New Britain Herald Newspaper, June 26, 1922, Page 1

News of the -World By Associated Press ESTABLISHED 1870 NEW BRITAIN HERAL NEW BRITAIN, CONNECTICUT, MONDAY, JUNE %, 1922. -FOURTEEN PAGES. CHURCHILL BLAMES DUBLIN IRISH FOR ALL TROUBLES WHICH OCCUR IN BELFAST Says Northern Govt. Will be Supported in its Fight to Remain Inde- pendent British Colonial Secretary Wants Full Debate That Can Be Settled by Vote. . London, June 26.—(By Associated Press.)—Winston Churchill, secretary for the colonies, rising to make his promised statement on Irish affairs In the house of commons this afternoon, said the government desired the free- ist and fullest debate and one that could be terminated by a division. Mr. Churchill declared he did not hesitate to say that all the horrors that had occurred in Belfast were due to the organization in northern terri- tory of two divisions of the Irish re- publican army and the continuous ef- forts by extreme partisans of the south to break down the Ulster gov- ernment and force Ulster against her will to come under the rule of Dublin. Will Provide Defense. The colonial secretary said the im- perial government had supplied the northern Irish government with 50,- 000 troops for its defense. He added that the morthern government would be supported effectively and at all costs in any attempt that might be made to coerce it into submission to the south. He said the situation on the fron- tier was easier as a result of the triple arrangement made between the Brit- ish, provisional and northern govern- ments whereby a neutral zone four miles wide was to be established in the Pettigoe and Beleek districts. “The imperial government,” said Mr. Churchill, ‘feels that after the election which clearly showed what were the wishes of the Irish people we cannot continue to tolerate the many grave lapses of the spirit of the treaty and the improprieties and ir- regularities in its execution which we have put up’ with or acquiesced in during the last six months. Shortt May Quit. Several ' of the London evening newspapers before the opening of to- dav’s Irish debate on the house of commons expressed ‘he view? that the resignation of Home Secretary Shortt might be a sequél to the debate. The Evening News asserts the crisis confronting the government is one of the most serious of its career. GUSSING FOR GAUSE NOT GAUSE T0 CUSS But Youngsters at Burling- “ton Will Eat on Some Cussers CONTRIBUTORS TO FUND FOR FRESH AIR CAMP Previously acknowl- edged .. The Cuss Box 3.00 A Friend 1.00 Another ..... 3.00 Sons of Veterans Auxil- jary No. 1. Home Banking & Reaity Co., employes Clan Douglas No. 130, O. . .00 $1,284.71 .00 Total today $1,306.21 It's an {ll word that does no one good—to paraphrase an ancient say- ing—and naughty expressions evoked, we suppose, by wrath or surprise have done their bit toward maintain- ing the Fresh Air camp at Burling- ton. Witness today a check from the profanity box of a certain local fac- tory, a check for three dollars which the Fresh Air fund of the Herald re- ceived. We cannot say how many lit- tle wanderings from the path of pro- per words made up the sum total of three dollars, we do not know how much per cuss the little box extracted from the cussee—but we do know that those cusses are going to do more good than many another cuss. We thank the little cuss box for its well sustained effort to do good, by check- ing cusses and by heeding well the needs of the children of the city when cusses have been collected for. The factory at which the cuss box was lo- cated did not wish to have its name mentioned in the Herald. Suppose it did not want the public to know how “cussed bad” it was, or how cussed good—depends on how you ok at it. Two ‘friends” aided us in our self- chosen mission of helping the young- sters of the city to a vacation which they could not otherwise have as did two organizations and the employes of a local office. The fund is growing, slowly but surely, we shall get there some day. Meanwhile your quick as- sistance will be appreciated. Congres;man Fordn—ey Is Going to Quit Congress Saginaw, Mich, June 26.