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Newspaper
Barstow Printer
Location
Barstow, California, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1911
Page
3
A two pound Japanese baby, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F. Fugara, is in a baby incubator on the Fraser pier. Born Sunday morning, the newborn girl was moved to the incubator hours after birth. attending physician expects the infant to survive with careful nursing.
The Mare Island wireless station in Calexico Bay engaged in a long weather report exchange with Washington D C after earlier daylight record talks with Unalaska and Key West. Interference ended the contact while Key West had previously answered Mare Island calls. The service previously spoke with Key West last year over 2,700 miles away.
In Colton, orange growers who won an injunction against California Portland Cement seek to force closure of the whole plant even though the running portion uses a new dust catching device. The company, which spent 75000 dollars on the device, is expected to resist.
Los Angeles moves toward a 3-cent street car fare as the council orders an immediate investigation by the board of public utilities. The measure requires books and property inventories from railway corporations and a report on the need for a 5-cent fare to cover interest. Backers say a 3-cent fare is almost certain.
At Modesto a unanimous 500 irrigationists gathered to press Governor Johnson to call a special legislative session to amend the current statutes. Officials say irrigation bonds are not legally recognized under present law, while proponents insist the statute is valid and favor a people friendly interpretation. The group agreed appealing to the governor as the most practical remedy.
California agricultural and horticultural products will be shown in one of nine cars of the governor's special train departing St. Paul on November 27. The train, backed by the Northwestern Development League and Western Development Association, will tour major Eastern cities to display farm and orchard yields and extend Western greetings. Governor Johnson may join to speak at stops from Detroit to New York and Louisville to Washington.
Bradstreet's for the past week shows little change with a slight tilt toward irregularity though experts across markets say retail trade has been helped by cooler weather. The report notes overall wholesale, jobbing and retail activity remains fair, with low retailer stocks and potential for increased final distribution and resumed orders. Business failures total 231 for the week ending Oct 28, compared with 258 the prior week and prior years.
Sacramento reports Governor Johnson after talks with legislators will convene a special session on Friday December 1. The plan aims for a three week limit to allow salons to return home for Christmas with daily spending capped at 200 dollars instead of 500 for attaches.
Five year old John Gayner swallowed a seven inch wire handle from a tin pail while playing near his home in Albany. An ambulance surgeon removed the wire en route to the hospital.
TERRE HAUTE reports Catherine Otter or dem gentichenfelde, 23, will change her name before marriage to Louis Kailen, a farmer. MAYSVILLE notices Lee Hay, 30, killed himself after wife bore twins, the second set in under two years, despondent over increasing mouths to feed.
Shoshone and Arapahoe Indians on the Wind River reservation near Lander Wyoming are reported to be on the verge of open revolt. Settlers describe near starvation as cold weather and crop failures worsen conditions. The shutdown of work on the government irrigation project at the agency is cited as a primary cause.
The New York women’s suffrage party at its third annual convention denounces a proposed uniform divorce law. They argue that enfranchisement is needed before any such statute and that men would write it, causing discrimination against women.
Nellie Lane a Siletz Indian introduced Moses a rotund and complacent member of her tribe as her fourteenth husband before U S District Judge Evans. The declaration came while Nellie testified as a prospective witness to a grand jury probe into liquor sales to Indians.
John Madden of Towanda, Civil War veteran and member of the Third Pennsylvania heavy artillery, received a letter he wrote to his wife at Fortress Monroe forty seven years ago. The note arrived in a different envelope, postmarked Towanda, and asks his wife to obtain him a pair of pants.
New York roasters boosted the price of packaged coffee by one cent per pound to 23 1/2 cents, while granulated sugar prices were cut by a quarter of a cent.
Claus A. Spreckels, president of the Federal Sugar Refining Co., says a one cent per pound reduction was found profitable for his firm. He notes other manufacturers did not disclose any immediate moves, but no rapid cuts are planned.
Henry Diester a 9 year old boy sues John Lieffrig aged 50 for 7000 damages claiming Lieffrig chased him from an alley near Lieffrig's home and tripped causing the boy to fall and break an arm. The suit filed by August Diester alleges a prior grudge and seeks trial details to be disclosed.
In Los Angeles on November 1 authorities reveal 230 pounds of dynamite secreted near the city under Job Harriman oversight. Clarence Darrow says it will be used in tests to study dynamite effects on buildings near Santa Ana. The powder shipped from San Francisco by Giant Powder Co. follows the Times building blast. Shadings of the district attorney’s secret service track Harriman’s movements closely.
At Santa Barbara the League of California Municipalities staged moving pictures from the state board of health illustrating how cities cope with health problems. The exhibit featured scenes from Los Angeles San Francisco and San Diego and noted improvements after ordinances. Dr E O Sawyer of Los Angeles led health discussions despite the city’s suspension for nonpayment of dues.
Copies of an American made constitution for a proposed Chinese republic travel from New York to Hankow. Authored by Andrew Jackson Meagher of Brooklyn, it promises universal suffrage, a single tax, and a people elected president. Meagher previously drafted a Mexico paper during the Madero era.
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