New-York tribune., 1913-12-31

the aborisines OF the Philippines and to
! have been driven into the forestod noun
| tain fastnesses where they now exist by
| the Malays. who subsequently, invaded
! the islands. Their peculiarities and GUS
| toms we're shown by lantern slides and
| by the first motion pictures ever taken
| OF Negritos.
! The hlm showed their life in their for
| est homes; their size as compared with
! Americans and Fiipinos: their skill in
J climbing ana in the use of the bow and
! arrow their peculiar methods Of orna-
inenting themselves by sharpening their
'front.' teeth and cutting their skin so as 10
! MAKE elaborate scar patterns: their
music; their dancing; their games. house
building; making fire by rubbing two
sticks together smoking with the lighted
ends of their cigars in their mouths: a
| Negl1to wedding etc.
| This. the least progressive tribe Of the
| Philippines. he contrasted with the Buk-
| idnons. who have progressed more rapidly
/ under American rule than have any other
| non-Christian tribe.
Colored slides illustrated the bringing OF
( these people down out Of the trees that
some of them formerly inhabited and
/ their establishment in clean. sanitary viii
| !aSes. where they build excellent houses.
/ The results of the road construction and
! school work were graphically portrayed
/ by this series Of slides. which was fol-
lowed by slides showing baseball among
the lgorrotes The wild people have been
quick TO take up this sport and the adults
! enjoy watching it es much as the boys
do playing it,
! The lfugaos were the next tribe Gis-
cussed. few years ago they were fierce
tead-hunters To-day they ere peaceful
| asricultlrists. and are on terms of eenu-
Inc friendship with their American rulers
ColoTed slides showed typical lfugso men,
women houses, etc; also, their wonderful
stone-walled mountain terraces. on which
! they raise rice.
! Motion pictures showed q great gath
erinS awaiting the arrival of the Secfe-
| tary Of the Interior and the welcome eX-
! terded TO him and 20 his party: an Ifucao
! chief making a stump speech: distribution
| OF white slips Of paper. greatly priced by
! these people for use on festal occasions /.
| the dancing vi Gfugao Constabulary sold
1ers and Of chiefs and their wives: Iiu-
gaos killing a water buffalo or carabao
| and struggling for the meat; the drilling
] oe lfugao constabulary soldiers who. he
said, are wonderfully efficient and shoot
| with extraordinary precision. They are
| well disciplined. obedient. loyal and, he
! added, the braVest OF the brave.
! Slides showed the construction OF an
extraordinary stone schoohouse and a
! great stone sub-provincial building by
! Ifugao schoolboys the opening up OF
means OF communication in the country Of
the wild men OF Northern Luzon, and
other characteristic scenes.
! Tanning the Igorrotes.
The Bontoc Igorrotes like the lfugaOs,
/ were recently fierce and wailike head
! hunters. but have now been brought
under complete governmental control and
/ are on the friendlest terms with Ameri-
cans Colorcd slides showed types e
men and women, their peculiar dress. or
rather undress; the important public
! buildings constructed by them with orieh
which they had burned and mortar Which
J they had mixed: the old-fashioned medI-
cine men and their work. the modern hes
pital and its work; the evolution OF vel
disciplined Consta bulary soldiers from
naked head-hunters. and numerous other
| changes brought about under American
rule.
| Motion pictures showed the arrival OF
| the Secretary of the Interior and ms
! PARTY al Bontoc. where they are greet
/ ed by an immense crowd of wild men
iathleuc sports on the public plaza
which arc witnessed by thousands ana
are held In order 10 give an outlet 10
the surplus animal spirits which pre-
viouslv found vent in head-hunting also
the sports themselves, some or "hlcn'
| like running races Jumping contests
tho sack race, the wheelbarro" race
! climbing the creased pole and catching
,,o creased pig. are familiar in Amer
ica while others. like the Igorrote slap
ming game. are wholly unknown here.
remarkable series of motion pict-
ures showed a tug OF war between
| representatives OF two hostile towns
| Como features Of the life of the Bontoc
reorrotes were illustrated, and then came
! q cumming I'D Of the work which has
| -, accomplished for the wild men.
win slides showing some Of the men
who have done it.
briefly summarizing the work loi
tho nou-Christiar peoples he declared,
"it may be said that we have estao-
Iisned ;he frlendliest OF relations with
ALI of them save a few Of the NegrtoS
and wild T,ngians, certain Of the MoroS'
and representatives Of two or three nu-
mcrically unimportant tribes in the IN
terror OF Mindanao.
! we have built good roads and traiIs