—Con- gressman Joseph W. Fordney, chair- man of the house ways and mans committee and author of the Fordney tariff bill, announced positively this morning in a telegram to the Sagi- naw News Courier that he will not be a candidate for re-election. He plans to retire at the end of his pres- ent term after 24 years of continuous service in congress. LLOYD GEORGE WILLING TO HAVE GERMANY ADMITTED g London, June 26, (By Asso- ciated Press).—Asked by Lord Robert Cecil in the house of commons this afternoon whether he could state the gov- ernment's attitude towards the admission of Germany to mem- blrship in the league of nations, Premier Lloyd George replied that Great Britain would be willing to support a proposal for Germany's admission, BLAIR AND GANS ARE FIRE COMMISSIONERS Paonessa Named Successors to Hjerpe and Krano- witz, Resigned Mayor A. M. Paonessa this morning accepted the resignations of ILmil Hjerpe and William C. Kranowitz from the board of fire commissioners and named Walter Blair, Sr., of Hart- ford avenue and George Gans, their 8LCCESSOrs. Commission>rs Blair and Gans will be sworn in ns memhers of the board this week so (hat they may take pare in the discussions,to be held on tne question of the (wo platooa in the fire department. The resignations of Messrs. Hjerpe and Kranowitz followed the displace- ment of the form>r as chairman of the board by Commissioner Johi: R. Keevers, a new appeintee ard a dem- ocrat. The ex-commissioners ‘vere not aware that an effor. was to be male to elect a new chairman until the meeting was ca.ied to orlcr. The chairman-elect and Commissioner John Rogers voted for the successful candidate and (ommissioner Krano- witz,. alone, voted for Hjerre. Mr. Hjerpe did not cast a ballol. On the following day notices to quit were sent t- “he mayor. anl efforts on his part to have the two men reconsidier were unavailing. NEW RADIO EXPERIMENT Commerce Department to Broadcast Foreign Trade News and Bispatches on July 11 and 12 from Arlington. ‘Washington, June 26.—Distribution of foreign trade news and dispatches by radio as a means of informing American business of developments in the fields of industry and commerce abroad will be given a trial next month, it was announced today by the commerce department., The possibil- ity of a government foreign trade news service by radio as a permanent practice was indicated. Jor the .guidance of all receiving stations the department announced, the time for broadcasting will be July 11 and 12, eight p. m. (eastern stand- ard time) on both days, the station at Arlington (NAA) and the wave length 2,650 meters. AMERIGAN TEAM OF WOMEN IS CHOSEN These Are to Compete at Interna- tional Track Meet in Paris WILL TAKE PLACE AUGUST 20 Miss Maude Rosenbaum of New York is Field Manager and Miss Floreiad Batson is ‘ ‘aptain Fpmale Ath- letes in 1.0, New Haven, June 26.~~The Ameri- can team of women athletes to par- ticipate in the first dnternational track meet for women in the Pershing sta- dium, in Paris, France, on August 20, was announced today. Selection of {ts members was made after the eastern tryout meet al Oakesmere school, Mamaroneck, N. Y., and upon receipt by the officers of the national women's track athletes' association of the re- sults of all track meets held in the country held for the purpose. The contestants and alternates se- lected are as follows: Captain—Miss Floreiad Batson, New York city, Rosemary Hall alumnae (holder of the American record in the high and low hurdles) in the hurdles. Field manager—Miss Maud Rosen- baum, New York city and Paris, Oakesmere school alumnae (holder of the American record in the basketball throw) in the baseball and basketball throws and the one thousand meter run. Miss Anne Harwick, Florida, state coilege, Tallahassee, in the javelin throw and shot put. Miss Lucy Fletcher, Greenshoro (Fla.) high school {n the standing broad jump. Miss Nancy Voorhees, New York city, Ethel Walker school (holder of the American record in the running high jump in the running high and running broad jump). Miss FElizabeth Stine, Leonia High school, New Jersey (holder of the Am- erican record in the hop skip and jump) in the running broad, hop step and sprints. Miss Katherine Agan, Chicago Oakesmere alumnae (holder of Am- erican record in the two handed javelin throw) in the