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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07

put in motion. All things were now
ready for the march.
accordingly. for the sake Of con
venience, in marching over the "Jor-
nado de- 3iuerto." or Great Desert.
which extends from Fray Christobsl
10 Ronleuo, a distance Of 90 miles
the colonel dispatched Mai. GIlnfu iu
the direction OF Fl Paso on the 18th
OF December, in command OF q dlvi-
sion Of 800 men: on the 18th he start
ed Lieut. Col. Jackson with an addi-
tional force Of 200; and on the 18th
ne marched ia person with the re-
mainder OF his command, including
the provision and part Of the bag
gage trains.
Across the Great DESERT
IN passing this dreadful desert,
which is emphatically the Courtney
OF the dead" the men suffered much.
Lor the weather was now become eX-
tremely- cold, and there was neither
water TO drink, nor wood for fire
Hence, IL was not possible 10 prepare
anytnlng 70 eat The soldiers IA
ugued with marching. faint with hun
ger and beuumbed by the piercing
winds struggled along the road at
night, ttor there was not much halt
ing for repose), setting fire 10 the
dry punches Of grass. and the stalks
OF the soap plant, or palmilla. which
Houlo Diaze Up like flash Of pow
der, and as quickly extlnguish. ieav-
ING The men shivering in the cold.
or miles the road was most bril-
Iantly Illuminated by sudden flashes
OF light, which lasted but for a mo-
ment, and then again all vas dark.
At length towards midnight the front
OF the column would halt for a little
Lepose- The struggling parties would
continue 10 arrive at all hours OF the
night The guards were posted out.
the men without their suppers lay
down upon the earth and rested The
teamsters were laboring necessarily
night and day with their trains to
keep pace with the march OF the
army. By day dawn the reveille
reused the tired soldier from his COM
Portable bed Of gravel and called him
% resume the march, without taking
breakfast, for this could not be pro-
vided on the desert. such was the
march for more than three DAYS over
the tornado del AIuert0.
Arrives n Doua Ana.
On the 22nd, Col Doniphan over
took the attachments under Lieut..
Col. Jackson and Maj. Gupin. near
the little Mexican town Of bona ANA
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07
COL D0nlphan Starts Down The Rio Grande To Tuarez
Meets Mexican Federa In Battle On River At Brazito

HOW the Doniphzu expedition came
II 70 E Paso Chen Juarez) and
made its way into Mexico 10 assist
the United States troops already in
that country IN 1sz7. IS chronicIed by
Col. John T. hughes in his memoirs
o. the expedition. The Missouri vol
untssrs under Col A. ". Doniphan
had been sent into New Mexico for
service Col Doniphan, who had been
operating in the Navajo cbuntry
against the Indians. established his
headquarters at Socorro, y. ", from
where he dispatched messengers to
Col Sterling Price. at santa Fe, to
send him 10 cannon and rs artillery
men, preferably under command OF
Capt Weightman. The troops were
ordered 20 rendezvous at Val Verde.
Narrating the story OF the march 10
Fl Pasos Col hughes says:
About the LIST OF November. Dr..
Connolly. Doane. McManus. valdez
and James McGoffin, proceeded 10 FL
Baso, in advance OF the army. and
contrary 70 order, to ascertain upon
what conditions their merchandise
could be introduced through the GUS
tom house into the chihuahua mar
their arrival at Fl Paso, seized and
conducted under an escort OF % SOL
dIers TO the city Of Chihuahua, where
they remained IN surveillance until
liberated by the american army.
An eIndependeut7 Command.
While Col DOuiphan was yet in the
mountains Lieut. Col Mitchell. Of the
second regiment, and Capt. Thomp-
SON. o. the regular service, conceived
the bold project OF opening q com
munication between santa Re and
Cen Wools army. at that time sup
posed TO be advancing upon Chihua-
hua- Tor this purpose P volunteer
company, consisting Of 100 men
raised from the different CORPS at
santa Fe was organized unde- the
name Of the Chihuahua rangers"
commanded by Capt Hudson and
Lieuts- Todd, Sproule and Gibson.
This force having advanced down the
valley Of the Del Norte some distance
below Falverde, and hearing OF a
strong Mexican force near FL Paso.
burst not venture further. but re-
turned and Joined Col Doniphan's
column. which was then about being
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07

