Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1920-06-05
MEXICAN STRONG
BOX SHORT ONE
MILLION PESOS
Ad Interim Officials Discover
a Shortage of Funds; In
habitantS of Capital Vic
tins of Pr0fiteerS.

10y MORNING JOURNAL SPECIAL LEASED wI1EI
Mexico City. June 4,--The revo-
luton which overthrow President
Carranza and eliminated in his
death was attended by many in
teresting or exciting episodes which
could not be reported to the out
side while the coup was in prog
ress. Some of the discoveries which
have followed the installation of
new authority in the capital city,
too, have been entertaining.
Notable was that revealed by ad
interim officials of the treasury
department, who announced they
had found evidence of a fraud
which had netted somebody an
amount estimated at about 1900
600 pesos. The papers here say
that, when the infalclficables tpa-
per money with which the coun-
try was flooded during the last pre-
vious revolution) were burned,
about one-quarter of the amount
officially reported to have been de-
stroyed had been previously eX-
tracted and sold at the current
rate of 10 centavos on the peso.
The Carranza government had
been taking the old paper money
in as a sort of supertaX on import
duties and other taxes. Later 1t
was supposed to be burned.
While no disorders occurred IN
the capital during the evacuation
by the Carranza government ana
the occupation by the liberal forces
the inhabitants of the capital were
victims both of Inconvenience and
profiteers. Food prices increased
and change, which has been the
bugbear of everybody since silver
began it's sensational rise months
ago, sold at a 10 per cent premium
The indians who sell produce IN
the markets demanded metal cur
rency and got it. Many foreigners,
fearing a protracted struggle ana
a food shortage, laid in arhple
supplies. one American housewife
bought thirty chickens which she
nut to roost in the bathroom OF
her apartment. She was too excit-
ed TO heed the advice of the IN
dian woman who sold the fowls
that she should buy ducks.
The spectacle of a city of 1000
600 inhabitants absolutely cut OH
from communication with the
world for almost nine days was NOT
the least interesting phase or the
evacuation by Carranza. Both ca
BILE and Geographic communication
ceased about 9 p. m. on May 3. Uh-
IN Nav IS the cable lines were use
less An unreliable line was set up
nv the government to the Amerl-
car border In the afternoon or May
hut it was devoted exclusively 70
military and outgoing business
Nothing was received from the out
side world until the cable hhes
were restored.
Because of numerous relays and
other wire troubles, those sending
messages from the capital coulo
not learn il their messages reached
their destination. The same condl-
tions obtained more or less
throughout those parts of the re,
nublic distant from the border ana
the coasts.
Foreign press correspondence
filed stories on the National lines
trusting to luck that part OF t a's,,
might see print. AS sateguaru'
thew left summaries with the MIL
tarv authorities for possible trans
mission by government wireless
filed other summaries with the ca,
bile company and still others WIFI
travellers leaving in attempts to
reach the border.