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THE SEMI-WEEKLY TRIBUNE. NORTH PLATTE. NEBRASKA. A m m M I ! FRANCISCO VILLA, MASTER OF GRIME BlooaV Career of Carranza's Chief General. MURDERER AND PLUNDERER 8Urtlng a. a Cattle Thief, He Has Run the Criminal Gamut Mas- sacrea of Prisoners and Non- Combatants. Don. Francisco Villa, leader of tho constitutional forces in northern Mexi co, is moro frequently In tho public eye than tho Spaniard, Carranzn, whom ho Is presumed to serve. Ills press bureau Is far moro activo and his dash as a commander gives to him Importanco as a news maker, over shadowing for tho tlmo being tho trail of murder, plunder and outrage which map3 his field of operation. Murder, plunder and outrago are Villa's specialties. Ho was reared that way, and t Increasing opportunities have made him a master hand in tho business. To Americans his career Is worth studying in connection with his published appeal to tho United States to ralso the embargo on war material and tho certainty that with constitu tionalist success he will sit closo to it not actually In the presidential chair of Mexico. Villa's Start In Life. A bl6graphy of Villa compiled by tho Boston Transcript and read by Senator Lodgo in tho United States senate supplies the following facts: Francisco Villa was born at Las Nloves In the state of Durnngo about tho year 18G8. Ho is wholly unedu cated, being unablb to read and barely able to sign his name. About tho year 1882, when only fourteen years of age, ho was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for cattle stealing. On his discharge he settled In tho mining camp of Guanacevl, where a few months later he underwent another sentence of imprisonment for homi cide. When ho came out of prison for the second time ho organized a band of robbers, which had their headquar ters in the mountainous region of "Pe rico" in the state of Durango, and were tho terror of all that district. In the year 1907 he was in partner ship with one Francisco Reza, stealing cattle in Chihuahua and selling them in tho United States, and then steal- Gen. Francisco Villa. Ing mules and horses in tho United States, and selling them in Chihuahua. In consequence of some disagreement he shot and killed Reza In broad day light, while sitting In tho plaza In the City of Chihuahua. During tho early .part of November, 1910, ho attacked tho factory of a Mr. Soto, m Allende, state of Chihuahua, and killed the owner. By threatening tho tatter's daughter ho forced her to show where she had hidden u sum of $11,000, which ho stolo and used for arming a consid erable force. Ho then Joined Ma dera's revolution, uniting his band with Urbina's column. In January, 1911, ho was at Casas Qrandes, Chi huahua, whero ho killed Carlos Ala torro and Luis Orltz for refusing to pay him tho money he demanded for their ransom,. At Batopllas, state of Chihuahua, In February of tho samo year ho tortured a lady named Scnora Maria do la Luz Gomez until he made her pay him $30,000. She lied from the effects of the barbarous treatment sho received. Outrages at Juarez. When Ciudad Juarez was taken from tho federals in May. 1913. ho killed Scnor Ignaclo Gomez Oyola, a man of over sixty ycarsof age, under the following circumstances: Having sent for him, Villa askod whether ho had any arms in his house, and on saying he had not, Villa, "who was seated on a table," drow his revolver and shot him dead. After rifling the corpse of money and valuables it was thrown Into tho street. After tho triumph of the revolution, Villa, In November, 1911, obtained a monopoly from tho then governor of Chihuahua for the sale of meat In tho city of Chihuahua, which ho procured by stealing cattlo from the neighbor ing farms. Suspecting one of his sub ordinates, Cristobal Juarez, of steafi lng on his own account, ho killed him one night in tho latter part of No vember in the Callo do la Ltborad&d. In tho oarly part of May, 1913, Villa, with 75 mun, assaulted a train at Baeza, stato of ChlHunhua, that was carrying bars of gold and sllvor val ued at 100,000 pesos, killing tho crew and soveral passengers, including Messrs. Caravantcs and