The McDowell times. [volume] (Keystone, W. Va.) 1904-1941, 1914-05-08
VILLAS SUDDEN
RISE TO FAME
Makes iu Most Interesting Of
All the Leaders in MEXICO.


the man most likely To lie the next Pres
ident of Mexico has become the general
belief IN Warrington. The Mexican pop-
ulaoe has begun 10 idolize him ~ mil
ith' ,1nero and no doubt remains that he
now overshadows Carranza in the eyes Of
the Constitutionalist party.
Villas protestation that he doe. not
want to be President OF Mexico are re-
ceivsd skeptically in Washington, par
ticularly 10y those who have hal any o.
caslon to DO business with Villa himself.
Villa. those who know him dsclare.
will be the man Of the hour i'm Mexico
when Hnerta falls. and will not be able
o. keep himself out Of the presidency.
even If he wants u.
Once iIuerta l. out. there arr few in
Washington who doubt that the Mexican
peoPle will turn to Villa a. their cham
Pion and probably will make an idol out
of hun. Fickleness IL rather constant
quality i'm Mexico. and those who fight
Tor liuerta today may cheer for Villa To
morro~. Mexico has preferred the Will
Tyre Of men in the past and il likely To-
prefer il again.
No career in Mexico IL surrounded with
more mystery than that Of Villa. While
the generally aosepte,i version is that he
Was born "a peor. ON Mexican soil, there
Is a story that Villa II a Maryland negro
whose name 10 George Goldsby and thai
ne once served in the Tenth Unitsri States
Calvary. Most Of the stories about him
are n perplexing mixture Of fact and le-
gend, but all Of them generally agree
that he h n man of astounding military
dashing courage and fend
I-li cruelty. who is not callous ~ the
shedding oi human blood, but rather lie
lights in IL. The tale of his crimes is al
amazing one. 30 also Is the story oi his
leadership.
When Il ~ remembered that Villa, hay-
ing fled Mexico after the rise OF Huerta.
returned To that country only Is months
ago with nine men at his back, and in
six months was leading an army Of H.
sp, the mans capacity for organization
and mastery Of men cannot possibly le
doubted.
Huerta, having conceived dislike for
Villa, had reduced him from power ~ a
military leader and forced him To curry
the hon-- in the presidential stable.
Villa finally escaped. When he re-
turned to Mexico across the Rio Grands
border in March Of last year with his y
followers he was riding stolen horse,
carried a borrowed revolver and had ~
provisions for his band two sacks of -four.
Half a year later his army Of :, ,Ooo men
was we'll armed. hal a train load Of am
munItion and supplies. possessed > field
pieces and ~ machine guns, and boasted
a war chest Of more than go, ,ODO in gold
and silver Mexican coin.
That Villa, Il he achieves the Pre-i.
dency Of Mexico. will remember the
wrongs II the people for whom he has
fought y regar,ied - q matter Of great
doubt. There il evidence that he is fond
Of pomp and display. In his palace at
Cbibnahua u - recorded that lle built q
raised platform, cOveresl IL with rich rug-,
set upon Il a large gilded chir and hung
over u canopy Of rel velvet embrold-
cred with gold. sitting in his chair. villa
. deriarei 70 have received the homage
Of his followers much after the fashion II
king.
Certain Il y that VilIs i w all odds
the most Interesting man in Mexico. How
much II q real friend he is 10 the com
mon Teople may only h. di-clo-ed by
letting him have a try AZ the presidency.