El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1915-06-10
MEXICO BEANS
FOR MEYICANS
Juarez Brokers to Sell Beans
to American Red Cross
to Feed Natives.

/ Juarez wishes to sell rs. 600 pounds
I bfbeans to the American Red Cross for
k5lie relief of famine sufferers in north
iIeTh Mexico. Dr. c. F. Braden. secre-
lfary OF the local branch of the Red
lt-EoSs, has received an offer from
| brokers in Juarez to sell two cars Of
4 Mexican beans, grown in northern Chi
I huahua, to the Red Cross for the relief
of destitute natives in Mexico. The
. beans are now in Juarez and, not wish
ing to pay duty on them to bring them
to the American side to sell TO the Red
Cross, the brokers have offered to sell
/ theng at IL cents pound in Juarez
ready for delivery by the relief com
mittee to the needy.
No orders have yet been received in
FL Paso, either by the local Red Cross
or by the QuartermaSter corps, for the
handling Of food supplies intended for
the Mexican relief work. FL Paso has
been designated as one Of the relief
stations but no arrangements have yet
been made for the receipt and distribu-
ton Of any supplies intended for the
relief work. It is probable that the
quartermaster corps will receive orders
from department headquarters at Fort
sam Houston to store and distribute
any supplies semitic FL Paso.
To Investigate Needs.
Col. Omar Bundy, acting commander
Of the Eighth infantry brigade, is hav-
ing an investigation made Of the num-
Der Of destitute Mexicans in Juarez and
vicinity. This is being done in COM
plance with a request received by Col.
Bundy from Gen. Frederick Funston.
commander Of the southern department
asking that the number OF destitute
Mexicans in the Juarez district be re-
ported to him at once for the Informal
ton of the Red Cross. The report Will
be used as a basis for estimating the
amount Of Red Cross supplies to be
shipped TO FL Paso.
Col Bundy has detailed Lieut.. NJ c.
Schallen berger, provost marshal, to
make the investigation and report to
brigade headquarters here. The pro-
vost marshal will have a conference
with Hipolito Villa. OF Juarez, regard
ing the number Of needy on the Mexico
SIDE and viii base his report on this
estimate. It is not thought that the
recommendation to the southern de-
partment viii be for a large shipment
Of Red Cross supplies to the district
south Of Juarez as there have been few
reports Of suffering from this district
as supplies are received in Juarez regu-
larly from the American side, there is
plenty Of work on the ranches and on
the Improvement work in Juarez and.
as far as is known. there is little need
for relief work in that district.
Relief Needed in Ell Paso.
However, the need for relief work
among the Mexican refugees in FL Paso
is said TO be urgent because these
refugees have been unable to get work
and have exhausted their means which
they brought with them from Mexico.
The Amigo Listo fund has been ex-
hausted and the local charities are IN
able to meet the needs Of the situation
here because OF the great number OF
needy Mexican families in the city.
However, no request has yet been re-
ceived for Information about the Mex
lean refugees in FL Paso and only the
needy in Juarez and surrounding coun-
try viii be made by Col Bundy to Gen.
Funston
Fourteen needy families have been
to the FL Paso Red Cross in
Fl Paso, all OF them being Mexican I
families.