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El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31
Of Friar Marcos Are DisproOed
The Story OLA Priest, A Negro And A Dog

,poor negro slave. Courage does not
follow behind fear in that manner.
In his reports there Is no lack Of
pious expressions but ne so mixed
them with his falseho0ds that he re-
veals hypocrisy. and one can hardly
help feeling regret that someone with
greater influence with God did not
pray there In the great valley Tor the
souls OF the negro and his SOC muir
dered companions
greater fam than friar Marcos for he
demonstrated himself to be an in
TREND explorer: and he was one OF the
four who discovered Arizona
Alarcon's Sea Trip.
When Coronado was in Cl1oia with
his famous expedition in 1910, Gen
Fernando de Alarcon was sent by sea
10 cooperate with him. Alarc0n failed
TO accom- lish his object OF course;
but he did 90 far up the Colorado
river with small boats. On that trip
he mad many attempts TO acquire in
formation Of Coronado and Of Cibola
BY questioning the Indians who lived
by the river. One day he was told
that the CHIEF Of Clbola ate of OF
green plates. similar TO those that
that the green plates were those
which had belonged 20 black man
who had been killed By the Cioolans.
One authority, relating the voyage o.
Alarcon and speaking OF the negro
SAYS: taht he entered into the coun-
try with a few Indians who increased
bis retinue to the number Of 500, and
arrived az the territory OF Cibola,
where he had the audacity to perform
an act OF possession OF the valley OF
Acus. IN the name Of the crown o.
Castle
Closely pursued there at last by the
Cibolans, who declared a cruel war In
which nearly all Of his people per
fshed, he fell. into the hand OF that
chief, OF whose anger he was the
victim In revenge for the deaths
which his invasion had caused the
savages in that war. Wherever the
unfortunate African had gone. he was
constantly followed by q dog which,
Ike that OF Tobias,w as his iusepa-
rahle custodian and companion That
model OF loyalty fell likeW Use into the
power OF the chief; and from the
Gay on which his master died, It
went every day to the place where
he was assassinated. From there It
cost labors 70 separate i, defending
itself against those who attempted
TO do so, and in that place the cruel
savages killed It."
So Il appears that there were other
causes for the anger OF that CHEZ
besides the insult OF sending him an
ornameuted squash
IN the foregoing we find rather
complete story OF the priest the
negro. and the dog. They were the
first priest. the first negro. and the
first dog in the history Of Arizona
they were three and Il Is observed
that 90 was a lucky combination as
long as they Travelled together.
fThe end1
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31

REACE is an ole. ole word an one
I frequently employed by tn IN
thinkin'. We hear it often tdayi
peaeei Webster says this O peace-
Rest or tranquility; calm; freedom
from war or disturbance" All o.
these make fer a condition O. peace
But peace is a relative term I don't
mean by that peace Is synonymous
with relatives. But when We git right
down L business an analyze things
We realize that peace whatever i may
be is a myth I doubt II any puqay
ever reached that glorious eonlitl9n
o. body an mind when il could truth
FULLY be said Of him that he wuz al
ueacs unless he WIZ cead-an' then
it's only mere speculation we near
O. connublal peace an happiness
Theirs little spasms O. peace an. mo
ments O. happiness. but ther Inlsnls
feetfn' an ali put tgether they COM
prise a mighty small per cent o. IN
whole. ten. OF twenty an sometimes
fifty or more years O. harnessed life
Even in fats with no pratt-e o chill
dren L disturb tn quiet. no asnes, no
d-udgerv beyond tn occasional open
in CT q. can O. tuna, Tiers no suen
thing as real peace Tiers Anus 700
much o. somethin' OF something
laclzin' in ever, life Business peale
Business would rot without competi-
son ans worry. Industrial peace
that's a Joke. Ther'u never be no in
dustrial peace till workers fix tner
own wages an then ther won't oe
peace. Ther'u be no labor peace as
long as people have Z work Nauona
ueacei Imagine national peace WIKI
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31
sPRETTY SOFT IS NEW PLAY
TRIED OUT IN NEW YORK


