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Show The $13 Fine. Courtroom are not free from superstition," su-perstition," a lawyer remarked. "For instance. It seems to be an unwritten law of the bench that nobody shall ever be fined $13. In my seventeen years' experience at the New York bar 1 have seen offenders fined nearly every other amount from $1 to $1,000, but no Judge has ever defied fate by Imposing a $13 fine. "Nothing but respect for superstl lion prevented him from doing It It was the logical fine. Several times I have labored In the lout cause of unfortunate un-fortunate clients whose fine from the standpoint of damages Inflicted should have been $13, but the Judge bad not the hardihood to name It; be always undershot or overshot the mark and made $12 or $14 " Death Preferrea. A. Stirling Calder. the Philadelphia sculptor, was reminded at the Franklin Frank-lin Inn club, apropos of the Fourth of July and Liberty, o. a atory about the great Itartboldl statu In New York bay. "An eminent English critic." be aald. "sailing Into New York bay for the first time, saw llarthoidi'a colossal work and aald: "'Is that Liberty r Yes." a friend replied. "Then.' aald the critic, "give me death.' |