javelin and base- ball throws. Miss Janet Snow, Rye, N. Y. in the relay. Miss Lucille Godbold, Rock Hill, S. C., in the shot put, basketball throw and hop step. Miss Esther Green, Gatum, Canal zone 300 meter run and relay. Miss Helen Kreps, Columbus, O, Ohio state university in the sprints. The associatton has raised $7,900 of the $9,000 required for the trip of the team and the secretary-tréasurer Miss Suzanne Beck, coach of the Le- onie, N. J., High school team is striv- ing to complete the fund. Dr. Harry Eaton Stewart, president of the national women's track athle- tic association will accompany the team as coach and physician. Misu Becker will be the assistant coach. HORSES ARE STAMPEDED They Bolt From Camp and Rush Away, Somé Frighténed by Thunder, 25 Miles. Westerly, R. I, June 26.—Forty-two field artillery horses at the camp of BRattery A, 103d field artillery, Rhode Island National Guard, at Charles- town, stampeded during a thunder storm early today and at noon were still being rounded up in various parts of the state. Some of the animals were reported in Connecticut towns 25 miles away. NEW BRITAIN MAN WHO ATTEMPTED SUICIDE IS IN SERIOUS CONDITION STRUCK BY FALLING SLAB Portuguese Receives 50 Pound Block of Marble on Neck Under 20 Foot Drop. Although he is in the New Britain Generab hospital suffering from a dis- located neck, caused by being struck with a 50 pound marble slab, Charles Swatb, a Portugese, will live, accord- ing to Dr. David P. Waskowitz, Swatz was employed as a workman by the T. J. Pardy Construction com- pany and was working on the new Polish orphanage, now under erection. In some manner, a marble slab, weigh- ing approximately * 50 pounds, fell from over head, dropping a distance of about 20 feet, and striking Swatz on the back of the neck. He was knocked unconscious and remained in that condition for half an hour. Dr. Waskowitz was called and found a dislocation of the neck. The man was rushed to the hospital, where he regained consciousness, and probably will recover. —— Cornelius Hannon, Formerly of Lawlor St., Cuts Throat and Wrists on Street New Haven. in New Haven, June 26, — A found on the street yesterday with his throat and wrists gashed and who is the hospital in a precarious condition recognized today as Charles Ham- mond or Hannon of New Britain. The man told the police that he had wounded himself after taking a nar- cotic drug. man According to the local police, this man is Cornelius Hannon of this city, and who formerly resided on Lawlor street. The police say that he has a court record and has been known to | them as an unfortunate drug addict. I"urther details as to his family or relatives are not known by the au- thorities. K. K. K. MAKING DESPERATE ATTEMPT " T0 INTIMATE APPROVAL OF MASONS New Haven, June 26.— The New Haven Register this afternoon printed a statement from the "king kleagle of the Invisihle Empire of the reaims of Connecticut and Rhode Island of the Ku Klux Klan"” which included a re- ply to the recent letter of the grand master of the grand lodge of Masons to his district deputies. The state- ment says on this poin “The southern New Iingland head- quarters of the Ku Klux Klan regrets the ex-parte action of the grand mas- ter of Masons in Connecticut in de- nouncing the klan as not only un- Masonic but un-American as well. The klan is indignant that a few of our newspapers should so far forget and ignore the rule of fair play as to wilfully misrepresent that Cpnnecti- cut Masons as a body have opened war on the klan. "The letter ‘issued by the grand master expressed his personal views and cannot be construed as being the sentiment of the rank and flle of Masonry in Connecticut.” W. Virginia Mine Workers Reported Near Revolution Fairmont, W, Va., June 2 The entire Fairmont foree and all of the county deputy sheriffs mobilized at 11:30 o'clock today to stop a reported march of striking miners and sympathiz- ers from Monongha, a mining town, ten miles to the south, The authorities said they had been Informed an attempt was to be made to liberate 91 prisoners from the county jall. These men were arrested last Friday after a march of strik- ers through the city. TWO IN HOSPITAL FOLLOWING COLLISION Trolley &trikes Team, Driver Prob- ably Has Fractured Leg, While Boy Gets Injured Chest. Injured when the wagon upon which they were riding, was struck by a Connecticut company car, short- ly before noon today, Sam Dubinski and Peter Zydka, of 173 North street, are in the New Britain General hos- pital, The team of horses, pulling a drop bottom dump cart, was in charge of Dubinski, aged 25 years, who was ac- companied by another workman and Peter Zydka, a 16-year-old boy. They were driving along the car tracks and were in the act of turning into the carnival grounds. on Stapley streef, at the intersection of Hartford ave- nue, when the car, according to eye witnésses, struck the team in the rear. Persons who saw the accident say the motorman did not apply his brakes in time. The crash frightened the horses, which reared and plunged, breaking the harness and the wagon tongue and throwing the men on the ground. The Zydka boy fainted and was car- ried into a nearby house, Dr. David P. Waskovitz was summoned and found Aydka suffering from injuries to the chest, and Dubinski with severe contusions and a probable fractured leg. He ordered the injured man and boy sent to the hospital. NEW YORK WDMAN HELD FOR SHOOTING Mrs. Hirsch]\ccused of Wounding Hushand With Automatic SEEMS SENSATIONAL CASE Victim Was Not Seriously Injured and Was Able to Leave Hospital and Return Own Residence Today. Freeport, N. Y., June 26.—Mrs. Os- car A. Tirsch, charged with shooting her husband after a party at the home of Reine Davies actress, was to- day held for a further examination when she was arraigned. Bail of $25,000 set last night was continued. Assist, Dist. Attorney Edwards told the court: “I will be able to show that this is a clear case of assault in the first degree.” Conviction of assault in the first degree may carry a sentence of five to ten years in prison, Mrs. Hirsch during the hearing held a handkerchief over her right eye which is cut. Mr. Edwards indicated the case would be put before the grand jury next Wednesday. While the court proceeding ‘was going on it was learned that two au- tomatic pistols were found on the lawn after the shooting. One was a 32 calibre weapon with one empty chamber and the other a 25 calibre which had been fired once. The police said Hirsch has admitted own- ing both weapons. Hirsch was able to leave the hospi- tal at Mineola today. He walked to his automobile and was driven home, to His LUNCHES WITH HARDING. Washington, June 26.—John L. Lewis, president of the United Mine Workers of America, and Secretary of Labor Davis will be President Hard- ing’'s guests at luncheon today when coal strike matters will be discussed. DRIVE FOR BETTER SERVICE AND LOWER TROLLEY RATES IS BEGUN Conn, Co. President Meets With Varions Municipal Representatives in This City This Afternoon. Mayors of several Connecticut cities and President Storrs of the Connecti- cut company met in the council cham- ber in city hall this afteroon to dis- cuss the trolley situation and to thresh out the matter of better service and possibly lower rates. Mayor Paonessa, opening the meet- ing, thanked the mayors for their at- tendance. He explained the purpose of the meeting as an effort, through cooperation, to secure better service and fair rates. The mayor reported many com- plaints of poor service. The rates on the several lines are not equalized, he complained. He produced a com- munication sent him to back up his assertion of poor cooperation. The meeting being held today, he said, is the place to decide these problems. President Storrs of the trolley com- pany was next heard. He reminded the men present that the laws of eco- nomics work the same for a trolley company as for other corporations. He assured that officials of the Con- necticut company realized their duty to supply efficient service at as low a cost as possible. This they are trying hs asserted. The compang's problems today are acute, he said, and he asked consideration on this ac- count. Anent equalization of rates, Mr, Storrs said, every effort along that line has been made, including estab- lishment of a ‘‘zoning’ system. Those Present. The conference of mayors called by Mayor Angelo Paonessa for discus- sion of the