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$29,240,000 PINE IMPOSED • 5 ON STANDARD Ott COMPANY •*\ 4?. M e Landis Inflicts Record Punish­ ment on Trust for Accepting Re­ bates--Orders New Probe Into Conspiracy Charges. DETAILS OF THE FIGHT. Indictments voted Aug. 28, 1906 -Original number of counts 6,428 Counts in the trial... 1,903 Counts not sustained ...441 Counts basis of verdict.... 1,462 Trial began March 4, 1907 Trial ended April 14, 1907 Fines assessed ...August 3, 1907 Rebates involved .$229,000 Witnesses for government 143 Witnesses for defense ,.<......7 Words in the record......... 1,500,000 Cost to government (estimated) $200,000 Cost of defense (estimated). .$100,000 Fine assessed ......... $29,240,000 Company earnings in 3 years in­ volved • .$199,800,000 indictments still pending here......7 (Possible fines under these.$123,000,000 "••Conspiracy" grand jury cailed Aug. 3, 1907 (FEATURES OF THE DECISION. The man who thus deliberately vio­ lates this law wounds society more -deeply than does he who counterfeits *the coin or steals letters from the .mail. The only way for them (rivals of the Standard Oil company) to stay in the oil business would be for them to -adopt the practice of this defendant W.'A. V -V"' r 'S m < v JOHW O. ROCKEFELLER. of Oil Trust Hit by Fine of $29,240,000.) and procure the great public power of railway companies to be secretly per­ verted in their interest. Under no other possible theory could they hope to survive. Waiving the question of the studied Imfolence of this language (regarding the "mob"), in so far as it may be filmed at the present occupant of the bench, the court can, of course, only leave to the discretion of the Standard Oil company the wisdom and pro­ priety of a $100,000,000 corporation ^gratuitously inaugurating agitation -about the "mob." The court is not Impressed by the •doleful predictions of counsel for the •defense as to the hardships upon the lionest shipping public to be antici­ pated from the enforcement of this rule. The honest man who tenders a commodity for transportation by a railway company will not be fraudu­ lently misled by that company into al­ lowing it to haul his property for less dhan the law authorizes it to collect. \ The conception and execution of auch a commercial policy necessarily Involves the contamination of subor­ dinate officers or employes, even look- flng to the time when testimony will S>e required for the protection of the revenues of the offender for the ex­ actions of the law for its violation. Under the doctrine insisted upon by the defendant the railway company ml£ht give the Standard Oil company a IQW transportation rate and by con- iaract obligate itself to withhold the •aame rate from the very man the taking of whose property by con­ demnation rendered possible the con­ struction of the road. A more abhor­ rent heresy could not be conceived. It is the defendant's position that its offense was wholly technical; that nobody4 has been injured because there was no other shipper of oil, and that, therefore, the punishment, if any, should be a modest fine. * * * It is novel, indeed, for a convicted de­ fendant to urge the complete triumph of a dishonest course as a reason why such course should go unpunished. The nominal defendant is the Stand­ ard Oil company of Indiana, a million dollar corporation. The Standard Oil company of New Jersey, whose capi­ tal is $100,000,000, is the real de­ fendant. Where the only possible motive of the crime is tjie enhancement of divi­ dends, and the only punishment au­ thorized is a fine, great caution must be exercised by the court lest the fix­ ing of a small amount encourage the defendant to future violations by es­ teeming the penalty to be in the na­ ture of a license. For the law to take from one of its corporate creatures as a penalty for the commission of a dividend pro­ ducing crime less than one-third of its net revenues accrued during the period of violation falls far short of the imposition of an excessive fine, and surely to do this would not be the exercise of as much real power as is employed when a sentence is imposed taking from a human being one day of his liberty. The court is obliged to confess that it is unable to indulge the presump­ tion that in this case the defendant was convicted of its virgin offense. More Trouhle in Store. Chicago,.