Ogden Standard-Examiner | 1922-12-03 | Page 24 | Policeman Saves Shoes of American from Angry 'Shine'

POLICMAN SAVES SHOES OF AMERICAN FROM ANGRY 'SHINE' MKXU'o CITY, Dec. 2 The American Amer-ican tourist with his scant knowledge of Spanish and his supposedly unlimited unlim-ited affluenco. is always an object of! prey for certain classes of vendors In I Mexico. A Mexico City bootblack. I however, went the limit recently when he attempted to charge two pesos tov a shine. The American refused to pay. the I boy was obdurate, and. as a la-t rosurt. said he would accept no money but) would remove the, shine ju- started' to do SO with a ihjtrp svnifs much to! ihe detriment of goid shoe leather. A gendarme hove in sight and the polish) was restored. The American retaliat-j led by paying only half price,