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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Huron Expositor, 1923-09-14, Page 6IISq Eng, AtI� ogiiktt,,ltnisl , third Wetine illy }¢ from 11 n.Al, tt $ pan. Street, South, Sttratford. Stratford. '. CAMPBELL, V.S. to of Ontario Veterinary University of Toronto. AU of domestic animals treated the most modern principles. reasonable. Day or night by attended to. Office on treet, Hensall, opposite Town Phone 116. LEGAL R. S. HAYS. arbiter, Solicitor, Conveyancer and N otary Public. Solicitor for the Do - on Bank. Office in rear of the Do- $&flloa Bank, Seaforth. Money to BEST & BEST Barristers, Solicitors, Convey- ancer* and Notaries Public, Etc. Offite in the Edge Building, opposite mkt Expositor Office. I'•ROUDFOOT, KILLORAN AND HOLMES Barristers, Soitcitora, Notaries Pub - Us. etc. Money to lend, In Seaforth Monday of each week. Office in Hitld Block. W. Proudfoot, L Killoran, B. 2 Holmes. VETERINARY F. HARBURN, V. S. Honor graduate of Ontario Veterin- ary College, and honorary member of Ike Medical Association of the Ontario Veterinary College. Treats diseases of all domestic animals by the most med- ian principles. Dentistry and Milk Fever a specialty. Office opposite /Mck's Hotel, Main Street, Seaforth. *ll orders left at the hotel will re- itelve prompt attention. Night calls Waived at the office JOHN GRIEVE, V. S- iloam graduate of Ontario Veterin- sTT' College. All diseases of domestic aubnals treated. Calls promptly at- tended to and charges moderate. Vet - Winery Dentistry a specialty. Office find' residence on Goderich street, one loot forth. of Dr. Scott's office, Sea - MEDICAL DR. G. W. DUFFIN Hensall, Ontario, Office over Joynt's Block; phone 114. Office at Walker House, Bruce - field on Tuesday and Friday: hours 2 to 6 p.m.; phone No, 31-142. Grad- uate of the Faculty of Medicine, Western University, London- Mem- ber of the College of Physicians and surgeons of Ontario. Post -Graduate member of Resident Staffs of jteceiv- ing,and Grace Hospitals, Detroit,.for 18 months. P t -Graduate member of Resident Staff in Midwifery at Herman Kiefer Hospital, Detroit, for three months. DR. A. NEWTON-BRADY BayBeld- Graduate Dublin University, Ire- land, Late Extern Asalstaijt Master Rotunda Hospital for Women and Children, Dublin. Of ee at residence lately occupied by Mrs. Parsons. Hours, 9 to 10 a.m., 6 to 7 p.m. Sundays, 1 to 2 p.m. 2866-26 DR. J. W. PECK Graduate of Faculty of Medicine McGill University, Montreal; member Sf ('ollege of Physicians and Sargeons if Ontario; Licentiate of Medical Conn - ea of Canada; Post -Graduate Member If Resident Medical staff of General Hospital, Montreal, 1914-16.tOffice, 2 doors east of Post Office. 'hone 50. Reasall, Ontario. DR. F. J. BURROWS Office and residence, Goderich street Oast of the Methodist church, Seaforth Phone 46, Coroner for the County of Huron. DR. C. MACKAY C. Mackay honor graduate of Trin- ity University, and gold medallist of Trinity Medical College; member of Cothe llege of Physicians and Sur- geons of Ontario. DR. H. HUGH ROSS Graduate of University of Toronto Faculty of Medicine, member of Col- lege of Physicians and Surgeon. of Ontario; pass graduate courses in Chicago Clinical School of Chicago: Royal Ophthalmic Hospital, London, England; University Hospital, Lon- don, England Office—Back of Do- minion Bank, Seaforth. Phone No. 5, Night calls answered from residence, Victoria street, Seafortb, AUCTIONEERS THOMAS BROWN Licensed auctioneer for the counties of Ebron and Perth. Correspondence arrangements for sale dates can be made by calling up . hone 97, Seaforth or The Expositor t "es. ee. Charges mod- e rate and satisfaction guaranteed. Honor Graduate Carey Jones' Na- tional School of Auctioneering, Chi- cago. Special course taken in Pure Bred Live Stock, Real Estate, Mar- ehandise and Form Sales. Rates in keeping with prevailing market. Sat- isfaction assured. Write or Oscar Klopp, Zurich, Out Phone 18-98. 