The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1916-05-11

much food to the natives. He re-
many villages that had
been kind to him In his bandit days
and he distributed several train loads
of provisions in these settlements.
1t may have been wagon loads OF
course-but it was told to me train
loads"
He sent quite number of children
of poor parents to the United States
schools and paid their tuition and
board for year. l was told that the
number was not short of 300. / do
not know. of course. Such deeds are
some times exaggerated just as the
notches on a bandits revolver are
some times over-estimated
Villa studied American ways. He
often said that America had the Mex
leans beat hundred to one. They
knew how to live. Mexicans ought to
follow their example. He sat out on
the steps of his car night after night
and talked with his American suite
about American ways. He asked many
questions. He was especially inter-
ested in the land tax problems. He
realized that his system of gathering
in money would do for the first time
around, but that more permanent
tax system would have to be establish
ed. He wanted to tax the lands and
break up the big estates.
Scott Hobnobbed with Villa.
He always believed in America. Gen.
Scott came down here one time and
hobnobted with Villa good deal. as
did other generals and special repres-
entatiyes of President Wilson. You
will see pictures of these people with
Villa. They say here that Gen. Scott
told Villa that our government would
never recognize Carranza. And Villa
believed Gen. Scott Then We recog-
nized Carranza and Villa turned
against the U. s.-a natural result
many say.
My friend. and others. say thatvilla's
word was always good He always
kept a promise and hated a double
.crosser above all things. He says
carranza double-crossed him As. did
obregon and others who attended the
conference at Aqua calientes. where
they signed pact with their own
blood.
No Dress Clothes For Villa.
While Villa studied culture in gene
raj he despised some evidences OF it.
He wouldn't have valet. He said
the man would be in. his way. He
shaved himself. He wouldn't use a
safety razor. He wouldn't wear sus-
penders when he could help 1t. His
table manners were Lad. He had been
used to fingers before forks came in
to his life. He hated good clothes
While he was at the height of his
glory he made one trip to the City of
Mexico My friend had complete
outfit made up for him. Prince Albert,
dress suit. military clothes with much
gold braid and all. The outfit cost
$500. villa wore the Prince Albert
on one occasion and then gave it
away. He never put the other stun
on.
He was great gun play expert. He
had about thirty pistols OF different
makes and often played with them. He
nearly always had a pistol in his
hands during idle hours. And could
do most all the popular tricks with a
pistol. His delight was to offer a
Then suddenly twiri 1t around and
have his friend covered. showing him
how easily 1t was to kill a man when
giving up gun.
Villa loved to play cards. Whenever
he could get friend into his car to
play cards for money he would sit up
late into the night
He had a mania, apparently. for tho
collection of secret ciphers. My
friend said he had orders to get every
cipher printed in the Spanish lang
mage. He thought he had gathered
at least a hundred different ciphers.
secret information in. Probably
money affairs and ciphers, etc. So
this general-purchasing-a
crown, sent to Tiffanys in New York.
and had a little note book made. 1t
was of vellum with fine morocco
binding, with gold clasp and lock and
key. The little note book cost
$26. Villa guarded this little book of
secrets like priest might guard the
last Bible on earth.
Protected Catholic Church.
In Mexican politics the Catholic