant. Deceit and lack of knowledge lead to distrust-and distrust to disaster.
 If you want credit anywhere in the val ley consult
 w. R. STEVENSON, Sec'y.
 Imperial, Calf.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-23

A large quantity of lady birds are now ready for shipment into the val ley. These lady birds are to destroy the cabbage and melon aphis that are so prevalent here.
 Growers who are members of As sociations will be supplied through their several Associations, but grow CTS who are not connected with an association will be supplied by making application to the office of the Horti- culture Commissioner, El Centro, Cal, or they may apply direct to the State Insectary, Sacramento, Cal.
 The applications to this office should be in at once, as shipments will begin to arrive soon, and will have to be distributed.
 No grower should fail to put in an application, for there is a good sup ply to distribute.
 48-tf w. E. WILSIE,
 Horticulture Commissioner.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-23
NOTICE OF THE SALE OF SCHOOL BONDS FOR THE MccABE, FORMERLY ADAIR, SCHOOL
 DISTRICT

Notice is hereby given that the Treas urer of Imperial County, California, will receive sealed bids until 2 o'clock D. m of the 7th day of May, 1910, at his office in the Court House of Imperial County, California, at Fl Centro, California, for the purchase of the following described school bonds of the McCabe, formerly hAdair, School District, duly and regularly issued by the Board of Supervisors on the 5th day of April, 1910.
 Bond No. 1. For -Four Hundred Dol lars, to run five years, due and payable on the 5th day of April, 1915, with six per cent. interest from date of issue, payable semi i-annually.
 Bond No. g. For Four Hundred Dol lars, to run six years, due and payable on the 9th day of April, 1916, with six per cent. interest from date of issue payable semi annually.
 Bond No. g. For Four Hundred Dol lars, to run seven years, due and payable on the 9th day of April, 1917, with six per cent interest from date of issue payable semi-annually.
 Bond No. 4. For Four Hundred Dol lars, to run eight years, due and payable on the 5th day of April, 1918, with six per cent. interest from date of issue, payable semi annually.
 Bond No. 5. For Four Hundred Dol lars, to run nine years due and payable on the 5th day of April, 1919. with six per cent. interest from date of issue, payable semi-annually.
 Bond No. 6. For Four Hundred Dol lars, to run ten years, due and payable on the 5th day of April, 1920, with six per cent. interest from date of issue payable semi mi-annually.
 Bond No. 7 For Four Hundred Dol lars to run eleven years, due and payable on the 5th day of April, 1921, with six per cent. interest from date of issue, payable semi annually.
 Bond No. 8. For Four Hundred Dol lars, to run twelve years, due and payable on the 5th day of April, 1922, with six per cent interest from date of issue, payable semi-annually.
 Bond No g. For Four Hundred Dollars, to run thirteen years, due and payable on the 5th day of April, 1925 with six per cent. interest from date of issue, payable semi annually
 Bond No 10. For Four Hundred Dollars, to run fourteen years, due and payable on the 5th day of April. 1924, with six per cent. interest from date of issue, payable semi-annually.
 Said bonds shall be sold to the highest bidder or bidders therefor for not less than par All bids shall be for the pur- chase of said bonds as soon as they shall be ready for delivery. Each bid shall be accompanied by a check, certified by a responsible bank, for five per cent. of par value of bonds, payable to the County Treasurer of Imperial County California as an assurance that the bidder will take so much of the bonds as he shall bid for, and will pay the price therefor should they be awarded to him. Upon delivery of and payment for said bonds l to the amount awarded to such bidder his certified check or checks will be re- turned to the bidder
 By order of the Board of Supervisors of Imperial County.
 PAUL ROMAN, 1-5t County Treasurer.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-23
Serial No. 04S85
 Contest No. 1182 CONTEST NOTICE

Department of the Interior, United States Land Office, Los Angeles, California, March 2, 1910.
 A sufficient contest affidavit having been ilied in this office by Joseph d. Chappell contestant, against Desert Land Entry No. 4054 Serial No 04SS5, made Septem Der 20, 1907, for NE. quarter Section 10 Township 16 S., Range Il E. s. B. M. by Jacob R. Armijo, Contestee, in which it is alleged that said Jacob R. Armijo has failed to reclaim said land that he has not spent $I an acre during the first and second years of said entry in the neces- sary reclamation of said land, and no an nual proofs have been filed in this office. Said parties are hereby notified to appear respond, and offer evidence touching said allegation a 10 o'clock a. m. on May 10, 1910, before the Register and Receiver at the United States Land Office in Los An geles Cal.
 The said contestant having, in a prop CT affidavit, filed March g. 1910, set forth facts which show that after due dili- gence personal service of this notice can not be made, it is hereby ordered and directed that such notice be given by due and proper publication.
 Record address of entryman-42S Mans field Street, Los Angeles, California.
 FRANK BUREN,
 Register.
 O. R. W. ROBINSON, 1-4t Receiver.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-23
BREAD FROM COTTON SEED
New Flour Tested in Texas and De- clared to be Better Than Wheat
 Flour.

