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Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
Canaan to California.

A short time ago letter was receiv- cd from pupil in the Fifth Grade of the public school at VanNuys, Califor- mia, by pupils in the corresponding grade, Canaan school. The letter gave interesting information concerning the California schools and the state, from the young pupils viewpoint, and re- quested an exchange of letters along similar lines, from the Canaan school. Several letters have been exchanged, and the teacher, Miss Ruth Gaylord, submits one of the local letters written, by Miss Polly Gillette, for publication in The News. It is as follows:
 Canaan, Conn. May II, 1914.
 Dear Friend: When you wrote to us, you told us how California got it's name, so we thought we would tell you about Connecticut.
 Connecticut is an Indian name, mean ing "Long River The Dutch tried to seize Connecticut, because they thought the fertile land along the river would be of use to them. People from Massachusetts, led by Thomas Hooker, settled Hartford, Windsor and Wethers- uolu. LII OuI SUdGO ocdI Wo nave CITeo grape vines each vine means one of these cities. John Winthrop settled Saybrook; and it was named after Lord Say and Lord Brook.
 Our school-house is on hill. It has large lawn in front with the play ground in back. We have eight rooms. We have high school. Do you? Write soon.
 Polly Gillette.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
Autoists Run Down a Boy.

An automobile party of two men and two women ran down 4-years-old Stephen Sardonsld in Simsbury street Sunday afternoon and without stop ping to determine the extent of his in- juries, speeded away before passersby could ascertain the number of the car. After going some distance up the road, the occupants of the machine got out to see if it had been damaged by coming in contact with the boy, and then con- tinued on their way. The boy was taken to his home, where a physician attended him and found that he had ne broken bones, but was suffering from severe bruises and possibly from inter, nal injuries.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
AUTO ASSOCIATION
Permanent Officers Will. be Elected Saturday Evening.

Saturday EVentng.
 The second preliminary meeting of the local automobile owners, held in Roraback's law office, Friday evening, was we'll attended, and definite plans for organization were discussed. The membership committee, Messrs. A. l.. Hugins,C c. r. Hitchcock and J. Clinton Roraback, reported progress, auto own CTS, generally, being willing to join the organization, the annual dues being $1.
 The final meeting for the election of permanent officers will be held in Odd Follows Hall Saturday evening of this week, at S:30 o'clock.
 Among other matters discussed at tho meeting Friday evening and which in- dicate the attitude of the proposed club in the matter of safe and sane naviga- tion on the highways, was the subject of road rules, especially with regard to turning corners. Teams as we'll as autos habitually transgress the rule of keeping to the right side of the cen ter of an intersection of streets at a street corner, and it is proposed by the promoters of the association to see to it that the rule is observed.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
POWER PLANT READY
Housatonic River Will Send Power to
 Naugatuck Valley Next Month.

F1OuSdIOIIC niNGt Vvlii SCbA oWSh w
 Naugatuck Valley Next Month.
 The big power plant at Falls Village will be in permanent operation by June i, according to statement by Superin- tendent A. W. Gray The work of strengthening the penstocks, which had proved defective when the flood of water put them to the test, is nearly com pleted, the only remaining work being the finishing of the cement "saddles" which will hold them firm and prevent any. possible recurrence of the original difficulty. . .''.@ . The starting of the plant will rem der available 12, 900 horse power, which will be transmitted over the wires which are supported by steel towers, to the Naugatnck valley, principally to Thom- aston, Bristol and Torrington manu- factories. In the event of a failure of the water supply the power will be fur nished by steam auxiliary plants now installed ill those towns, and thus no cessation of business will be entailed.
 The Company now has plant on the Connecticut river at Middletown which will be available to reinforce the Falls Village plant and thus power will be furnished from both sides of the district supplied. 4Er .
 At Bristol, it is the plan of the com pany to supply all the power used in the city-for lights, trolley and manu- featuring purposes. g.s est1 r It is nearly two years since the first work was done on the power plant at Falls Village. Superintendent Gray first went to Falls Village in July, 19f2, looked the field over and made es- inmates, and thework of surveying was begun in August of that year. Actual operation along the line of construction was begun during the winter of the same year. .. E.'.e
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
FULLER-HALL
Canaan Bank President Steals March
 on the Gossips.