principle. formed for the purpose OF
loot and rapine and. above all. to
live at the public expense without
working.
We have all too many I0ose-think-
inss well-meaninE people among US,
wei 10 do financially and well placed
socially, who accept the false assump-
1ons in the first of these paragraphs
but who cannot OF viii not recognize
the inescapahle truth Of the second.
Anarchy means the absence Of all gov
eminent, with O theoretical conception
OF every man governing himself. so as
20 make organized social order uu-
necessary But this IS not the Boil
shevist theory. The licensed pick
pocket, the bandit, the murderer. are
established IN authority organized
after its kind. with q backing OF hayo-
nets and bombs ROBBERY IS its motive
and lust its second nature. A fair
test OF moral advancement IS the
status and treatment OF a nations
women To make them into prosti-
tutes. as the Bolsheviki propose by
edict. 81 10 destroy the race. because
the woman OF that class IS for ply
sloiogical reasons VIGOROUSLY infer
tile.
We are overmuch addicted 10 labels.
and so many OF US tend to discard
the sound rule OF calling evil things
by their right names We have been
discussing Bolshevism and its kin
dred forms as IL they we're some new
system Of society with possible. II
undemouslraCed- merits 70 be brought
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07
GOVERNORS ARE RIGHT; IDLE LABOR
CALLS FOR MORE THAN MERE WORDS

wooden shipbudna the cancellation OF contracts Tor %
Of which ships on the Pacific coast the first blow It
not only hit the shipbung industry but many Others
clear back into the where the logs being cut
It useless to bemoan the shortage Of ships for world
commerce and at the time cut down shpbulldlng-
The government could also restore the fixed price on
copper which would automatically wipe out unemployment
in the copper producing states Of Arizona Utah and Ne
vada. The fixed price slightly above 20 cents a
pound It has sumped TO IS cents and the demand
fol copper for manufacturing has not accelerated enough
to have the effect Of stimulating the mines to activity
In eliminating unemployment, the states themselves
ought play leading role naturally, by doing what they
They should inaugurate big roadbuildng programs
and whatever other construction they have mind in
stead Of putting 1t off for another year two Generally
they are doing that Arizona viii put through big road
program and so viii New Mexico and Texas. Utah has
bill pending the legislature authorizing the appropriation
Of ss5OOOOO for good roads Proposed legislation II the
state of Oregon expected to furnish employment for
about 5000 men
But there remedial which the states
cannot put through such those enumerated above Il
up to the president and congress and the presidents
cabinet members who heads Of departments to do their
part special session Of congress should be called with
out delay.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07

Here the soldiers found plenty OF
gram and other forage for their ami
mails, running streams OF water and
abundance Of dried fruit. corn meal
ana sneep and cattle These they
purchased, therefore, they soon for
got the sufferinEs and priratfons
which they had experienced on the
desert Here they Toasted and re-
posed.
The army now encsmped within the
boundaries Of the state Of Chihuahua
me advanced detachments under
Lieut. Col Jackson and MAJ. Gilpin.
apprehending an attack from the
AeNlcans. about the 10th. had sent
an express 70 Col Douiphan. then on
the desert requesting him TO quicken
his march Capt Reid with his COM
pauy, had proceeded about l. miles
below Dona Ana, for the purpose Of
making q reconnaissance. and Of act
ING as a scout, or advanced guard
NJ lille encamped in the outskirts OF
a forest on point OF hills which
commanded the Chihuahua road. on
the night of the 23rd. one Of the sen
Enels hailed TO the Mexican spies.
- the Spanish language. The spies
mistaking the sentinel for a friend.
advanced very near. At length, dis
covering their mistake, they wheel ed
TO effect their escape by flight. The
sentinel levelled his rifle wager, and
bodies OF two OF them. One of them
tumbled from his horse. dead. after
running a few hundred yards and
the other at a greater distance. Their
dead bodies were afterwards discov-
cred. This sentinel was Frank smith.
OF saline
Christmas Near DOna Ana.
on the morning OF the oath. the
whole command. including Lieut.. Col.
-lilchells escort. and the entire mer-
chant provision and baggage trains.
moved off IN the direction Of FL PasO,
and, after q progress Of 10 miles.
encamped on the river for water. The
forage was only moderately good ;
therefore the animals, which were
not tethered. ramhIed and struggled
far Off into the adjacent bosquets and
thickets during the night. The
weather was pleasant
On the morning OF the o5th or De-
cember. a brilliant sun. rising above
the Organ mountains 20 the eastward.
burst forth upon the world in all his
etfulgeuce. She little army. AT this
time not exceeding 500 strong. was
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07

