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The New York herald., 1922-10-08
Rusty Anchor Is
HaitTs Only Relic

In the entrance of the Haitian
Gendarmerie headquarters is one of
the anchors OF the Santa Maria, slender
and encrusted in black rust. the only
relic of Columbus extant in Haiti
With the timbers he constructed a
tower and small fort eager to return
TO Spain with news of his discoveries
and to secure aid in establishing a
settlement on the spot. With his flag
ship wrecked and another of his
caravels missing, there was not room
in the surviving one for the expedi-
ton. He therefore called for volun-
teers to man the fort against his
return.
There was no dearth of them, for
the contrast between the crowded
caravel the hardshps and monotony
Of the sea. and this land with its
dreams of gold and It's tropical beauty.
made a strong appeal. Thirty-nine
cavaliers, commanded by Roderigo de
Arana. were left as the garrison and
Columbus sailed on January 4. 1923.
leaving behind him in the fort called
La Navidad. the first settlement OF
white men in the Western Hemisphere.
Lust for gold that the natives
brought from the mountain streams
soon led to open mutiny and Roderigo
was killed. The Spaniards then robbed
the unsuspecting natives of their gold
and provisions and began the cruel
treatment that for years smirched the
honor OF Spain. Finally the Indians
revolted and under their Cacique Cibao
attacked and wiped out the garrison.
II was almost a year later. on No
vember 22, that Columbus returned
with seventeen ships and 500 men.
Many OF them were recruited from
the nobility. with soldiers. artisans.
missionaries and domestic animals that
the island sadly lacked. Instead OF the
nucleus OF a iou-ishing colony, how
ever, he found only the ruins OF la
Navidad.
Columbus must have realized that
this, the first massacre OF whites. was
due solely TO the cruel treatment OF
peaceable race. for he left the cape
with no attempt at punitive measures
Sailing still TO the east he landed mid
way between the present cities OF
Monte Christi and Puerto Plata in
Santa Domingo, and named the set
tlement Isabella in honor Of the gra-
cious Queen OF Spain. 1t proved 10 be
an unfortunate site and was abandoned
soon after Columbus again sailed for
France and left in command his
brother Don Diego.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
Experiments Altered
Views of Many Officers

The natural tendency of some or
ficers aboard the fleet to belittle air.
craft as an essential agency in the
future has been changed materially
by the tests with the Arkansas. The
tendency existed. even after the bomb
ing tests of a year ago. which sue
ceeded in the destruction of the ten
one time German warshps turned over
to the United States under the terms
of the armistice. The feeling then was
that bombs would be effective only If
properly placed, under the most favor
able conditions. and then in engage
ments which were not far from land
Protective decks might easily be
constructed II generally was held
which would make II almost impossible
to destroy a battleship. With limita-
tions, this is true. but the torpedo
has changed the situation materially.
Nobody knows better than the Navy
the effectiveness OF torpedoes.
In furtherance of the torpedo firing
the naval air service has drawn up
plans for a new type of seaplane to be
called the Davis Douglas plane. This
will have greater cruising radius and
greater lifting ability, overcoming sew
eral of the disadvantages now recog-
nized with the inadequate type of ship
now used. In the tests just held the
seaplanes did not go above 1000 feet.
whereas in actual operation they
might be called upon 10 go to 10000 or
even more, that safety might be as
sured.
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lawless spot sailed the privateersmen
and pirates who terrorized the Spanish
Main.
On to the east sailed the caravels
and anchored in the bottle shaped Bay
of Acul, seventy odd miles from Mole
St. Nicolas. From here. depleted by
the loss of one of his caravels, Column
bus again sailed east and made the
entrance to the Bay of Cape Haitian.
His flagship, the Santa Maria, came to
grief on a coral reef at the entrance
off the village of Petit Anse, and was
a complete wreck. From the shore
came canoes filed with friendly In
dams and with their aid the timbers
OF the wrecked caravel were salvaged
by the indomitable Admiral. With his
men he landed on the present site of
Cape Haitian, to-day the second city
OF the Republic of Haiti, and filed with
historical interest
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
By DAVID C. BAILLIE.