Canaan Bank President Steals March
 on the Gossips.
 MT. George s. Fuller and Miss Ella M. Hall were quietly married, Saturday afternoon at 3 o'clock The ceremony was performed by Rev. W. Howard Mills, rector of Christ Church, at the residence of the bride, on Barlow street, only the immediate families of the contracting parties being present
 MT. and Mrs. Fuller started immedi- ately for New York, and will visit other points of interest before their re- turn. They are expected to spend next Sunday with MT. Fuller's daughter, Mrs. A. G. Eldridge, at Blackstone, Mass, and will probably arrive in Ga naan, Monday afternoon.
 News of the marriage came as sur prise, even to the wise ones who make it their business to know all that is happening before it happens, and the first intimation that anybody had, that the event had actually eventuated was conveyed in the engraved announce ments'' that were put into the postoffice at the hour of the wedding.
 MT. Fuller IS the Well-knOwn head of the Fuller Hardware Go, president of both the Canaan National and Canaan Savings Banks, director in the Ma tional Hardware Dealers Association and an active and interested member of the Canaan Business Mems Association. He had been widower about 5 years.
 By singular coincidence our "Gos- sip of Days gone ,By' column, this week, records from The News file of Oct. 4, 1882, the return of MT. Fuller and his first bride, (nee Miss Hattie Allyn,) from their wedding tour, 32 years ago.
 The present Mrs. Fuller is practi- cally lifelong resident of Canaan, a skilled and popular nurse, and held in high esteem by the entire community, who will extend sincere congratula- tions to the estimable couple, with the wish for long and happy life.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
Will Wind Winsted's Clock.

Four different persons residing in the West End, Winsted, it is reported, have volunteered to wind the town clock which the warden and burgesses de- cided Monday evening to forsake. The warden and burgesses had been paying $5 month for the care of the clock since last July, but the committee hay ing the matter in charge was unable to ascertain the ownership of the time piece definitely and it was the con- sensus that the borough had no legal right to continue the expense.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
Conductor Mills Dead.

John D. Mills, of Bridgeport, one of the best known railroad men in the em- ploy of the New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Co.,, died in St. Vincent's hospital, Bridgeport, Wednes- day evening. Pneumonia was the cause of death but MT. Mills had been i'll for some time previous to the attack of pneumonia.
 MT. Mills was fifty-one years of age and had worked on the railroad for thirty years.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
PittsfieId Dentist Killed.

Dr. Sidney s. Stowell, of Pittsfeld, aged 52 years, was killed early Sunday evening, his skull being fractured as he leaned from a trolley car to pick up his pet dog and was struck by a trolley pole. He was formerly president of the Massachusetts Dental Association and the Western Massachusetts Dental Asso- citation and was prominent figure in ballooning in Massachusetts, making a number of flights from Pittsfeld.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
Many Accidents.
Polly Gillette.

The state bureau of labor statistics has received the report of the compen- sation commissioners on the number of accidents for the first quarter of the year from January to April 1.
 There were 2,847 unpreventable &C., cidents, and 923 more which State Factory Inspector John J. Mcfarland has assigned to his deputies for inves- tigation ascertain if means cannot be to devised to prevent similar accidents.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
Twin Lakes Cottages Arriving.

Judge Roraback and family will move to their Twin Lakes cottage next week. The Twin Lakes colony is early in arriving this season. A. F. Free man moved over last week. Mrs. Annie Golden Bartlett, of Stratford, Mrs. Samuel A. Eddy and son, and George l. Roberts and family are there; Henry Setzer and family, of Bridgeport, will arrive this week. H. F. Kyle, of New York, was at his cottage Sunday, al d his family will arrive soon.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
Danbury's Slogan Sign.

Danbury's new electrically illum. mated slogan sign" which will blaze forth in 2,000 vari-colored lights the interesting information that "Danbury Crowns Them AL" has arrived from the factory and is now being erected at a slightly spot near the railroad, where all who pass through, enter, or stop at the hat town will be sure to see it. The completion of the work will be signal ized with big civic celebration, en- gineered by the Danbury Business Mems Association, through whose enterprise the sign is provided.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
No Fishing in Wangum.

