Show RIOT NEAR CAUSED BY MEXICAN FlAG f Attack 1 on Consulate of Sister Republic In Cullen CuHen l en Hotel Narrowly Averted N upon the Mexican consulate consulate con con- A AN In f she he t Cullan n hv hotel el was wal narrowly narrowly- a averted arted yesterday when American citizens citizen became une enni jil 1 because be- be IK Jl cause from Crom the consulate Into t tilt the t lir breezes f es of oC Second South street l was vas flown lown the olive oll white whit and re red flag la of Mexico with not a st a SITI 7 of or the tilt Stars Star an and Stripes The consult cont ula Is It In room lb I of the tho hotel and anti is t r tory according to law Jaw is t hy by the thu consul j i Peril of oC this Mexican territory mid I f 1 the of oC the consul P 1 i. i 1 l. Ye elarde e- e larde e. e arose arojo e aft aCt afternoon runt lOm runta lOma a dispute among stout stout lie le it tj 1 J loyal al citizenry in th the street as al' to people had tu tv fly fly- l foreign flags s in the cr very faces so 90 to speak of An American rh rife j Mexican emblem at the th moment was as floating tIo from a new ner stare staff at Consul Con Con- Consul sul Velarde's 8 window In an annex of the he hotel Opi o l CI It Those ho IJ believed Jle e that no one has hasi hasa I Ia a i right under tho the constitution to 10 fly a 11 foreign flag flab unless th Stars Scats and I Stripes flutter Clutter proudly above c It t Continued on out Page t s i Column 6 6 G. RIOT NEAR CAUSED I IBY BY MEXICAN FLAG Attack on Consulate of Sister Republic in Cullen Hotel Narrowly Averted Continued From Pago Page One charged hotly Into the hotel office and demanded to be led to 10 the traitors room that they might night snatch hi his loathsome loath loath- h- h some somo pennant from Its It perch and start tart a fL general merry rough house In the thc hotel office these patriots met opposition Including II H. M. M I. I Hawkins hotel clerk clork diplomatist 1 nn something of a n patriot himself Before Mr Hawkins Hawkins Haw flaw kins had much opportunity to tu-ticu- tu late tho the spokesman for tor the tho outraged crowd had summed up the situation several times Insisting that t tho the Mexican can emblem emblom ho he har harbored ored a vague no notion notion notion no- no tion it was Japanese como come down Volunteers Volunteers Vol Vol- to do o the tho flag lowering wc-to wc plentiful In the tho ranks The spokesman spokesman spokesman spokes spokes- man declared that he heva wa was a Socialist and didn't propose to soo Ree the Q glorious United States Insulted B Besides he said the colors of the consuls consul's were In wretched taste Mr Hawkins grasping an opening when the spokesman gave signs of running down then interpolated ted some gome Information on International law Jaw Ho lie harangued the patriotic mob at length explaining that room 40 was WL Mexican territory technically and that Consul Velarde had a n. perfect right to fly his official native banner without tho ac accompaniment accompaniment ac- ac of the Stars and Stripes Stripe Aside sido from consulates Diplomatist Hawkins Hawking wasn't so s' positive or Interest interested inter Inter- est ested d. d but hut Hotel Hawkins certainly cere tainI would bo ho obliged e 1 l If the patriots would clear out and leave leavo him blurt and Consul Velarde alone Quietly th Slime In the tho sacred pr precincts of If the consulate consulate consulate con con- Senor Vt Velarde was Vas shaving with witha a n fine American safety y razor I. I or 1 or beIt bo be boIt boIt It known the Mexican t territory In fn Salt Lako happens to be Lc tho consuls consul's be bedroom bedroom bed bed- room a as vt velI l Tho The indignant American Socialist ane and his party part were not entirely satisfied They and anul asked advice of ot tho the policeman in n the tho lJ heat nt sonn on So Socialists Socialists So- So are sni sail wl I rare I tl to lo Jo This brave bravo officer had s on en tho foreign flag JCK waving from th iho tho hotel hole window too and ho pranced Into the tho hotel office f co Diplomatist Diplomatist Dip Dip- Jom Hawkins again explained The Tho audience being a policeman It naturally natural lal- lal ly h took longer el than At length lengh thi brave officer was wall satisfied that C Consul sul Velarde was tas not violating tho constitution of Ir tho the States s and In that Inimitable police way washed his hands of or the affair Tho rho Socialist Socialist So So- and his bin patriotic s went wenta a away war saying they'd thed look It up and see seo who who's R a rl right ht by George Georg Diplomatist Hawkins turned to to his books Senor le continued to lather tho the con consular taco fare and from front tho the flagpole Mexico's emblem fluttered gaily Room 2 19 at itt the Cullon Cullen hasn't been Mexican can eo territory ver very long but Diplomatist Hawkins hopes soon Slon to have liac the neighborhood assuaged |