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The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12

section Of the new iron main TONED
to It. was unearthed.
Gns Works In Richmond.
Tho Richmond Gas Works were built
ny the city In 1850. and have heen
owned and operated by it ever since.
The city was lighted on February %.
1851. and the charge at that time ne,.
thousand cubic feet was 81. Tho Co
lumbar Hotel. which was located on
the east side of Shockoe Slip. between
Cary and Canal Streets and which was
destroyed in tho conflagration Of ApriI
8. 1868. was one of the first houses
lighted. At the present time IT IS i'm
possible to locate any data referrinr
70 any house now standing which was
among the first to use gas in Richmond
Gas was introduced in New York I'm
1873. The introduction Of gas fol-
lowed experiments with lamps and can
dies that had been made by philoso-
Pliers and inventors franklin had
noted the fact that the flames OF two
candle3 Joined gave a more brilliant
light than the same two candles placed
some distance apart. 1t remained for
Argand' tho son of Swiss clock
maker. TO put this principle TO prac-
teal use His first lamp, made Mt
Montpelier In 1882. had no glass CHM
ney. Subsequently no worked with
others, who gave him material assist
ance in perfecting his work, and hnallv
- S'oiSSu d idinp somewhat like the
modern student lamp. which gave n
light as much rs ten or n dozen candles
combined. The New York Gas Light
company. the first company TO furnish
gas IN New York City, first sold its
product at $40 per thousand cubic feet.
me trst house in New York to be
lighted by gas was that OF Samuel Leg
Sett. the first president OF the New
York Gas Light Company, who lived
NJ cherry Street. At that t!rue Cherry
Street was a fashionable neirhborhood
ana now the site that was occupied bv
Samuel Leggetts house. which was
only stones throw from that Of
George Washington. is occupied by tho
pier OF the Brooklyn Bridge. located
on Manhattan Island
When the New York Gas Light Com,
pany was organized and started ita
operation. the city was confined TO the
lower part of what is now the BOROUGH
OF Manhattan. on Manhattan Island
The upper part OF the island comprised
1orkville. Manhattanville. Harlem and
Carmansville. There are now in the
city OF New York about sos 900 meters
IN use, and tho gas that flows into
these meters is supplied by about 1900
miles OF mains and about 1900 niles
or what is called service pipes. or
those pipes that run from the mains i'm
the street TO the meter. 1t takes al
most 100000 tons OF coal every year
10 furnish the gas supplied to consum-
erS IN Manhattan and the Bronx and
IL Is IN New York that are 10 be found
the largest gas mains in the world
mains that measure vo feet in diam.
etcr.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12

ii is expected that between $50 and 900
OF the wives. daughters and sweet
hearts of the members will be in Rich
mond this week.
Aside from the historical interest
that is attached to gas, IL Is prom
ised that the forthcoming week is to
be one that will be OF much interest
to the people OF Richmond--in fact, to
the people throughout the country
VINO depend upon this particular COM
modify for light, heat and power.
Beginning with the lecture of Pro-
lessor Charles e. Locke, on Surface
Combustion" lecture. by the way.
or pioneer on this particular line.
there follows a reception on Wednes-
day evening, when Governor William
Hodges Mann. Mayor George Ainslie
ana t. Nj. Darlington, president Of the
Chamber of Commerce of Richmond.
with their wives and with number of
prominent Richmond citizens and their
wives. will receive the officers and
members of the institute. This recep-
ton Is to be given at . o'clock We'd
nesday evening, In the palm court. of
the Jefferson, following which there is
to be an entertainment In the audi
forum. and there Is also to BIO dane
ing.
History of Gas.
While this elaborate program has
been arranged. which comprises those
tninSS lhut arc technical so far as
they pertain to the gas industry, as
well as those things that are socially
OF great interest, 1t might he we'll to
look for a moment at the history Of
gas. Up to this time there has never
been written complete history of the
use OF gas. which now not only fur
nshes thousands of homes with light,
but has during the last few years be-
come factor in providing a fuel for
industrial purposes. Credit must be
given to William Murdoch as the in
ventor OF gas lighting. His first at
tempt to mako gas was In an iron tea
pot. Some time later he distilled coal
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12

