The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1920-07-20
ENOUGH OF MEXICO
TOO DARNED MUCH
avn MEXICAN REVOLUTION ONE
TOO MANY, YANKEE STAGE
REAUTY DECLARES
NurEvO LAREDO, MEXICO.-Ma-
p.oon,s througls with Mexico.

NITEVO LAREDO, MEXlCO.-Ma-
- Rreen's through. with Mexico.
" ~BeHeve you me-" Mamie confided
custom officials, "these con carne
w is awful. They may be
historv, but since I amt writing that
stuff, I'm through.
S'I Mamie Breen, of Salt Lake, enter
u Wpvico two years ago. She cross
cd cd the border, with a California girl
co ef+o W.. jumping" a small time tabloid
show at Los Angeles.
Johnny Barragan discovered her at
4bo "Plaza"-the blonde, "second
f f,1 the left" in the opening chorus.
Jobnny-General Juan Barragan,
nress dispatches call him-was a sure
enough Carranza general-whose IA
tber, John, Sr., lives in San Antonio,
General Juan was rapidly establish
mo reputation as the Gladly killer
of Mexico City.
He had six brunei sweethearts, but
he liked the blondes, too.
So he gave Mamie one of his pet
lion cubs which used to arouse the
wonder of the bourgeoise in the Paseo
de la Reforma.
His Family" Grows.
Johnny's sweetheart family" in
creased, but Mamie says she always
remained his favorite blonde. She
had three motor cars and an apart
mnnt in addition to the cub lion.
oh fn N
der after Carranza's overthrow was
told as she sat on suitcase at the lit
tie customs office here.
"Now, don't think I'm knocking
Johnny" Mamie warned, "for he's a
swell old guy. Why, he had twenty
two of US girls all fixed up with apart
ments, and automobiles and every
thing!
Then the revolution came. Johnny
routed us all out of bed one morning
about 2 a. m. and told US to pack up.
I took everything l could find.
Johnny was in full charge OF Car
ranza's 81 trains, and just to show
what a nutty old guy he was he
took all the lions along with him.
1--WE got out of Mexico city and a
train ran off the track. Johnny hol-
Tered for the wrecking crew. He
didn't know until then he'd put in the
string of trains, where there was no
use.
"Well, Johnny was looking out for
his family" and US girls didn't care,
for he'd just made US millionaires, al
most, giving me $4,000.
Fighting Began.
"Then they started fighting, but
Johnny didn't want to get all unused
up, so he took US girls up in the hill
and we built camp.
"That would have been SWELL, only a
couple of other generals came around,
and said they needed Johnny and
made him leave us, defenceless and ev-
erything.
after two days the Obregon army
came and got us and they took all our
money and jewelry. They took my
lion cub away from me, too, and said
it belonged to the country. Then they
told us to beat it for Vera Cruz.
Before we got there the plague hit
the town and so we came north. That's
how Pm here, and that's why I'm
through" Mamie concluded.
Johnny, got captured, too, I've
heard, and chucked in jaid in Mexico
for not getting killed with Carranza
Poor old guy! Them Mexicans think
it's funny he didn't let somebody shoot
him, but believe me, that amt no
mystery to us girls that knows him!
He amt built that way"
A customs officers told Mamie that
General Juan had escaped jail and was
safe. Mamie was joyous. But she
kept right on going toward New York.