a Senor Isaaa Herrero of Ciudad Guerrero. Murders in Cold Blood. Late In tho saino month ho entered tho town of San Andres, Chihuahua, and assaulted" tho houso of Sonor Sabas Murga an haclondado, who, With his two eons, tried to dofond themselves. Two of his nephews wero killed, but tho Murgns got away. .Villa than got hold of two sons-in-law of Murga who had not taken any part in tho fight, and after torturing them to say whore their father-in-law had hidden his money, ho had them killed. Towards tho end of tho month Vil la's band took tho town of Stn. Rosa lia, Chihuahua, shooting nil prisoners and treating tho principal ofllcerB with terrible cruelty. Colonel Puoblecita was shot and his body dragged along tho streets of tho town. Tho com mercial houses pf Messrs, Vlscontl, Sarli, Cia Harlnora, Sordo y Blanco (Spaniards) and many others wero totally sacked. -Many private persons wero murdered, one of tho worst cases being that of a Spaniard, Sonor Mon tllla, cashier of tho houso of Cordo y Blanco, who was shot over tho head of his wife, who tried to defend him. Vil la personally kicked her in the face as she lay on tho dead body of her hus band. Ho also himself killed a Sonor Ramo3, socretary of tho court of first Instance. Massacre at Casas Grandes. In July, 1913, Villa took Casas Grandes, Chihuahua, and shot moro than 80 noncombatants, violating sev eral young girls, amongst thorn two young ladies named Castillo. Ho attacked and took tho town of San Andres, which was held by tho federals, in Septombor, 1913, shooting many peaceable residents and more than 150 prisoners, many of ttyese bo ing women and children. In shooting these peoplo, in order to economize cartridges, ho placed ono behind tho other up to Ave at ono tlmo, very few of them being killod outright Tho bodies of tho dead and wounded wero then Boaked with petroleum and thrown Into bonfires prepared for tho purpose. Tho "prisoners wore forced themselves to make the bonfire and cover with petroleum the rost of tho victims. After this he went toitho small town of Carrotas, whero he took prisoner a man of moro than seventy years of age, named Jose Dolores Moreno, de manding from him a ransom of J200. As he could not pay Villa killed him with his own hand. All His Prisoners Shot. On. September 29, 1913, Villa, hav ing overpowered a force of over 500 federals commanded by General Alvl rez at Aviles, fifteen kilometers from Torreon, had every prisoner shot Villa has shot in Chihuahua 150 non combatants, the greater number being poor people who could not leave for want of means or becauso they thought they ran no risks, as they took no part in politics, for all tho peoplo In any way connected with tho govern ment had left beforo Villa entered tho city. Special mention may bo made of the case of Senor Ignaclo Irlgoycn and Senor Joso A. Yanez, who, though In no way connected with politics, wero taken by Villa and tortured for several days with threats to shoot them until they paid ransoms of $20, 000 each. Having obtained from Villa himself safo conducts to leavo by train for tho border, the train In which they were was caught up at Monte zuma by a locomotive In which wero soveral officers in Villa's confldonco, headed by an ex-Maderlsta deputy called Miguel Baca Ronquillo, who took them from the train and shot them in tho presence of the passen gers, Broken Hydroplane at Sea. A broken hydroplane was picked up at sea off tho north coast of Scotland about a wcok ago by tho trawler Lord Durham, when outward bound for tho fishing off the Faroo Islands. Tho pon tlon Is about 10 feet in length, but there are no identification marks. It has been deposited with tho receiver of wrecks at Grimsby. There nppears to bo somo mystery In connection with the matter. The ndmlralty havo sta tions in Orkney and at Cromarty, but bo far as is known publicly there has been no accident of n kind to leavo a portion of a hydroplane floating In tho water. It will bo recollected that corao time ago there was an accident at Cromarty to a pilot who had taken tho first lord of the admiralty up for sevoral flights there, but tho machine was not left In tho