The Norfolk Water Company has adopted strict regulations concerning fishing in Lake Wangum and all boats have been removed from the lake ex- cept those belonging to the company. No one will be allowed to fish there hereafter without special permit from the superintendent of the company.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
Auto Kills Doesn't Stop.

Arsttile Carvelliro, aged 30, and Vencinzo Coruso, of New Haven, were run down by an automobile bearing the number C6618 Sunday night. They were taken to the New Haven Hospital, where Carvelliro died two hours later, and Coruso was found in a serious con- dition. The automobile did not stop after the accident.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
To Reoreanize c. N. G.

Orders were received Friday from Washington for the reorganization of the infantry of the Connecticut Ma tional guard. Each regiment is to be reorganized on war footing, compar- ing with the regular army. The pres ent war footing is about 1,500 men, and this is to be raised to 1,S42, each company to be 150 men strong.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
Scout Council,

The Scout Council met at the Boy Scout rooms Friday evening and ac- cepted, with expression of regret and appreciation the resignation of Scout master Charles Laffargue.
 The matter of a successor was dis cussed but definite action was deferred until an adjourned meeting to be held in about two weeks.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
Cornwall Chorus.

The Cornwall chorus, under direc- tion of W. B. Perry, Jr., will sing, in Cornwall Plains next Tuesday evening, Elgar's Banner of St. George and Mendelssohn's "Hear my Prayer ' Miss Minnie Edmund, of Winsted, will be the soloist, and the Orchestral Club will accompany.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
Editor crowe's Mother Dead

Mrs. Mary Agnes Grove, widow of the late Colonel James O. Grove, of the old Fourth regiment,C. N. G., died at her residence in South Norwalk, Friday. She was the mother of Editor E. E. Grove, of the South Norwalk Sentinel. who recently resigned the postmaster ship there, to resume newspaper wor
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
Find Second Death.

On their return from the funeral of their daughter Julia, in East Walling- ford, Friday morning, MT. and Mrs, Daniel Dinan, of New Haven, found that their other daughter, Elsie, aged 12, had died. Though Elsie had not been we'll for some weeks past it was not thought that she was in any danger when the father and mother left to at- tend the funeral.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
Bubbs-''Well, how are your New

Bubbs-"Well, how are your New Years resolutions wearing?'
 Dubbs-"F Had one little puncture, but nothing like a regular blowout. Judge.
 "Few of us get credit for our effort !"
 "True. spent most of yesterday afternoon in an effort to get credit for a months supply of groceries. "-Buf- falo Express.
Connecticut western news., 1914-05-14
On Taft Day.

The Norfolk Guards have been re- organized and are drilling in prepara- tion for public appearance on Mem orial Day when ex-President Taft is to speak in Norfolk and the veterans from Canaan, Winsted and other neighboring communities are expected to be present.
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-09
Una Carta Sensational.

Por constituir un asunto de ac-
tualidad para nuestra raza y ira
tarse de un documento que por
su texto, por su estilo a mas de
elocuente, honda y patri6tica-
mente sentido por ell Ap6stol del
Hispanismo, ell glorioso argenti-
no Don Manuel Ugarte, La
Cr6nica" tiene ell honor de dar a
la publicidad la siguiente carta
dirigida al Presidente de los Es-
tados Unidos por ell ilustre lite
ratio, la cual copiamos de La
Union Ibero-Americana" de Ma
drid, de su numero 80, de 81 de
Mayo de 1918.
Siendo impossible su insercion
en- un solo n1mero, Sc publicara
en- varios subsiguientes a este.
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-09
No. 4

presentan una civilization que
naci6 de una selection, que Sus-
tituyo, como punto de partida el
derecho moral, la fuerza bruta,
que florecio al calor de nuevos
ideales, como una reacci6n. con-
ira los viejos errores del mundo:
Y no seria logico que cometieran
con nosotros atentados tan mons
truosos como los que Europa ha
cometido en- Asia 8 en- Africa,
porque al lobrar asi declararian
que sus mas grandes proceres Sc
equivocaron al pretender fundar
una nueva naci6n sobre la justi-
cia Y proclamarian la bancarrota
del perfeccionamiento humane y
de la voluntad de Dios.
Los hombres que violentan ell
sentir del pals eXtranjero en- que
actuan; las empreSaS conStruct0-
ras que aprovechan las Tranquil
cias que les concede un contrato
para inundar fraudulentamente
el mercado de productos diversos,
perjudicando asi q los comercian-
tes e importadores y los contra
tistas que para no pagar los sala-
rios atrasados a sus obreros in
dios 8 jamaicos los intimldan y
los persiguen, no pueden seguir
pasando por los representatives
del genio de la civilization que
traieron al Nuevo Mundo los in
puritanos.
(Continuara. }
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-09
I'm Gran PesCadOr!

