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cooler in east and in Idaho.
THE JUDGMENT FALLS.
The Federal court of appeals has
reversed the judgment handed down
by Judge Landis, in the Alton cases,
whereby the Standard Oil Company
was assessed in the stupendous aggre
gate of $29,000,000 in fines, and upon
a number of strong points, well tak
en, ably presented, and deeply con
sidered and conscientiously applied,
by the judges, en banque. This ends'
the government's great suit against
the Standard. Whatever follows must
come de novo, and upon hypotheses
heretofore unemployed. The assign
ments of error are plain, and yet
essential, and are thereby hardly
susceptible of reversal on subse
quent review. .
Incidentally, it may be mentioned that I -mg jnterests here,
cidentally, it may be mentioned thatj Frank A Seufert is coming don
John D. Rockafeller has cleaned uPfrom the upper river t0 build or buy
a cool i3,uuu,uuu on tne stock mar-
ket, on the strength of the later '
judgment .aside from being relieved
of the original and tremendous obli
gation. I- " ! I ' " " "
The American public will not take
kindly to this news, because it has
been trained to suspect and detest
the Standard Oil Company as the
chiefest commercial menace in the
country; and the concessions, even of
' the law, made in its behalf, take on
the color and substance of inspired
discrimination on the part of the
coiirfs granting them, hp blatter what
the quality of justice confirming them
may be. 'The country rejoiced ex-j
ceedingly when it became evident
that the Standard was to be severely
punished for its known and proven
derelictions; and for the hour, it .will
resent the reversal of the tremendous
decree. But, sooner, orjater, our na
tional sense of fair play will take its
commanding, place in the popular
cpnsidera(ion .-and the judgment of"
"the court of review will be accepted
as right and just, even if it be in a
purely abstract sense.
It will be an unhappy day that
sees the national confidence in the
courts destroyed, and we should
guard against the dangerous con
clusion with all the ardor and faith
that are left us. To nurse this appall
ing creed of distrust to the point of
unanimous and, bitter conviction, is
to open the gates of revolution and
invite the curse of disintegration; to
give the Republic over to the enemies
of peace and progress and abandon
ihe superb destiny of our people. It
is of insiduous growth, this absorbing
passion of suspicion wherewith we
are silently tearing down our own
great institutions about our ears; we
are not really conscious of the deadly
expansion of it, day by day, and year
by year; and we shall know the loss and
terror of it only when the realization
comes with annihilating force and
retributive significance. We must be
supremely patient, supremely loyal,
supremely honest, in our reception of
this concrete expression of American
law and the interpretation thereof:
nothing short of this will carry us
safely and sanely by the crisis it in
vites. It is up to the people to stand
by their own courts and their own
laws.
In a commercial sense, this suit of
the government against the Standard
and all the issues begotton of it, con
stitute the hugest example of the law
invoked and applied, ever known in
the nation's history, and its reception
by the people at large will be very
significant of the standards that pos
sess and govern us and of our sense
of duty along civic lines;' we cannot
afford to sacrifice one scintilla of the
faith and duty we owe to the bul
wark of our national existance, the
courts of the land, nor permit a huge,
national prejudice to warp us to an
archistic levels by so much as a single
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The judgment that has been ren
dered in reversal of the former de
cree is equally as just and pregnant;
and it must stand, respected, observ
ed, and championed to the end, be
cause it emanated from the loftiest
source of authority we have set up
for ourselves; from our last and best
refuge of power and dignity in a na
tional sense.
Even out here on the far Western
confines of the country, this is the
common sentiment of the people;
and we hope to see it travel broadcast
over the nation until it meets the
same sane wave from East and South
and North, to mingle as one inimi
table and insuperable expression of
American fair play.
WHAT'S THE MATTER?.
"What's the matter with Astoria?."
.jut- a an i iguit.
A. B. Hammond has come back to
her. and centered his immense mill-
and operat(. his great fishing inter.
.r.. ,
ests here, or hereabout,
This is to be one of the best fish
ing seasons known in a long time.
The lumber mills are running all
over the city, ana tne outlying
plants are making ready 1o open up.
Tourists are flocking to the coasts
north and south of us, and many of
them are stopping off here in spite of
the plans of certajn transportation
people to sidetrack Astoria. "
Everybody in Astoria who has to
work or wants to worx is Diisy ai
good wages.
The youngsters a're in the midst of
their vacation festivities; the sick are
getting well; the people refuse to
die under any circumstances during
this superb weather; the stork is
winging daily flights to this neighbor
hood with a braw lot of handsome
healthy new recruits to the civic
ranks; the business world here is as
free as ever of failures; trade might
be better and soon will be; the bay is
bristling with busy craft of all
kinds and the suburban towns are
lively and active and inviting; the
weather is ideal and the regatta sea
son is to be the finest ever.
We might go on indefinitely with
quotations of this sort, but these sug
gestions are enough to convey our
sense of satisfaction to the outsider
and we agree to prove it all if he or
she comes down to see us. It's all
here, with more to come!.
