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Show $ THE yTEEKLY REFLEX, 1CAYSVILLE, UTAH UtAil STATU NUVs The Ogden poultry show . held the third week in January Travel 6n air railroads enters-Salt Lake on Christmas day x lightest of ar.y day durlng T?! Vera Low. aged 18, fell elevator shaft In Salt Lake City was seriously Injured,' but vi;i rec! er. Preparations are under v.ajity .v Boxelder Commercial club to prpsw. ! tbe annual club show at Br:g!iam cu y at an early date.1 Shortly after the first of Uu y there will be opened at the ?it county infirmary and hotpital a De training school for nurses. Rails of the Salt Lake & rait road are now continuous H()iu Lake to the second crcsaing of the Jordan river, just( north of Lhi Farmers throughout the state are t rejoicing over the heavy snowfall, means a plentiful supply of Wate. for irrigation and other purport, DfcJ.. SAYS REBEL LEADER , -- OVERTURES FOR COMPROfolSETQ BE TREATED WITH CONTEMPT BY GENERAL VILLA. Nothing Let Thar. the Fall of Huerta and Hie Banishment From the Country Will be Considered by Rebel Leaden Nothing lose Chihuahua, Mexico. and hla ban. than the fall tshment from the country will ever 3e cotiBl(lerud as a preliminary toward peace In Mexico, said General Villa on Sunday, Any overture for a comproinle would be treated with contempt by the revolutionists. General Villa a as prompted to discuss the subject because of the repetition of a report from Mexico City that General Huerta might resign In favor of a member 6f his cabinet. But as the report also stated that General Huerta was thinking of taking the field against the rebels, It was not considered In any way as a possible peace move. The subject of peace, however,' came up in General Villa's counsels and the rebel leader a as moved to outllns the rebels views In case future events brought them Into consideration. In substance the terms demanded by the rebels are The elimination of General Huerta and hta supporters. The complete surrender of the constitutionalist cause of politicians now Fran-clee- o A opposing 1L The restoration of fhe constitution. The selection of provisional president acceptable to the constitutionalists, ahd provisions for a popular election. Guarantee of a change In the land laws so that deeds to land would be more generally distributed. Ratification of Jhe confiscation by the rebels of the vast Terrasas, Creel and other estates, valued at many millions of dollara. - Nullification of all acta of the Huerta regime. l y-I- Bummer. As the at nonius or jxjlv? Ifu-gao- s, x r'lLipmo warx&r Three Hundred Men Thrown Out of have started from a defective furnace In the boiler room, at 7 o'clock Sunday morning completely destroyed the mill and hoisting works. The loss to the mine property la estimated at $350,000, while the loss in wages to 800 employees . thrown cut of work will probably amount to several hundred thousand dollars before the mine li again ready for operation. The mine was closed December 24 for four daya for the Christmas holiday. When tha fire waa discovered by the engineer there were only three men at the mill and they could do but little to check the flames, which spread rapidly through the frame buildings- - of - the mill and hoisting worka Daly-We- carried away two small children. Lieutenant Kyle Rucker of the Fourteenth cavalry proceeded to the village, where he found the body or one victim with head, feet and hands severed from the body. The two children carried away, after their father had been murdered, were found afterward In the possession of one Ambroclo David, who said he paid $30 for them. Although one of the kidnapers was caught and convicted of the- murder, no penalty could be lmpoeed, under the law, for the selling or the purchasing of the children. A common procedure of the slave tradere la to get Negrito parents intoxi ated with vino,", of which they are inordinately fond, and then buy their children from them while they are drunk. When the Improvident Negrito le suffering from hunger It Is comparatively easy to buy his children. says Professor "Under such circumstances, Worcester, 1 have personally known a Negrito girl of marriageable age to be purchased for rice worth $1.50 In gold. "A comparatively short time ago, he adds, a Negrito girl was brought In. as a pony- or a carabao might be, and offered for sale to the wife of an English gentleman living In the outskirts st - Urge Congress to Investlgste. Chicago. An appeal to congress to Investigate conditions In the copper country of Michigan was made Sunday by the Chicago Federation of Lawhich bor, In resolutions directly charged owners of the mines and their agents with being responsible for the tragedy of Christmas eve. when seventy-two children and adults lost their lives. . Shacfceltofl to Seek Pols. London. Sir Ernest SUackleton, the explorer. In a letter to the Times announces hla Intention to lead another expedition, to the South Pole In 1914. He' will atart from a South American port with the object of crossing the south polar continent from sea to seat returning by way of New Zealand. . . Warn Against Emigration. Vleuna. The Hungarian mtnlsternf the Interior has sent a circuit r to all municipalities In Hungary,' warning lntdmg nigranto to delay their d parture to the United States uutil