The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-06-13
IN THE TRAIL OF
A REVOLUTION
Incidents Which Could Not
Be Reported at the Time
Are Told.
CHICKS IN BATHROOM
Food Prices Were High and
Metal Money in Demand
For All Purposes.

MEXICO CITY, June 12.-The
revolution which overthrow Presi-
dent Carranza and eliminated in his
death was attended by many inter-
csting or exciting episodes which
could not be reported to the outside
while the coup was in progress, Some
NJ the discoveries which have fol-
lowed the installation OF new author
ity in the capiau city. too, have been
entertaining.
Notable was that revealed by ad
interim officials OF the treasury de-
pnrtment who announced they had
found evidence OF fraud which had
ns,ted somebody an amount esti-
mated ut about 100000 pesos. The
papers here say that, when the infal-
eificables (paper money with which
the country was flooded during tho
last previous revolution, were buried,
about one-quarter OF the amount Of
ficially reported to have been de-
stroyed had been previously extract
ed and sold at the current rate OF 10
contayos on the peso. The Carranza
government had been taking the old
naner money in as a sort of supertaN
on import duties and other taxes.
Later IL was supposed to be burned.
capital during the evacuation of the
Carranza government and the occu-
nation by the liberal revolutionary
forces, nor did public services cease
functioning for an instant, the in
habitants of the capital We're victims
both of Inconvenience and prof
iteers. Food prices increased and
change which has been the bugbear
OF everybody since silver began its
sensational rise months ago. sold at
at IS per cent premium,
The Indians who sell produce in
tha markets, demanded metal cur
rericy and got 1t. Many foreigners,
fearing a protracted struggle and a
food shortage, laid in ample supplies.
i One American housewife bought 80
u chickens, which she put to roost In
one bathroom OF her apartment. She
4 was too excited to heed the advice of
4 the Indian woman who sold the
I! fowls that she should buy ducks.
The spectacle of city of 1000, 900
4 Inhabitants cut Off from communica-
4 ton with the world for almost nine
= DAYS was not the least interesting
q phase OF the evacuation by Carranza.
II Both cable and telegraphic communi-
Il cation ceased about y. m. on May
III G. Until May ID the cable lines were
4 useless. An unreliable line was set
a up by the government to the Ameri-
4 can border in the afternoon Of May
MS, but it was devoted exclusively to
8military and outgoing business. Moth
ing was received from the outside
3world until the cable lines were re-
III stored.
II Because OF numerous relays and
II other wire troubles. those sending
n messages from the capital could not
I "a learn IL their messages cached their
destination. The same conditions OBJ
4 tanned more or less throughout those
parts OF the republic distant from the
4 border and the coasts.
III Foreign press correspondents filed
stories on the national lines, trusting
to luck that part of them might see
print. AS safeguards they left sum-
maries with the military authorities
for possible transmission by govern
ment wireless, filed other summaries
with the cable company and still 9TH
ers with travellers leaving in attempts
III TO reach the border.