III a kettel and led gas through pipes
into a thimble with perforations in the
top. thus producing a starlight. This
reference to starlight, in speaking OF
Murdoch. who was born in 1854, brings
&c mind that within the last few months
absolute daylight Is being produced by
gas. seventy-four years after Muir
docks death.
There is q peculiar fascination about
the places scattered here and there
over the ancient earth. where great
things had their tiny beginnings. II
it could only be known where the
Garden of Eden was situated. or on
what particular spot atop of Ararat
settled down Noah's Ark after the
flood, the country around there would
look like wheel with radiating foot
steps and roads for the spokes. But
some OF the places where things began
have been marked and preserved. The
little old English cottage in Redruth
Cornwall. occupied by William Muir
dock in the year 1882. was the cradle
OF gas lighting. Travellers who have
spent n season In Cornwall say that no
other corner of England surpasses it
in interest. and II any one happens to
visit Rcdruth, and see there the cot
tage of William Murdoch, 1t will be
certainly not the least interesting OBJ
ject in that interesting county.
Robbed OF His Glory.
Murdoch was born on August 81,
1854, and died November 10. 1899. It
Is recorded that no was q modest man,
and that because he did not patent his
invention properly. unscrupulous adj
venturers appropriated the product of
his brain and the honor which was his,
just as Burns, the Scottish national
poet and an Ayrshire man. was mono
too much honored; and 30 1t is that
history further records that Murdoch
was robbed OF his glory. Tho glory
that was his. however, has come back
to him within the last fve years. be-
cause every publication devoted to gas
and Its industry. has paid him tribute.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12

orphans being left with no one to care
FOR them. SO the headmen of their
tribe. according to the native custom,
become responsible for the disposition
Of tho orphans, who are considered a
burden upon society.
Condemned All Orphans.
To appease the gods and relieve the
tribe Of this burden. 1t used 10 be the
custom for the headmen TO hold a
solemn session and condemn all these
orphans 10 death. Eut as times have
been hard in the hills" in lieu OF this
slaughter OF the innocents. IL has be-
come the custom OF the headmen to
enter into negotiations for the sale OF
orphans. This procedure has now be-
come quite popular. as we'll as lucra-
tive. SO tina. agents in the NegrIto
country are furnishing slaves for peo-
pie even In Manila. Thus during the
present year Negrito boy about
ten years old was bought through
residents Of San Fernando. Pampanga,
by Joaquin Aldecoa. who paid ss5 FOR
him, and took him to Manila by train.
Scores of similar cases are reported to
the War Department by name
1t is customary for the purchaser to
call in n priest and have his slave bap-
tiZed as soon as II Is purchased this
ceremony, according to the ancient ira
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12

In his twenty-third year, after hear
ing OF Watts invention of the steam
engine, Mt Soho Works, birmingham,
Murdoch Joined with Watts, and was
soon entrusted with the management
of Watts Works. After his experience
with Watt, Murdoch returned to his
native place in 1897. and started
foundry, which he lighted with gas,
and thus II was that Scotland had It's
first gas installation. In 1902. TO celc-
brate the peace of Amiens, Murdoch,
made his first public exhibition of
lighting at the Soho Works in Biz
mingham In 1910 the Chartered Gas
Company (now the Gas Light and Coke
Company obtained an act and per-
mission to light the House of Com
mons. In 1914 Westminster Abbey was
lighted: in 1916 Liverpool was lighted,
and In 1917, Glasgow; in 1918 Dublin,
and Birmingham was lighted in 1926.
1t was Murdoch who invented the
first locomotive engine and also the
high pressure engine.
1t might be said that 1t was on June
0. 1910 that tho bill was passed for the
incorporation of the Gas Light and
Coke Company. OF London. tho first
public gas company which had received
royal assent. At that time Murdoch
was an engineer in the employment OF
the f1rm of Bolton K Watt, Soho, Bir-
mingham. 1t was while he was In
this firms service that he brought to a
successful conclusion many expert
mcnts on the distillation of coal. which
he had begun In his youth.
Like most inventions. gas lighting
was not at first taken seriously. 1t
seemed to tho American and European
world OF 1900 to be on n par with the
Laputan philosophers scheme for maxi
Ing sunshine out OF cucumbers. In
1909 Sir Walter Scott, writing to q
friend, said: There Is a mailman pro-
posing to light London with smoke"
Yet Scott himself had Abbotsford pip
ed for gas not many years later. Poo
pie were afraid Of this burning air"
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12
The Moros have always