2866-52 R. T. LUKER Idgeaa ed auctioneer for the bf Harm. Sales attended to I437112 ports of the county. Seven years' eat- , porlear. in Manitoba and Saskatche- wan. Terms reasonable. Phone No. 2/3 r 11, Exeter :entralia P. R. Na L Orders left at The Huron 011lee,'9eatorth, promptly "ftespit; of Co.operatti a Up* Omits on Ontario Farms. Over Eighty rtu•mere Have EsPI * meuted—Rape for Peresnial Sew Thistle and Twitch Grass.,-., Eradication of Bladder Campion and Cow -Bell. • (Contributed by Ontario Department of Agriculture, Toronto.) hi 1911 experiments were begun with the object of gathering data from which definite statements might be made regarding the beat methods of' controlling the various bad weeds of the Province, In this connection over eighty farmers have carried on successful experiments on their own farms under instructions sent from the Director at the O. A. C.. Guelph. The weeds experimented with were Perennial Sow Thistle, Twitch Grass, Bladder Campion or Cow Bell, Wild Mustard, Ox -Eye Daisy, Field Bind- weed, Wild Oats and Chess. In nearly every instance they cleaned the field experimented with, and de- monstrated to their own satisfaction the effectiveness of the method tried. As a result of the data gathered from these experiments It is now pos- sible to recommend with confidence definite methods for the eradiction of such weeds as Perennial Sow Thistle, Twitch Grass, Bladder Campion and Wild Mustard. The Rape Method for the Control of Perennial Sow Thistle and Twitch Grass. Cultivate the field until about the middle of June, running over It fre- quently with a cultivator so as to keep the tops dowh and thus weaken the -roots." A cultivator with broad points should be used, which will cut off the Sow Thistle or Twitch Grass below the surface of the ground and not break up the rootstocks too much. About the middle oI June ,apPly manure at the rate of about twenty tons per acre (twelve good loads.) Cultivate the manure in thoroughly and with a double mould board plough slightly ridge up the land, making the ridges about twen- ty-six inches apart On the ridges sow pasture rape (Dwarf Essex var- iety) at the rate of about one and a half pounds per acre. It is import- ant that the right amount of rape be sown for If too little is sown the stand will not be thick enough to smother the weeds; and If, on the other hand, too much Is sown the rape plants will be too crowded and now grow vigorously enough to keep ahead of the twitch grave or sow this- tle. Sow the rape when the land is sufficiently moist to secure' quick germination of the seed. If the rape is slow in starting the twitch •grass or sow thistle may get a hold in the rows and tpns necessitate hand cul- tivation. Cultivate the rape every week or ten days until it occupies all the ground and makes further culti- vation impossible. If, when the rape Is cut or pastured, any of the weeds remain, the field should be ridged up last thing in the fall and put in with another hoed crop the following year. This has not been found ne- cessary o-cessary when a good stand of rape has been secured- Eradictton of Bladder Campine or Cow Bell. Badly infested fields should be. ploughed deeply in the fall and then Cultivated and erose-aultivated with a broad -shared cultivator in order to break up and weaken the under- ground rootstocks. In the spring this cultivation should be repeated frequently enough to prevent the plant making any growth above ground until it la time to put in a hoed crop, which must be kept thor- oughly clean in order to be effective. A well cared for corn crop planted in hills so that It can be cultivated both ways has been found to give excellent results. Special attention must be given to hoeing out any bladder campion plants which may appear in the corn crop and which are not destroyed by cultivation- One fall and one spring's thorough cul- tivation followed by a well cared for hoed crop has been found to destroy practically all the, bladder campios in a field except in exceptionally wet seasons. Preventing Mustard Seeding In Cereal (cops. Iron sulphate or Copperas can be succesafully used to destroy mustard in standing grain without injury to the crop. A 20 per cent. solution should be applied. This can be pre- pared by dissolving 80 pounds of iron sulphate in forty gallons of water, Iron sulphate la dissolved quite read- ily In cold water. The solution should be strained through a cheese cloth, as it is put into the spray pump tank. This will remove dirt and small particles that are apt to clog the nozzles, �1 Apply on a calm clear day just as the first few plants in the fields show flowers. It is very important to spray early. If the plants are left too long the treatment is not nearly so effec- tive. If a heavy rain comes within twenty-four hours after the solution is applied; It will be necessary to spray again. How to Apply the Solution. An ordinary hand pump barrel sprayer, such as is employed to spray fruit trees, may be used, or a potato sprayer can be rigged up to do this work. Many of the up-to-date spray- ers have a special broadcast attach- ment for spraying weeds. These are excellent for large areas, as they cover a wide strip at each round. Care must be taken to see that every Mustard plant Is covered with the solution in the form ' s —J. E, Howltl, O.A,C.of, aGuelphfinepray. . The sluggard will not plough by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg In harvest and have nothing. —Prov. 20-4. Farming Is a business; agriculture is a science. The tiller of the soil who blends these two is the man to' whom the future offers success. Yanat .Alpin els, • , Somegt»ee Called ingress and Bugdies', -... • Catisgd 1*urpely by Unfavorable lUontli4ionsa-•Preven- tion and Treatment-aGet Bid of Chronic Runts. (Contributed by Ontario Department of Agriculture, Toronto.) The occurrence of this disease in young anihjpls seems to be largely caused by unfavorable conditions of life, inducing impaired nutrition of the body. In particular there appears to he a lack of bone development, due to a deficiency of lime salts and other bone -forming elements in the -body. Lack of exercise and close confine - meet in dawn quarters are predispos- :ug influences and are a cause of the disease occasionally in foals and calves. In pigs the disease occurs general - iv soon after weaning time and par- ;ieula:iy iu Utters born during the late fail and winter months: At this nue, improper feeding of the young ;ags associated with exposure to in- ciement weather and close confine- ment in cold damp quarters combine •n accentuating the tendency towards faulty nutrition and ill -health, which are forerunners of Rickets, The Ieeding of young pigs excessively on :ern and also keeping them exclu- sn sly on a sloppy diet of buttermilk a at times responsible. In some cases there appears to be an inherited tendency in litters, due possibly to cream's in time management and feed- ing et the sow while pregnant, ane ter farrowing. nvmptoms, in the case of calves and colts be- coming affected with Rickets, they appear unihrttty and develop imper- fectly. The bones of the legs become softened so that they gradually bend and become distorted, causing the slaw:, to be bow-legged and enlarg- ed at the joints, and otherwise un- sightly shaped. They are prone to lie down a greal deal of the time, and ,n talking they move stiffly. 1. backbone also becomes crooked in some cases. Young pigs frequently become affected and, at first, appear to thrive poorly and have an abnor- mal appetite, This causes in them a craving for dirt and to keep picking up and -chewing pieces of stick and bones. They soon begin to develop abnormally and disproportionately, while remaining stunted in growth. They become pot bellied and the head enlarges, giving it a bulging appear- ance, with the snout deformed, hence the name "Bullnose" being used. 'They may also breathe with a snuf- ding sound, while the head remains large. The skin often becomes thick- ened and cracked and gets discolored with dirt, giving a black sooty appearance to white pigs. Sooner or later, the bones of the legs begin to bend and they become deformed. This\ causes the legs to become badly bow- ed and makes them •walk very stiff and awkward. The joints become en-, !arced and the pigs lie down a great deal of the time and, on rising, they keep resting on their knees. The lower ends of the ribs also become enlarged and seem to bend inwards under the body. At times many of the rickety pigs become troubled with piles and prolapse of the rec- tum, causing it to protrude as a red tumor -like mass behind. Finally they become miserably wasted and thin and remain worthless stunted mor- tals of no value. Prevention and Treatment - tic!, To prevent the occurrence of Ricketa, one of the chief essentials is maintaining a proper mode of liv- ing for the mother while pregnant and fq,r the young during early life. This entails rational dieting accord- ing to their needs, combined with comfortable living quarters and a reasonable amount of regular exer- cise and outdoor life in fine weather. in the case of colla being raised arti- ncially on cows' milk, It should be diluted with about one-third water and sweetened with a little sugar. In me case of pigs they must receive suitable diet after being weaned. ]'hey should not be fed exclusively on dry corn, nor on chopped oats composed largely of the bulls, nor entirely on buttermilk. In winter, young pigs should be gives a clean, dry, warm, place to sleep in and the oedding should be changed daily. This is particularly essential in the case of late tall and winter litters. 'She diet should be suitably balanced and .consist of a mixture of ground oats free from hulls, corn meal, :;round barley and shorts with a lit- tle salt, chalk and charcoal added from time to time. The feed should tie given mixed with milk or water as a thick slop. A little ground oil cake or bone meal and skim milk Is also good. As the pigs increase in size lime diet Can be gradually changed. 