comfortably encamped on the east
bank oEthe Del N0rte lRio Grandel-
The men felt 1rolicksome, indeed.
Thev sang the cheering songs OF
Yankee Doodle. and Han Columbia
Many guns were fired IN honor OF
Christmas day. But there was no
need Of all this, had they known the
sequel.
Arrival ut Brazito.
At an early hour the colonel took
up the line Of march, with strong
front and rear guard The rear
guard, under Capt Moss, was delayed
for a considerable part OF the day
in bringing up the trains, and the
loose animals which had rambled
off during the night. A great NUM-
ber OF men were also Struggling about
in search OF their lost stock These
were also delayed
While on the march. the men most
earnestly desired, that, if they had
TO encounter the enemy at all they
were gratified. for having proceeded
about is miles the colonel pitched
his camp al q place called Brazito. or
the Little Arm. on the east bank Of
the river. in an opens level bottom
prairie, bordered me- the mountains
and river. on the - and southeast.
by q mesquite ana TilloW cnaparral.
Here the front guard had called a
halt
While the men we're scattered er-
erywhere in quest Of wood and water.
for cooking purposes and fresh grass
for their animals, and while the
trains and Struggling men were scat
tered along the road for miles in the
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07

rear. a cloud OF dust. greater than
usual, was observed in the direction
OF FL Paso. and in less than 10 min
utes some one OF the advance guard.
coming at full speed. announced TO
the colonel, that the enemy was ad-
vancing upon him"
The Battle OF Brazito.
Il is said that Col Douiphan. and
several Of his officers and men. were
at this moment engaged FL PLAYING
game OF three trick loo" At first
he observed that the cloud of dust
was perhaps produced by a gust OF
wind, and that they had as well play
their hands out In another moment
the plumes and banners Of the enemy
were plainly IN view The colonel
quickly sprang 20 his feet. threw
down his cards, grasped his saber and
observed, Boys. I held an invincibIe
hand, but I'u be d-uned II I don't
nave 20 play It out in steel now" Ev-
cry man flew TO his post
The bugler was summoned As
sembly call was blown. The men.
dashing down their loads OF wood
and buckets o. water. came running
from all quarters. seized their arms.
and-rell Into line under whatever flag
was most convenient As fast as
those in the rear came up. they also
1eN into line under the nearest stan
cards- The officers dashed from
post 20 post. and in an Incredibly
short space OF time the lTissouriaus
were marshaled on tire field OF fight
TomorroW's instalment viii tell OF
the battle Of Brazito and succeeding
events in the march Of the little
American army southWard.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07
Make 1t artisan

THE Arizona legislature and the governor OF the state
have engaged TO the knife and the developments
VIII be interesting, however depressing and bad for the
states business.
Democratic senator's who in the majority, started
It by passing bill providing for highway commission to
be chosen by board not including the governor Gov
Campbell declared that justice and precedent should decree
that he should the commission and not be thrust
aside unceTemonousy. Pressure brought to bear
the Democratic leaders by Republicans and by the most
far seeing Of their party to drop the plan TO eliminate
the governor, but it Of avail
The bill reached the governor several days ago and
Thursday vetoed Il remains be whether It
be passed over the veto.
The Democrats willing to admit It is said that
big program Of road construction involving the expenditure
Of millions Of dollars, might be made political job but It
10 their interest that It isn't Republican poti
cal job There 70 be belief that upon the per
sonnet Of the great road camps IS months hence
might depend the way IN which the next state campaign
VII swing There like the late senator Sims Of
ella county, who insists that the party that builds the
roads viii get blame than glory, but both parties
to be willing to rsk the blame If they can handle
the and the money.
Whether not the present bill is passed the gov
ernors veto the highway commission ought to be made
1onarssn by naming representatives Of both parties
It's membership and they should be charged with keeping
the road gangs at all times free Of politics It is plain
that If that isn't done the program in Arizona Is
doomed to develop into political scandal that viii swamp
the party that has charge of it.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07
Chamber of Commerce Adds agriculture To Activities
Catteman Laents Austery of The 81 Paso Authorities

