New Britain Herald Newspaper, May 12, 1927, Page 10

GIRLOF 13 WANTED TOWED AN OF 30 She Is Returned to Her Parents by’ Police # Brunswick, Ga., May 12 (P—In the home of E. M. Corsi. 50, sald to | be a former opera singer, whom, she said, she had intended to marry, 13 year old Blanche Riggins of WWaycross, missing from her home for ten days, was found vesterday by O. M. Hires, chief of the Ware County police. For several years Corsi had been living alone on an island near here Kknown as Latham’s Hammock and working as a shipbuilder. With them were Mr. and Mrs.| Merman Browning of this city, a| bride and groom of only a few days. | All four were taken to Waycross, the | igirl to be restored to her parems.} Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Riggins, and the others to be held pending the | probable filing of kidnaping charges, according to local authorities. Corsl, a highly educated Itallan | who said he had sung for years in | concert and opera, said he had| known the girl for two years, but 4id not know her age and that she| had recently consented to marry him. Chief Hires sald the child disap- peared from home last Monday | after going for a drive with Mrs. called for her in an automobile. Later it was said the pair picked up Browning and started for Florida with Corsi. They then decided to stage a double wedding and proceeded to | Jacksonville where Corsi was re- fused a marriage license on account of his intended bride's age. At WFernandina, Fla., they again met with a rebuff on the same grounds, but Browning and Miss Harper were | married there. They then returned Hammock, where they said they heen since in Corsi's little two-room house. Blanche said she had be- lisved Corsi was wealthy and had heen promised a trip to Ttaly. to Latham’s e NAMED PROSECUTOR ¢ Torrington, May 12 () — Judge Elbert B. Hamlin of the Litchfield county court of common ‘Pleas today announced the appointment of J.| Howard Roberts of Thomaston as the prosecutor of tife common pleas eriminal court established by the last general assembly. The first seasion of the criminal court will be held May 17. s winswe MACKAY & WALLIN s vee s Announcing Our 5th Anniversary Sale To Celebrate Our 5th Anniversary We Offer at Extremely Low Attractive Merchandise— All on Display in Our Enlarged One Ruffled Curtains Special assortment from regular stock. Values to {charg of indecent assault oL a 19- | said it was impossible to Lelieve her, | had | GIRL FOUND UNTROTHFUL, | ASSAULT CHARGE DROPPED Joseph Avcgues Dismissed From Oustody Because of Coaflicting Stories Told by Complainants. | Explaining the nolle which he en- | tered in the case of Joseph Avegues, aged 22, of 103 Broad stneet, on the | year-old girl, Prosecuting Attorney J. G. Woods said this morning that | the complainant was found to be ut- terly without regard for the truth | and she was trapped in 0 many lies | that it would have been ur injustice | to prosecute the young man. Dr. John Purney, who examined the} young woman and questioned her, | as she changed her story every time she was spoken to. | Avegues, who is marcied, denied | the girl's charges from the outset. | | He claimed to be able to prove an' alibi which would show conclusively | that the girl was not trutaful, and in | view of the nolle it appears that his | name is entirely cleared. His arrest | and the attendant publicity caused | him great embarrassment and wor- | ried his wife, to whom his arrest was a severe shock. When the case was called in court | this morning, mo stat:ment was| made. Avegues was pres:at with his counsel, Attorney S. Gerard Casale. GURTIS REPORTS ON| R e Harrer wno"l;lTY EX_P_ENBITURES 0f $4,356,936, Community Spent $1,815,879 for Education Out of total expenditures of $4,- 356,935.09 made by the city in the |last fiscal year, $1,815,879.54 was | spent on schools, a report completed {by Comptroller Hanford L. Curtis | today points out. | The school expenditures include 1$730,494.85 for new buildings and lequipment and the remainder, $1,- 1085,384.69 1s represented in the item | of maintenance. | Recreation cost $91,451.85, protec- itlon of life and property, $396,052.- 36; public service enterprises, $362,- 747.32; local institutions, $42,850. ‘The city's dept, including interest {and payments on maturing obliga- tions, cost $494,094.44. lc, Russell Bros.