Miscellany, Apr. 18, 1955

Daddy Will Pay. In Tokyo, when he returned home after a day's work, Restaurant Owner Shizumasa Saito found two burglars waiting, was robbed of $420, discovered that in his absence they had bathed his twelve-year-old son and tucked him carefully into bed.

Fine Print. In Victoria, B.C., members of the public-library board wondered how to meet the conditions of the will of Benjamin William Pearse, who left them 175 valuable volumes on condition that "they be accessible only to people with clean hands who will use them as they deserve."

Speaking Frankly. In Milwaukee,...

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