--The Standard Oil com­ pany Saturday received the most ter­ rific blow in its history, and simul­ taneously was served with notice that more serious trouble was in store for it Judge Kenesaw M. Landis, in the United States district court, fined the company $29,240,000, the extreme limit of the penalty fixed for the acceptance of illegal rebates under the conviction of last April. This fine is by far the largest ever assessed in any case in the history of jurisprudence. It was accompanied by a scathing criticism of the oil trust's methods. Then the judge instantly called for a special grand jury for August 14 to follow up the same violations of law from the standpoint of conspiracy be­ tween the Standard Oil, the Alton road and the head officials of both. This charge, if proved, may land some of the railroad and oil officers in jail. WiH Contest the Decision. The trust's lawyers served notice that the infliction of the fine will be contested to the court of last resort. This means two steps: An appeal to the circuit court of appeals and thence to the federal supreme court. The judge gave the defendants 60 days in which to file a bill of excep­ tions. This w^s after three formal and quite "hopeless" motions had been made by Attorney Merritt Starr, rep­ resenting the defense as senior coun­ sel, during the absence of John S. Miller, who is in Europe. One motion was to set aside the court's judgment, and another an ar­ rest of judgment, and a third to va­ cate the judgment, setting up the grounds that the court's action was in violation of section 8 of the federal constitution, which is directed against the imposition of excessive fines. "Overruled," said the judge, quick­ ly. "Let's go on with the next case." Mr. Starr then secured the 60 day stay of execution in accordance with an agreement between the prosecuting and defending counsel, In which the bill of exceptions will be filed. Call It an Injustice. The character of the appeal to the higher courts was indicated by a later statement by an official of the corpor­ ation in New York, who said "the amount of the fines evidenced the in­ justice against the company." "The amount of Judge Landis' fines," said this official authoritatively for the company, "is 50 times the value of the oil carried under the indict­ ment. Total value of the oil was $650,000. For each car of oil, valued at about $450, we have been fined $20,000. An appeal will be taken tp the United States circuit court of ap­ peals and carried to the court of last resort, but whether it will be entered at once or whether the full time al- vised statutes of the United States. The punishment for conviction of this offense is a fine of $10,000, or sentence lowed by law will be taken will be determined by our counsel." The case upon which the judge as­ sessed the huge fine was brought upon Indictments containing 1,46$ counts, charging the acceptance of rebates amounting to $223,000 from the' Chi­ cago & Alton railroad on Shipments of 6,000 cars of oil from Whiting, Ind., to East St. Louis. . Jail Also May Be in Sight. The surprising finale of the day came when the judge Issued his call for a special grand jury and directed .District Attorney Sims to proceed at Once against the Alton railroad and to direct an investigation of the individu­ als--Standard Oil and Alton officials-- who were parties to the scheme by which the Standard Oil company of Indiana secured the transportation of its products at less than one-third the legal rate. The cliarge,to be made against these men is conspiracy to violate a federal law, known as' section 5440 of the re- of two years in the penitentiary, or both. Men In Danger of Indictments. The men who may be deemed to be in danger of such indictment are: J, A. Moffett, president of the Stan­ dard Oil company of Indiana. . W. P. Cowan, vice president of the be one of the men most earnestly sought J>y the government. As auditor of the Chicago & Alton he passed on the Standard Oil rebate scheme and manipulated the books in an effort to hide it. When the investigation of the Standard Oil relations with the Alton were commenced Davis resigned his position and left, his present whereabouts being still unknown despite every effort made to dlscove*^' him during the trial. While there is a possibility that some of the men ^nentioned may es­ cape indictment at the hands of this new grand jury, which will be called to meet August 14, there Is no hope for the railroad company. The evi­ dence used to indict and convict the Standard oh company will do