RACE SUICIDE
"Prisoner, why did you assault this landlord?"
"Your Honor, because I have several children he refused to rent me a flat."
"Well, that is his privilege."
"But, your Honor, he calls his apartment house 'The Roosevelt.'"
RACES
In answer to the question, "What are the five great races of mankind?" a Chinese student replied, "The 100 yards, the hurdles, the quartermile,the mile, and the three miles."
"Now, Thomas," said the foreman of the construction gang to a green handwho had just been put on the job, "keep your eyes open. When you see a train coming throw down your tools and jump off the track. Run like blazes."