South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-06-04
SCENES
ATTENDED RECENT
REVOLT IN MEXICO
Some Discoveries Which Fol
lowed Installation of New
Authority Are Interesting.

MEXICO CITY. June 3. - The
revolution which overthrow Pres't
Earranza and eliminated in his
death was attended by many inter-
Istlug or exciting episodes which
Iould not be- reported 20 the outside
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 entertaining.
Notable was that revealed by ad
interim officials OF the treasury de-
lartment who announced they had
found evidence OF "a fraud which had
Melted somebody an amount est-
mated az about 1000. 600 pesos The
papers here say that when the in
falcidCables paper money with
which the country was flooded dur
ing the last previous revolution)
were burned. about One-QuartCr OF
the amount officially reported to
have been destroyed had been provi-
ously extracted and sold az the cur
rent rate OF 10 centavos on the peso
The CarranZa government had been
taking the old paper money I'm as a
sort OF supertax on import duties
and other faxes. Later it was sup
posed to be burned.
No Disorders.
While no disorders occurred In the
capital during the evacuation by the
Carranza government and the occu-
patton by the liberal revolutionary
forces. nor did public services cease
fuuctiOning for am instant the In
habitants of the capital were vic
Tins both Of inconvenience and
prOftcers Food prices Increased
and change. which has been the
lueboar Of everybody since silver
began its sensation rise months
ago. sold at "a 3 percent premium
The Indians who sell produce In
the markets demanded metal cur
Tcucy and got 1t. Many foreigners.
fearing a protracted struggle and a
food shortage. laid I'm ample sup
piies One American housewife
boueht 80 chickens which she put
90 roost in the bathroom Of her
apartment She was too excited 90
heed the advice OF the Indian woman
vbo sold the fowls that she should
buy ducks.
Unusual Spectacle.
The spectacle Of a city Of 00o.-
600 inhabitants absolutely cut OF
from communication with the world
for almost nine days was not the
least interesting phase OF the evacu-
alton by Carranza. Both cable and
fefegraphiC Communica tion ceased
about Q p. m on May Is. Until May
70 the cable lines were useless. An
unreliable line was set up by the
government TO the American border
I'm the afternoon Of May g. but IL
was devoted exclusively TO military
and outgoing business. Nothing was
received from the outside world
until the cable lines were restored.
Numerous Relays.
because of numerous relays and
other wire troubles. those sending
messages from the capital could not
learn II their messag es reached
treir destination. The same condi-
lions obtained more or less through
out those parts of the republic dis
tant from the border and the coasts
Foreign press correspondents filed
stories on the national lines, trust
ing TO luck that part of them miEht
see print. AS safeguards they left
summaries with the military author
tiles for possible transmission by
government wireless, filed Other
summaries with the cable company
and still others with travellers leav.
ing in attempts 20 reach the border