the same service for the Chicago & Alton. Some Unpleasant Comparisons. In his utterances against the oil company preliminary to assessing the great fine, and also preliminary to the calling of the other grand jury, Judge Landis clearly expressed his belief that the Standard Oil company was no better than a common thief. "The men who deliberately violate this law," said he, "wound society more deeply than he whocounterfeits TWENTY -8TORY PLAYGROUND PLANNED FOR NEW YORK. FEDERAL JUDGE KENESAW M. LANDIS. •,' -u " Jurist Who Imposed a Fine of $29,240,000 on the Standard Oil Company. Standard Oil company of Indiana. H. E. Felton, president Union Tank Line company and traffic manager for the Standard Oik company of New Jersey. E. Bogardus, traffic manager for the Standard Oil company of Indiana. S. M. Felton, president Chicago & Alton Railroad company. Joseph W. Blabon, traffic manager for Chicago & Alton. Charles A. King, general freight agent for the Chicago & Alton. Charles H. Davis, former auditor for the Chicago & Alton. Accepts Concession Knowingly. ' All of these men knew or may be presumed to have known of the secret arrangement by which the Standard Oil products were shipped from Whit­ ing to East St. Louis for six cents a hundred pounds, when the legal tariff was 18 cents. There were others who knew of it, but they escape possible indictment through having testified at the Standard Oil trial. Bogardus was a witness, but since he was not sum­ moned by the government,.but testi­ fied in his own behalf, he did not se­ cure immunity. H. E. Felton was also a witness, but was not called on to testify regarding the secret rate. Rebates Passed on by Davis. Should this investigation reveal all that is expected, Charles H. Davis will coin or steals letters from the mail." Referring to the reply by the de­ fendant's attorney to his proposition that they produce evidence that they had not been guilty of previous of­ fenses, the judge tobk occasion to re­ buke them for what he termed their gratuitous agitation about "the mob." Said he, after quoting from the an­ swer of the attorneys in which they recommended that the court pay "no attention to the gossip of the street or the charges of the mob": "Waiving the question of the studied insolence of this language, in so far as it may be aimed.at the present oc­ cupant of the bench,the court can, of course* only leave to the discretion of the Standard Oil company the wisdom and propriety of a hundred mlllion'dol- lar corporation's gratuitous inaugurat­ ing agitation about the 'mob.'" In scoring the corporation's plea that it had a right to enter Into pri­ vate contracts, the judge said: "Under the doctrine insisted upon by the defendant, the railway com­ pany might give the Standard Oil company a low transportation rate and by contract obligate itself to withhold the same rate from the man the taking of whose property by con­ demnation rendered possible the con­ struction of the road. A more abhor­ rent heresy coul(| not be conceived." Space ie Bulding of a Skyscraper Provide Necessary Play Room. So much of New York Is already up In the air, and so large a proportion of her population exist. In tiers, some­ thing after the manner of the prehis­ toric cliff dwellers, that it does not seem at all strange that in the mat­ ter of playgrounds for her teeming multitudes of children she is turning to the thought of a many-storied build­ ing in which all the needed forms of recreation may be provided. Such an idea has been proposed by Dr. Luther H. Gulick, physical director of public schools of New York, who predicts that such a plan must be used because there is not room enough by merely using the land once to provide enough space to give boys and girls a chance to join in the sports of childhood and still remain in the metropolis. Nowhere in the country, in spite of the aid whieh this movement has re­ ceived from public spirited, officials and citizens, have such great difficul­ ties been experienced In providing places where the young men can have ,ratfbnal amusement. Dr. Gulick in his capacity of physi­ cal director of the schools of New York city declares that the question of providing suitable places for chil­ dren to play in the city of New York has passed beyond the stage when it will "be possible to solve the problem by tearing down buildings and con­ verting the space into a park or play­ ground. 