Show j I I NATIVE MORU MOROS A ABIDE mE BY RUlE HAVE HAVE 4 IVE Mohammedan Religion Prevents Real Home Hom Life Lie in Small Smal Islands of Philippines Philippines Phil Phil- Phi Phi- W Woman oman SayI Says Say LOS A ES Dec 12 By y A. A P. P The P.-The The absence ot cit f civilization Inthe in inthe inthe the southern provinces of the Philippine Phil PhIl- Phi Phi- islands d to the lack of home life and end the practice of polygamy among the native Moros Moros Moros Mo- Mo ros said sid Mrs Irs Carl M. M Moore wife r of If t th tho thA governor of pf o. o the tle southern Islands of ot the Philippines and herSel herSelf herself her her- self Sel a Filipino She is is' is visiting in Los Angeles Tl There ere can rn be no home life fe where there is 1 a harem Mrs Irs Moore explained The lack Jack of ot home life in the southern souther islands I about bout 1500 small islands totaling not over oyer 1100 square miles is miles is due to the influence of ot the Mohammedan dan religion Every Eer very man living Jiving there under Mohammedan rule not only avails himself himsel of the Koran's granted right to four wives but he also alo takes adv advantage of the modern modera modern mod mod- mod mod- ern era privilege of divorce of Like of a poker pla player er he is continually throwing one wife into the discard discard discard dis dis- dis- dis card and pi picking a fr fresh sh one from the deck providing himself in this manner with wih a continual succession succession succession sion of young young beautes for beauties for his harem ha ha- rem Some of or the marriage marrage customs of the land dwelling I quaint A bride seldom attend attends her own wedding She is arrayed aryed in her wedding garments frequently of or gaily galy colored materials with a aven veil ven many beads and girdles girdle and then locked in a a tomb like room where she is guarded by some male relative The imams Mohammedan dan priests recite a a. a a long ceremony ceremony- over the tile head of the groom The bridal ridal pair pall exchange long distance greetings through a barred Window B t. t until unU after re rep re re- 1101 p pelted t r ceremonies s through several days and nights ar r they pronounced ed married suf- suf t to set set Jp up p an establishment establish establish- ment meat of their own Wen When a woman marries the bridegroom or his family gives her hera a dowry If I she runs runs runa away from her nerO and itis and andt t is proved that he be treated her ler cruelly cruey she l keeps eps the dowry whether lands cattle catte or money maney But if she is unfaithful and runs runs' runs runs' away with wih another man she nu t return not hot only the tile dowry but ut wice t the amount There Ther are very r f. f tOW few unfaithful wIves WIves |