Los Angeles herald., 1905-05-07
DOLLAR GAS FOR
SAN BERNARD|kO
REDUCTION TO TAKE EFFECT
NEXT OCTOBER
KEEN COMPETITION PROBABLE
Second Cut In Rates Attributed to En-
trance In Field Of Company
Organized by Local
Capitalists
Special to The Herald.


Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARD1No, May GA gas
war is In prospect and dollar gas is
in sight. Announcement was made to-
day by the San Bernardino Gas and
Electric company that on October 1 of
this year the price of gas in this city
will be reduced to S1.25 per thousand
cubic feet, with a discount of 25 cents
on the 1000 for cash payment, which
makes the net price 81.
This is g. direct result of a second gas
company threatening to invade the To-
cal field. Local capitalists some months
ago organized the Home Gas company
and the installation of the plant is
now under way, 1t being expected to
be ready to commence the manufacture
of gas early in the fall. A few weeks
ago the old company made reduction
and the announcement of the coming
second reduction now made will prac-
tically cut the price of gas in half in
this city within less than a year.
Census Marshal T.. w. Phillips has
completed the school census for this
year, and it shows a total of 3156 chill
dren, which is substantial increase
over the figures of last year. On ratio
of five population to each pupil the
population of San Bernardino at the
present time is 1870, which is a notable
increase over last year. The ratio Of
five in this city will hold good, accord
ing to the observation of Marshal Phil
lips, owing to the large number of
single men employed in the Santa Fe
shops here. San Bernardino is growing
rapidly as shown by the large number
of new homes erected in the past year
and the postoffice receipts.
Abduction Charge Dismissed
The charge of abduction against G.
c. Woodruff has been dismissed by
District Attorney Sprecher, there being
no evidence to make good the claim.
He was charged with abducting the
young sister Of his wife at Covina, but
an investigation showed the girl to be
visiting at the home of relatives in Po-
mona and quite able to take care Of
herself.
A young man named Eldridge, en-
ployed In the bridge and building de-
partment of the Santa Fe at Needles,
! has been arrested on a charge of for
gerry in connection with issuing passes
from that office. He will probably be
held to the superior court for trial.
Another employe of the same office
by the same name was some months
ago mixed up In the stuffing of the pay
rolls of the Santa Fe at Needles.
A strange turn has been given the
litigation between the land owners of
this valley and the Riverside Trust
company as to the pumping of per-
colating waters. Some months ago sew
eral large suits were commenced by
land owners Of this valley against the
Riverside companies, who are pumping
vast quantities of water from this ar
tesian belt and taking it to that place,
to the detriment Of this valley. The
suits were based on the Katz-Walkin-
shaw decision.
Yesterday afternoon the Riverside
Trust company filed twenty-five deeds
from land owners in this valley ada
cent to the lands owned by the River
side company, on which their pumping
plants are located. The deeds give the
Riverside company the right to pump
water from the land of the grantor and
transport it to foreign districts. 1t is
understood that the twenty-five deeds
represent about $4,000 that has been
distributed among the land owners. It
is also understood that other deeds are
to soon be filed.
1t is believed here that the Riverside
companies hope in this manner to kill
off the damage suits and at the same
time preserve their water rights.
WouId-Be Murderer Arrested
Chief of Police Ross of Santa Bar
bara this AFTERNOON took Ed alias
spot" Clifford to chat city, where he
may have to answer to the charge of
numbering Rose Kyle of that city, as
Clifford was captured at Cotton by
Deputy Sheriff Charles Ward of this
city. He admitted his identity and ex-
pressed desire to plead guilty to mur-
derous assault. but will not be allowed
to do so until the woman's condition Is
determined.
The management of the Sunset Tele-
phone company in this city is wonder
ing what has become of collector
NAMED C. A. Hickock whom they en-
ployed this week. The young man
came to them well recommended, and
after he had worked one day and col
lected something like $50 he disap-
peared. The next day he telephoned
from Los Angeles and asked if his alb
sence occasioned surprise, but gave no
explanation of his absence. He said he
would return on a certain train. but
thus far has failed to materialize.
Governor Pardee has refused to issue
extradition papers for John Webb, now
under arrest at St I.ouis on n oharQe