'There are below Fourteenth street, Manhattan," said Dr. Gulick, "fully 225,000 children, and although the city has done much toward providing places for them, the playgrounds give room for only seven per cent of that number. . 'By the logic of affairs in this city brought about by the great pressure for space it will eventually be forced upon us to employ surface for play­ grounds not once, but many times, "the time-is not far distant, in my opinipn, when the multiple system in use * by great business corporations must be employed in the construc­ tion of playgrounds or,play buildings. The 20-story playground is soon likely to come. 'To use the surface of the ground only once means waste and extrava­ gance. C. B. J. Snyder, the architect of the board of education, has from my suggestions prepared plans for * 20-story playground. 'It should be strongly and solidly built. It should preferably have at least three sides facing in streets, al­ though it could be arranged by pro­ viding suitable space at the sides to reach through an entire block. This preliminary plan provides for a struc­ ture 100 feet long. The stories should be somewhat higher than those in the ordinary loft building so as t^i give as much ventilation as possible.' The ends and sides as far as possible should have windows which can be re­ moved or displaced in such a way as to give a clean sweep of air through the playground floors in pleasant weather. "It might be feasible If such a 20- story playground were situated In a crowded east side neighborhood to have the first floor used for a push­ cart market or something of the kind. "On the second floor would be a res­ taurant where wholesome and appetiz­ ing luncheons for children cou^J be provided at cheap prices. The third floor could be used as parlors and for a great assembly hall for lectures.- "One of the greatest pleasures for young children is wading and skating. Trainmen Go on 8trike. . Denver, Col.--In consequence of the failure of the negotiations for an adjustment of a difference between striking Denver switchmen, who de­ mand an increase of two cents an Jiour in their wages, and the Colorado •& Southern Railway company, Grand Ifaster P. H. Morrissey, of the Broth­ erhood of Railway Trainmen, called out all the trainmen ^on the road who are members of the brotherhood at noon Saturday. These include about 600 brakemen and a few conductors, strikebreakers are being brought here. ij Stealer Sinks; 15 Perish. * Wtiscat, Arabia. -- The German steamship Teutonia from Bussorah, •'-•Asiatic Turkey, for Hamburg, was ^ -Wrecked July 20 near Ras Madrak, on the southeast coast of Arabia. Six­ teen members of the crow are believed #o have been lost. I ' -*• Eighteen Die in Mine Explosion. V; . Homburg, Prussia.--An explosion of tildHre-damfl in a mine at Mittel Bexbach 1" alx miles northwest of here, resulted • ||i the killing of 18 men and the •Wounding of 11 others, ^ _ • -4- * . Maine Potato Crop in Peril. Bangor, Me.--The great potatocrop of Aroostook county, estimated ^Ithis feason at 15,000,000 bushels, is men­ aced by the continual wet weather. Although the land planted this year is about 5,000 acres larger than last year, it has been estimated the har­ vest will not equal last year's record crop by almost 2,500,000 bushels. As Aroostook county is the largest potato growing district in the world, the con­ dition of the crop there is one of the greatest factors in determining the market price. Wins World's 8culling Championship. Sydney, N. S. W.--Webb, the New Zealand sculler, defeated Charles Towns, Australia, in a rowing race on the Paramatta river championship course, thereby winning' the world's sculling championship. Railroads Swamped with Wheat/ Omaha, Neb.--Nebraska railroads are swamped with shipments of wheat and, despite every effort put forth, *he lines are becoming congested. The movement is faun southern and cen­ tral Nebraska. A Two Railroad Bills Killed. Montgomery, Ala.--By being killed in the senate, the.Sunday freight-train bill and the measure to provide for re­ ceivers of corporations whose fran­ chises might be revoked, two admin­ istration measures are lost. The plan to stop Sunday freight trains contem­ plated giving power to the railroad commission to put the act in force when it was thought advisable. This was regarded as promising too much severity for the railroads, and even those desiring abolition of Sunday trains voted against it. To 8top City Lighting PlMft, Milwaukee.