~ ETWEEN October Z. 1777, and
* the-present day there has been
more stenographically reported
conversation. more stenographically
reported speechmaking, more official
printing on the subject of cleaning,
caring for and guarding the battle
field of Saratoga and the relics of the
two fights which thereon took place
than there has been on almost any
other subject in the purview of Amer
ican legislative bodies, great and small,
not even excepting the tariff. Yet fu-
tility has marked every official pre-
servative effort. Why should not the
world famous battlefield be attended
TO in behalf of the American public.
present and future, in a decent and
patriotically instructive manner?
Again is the question being asked by
the Sons and the Daughters of the
American Revolution, the American
Scenic and Historic Preservation So
ciety and other patriotic organizations,
and it is believed that when the pub
lie realizes that the probable and most
easily discernable obstacle to a park
program is the necessity for expendi-
ture of comparatively small amount
or money this obstacle will be over
come without much trouble. There
are many thousands of citizens who
could finance the Saratoga preserva-
tion project without anybody's help;
and by popular subscription the needed
amount could and would be raised
with ease. The American Scenic AMI
Historic Preservation Society woul
be the logical disburser of the cash
Tor expenses: preferably acting in
consultation with other representative
organizations. Establishment thus of
responsible Saratoga battlefield me-
MORALS conference would meet with
public favor and would end a condi-
ton which. If the public were aware
of II, would be recognized as public
end national disgrace. Such q confer
ence might also with advantage take
over or have a share in care for the
Saratoga Monument at Schuylerville.
Beyond reasonable doubt every
reader is familiar with the fact that
the Saratoga campaign eliminated in
one Of the worlds decisive battles,
which was followed by the surrender
Of Burgoynes army and by the par
tlcipation OF France in the Revolu-
tiOnarv con 1ici
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Natives Were Enslsyed
If Unable to Pay Tax

The soldiery Of Isabella we're under
the command OF Don Pedro Margsrita,
harsh soldier. ON their arrival Il was
estimated that the Indians numbered
between 500, 900 and 100000, peaceful
and indolent, content with their en-
vlronment. They were lightly ruled
by their five chiefs or caciques. and
their welcome TO the colony was spon-
taneous and generous. The gold that
they traded for trIhes excited the
cupidity OF the >olonists and they inn
posed tax. payable only in gold or
cotton on all above ~. Thc-e who
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failed to pay it were made prisoners
to work in the mines for which Colum-
bus had brought tools. or in the
streams that carried gold deposits
down from the mountains.
The life of the Indians, unaccustomed
to any but the lightest toll, soon be-
came unbearable On the authority
of Able Reynal it is said that the
Castilians even vowed to kill twelve
Indians a day in honor OF the Twelve
Apostles. The final clash came in a
battle on the Plain of the Vega Real.
The Spanish forces numbered 200, OF
which 100 were rifemen, so cavalry
% artillerists and 25 were crossGow
men. In addition they had savage
dogs trained to hunt down the
| Indians. The caciques had mustered
100, 900, untutored in war and unarmed.
From tho battlefield those who we're
not killed or made prisoners to slave
in the mines escaped TO the noun
tains.
All through that section of the is
land the desperate aborigines de-
stroyed their crops and abandoned
their fields thinking to starve out
their masters. but famine worked
havoc with them. In 1908. fifteen
years after their discovery, they had
dwindled. through the sword and
famine and the hardships OF slavery.
10 $4,000, and six years later reports
to Spain showed that they numbered
only $4,000.
Faced by this shocking diminution
of man power with which 10 enrich
themselves. followed the introduction
OF the slave trade from Africa with it's
disastrous results to the lives and
prestige OF the whites.
During his absence in Spain. from
which he again returned in 1904.
Columbus had authorized his brother.
Bartholomew. to build settlement on
the present site of Santo Domingo. on
the southern side OF the island. Bar
.holomew. seeing the fiasco OF Isa-
bella. moved the colonists overland.
and in 1895 began settlement at the
mouth of the Ozama River and named
IL New Isabella. A hurricane de-
stroyed 1t in 1902 and he promptly
began a new one on the opposite or
right side of the river and christened
IL Santo Domingo. That had Seen
the name of the father OF Columbus
and the family patron saint
1t was here that the erection OF the
first cathedral in the New World was
begun in 1914. destined to be the final
receptacle Of the bones OF Columbus.
To-day II is in excellent preservation
and the most treasured OF its jewels
is the metal casket in which rest the
ashes OF the great dlscoverer.
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Ssnto Domingo Was
SoIidIy Built of Stone

