South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-06-26
lNrites Experiences With Mex
lean Hold-up Men Who
Demand Ransom.
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Dwarf.ng IN proportion and CARA
ion the crime wave which swept
tlss country last winter and per-
tsrbed COR a time the usual serenity
Of our police magistrates and OF
4srred new diversion for socialogists,
n the banditu problem OF Mexico
which though remote from the most
Of Ms occasionally holds something
OF local interest
Two years ago after leaving the
army. william Hill. son OF Mr. ana
NO ]. =. Eill. 1909 Lincoln way
". discovered himself in an amaz-
az new world. IN a country rugged
and approaching IN scenic beauty
the grandeur OF imagined vastness.
tIe found a people picturesque ana
Ncolorfui and himself In possession OF
the title. chief engineer Of the amer
ican Mining and Smelling CO., 10
Gated at Santa Barbara. Chihuahua
Mexico. There were other interesting
facts soon disclosed 10 Mr.. Hius
wondering eyes. He learned that 80
percent OF the picturesque natives
were devotees OF Mexico's national
s1ort and members OF an order IN
which he was soon indicted but IN
yfted merely 20 attend as a specta-
tor The great game in old Mexico
according 10 statistics on hand is not
the traditional bull fight popular as
II stiu remains but highway rob
berry, INDUCED in TO greater extent
than "hoOtch hunting" In the Unit
ed States.
Is Popular Past Time.
Apparently thieving in Chihuahua
Is an enjoyable and profitable past
time for IL has occupied the time OF
the best native families for genera
tons. The sport involves great risks
but the stakes are generally big. As
life IS the cheapest commodity in
the country the loss Of a man or two
from the bandit team or the oppos-
ing company is little missed and the
Z guiding principle in the local or
carnations is the survival OF the
quickest.
When one rides out on a pleasant
SUNDAY afternoon for little trip
.ser the pixie highway he expects
no more thrilling adventure than
tire trouble or the RECALLING from
Niles I'd. patrolman just at the point
where he begins 20 feel the eXhilira-
ton Of high speed as the speedome-
ter diaIs IS or so miles an hour Not
so in hills Of Chihuahua, where the
rnotorist need not regulate his speed
for a taste OF a thrill for his ven
turesome spirit is almost sure 10 be
rewarded at some tuncture OF the
ride by the appearance Of gay blades
soIiticiously bent on ehvening the
party for a time Usually they sue
ceed quite merrily
Tells Of Experience.
\ IL was on Saturday, June 4, that
#EIr Fiji and three companions left
Santa Barbara for the larger town
To- Plrral TO make some purchases
The party was a congenial one and
everybody had a good time during
!. the ride over and afterward at the
Slub but it was on the return trip
i HAT the thrilling feature of the
rarty occurred. In a letter TO his
family i'm south Bend Mr.. Hin de-
ribbed SO well what transpired at
time that his letter is used in
9 elurety.
me s.
r.ar Folks.
~Gare intended writing YOU about
...e excitement ever since sunday.
7 IS is Tuesday afternoon and as
laid up with the same old ankle
busted again, Will tell YOU about it
j. 1Iart wants excitement I'll bet
Mexico has more in FIVE minutes
th1u south Bend or England has
iu five years.
About two weeks ago some OF US
went 90 Parral about 80 miles dis
tan-. Co set some suits and shirts
made. ( got a couple of pairs of rid
ms breeches. Anyway last saturday
afternoon. Swan. the mine foreman.
asked me II I would drive him and
NIr. Monks Coil fiotation man) into
ParraI so we could get everybodies'
clothes and bring them out. agreed
and 1Ir. schumacher told me 90 take
them 90 town in his Buick AS we
had plenty Of room we took a Mr..
Walker from TT. Wayne, Ind. along
FOR The ride. He IS here representing
, the Diester Concentrating Table Co.
Bandits Then Appear.
eve got into Parral about 400
o'clock and got all the clothes
amounting 20 about 500 pesos We
boglht some liquors and fruit for
some people at Tecolotes; went TO a