--The papers have Been prepared in a suit to enjoin the city from erecting a proposed million dol­ lar electric light .plant, s to compete with the present private corporation, the ground for the injunction being that the city needs to invest one and one-half million dollars in bridges, via­ ducts, schools and other necessary improvements. To erect the city light plant as proposed win mean an indef­ inite deferring of the other Improve­ ments, as the city is now too near its bond limit. Eddy 8ujt Report Ma£ Be False. Concord, N. H.--The attorneys for the "next friend" in the suit against Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy and others said Sunday they knew nothing of the report from Deadwood, S. D., that George W. Glover, son of Mrs. Eddy and one of the plaintiffs in the suit, had received a communication from, his mother through a Miss Thompson, of Boston, and had started east, ]X)s sibly to withdraw from the suit. It is understood that Mr. Glover and his daughter are on their way east to testify in the action. m . Jap 8eal Raiders Routed. Victoria, B. "t3.:--Advices have been received of an attempted sealing raid, by the Japanese sealing schooners Kaike Maru and Midori Maru on June 1 on the seal rookery at Copper Island guarded hy Russians. The Kaike Maru has returned to Moyako, Japan, and reported three of her sailing beats and 12 men captured by Russian^. The Midori Maru, which hpd been an chored close to the Kaike Maru, had been fired upon by the Russian rook- Ui wm ; JJLJIM- tJSmS WW* PMVtfS, Sectional View of Proposed 20-Story Playground. and for these amusements could T)e furniBhed a shallow tank on the fburth floor, covering nearly all its area. This could be frozen in winter for the steel runners. There couhf be placed a large tank on the fifth floor for swimming and also baths, boxing and fencing rooms might be arranged on the sixth floor. The arrangement after that would be something like this: Seventh, bowling alleys; eighth, mu­ sic hall and small rooms for the prac­ tice of amateur musicians; ninth, meeting places for clubs and officers of administration; tenth, dancing and girl's gymnasium; eleventh, a oreche and sand piles where the youngest children could be amused. The re­ mainder of the floors" could be given up to playgrounds and gymnasiums, rinks for roller skating and the like, while there would also be room for school and reception purposes and liv­ ing apartments for those in charge of the work. The cost of the construc­ tion of such a building would be about $2,000,000." VORACIOUS ANTS. ACTUALLY ATTEMPTING TO EAT UP SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTE. Seventeen Trillion White Pests Which Are Working Untold DamagS In the Museum at Washington. This Is the story of a foreign Inva­ sion which may well make the patriot sit up and ask how it will end. An army of 17,000,000,000,000 whit ants is devastating the fine Smithsonian in­ stitute at Washington, and not since the British years ago- swept over the city and burned the chief buildings has Washington faced so dire a foe. These terrible pests--termites, as they are called scientifically -- have been appearing from time to time in the building. It has been found im­ possible to exterminate them, and their numbers, despite every effort to reduce them, have gradually increas­ ed, until this summer there are, it is estimated, 17,000,000,000,000 of the ants in the institution, and the family is still growing. Woodwork is disappearing, the flooring is falling away in places, and what the ants have done to the parts of the building which are hidden from open view can only be guessed, until necessity shall require an overhaul­ ing of the whole building. Where the. whfte ants came from no­ body can tell. Perhaps back in the ante-Langley days, some curator had them imported from their native lair, which is South America, for study of their habits. In the tropics, where these termites abound, they are more than a nuisance, they are a positive menace to peace and lffe. They de­ stroy Immense buildings by undermin­ ing their foundations. *They swarm through towns, driving the inhabitants to the country. They swarm over farms, and leave devastation behind even as the locust does in the places where he goes. They cannot be killed by any means except fire, or a liberal use of kerosene. They increase more rapidly than any other known species of ant, and that Is at a rate almost beyond computation. They are