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Show Blast Wrecks H ome . Flashing Eyes Blamed PITTSTOK, Ps-, pt. SI (By U. P.) The 'wyes'" of Rost AIantm Joseph Costa saw them first in I sunny lUtly. and It was th memory mem-ory of their dewey eoftneee that lightened ' his toll in Pennsylvania wnlle he saved money to bring Root to PHtaton to bo his bride. But Pittston police oV no love dew in Root's eyes. To thsm they were merely the eye that wrecked a dosen homes and put flv people la the hospital. The wrecking was done with dynamite dy-namite and the Injured were In Joseph Jo-seph Outltrt's home, where Rosl was staying while she awaited her nuptials with Costa. Rosl didn't fire the dynsmtte. hut her rejected lover did, police aald, and Rosl a eyee were to blame. Police si plained th dynamiting which wrecked one house and damaged dam-aged many others adjoining, thla way: Reel A lan I mo; after devaatatlng her home town In Italy with the J flashing orbe which Joseph Costa 1 had won, come to Pitta ton to mary her Immigrant lover, who made more I Iras a wsek than moat of ths boms town boys did In a year. Hhe brought her eyee with her and turned thsm full blast on the young Itailafui of Plttstnn. Jooeph aoon had mere oompetrtlon than the suitors of Helen of Troy, and the competitors were men willing . to fight for vapat they loved. ' Following th prenuptlal party Raturday night, Joseph, fearing trouble, aent his bride to tho home of Gulltrl for safe keeping-. Rosl slapt in the spare bedroom. Toward morning there waa a tremendous explosion and Oulltrl's house flew Into the air, while the occupants picked themselves out - of broken plaster to go to the hoapltal all but Rosl, who was only slightly In lured. . 1 "Italian love dynamiting," . the case was booked on th police blot-tr. blot-tr. Joseph, and Rosl will be msrrled this week. There will be no more dynamiting. Joseph aasurad police, for after the ceremony hail assume control of Koei'g yea. 4 |