Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1927-10-07

the previous days or
the week.
From revolutionary friends, prin-
cipally in the United States, came
statements that:
General Arnulfo Gomez In at the
head Of 5000 men, instead Of only
1900 as reported by the Gales
friends. He is in his home state,
where he knows the people and the
country, and ~ being Joined BY more
forces hourly.
General Francisco Serrano was ar
rested and executed before any rev.
olutienary movement was made, and
President Gales precipitated ths
revolution i'm order TO remove hia
enemies The revolution did not
start until Serrano was executed.
Say Revolt Over
From official Mexican sourcef
come statements that:
Two large federal forces are clos
ing In on Gomez, who has only n
small force, and his capture In a
foregone conclusion.
Gales has complete control of tho
situation, and the revolution as a
serious threat TO the Mexican gov.
ernment is over.
The statements concerning the
large size OF Gomez army came from
revolutionary friends In Los Ange-
les and San Antonio. Sonora En-
carnacion Il. de Gomez, in mn inter-
view given out In Los Angeles TO IN
Mexican newspaper. Is reported az
saying that a letter she received
recently from her husband said
nothing Of any revolutionary move,
indicating to her that the execution
OF Serrano was carried out without
any revolutionary move on his part.
She indicated that General Gomez
u At the head of a large force Of
men, and In not in danger.
Lawyer Executed
Reports received here Friday tell
Of the execution in Guadalajara of
Jose Lopez PortilIo, son OF the em-
'inent writer Don Jose Lopez Portillo.
The younger Portillo was the pri.
vate secretary. Of General Gomez,
was a lawyer and had been a pro-
fessor in the University or Mexico.
Other executions, including that
Of Generals Alfredo Rueda Quijano,
and Vicente Gonzales. are also told
OF.
SAN ANTONIO, Texas, Oct. T.
R)-The San Antonio Light will
say today that forces Of General
Arnulfo Gomez, Mexican presiden-
tial candidate now I'm the field
against President Gales, Joined
hands with the De la Huerta inter-
ests at a conference in San An
tonic to-day.
The Light said that General ceasar
Lopez Ge Lara, long recognized as
the agent Of the De Tan Huerta in
terests here and a former governor
OF the Mexican state OF Tamaulipas
and Gerzain URarte, former secre-
tary to Venustinno Carranza, met
and agreed that the two factions
should join forces and that each
should send a protest to the state
department I'm Washington on the
execution OF Alfonso de In Huerta.
Quotes De Lara
The Light quotas General Dc Lara
as saying:
ALFONSO de- Il Huerta was kid.
mapped. taken from American soil
and assAssinated.
Twenty days ago we were told
OF the attempt and I telegraphed
Adolfo de la Huerta for inforrna-
tion. Alfonso was warned. They Rot
him because he was close 70 the
border.
They have been trying to get
Adolfo de In Huerta, but he IN too
far away. shall wire AdoIfo I'm
mediately and we viii direct q pro-
test 10 the American government,
for not only is the execution Rn
unwarranted assassination, but aIse
violation Of the neutrality laws
Mr. URnrte. whr iB not only for.
mer secretary 10 CmrrmnxmA but mlsa
. senator from TIaxcala and, a f0rme.
miEistez rlhnlp0tantizry tp #nrirua
South American rnpu' fMa MnH
y saying that ~ HE