The Moros have always
dition. establishing ownership on the
baptismal records, just az does the
registration OF n COW or horse. 1t also
serves as an excuse for tho statement
that the slave has been adopted into
the family Of the purchaser. as is al
ways claimed
Disguised Slave Trader.
A supply sergeant disguised as n
slave trader Of pangasinan went into
the cockpits of the Negrito villages and
gathered some interesting evidence.
One Macario Ayson. Of Angeles. told
him that II he went to Pornc 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.
party of fifteen hostile Filipinos,
presumably ladrones. armed mostly
with bolos. entered q small Negrito
village a mile and half from Camp
Stotsenburg. and after killing three
men carried away two small children.
Lieutenant Kyle Rucker. of the Four
teenth Cavalry. proceeded to the vii
lage. where he found the body of one
victim with head. feet and hands Sc
vered from the body. The two chill
dren carried away. after their father
had been murdered. were found after
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12
Bad COMPETITIONS Are
NotD Easily Discarded
(From the Beauty Seeker. ,

Every woman has il IN her own
hands 10 possess a beautiful and youth :
lul complexion. No matter how soilcd.
FADED or course the cuticle, ordinary
mercoliZed wax will actually. remove
1t. and Nature Will substitute Il skin
rs soft, clear and lovely rs child's.
The action of the wax iS not drastic.
but gentle and agreeable. Minute par
tclcs of scarf skin come off day by day.
yet no evidence OF the treatment Is dIs-
ccrnible. other than the gradual com
plexional Improvement. One ounce OF
mercoiized wax, procurablc at any
drugstore. suihces for most cases. . Ii
is put on at bedtime like cold cream
and taken off In the morning with
warm water. 1t Is n certain method
of describing freckles, liver spots.
moth patches. blackheads and pimpIes'
WRINKLES can be treated with bcnefit
by bathing the face In a lotion pre-
pared by dissolving ! ounce powdered
saxolite In "a pint witch hazel In
Simultaneous results are secured.-Ad-
vertisement.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12

outright. for cash. from their parents
Indeed. even the pupils in the schools
instituted by Uncle Sam have been Sc
crctly enticed from their homes by
false promises and have been sold into
both slavery and peonage
How slaves Arc bought.
Those black dwarfs. the Ncgritos,
whom many OF saw at the St
Louis Exposition. and who are regard
ed by ethnologists as the aboriginal
inha bitants OF the island, are particu-
larly sought slaves. perhaps be-
cause their people are unusually Will
ing to sci! them.
When one OF these is desired by the
slave trader, he goes or sends up into
their mountain haunts and enters in
to negotiations with tho chief of the
tribe. With him the bargain Is made
for the delivery Of a girl or boy. as de-
sired the price ranging from $40 10 $50
or even $50. The amounts given are
the equivalent OF these prices in our
money.
The chief agrees 10 deliver the slave
to designated party, who will in turn
deliver him 10 the purchaser and take
the money.
Many Negrito children fall into the
hands OF the slave trader in this way:
father ard mother both die. their
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12

When tho members of the American
Gas Institute begin to gather here to-
night and tomorrow to hold the eighth
annual meeting OF that organization,
1t Is probable that many Richmond
citizens will bring to mind that the
use of the commodity gas has but re-
Gently celebrated Its Tooth anniversary.
1t Is expected that more than $50 OF
tho 1900 members OF the institute will
DO here during this week. This mem
bcrship represents mon not only from
every part OF the country, but from
Canada and other countries. In addi-
ton to tho members Of the institute,
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12


ward in the possession of one Am
brocio David, who said he paid $50 for
them. Although one of the kidnappers
was caught and convicted of murder
no penalty could be imposed, under tho
law, for the selling or purchasing of
the children.
Get Parents Drunk.
common procedure Of the slave
traders is to get NeGrito parents in
toXicated with vino" OF which they
arc Unfortunately fond, and then buy
their children from them while they
are drunk. When the mprovident Ne
critic is suffering from hunger 1t is
comparatively easy TO buy his chill
dren.
Under such circumstances" says
Prof. Worcester, Il have personally
known n NeErito girl Of narriagcable
age TO be purchased for rice worth
$3.50 in gold.
"A comparatively short time ago.
he adds, "a Negrito girl was bought
in, MS Il pony or n barabno might be-
and offered for sale TO the wife Of an
English gentleman living In the out
skirts of Manila"
He gives details of the cases OF a
dozen Negrito slaves known to be
residing right In the city of Manila.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12