1 hey should be allowed plenty of range and pasture in summer. When young pigs are noticed showing a tendency of developing Rickets, the progress of the disease can often be arrested and a complete recovery ob- tained, if taken in time, by changing and supplementing their diet with tonics. The diet should be arranged as already described, with the addi- tion of some digester—tankage and bone meal. To the drink, can be add - .rd - lime water and to the feed a tonic composed of sulphate of iron one part, bicarbonate of soda and charcoal four parts. 'Losse ingredi- eats are mixed thoroughly together and a spoonful of the mixture added to the feed allowance of - each pig once or twice a day. In cases of pronounced Rickets In pigs, where they become chronic runts, they are not worth treating and should be got rid of.—C. D. McGtivray, Principal, Ontario Veterinary College, Guelph, The sow and the cow and the 'good laying hen Have proved the financial salvation of men. It appears that the Burk has en- One thing that is still making ends forced his demandate over the allie,.. meet on the farm is the binder twine. —Washington Post. ,ryOlpliB —Manitoba Free Press. N Aeo '304, this nil N>tid, i l u*e oni tbef Fargi, • Bowl !ost Our 9nlail -•. Mos , DB Friends of Farmer quail', 'Destroy Weed Seeds and Inaritirsirh,,alow to Jiintiee, Them (ContrtQate ,by Ontario Department of nerlcutture. Toronto.) - Why not have lots of quail? When they were' plentiful we had a great deal 02 first-class gunnipg. By gun- ning overmuch and not - protecting them in they' winter, we have almost lost the Bob -White of our boyhood. Now we hat, the potato bug and gun for it with paris-green. '.Why not have the quail, plus the sport of gunning, back, and get rid of some of these 'potato bugs at the same "time? i ow We Lost the Quail. In the old Jays the farm boy shot a few brace of quail. The city sport came out, and a few brace were not enough for hue. Further and fur- ther afield you had to go. The brush hm• I s, natural shelter for the quail, were cleared up and burned. Every foot of ground was cleared for the, plough or for pasture. Then when time heavy snows came, followed by sleet, there was less and ;ess shelter- The bard crust stayed ou the snow for two or three days, and whole be, les were starved or frozen. It was an unequal fight against man and nature. Nature alone could be fought, but when man too was to he contended with, the quail gave up the ghost. Most Birds Are the Farmers' Friends. The question is, do you wish them back? I believe you will when you give it a little thought. You, to -day are fighting au uphill fight against insects and weeds. Each hour you spend in this way is a distinct loss. Why not gain these hours? You do not have to lose them. Our police- men of the air can do a much better job than you can, and will charge you nothing except a little attention. Let us very briefly take up the general question of loss from Insects and noxious weeds, and in Ibis con- nection show what the birds we now have are doing. In the United States the annual loss is computed at ;800,- 000,000. What percentage of this could be saved if the bird pepulatlon was normal? Our bird population to- day Ia only one-tenth of what It might be. To give a concrete example: It le estimated that the State of Massa- chusetts, with an area of 8,000 square miles, has not less than five useful birds to the acre, or a bird population of 26,600,000. From ob- servation and dissection, a conserva- tive estimate of the number of in- sects consumed by each insectivorous bird is one hundred per day. That means the consumption of the enor- mous total of 2,660,000,000 insects. Thismeans the daily consumption of chiefly obnoxious insects In Massa- chusetts is 21,000 bushels. oy Weed Seeds and One-half of the quail's food con- sists of weed- seeds, one-fourth of grain, mostly .taken from the stubble, and about fifteen per cent. of insects. The insects chiefly consumed are po- tato beetle, cucumber. beetle, chinch bugs, wire worms, etc. In winter they destroy the seeds of 126 kinds of noxious weeds. A conservative esti- mate of amount of food eaten each day would be two ounces. Can you see how your potato bugs would dis- appear if the Bob -White were plen- tiful? The United States Department of Agriculture states that each quail on the farm is worth $20 to the farmer. Now comes the- question of again having these birds plentiful. It can- not be done in a day, nor must you expect it in a year. There are some quail left. There may be a few on your farm. Protect them. They are