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ilThe Spirit of i!
A Fourth of July Story $
By CMM4 ARCHER OSBORNE.
Copyright. 1907, by E. A. Co.
HHIIIIMHIWHtWt
THE street lo which the Mo
shanes dwelt was one of the
J least Inviting of the lower west
sldo. The loug rows of old red
brick buildings were oruote with non
descript collections of superfluous
household articles thrust on to the
fire escapes.
A boy, yelling vociferously to his
kind In the street, five stories below,
balanced his scantily clad little body
across the Iron railing of the McShane
fire escape.
This was the lad's first pause since
daybreak, since the young America of
the neighborhood bad emerged nuiner-
"l BWIAB ALLEGIAKCTE TO THB FLAO."
ously, yet as one man, with crackers
and Joyous bpontanelty, to ball with
diabolical din the nation's natal day
and to awake many a grownup to a
profane realization of the hour.
He raised himself and took a long
view of the street In cither direction.
He broke Into a surprised exclamation.
"Gee-e!" be shouted. "Look at the
fiagsr'23C?X-K.rw- -
For the space of a few seconds the
boy gazed delightedly, ne seemed to
forget the thrilling bangs that filled the
air. Then he glanced quickly In the
direction of a nearby scboolbouse.
"She's there, all right!" be exclaimed
as he caught sight of a good sized gay
bunting floating above the building.
A swish of skirts and a happy faced
girl stood beside him.
"Who's there, and where?' she asked.
"Well, if girls don't ask the foollsb
est question!" sniffed the boy In un
disguised scorn at the girl's query "A
flag 'aln'tja 'who "
"OhY' breathed the enlightened girl,
with a smile. " 'She's' a flag, is 'she?"
But you'd better flag yourself In to
breakfast Mother's waiting for you."
She turned to go inside. The boy
caught her.
"Say, Kate, we learned somethln'
at school to say to the flag. Want to
hear it?"
The boy was the brightest spot in
Kate's prosaic life.
"Of course I want to hear it," Bhe re
plied eagerly.
At once the boy assumed a military
air. With body erect and dirty little
heels in close contact, he raised a
grimy hand in soldierly salute to a
much befreckled forehead. Ignoring
surroundings and apparently address
ing the flag In the distance, he repeat
ed clearly and In a high pitched boy
ish voice:
" 'I swear allegiance to the flag and
to the republic, for which it stands
one nation indivisible, with liberty and
Justice for all.' "
He was Immediately gathered into
the girl's strong young arms.
"Terranee, my little man, you talk'
like the president," she exclaimed,
proudly kissing the boy's red hair.
"And you learned that in school? Oh,
It's fine!"
She clasped him so tightly that patri
otism was forced to cry out for liberty.
"Lem-me-gQ, lem-me-go!" roared Ter
ranee, sputtering and wriggling from
his sister's embrace. "Sure, I learnt it
in school, but you needn't squeeze a
feller to deatJa about it," giving him
self a reassuring shake.
"It's such a pretty speech," inter
rupted Kate, Ignoring the uncompli
mentary allusion to her sex, "that I'm
going to fetch you something nice from
Coney Island for learning It."
"Aw," blustered Terranee conde
scendingly snd slipping through the
window into the flat, with Kate in
close pursuit, " 'taln't nothin 'cept
what we say In school. Every mornln'
one kid he Ips the flag like this see
an' the rest of us stand up like this--see
an' say it Who you goln' with
to Coney?" he asked abruptly, chang
ing the subject. "Mike Peters?"
"Indeed I'm not," replied Kate, with
a disdainful toss of her bead.
They Joined their fatheT and mother
at the table.
Allegiance.
As the finally ate Its'brenkfast Kate
was bombarded with queries ns to who
was to accompnuy her to Coney.
Mike Peters and Knte'i father were
teamsters, 'and It might hue been this
itmUnrlty of occupation and their M
most constant association which en
deared Peters to the major portion of
the family, ft might have been hU big,
handsome self, ul wholesome good tut
ture, coupled with a dogged putouco
in waiting for Kate, tlmt whs mildly
bringing the girt to a realisation of lit
enduring devotion. This change of es
cort, therefore, ou the day of U days
for an outing naturally aroused curi
osity. '
Kate's days' re passed In a big
department store. Many persous stop
ped at her counter ami made pur
chases. Some were tine people, and
from suatchea of their conversation she
gleaned meutal visions of their luxuri
ous mode of living. Frequently she
looked out covetously on to their beau
tiful plane of life.
She often wondered how people get
rich.
But today sho was for once to bo "a
real swell lady," as Susie Mulllus bad
expressed It
"Now, look a-here, yei two," Inter
rupted Kate's mother, coming to the
girl's assistance at the breakfast table.