hide­ ous to look at, being soft, unlike the North American ant, and bristling with a slight fuzz. They are armed with little saw-like mandibles, which can make their way through th6 hard­ est wood in an incredibly short time. And their appetite is appalling in its size! The White ants first appeared In the Smithsonian institution about a dozen years ago. There was wonder at their presence so far north as Washington, for, except in rare cases, they are never seen further north than Georgia, and seldom so far up as that. The authorities to whose at­ tention they were called ordered that they be driven out, and efforts were made to have the orders fulfilled. Kerosene seemed to be the one thing that the termites did not like, and it was given to them unstintingly. It killed thousands of them, Und the rest --retired. They were not seen again for a year or more. Then they came back, with their grandchildren. This time there were thousands and thousands more of them, and they soon Biade iheir presence felt. Whole- window sashes were turned from Bolid wood to sawdust under the industry of their saw-bills. The flooring was eaten away from the walls for the space of three or four inches, and the cases in which rare specimens of butterflies and birds were kept were chewed to fine powder. More energetic remedies were em­ ployed, and the ants lost terribly. The remainder-- it* seemed scarcely a handful, so many millions of them were left dead--departed, and the la? stltution heaved a sigh of relief. All Right. "What does McDobbs call his series of pictures of the moonshiners of the Kentucky mountains?" "Studies in still life, I believe." Ntes.-" ery guard and her theEheUfire. ; " iSl} * •: .« H' ast damaged by 'V Opportunity Missed. Norris and his father were In the habit of rehearsing their dreams of the night before upon rising each morning, and a day or two ago pater familias told a story that could have been only "a dream." In his sub­ conscious state, it seems, the father of Norris figured as the- hero In a hair-raising runaway accident In which the president's daughter was rescued. For his bravery the hero was summoned to the White House to receive the personal thanks of the chief executive, and, all in the dream, of course, Norris went along. Father and son dressed with great­ est care for the momentous occasion, and because thfsy were ready long before the appointed hour they set out to walk the many Intervening squares. As ho pictured himself approach­ ing the White House, Norris became greatly excited, and he listened eagerv ly as his father described their en­ trance into the blue room, and of President Roosevelt hastening for­ ward with outstretched hand. "But " •' ' .v n* * • with the president," said the drearier, "I awoke," and Norris* disappoint­ ment was manifest. "You say you got awake before you could sfiake hands with the presi­ dent?" be queried. / "Yes," was the answer. "And we walked all the way to the White House?" v "Yes." "Well, why did** ' *tl®» £ car? Then we would have gotten there he- fore you woke up." HER DHROWN" A Time Not Wholly Wasted. mifet be a terrible disappoint­ ment to be a defeated candidate." "Oh, I don't know," answered the man who always tries to look on the bright side. "Sometimes it's a pretty good advertisement for a law practice or a lecture tour."--Washing­ ton Stari " "» < v; . EngtfsHF as She It Sptke. Myer--I'm going over to the barber shop to get a hair cut Oyer--Why don't you get them all cut while you are at It?--Chicago Dal- .IfSJflfe,,.,. S'"*, TONY'S REVENGE ON HOT PERED ACTRESS. 04d-Tlrue Theatrical Rata* Experience 'Tliat Catne -f" Wear Breaking Up the Show W --Quick Resuscitation. f vltt the wlld and wooly days of C%MK|^ Ghne, when the men of the town were so much occupied at night that it was a rare sight to See one of them on the street before noon, I was the manager of a theater there called the Gold Room, in which we employed a small dramiatic stock company and a few specialty performers. Tony, who was a clever Irish comedian and singer, was a member of the stock and a very useful man, except when he wa» rubbed the wrong way. "The leading woman, known JM Monte Verde, was. of Spanish descent and had the quick temper so often found in members of that race. There wa3 no love lost between her and Tony at best, but they never really quarreled until one evening, when she was coming up a flight of rather dark stairs and he was going down, he