The demand for cotton seed flour is spreading so rapidly that the manu- lecturers of cotton seed products in Texas and other Southern States are preparing to supply the new food pro duct on large scale.
 Cotton seed flour is no more than very choice cotton seed meal finely ground and carefully bolted, and there are no secrets or mysteries either in its manufacture or use. In breads re- quiring to be kneaded the cotton seed flour, being practically without gluten, a sufficient quantity of wheat flour, say 30 to 40 per cent, will have to be added to make the dough stick together. In breads, cakes and pud- dings, where the dough is poured and not kneaded the cotton seed flour should be used alone. Anything that can be made of wheat flour can be made better of cotton seed flour or it's mixture.
 Cotton seed flour contains 54 per cent, of protein and TIT per cent. of fat. It contains practically no starch It is claimed by dietic authorities who have been conducting experiments with the new flour recently that its high protein and fat and absence of starch makes it valuable remedy in many diabetic diseases and gastric disturbances. The statement is made that cotton seed flour has a nutritive value more than three times that of wheat flour, nearly three times that of lean round of beef as bought in the markets and from three to thirty times that of many of the best known and most frequently used articles of food. The flavor of the bread made from the new flour is very appetizing.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-23
is more effective than the soap solu-

is more effective than the soap solu- tion.
 The following are the sprays rec commended: Tobacco spray, four pounds of tobacco to 50 gallons of water. The tobacco should be put in cans containing water enough to soak it thoroughly. This is boiled for two hours until all the strength of the tobacco is boiled out. The solu- tiOh is then drained through a per- forated pan, and the solution can be diluted to 50 or 60 gallons, which un- der ordinary conditions, should be sufficient to cover 10 acres for one spraying if plants are not too Jorge. Tobacco can be secured for 47 cents pound. Soap Solution: Soap one pound, and water ten to twelve gal Ions. If soft soap is used one quart of the soft soap equals one fourth pound of hard soap.
 Emulsion: (Hard to prepare well) Soap one-half pound, kerosene one gallon, and water 20 to 25 gallons, dissolve soap in one gallon of hot wa ter add one gallon of kerosene, when the water is still boiling hot, and stir thoroughly with the spray pump by turning nozzle back into the mixture, and dilute to 20 or 25 gallons. Pure kerosene must not touch plants.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-23
olLINe espss MAIN LINE

During the past week work train has been oiling the main line road bed of the Southern Pacific from Yu- ma to Imperial Junction. The oil is spread by a sprinkler attached to a tank car and about twelve miles of road per day can be treated. The load of one of the largest oil cars, from 12,OOO to 19,OOO gallons, is re- quired to oil three miles of track.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-23
NOTICE

For the protection of the public health and to prevent possible nres, notice is hereby given to all property owners and the occupants of all lots within the city of El Uentro to clean up and remove or destroy all litter, trash, papers and waste material ou their premises within ten days from date hereof under penalty of the law
 w. B. GIBSON, Health Officer of the City of E Centro.
 Dated September IS, 1909.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-23
GREATER FL cENTRo.

New city map for real estate, in surance, general business, etc. Scale, 1 inch-50 feet.
 Price-Book, 16 inches by 20 inches, white paper and colored, BIO. Blue print, 16 inches by 20 inches, $6. Wall map, feet by feet, on cloth with colors, $12.
 Single sheet, 16 inches by 20 inches, white with colors, $1. Blue print 60c. Sold by Fl Centro News Go. and O. R. Miller, at postoffice.
 H. A. F. THENBERG,
 Postoffice Box PIP.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-23
WARNING

All property owners are warned to clean their property at once of John son Grass, Wild Morning Glory, Cock le Burr, Wild Asparagus, Wild Sun Flower, as the same Is declared a public nuisance, and injurious to the agricultural and horticultural inter- ests of the county.
 FRANCIS HEINY
 VIM. ALLEN
 w. 10. WILSIE, Board of Horticultural Commissioners.
 12-tf
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-23
EGGS ARE PLENTIFUL

Never before have eggs, home pro- duced, been so plentiful in Imperial Valley. The Valley Department Store besides using large quantity of eggs to supply town customers, is send ing out from twenty five to thirty cases per week to the Los Angeles and Arizona markets. Each case holds thirty dozen eggs.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-23
NOTICE

Notice Is hereby given that all cot ton seed for Imperial Valley must be consigned to the County Board of Horticulture at El Centro, there to be examined, treated and held, until they are satisfied that the seed contains no insect infection. This notice is given under the State quarantine order of April 23, 1908.
 W. D. WILSIE, County Horticultural Commissioner.
Imperial Valley press., 1910-04-23
NOTICE TO BEE.KEEPERs.

Owing to the reports of the appear ance of European and American foul brood in bee colonies of adjacent counties, it has been decided that all bee colonies shipped into Imperial county must be inspected at Imperial Junction by the Imperial County Bee Inspector.
 49-tf A. F. WAGNER,
 Bee Inspector for Imperial County