as 1t was called at first, and could not
De convinced that fire or explosion
would not be the inevitable result of
us general use. The lamplighters OF
London practically went on strike for
time when London streets began to
be lighted by II in 1907 although the
word strike" in connection with labor
troubles was naturally not used
America Close To Leaders.
But IL does not take long for hui
man nature to get used TO novelty. and
II Is somewhat remarkable. consider
ing the difficulties of communication
and the meaSre resources OF new
country. to note that America was lit
tie behind England in the use of gas.
and that Newport. r. l.. and Baltimore,
MD, Were with New York. the Amori-
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-12

Details of Revolving Traffic in
Children and Young Girls Made
in Extensive Phipps and Wor-
cester Reports From Philip
pines-How Slaves Are Cap
tured and Bought-Orphans
Either Killed or Sold to Relieve
Tribes Of Responsibility Pro
cess Of Baptizing Slaves-Ad-
ventures of a Sergeant Dis
guised as Slave Trader-Par-
ents Intoxicated With Vino
Easily Part With Children.
Lively Traffic in Girls-Four
Attempts to Get Abolition
Measure Through Native AS
sem bly-Why Assemblymen
ObJect-Charged That They
Are Interested in Peonage.
ny JOHN ELFRETH WATKINS.
Washington. u. C.
MALL human flesh be openly bought
and sold under the American flag?
These words. with their grim
reminder OF happenings a half century
nack. appear In an Official report re-
ceived the other day. at WASHINGTON.
from Professor Dean G. Worcester
hey were written upon the eve Of his
retirement from his dozen years Of duty
as Secretary OF the Interior or the Phil
ippinc Islands.
In this same document he makes def
mite charges that slavery. in it's most
repulsivc forms. still exists in our
oriental archipelago, and no presents
startling evidence supporting his com
plants.
These charges have created sensa-
ZION In official circles as well az much
bitterness among certain native Off
Cials.
Commerce in Human Beings.
Few Americans have hitherto sus-
pccted that at this Late day-that with
In this very year of our semicenten-
NAL OF Gettysburg-commerce in
human beings still Gourishes within
the shadow OF Old Glory.
Such is the fact. unless Professor
Worcester and a considerable army Of
American officials in the Philippines
have been seeing things
Professor Worccster's retirement the
War Department has received from
another American official. w. IL Phipps
auditor Of the Philippines. similar
report, giving further details OF these
ntrocities. This report now have be-
fore me In manuscript form. From the
several hundred pages contained in
these two documents ] Will CLEAN the
gist OF the condition described and give
II 10 you In compact form.
The armed slave hunters of the Phil
ippines arc found to have been prey
ing upon the Ncgrltos. IfuSaos. Tin
Euians. ICo-otcs Manohos. Mandayas
Moros. Taganuas. Filipinos and peo-
Piles of other tribes. To obtain these
unfortunates they have often killed
their parents or other natural defend
crs and have sold the captivcs to per-
sons who hold them chattels. with
out pay for their services. Some are
shipped 10 China. Some are bought
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-10
Drama League for
Atlanta Proposed
Lovers Of Theater Plan Public Meet
ing Next Week to Discuss
Project.

A public meeting to discuss the
feasibility of organizing in Atlanta
a branch of the Drama League of
America is planned for the first of
next week by Atlanta lovers of the
theater.
The meeting will be addressed by
Mrs. A. Starr Best, of Evanston, Ill,
chairman of the organization com
mittee of the Drama League, and
Miss Carolyn Cobb. of Athens, Ca,
State organizer. They will tell Of
the aims and purposes of the league
Atlantans interested in the study
of the drama think the time is OPP
perfume for the establishment of a
local branch of the league, and it is
for this purpose that Mrs. Best is
coming.
1t is hoped TO interest the civil
authorities in the movement, as well
as all Atlanta organizations which
stand for civic betterment. The
league now has branches in twenty
American cities, the New York
branch having been organized last
week
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-10
| TRIED AND PROVED
GUARANTEE
Man Bought Bottle Of Dodson's Ltv-
en- Tone, Then Took It Back and
Asked for His Money
and Got II.

