Taffy

At Evanston, Ill., Mrs. John A. McPherson stopped her automobile alongside a parked car. Patrolman Henry Miller asked her politely if she did not know it was unlawful to park double. She did not reply. He asked her, more heatedly each time as she remained silent: 1) Who she thought she was? 2) If she thought she could "get away with it because she was a woman" or "because she might have influence?" 3) If she knew what the penalty was? 4) If she would like to explain her silence to the judge? Suddenly she spoke: "I'm Mrs. John A. McPherson and I didn't know it was wrong to park double and I haven't been driving a car long enough to know the rules, and I don't think that just because I'm a woman I can get away with anything and I don't think I have any influence and I don't know what the penalty is, and I don't want to tell it to any judge and I'd have answered you the first time only my teeth were stuck together with some taffy and I couldn't and I'm sorry."

Diver

At Ft. Wayne, Ind., Mrs. Dorothy Johnson was told that her four-year-old son had fallen into a cistern. She dived in. Neighbors rescued her, took her home to find her son there safe & sound.

Telephoner

At Jamaica, N. Y., Mrs. Gustave Gunderson let a stranger telephone for a police ambulance to come for a small boy who had been killed by an automobile. When she went out into the street Mrs. Gunderson found the dead boy was her son Walter, 4.

Cats

In Madrid, Miguel Suero went around catching cats and hanging them to trees. Arrested, he told police his son was ill; he was sacrificing the cats to save his life.

Messages

In Manhattan, it became known that Senora Michaela Romero and her 21-year-old daughter have lived for five years in a West 47th Street hotel, have seen no one, received no messages or telephone calls. Their meals are left outside the door of their suite; their bills are paid from Cuba out of their large fortune. Seven years ago a son died. Five years ago they believed he had sent them messages from the spirit world. Soon the father, Jose Cainas Romero, died, promising he too would send messages. These they await.

Spirit

In Budapest, Irene Barsony inherited a-- fortune, began spending it, then began worrying, fearing her father had left unpaid debts. To Olga Plepar, medium, she went, talked to the spirit of Geza Barsony, her dead father. He gave her a list of creditors, with amounts owed to each. To the creditors she went, paid out her fortune to the last pengo (18-c-) though there was no proof of any loans. To Medium Plepar went the police, informed by Irene Barsony's fiance; Medium Plepar & her creditor accomplices were apprehended, returned one-third of the Barsony money.

Hermit

Near Brimfield, Mass., Clifford A. Palmer, 45, son of a well-to-do New Haven, Conn., businessman, lived in a forest retreat with 20 half-wild dogs. He was found dying of starvation, surrounded by plenty of provisions which he saved for his dogs.

Illamich

In Chicago, John Illamich bought a lot 25x125 ft., brought from his farm eight hogs, two cows, 80 chickens, 15 geese, three dogs, two cats, to live on his new property. When the neighbors complained of the quacking, honking, bellowing, a judge ordered John Illamich to move his animals out of town.

Bonus

At Delta, Colo., George Bonus won a cow at a theatre contest. Next day the cow calved.

Ratters

At Kingston, N. C., a farmer promised Thomas J. White and Ray Barbre a hen's egg for every rat they killed on his farm. When they had shot 70 the farmer begged to be released from the bargain because he needed the rest of his eggs for his family, offered to substitute sweet potatoes. White and Barbre shot 30 more rats.

Lions

In San Pedro, Calif., the Lions Club had a Hallowe'en dinner a year ago, frolicked and hurled food at one another. Lion William J. McWhinnie was hit by a lump of sugar, lost an eye, last fortnight went to court against his fellow Lions for $103,890.

Veteran

In San Fernando, Calif., Theodore G. Sherwood, 86, Civil War veteran, was sentenced to jail for two days because he refused to buy a license to have a bathtub in his home.

Prunes

At Chicago, Floyd Simpson, 15, Negro, was found locked in a freight car after living five days and nights on prunes with which the car was packed.

Swallow

In Macon, Ga., Lou Howard, 35, colored, accused by her husband of having and concealing money, swallowed four $1 bills.

Hula

In St. Louis, Edward Fila went to a fancy dress party, dressed in raffia skirt as a hulamaiden. In striking a match, he set fire to his skirt, was badly burned.

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