young, who marries secretly and IS
later sent to a boarding school Der
husband. determined 10 be at the side
OF his youthful bride toss lp as a
girl and enters the same sclool- - -
Naturally enough the antics o. the
youthful husband and the complca-
lions which follow while ne Is in the
boarding school provide the comedy,
and let Il be said there IS plenty OF
IL Good, clean comedy OF the KIND
which healthy minds can enjoy and
OF which there is not nearly enough
Joseph Santley, who plays the
youthful husband. IS rot necessarily
Julian Ettinge. but when he gets ali
doled Up in a Titan wig, red-Fery
redress and silk hose, he is good
10 look ct at that. What he might
lack as to feminine charm he more
than makes I'D in his singing, dane
Ing and comedy stuLL
one OF the best hits OF the show,
-Oh. You Beautiful Person is done
By Santley and Otis Rowland The
latter, a bashfuI ruralite posing as a
detective, is also a scream and the
dance he puts on with Sautley is one
OF those once seen never to be for
gotten affairs
pretty soft- Is Not 10 Re. Dodged.
Within a few days this column VIII
contain "A criticism OF the new Paul
" Potter farce Pretty Soft" The
AcroscO theater viii house this latest
work OF the veteran New York news
paper man who gave the stage The
The American Minister" The Maid Of
Bath "Our Country Cousins" The
Pacific Mail" The Victoria Cross.
-Trilby." The stag Party" TIE Con-
querors." Under Two Flags. The
Red Bdoff" -Notre Dame" The
School Girl The Honor Of the Fam
ly." The Queen OF the Moulin
Rouge" "Barbara's Millions, The
Girl From Rectors, The Zebra.
'.Arsene Lupin- and Israel
Pretty Soft" presented at the time
OF the year when theater attendance
De- az its lowest ebb in the cities where
new plays are usually tried out. VIII
be responsible for introducing a new
method Of clinical test as applied by
managers 20 their wares, and one By
lin our gates VIII benefit At the same
time il VII strike a blow against a
time lOnOred institution known as
-dogging' show, or -tryins i on the
dog" which may operate 70 eliminate
the dog from the theater-
Robert Comubell, the general man
ager Of the Empire Producing cor
noratiOn. which presents AR Eotter's
farce. hit upon the idea that quite as
mixed and varied audiences might be
found among the multitude Of sol
diers. sailors, marines, nurses and
war workers huddled IN New York
and decided TO substitute their views
for those Of the long suffering public
OF the dog" towns. So Pretty Soft"
viii have no preliminary tour In
stead. a series OF complimentary per-
formances viii be given at the N1ros-
co theater to the weary soldiers AID
war workers awaiting discharge.
A brief rehearsal period viii follow.
during which weak OF unnecessary
lines or situations VIII be cast out
and more promising material
strengthened and developed TO its
u--armoar Tor the nrar--rra
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31
Fnar Marcos Although His False Reports On His Early
Day Explorations in Arizona Were Checked Against
Him, Was Stoioal To The Last And Never
Made Amends Or Apologized.
By HARRT E. MILLER, CaINDIANg lILLER).

3 were discouraged and wanted 90 re-
turn; and Il was necessary TO make
: them fine promises TO get them 20 pro-
coed. Coronado had forbidden Diaz
70 make public the result of his eNplo-
rations. but there was leak in the
news somewhere.
Friar Marcos was accompanying
Coronado as guide, and he would not
repudiate his previous accounts
Smarrlng under the reflections he
heard, he preached a sermon there in
Chametla in which he seems 10 have
succeeded in convincing Coronado and
his men that their quest would not be
in vain.
Poor friar Marcos seems not to
have been wise enough to know that
be was but postponing his trouble
When the expedition reach the place
called Chichilticalli, where friar Mar
COS had told them there was a mag
nificent colony with stone houses
and where they found nothing but the
ruins OF some large houses Ct red
stone many we're the curses hurled
at the monk.
DisprovinE Early Reports.
II those Spanish adventures were
bitterly Disappointed at the siEht Of
the ruins Of Chichiltiealli, they were
stupeLed with chagrin on seeing
Cibola. Castaueda, who accompanied
that expedition. says; when they
lCor0nado's mem saw the first viz
laEe. which was Cinalo, such were
the curses hurled at friar Marcos that
prayed that God would protect him
from them" There was no doubt
cause for alarm, as Coronado had an
Indian stabbed to death afterwards
for a similar but smaller offence.
Utterly discredited suffering from
reprOaches and curses and fearing
violence friar Marcos left the expedi-
t0n there AT Cibola, which was one
Of the zuni villages Of the western
edge OF New Mexico. He died at Mex
leo on March %. 1853 IN those Is
long years he lived after his expo
sure. II appears that he made no at
tempt 10 explain. to confess, TO apollo
gize, or 10 Justify his false reports.
4 Remarkable Man.
It Is difficult to refrain from com
ment on such 2 remarkable man We
have no eulogy for friar Marcos to ex-
press; he attended 10 that himself
While he humblv boasts Of his Tari-
Gus supposed acts OF 'valor he dis
closes between the lines an abundant
lack OF courage. and we find from
his own accounts that he chose TO
remain az n perfectly safe distance
from the advance guard, led By tne
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31