economic conditions in that country -- -- Improve. Suffrage Leader Dying. New York. As, the result of a fall two weeks ago and complications that followed, Mrs Lillie Devereux .luadeF-o- f - the Blak f or jm woman b suffrage movement, is dying at a sunltarlum. tiyjJiraa Kentucky Editor. Called. LoulBvllle, Ky. Col. Robert Morrow Kelly, for more than fifty years s prominent member of the Kentucky jar and muuuging editor of the Louisville Daily Commercial from 1870 to 1897, died Sunday. Water Famine at Montreal. Montreal. Zero weather Sunday increased the suffering caused by the water famine here. Many big build-- , Lags, Including two hospitals, put cut their fires because they could get no water for their steam boilers. . Canadian Author Dies. Brookvllle, Ont Dr. Henry J. Morgan, ah authority on Canadian' .biography and the author of "Canadian Men and Wcmenof the Ttme and works dealing with Canadian Saturday. iitsery jl--- d CiXBffttr.izaRDiir 22cf ties, without pay for their services. Some are hipped to China. Some are bought outright, for cash, from their parents. Indeed, even the pupils ta the schools Instituted by Uncle Sam have been secretly enticed from their homes by false promises and have been sold into slavery and peonage. Those black dwarfs, the Negritos, whom many of ua saw at the SL Louis exposition, and who are regarded by ethnologists as the aboriginal Inhabitants of the Island, are particularly sought as slaves, perhaps because their people are. usual-' ly willing to "Bolt them. one When of these Is desired by the slave trader he goes or sends up Into their mountain slave-holde- -- " - e Fam-pang- a, name, It Is customary for the purchaser to call in a priest and have hla slave baptized as soon as it Is purchased, this ceremony, according to the ancient tradition, establishing ownership on the baptismal records, Just as doesthe registration of a cow or hone. It also serves as an excuse for the statement that the slave haa been adopted Into the family of the purchaser, as Is always claimed. A supply sergeant disguised as a slave trader of rangastnan went Into the cdckplts of the Negrito villages and gathered some Interesting evidence. One Macarlo Arson of Angeles told him that if, he went to Porac he could probably get Negritos there; or. In case there were none for sale, he could get any number of persons to go out and capture them for him. A party of 15 hostile Filipinos presumably" todrcmesrtoraermdstljTwith bolos, entered a small Negrito village a mile and. a halt from Camp Stotsenburg, and after killing three men of Manila.1 nf slaves known to be residing right In the city of Manila. Another tribe which Js., especially, . victimised by the slave dealers Is the Ifugaos. They apply the name "Jimbut" to their unfortunate fellow-who become. articles. of commerce and change owners several times before reaching the (Christians). Some time country of the ago a girl of this tribe, seventeen years old, was sold for two water buffalo, some chickens and a small amount of money, while there is record of sales of men and boys for amounts ranging from $75 to $35. UeuL.Gov. --Walter - Fr-- Hale of the of K&linga, reports that on several occasions when he haa been trying eases in his capacity of Justice of the peace,sleves Jhave tutorf offered to Tlm onjond!tion that their masters be acquitted of crimes. It Is still common for Filipinos living near to the Tagbanuas and llongots to obtain children and adults of these tribes by capture. and keeping still prevail in the forest fastnesses of the Province of Augusan, tn Mindanao, raids. the scene of many historic Natives living back from the coast In Zam- 'by"'the'atstrlct'audltor still to praotlce "a certain amount of slavery. The heads of families still regard It as their right and do sell their daughters as wives or concubines to the highest bldde. An American official who has resided In tbe Philippines tor 14 yeara, and 'whose duties have brought him Into every province, reports to Mr. Phipps that almost every person associated with the Filipinos to any extent ia aware of the fact that slavery exists. Reporting on the slave traffic in girls, he says; "I personally have had a number of offers of this kind, and It Is a general! known fact that a large percentage of the Chinese who have Flll- -' plno wives er queridas actually bought them at a stipulated price. A recent instance In which I was offered boys and girls for the small amount of $10, $15 and $20 was In August of last year (1912), in Cebu. While en route from Zamboanga to Manila I stopped 'one day in Cebu, tond while there had several men and women offer to sell . me boys and girls at the price above stated. I Inquired into the cause of this and was told that - the people were suffering trota lack' of food; that In many Instances parents were unable to provide food for their children, and were therefore trying to dispose of them to the beet advantage." s who-often . - rs lYa-taa- - haunts and , entera into, negotiations with-th- e chtef Tjf the tribe. -- With 'Elm the bargain is made for the delivery of a girl or boy, jgs desired, the price ranging from $30 to $50, or even $60. The amounts given, are. the. equivalent of thcse prices In our money. The chief agrees to deliver thereto ve to a designated party, who will In turn