Retraction

In our issue of Dec. 12, 1932, we published a news item to the effect that Thomas Taylor, 67, of Prescott, Ariz., retired superintendent of the United Verde Copper Co., before committing suicide, wrote a will leaving $150,000 to his wife and son, and $10,000 to his daughter, Lillian Taylor Briggs "to go to hell on."

The reference to Lillian Taylor Briggs was in error, which TIME greatly regrets. Her father did leave her $10,000 but without any injunction. His bequest to his wife was "enough of money to get her and daughter [a Mrs. D. H. Jones] into Hell as soon as possible. My wife belittled me more than any human being ever did and I hope she and her daughter will pay for it, when they get my money to go to Hell with."--ED.

Rescue

In Grand Canyon, Ariz., when a fractured leg trapped H. W. Moulton in a canyon bottom, rescuers hoisted his stretcher high above their heads, toiled along a river bed for 36 hours, sometimes up to their necks in water, lugged him to safety.

Vigils

In Brooklyn, neighbors found Mrs. Delia Tully, 73, keeping solitary vigil beside her four-day dead husband--"just waiting." In Kapuskasing, Ontario, neighbors found the three orphan children of Henry Myllmaa keeping solitary house, their father's corpse in the summer kitchen. Explained the children: "Father's been dead six weeks."

Dirt

In Chicago, police found 52 naked men romping in a lot, arrested them for indecent exposure. Hailed into court, the 52 nudemen explained that they had been washing, denied nudism. Nudemen with dirty faces were jailed.

Neighbors

In Camden, N. J., Neighbor Kisselman, after a quarrel with Neighbor Cavalieri, threw up a 6-ft. $300 barbed-wire spite fence. In reply Neighbor Cavalieri hoisted a pink wooden pig on a pole to grimace down at Neighbor Kisselman. Neighbor Kisselman ranged along his spite fence two pigs, a toad, a wolf, two snakes, a wild bull, a skunk, a baboon; portraits of Neighbor Cavalieri.

$5 Meal

In Manhattan John McCabe was jailed for disorderly conduct when his wife testified: "He came home drunk, struck me, and ate a $5 bill just to aggravate me."

Substitute

In Los Angeles, Fay Young and Lucille Tomes filed intention to wed. Three days later, Arthur Young and Lucille Tomes filed intention to wed. Explained second-choice bridegroom Arthur: "Lucille had a little spat with my brother, so we decided to marry instead."

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