El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1916-01-03
VILLAS NAME IS
FROWNED ON NOW
Juarez is Loyalty Carran-
cista, But It is the Same
Old Juarez.
BY \. VI. WALKER.

Juarez, football for five years Of
revolution, mutiny and footing, re-
mains the same, only more so. The
church tower has new coat Of battle
ship crap paint, Gale Concrete has
been paved, temporarily. and there is
a steel wireless tower near the Gene
terry. Aside from these superficial
nicipality, she looks much as she has
looked since the Taft-Diaz meeting in
1909.
AT these moments Juarez is strong
", almost violently Carrancista Last
week it was Villista and nobody can
tell what II may be next week Sun
day it was so strongly pro-Carranza,
that, to refer to Villas former home,
his wireless tower or his street paw
ing, was TO draw a black look from a
blacker face half hidden behind a SOM
brero, beard and dirt. The only ad-
mittedly Villista institution in the old
town Sunday afternoon were the rag
tag remnants Of the "Brigada Villa
which lowered on the sunny side OF the
bullring with a few Carrancista cav
airy near, Just TO make sure that they
would not revert TO type and loot 4
little.
Full OF Troops.
JUarez is overlooking with troops.
Private residences have armed guards
in front and unshOrn heads peeping
from every window while the back
yards are filled with '4soldaderas'
washing soiled shirts for soldiers
Troops guard the Mexican end Of the
Santa Fe bridge they SLOUGH along
Lerdo avenue and sit in front of many
Of the houses along the main streets
Guards stand in front of the BLACK
Cat" that place Of midnight revels I'M
der the old Villa regime; others guard
the electric keno hall while official
notices in Spanish seal the doors TO
these places Of cabaret and chance
The curiO stores are wOefully depleted
OF their stocks, which are arranged in
the windows much as an apple grow
er places all of his big apples at the
top Of the barrel There is a brown.
muddy looking spot in front Of the
Three B. store on Gale Concrete. where
the first lOoter was shot in the mutiny
OF December q.
Everything Under Guard.
Troops are everywhere in JuareZ
Troops on foot march through the
streets from one Quartet to another.
Troops on horse and muleback ride
through Concrete street from monu-
ment square. other troops canter up
the canal bank toward the bullring 10
guard the Villa soldiers while artillery
rumbles along Lerdo avenue on its way
to the headquarters opposite the
theater. Sunday. file after file Of
soldiers marched and counter marched
through the streets for no apparent
reason.
One column, with pots. pans. kettles.
bedding, firewood and forage marched
up Concrete with five civilian prison.
ers tramping along. out Of step in
the vanguard. Whether these five were
being taken to the cemetery for an in
formal execution or to some new bar
racks as prisoners was not apparent
but, judging from the way they
shuffled along. they did not care a
great deal what happened.
Some Curious Soldiers
A cavalry column passed the custom
house at two o'clock. going toawrd
the old federal Quartet on the hill.
10. 1911. The commander rode with
one foot over the high cantle of his
saddle and smoked a pipe a wee Bit
of boy rode a lOp-eared mule beside
him and the zoo other cavalrymen 1ol-
lowed in all kinds of uniforms, hand
me-dOwn suits and rags. All were dust
covered and dirty from life n the field:
their hats were without shape and
many were barefoOted- An old man
with a gray beard rode beside a boy
who had his rifle sawed off so he
could carry il on his small back \
tall indian rode a diminutive mule.
from whose back he could let his bare
feet touch the ground. All needed a
bath, haircut. shave and shine
Cooking in Cars.
None of the infantrymen at the bull
ring had rifles, it being explained by
an oily individual who spoke English
that senior general ObreSon did not care
to trust the Villa soldiers with fire
arms yet awhile Camp followers are
everywhere in the town. They squat
over their wood fires and boil coffee,
wash clothes and smoke cigarets In
the Mexican Central railroad yards the
freight cars are crowded with women
cooking over charcoal braZiers set I'D
on the floors of the cars and Officers
lounge in the broken passenger
coaches
Juarez is military again from the
river TO the mountains and she is
happy There are young officers in
West Point gray for the senoritas and
khaki covered sOlados for the peou
women. band plays in the plaza.
the sun is warm. the troops are good
to watch and the chilli stands serve
savory dishes of hot stuff for few
cents per dish. What more could one
wish for on a Sunday afternoon?
Prohibition by state law prevails In
II cities of 10000 and over in the
United States.
In Massachusetts 65 adults in every