sea. Tho exact placo -whore tho part of tho hydro piano was picked up is not given, and unless thoro has beon an unreported naval mishap, it is imposslblo to ac count for tho find. It may bo recalled that at various times, as far north as Shetland and south to tho Bucbnn coast, and especially in Orkney, ru mors of strango aircraft heard at night wero rife. Tho stories wore never authenticated, and wero gener ally disbelieved. In any case, thoy happened so long ago that tho alleged airships of that tlmo can hardly bo connected with tho Lord Durham's froight A Needless Question. "Did you havo any ancestors on tho Mayflower?" "What a foolish question to ask. You've never beard mo boasting that 1 1 had, havo you?" , , Slender Silhouette in Tailored Gowns wpt, IflHlKf r7 vivvxv., SBnrSisHHnflBL&lfr A x IN tailored gowns there Is little do-' parture from tho slender silhouette. Skirts, with all their drapery, cling rather closely to the figure. Coats aro short in tho front and lengthen moro or less toward tho back. Many of them reach only a little below tho waist line. Most of them open at the front and aro fin ished with rovers. Tho rolling, or standing collar, worn with the coat, is made of fino net or laco and wired to stay in place. An original design is portrayed horo which differs in a few particulars from the majority of suits. It is very practical and quite graceful. Thoro is in this model a peg-top skirt, narrow about tho feet, with a short tunic skirt over it. Tho Jacket buttons up tho front but may be opened to the bust lino, with oddly shaped pointed revcrs finishing it at tho sides. The sleeves aro smaller and longer than in the most popular of tho tailor-made suits. There is a wide frill of lace hunglng over the hand and standing about tho neck. Small pockets aro simulated at each side on the body of tho coat. Bosldes being unusual and attrnct ,lvo this model possesses much distinc Pretty Hats of FIR thoso who liko Jet in millinery, combinations of Jet and maline provo themselves most attractive. Masses of maline absorb and hide tho light, but Jet fosses it about, plays with It Incessantly, and this union of quiet and glitter makes tho Jet and mallno hat fascinating. There is noth ing now in the combination; anything bo good does not need to bo now, for It 1b recommenced by moro sterling virtues than more novelty. What Is now ir Jet and mallno hats Is tho manner ot combining tho two materials, and tho shapes. Just a glanco at the three hats shown in tho plcturo illustrates how original and effcctlvo tho designer can bo in us ing tho materials ,;Iven her. A dashy, Jaunty little hat hintd of tho Napoleon shape, with a Jot coronet extending about tho head, and a crown of a half-dozen thicknesses of maline. Thoro 1b a border ot folded mnlino coftening tho outline of tho brim and two brushes or cockades of Jet fur nishing tho trimming. Tho drooping ono at tho right eido might bo dis pensed with, if tho hat Is to bo worn x ' S 9JlslslsHilSBBu?7n j. ;B3Kv9SjBJftTUPW tion. Its thoroughly practical points mako themselves evident. Combinations of two materials are featured in tailored gowns for Bprlng. A plain cloth skirt with a plnid Jacket, or a cross-barred eklrt with a plain coat, or a figured material trimmed wiin onecKS, are origin anu yiuubiug. Perhaps tho best-liked combination of all is that of black molro silk in bands and flounces on cloth of a contrasting color. Tho draped collar muBt not go un mentioned. It lies In looso folds across tho back and is cut sailor-fashlon with pointed ends forming a "V" at tho neck. It is among tho most striking and becoming of 'the touches that mark tho tailored gowns of this sea son. Tho extremely short Jacket and coat fronts lengthen tho appearanco of the figure at tho front By observing tho different models a selection is possiblo that will either lengthen or shorton tho apparent height of tho wearor. Altogether, wo have not had moro attractive suite than these. But coats hnvo been moro shapely and rathor moro difficult to mako than tho looso hanging variety which Is now tho voguo. Jet and IVSaline by an older woman. It Is a shape that may be placed