morals OF the civilized world has gone
hand in hand with the revolutions
and reformations Of the church.
IN Time OF Chaos
The mind OF friar Marcos worked
only about century after civilization
began 10 emerge from chaos. when the
spirit Of adventure was bred and
ships began TO explore unknown
waters only g. years after the print
ing press was established IN Spain
and ENGLAND, and the mind Of man
began to explore unknown opinions
and to form common principles only
81 years after the InquisitiOn was es-
tablished by the pope TO turn the
cropping mind from reason; only 81
years after Columbus discovered the
world 70 be round and only 3 years
after the sun stopped stil and the
world began 70 spin The latter fact
had not yet been demonstrated sat
isfact0riiy to the majority of the
Spaniards- Friar Marcos lived at
time when the church considered that
to accomplish any Of its purposes.
E0oa or bad. the ends justified the
means Superstition was then very.
very strong, and deception was more
powerful than wisdom
Men stin lie. according TO their
separate abilities for God did not
create them equal IN that regard.
but they can be separated into two
distinct classes. for We distinguish
The falsehoods OF friar Marcos cost
many lives and &c was not a case that
could BE dismissed by his saying. Il
via not lie again washington was
great liar, friar Marcos was not.
When he saw a great expedition pre-
pared TO march 10 Cibcla he stuck 70
his falsehcods. With detection lmmi-
nent he stood pat
Checks Up Marcos.
IN November Of the same year. 1888,
the viceroy sent captains Melchor
Diaz and Juan de Saldibar with IS
horsemen 20 check up the report OF
friar Marcos. as he had sent friar
Marcos 70 check up on Cabeza de
Vaca- This expedition followed over
the same route the priest had taken
until If reached a place friar Marcos
had called Ch5chHy7alE. believed TO
be somewhere in the lover part OF the
san Pedro valley; and from there IL
returned
When Coronado startesd on his fam
Gus expedition in the spring Of 1910,
ne met this expedition at Chametla-
Their descriptions OF the country they
crossed we're so contradictory to those
OF friar Marcos that many Snaniards
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31

lmaL And Crater. at the top OF Cor
vus. IS supposed TO represent a cupi
{ Now. no sober. well balanced. SELF re-
l spectlng cup ever presented such a
I lopslded appearance
Long Tailed Rear.
Corona the crown. Is clearly and
I happily suggestive OF thar object
But Ursa Major, the great bear. Who
ever saw a bear with a tail as long
as its 5odyi Leo, the lion. has a sus-
gestion OF e reclining king OF beasts
Hercules bears a semblance to a hui
man figure. but that Is all that can
be said for 10.
on the ed Of June sumner com
meuces, and we IN the north temper
ate zone. have our longest days and
shortest nights. With the advent o.
sumner comes the most delightful
season o. the year for star gazing.
when tens OF thousands OF eyes pay
willing tribute to the glory o. the
heavens. the stars. the moon and the
planets
The Donohe comet medal Of the As
Economical Society OF the Faciuc mas
been awarded TO william Reid, o.
Rondehusch. South Africa for the dis
covery Of an unexpected comet on
June IL, ISIS
Recent Information FROM the Cape
Of Good Hope observatory and from
Mr. Reid establishes that the comet
was kept under observation for nearly
two months and that il followed
closely the orbit computed By p r.
wood. Of the Union o. south Africa
observatory. Several satisfactory Pho
toEraphs were obtained az the cape
Its Up a Bit-
The comet passed perihelion about
June 8. 1918. at a distance OF appro1l-
mately los time the eartn's mean DIS
lance from the sun, and It's ORBIT plane
made an angle Of about % degrees
with the plane OF the ecliptc.
IL is understood that the Cordoba
observatory. OF the Argentine repua-
lie viii dispatch an expedition 20
Brazil 20 observe the lolal soar
sclfuse OF May 2a.-Ihe only other
aruedltfoue thus far announced are
two from the British joint permanent
eclipse committee, one going % So
brai. province Of Ceara. Brazil, and
the other to Princes island Of the
yet coast OF Africa The duration
~ fotaHtv in Brazil and west Africa
is approximately five minutes -ne
maximum Duration which occurs near
the rlId-Atlantic, is nearly seven miii-
mes IL viii not be visible az an IN
North America except as partial
a.Tfnea OF very small maeultude DO
Central America and NOT a an 20
r.Irona or Asia. except ir extreme
southwestern Arabia
The Planets for June
,r.--,,-r- vii be in the evening sky
tn. frst week IN this month, but 50
close 10 the sun that it cannot be wen
seen
venus viii soon be az IT'S neares-
noint TO the earth and is consequently
irersesina- ID brillaucy. It is ln
-eu1fni on the 1st and on the evening
81 ne l4th will be in conjunction
vrith Nentune in Cancer on the aNtn
it WIN be about three moon -ls-s 49,
~ e7fu~r fn Leo. It's phase az this
time win be seen IN telescope IKE
our moon al the first quarter.
Mars is now a mornlng star, but TOO
near the sun Tor observation 10 wiz
81. ~t he -reatest distance from the
earth at this conjunction on the l5th
-213 100000 miles
Tuniter win SET about two hours
after the sun On the Isl but IS neinz
rapidly approached ny me sun ana ~
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31
This NeU Liberty Calendar VIII Set You Right
no Mixing Up Easter The Seasons Or Anything
Minneapolis People Decided
We Ought to Have
Uniform Months.

