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Show THE UINTAH BASIN FARMER Hectic Juarez Has Reformed S- Mexican Town Border Settles Down Sedately to Cater to Tourists. Washington. States ir.g, at least in the better cafes. Young and old ana middle-age- d America seem out for the dunce south of the Itio Granae in exactly the same spirit in which they pursue their pleasures on the north bank of that river, or near the Potomac or the Hudson. There is the same music, the same steps, often the same people. Twelve-Mil- e Speed Limit. Promptly at 8 :G0 each evening Juarez gives an early rendition of Cinderellas midnight departure. The night life dies a horning. Orchestras suddenly stop and their members hurriedly pack their instruments. Chairs are pushed back. Outside, automobile horns begin to toot. But cars do not aash madly about. The new and somewhat chastened Juarez has restricted automobile speeds as well as etening entertainments; and tlie American who drives faster than 12 tulles an hour has only himself and his hurried Gringo ways to blame if he is invited to swell the municipal Just as the United own frontier towns have it a wit down in recent years, quieted loss in atmosphere, perhaps, but a welcome gain in the life expectancy of the citizens, so the countrys adopted resorts just over international lines, seem to have lost something of their raucous personalities, says a communication to the National Geographic society from McFall Kerbey. Take us Exhibit A, Juarez, probably Mexicos most important border city, which lies beyond a sluggish stream and a short bridge from El Paso, Texas. Juarez seems to have had its fill of the hectic dance hall and saloon days that followed on the heels of our Eighteenth amendment. Wild oats have palled, apparently; and the community has settled down to cater with measurable soberness and certainly lucratively to the type of American tourist who has only a minor inhibition or two to fling overboard when he finds himself, for an hour or so. in a foreign land. Curfew at Nine oCIock. No doubt a great deal of Juarez is recently acquired due to its very effective curfew. No bell rings; but at exactly 9 oclock, mountain time, each evening, a gate on the international bridge clangs closed. If any Americans are so Iuek- less as to be south of the gate at that Interesting moment they must remain for the night, and hotels' of the usual American standard are not numerous In Juarez. It happens, therefore, that dinner, dancing and the hegira across the bridge have become the fixed orz der of the El evening. Business men and their wives from El Paso, a sprinkling of the American younger set. tourists from the four corners of the country, and a few Mexicans of the better class; these make up the table groups about the dance floors of the principal Juarez cafes each evening. The food Is all that could be wished: the usual American and continental dishes, a few characteristic Mexican viands, and. thanks to Mexicos lenient game laws, Yenison, duck and quail. Seated In one .of the better Juarez. old-tim- e -- near-sedatene- treasury. ss Paso-Juare- , that this situation is The cafe center of Juarez is nearly half a mile from the international bridge; but within a few minutes after SrfiO an unbroken line of automobiles extends to the river, while on side streets other cars wait to take their places. It is a slow jo!) getting Juarez evening throng of Americans repatriated for the night. Every car and its occupants must be given at least a cursory examination on the bridge by both immigration and customs officials. The procession starts and stops seemingly hundreds of times. When the early closing regulation first went into effect some cars were caught on the Mexican side every night. But practice has smoothed ou' difficulties, and now. usually several minutes before the bolts are shot home on the bridge gates, the Inst 'cars have rolled Into the United States to scatter their passengers to homes, hotels, and theaters, or to places where they may dance away the rest of the evening under purely American auspices. Daytime Juarez Drab. Juarez of the daytime Is a rather drab affair away from the market and the ancient church. Dust seems to strike the predominant note. The streets are dusty ; the adobe houses are mostly even the very few bits of greenery seem sadly in need of a bath. One or two streets are paved; here and there In the resi- deuce sections tbe graceless adobe, !ve charmin uttle 1',rcbltw. gp,mlsh ,We wlth ,MS, ture nd vl lms D0W and tben tb, ut,n love clor bubble8 n bmuble bome d be MIW b tbak wa, plut or blue or yellow stucco. These things show vvhat Juarez may do when It dust-colore- T .th0'h It would he tt a fashionable club--i cabaret aotue thousands ot miles far-- j ther north. The outstanding d ffer-- j ences seem to he that his surroundings are not as Injurious nor so exclusive. How Dancera Pay tha Piper. But the parallel must not be pressed too closely. All of the Wests breeziness and the piquancy of Latin lands has not been rooted out. Juarez has a way all Its own, for example, of proclaiming the old truth that he who dances must pay the piper. Hang-- ; Ing above the center of each dance Is a contrivance of metal fun-- 1 nels, one directed toward each of the four walls. This fearfully mude thing is a collector of perquisites for the orchestra. Music for a few whirls about the floor, then dead, silence that must be broken by the rattle und clang of coins tossed down the machines metal maws by the dancers. When the practiced ear of the orchestra leader estimates that a gill or so of good hard money has been donated, the music strikes up ngHln with an added verve that Is probably well worth to the dancers tb coins that have stimulated It. There Is nothing noticeably exotic nor unrestrained about Juarez done- - - j . i d; , truly finds itself, Cut there are compensations for On the sidewalk Juarez drabness. are handsome, dark-eye- d youngsters and women In quaint costumes, while peons plod down the street beneath colored