eeEOLLOWING publication OF the
4 program OF the agricultural de-
partment OF the chamber OF COM
merce We had a number OF farmer
callers yesterday" said Roland
Harwell. county farm agent who
expressed a genuine interest in the
program. Among them were several
men prominent In the farm bureau.
We have had applications for work
IN Kidding lands OF aIkaH from five
different sources IN the 0-ief time
that this work has been in contem-
plationl Il is hardly possible that the
work can be started within less than
80 days, for the simple reason that it
takes time 10 secure a competent man
as specialist in this department We
are now In touch with several men
and just as soon as matters can be
arranged definitely a man viii be on
the job a liberal appropriation from
the chamber Of commerce and a sup
Elementary appropriation from the
Water Users association make the
work OF this department possible. The
actual amount Of money invested in
the entire program on taxation
basis, so far as the people OF Fl Paso
county are concerned IS $1,000, pro-
vided by the county commissioners
court This is the zane apprOpria-
ton that was IN effect last year and
the new work is possible through ad-
ditional appropriations from other
sources. principally through the
chamber OF commerce
When the Stockmen's convention
met at Roswell. the city was thrown
wide open to them and nothing but
murder was barred said Dr. 6. T.
Veal Of lioctezuma, Sonora, Mex
Men were shooting craps on the side
walk at $500 a shot and we're left an
soIutelv undisturbed Today, when
one OF the DELEGATES 20 the convention
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07
The Victory Garden
HOW ABOUT GARDEN OYSTERS

HTOULD you Ike TO grow some oya-
w ste-s in the Earden2 We'll, you
can NOT do IL. but you can do the next
best thing and that is, STOW some
oyster plant" or satisfy. says to-
DAYS bulletin from the natl = u war
garden commission OF Washington
Satisfy is called oyster plant be-
cause, when made into croquettes or
soup. Il has a decidedly oyster taste.
and would easily pass for oyster fla
voriug. The sea food Idea Is carried a
step farther by the fact that the bes-
variety IS named Sandwich Island.
Parsnips are particularly rich in
nourishment and are sweet and delt-
clous- The two vegetables are par
ticularly good as a fan crop 70 be lett
in the ground over winter and dug
az needed or 10 be dug IN the late
fall and stored in pits and root eel
lars They also make a good spring
crop planted early and used as soon
as the roots are large enough 10
any reader OF The Fl Paso Herald
the commission viii send a free gar
den book u he writes 70 washington
for &c. enclosing a two cent stamp
for postage
The beauty OF parsnips and satisfy
Is 10 have long. smooth main roots.
without side roots. To grow these
the ground must be dug Up fine and
mellow eight or ten inches deep. ana
some well rotted manure worked IN
II possible This viii allow the roots
to grow downward without much
branching. Lay off the rows IS inches
apart for hand cultivation and 90
inches apart for horse cultivation.
For parsnips use half an ounce o.
seed per 100 feet OF row. and for sal
SHY use one ounce for the same
length Of row. Cover the seeds a
scaut Inch deep AS these seeds
sprout very slowly It IS well 20 scat
ter two OF three radish seeds IN every
foot OF row. because the radish viii
sprout quickly and mark the row. 50
cultivation can be started IN a Jew
DAYS and continue. Keep the plants
rrowlnE ranldlv.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07

out by the experiment. We are 70
remember that the inmates Of the
jails in Russia were only 70 a small
extent political convicts. even under
the government OF the czar. The rest
OF them were criminals OF desperate
character. exactly like those We send
to Sing Sing when we can lay cur
hands upon them
Whether we have a League OF Ma
lions or not the world for fits own
safety faces the task OF stamping out
Bolshevism, IN Russia and elsewhere.
. by exactly the means civilization uses
towards crime.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07
The Old Longing