on tho head at soveral angles, and this widens Its field consid erably. For the Jet hat has the nd vantago of appropriateness on both youthful and elderly heads. Tho turban with soft crown of mallno and brim of Jet, trlmmod with, curled peacock feathers, Is so smart and unusual In style that It would ar test tho attention anywhero. In this, folded mallno follows the outline of tho brim, and tho crown Is mado ot soveral thicknesses of mallno. It is a tihapo for tho youthful wearer. Tho placing of tho feathers is especially clover. Ono of the shapes which lifts away from tho left side of the head with Its crown forming a background for tho profllo Is shown In tho third picture It Is ono of the most successful of hats. Thoro 13 a bandeau which ut most amounts to a cap, covered with trills of maline The shape Is draped with not, spangled with tiny Jot bo quins. An upstanding spray of fino leathers completes tho model. JULIA BOTTOMLEY. nun SHAPE AND VIGOR OF FOWLS Vitality 8hould Be First Requisite In Every Domestic Bird Used for Breeding Purposes. (By D. J. LAMBERT, Poultry Instructor, Rhode Island State College. Copy right, 1911.) Careful selection of breeding stock, eliminating nil thoso showing traces of weakness, vlll insuro poultry raleorB against three-fourths of tho mortality of chlckonhood. Abounding vitality should bo tho first requisite In ovory domestic fowl used for breeding purposes. No mat tor what class, breed, variety, slzo or coot, or how oxcollont the prlzo record or fine tho plumngo, if tho bird la lack ing in stamina It should .never bo used for reproduction. TIicbo rules npply to all kinds and both sexes. Tho most vigorous malos of common fowls aro invariably loud Growers, proud strutters and ready fighters, and a vigorous malo can bo detected by tho way ho carrlos himself and by the way ho stands upon his feet and throws out his chest when ho crows. Other unmistakable signB of vigor aro a straight, upright, bright red comb, stout beak, broad back and smooth shanks set woll apart Hens and pullets of strong vitality typo aro gonornlly prolific layers, aro off the roost at dawn and will keep at work until darkness compels thorn to Btop. They aro always wldo awako, industrious busybodles, and In Bhapo thoso hens aro broad across tho hips, tho tall is carrlod fairly well up and their bIzo Is near tho avorago for tho broed. For breeding purposes hens aro gen erally preforrcd to pullets becauso thoy aro fully nlaturod and poesoss ntorod up vitality aftor their annual molt Furthermore, thoir second lay ing year thoy will lay larger eggs which produco stronger chickens. A well-matured year-old cockorel la often a surer stock gotter than an adult cock becauBo tho former is gen erally moro active and sprightly. Tho number of hens to ono male depends upon how many eggs aro desired for Incubation and whethor tho flock is conflnod in a yard or has unlimited range. It Is hotter to breed only from tho very best than to include inferior specimens to mako up a larger pea Four to eight hons, with ono cockorel, is usually hotter than a largo num ber, especially when spaco is limited, and a vigorous malo will take care of forty or fifty hens on freo farm rango. So long as both soxos aro strong and hardy it is possible to get good results in breeding from vory closely related Btock, which Is frequently dono by breeders of show-ring blrdB. - TO MAKE LIGHT NEST-BOXES Material Suitable for the Purpose May Be Obtained From Grocer for the Mere Asking. Light handy nests, which can easily bo taken out and cleaned aro mndo from grocery boxes which may often bo had for tho asking. Cut a holo (C) in tho sido of tho box 12 or 15 Inches square, and hingo ono end with strap-leather hinges as at (B), so that it will open ont and allow for gathering eggs and for clean- Box Nest Easily Made. lng. Two holos In tho back of tho box will bo quickly mado for hanging tho nest on nails drlvon into tho sido of tho liouso. Nests such as this can be mado for a fow cents each, and aro convenient for ogg gathering, and sanitary, says tho Wisconsin Agriculturist Ton ot thoso box ncota may bo taken down, cleaned, sprayed