deliver him to' the purchaser, and take the money. Many Negrito children fall into the hands of the slave traders In this way. A father and mother both die, their orphans being left with no one to care for them. So tha. head men of their tribe, according to the native custom, become responsible Tor- theor- phana, who are considered a burden upon society. To appease the gods and relieve the tribe of j this burden lLjasedL to, bo. theoustomfor-thBtadnien t0 hold a ,olemn 8eg8lon and Pondemn all these orphans to death But as times have been hard In the hills," In lieu of this slaughter of the Innocents It has become the custom of the headmen to enter Into negotiations for the sale of orphans. This procedure has now become quite popular, as well as lucrative, so that agents In the Negrito' country are furnishing slaves for people even in ManllH. Thus during.. the present-yea- r' s" Negrito boy about ten years old was bought through residents of San Fernando. fcy Joaquin Aldecoa, who paid $35 for him and took him to Manila by train. Scores of similar cases are reported to the war department by It Is believed It will be necessary to the arm of Charles Johnson, amputate i2uzwr the burglar who was wounded by a On tour separate' occasions the .policeman at lirlgham City, ahbn he Including the past year has resisted arrest after breaking into a Philippine, commission Profes- house. passed a bill framed by The fsum of $4,500 wdfef distributed on sor Worcester to prohibit slav22 by Crane & Co. to the December each on ery and peonage, but of its Salt Lake branch. All assememployees occasion the Philippine has employees were given 1 per cent of bly, composed of 81 natives, salaries as a Christmas frustrated the attempt by laying their annual ' J i tbe table, on present bill the commission The manner in which the streets of without discussion and without whatsoSatl Lake are being parked is very fe. assigning any reason ever for such a course. The vorably commented upon In the cup was rent number of the American City, a only approach to a reason recommendation, committee a monthly magazine devoted to the disfour years ago, that the word cussion of civic problems. For the purpose of stimulating Inslavery be stricken out of the title of the acLbecuse It does terest along agricultural lines,' an not exist in the Philippines. club has been organized ... agricultural Some tlme ago the resident at The' Utah Industrial school at Ogcommissioner of the Philippines den. The club has a charter memIn Washington, Senor Manuel bership of twenty-twboysi Quezon, rose in his wrath and to In order the people upon impress ' stated; of Price the necessity of securing a the in "If there is anything pure water supply for their city. Dr. T. Philippines akin to slavery or B. EJpatty, secretary of the state board be compulsory service. It cannot of health, will hold a public meeting wrblch to found in the provinces the legislative Jurisdiction of the first week of 1914 in Price. Advices have goue forth from the the assembly extends. Should In the a' such be thing there University of Utah to all the high schools In the state, directing immeterritories inhabited by the few control Filipinos, which are under the exclusivesure the diate preliminary preparations for tha state high school debating season, of the Philippine commission, I am can only be the government officials, which is to open early laFebruary. who are appointed by the secretory of the InteApplications for license to deal hi of rior, the Hon. Dean C. Worcester, the head ter- foreign bonds and dividends! as required by the new income tax law, have the executive department In charge of said, ritories. been ecl red by the Salt Lake InterBut the reports lately received by the secretary nal revenue collectors office from fiof war state slavery does exist In the territory fteen banks in the Montana district under the authority of the Philippine assembly. Samuel S. chief engineer of Included In this territory are Pampanga, where the Salt Lake--Arentz, Utah Railroad commanthe sold After the little Negrito orphans are in who has been pany, charge of coner already described; Cagayan, where children since nstruction of work the beginning to be official enslaved, are reported by a district on that line in September. 1912, haB reat all work to times;" and subject "whipped to take effect February 1. Isabela, where Professor Worcester says slavery signed, While L. J. Healy was acting as Is still common; Romblon, whose native lieutenant governor during the summer JuBt passed has usher during the early mass in SL reported on his recent efforts to have returned Josephs church, Ogden, Christmas to their parents a large group of children enticed morning, a thief entered through ths from school, sold for $5 apiece; alsoTarloc, swinging doors and took his hat, Zambales and "numerous other provinces," overcoat, gloves and rubbers from ths where Professor Worcester says slavery prevails. rack. All of these Lave representatives In the assembly. To consider a plea of the Lincoln Without hesitation," says Professor Worcester, Highway association of Colorado 1 express the opinion that, apart from to false Springs, Colo., for a highway connectand foolish pride which makes the persons con- ing Colorado with Utah, a meeting of cerned