worth gold dollars to you. Allow no hunting whatever. As .you have seen, outside of hunt- ing, the lack of shelter and feed dur- ing, and after winter storms, is the chief• cause of the disappearance of this valuable bird! How to Entice the Quail Back. PIace heaps -of brush in the fence corners. Plant a Virginia Creeper, or Wild Cucumber seed, and instead of a brush heap, it will become a beauty spot. On the brush heap or a stump place several forkfuls of buck- wheat straw, unthrashed. This will mat together and make a perfect pro- tectiBn; as well as supply food. Tie a number of corn stalks around a small' tree or stake, in a protected situation. Leave an opening facing south- Scatter oats, wheat,' buck- wheat, chaff, barn -sweepings, around, most of it inside the shelter, with a few leads running some distance away. Do it now. Get the quail coming to the grain- When a storm comes, they will make for the shelter. Never neglect it, especially in stormy weather and particularly after sleet storms. Remember what it is worth to you. In the spring, sow some buck- wheat and rye in the fence corners, around your shelters. Let it ripen there. Quail are very fond of It and will remember it when the storms of winter prevent. them feeding else- where. They, too, are most likely to breed 'near their winter feeding stations, They May Become as Tame as Chickens. Thebeautiful little Bob-Wh!tel Do you know that if they are protected, they will becofne almost as tame as chickens. They will wander amongst your potato patch and repay you many times over for the attention you have given them. And if they ever become too plentiful, why, quail on toast is hard to beat. Think it over. Potato bugs. or quail. --H, R. Ivor. Honorary Game Officer, M. B. C. A., Toronto, That Rttt a e4 ipCr9ssea h the Schism!, flit" Ott th eivllian a 1d military," bring '29 ward !again the Most quebtion of ; ziighb yang, and the s-- methods employed in guiding' the fta- chines and ea$eguerding the' pilots in the event of necessary or emerg- ency landings. .r.. As an instance, let us consider the most frequented route of all, that between London and Paris. As a guide to the pilot lighthouses have been erected over the English por- tion of the journey at Croydon, Tatsfield, Crsnbrook, and Lympne. These route -lights are of acteylene gas, and have a range of 'thirty-five miles, In case of anything going wrong with the engines of the machines, there are emergency landing places at Marden, Pluckley, Littlestone and Penshurst. At the last named place is one of the regulation illuminated landing - guides, which consist of electric lamps over thick glass covers flush with the ground. A number of these lights are arranged so as to form a series of "L's," the long arms of which point in the right direction for a favor- able landing, according to the di- rection of the wind. In the event of a change of wind, this shape can be changed. Different - colored lights are also to be experi- mented with to signal the strength lof the wind near the ground. Ordinary shipping and coast -lights will guide the aeroplane over the channel; But when the atmospheric conditions are favorable, the pilot will never be out of sight of an aerodrome on one side of the chan- nel or the other, As guides over the Frepch portion of the journey, there are lighthouseb at St. Ingleyert, Berck, Abbeville, Poix, Beauvais and Le Bourget, and .at all these places the landing, in case of emergency, is good. A'special "flood light" is to be used at Croydon. It is the invention of the French firm, Barbier, Renard, and Turenne, who built all the above mentioned French light- houses. The "flood light" is not the ordi- nary powerful lighthouse con- structed to send vertical or oblique rays. It can be used as a landing - light, and is a great improvement upon the method of landing by the aid of searchlights, as the. beams of the latter were apt to get into the pilot's eyes and dazzle him. The "flood light" can illuminate a whole field to such effect that it would be visible miles away. The arrangements for communi- cating with the aeroplanes will be by wireless. The urinal radio -telephone set, with a trailing aerial, will be carried at first, hut experiments are to be made with a "wing coil" aerial, in which the wires are attached by brackets to the edge of the aero- plane wings. The pilot and the navigator will both wear wireless headphones, by means of which they will set the bearing of the aeroplane in relation to air stations along the route, The pilot and the navigator will "listen in" for the distinctive Morse code sent out from lighthouses; let us say, for example,' from