Even as early rs 1928 Santo Do
mingo was not inferior TO any Spanish
city Of it's size. It's houses were built
Of stone. the palace Of Don Diego. the
son Of Columbus. who was made Gov
ernor in 1909. ht for the reception Of a
European monarch. and the cathedral
an imposing monument 20 the faith
that Columbus was SO devoted TO.
STR Francis Drake captured Il in
1886. but held II only for a month and
did not sack or pillage It. In the roof
Of the cathedral to-day Is lmbedded
a round shot from a British frigate,
but tho city is fortunately free from
the destruction that has always fol-
lowed war or revolution in Haiti. and
is filled with interesting relics.
When Columbus died in irons at
Naliadolid i'm 1906 his remains were
not removed until 1913. and then 10
Seville. II was In 1887 that his bones
were transferred to Santo Domingo
and there inferred in the beautiful
cathedral. The exact location OF his
vault was later shrouded in mystery
for i'm 1866. on tire eve OF British
invasion. Don Francisco Pio tho
Archbishop Of Santo Domingo. feared
that the cathedral would be sacked.
and ordered that all marks Of identh-
cation be removed from the tcNb.
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that the torpedo attack and the neces-
sary maneuvering TO avoid such an
..onslaught threw the battleship forma-
ton into such confusion as to de-
stroy the firing program. Rapid
maneuvering was necessary to avoid
the torpedoes, with the result that the
guns were swinging back and forth
to an extent where a firing program
could have been carried out only with
the utmost difficulty. part of the time
not at ALL
Rear Admiral w. A. Moffitt, chief or
the Bureau of Naval Aeronautics. who
observed the operations from the
bridge of the Arkansas, a battleship
aboard which he was at one time the
executive officer. commented on the
confusion caused by tho torpedo at
tack. He regarded this as one of the
essential results of the maneuvers.
An interesting detail of the whole
performance was the firing of a tor
pedo at an angle of ninety degrees.
distinctly new in ne service. In the
preliminary part of the attack the air.
planes, in order to let go their tor
pedoes, headed straight for the battle
ship, coming as close as 500 yards. In
spite of the large number of airplanes
lowering about, it was easy enough to
tell which was about to fire a torpedo.
so that the lodging by the ship was
simplified.
But all this calculation was upset
when one of the seaplanes swooped
down in a direction opposite to that
in which the battleship was travelling.
Nobody thought that the plane ex-
pected to launch n torpedo. but it did
that very thing, sending IT off at an
angle of 80 degrees
Within two minutes the torpedo had
recovered itself and was turning at
right angles. making directly for the
battleship. II was too late to swing
around TO escape the hit, which was
amidships. on the port side blow
sufficient. had the torpedo been loaded
with explosives, to have sent the bat
tleship to the bottom.
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
An Outstanding Example
OF the Neglect of a Shrine

The term Saratoga includes two
fights and the Burgoyne capitulation
In spite OF the momentous Importance
70 the nation of these events, without
which, indeed. there might not have
been any independent American ma
tion. Saratoga has from the first Jared
badly at the hands Of politicians. They
have blocked all attempts to provide
public money for even the most
elementary purposes "lCanlaess for
example, are standing now in the way
of proposed survey. absolutely
necessary II a park program is to be
ergnEed IN, absolutely necessary FOR
The New York herald., 1922-10-08
His Ashes Rest in
tn e Spa n / S h
Cathedral There
and One of the
Santa NJ aria 5
A n ch ors Is at
Cape Haitien