unwilling to admit the existence of slav- the JSalt Lake Commercial club has ery, the chief Teason why assemblymen object to been called for the week of January the law which They have tabled is that It would only prohibit and nonalfio Business conditions in Salt Lake also prohibit and penallzepeonage which Is so common and widespread that It must City,' with Christmas shopping as a be called general. Indeed, I have no hesitation guide, were reported last week by more-thafifty store managers to be excelIn asserting' thatTV prevails In every municipality lent. The general volume of business in the Philippine islands. While on his last vlslt pt. Inspection to. Palawan is reported to be approximately ths Professor Worcester says he received reports same total as l&Bt year. that Assemblyman Sandoval, who represents the William Conroy f said to be wanted province In the legislature, had, when he attend- by the Salt Lake police on the charge ed that body last year, taken a young nativq girt of participating in the holdup of G. P. to Manila, promising te put her In school, but Bonanama. night manager of thfi. Denthat. Instead, he had compelled her to work for ver A Rio Grande lunch room, about Jblm as a house servant Sheeacapedbut-he-r- e arrest in Chk 1 have captured Ver and returned her to Manila. cago, charged with robbery. . not made the slightest effort to get the peonage As a Christmas gift for Mrs. P, J. records or Philippine assemblymen, "adds .Pro"widow of Engineer Curran, Curran, fessor Worresterfbut have taken cases as they who was killed last September near came, yet three of the relatively very limited number furnished me concern members or ex- Paris, Idaho, when he leaned his head members of the assembly. Is It any wonder that too far out the window, P. L. Williams, that body refuses to consider a law prohibiting attorney for the railroad, has mailed to her a check for a large amount and penalizing peonage? A bill to abolish Philippine A retaliatory measure, imposing a slavery and peou-ag- e .in every form is to be Introduced in our tax on sheep brought into Utah tor congress by Senator Borah of Idaho, whose reso grazing purposes, will probably coins war "brought before the next legislature as the out- lutiom,.calling t0 hgbt the facts ,n thp Worcp8ter wport and come of the states controversy with who Is appalled by the further revelations of W. T. Goslen, a Colorado sheepman, the Phipps report. according to rumors among the Utah After returning to the United States Professor woolgrowera. Worcester will devote some time to lecturing In , Utah postmasters were appointed favor of abolition of slavery In the archipelago. last week as follows: Abraham Bikel at Tremonton; Joseph A. Faust at FILLING UP. Delta; J. M. French at Green River; "What will we put in . the magazine this Adel Albert Huish at Payson, Isadora Lessing at Beaver; Niels Lind at month T "About forty pages concerning what we had Midvale, Nephl O. Palmer at Farming-toand J. C. Twaddle at Sunnyside. last month." Dr. "Yes." John A. Widtaoe, president of And forty more about what we will have the Agricultural College of Utah, and text month." one of the foremost authorities of the And then? United States ou irrigation and dry That ought to be enough for this month." farming, has completed a new textbook on irrigation. It will be known A LONG SUMMER. as The Principles of Irrigation Pracs tice. . Why so bluer Death suddenly summoned a vetT cant afford to send my wife awiy for the eran railroad worker when J. O'Neil, summer,!! aged 52 years, fell dead into the arms Cheer up. Maybe she doesn't mind storing of Special Officer O. M. Finch, a railhome. road watchman, at Cgdex a moment I know she doesn't, bnt bow am have any funr Detroit Free Press.' I, going tr After he had told the patrolman that he was on his way home. non-Christi- - 1 Rax an ,p. his left o MILL DE8TR0YED BY FIRE. Park City, Utah. Fire, believed to com-'pany- s a ruinro of Old Glory. Such Is the fact, unless Work, suffered Lumber mill In Salt Lake, William l ter, an employee, underwent eration for amputation of NTIL Dean C. Worcester's recent report few Americans had suspected that at this late day commerce in human beings still flourishes within the shadow Professor Worcester and s considerable army of American officials In the, Philippines have been "seeing things. And It may be added that even since Professor Worcesters retirement the war department has received from another American official, W. H. Phipps, auditor of the Philippines, a similar report, giving further, details of these atrocities. This report I now have before me In manuscript form. JYotn the several hundred pages contained In these two documents I will glean the gist of the conditions described and give It to you In compact form, writes J6hn Elfreth Watkins In the Philadelphia Record. The armed slave hunters of the Philippines are found to have been preying upon the Negrltoe, Tlngutana, Igorotes, Manobos, Mandayas, Moron, Tsganuas, Filipinos and peoples of other tribes. To obtain these unfortunates they have- - often killed their parents or other natural defender! and have sold the captivee to persona who hold them as chat- - result of an Injury the'.Morrison-Merrll- n sub-Provin- Slave-huntin- g slave-huntin- g are-report- n -- , - . |