Z, which is the code letter for Poix, in France. If this . is beard more clearly in one ear ishan in the other, the aero- plane is not on its straight bearing, and the pilot steers it round until the hearing of the code letter is normal. Ground stations are also fitted with directional wireless. The aeroplanes themselves will carry Holt flares for use in case of emergency landing when properly illuminated landing -places cannot be reached in time, These Holt flares are of 15,000 candle-power, and last about two and a half minutes. Also reconnaissance flares will be another means by which night can be turned into day • if the aeroplane gets into difficulties. These can be shut out o the • machine, Their lights are of 40,000 candle-power, and are , suspended beneath small parachutes, so that they descend slowly and illuminate a great stretch of the country. An instantaneous observation from two stations en- ables the exact situation of the aeroplane to be ascertained, and, upon inquiry, wirelessed to the pilot or navigator who is uncertain of his! course. The pilot and navigator will con- verse with each other by wireless, so that "listeners -in" may be able to pick up their- conversation, or, at least, follow the flight of the aero- plane by the signals to and from the aerodromes. HOW MANY WIVES HAD FRANCISCO VILLA? How many wives did Francisco Vil- la leave to mourn his loss? Or how many did he leave, anyway? So far, four have turned up, each of whom went through a marriage ceremony with him, three of them having had children by him. Besides these there are probably dozens, scores or even hundreds who were forced to become his wifely cnmpaniontt at one time or another. Since the former bandit chief is supposed to have left several I millions of dollars, the number of his wives is no mere academic or moral question. It affects the disposition of large sums of money. There are perhaps a dozen or more children who' were recognized as his while he lived, and all of these will, no doubt, put in a claim for a share of his wealth. Mexico, of cotlrse, is technically' monogamous, and being a Roman Catholic country divorce s net recognized if it is followed by a marriage. roll An electric motor truck for street he to find the firthe wife bofmVilllla, sprinkling has been developed by and if she survives, her claim to his English builderb. estate can -be contested ,only by his a - i, is the best ate Silky price—Try. children, and not by the ,other wo men,' though they may have believed that they were legally united to the outlaw. The fact that Villa for,yeard could seize any girl who caught his eye and force her to go through a cere- mony with him, even though she knew she was being obliged to com- mit a crime, is an indication of the sway he exercised ober a great stretch. of Mexico. Ever since the fall of Dietz ',there has been no au- thority in Mexico strong enough to bring Villa to account. He did whatever outrageous thing it pleased him at the moment to do in the sure knowledge that there was no law that could be cited against him. Curiously enough Villa almost in- variably insisted upon going through a marriage ceremony with the wo- men he captured. It is suggested that the strong taint of superstition in him prompted this action. Prob- ably it was because at the time he desired to soothe feminine qualms. When some new face caught his at- tention he would turn the current wife out, though almost always he provided well for her in a material way\ and' if she' hap lend to have borne him a child he would look particularly after its education. Occasionally, when he was on the run he was unable to lay his hand on the money for a remittance. Two or three of his wives had to go to work to support themselves. The woman who appears to have the strongest claim to be regarded as the widow of the former bandit is Mrs. Luz Corral Villa, of Chihua- hua City. She is a rare Mexican type in appearance, being golden - haired and 'blue-eyed. She is well educated and paints and plays the piano. Mrs. Villa reports that she was married by General Villa in 1908, the ceremony being performed by a 'priest. Before the civil cere- mony could follow the groom was captured and taken to Mexico City. but when he returned, a justice of the peace again married them. Villa built a beautiful home for her and furnished it lavishly. In 1916, when there was trouble along the border, Villa sent his wife to the United States, and in order that she might be allowed to pass without question, furnished her with a letter in which he acknowledged her as his lawful wife. He added that if anyone else thought herself entitled to the same