"Kate's goln' to Coney wid Susie Mul-
llns an' two rale gintlemen aa has axed
the glr-ruls. an' tblm as has iiutlmo
beels too. Shure, If she wants to be
a-goln' wid quality lnstld nv the lolkes
av Mike Peters-au' I'm sayin' nothlu"
again' Mike, aytber, God bless hlm-
why can't she?"
The queetiou at issue seemed con
vincingly answered with a strong in
timation that oo further discussion
was desired. The meal was flnlsbud
peacefully, but not without some In
ward resentment on the part of Kate's
father over the seemingly unwarranted
sidetracking of Peters.
Later a gny little automobile party
sped swiftly through the city streets,
across the river, over vast stretches of
lowlands and ou to the fantastic wood
en city by the sea.
It was a mill gayer little party as It
Indulged In the pleasures and revels of
the place. The light heartednes of
youth made the day one of Irresponsi
bilities aud freedom, and the cloudless
sky and the life giving sea breeds
were in accord with the blissful mood
and high spirits of the merrymakers,
Not even a passing thought was giv
en to the unconventional circum
stances of their meeting.
Paul Ricard. chauffeur for an uptown
garara made some purchases of Kate
one day.
"She Is very pretty," said Ricard to
himself as he noticed her delicate fea
tures, crowned by auburn hair.
When she looked up to more clearly j
catch the address be was giving for j
the delivery of his purchases he saw j
that her eyes were of a deep blue, and !
there was a hidden laugh in them, f
He smiled st her boldly with bis great
brwne,e8' . , , j
The little flush, scarcely percept IMo.
and the slight parting of the Hps tele-,
graphed to R card his victory. .
lid iuuiiu uuier occaHiuns upon wuicn
to visit the store, never forgetting to'
nana ITsvn'a A n ai am n I n tk f nl
lowed. Into which Susie Mulllns was
introduced, and the Fourth of July trip j
was planned. j
I may invite my friend Matbot?" he :
asked. !
"Surer chimed the girls unbcsltat-'
lngly. !
Kate was swept to heights of ecstasy I
by the flattering attentions of Rlcnrd.
Be was tall and handsome, lithe, dark ;
and had winning features. ;
Mike Peters became merely an occa- i
slonal thought. j
It was evening at Coney Island. The j
little party had dined on thd imlcony ;
of a big hotel. The quieting Influence !
of twilight had hushed their irrespon
sible chatter, and they sat dreamily
watching the shifting scene before
them.
The ocean sighed and broke softly
on the gray sandy beach.
In the distance the lighthouses flash
ed their warnings to ships plying their
lonely ways over the dark waters.
Away off at the horizon the big moon
.......
peeped-hesitatingly, so It seemed, for
M vuullliuuuo isctiuiiuui lljcti, icnnour
ed by the long silvery reflection upon
the waves, roue bravely to the occa
sion. Kate was as If charmed.
Ricard sat complacently smoking, his
eyes feasting on the changing beauty
of the girl's face.
Susie and Matbot strolled away.
Then the witch of fire appeared.
Little lines of white light shone out,
moving indefinitely about like Illumi
nated snakes. Thy reached upward,
outward and encircling; they outlined
buildings; they crept high, leaving no
ble towers; they wrought stirring em
blems commemorative of the day; tbey
lighted the highways; they pointed to
the scintillating places for the night's
revels, and they traced great piers
stretching far Into the sea.
Coney was depicted in exquisite sil
houette. Suddenly the air was filled with flam
buoyant glory.
Myriads of explosives shot skyward
up, up, swiftly at first, with hissing
sounds. High In the heavens they fal
tered a bit as If In search of stellar ob
jects against which to dash themselves.
Then, bursting Into gorgeous displays
of varleolorn. they spread Into showers
of beauty simultaneous with the shouts
of delighted spectators and fell gently,
like brilliant. Iridescent spray.
Kate was In raptures. She laughed
and clapped her hands. She let out lit
tle screams of delight.
To gain a better view she moved to
the rajllng and leaned far out 8ha was
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ffl ttangef 6f falling
Ricard sprang to ber aide, caught her
and held her protect lugly with an arm
encircling ber. ,
lie tallied to her lightly, merrily at
first; then he bent his handsome, dark
bend until It was close, very close, to
the auburn tresses, and he spoke In
deeper, more serious tones, and the flrl
forgot Coney In tlfe music of bis volet.
Kate caught herself wondering why
Hike Peters had ' never acquired the
pleasant ways of Ricard.
After awhile he placed a big. Ann
band under her chin and raised ber
face so be could watch Its every linea
ment. His diirlc eyes were lumlnoua
and tender, ills voice was persuasive
aa be said something to ber, now and
again Its tone pleudlng, and be em
phasized bis words with toft little pats
on her warm cheeks.
Silently Kute's bend drooped to hit
shoulder, and he held ber tightly for
the space of a few moments.
Then he took her by the shoulders
gently. lie stretched bis arms at full
length and held her there. