The Inner Man. In St. Louis, caught in the act of robbing a delicatessen, 35-year-old Jack Macy explained what had led him to it: in the Army he had developed a taste for baked beans.

Be It Ever So Humble ... In Sacramento, Mr. & Mrs. L. B. Willsey read an advertisement describing the kind of house they wanted to buy, called the agent, learned the house was their own, which they had told him to put on the market a month before.

By Any Other Name. In Alkmaar, The Netherlands, a man wanted by the cops was finally found when he registered at a hotel under the name of another fugitive.

Know Thyself. In Liberty, Mo., the Rev. W. C. Link Jr. sat down to listen to a recording of one of his church services, awoke just as the choir was singing the closing hymn.

Base of Operations. In Vienna, Ga., officials at the county jail discovered that Inmate Marvin Daniels, 13, had been sneaking out at night through a ventilator, pilfering candy, food, cigarettes from nearby filling stations.

Word to the Wise. In Tacoma, Wash., Judge Hugh Rosselini found a note stuck under his windshield wiper: "Young man, if you don't watch your step in the way you park your car, not only will your car be impounded but so will you . . . Judge W. A. Richmond."

Broken Spirit. In Milwaukee, at the annual convention of the Associated Spiritualist Churches of Wisconsin, Medium Maude Kline regretfully informed a patron that she was unable to establish communication with his departed friend because the words came through "in very broken English."

Visitor's Day. In Walla Walla, Wash., visiting a friend at the state penitentiary, Roy Weldon was recognized, arrested on a month-old larceny charge.

Breaking Point. In Laguna Beach, Calif., Window Washer Edward Bucker explained to authorities why he had smashed three window panes: "You can wash just so many windows; then something seems to snap."

Social Note. In North East, Pa., the Breeze announced that "Dick Campbell, son of Mr. & Mrs. C. J. Campbell, has accepted a position as private in the U.S. Army."

Philanthropist. In Gainesville, Mo., Homer Reynolds explained why for ten years he had bought fishing and driving licenses, although he neither fished nor drove a car: "I feel the money has gone to a good cause."

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