—advt. Hillside Creamery Butter |2 1bs $1.00. | our $1.95 pair. For the Anniversary Sale $1.55 .. Fine Voile Curtains Hemstitched and finished a neat lace edging. Our Jar price is $2.25 pair. Anniversary Sale For the Rag Rugs A fine assortment of a heavy quality Rug. price $1.39, sary Sale 95¢ - For the An with regu- $1.55 ... Sash Curtains Finished full 32-inch and of a fine quality material. regular Is 59c pair. Anniversary Sale 45¢ o 3 Piece Cretonne For A Special from the regular selling on all Curtains and Curtai terial not marked down. made Our the discount In effect during the Anniversary Sale, Nippon China Dinnerware Over Drapery Regular price $1.39 set the Anniversary Sale 95¢. For Regular TEMPLE OF HONOR HAS GALA OCCASION Entertainers Provide Program Alter Installation Despite the numerous counter at- tractions in the city, a fairly good sized crowd attended the public in- stallation of officers of Phoenix Tem- ple of Honor at Vega hall last eve- ning. 5 The installation was in charge of John Sloan, Jr., grand chief templar of Connecticut; William J. Rawlings, past supreme templar of the United DUNCAN M. COGHILL Retiring Chief Templar States, and Duncan M. Coghill, re- tiring chief templar of Phoenix Temple. After the installation ceremony an | entertainment was given, Miss | Betty Hosie, efght years old, danced the highland fling and Irish reel in icostume. She was accompanied by Alcott Hart on the violin. Mr. Hart also played a violin solo. Mrs. Lawrence C. Edwardson was enthusiastically applauded when she ‘za\'e a realistic and humorous char |acter reading of a meeting of a wo- (men’s club, followed by a story | bringing out a problem in child psy. [cholos)’. Mrs. Edwardson was re- ;peatedly interrupted by applause during her sketches. Native Scotch solos by Duncan Coghill, who is better known as “Scotty,” and who learned to sing them on his native heath, and a series of instrumental sglections on RITAIN DATLY, HERALD, THURSDAY, banjo and mandolin by Mesars Sata- {line and Beh, completed the pro- igrani. Refreshments were served. {Cross Roads Inn Near Waterbury Is Burned Waterbury, Conhn., May 12 (P— Fire starting in the kitchen last | night destroyed the Cross Roads Inn lon the Waterbury-Cheshire road !wllh an estimated loss of $25,000. Walter Percival, playwright, of New York, and Cheshire, owned the | building and George Doran, of Wa- terbury, was the manager. ON POLICE BLOTTER. .The police were notifid last eve- {ning by H. C. Lavin of the Hotel Stanley that a tire, tube and rim were stolen oft. his car, which was parked on Corbin Place. Mendel Sicklick of 103 Bassett street reported the theft of a tire, tube and ‘tim from his car, which | was parked on High street. | NEW PARKER HOUSE OPENS | Boston, May 12 (UP)—The new | Parker House, replacing the famed lold hostelry that was known the | country over as the birthplace of the Parker House roll, was opened with- out ceremony here today. The new house has 800 rooms. A feature of it is the Dickens room, which honors the memory of the great author who stayed at the old Parker House while on a visit to Boston. Powerful Skin Remedy Discovered \ Dries Up Eczema, Barbers’ Itch and Skin Eruptions. Must Give Results in 7 Days or Money Back. This wonderful surgeon's pre- scription now known all over Amer- ica as Moone’s Emerald Oil, is so efficient in the treatment of skin diseases that the itching of eczema {often stops with one application. | A few applications and the most | 9persistent cases of Eczema often {are healed never to return. Moone’s Emerald Ofl is safe and pleasant to use and it is so power- {fully antiseptic and degdorant that even odors arising from ulcers, gan- grene and cancet are instantly killed. cists. Fair Drug Dept. always has Moone's Emerald Oil on hand. Blankets and Comfortables at considerable reductions dur- ing the Anniversary Sale. good niver- . reverse cushions. ANNIVERSARY PRICE A 3 PIECE SUITE From a famous factory—covered in genuine Mohair . $195-00 Moone's Emerald Ofl in the orlg- | tnal bottle is dispensed by pharma- | ik i & MAY 12, 1927, SIX HLLED WHEN BUILDING FALLS Explosion Wrecks Structure in Dallas, Texas Dallas, Texas, May 12 UP—Five men and a woman were killed and more than 40 persons injured in an explosion that wrecked a two story building here last night. The explosion occurred while firemen were fighting a blaze in a drug store on the first floor. Up- |wards of 35. members of the | Metropolis Lodge of the I. O. O. F. were assembled in a hall on the | {second floor, A dozen persons were in the drug store. Shortly after the