El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1914-08-04
TEN MILLIONS OF
BOGUS MONEY IN
CIRCULATION HERE
Ell Paso Flooded With Coun-
terfeit Constitution
aIist" Currency.

Counterfeit "Constitutionalist' mon
Z ey IS flooding FL PasO and threatens
70 Drive the entire issue OF CdI allzei
ana villa money out Of the local MAJ
AeL A conservative estimate OF the
amount Of this bogus money IS S!u;-
OuV,oOO, the "COnstitutionalist oIIlcla4s
declare, and more Of it is being Drougnl
INTO FL PasO daily.
One man is said to have had room
IlIIed with the counterfeit currency at
local rooming house while quantities
OF II IS said to be stored on the soutn
Sloe IN an adobe house, under guard
u IS being offered TO the money
brokers' IN small lots and is distributed
among confederates who carry II ABOUT
with them and pass it in small lots
Inspect Money at Border.
To prevent the great quantity Of
counterfeit currency reaching the IN
teIlor or Mexico strict orders nave
been issued at all Of the border ports
70 have all money that is brought into
the country carefully inspected and
HldIAed before IL is permitted 10 be
taken 10 the interior towns. In Juarez
II IS necessary for merchants, business
men and even travellers to go TO the
custom house and have the money in
spected and STAMPED by the treasury
department. officials before it can be
taken 70 Chihuahua or Is spent in Jua-
rez- The same order has been issued
a = r DlaZ, NuevO Laredo, NOgales,
son, and all of the other border ports.
extreme Penalty Imposed
Extreme penalties have been imposed
IN the state Of Chihuahua for having
quantities Of counterfeit money in
ones possession. If the evidence shows
lnaU the money was known to have
Deen counterfeit when il was brought
INTO the country the owner is to be
ordered executed, while jail sentences
are to be imposed against those who
do not have the money inspected at
the border. A number Of sentences have
been imposed in Chihuahua upon per-
sons having counterfeit money in their
possession In Sonora, COahuila and
NueVo Leon the same punishment has
been ordered for counterfeiters in a
desperate effort TO prevent the country
being flooded with bogus currency.
Argument for Recognition.
Recognition by the United States is
now being urged by "ConstitutiOnalist'
in order that the manufac-
ture and passing of counterfeit Con
sutuuonalist' money may be stopped
by the cooperation of the United States
and Mexican secret service. Until the
'Constitutionalist" party IS officially
recognized it Is held to be no crime (
TO counterfeit the currency Of that f,
party and an enormous amount Of the
bad" money has been printed and
placed in circulation along the border.
The burden Of losses is falling on |
who purchase the money,
believing it to be genuine and who are 4
forced to lose all they paid for il when 4
The currency is confiscated by the Mex I
lean officials.
Take Protective Measures.
To protect their customers the banks 1
n e. PasO are initiating the money !
hat has been inspected and is known 4
% be good and no other is accepted !
" them when offered at the exchange ]
windows The money brokers are also 1
Duying the money only upon condition i
hat il will pass inspection BY the
'Constitutionalist' treasury officials
n Juarez.