THE above shows a cut OF the new
liberty Calendar. The mere sus-
Eesuon that this plan OF measuring
time should take the place OF our
present calendar is enough 60 make
any real nice. ord fashioned. cuuser-
rative person gasp for breath
IL is not simply a slight change
which is proposed by the men who
are advocating this new plan, but
they want 20 do away with All OF the
go little squares-s5 70 the month
which are now used 10 make up our
yearly calendar, and place in their
stead an Insignificant little bunch o.
only Is squares.
Not content with this these people
pretend to say that this little Liberty
calendar Of only % squares VIII not
have 70 be printed new every year,
but that a person might simply cut
cut the above very simple FORM. paste
it on card, and use Il all the rest OF
his natura. life
Indeed. these men claim thr- after a
Few months experience this
Liberty calendar eVerro would
have il menlorlzed- and tHl er an
printed calendars Of ever might
be thrown into The waste laeEoC Tor
good and all. Incidentally, this would
mean q saving OF s15,ooeoll G year
now spent for printed calendars
minneapolis staried It.
TIE people referred to are the 80
Minneapolis business and professional
men who q few months since organ
5zcd the American Equal Month Cal
endar association and are now seed
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31

CCnufInued From last Weeiz.)
ONE Of the most remarkable Of the
" falsehoods charged against friar
Marcos by Cortes. as a result OF the
frlar's reports on his early day ex-
plorations Of Arizona. has been omit
ted 81 the preceding accounts Ile
authority. referring TO ii, says AFTER
having explored various parts OF rne
coast, friar Marcos came 10 know
that that country was 1onnd 80
degrees from the eQuinoL 'Des-
Dues de haber recorriuo TT. Mar
COS diferentes puntos de Ia costa
vino en- conocimiento de que Sc halla1a
aquel pals a treinta s. seis grades del
cQuinocciO. '-Historia General de las
1Iisioues, Dor De Henrion-
The country he refers TO is Cioola-
it is elsewhere revealed that he was an
the great valley fthe valley Of the
san Pedro) when he decided to visit
the nearby coast In Snort, ne was
so confident that the coast was near
that he falsified about it.
The result Of this was that the
maritime expedition Of Alarcon, sent
20 cooperate with the overland eEpe-
dition OF Coronado in the following
year (1540l, found that the Iul1 O
California was hundreds OF miles
southwest Of Cibola. and The two eX-
petitions never did get in touch with
each other.
How He Failed
The accounts Of friar Marcos seem
to indicate that he left the coast
Where 81 ran northward and supposed
g. to continue in the same direction
The general trend Of the coast Tor
some distance north and south Of the
mouth OF the lCqui river is with the
meridition. A map Of the country
based en- the descriptions Of 1riar
Marcos would show the Gulf Of Cali
foruia TO be q sea running generally
parallel to his line Of march and
crossing Arizona from south 20 north,
passing a Very few miles 10 the west
OF the san Pedro river.
According 10 all evidence presented
ly available authorities, 1-iAr Marcos
falsified continuously -Al MS ac-
counts bear the earmarz-s az old
Fl lsehood-
some have attempted TO derend him.
ful without reason, Tor t1e- l-lorei
two important consider -ors-- nat'
frilr Marcos lived az q ti-ae when the
civilized mind, but slightly improved
thrired on 1alsehcods, and that the
glory Of the present IS found il its
Comparison with the past.
Some are no doubt shocked 20 think
tlat a priest should so dIzr1ce mis-
profession, and they would cover ND
tle truth. II possible They are wrong,
for the glory of the Christian church
is in comparison with its past Friar
Marcos was not the only ore who
fisgraced the church ia the early
n1rz- he was only one in auudreas
like himself Those were rc DAYS
when priests were generals and rode
pistol IN hand to mortal r1rn bat;
chen missionaries were e-enants-
THE Improvement Of the mind and
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31