trolley problems which have beset various cities and towns in those parts of the state in which the Connecticut Co. operates its lines opened at two o'clock this afternoon in the local mayor's office. Besides Mayor Paonessa, there were four oth- er representatives of cities present, namely, Mayor Mead of Ansonia, Mayor Whittepore of Naugatuck, Alderman Murphy of New Haven and Assistant Corporation Counsel Mec- Kone of Hartford. Lucius P. Storrs, president of the Connecticut Co., was also present as a representative of the trolley company. Mayor viives Authority Mayor Paonessa was empowered by the jitney-trolley committee of the common council several weeks ago to call the meeting which is being held today. The plan was brought before that body by the mayor and his ideas met with the committeemen's ap- proval, after which the mayor secured Pres. Storrs’ acceptance to an invita- tion to the meeting. The following letter was then sent out to the mayors of cities through which the trolley company operates its linés: “Your presence is earnestly desired (Continued on Page Eleven) THE WEATHER A Hartford, June 26.—Forecast | for New Britain and vicinity: Fair tonight; Tuesday becom- ing overcast: northerly shifting to easterly winds., | l b FARRAR-TIERNEY Locsl Girl Marries Bagre. Vermont. Man At St. Joseph's Church This Morning—to Reside Here. Walter Henry Tierney, son of Mr, and Mrs. J. R. Tierney of Barre, Ver- mont, and Miss Lillian Farrar, daugh- ter of Mrs. John Arrowsmith of Kensington avenue, were married this morning at 9 o'clock in St Joseph's church by the Rev. J. Leo Sullivan. They were attended by Dr. Joseph Bray of Hartford as best man and Miss Marfon Parmalee of Boston, Mass., as bridesmaid. The gown of the bride was made of bridal satin with Spanish lace and she wore a tulle veil with a wreath of orange blossoms. The bridesmaid was dressed in peach georgette with a picture hat to match. ;s The ceremony in the church was attended by about 36 guests, includ- ing relatives and friends from Barre, Vt., Boston, Mass., Hartford and this city, Raymond Tierney, brother of the groom and Robert Jordan of Hartford were the ushers, After the ceremony a reception was given at the home of the bride at which the guests as- sembled. The house was decorated with roses and ferns. During the day the couple left on a wedding trip to parts unknown, and upon their return they will reside at 101 Kensington avenue. Demented Woman Uses Her Bathrobe in Taking Life Stamford, June 26,—Mrs. Sarah Cohen, 40, of Kosciusko street, Rrook- lyn, N. Y., committed suicide at a lo- cal sanitarium today by hanging. She had been under treatment for mental trouble, having been admitted on May 21 last. This morning while her nurse was out of the room for a few min- utes, Mrs. Cohen removed her bath- robe and used it as the means of hanging herseif from a transom. Mrs. Cohen leaves four children, 7 b a 4R Conneeticut State Herald “Ads” Mean Better Business o " tate Ll THREE CENTS Hartford, Canft. UNITED >IATES OUGHT TO RETAIN FORCES IN HAIT], REPORT TO SENATE SHOWS AMERICAN 1§ HELD BY BANDITS FOR RANSOM Bielaski, Former Dept. of Justice Investigator, Is Captured by Mexicans Mexico City, June 26.—"A, Bielaski, head of the hureau of in- vestigation of the American depart- ment of justice during the war" |is being held for ransom hy seven bandits, who held up his automobile seven miles west of Cuernavaca in the state of Morelos yesterday. Mr. Bielaski together with his wife and Mr. and Mrs. Manuel Barcena of Mexicali, was on the way to view some Aztec ruins near the town. The motorists were nearing the hacienda Bruce De San Gabriele when the bandits sud- denly appeared and stopped them at the point of guns. The women were released but after robbing them the bandits took Mr. Bielaski and Mr. Barcena with them. When the news reached this city the American charge d'affairs, George T. Summerlin immediately communicat- ed with the authorities at Cuernavaca, as well as getting in touch with the federal government and Secretary of War Serrano ordered the federal troops in the vicinity to start after the bandits. Mr. Bielaski who is no longer con- nected with the American government is now vice-president of Richmond Levering and Co., which has extensive oil hoidings near Mexico City and Tampico. Mr. Barcena is an sttorney connected with racing enterpfises at Taijuana. Washington, June 26.