Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1917-01-29

z tsv MORNING JousssL SPECIAL LHAsso ~neE1
FL Paso. Tex, Jan. 2S.-A misuns
derstanding over quarantine regula.
tions led to a riot today at the Juarea
end of the main international bridge.
which threatened for time to assume
dangerous proportions. 1t looked aa
If 1t might develop into q Villa dem-
onstration. But energetic measures
taken ny the Carranza garrison and a.
conference between the American and
Mexican immigration officials brought
about an arrangement satisfactory to
the Mexicans. Juarez. In the latter
part of the day resumed its normal
/ relations with Eel Paso.
Thought Order Deadly
1t was the first day of the new
American quarantine order, putting all
travellers of unclean appearance
through shower bath of fresh water
with u sterilization of clothes to kill
typhus-carrying vermin The Mexi-
cans, when they began to cross tho
line at a. m, thought all were to
receive bath In the gasoline mixture
I, that caused the FL Paso jail holocaust
three days before Che Columbus raid.
The burning to death of a score of
Mexicans confined In the Jail on
March of last year stirred Juarez as
no other event since has, not even tho
Carrizal fight. The passengers. who
were almost all servant girls working
in El Paso, went back to Juarez, on
being stopped, and spread the report
that every ono crossing would be dry
cleaned.
Women Cause Trouble. +
The agitators among them then
took up other stories. One was that
the soldiers at the quarantine station
photographed the women while bath
| ing. holding the camera to knotholes,
and made these pictures public A
Mexican official later said also that
some of the quarantine officials were
held to be harsh and arbitrary in their
actions.
BY 10 a. m. the lower half OF the
Santa Fe bridge was crowded with
women. They had held UP the street
cars on the other side and stopped all
| traffic
The women had the situation in
hand and enjoyed 1t. They shouted,
joked, defiantly waved controller bars
at the helpless manager of the street
| car system, scurried against the shade
Of the bridge walls when the moving
picture man tried to take them, and
had a good time generally. But they
were determined.
Americans Roughly Handled
Some Of the American car men
eral car windows were broken. Mex
lean men who attempted to cross to
FL Paso had their hats snatched oft
and thrown into the Rio Grande. An
dres Garcia, inspector general of Car.
rama consulates, and Soriano Bravo,
the consul general, advanced In q
motor that was showed back by
the women, some of whom shouted.
viva Villa" when they tried to an-
dress the mob. But the garrison SOL
diery appeared and pressed the wom-
en- back from the bridge. The villa
demonstration seemed to be due to a
spirit of mischief.
Conference Agreement.
At an International conference held
at noon it was arranged that the
American authorities would recognize
bath and sterilization certificates is
sued by the Mexicans. who have an
effective quarantine plant.
Because of the riot, the races on
the Juarez track were called off and
the keno and roulette halls did no
business.
The quarantine order closes inter-
national traffic between p. m. and
a. M, because of the shortage of
right inspectors. But travel is un-
restricted during the day except SO
far as relates to the unwa3hed.
Black Flag Displayed.
a black flag with skull and cross
bones in white, which was displayed
by the Carranza cavalrymen on the
Juarez end of the bridge. created
excitement among American specta-
tors who were ignorant of its sgnifi-
canoe. The flag. in fact, is the divi-
sional flag adopted by Gen. Francisco
Murguia on taking charge of the
present campaign against Villa. It
means death to vilIa and 1t was
first made public when Murguia'S
troops reoccupied Chihuahua on Des
cember 2.