Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1916-04-17
HUMANITY IS THE SANE
EVERYWHERE ON EARTH
Smiles Bring Smiles in Return.
Sorrow Drives the Soul to
Higher Power.
10Th CENTURY CIVILIZATION.
Not Such Glorious Thing AS Some
SuppOse---Newsy Notes From the
Border Of Mexico.

3 a
u the pass, the western gate to tn
great state Of Lone Star fame But i
/ TINS ancient Mexican city was a thous
aDl miles in the interior instead OF OF
the border of the United States il coul
not be more distinctly Mexican
Three troubled centuries have role,
( over its adobe walls, three fierce rev
olrtions have left physical scars on tn,
walls and mental sears i'm the mem
cries Of the people Everywhere tn,
brown, soft eyes Of the women tell o
the years Of sadness behind the hope
less outlook ahead only .he children
with ne irrepressible JOY of the brown
races are still laughing and dancing
IT. The 'mst and over the wrecnage o.
the walls of the ruined library.
There is absolutely no trace OF Amer
icanism on any hanu TO be noted ex
ccpt such whiskey and beer signs "a,
are household words over the Border.
and over an arid field under the wal
Of the prison a languid game OF base
bali was engaging the attention of q
small group of onlookers who seemed
mildly amused the players were NOT
without some pep" but they were
playing in long trousers. turn-dowr
white collars and flowing neck-scarfs
looking like Partisan art students ir
a gambol
How anyone could play so close tc
the carcel or Jail was a mystery until
enc remembers that physiological bear
INK Of the sorrows OF other people
seems 20 be q very human attribute all
the world over Just a few hours ago
against tina. wall, three men were shot
TO 'lcath, after it had been promised
their families that they would not bo
executed. I saw The poor women wait
ing 70 plead for the lives of their men
only 2 few Gays ago there. as they
waited sitting or the floor OF The bar
racks where they hoped to yet some
times see His EXCe.lency."
The victims today were accused ol
conspiracy and much secrecy was
thrown about the execution for that
many are involved in the plot for
which these suffered seems to be gen
orally believed The execution occur
rd just before the sun rose. the brigh.
glow OF coming day. il is TO be hoped
gave 2 message OF courage TO the men
who faced the firing squad with W-
coyerel eyes. The execution of muir
der occurred IN the cemetery witness
ed by some OF The other prisoners, $50
they might have the memory of the
CHASTITY scene before them when they
returned 20 the solitude Of the cells
where they are supposed TO remain for
life.
Gen. Gabriel Gavira contends the
men executed and q number of others
were combined Jpn plot to overtime"
the Juarez garrison in favor Of Felix
liaz Then names were given as Flo
fenlco Hernandez Nicholas ChavVarea
aud Jose Anez boruel one was ac-
cused OF being secretary Tor the con
spirators, ami it is known fact that
he could neither read nol write For
some time past he has been WORKING
in Dl Paso supporting a wife and five
children. He was second 10 die Ar
ter the first execution he moved over
to the side of the fallen victim muir
murHg his wife's name. and knelt by
the dead body which had been riddlcd
with shot an1 which ha'l not ceased To
move until the mercy shot OF the Off
Ger OF the SeTentv-seyepth Infantry
had blown the head to pieces.
Here the second man followed the
same fate. mercy shot Icing leces-
sary. The last man, boruel, stared sui
lenIv into the six rifles that were to
speak his death warrant. until they
spoke and his body fell across the
first two to die. but here also q mercy
shot was necessary. Surely tho
hearts Of the firing squad were not i'm
their grim work or they could not have
buugled SO frightfully. A common
trench received the bodies. which was
dug while the firing SQUAT was at work
and ain these men were members cf a
church which believed burial In holy
ground essential for quiet rest. Sure
~ every refinement OF cruelty is used
III these twentieth century DAYS. and
some of it not a quarter of a mile from
The United States.
And worse may he coming for Gen
eral Garvira announces that fourteen
VifGstas rsported captured at Made
IA by Carranza troops. probably would
no hrorle ri,- ia Tvarag for trial and ---