MO the odesty long
BOOM Jays Sometimes you'll
July spring june winter
the hang dead the wall hear catbId The
genial
Ot the boughs naked the where the blossoms the
believes think he's something his dread another jolt
cease; longing day winters really gone awav
spring brought III peace
WALT MASON
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07

for complaint Il export business IS
struck down. the price OF cattle VIII
be cut in two. The packer is manu-
lacturing the raw material o. the
producer and is finding markets for
T. j looks TO me as If we ought 10
The reconstruction period IS prov
ing even busler time for the workers
OF FL Paso than even the time when
war actually existed" said Mrs a. W
Broaddus, chairman OF woman's work
In the Red Cross Since the first Of
January 1920 garments have been
made. most OF which have been sent
away already and we are now expect
ing materials for 1000 more. Knit
ting materials viii also be sent 10 US
at an early date and the knitters can
then get busy, for there win be a large
quota 20 fiji for the early fan ship
ments There are about 1900 women
workers in e Paso. who have devoted
a great deal OF their time 20 sewing.
knitting and other kinds Of Red Cross
production work or these over 200
are entitled 20 the 500 hour service
badges which are expected to arrive
soon"
"Our city council in Tucumcarl. y.
N, IS taking up the matter OF street
paving. said F. c. Beebe. secretary
OF the chamber Of commf rec OF that
place we shall have six OF the
principal business blocks paved, 7
am sure. and about 20 blocks OF the
residential part OF the city. II we
did lose the next convention OF the
Panhandle & Southwestern stock
mems association TO Tucson, con-
graduate them and we want them all
70 know we in Tucumcari are game
losers and we are going 20 pave our
streets and fix up still better for the
association when they do accept our
invitation to come and meet with US"
We are going To- strike oil up IN
The Deming. n. ~. country" said
Willard T. Holt The reports from
the well now down over 2000 feet at
Columbus. 80 miles south. are very
encouraging. and at Bowie. Ariz.. some
OIL has been struck already. A good
deal OF leasing OF lands has been
done east and southeast OF Deming.
about Miese and Myndus and. II the
Columbus we'll proves up as we are
very hopeful OF its dong. we N
Deming feel quite certain OF being
in or very near the oil belt"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07
FREIGHT RATES ON APPLES :
N CAR LOTS NOT TOO HIGH

washington. d. c.. March Exist
ing freight rates on apples in carloads
from kansas. Oklahoma and Texas are
not unreasonable or preferential TO
Arkansas and Colorado growing dis
tricts the interstate commerc6
commission held today. in dismissins
a complaint filed bv the public utill-
ties commission OF Kansas
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07

GOVERNMENT BY THE CRIMINAL.
From Wall Street Journal.
It almost seems that il people can
be induced 20 call some forms OF agi-
tation BY high-sounding names. to as
sumo without inquiry that agitation
necessarily involves a grievance. that
all agitation Is directed TO securing
greater liberty. that there els some
thing in socialism and there may
even be something in" Bolshevism
which mankind has lacked and needed.
there is a disposition TO tolerate what
We should all condemn q we called
things by their right names.
Bolshevism. syndicalism. the kin
dred teachings OF the 7 W. W.
stripped OF phrases. simply mean
crime. They represent the govern
ment OF the law-abidinE, useful. pro-
ducinE citizen by the element which
should be in Jail and which is steruly
depressed under all orderly systems OF
government The Bolshevists in Rus
STA are not democrats or friends OF the
worker, or eNQonents OF a new form
Of progress They are merely an
armed band OF criminals guided BY no
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-03-07
Patter And Chatter ;.
The Masquerade

q - q meTT masquerade,

I il was a merry masquerade,
And laZily the music rose.
The Clown fell down The Lover stayed
To seek bis love where beauty grows.
The night was drawing to its close,
And shiVering Dawn was lurking near;
From some retreat there crept sweet
q love you, dsarl"
THE Clown arose His laughter shnH
One sharp pang to the Lover gave,
As If one rsindrop, cold and still,
Had fallen IN an open grave.
Before the Clown became Clown,
A sweet voice IN distant year,
through distant aisles cane tripping down:
q love yOu, dearl"
FOR Clowns are Lovers N their way,
And Lovers IN their way are Clowns!
Your broken hearts feign laughter gayl
Your gay hearts fiutfer when Truth froEnsl
On, MOrtalS, with your Masquerade!
Clowns, Lovers, al VINO wander here!
Let maid tell nan, LET man tel maid:
Il love you, dear!"