Special Correspondence to THE NEW YonK
PoRT-AU- PRINCE, Sept 30.
r TAITI and Santo Domingo. the
II sister republics that comprise
one-third and two-thirds re-
spectively of the island that Christie
pher Columbus christened Hispaniola,
or Little Spain, on December 6, 1892,
are rich in historical associations of
the illustrious Genoese. Haiti was the
site Of the first settlement of white
men in the New World, and Santo
Domingo holds the ashes of Columbus
in the Cathedral of Santo Domingo
city.
While the fact that the bones of the
First Admiral were inferred in this
cathedral has been established beyond
cavil little is known of the imprint
that Columbus left on the Republic of
Haiti the newest ward of Uncle Sam.
Every schoolboy knows that Colum-
bus, in his gorgeous trappings Of a
Spanish Admiral, first landed at San
Salvador on October 16, 1892. with due
DOHlD anu ceremony. ne dSSdiio VA
the succeeding days crowded with dis
coveries and conquests, are in the
main forgotten. Lured on by the am
bition of making the mainland Of Asia
with the tabled cities of Marco Polo.
he sailed from San Salvador and
sighted the coast of Cuba on October
IS. Coasting along it's shores he
rounded Cape Maysi on the eastern
extremity, and while cruising through
the Windward Passage saw in the
distance the towering mountains Of
Haiti as the island was then known.
The aborigines of San Salvador had
recited wondrous tales of the riches
of Babeque, and Columbus was conf
dent that at last he had sighted the
mythical isle that lived only in the
imagination of the simple Indians.
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Mole St. Nicholas Was
Haven of Columbus

1t was on December 6, 1892, that
his three caravels. headed by the flag
ship Santa Maria, entered the harbor
of Mole st. Nicolas, destined to bulk
large in the sinister ambitions of En-
peror Wilhelm for a base in the West
Indies four hundred odd years later
From the sea Cape st. Nicholas, as
Christopher called it. looks like a
'ow-lying island. and behind 1t a range
of mountains thrusts up in long sharp
shoulders whose gray sides are still
clothed in tropical verdure, mahogany
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In Recent Tests at
Hampton Roads
a Hit Amidships
Was Scored by
Missile Fired at
Angle of 90 De-
grees
By DONALD MAC GRECOR.

Special Dispatch to THE New YoRK HpRA,n
New York Herald Bureau.
Washington, ID. C., Oct. T.
Connecticut western news., 1922-08-17
MY HOME TOWN PRIZE
 WON BY EVERETT LYLES Receives $10 Gold Piece
 Offered by the Acting Editor

The following letters were among those submitted in the contest for the best essay on What is the Mat ter with My Home Town" and the judges unanimously agreed that Everett Lyles is entitled to receive the $10 Gold Piece offered by the Acting Editor
 Without doubt, something is the matter with Canaan; nothing that is dependent upon the efforts of man is ever perfect. However, it appears to me that the faults inherent in this town are more abstract, than concrete.
 Let me put it more strongly: looked at with the cold eye of prac- ticality, Canaan is a very prosperous, very we'll managed, not unattractive community, having an enviable war record, and with greatly diversified business opportunities. Probably no town of the same population in this part of the country transacts as much business per day as does Ca- naan; very few towns of this size have as low town debt, or as mod crate taxes. Our record in war drives shows what we can do in emergencies, and the regularity with which the best man is elected to town offices is but proof of our political harmony. Our water and air are pure and invigorating. Our schools are very ably taught. Our efficient and self-sacrifcing doctors are, with the invaluable help of the Visiting Nurse, keeping our death-rate, es- pecially infant mortality, we'll down. Five churches in town offer a source Uf religious inspiration that should be fully adequate. Our Public UtiIi- ties are capably managed, and give high grade of service. Our Library is representative. Law and Order are maintained irreproachably. This is Canaan!
 However, these are but cold facts. To the outsider who has seen picture post cards of Elm Street, of West Main Street, and of the Canaan Elm and Canaan Mountain (and has not seen picture post cards of the busi- ness section, of the Library, of she Town Hall, and of the Union station) these facts produce visions of a small New England town, ideal in all ways. It is only when the outsider, coming, | perhaps, from a less conservative section, arrives at Canaan, and tries to get support in promulgating new enterprises; tries to buck against the powers behind the political throne; and sees the suppressed, but never the less existant struggle be- tween the exclusive, ultra-conserva- tive, group represented by the ! Community Association, and the group, equally, if not more, exclu- sive, and perhaps more retroactive than conservative, of "the others, that he realizes that "all is not gold that glitters."
 Canaan is all very we'll, as far as it
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Connecticut western news., 1922-08-17
AUTO SMASHUPS
 DURING THE WEEK
Francis Dole Has Remarkable SEscape from Serious
 Injury

