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Show THIRSTY BARRED FRflKEBO Holiday Passports to Cross International Bridge at El Paso Refused. EL. PASO. Texas, Dee. 23. Hundreds of El raseans and tourists who planned to visit Juarez. Mexico, today, where liquors of all kinds can be bought, were turned baelc at the international bridge between the two cities. No temporary one-day passports were Issued today, and the only persons allowed al-lowed to cross the Rio Orande were those holding po-nianent passports Hiving permission per-mission to enter Mexico on Sundays and holidays. . Whisky and tequila, a Mexican drink, could lie had at prices varying from ?5 to 515 a quart here today from "bootleg-pers" "bootleg-pers" if the seeker was known to be "all right." Prices on the contraband liquor had risen sharply in price Hie last few days, because ot four deaths due to .shooting .shoot-ing affrays connected with whisky sinug- 'illexlean fiscal guards late yesterday captured a lot of liquor that was bcim; started across the international boundary for Christmas sale. They said, at the prevailing prices, tho liquor would have brought JDO.lJtiO on the American side. It is e pected tn be sold by tlie Mexican customs service for $100. Juariz saloonkeepers and cafe proprietors proprie-tors had prepared lor a banner Christmas day. o. too, had tlie gambling casino, but' their hopes were dashed when the American aolhorilics refused to keep the port open today and issue temporary passports. Yesterday and last night before the International In-ternational bridges were closed, saw mnny Americans cross to tlie Mexican side for Christmas eve liquid refreshments, and ' saloons in Juarez did a rushing business. |