Lousy

In Oakdale, Calif., Hans Clemensen, pestered by lice no exterminator could kill, burned down his lousy house, moved into his garage.

Salesman

In Newark, N. J., a salesman entered Mrs. Carrie Baukin's millinery shop, asked her to let him demonstrate his sulphur candles for killing vermin by fumes, lit a sample candle. Mrs. Baukin ran in tears to the street, returned when the fumes had cleared to find no salesman, no money in the cash register.

Tapper

In Mt. Holly, N. J., Ralph Eshelman, bread wagon driver, noticed on two successive days that Joseph Carney, dumb cripple, was peering out of his window, tapping feebly on the pane. On the third day Eshelman broke in the door, found famished Joseph Carney alone with the body of his mother, two days dead.

Hi-Fo-Be-Yo

In Manhattan, Rubin Fisher, 26, told newshawks he had read 146,444 gas meters for Consolidated Gas Co. without a mistake, gave the Chinese for meter reader ("Hi-fo-be-yo"), the Italian ("meeta' read"), the Jewish ("gess men"). Wading waist-deep in cellar water to read meters Rubin Fisher once nearly drowned in a deep hole, once met a dozen alligators.

Cafeteria

In Chicago, while Barbara Chick was filling cafeteria sugar bowls, two gunmen came in, demanded the money from the cash register. Said she, "Get it yourself. This place is cafeteria style."

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