blankets and great broad-floo- r brimmed hats, and leather-decke- d horsemen with huge spurs clang by. There is no mistake about it ; when you are in Juarez, even though you can see a battery of American skyscrapers a stones throw away, you are truly in a foreign land. A little red tape must be negotiated la getting permission to go to and from Juarez, but not much. If you live In El Paso you carry with you, as a matter of course, along with your keys and your pocketbook and a clean handkerchief, the equally necessary passport with your picture attached. For who can tell at what moment a business acquaintance may suggest: 'Lets run over to Juarez for lunch, or a hostess may ring up and ask you to join a dinner party on the Calle Commercio? Economy in Paper. If you are a tourist the matter Is even simpler. You stand in line before a Mexican immigration official you answer a few questions of a high ly personal character, you ink youi thumb and smudge it on a card. Then, if you have shown satisfactory proof of jour identity, you are permitted to enter Mexico at will for ten days without charge. But the grim determination of the Mexican immigration service to avoid donating the tiniest bit of paper to tourists leads to some amusing incidents. In the line ahead of me were a young man and his wife from Spo kune who presented their marriage certificate as an evidence of their iden titles. This will do nicely, said the official; and before the surprisee couple could object he had spread the and hud banged certificate on las down on it a rubber stamp as big as a postal card. Turistu uppearec in big blue letters. A few dashes o' his pen, and the official handed the document back better than new n marriage certificate and a passport rolled into one. Next in line was a young womat from St. Louis who somewhat difl dently presented what appeared t be tlie envelope of u love letter cei address tainly a personal to her in masculine hand. This, too was grist lor tlie inspector, and tin envelopes buck became her passport Warned in advance of the great Juarez paper shortage, I presented in addition to identification cards, a sheet ot paper bearing my letterhead. The Turistu stamp was placed near of this. The inspector then verj carefully tore off the unused portion and asked if he might keep it. He feared, apparently that the supply of marriage certificates and loe letter-migrun short. !e--- ini-'-iv- e. tin-to- ht Imported. Electricity In many ways Juar-profits from tlie nearness of its big sisier city across tlie Bio Grande. And .here are who insist that plenty of El ilie profit works both ways. Ail day long motor curs bearing American license plates throng the streets oi Juarez. In the cates and souvenir shops English is the predominant tongue. American money undoubtedly pours southward across the river in a steady stream. During the day Ki Iaso power flows over international wires to help turn the wheels ot Juarez, and at night the little city is largely lighted by current Imported lrom America. For all of this, ot course, there Is a compensating flow The towns of dollars northward. a belt from El line is street railway one over enters bridge, Iaso which penetrates the business district, and returns over another bridge a foreign Journey for twelve cents. There are less tangible exchanges between these sister communities. Tlie Mexican traffic officers who efficiently s herd the long lines of American to the bridge leurued their craft in the more strenuous traffic lanes of El Paso. When a disastrous tire threatened Juarez recently red tape disappeared and tens of of dollars worth of great steel muchines were and brass temporarily exported to Mexico along with the brawn and skill of American When El Paso celebrates, units' In Mexican uniforms add color to the line; and on summer evenings Juarez bunds often furnisli characteristic Mexican music In El Paso parks. Altogether these strikingly different communities on the Bio Grande seem to have established a unique sort of municipal symbiosis, each contributing something which the other lacks z 1us-oa- auto-mobile- thou-sand- fire-tighti- fire-fighter- s. Fears New York Baltimore, Md. Rev. Dr. Harris Kirk, who confessed that New Yo city frightened him, has declined call to the Fifth Avenue Presbyterh church. s SUCH IS LIFE A bed In village doctor, summoned out of at an unseasonable hour and net the best of humor, was just enter- patient, when a accosted him conversa- ing the home of hi late passer-btionally: Tomebody sick in there, doc? Oh, no, indeed, replied the physician. Im just going to give him his inusle lesson. American Legion eekly. y V Fooled Her Eben Fooled that darned cow at last. Josh How? Eben Well, every night when I milk her she kicks me in the leg, so tonight I put the bucket where she kicks and she kicked it over, and her whole days work Is gone. Alyl3ton Recorder. Two Reasons Tell me, young man. why it is that you take dinner every night Old Boy at the restaurant. Young Man Because Im unmarried. And may I ask you in return why I see you here every night? Old Boy Oh, yes; thats because I Stuttgart Wahre Jacob. am married. Direction Makes a Difference said Johnny, looking up from his hook, what 13 constructive criticism? Constriu five criticism, ray son, a line of talk we hand out to others, which if others try it on us is called Father, fault-findin- ' g. PLAYING SAFE Tim When do you intend to announce your engagement unyliow? Tom Why er after I'm married. I think. Analysis How often we r I Synthesis v .A sadly And This spectacte pathetic: A man of analytic mind Whose gin was too synthetic! His View Rector Sandy, will you contribute a mite to help us put on a program ut tlie kirk this week Sandy Weel, 1 think wi the kirk proper, the vestry and the schoolrooms, we hae plenty wiout building any additions. Atlston Recorder. Kind of Her "Although I was late, said the new boarder. I found the landlady had saved for me the tenderest part of the chicken." What was that? said the old boarder jealously. Some of the gravy." |