Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-17
GRAPPLES WITH
GAMBLING EVIL
SAN BERNARDIN0 MAY ADOPT
STRICT RULES
SALOON ORDINANCE PROPOSED
Provision VIII Probably Require the
Removal Of Chairs and Similar
Articles and Is Being Bit
terIy Fought
snecia1 70 The Herald.

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, Cal, May 16.-
The anti-gambling ordinance, which
was promised by the non-partisan cam
didates for city offices during the re-
cent campaign, was presented to the
city council last night for the first
reading. The document provides for
stringent regulation of gambling, so
stringent in fact that It will be inn
possible to run card games Of any
sort in the saloons.
A fight was made by Councilman
Carson, who is himself saloon keeper,
to get the ordinance so changed as 60
favor billiard halls and permit the run
ming of social games in saloons, but the
majority was against him, the ordi-
nance in the form as presented being
indorsed by vote Of three to two.
The saloon ordinance, which will COM
pei the closing Of saloons on Sundays
and portions of the week days, will be
presented at a special meeting Friday
evening. The ordinance will probably
require the removal of all chairs, tables
and other articles of furniture that
tend to make the saloons a loafing
place. This provision is being fought
very hard by the saloon interests, and
it remains to be sen whether they
can win out
The long hoped for free mountain
road from this city to the crest Of the
San Bernardno mountain range is ut
last reality, formal possession of the
Arrowhead road passing to the county
at midnight last night. The road is
the best of the several that lead from
the valley to the summit, and cost the
county $25OOO one fifth of the amount
being paid now and the balance the
first of next year. The road not only
runs to the summit, but runs for six
miles along the crest giving access to
most of the mountain resorts immedi-
ately north of the city. The Arrowhead
Reservoir company, which sold the road
to the county, reserved the right to
cross the road with it's railroad line,
which will undoubtedly be built within
the coming year.
Hottest Day on Record
Yesterday was the hottest May day
in several years in this valley, the Of
fetal thermometer registering 100 de-
grees. Today is nearly as warm and
humanity is swetering. The heat is
already driving away the worms AMI
| ,aly
miserable for the ranchers. The hay
harvest in the hill regions about here
is now in full blast and will be pushed
rapidly if the fair weather continues
for the next three weeks. The hay
crop will be the greatest for many
years.
| Sisto Ogaz, charged with the at
tempted murder of F'lorentino Gonzales
at Cotton has been held to the superior
court for trial, his bail being fixed in
the sum of $500, which he was unable
to furnish.
A gambler known as "Slm" was ar
rested last night by the police, after
hot footrace, for stealing the pot
in a game of poker and making his
escape. Luck was against the gambler,
who suddenly grabbed the stakes and
made his escape from the side door of
the Senate saloon. He was later cap
tured in dark alley by the officers.
He has been charged with larceny.
Principal Will l.. Brown of the high
school has been named as city engi-
neer, the appointment to take effect
June Is, after the close of the schools.
In the meantime the work will be done
by l.. D. Rasor the present city engi-
neer. The new city engineer will also
be a member of the board of health in
place of DR.. J. N. Baylis, resigned.