rights, she could make equiries of the Mexican Government, This document is a matter of Con- sular record and is a strong card for Mrs, Luz. No children were born of this union, but Mrs. Luz says that most of the time she was in the United^ States she took charge of three of Villa's children whose mothers were unknown to her. In 1920 when she returned to Mexico she had not been in the house long when Villa intro- duced another "wife," Esther Car- dona- Mrs. Luz refused to receive her and finally Villas was induced to send her away. He sent her only a short distance, however. Shortly afterward a letter reached the Villa home, which the wife opened. She found it was written by Austaberta Renteria, who said that her father suspected Villa of being married and on that account would not per- mit him to marry his daughter. An- other reason why Senor Renteria might have been opposed to the match was that he had been tortur- ed by Villa some time earlier. But Austaberta appears to have been fas- cinated by the man for presently she turned up claiming to be his wife. There was a violent quarrel, as a result of which Mrs. Luz resigned. She left penniless, she says, because Villa's gravest -. charge against her was that she agent too much money. He no doubt supposed that she had already provided herself with a nest egg. In 1914 Villa went through a mar - • riage ceremony with Paulo Alamr de Villa, then fourteen years old: She was living in Torreon when Villa captured the lace. He noticed hest. found out wi o she - was and - pre- sented himself to her father with an offer of marriage. He offered $30,000 for the father's consent, •b-ilfi it was refused, Then Villa, drawing a pistol, forced her to become 'his wife. Then he gave- her' $5,000 to Provide herself with suitable clothes. Thereafter he treated the young bride with every consideration as long as he remained in Torreon. which was about a year. Then *be was driven out by Federal troops and had t6 leave Paulo and her little daughter. She saw him only twice again, and their relationship was not renewed. Nevertheless, she testifies that Villa was generous with his money, or rather with the money of which he had robbed other people. Juana Torres de Villa is still an- other wife whom he espoused in 1913, and by whom he had a child. All those mentioned 'a'nd several others are preparing to . file their claims upon the ex -bandit's estate. SCIENCE NOTES Touching springs on the handles of a new clothes basket releases folded legs to support it. A company has been formed at Berlin to produce benzine on an ex- tensive scale from native tar. Drawing but 35 inches, a boat on a Florida river carries a mowing ma- chine to reap an aquatic grass from which paper pulp is made. A Los Angeles man is the inven- tor of a machine for slicing spina - less cactus into feed for goats. To help solve its traffic problem Paris is considering five plans for underground moving sidewalks. A purse that resembles a book has been designed, its inventor believing that a thief would ignore it, Whales caught in Antartic waters in the season which recently closed yielded 618,000 barrels of oil. Scientists have determined that radium can be extracted from the petrified trees of Western Colorado. With an increase in the production of its diamond fields, British Glance mining of gold is declining. The top of a new folding table for motor tourists can be turned down to form a hack when a'lower portion In used as a chair. Arm rests that unfold from the seat cushions have been invented to save automobile drivers from fa- tigue, The Government of Uruguay is planning a meat freezing plant to promote the country's live stock in- dustry. With close to 15,000,000 telephones in use, the United States has about 64 per cent, of the world's total. An English inventor's jack for ma- torcycles can be taken apart into three pieces for convenience in carrying. Apparatus to determine the amount 'of'germ laden dust in public places has been invented by a Pittsburg wo- man. French experimenters are meeting with success with an automobile in which heavy oil is used exclusively for fuel. A hollow post has been invented into which four clotheslines are automatically reeled for storage when not in use. One of the telephone companies of' Mexico City will convert its pres- ent system into an automatic one ear-' ly next year. A new valve for heating radiators is closed by stepping on it and is opened by pressing a knob at one side with a foot. For light automobiles an English concern has developed a tire with a hollow center in which air is hermetically sealed. 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