—The capturs of A. Bruce Bielaski by Mexican bandits was officially reported to the state department today by the con- sul general in Mexico City. Efforts of Charge Summerlin to spur Mexican federal authoritfes to make every effort to secure Mr. Biel- aski's release were promptly backed up by the state department in a com- munication to Mr. Summerlin direct- ing him to move promptly in urging action by the Mexico city government. Officials at the state department twere not inclined to attach any political significance to the ingident. New York, June 26.-—Ten thousand pesos ($5,000 American money) have been sént from Mexico City into the Cuernavaca hills to Bruce Bielaski who was seized by Mexican bandits, it was announced today by Frank L. Sample, vice-presi- dent of Raymond Leveridge and Co., the concern of which Bielaski is also an official. MERGER IN NEW BAVEN Simmons Hardware Company And Winchester Co., Combine — To Be Operated Under One Management, New Haven, June 26.—Combination of the interests of the Winchester Co. and the Simmons Hardware compan- ies was announcedl here today as hav- ing been entered into. The announce- ment states that ‘he combination will be cperated undrr o common manage- ment and that they will hereafter be operated jointly. The combined interests will be op- erated through a holding company to be known as the Winchester-Simmons Co., the stocks of which are owned by the present {ndividual interests. The Winchester Co. will be the manufac- turing organization and the associat-| ed Simmons Hardware Companies the distributing body The latter com- panies have warehouses in St. l.ouis, Wichita, Sioux City, Minneapolis, Tol- edo, l.os Angeles, RBoston and Phila- delphia. The Winchester Co. and its| subsidiaries have warchouses in New Haven, San Francisco, l.os Angeles, Kansas City, Atlanta and Chicago. 'Y‘hr‘ Simmons companies have factories in | Walden, N. Y., Philade!phia, St. Louis | and elsewhere, and the Winchester Co. | in addition to its plants here operates the Barney and Berry plant at Spring- ransom A.! Declares “\i'mrawal of Troops Would be Fol- lowed by Brigandage and Revolution Despite Many Admitted Mistakes, American Inter- vention Has Resulted in Country Progressing. Washington, June 26.—Indefinite | continuance of American military oc- cupation of Haiti but with a reduec- tion of the marine force, was recom- mended in an unanimous report pr sented today by the speciul senate committee which for months has been investigating American administration in Haiti and S8an Domingo. The committee deferred announce- ment of its findings on Dominican af- fairs “in view of the negotiations hap- pily begun by the state department and the Dominican leaders looking te the termination of military governe ment in San Domingo.” Fear Result of Withdrawal. The declaration that early with- drawal of or drastic reduction in the American marines occupying torce in Haiti would be followed certainly by brigandage and revolution “was made in the report signed by Senator Me- Cormick, republican, Illinots, chair~ man and Senators Oddie, republican, Nevada; Pomerene, democrat, Ohio and Jones, democrat, New Mexico who have held protracted - hearings and recently toured Haiti and Santo Domingo. Haitians Have Bemefited. The committee found that on the whole American administration in Haiti had been a great benefit to the Haitians and was so regarded it safd, by a vast majority. The American record however was described as one both of “failure and achievement” the report stated, adding that there had been some ‘‘blunder” and a few i{n- stances of cruelty against natives by members of the military force. “In brief under the treaty between Haiti and the United States” the re. port said, “the peace of fhe republte, the solvency «of its governgeent and the security of its people have been es- tablished for the first time for many years." o Justifies Intervention. In justification of American inter. vention the report said that “the chronic anarchy into which Haiti had