arrival of the firemen, a quantity ot gasoline was ignited and a ter- ritic blast resulted. Spectators said | the root seemed to lift while the | walls expanded slightly, then col- [1apsed. Teddy Zelner, for Meshken’s, is now and customers. i Storage | ~ | | | | | Res. Phone 179 Prices Large Stocks of Our New and Floor Store of 5000 Square Feet. THESE 4 PIECES Are from a most remarkable | ' ANNIVERSARY PRICE . Persons in the street were ingur- ed by flying brick and glams. Win- dows in adjoining blocks were shat- tered. BSeveral of the injured were reported in a critical condition. W. Henry Lee, captain of the fire company, was killed and four other firemen injured. The woman vic- tim was identitied as Mrs/ Chris- tina L. Cour, 61. She was struck by a brick as she sat in an auto- mobile in front of the store. W. D, Hill, secretary of the lodge and O. D. Allen, owner of the store were crushed to death, as were Frank Linka and E. P. Morvell Volunteer workmen had virtually cleared away the debris early this morning and it was belleved ajl persons in the butlding® were ac- counted for. The structure was lo- cated at Second and Forest avenues in Southeast Dallas. Special Notice Don't miss the May Festival and Supper given by 8t. Mary's Sodality, May 24th, from G to 8, at St. Mary's school hall. Admission 60c. Tickets may be obtained from members or from Miss Edwards, 39 East Main | Announcement of the Fur repairing department at Fur Shop, 25 Arch street, Room 2, where he will be pleased to meet and cater to the needs of all his friends ackard Fur Sho E Repairing and Remodeling 25 ARCH ST. | can Walnut, beautiful front panels. street.—advt. 8 years in chafge with the Packard of Furs ! Office 2996 — ILLUSTRATED suite, finished in Ameri- cones l O% Discount price n Ma- This panel— Other Simmons Beds low as $9.50. SIMMONS STEEL BED Baked on Walnut finish, with cane $15.75 AT Splendid values stitched, round reduced as | on sides. MATTRESSES 5th ANNIVERSARY REDUCTIONS Mattress—all new unbroken layers of white felt — imperial Anniversary Price in Layer Felt hand corners—handles $17.95 REFRIGERATORS also included in our ANNIVERSARY SALE 3-Door Front Door Icers—baked on enamel interior, all hardwood case—55-pound Anniversary Brice's . s 525 ice capacity. — $21.95 Our patterns are very astractive and include “Crete”, Sedan, Malvard and the latest addition "Esplanad “Basil,” very Y all open stock—at a 10 7 dis- count during the Anniversary Sale. Exceptional Sale of Cretonne In a large array of beautiful patterns and colorings that will make your home look 80 attractivi dress up the shore cottage. marked these this summer, and just the mate Every piece included in this sale sold at a considerable higher price, but during the Anniversary Sale we have 45¢ .. NNIVERSARY PRICES IAGES AND I'u!l Size Carriage $17.95 Strollers as low as $12.95 rial to STROLLERS in natural cedar $16.95 $29.75 CEDAR CHESTS A\'NIVHRSARY PRICES in walnut cedar lined at Special BUFFET MIRRORS as well as Living Room Mirrors, all sharply reduced Buffet Mirrors $8.95 HIS TRIP SOUTH Leaves Philadelphia-for Charles- ton, South Caroling Philadelphia, May 12 UP—Com- mander Francesco . De Pinedo, Italian fiier, resumeéd his four-con- tinent air voyage at 7:25 a. m., to- day, when he lifted his glant sea- plane from the surface of the Del- aware river, opposite the Philadel- phia navy yard, and started for Charleston, 8. C. De Pinedo arrived here late yes- terday afternoon from Fort Schuy- tained at a banquet pand reception last night by the Philadelphis lodges ot the Sons of Italy and the Fascisti League .of North America, ¢ As the Italian aviator 1s ffing in a seaplane, he is féllowing the coastline to Charleston, SALT ASPARAGUS Do not salt asparagus until it is nearly done cooking. The water in which it is cooked should be maved, mixed with cream, and seasoned, for asparagus soup. Free Opening -~ Offer! One Gallon PAN-AM MOTOROIL FREE With Purchase of Five Gallons PAN-AM Gasoline on Our Formal Opening Day Saturday, May 14 at the New Home of . THE BALL 328 PARK STREE Remember Remember : Rgmember TIRE the Day the Place the Offer You are also cordially invited to look over the plant ‘which is equipped with all modern facilities for the care of your Tires and Batteries. Gasoline sold at Posted Price Only and no oil given on this day, so be sure and get your Free Oil Coupons when you get your gasoline. sl L Console Radio Given Free! Do Not Miss This - Big Event