Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-09-21
THREE DIE IN RIOT
IN MEXICO CITY
Four Others Wounded When
vaSConceIoS and Rubio
Followers Clash.
BY the Associated Press.

by tne Associated PreSS.
MEXICO CITY, September 21.-The
first serious trouble in connection with
the national presidential election to
be held in November occurred here
last night when three men were killed,
another probably fatally wounded and
three less seriously wounded in fight
ing between supporters of Jose Vas
concelos and Pascual Ortiz Rubio, pres
idential candidates.
The clash occurred at the Avenida
Hidalgo and San Fernando Park, two
blocks from the ONCE of FL Universal,
newspaper which has been the center
Of political controversy during the
last few days. Order was restored after
police reserves quelled the disturbance.
President Portes Gil personally inter-
vened to stop the disorders.
Parading supporters of Vasconcelos
encountered Rubio enthusiasts, a shot
was fired and the trouble grew to pro-
portions of a riot. The Vasconcelistas
invaded a moving picture house where
they barricaded themselves until the
police arrived. One of the dead men is
German del Camp, %, student orator.
The two other fatalities were identified
as workmen who died of their wounds.
Two Of the injured persons are work.
men and the other former army
officer.
Streets Under Surveillance.
After the disorders mounted armed
guards which were thrown around the
Offices of FL Universal, were increased
and all streets in the vicinity placed
under surveillance.
Ell Universal was guarded as a result
Of the newspapers defiance of boy
colt imposed By the majority bloc of
the Mexican Chamber Of Deputies.
President Emilio Portes Gil had prom
Used FL Universal full protection and
guarantee of the right Of circulation in
response to an appeal from Miguel LAM
Duret, general manager Of FL Uni
versal and FL Universal Grafico, which
are two of the largest newspapers in
Mexico City.
FL Universal Grafico yesterday said
a truck carrying copies of the morning
Stroyed by group of unidentified per-
sons on the highway and also that
armed men in an automobile went the
rounds of the suburb of Tacuba taking
! copies of FL Universal from newsboys
and destroying them.
Ell Universal appealed to President
Portes Gil not to support the majority
bloc OF the chamber, which based its
boycott against both newspapers on the
grounds they were reactionary.
Fighting Follows Meeting.
The fighting last night followed an
open-air meeting of anti-re-electioniSt
party SympathiZers at San Fernando
Park, most Of the demonstrators being
student supporters of the party'S NOM
inee, Vasconcelos. After the meeting
the participants started parading to-
ward the center of the city when two
automobiles appeared and the occupants
are alleged to have opened fire on the
paraders.
The first to fall was the youth, Ger
man del Campo, who only few min
uteS before, while haranging the meet
ing had said: I'VE realize that we will
be the first to fall by the bullets of
the partisanS of the other candidate,
but it doesn't matter. We would merely
fulfill our duty by sacrificing our lives
for our country"
Other paraders fell before fire from
the automobiles crowded closed in on
the cars and hand-to-hand fighting
started, which resulted in the capture
of two assailantS, who were handed
over to the police. The scene of the
trouble was only a block from the
American consulate.
When the trouble started, Guerrero
Arciniega. student, rushed to the ma
tional palace, and, arriving there just
as President Portes Gil was leaving in
an automobile, jumped on the running
board and informed the President of the
situation. Rushing Immediately to po-
lice headquarters, the President issued
orders leading to the restoration of
order.