a man recently tried out tine
-aarantee which all druggists give
WITH every bottle of DOdson's Liv-
or Tone. He bought a bottle and
men went back To- the Crug store
cd him.
The druggist just reached into
tIS cash register and took out
IAN dollar, the price Of the bot
.-- or Liver Tone. and handed it
Jack to the gentleman But he
e.iu take the money. He owned
op that he was just trying the
itrautee and. as a matter of fact,
- mad found Dodson's Liver Tone
me best remedy for constipation
at olhousness he had ever tried
why, he said. my wife wouldn't
without "A bottle in the house
'.I anything. It's the best thing
.- me world for the whole family,
ana the medicine that I prefer TO
axe OF TO give to my children for
lazy liver"
--. All druggists sell Dodson'S Liver
D. one and guarantee il to start the
aver without violence. Ii is taking
me place of Calomel everywhere
Ut YOU buy a bottle and don't find
.itS pleasant tasting vegetable
..aula the best Jaing 10 start j lazA
-Fer. they will hand your money
back with a smile
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-10
WOMAN CONES To
HELP FRIEDINANN
Mystic Who Alone Shares in
Savant's Secret, VIII Try to
Mend Troubles With Foes.
;DeciaI Cable to The Georgian.

BERLIN, April 1O.-Fraulein Zoch,
the one person in all the world VINO
shares with DIR. Friedrich Franz
friedman the secret of his turtle
serum cure" for tuberculosis, is en-
route to New York to set Alright the
difficulties Of the bacteriologist with
members of the medical profession
and skeptics who hesitate in placing
confidence in his discovery.
The young woman-she is just Is
years old-is said to be possessed of
q marvellous personality. Some claim
she has hypnotic powers. She is
wealthy in her own right. is by turns
luick of speech or decision upon i'm
portant issues, and then seems ex-
rremely taciturn.
Or. Friedman called her Mem
Feuhrendes Licht"-My Guiding Light
and such she always seemed to be
to him.
visitors at his Laboratories. those
who sought data on his discovery,
frequently found her a buffer that
kept them far away from the young
physician.
Dr. Friedman did not decide upol
his trip to America until after many
and lengthy discussions with the re-
markable young woman. She eX-
plaiued to him method of procedure,
discussed it's merits and agreed with
him upon notifications. Then she
obtained of him a promise to abide by
the decision agreed upon. He there
upon departed for the land they both
believed would bring them instant ana
fabulous wealth. The two parted at
The Berlin railway station. Her Re
member" and his Il will" were the
last words of the two.
Fraulein Zoch, who is travelling
lncognita, viii land in Canada and
later Join Or. Friedman.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-10
Mystery in Fatal
Sylvester Shooting
Son of Worth Tax Collector Slain
by Young Farmer, Who Refuses
to Give Cause.

SYLVESTER. GA, April 10.-DouS-
"a. Bass. son Of NJ. J, Bass, Tax Col
leuror of Worth County, is dead ana
Ava T.. Short, a young farmer, is in
fan facing a Staying charge. as the
result Of a shooting affray in the
business district Of sylvester late yes
terday, Short has made no state
ment as to the cause of the shooting,
but his friends say he fred in self
defense.
Short fired five shots. three entering
Bass body. Bass did not shoot. but a
.S2-caliber pistol was clenched in his
hand when he was picked up in a
dying condition, just after Short had
empued his weapon.
Short surrendered to Chief of Pc
lice NJ +. Grow, who turned the pris-
oner over to Sheriff l.. \. Potts The
killing took place in. the rear of the
Sylvester warehouse. about 100 feet
from the postofice and the principal
business street. There were no wit
nesses.
Short, 80 years old and married
moved here several years ago from
Houston County. He formerly was a
rural mail carrier. but for two OF
three years has been farming near
this city Bass was % years old.
Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1913-04-10
FOUR DEAD IN FLORIDA
ICE PLANT EXPLOSION

PENSACOLA, FLA. April 10
Four men, two white and two ne
groes. were killed last night when IN
ammonia boiler of the Moore ice plant
exploded. The dead are w. H. Vance,
day engineer; c. ]. Floyd, night en-
gineer. both white; Sam Howard, OIL
er, and James Pierce, laborer, ne
grOeS.
The engine room almost was de-
molished. much machinery was
wrecked. the roof was blown on and
the building otherwise damaged. The
head of Pierce was blown entirely Off
and has not been found. Floyd died
a few minutes after reaching san
itarium. The others were dead when
found