such men wound not have started out
On a propaganda IKE this without
looking before they 1eaped, and Il Is
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31

q country fun O. politics. fire eaters.
office seekers. civil service. neWsQa-
pers, aiarmists. salaried reformers. in
competents. grafters, southern sena-
tors. western progresslTes. eastern
.reactlonaries an middle west mus
r~umns. Roman candles an perio1i-
cal electionsi Any teller that's tried
& raise family ID not be easily taken
lin BY any program o. world peace
even any feller that's ever been al
most married III smile at IN very sus-
gestion OF It. wuz talkln' Z an UNI
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-05-31
Resemblance to Animals Of
Many Of the Sky Groups
Causes Comment.

[ VTENUs. Jupiter and Saturn are al
Y finely in view in the western
evening sky early this month, their
positions being shown on the map.
Venus viii be steadily increasing iu
briiiiancy and by the end OF the month
will appear IN a telescope like our
moon at the first quarter. As Il ap-
proachss the crescent form IL IN
creases IN brilliancy. owing 70 Its
nearer approach to the earth. The
nearness OF Venus TO the sun. from
which It receives as much again light
and heat as the earth. has always
rendered 1t a difficult object for OBJ
servation- Experienced astronomers
incline TO the belief that Il rotates on
its axis IN the same time that it
moves in its orbit about the sun. 225
days That Il has an atmosphere.
rain and other conditions similar 20
those that pertain TO our earth. IS be-
lieved. such being the case. It IS
reasonable to suppose that vegetable
and animal life should also exist
NOON are easily Observable in low
power telescope
Transits OF Venus across the sun
have been observed By astronomers
with special interest In recent years
in an effort thereby TO establish with
lance from the earth to the sun The
last transit OF Venus occurred IN 1874
and 1852. and the next viii not occur
until June IS, 2004.
The path OF the planets Is Indicated
by the heavily dotted line on the eve
aaHa d." "a
ecliptic and Is the apparent path Of
the sun in the day time and the actual
path Of the moon and planets az
night The declination OF the latter
bodies north and south OF this line
Is in the main very slight Mercury
grees; the moon Is the next, with
degrees Venus, 3ia; Mars. . Jupiter.
i l-5i Saturn, 2Gs Uranus, z-ds and
The Zodiac Belt.
The ecliutc marks the central part
Of what is commonly known as the
zodiac belt and extends s degrees
north and south OF this line, within
which space the paths OF the planets
sun and moon are always found
our map shows that the principal
consultations in view this month viii
be Leo. Virgo, Bo0tes. Corona, Her
cules. Ursa Major. Crater Corvus and
Hydra. OF these, Hydra, the sea SER
pent is OF special interest. as we
now have an opportunity 20 see what
an Immense stretch OF sky this con-
stellation covers. fully three-Quarters
Of the southern heavens from east 10
west. There is q sinuous. snakeliga
suggestion in this combination Of
stars and the Imagination easily lends
itself 20 the idea. which is not true OF
many OF the old neurological con-
stellation figures, which require
powerful Imagination to see. For in-
stance. we have Corvua. q little con-
stellation OF four or five bright stars,
that is said 20 be a crow feastfna or
the tail OF Hydra, IL might as happily
answer 20 the name OF any other an