Numbers Racket. In Bruges, Belgium, the three Leenknect brothers were jailed for hatching a lottery with the drawing slated for April 31.

Margin for Error. In Tulsa, Castella Smith, a 28-year-old bachelor girl getting state aid to support her five children by five different fathers, explained to an assistant county attorney: "Just human nature."

Hide Out. In The Pas, Man., Noreen Gareau missed out on competing for the honor of being queen of a trappers' festival because she was laid up with an allergy to fur.

Rut. In El Paso, Plumber Bruce Steele, 72, got married for the 17th time, explained: "Can I help it if I appeal to women?"

Beyond the Call. On the Korean front, two sergeants who were A.W.O.L. from the North Korean army described their official assignments to a U.S. Marine intelligence officer: "We were screening our division for potential deserters."

Headwork. In St. Louis, Realtor Elliott W. Bergfield signed up, along with 34 women, for a class in hatmaking in order to "reduce household expenses."

Robber Baron. In Los Angeles, two service stations complained that they had been held up by a masked man who arrived in a chauffeur-driven limousine, completed each job with a command to his driver: "Home, James!"

Cause for Alarm. In Montreal, a 23-year-old pyromaniac tipped his hand by rushing into the fire station a few minutes before the gong rang, shouting: "Where's the fire?"

Qualifications. In Portland, Ore., an Oregonian advertiser offered to rent a "newlyweds' dream house" to a couple with "no children under 12."

Special Delivery. In Paris, Chemist Jean Hulot, suspecting his landlady of opening his mail, filled an envelope with rhodamine dye, mailed it to himself, caught the concierge redhanded.

Higher Authority. In El Paso, Martin Fernandez explained to the city council why he had kept making repairs on his condemned tenement building despite an order from the city building inspector to stop: "My wife told me to go ahead with the work."

Vicious Circle. In St. Louis, bus and streetcar operators complained to their union that morning transit service is so inefficient that they cannot get to work on time.

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