Los Angeles herald., 1905-06-05
SAN BERNARDINO
HAS DRY SUNDAY
SALOONS CLOSE FIRST TIME
IN CITY'S HISTORY
NEW ORDINANCE is OBEYED
Bitter Gas War Begins and Results
In Cutting Rates In HaIf-South-
ern Pacific Waterman
Assaulted

Special to The Herald.
SAN BERNARDINO, June 4.-For
the first time in the history of the city
the saloons were closed today. While
the ordinance that was adopted by the
city council closing the saloons on
Sunday is technically not in effect and
will not be until this week, because of
an irregularlty in the publication, the
liquor men are obeying the spirit Of
the ordinance.
This rather unusual action on the
part Of the liquor men and proprietors
of the gambling houses is the result Of
meeting of the members Of that fra
ternity yesterday, in which it was
agreed to observe the spirit of the new
ordinance even though 1t was not in
effect, which action has brought words
OF commentator for the liquor men.
From this time on, midnight and Sun
day closing will be strictly observed
by the saloons.
Bitter Gas War Is On
This city will be the scene of one of
the warmest gas wars this part of the
state has ever seen. The advent of the
new company has already forced the
old company to announce the cutting
of the price of gas practically in half,
10 one dollar, effective next October.
But the Home company is now laying
Its mains and it is a race between the
two companies to cover all the outlying
districts with gas mains before the
districts are reached by the competi-
tor. The new company is expected to
furnish gas to consumers by July 1
and to make the cut in price effective
on that date instead of waiting until
October 1, which action is expected to
precipitate a fierce fight for business.
David Parks, the watchman at the
new Southern Pacific passenger sta
ton, was viciously assaulted last night
by a band of cholos and had a mar
row escape from being killed. Parks
has gained the i'll will of number of
cholos by refusing them permission to
sleep in the new depot and for other
reasons.
High School Alumni Picnic
Lie HIGH SCllOOl CLASS VI IJOA ldSI
night held jolly reunion by taking
a tally-ho ride to Waterman canyon
north of the city, where a great bonfire
was built and a spread enjoyed. The
following class officers were chosen:
Carl Swing, president; Burr Huyck,
vice president; Miss Georgia Kendall.
secretary; Miss Winlfred Coy, treas
urer, Horace Conrad, sergeant at arms
Probably the largest class of candi-
dates that ever took the encampment
degrees of Odd Fellowship received
them in this city last night under the
81 of this city. There were thirty-four
candidates received by Morse en-
campment and ten additional from
Redlands and Riverside. The patri-
archal degree was conferred by the
Redlands degree team, the golden
rule by the Riverside team and the
royal purple degree by the team of
Morse encampment of this city. A
banquet followed, at which Grand
Master w. w. Phelps of Riverside was
the guest of honor.
Francisco Ialla and ten-year-old
Rosita Ialla, daughter of the former,
are under arrest on charge of shop
lifting in this city and Cotton. They
are cholos and officers searching their
quarters in a bunk car found a great
quantity Of stolen plunder which has
been identified by various merchants.
The girl was compelled by her father
to steal the stuff, which he would
hide.