The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1924-01-02
BY FRANK GIBLER

IIO IN, Mexico revolutions are
AS long as the paym ents are kept up
the revolution, with one leader or an
other, is almost sure to last.
Some Of the money is borrowed on
this side of the border or from Eu-
ropean capitalists. Every revolution
airy leader tries 20 get funds that way.
but the easiest way is to collect from
the people as the revolution goes on.
Live of the landg' is the slogan
and they do.
The Chamber OF Commerce Of
Blank has just raised 10000 pesos
which have been turned over to the
leader OF revolutionary forces I'm this
district" reads q press agent dispatch
from one Of the numerous fronts.
THE people OF this entire district
are strongly in support of the So and
So movement continues the message
Jailed and Then Pay
They ara. Some Of them were jailed
for nonsupport of it, After awhile
they pay and are released.
One Of the wealtbiest commission
merchants Of the western slope Of
MeNdco, a man who owned a large
part Of the real estate Of Couma and
who was one Of the most important
merchants of Mazatlan and Mama
milo, was in the penitentiardes at Qua
d7lajara and Colima eighteen times
during the past few years of revolu-
ton
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he died.
His name was Bias Ruiz and he was
well known In Santa Barbara. Cal,
where he maintained a home for his
wife and two children.
Ruiz contributed" an average Of
5000 pesos. or $500 to tho revolu-
tons each time he was Jailed He
strongly supported the revolution and
helped pay for thousands Of rifles and
cartridges. He never fired a rifle at
a man in HIS life
Horses were stabbed IN the patio or
courtyard Of his Collma homo. Sol
diers practlced with pistols firing at
paintings hanging on his walls. Rice
and sugar and wheat by the ton were
taken from his warehouses.
Widow Finds Belongings
His widow, Who now lives IN Guada-
lajara. recently called on Cuadala-
jara family and found that her piano
and pictures were being used by this
family
They were presents from n general
who had used the Ruiz home as his
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four years ago.
For eight months every beef killed
in the slaughter houses Of Guadala-
jara, a city Of some 100000 people,
came from the ranches Of Jose Mon
tero. The money paid for the beef
went to General Dieguez. who has
recently taken the field IN support Of
Obregon.
He used # 70 help pay for military
operations and to buy one Of the finest
homes in Jal1sco. He was carpen-
ter before the revolution, ten years
ago
Merchants IN various cities occupied
by rebels sell the soldiers and officers
goods for paper money, many times
printed at the order OF the rebel com
mander on local presses.
Money Covers Walls
II the merchants refuse to sell they
are fined and put in Jail After a
while they agree to sell One man.
who was wealthy now has the walls
Of his room papered with more than
twenty distinct issues OF this money.
II the soldiers need horses. and
they always do, they find them most
anywhere, and give the owner an or
der on the to-be-formed government as
his pay. II he doesn't want the or
der he can throw # away.
The regular taxes which ordinarily
go to the support Of the government
in areas occupied by revolutionists,
are collected along with the other con
tributions.