About 3 A. M. last Friday morning Buell. Alvord, who is summering on the island at Twin Lakes, while mo- toring toward Canaan fell asleep and when he woke up found that he had left the highway, had torn down one tree and had wedged his automobile against another tree at point about two hundred yards easterly of the residence of William J. Reel, east of the Bennett Hill Underpass. The Cadillac automobile had stopped near the bank and if it had not been stopped by the tree would un- doubtedly have gone over the bank and landed on the c. N. E. R. R. tracks. MT. Alvord escaped injury but his car was badly damaged
 At 9:3O last Saturday morning the Rec car belonging to c. Willis Parsons and operated by him was struck by Buick car owned M. Ondek, of 85 Waterman Street, Bridgeport, Conn. at the intersection of Railroad and Bragg Streets. MT. Ondek was with a large party of tourists from Bridgeport who were on their way to Pittsfeld. He was car number three of seven, which made up the party and was first seen by MT. Parsons at a point nearly opposite the entrance to The Canaan Lumber Co.'s yard and, MT. Parsons proceeded to cross Railroad Street and had almost cleared Rail road Street when the bumper of the Buick smashed into his right front wheel. The Buick was able to be run and continued on it's way but MT. Parsons car was lowed to Brewer. Bros. garage where the necessary repairs have been made.
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Connecticut western news., 1922-08-17

more than 1000 were grouped about fire outside the town Palavor House. We spoke then to eager lis teners of the things that really matter. We told the fresh and thrilling news of God the Father, and his great love for all men every where; of Jesus Christ Ais only Son, the great gift of God, the Paramount Chief of the World"
 @ MT. Barnett showed us some of the many hundreds Of wonderful photographs which he had taken, one of which we reproduce of MT. Bar nett, a hundred miles from civiliza- tion, interviewing Chief Gumbotizi of the Gizi Tribe.
 They gave us a glimpse of the hardship and difficulties of a thou sand mile tramp at a temperature of one hundred and twenty two degrees.
 Mr. Barnett has very kindly offered to give the people of this community an opportunity to hear something of this 7 dangerous and fascinating experience. He will give a talk at the Town Hall, Canaan, on Wednesday, August 23rd, at 8:15 P. M. standard time. A nominal ad- mittance of thirty five cents will be charged, the entire proceeds to go to The Canaan Fire Go.
Connecticut western news., 1922-08-17
An InterUiew lUith Mr. Barnett
 on His Trip to Africa

Arts, and Crafts, Cattle Religious Practices and Outlook. A corrected map of the entire district has been compiled. More than three hundred (300) photographs have been sue cessfully taken, and we brought back many examples of Native Crafts manship.
 Two questions about my trip seem to occur very often. What was your worst experience?" As a matter of fact my worst experience was a purely personal one. It was at night when four hundred (400) miles from medical assistance I was forced to operate on. my own infected foot by candle light in a native hut. If you will think this over al little bit your imagination will provide the thrills,
 The other common question is: "What was your most pleasing ex- perience?" My pleasant experiences were often repeated in the evening gatherings in the Native Village. The men, women and children, often
Connecticut western news., 1922-08-17
CANAAN'S NEW THEATER
Work Progressing Rapidly by
 Blanchard & Moseley

The carpenters are rushing the work on Canaan's new theater build ing on Railroad Street in the village of Canaan and within a short time the owners Blanchard & Moseley ot Norfolk will open to the public of Canaan a theater building which a town many times as large as North Canaan could we'll be proud to have within it's midst. The building will be one hundred and fifty three feet long and forty seven feet wide. The front of the building will consist of two stores, with an. arcade ten feet wide passing through the center of the building affording the entrance to the moving picture house at the rear of the stores and on the ground floor. The north store will be twenty-one feet by forty-seven feet and the south store will be fourteen feet by forty seven feet, with a ceiling thirteen feet high; the moving picture auditorium will be forty seven feet by eighty-five feet with a seating capacity of five hundred ; the floor being built on an incline; in addition to the protection furnished by the ten feet wide entrance through the center of the building, there will be two large fre-escapes on the south side or next to MT. Badgley's land which will open into a covered driveway as the roof will be built to project out ovex this space about eight feet in width. A stage will also be erected in the movie theater. A dance hall forty seven feet by fifty-three feet will be directly over the Moving Picture Theater, equipped with ladies and gentlemen's dressing rooms. In the basement of the building up to date bowling alleys will be constructed and maintained. Large white colums appearing on the front of the build ing and the words "Canaan's New Theater" make it a very imposing looking structure. It is hoped that the Theater will be ready for dedi- cation some time during October.