In Baltimore, John Butz waited for his prize-winning homing pigeon Antwerp to come home from St. Paul, Minn. Four days overdue, faithful Antwerp walked in, denuded of his feathers by a storm and with a painful case of sore feet.

Theft

In Seattle, Mr. & Mrs. Lloyd Burns delayed their honeymoon while police searched for the thief who stole the bridegroom's wooden leg.

Divorce

In Mason City, Iowa, Mrs. Eugene Larson, getting fatter, sued for divorce. Said she: "My husband made it a rule to kiss me every time I lost a pound and strike me whenever I gained a pound."

In Provo, Utah (hometown of Senator Reed Smoot), Mr. & Mrs. Francis M. Barney celebrated their golden wedding, felicitated each other on their 14 married children. Mr. Barney further signalized the occasion by getting drunk, choking and threatening to kill Mrs. Barney. She sued for divorce.

Missionary

In Buffalo, Floyd Metcalf, 24, arrested for bootlegging, told the judge that he was trying to make enough money to become a missionary.

Baker

At Niagara Falls, George E. Stathakis, Buffalo baker, wrapped himself in a pneumatic mattress, got into a steel & oak barrel, slid over the Horseshoe Falls. Next day his body was recovered.

Chiseler

In Bedford, Pa., Russell Lybarger, 18, chiseled at a Civil War bomb which the Lybargers used as a doorstop. The bomb exploded, mangled Russell Lybarger's hand.

Sitter

In Evanston, Ill., Walter E. Bushman, a small man, appeared at the police station, asked several policemen to come home with him and persuade his 230-lb. wife to get off the top of his trunk so he could open and pack it, leave her.

Ballgame

In Brooklyn, Samuel Kennison, 20, and Anthony Retmanski, 18, were playing baseball on opposite sides. When an argument started, Ballplayer Kennison ran to a hotdog stand, seized a fork, returned, stuck it in Ballplayer Retmanski's ear. Then, pursued by Retmanski's teammates, he jumped into the East River, remained there until a detective promised him immunity from the crowd if he would emerge and be arrested.

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