Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1920-06-04
REVEAL FRAUDS
WHEN REBS TAKE
MEXICO CAPITAL
AID Interim Officials Find Evil
dence That Someone Prof
tied by Huge Amount.
nv The Associated Press,


MEXICO CITY, June 4.-The rev.
olution which overthrow President
Carranza and eliminated in his death
was attended by many interesting or
exciting episodes which could not be
reported to the outside world while
the coup was in progress. Some Of
the discoveries which have followed
the installation Of new authority in
the capital city, too, have been enter
tanning.
Notable was that revealed by ad in
terim officials Of the treasury depart
mcnt who announced they had found
evidence Of fraud which had netted
somebody an amount estimated at
about 200, 900 pesos. The papers
here say that, when the infalcificables
paper money with which the country
was flooded during the last previous
revolution were buried, about one
quarter Of the amount officially re-
ported TO have been destroyed had
been previously extracted 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 supcrtaX on import duties
and other taxes. Later il was sup
posed To be burned.
While no disorders occurred in the
capital during the evacuation by the
CarranZa government and the occupa-
tion by the liberal revolutionary
forces, nor did public services cease
functioning for an instant, the inhab-
itants of the capital were victims both
of Inconvenience and profteers. The
prices of food Increased and change.
which has been the bug-bear of every
body since silver began its sensation
al rise months ago. sold at Is per
cent premium.
y be LliaIs Who sell nrndire Up
the markets demanded metal curren-
cy and got il. Many foreigners, fear
ing a protractcd struggle and food
shortage. laid in ample supplies. One
American housewife bought 30 chick
ems which she put to roost in the bath
room Of her apartment. She was too
excited to heed the advice of the In
dian woman who sold the fowls that
She should buy ducks.
The spectacle Of city Of 100000
inhabitants absolutely cut off from
communication with the world for al
most nine days was not the least in
teresting phase of the evacuation by
CarranZa. Both cable and telegraphic
communication ceased about Q p. m.
IN May .. Until May / ; the cable
lines were useless. An unreliable line
was set up by the government TO the
American border in the afternoon Of
May q, but ii was devoted exclusively
To military and outgoing business.
Nothing was received from the out
side world until the cable lines were
restored.
Because of numerous relays and
other wire troubles, those sending
messages from the capital could not
learn If their messages reached their
destination. The same conditions Oh
tanned more or less throughout those
parts of the republic distant from the
border and the coasts.
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
mcnt wireless. filed other summaries
with the cable company and still 9th
ers with travellers leaving in attempts
to reach the border.