Existe en- San Francisco gran
n1mero de Observation-Disclosures
que Green que la Sabiduria es ell
mayor poder que un hombre pue-
de tener: asi cuando alguno quie-
re 6 pretende dar luz por medic
de SUI voluntad a una cosa que ell
progreso modifica a diario, Sc til
ran a morder ell anzuelo como pc
ces ambrientos, sin considerar
que pueden ser pescados; de este
modo muchas personals tratan de
ser sabios con gran teson. Pc
no viendo que no es cosa facil y
que cuesta grandes esfuerzos,
tratan solo aparecerlo de manera
que los demas puedieran admi-
rarles. Pero naturalmente, los
hombres verdaderamente inteli-
gentes son pocos y no lie es facil
a La Cr6nlca' de San Francis
cisco, ell encontrarlos para pedir-
les que sean sus consejeros, jue-
ces y maestros del modesto Sc
manario, De esta fndole Sc for
man muchas camarillas, que todo
SUI delete es ell de derrumbar to-
do 10 que Sc trata de edificar, pa
ra bien de la Colonia Ibero-Ame-
ricana.
Hay en- San Francisco un hon.
bre q quien Sc le considera algo
estupido; nunca gano ning1n pre-
mio entire su Colonia, sino GUAM
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-09
Manuel Ugarte al Presidente de los
Estados Unidos.
SR. PRESIDENTE:

A las puertas de una nueva
presidencia y de un nuevo regi-
men que anuncia mobiles PROPOSE
tos de justicia reparadora, vengo
hoy a decir toda la verdad a un
gran hombre y a un gran pueblo.
Los gobernantes estan a veces
alejados de la opinion general
por grupos interesados en- inhuen-
ciarlos para satisfacer sus inte-
reses de domination 8 de nego-
clio; y es menester que suba has
ia ellos, para establecer ell equi-
librio, la voz de los que, sin am
biciones de dinero 6 de poder,
solo persiguen la equidad supe-
rior, que es ell tesoro mas alto de
los hombres.
Ha llegado, senior, la hora de
hacer justicia en- ell Nuevo Mum
do; justicia para ciertas rep1bh-
cas- latino-americanas, que desde
hace muchos amos sufren odioso
tratamiento; y justicia para los
Estados Unidos cuyas mobiles ira
diones estan palideciendo al con-
tacto de una politica que no re-
presenta las aspiraciones de los
descendientes de Lincoln y Wash
ington.
Acabo de recorrer casi toda la
America latina; he Observable con
detenimiento la situaci6n del Con-
tinente; y como conozco la sensa-
tez del pueblo americana, como
sc ell respeto que tiene por los
principles, abrigo la certidum-
bre de que para que cese la in
iusticia que nos agobia, me bas-
tara con denunciarla.
Durante largos amos, los Esta-
dos Unidos que realizan dentro
de sus fronteras la mas alta ex-
preston de la libertad en- nuestro
slglo, han estado defendiendo en-
la America latina un espiritu que
es la contradiction y la antitesis
de sus principles y de sus leyes.
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-09
EI Primer Deber
de la C0Ionia
Hispano-A o-AmeriCana.