fallen the exhaustion of its credit, the threatened intervention of the German government and the actual landing of the French naval forces, all im- periled the Monroe Doctrine and led the government of the United States to take the successive steps set forth to establish order in Haiti to help in stitute a government as nearly rep- resentative as might be and to assuré the collaboration of the governments of the United States and Haiti for the future maintenance of peace and de= velopment of the Haitian people.” _ Admit Some Mistake. Your committee believes, the re= port continues, ‘“that doubtiess the American representatives might have done better and they have made miis- takes which in the light of experience they woud not make again; that xxx not only did the treaty fail to take cognizance of certain reforms cssen- tial to Haitian progress and that in the choice of its agents, and the de- termination of their responsibilities the government of the United States not always happy.” LOGAL PEOPLE PAYING HIGH FOR CANTALOUPES In Meantime Millions Are Rotting in West Because Market Is Flooded field, Ma and the Mack Axe Co. at| Beaver Falls, Pa. | | Wife Drowned As Husband Pushes Her Into Water To Quench Flames | Others Badly Injured and 16 Buildings Destroyed When; Powder Laden Barge Explodes On Oneida Lake. N. Y, June 26, two children are Oneida, Green is dead, her missing, her husband and several oth- burned and er persons are severely three barges, a tug, and almost half | of the cottage colony at Verona Beach | on the Rarge (anal at Oneida lake, north of here, are destroyed by fire as the result of the explosion last night of a powder laden barge tied at a dock there. - Mrs. Green was drowned when her husband, engineer of the tug, seeing her clothing in flames pushed her in- to the canal in an effort to save her life. Although he leaped in with her he was unable to rescue her. Their two children have been missing since the first explosion. The explosion occurred when a gas- cline engine used to pump water from the hold of one of three powder car- riers, backfired and ignited a case of Mrs. Ellis | | the | i | | powder on the deck. The first explo- sion set fire to the barge and tug and the series of explosions resulting from | the burning cargo of 5,3000 cases on| the barges showered sparks and bits of burning timber over the cottages along the shore, The fire destroyed store, hotel and house. The barges were Dupont Powder 13 cottages, a an electrical pm\rl‘[ under charter to| Co., it is said | here, and were being towed to Buf- | falo. Their cargo had been raised from another barge sunk in the canal about two weeks ago at New London and was considered to be safe from any fire destruction | Thousands of pleasure-scekers at ! Sylvan Beach, an amusement park across the canal from Verona Reach, were thrown into a panic by the ex-| plosion and several persons were elightly injured. | store | market Brawley, Cal., June 26.—About 8, 000 cantaloupes rotted on he ground in this vicinity yesterday, the growers having decided to cease piek- ing and take the resuiting loss in the hope that as a consequence over- stocking of eastern markets would be climinated and they could get a price for their product which would afford them a profit, D00 retailing in New 10 cents, three for a quarter; 15 cents, two for a quar- ter; and 15 cents straight. This is the lowest price that has been charg- ed this season. Up to Friday night the melons were retailing for 20 and 30 cents a piece, were hard to obtain, and were very slow in sales. At one this afternoon it was reported that the high peak was reached Fri- night, and Saturday morning the broke in favor of the lower Cantaloupes are Britain today at day prices Cantaloupes are selling for 30 cents in the restaurants, and 15 cents a half portion. One restaurant owner ex= plained that this high price is neces- sary hecause of the fact that many of the melons rot before they can be sold while others, after being cut, do not remain fresh in looks and are not duvsired by patrons. PRINCE OF MONACO DEAD. Paris, June 26, (By Associated Prese)—Prince Albert Honore Charles of the principality of Monaco died here this afternoon at 5 o'clock.