Suit

In Dallas, Lawyer Z. E. Coombes. retained as counsel by his wife, filed suit against himself for divorce, charged himself with cruelty.

Pet

In Manhattan, from the American Clipper, landed Corset Manufacturer Arthur L. Peterson and caged pet. The pet was promptly chloroformed under a Federal rule banning importation of crickets.

Gun

In West Palm Beach, Fla., E. Y. Keith, who once had an accident when he leaned from his truck to stuff papers into mailboxes, invented a news gun. Now he sits in his truck, takes aim, pops rolled-up papers directly into boxes.

Choice

In Bismarck, N. Dak., Mrs. Augusta Gasck was given the choice of paying $10 a month alimony to her ex-husband, or going to jail. She chose jail.

Sight

In Kankakee, Ill., her sight restored after nine years of total blindness, Mrs. Schuyler D. Burson looked around, blurted, "My goodness, but skirts are short this year."

Rats

In Science, scientific weekly, 13 out of 17 rats tested were reported to prefer alcoholic drinks to water; mild highballs (7%) to stiff drinks.

Looks

In Chicago, because William Sekerka, 14, "didn't like the principal's looks," he and three eye-to-eye classmates broke 51 of their schoolhouse windows.

Zoo

In Kansas City, Mo., tenants of Mrs. Mary R. Pratt complained that she was housing a zoo. Police discovered in her basement: two owls, a goat, four Shetland ponies, a police dog, a tribe of cats, a monkey, a full-grown lion. Annoyed, Mrs. Pratt said the tenants could move whenever they felt like it. The police left. The animals remained.

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