Habiendo sido galantemente
invitado por los directories de
La Cr6nica' para cooperar a los
mobiles fines de tan simpatica pu-
blicacl6n, ha de ser un grato de-
ber para mi, en- la escasa medida
de mis- fuerzas pero con toda la
decision de mi buena voluntad,
contribuir con mi insignificante
grano de arena al prestigio de
nuestra Colonia, cuyo primer de-
ber es procurar disipar la densa
niebla de injustificados prejui-
clos que oscurecen ell brillo in
marcesfble del pueblo de Isabel
La Cat6lica, hijos exclusivamen-
tie de la craza ignorancia geoera-
flea de la Gran Colectividad Nor
te-americana. que atenta tan So
lamente al acaparamiento de ri
quezas materiales, menosprecia
en- la grandeza positiva, mas no
moral, que da ell dinero, todo a.
quello que no Sc ha refundido to-
davia en- su acaparamiento ava
sallador.
Y digo gran colectividad y 10
pueblo nj naci6n, aunque politi-
camente 10 sea, porque etnologi-
camente hablando nj aun raza
puede propiamente llamarse, por
estar precisamente constituida
por una feliz amalgama de activi-
dades cosmopolitas refnadas por
una competencia sin tregua, que
historicamente disgregadas, traen
a la evidencia la erroneidad del
concepto de atribuir los origenes
de su admirable grandeza de un
modo exclusive a las vigorosas
cualidades de la raza anglosajona.
Limitandonos a California, pa
ra la que principalmente Sc edita
esta naciente publication, es 'a1n
mas objectionable ell error de
nuestros ilustres anfitriones, e.
rror del que en- gran parte So
mos nosotros mismos culpables
por ell abandono collective y a las
veces individual del sagrado de-
Der de velar con acucia por nues-
tro propio decoro.
Nal puede hacerse respetar de
los demas ell que no empieza por
respetarse a 81 mismo atendien-
do a su prestigio en- ell sentido de
procurar ser conocido en- la justa
medida de su positive valer, COM
pletamente desconocido hasta de
la mayorfa de cuantos Sc lamen-
tan plat6nicamente de la enfati-
ca hegemonia de nuestros conve-
cinos; bien entendldo que al ha-
blar asi, nos referimos a la ge-
neralidad sin cometer a nuestra
vez la injusticia de envolver en-
La croÌnica. (San Francisco, Calif.) 1914-1917, 1914-05-09

Los particulares y las companies
tinancieras de esa nacion icon
muy raras eXcepciones) parecen
haber venido a algunos terrific
rios, especialmente a la America
Central y a las costas del Caribe,
para falsear los principles del de-
recho civil, y para violar los pre-
ceptos del derecho international,
llegando, a veces, hasta olvidar
las reglas mas elementales. Cier-
tas repGblicas van resultando un
campo alberto q los malos instin-
tos que no pueden manlfestar-
Sc en- los Estados de la Union,
combatidos como estan por las
responsibilities penales y por
la opinion pGblica. Faltar a la
palabra empenada, burlar los
contratos, amenazar, desoojar a
los individuos, introducir contra
bandos, sobornar a las antorida-
des, empujar al desorden, han 81
do, seg1n los casos, en- varias de
estas comarcas, cosas familiares
para los que pertenecen a una
gran nacion, quienes debian te-
ner concepciones mas atlas de la
responsabilidad individual.
Los gobiernos locales, a veces
timoratos, no Sc han atrevido en-
la mayor parte de las circunstan-
cias a perseguir a los delincuen-
tes, amedrentados como estan
por ell volumen de la America an
glosajona 6 ligados como Sc ha-
Han algunos por compromises
confesables; pero como conse-
cuencia de tales procedimientos,
los Estados Unidos Sc han con-
vertido gradualmente en- la ma
ci6n mas Unpopular entire nos
otros. La hostilidad cunde entire
las masas y en- algunas regiones
Colombia, Ecuador, ETC.. ell ciu-
dadano nonorte-americano tiene que
recurrir frecuentemente q la hu-
millante estratagema de ocultar
su nacionalidad y de hacerse pa
sar por ingles para escapar a la
mala voluntad que lie circunda.
Nuestros pneblos son hospita-
larios y generosos, senor Presi-
dente; en- ellos existen immune
rabies companies francesas, ale
manas, inglesas, belgas y para
todos los negociantes respetuo-
SOS de nuestras costumbres tene-
mos siempre la mano fraternal-
mente extendida. Ell hecho de
que la hostilidad este localizada
contra ell norte- e-americano, prue-
ba que no Sc trata de una antipa-
tia irrazonada y general hacia ell
extranjero, sino de un movimien-
to de reaccion directa contra a.
tropellos especiales de que somos
victimas.
En- los Estados Unidos no Sc
saben estas cosas: y yo tengo la
certidumbre de que cuando la 81
tuacion sea conocida, levantara
a1n mayor oleaje de Reproduction
que entire nosotros. Ustedes re-