chanced to step squarely upon her foot. It, was' an accident, of course, but I suppose it hurt no less on that account. At any rate, she gave Tony such a tongue lashing as one' seldom gets from a woman. When she had finished her tirade he answered, quietly: " 'Fer that lasht reffia-ark I'm goia^ to let ye dhrown in the paice. to-night,' "I overheard this, but thought noth­ ing of it, and went away laughing. "The piece we were playing that week was called 'A Woman of the World.' The second scene of the first act Is the deck of a Hudson river steamboat; time, night. The only deck passenger is an Irish glazier (Bejk- ton). The heroine of the piece (Monte Verde) has been deserted by her lover, who has gone to New York, and she is following him my this boat. Humiliation, however, at last over­ comes her, and she resolves upon sui­ cide. Coming upon deck, she mak4s a long speech, closing with: 'Good-by, father; good-by, mother; forgive me for this rash act,' and jumps over­ board^ The glazier jumps after and rescues her; and as he lift her over the rail the curtain falls on the first act. "That particular night she made her speech and jumped, but Benton made no moVe to rescue her. I happened to be standing in the entrance, ani called to him in a loud stase whisper: "'Tony! Torfyt' "He calmly turned around tow*# me and said: " 'Phwat is It?' " 'Jump overboard and get that wo» an. Quick!' < " 'Aw,' said he, with supreme indif­ ference, 'let 'er dhrown.' ^ "We were compelled to ring the enr* tain down without rescuing her. She was drowned all right enough, but we had to resuscitate her before the piece could go on." Revival of Old Inns. When the railway superseded the diligence, the coach, the chaise and Sterne's "dlsobllgeant" as means of Europen travel It was natural that the small roadside inn should suffer loss of patronage. Your tourist, unless a sentimental Journeyer like Sterne or Stevenson, began to leap by rail from Bpot to spot, like a grasshopper upon a map. He breakfasted in London, took train, lunched in Brighton, New Haven or Dove?, had tea at ^Calais or Dieppe and supped in Paris. Now with dining cars he's e*6n worse, unless he be a motorist-^-a sentimental motorist. And despite speed and rumors of speed, there are such things as sentimental motorists. Indeed, it is owing very largely to this class that such of the old Inns of France and England as managed to survive the introduction of the railroads have blossomed Into renewed prosperity and usefulness.--Travel Magazine. ' • Big Man's Long Row In Small Boat. John Carmody of Washington re­ cently made a trip from that city to Colonial Beach, a distance of more than 70 miles, in a small rowboat eight feet long, four and a half feet Wide and seven inches deep, and as Mr. Carmody tips the beam at 247 pounds the trip is a remarkable one. Mr. Carmody left Washington June 26, and with no other motive power than a pair of oars and a big um­ brella, like those used on wagons, which he used as a sail, he made the trip in 48 hours and arrived tn safety at the beach Friday, June 28. On the trip Mr. Carmody made sev­ eral stops along the shore to make himself some coffee and to coolt something to eat. But In order to make the time he did he had to keep going steadily, with but little timo for sleep. His Remarkable Record. There is one of the most remark­ able men I know--and he's a very or­ dinary man at that," said a passenger on a street car to his companion. The person indicated was black- haired and dapper. "He's a neighbqf of mine," the passenger aiidedp "Does that make him rema "Not yet. But what is his age?'** "Forty-five, perhaps." "You're Wrong. Everybody is at tha first guess. That man is not only a grandfather^ but a great-grandfather. He was a father at 19. His daughter was a mother when she was 17, mak­ ing him a grandfather at 36. His daughter's daughter also became a mother at 17, making him a great­ grandfather at 53. He's less than 64 to-day, looks 45, and has the spirit and elasticity of 40. Yet he doesn't amount to much otherwise. That's why I say he is at once remarkable and ordinary." An Observing Professor. "I notifee that Prof. Mustard E enjamln-Franklin wrote only a few of the verses used by him In Poor Richard's Almanac, most of them be­ ing the work of noted English poets." "I'm afraid Mustard will begin to no­ tice soon that some of the jokes In the later almanacs are not entiralf *t u-t *' - * - * * , ; ^ f* ! f i