and refilled with straw, In fifteen mlnutc3. Lot tho boys mako a set of them,. Hens liko tho seclusion given by ncss of tho box typo. Feed Economically. Foedlng la a vory important con sideration in any lino of animal hus bandry and poultry raising is no ex ception. Ono must know something of tho composition of feeds and bo able to coraputo a balanced ration boforo ono can feed economically. And without economical feeding prof its can hot bo mado. Don't Sell Doubtful Eggs. Doubtful eggs Bhould never bo mar keted under any condition, for ono bad egg may lose tho best customer. "Do unto others ns you would liko to bo dono by," is an appllcablo rule, ,k. I Vi )f ill P"'f i f UkG0! HENRV HOWLAND CftaCMoe "I liavo the talent to succeed; A propor chance la nil I need," Ha sadly Bald, "I boo around mo- everywhere Men who aro lg- norant 'and small, Whoso wits with tnlno would not compare Yot lacking wis dom, after all, Thoy get ahead. "I have tho wish to get along, My record'o clean, my will la strong, I cravo a chance; I know, If Fortuno favored me, I have tho strength of limb and mind, Tho knowledgo and tho graco to bo Placed hlch among tho worthy kind That still advance." Ho thought a chance his only need To smash obstructions and succood. And no'or surmlsod That yoar by year and day by day, Through rainy soatons and through dry. While others pushed htm from the way, Ho passed tho fairest chances by Unrecognized. Hie English. "Can you talk English?" asked the official. Tho applicant for naturaliza tion paperB looked bewildered. "Ask him," tho official said to am lntorprotor, "whother ho can talk English?" Tho question having boon put, tho foreigner stalled and nodded confident ly. "Oh you can talk English, can you? Again tho applicant looked bewlld erod. "Toll him," tho interpreter was di rected, "to talk English." Having recolvod tho order, the for eigner triumphantly shouted: "Down with Mexico." That Was Different "I novor bollovo anything ono wom an tolls mo about another," ho said. "I was Just going to' toll you," sho replied, "that your wife had given mo to understand that sho considered you tho handsomest, bravest, best and wis est man In tho world, but I supposo it is useless, for you will not bollovo sho, over saifl It" "Oh, well, of course, there alwaya aro exceptions." DEPRIVED OF CHIEF PLEASURE. "Well, what's tho matter with you?" asked tho head ot tho firm. "You act as If you had a grudgo against tho wholo world. I lot you off to go to tho ball gamo yesterday, too. You ought to bo in good spirits today. What's tho troublo? Como, out with It!" "You see," roplled offico boy, "I ain't bad no chanco all mornln' to read do account In do papers of do gamo wot I soon." To Them That Have. If a man Is very rich all his ventures al ways pay. Money (lows In golden stroams io hla, pockets day by day; If a man Is vary poor ho may daro and plan and strive, Ho may do tho best ho can, but his von-. tures never thrive. . - H If a man has won ronown oach endeavor spreads his fame, Every act and every word adds now lus ter to his name; If a man Is all unknown, ho may do things that aro grand, But nobody over cares, and ho never sots a hand. Independence. "Why did you quarrel with Mr. Slim son?" "Ho becamo Impertinent I met him in a trolley car tho other day and nftor wo had argued for half aa hour on tho Buffrago question ho wauted to holp mo when I stopped from tho car." Easily Remedied. "Tho troublo with your play," Bald tho manager, "Is that It lacks move ment" "Oh, I can easily romedy that," re plied tho aspiring playwright "I'll lntroduco a Marathon dancb in t5 third act." The Value of a Song. "Why, I romomber when I could havo bought tho ground on which tho business part of this town stands for a song." "Well, Caruso could still buy it for a song, or mobby less." Her Help. "Whatever happons," ho fervently declared, "I know that I shall bo a bettor man for having loved you." "I'm so glad to hear you say that, for you need Improvement! bo much." A Word In His Favor. Ono good thing about a tightwad la that ho doesn't make it necessary for tho public to take caro ot his family after ho Is gono. '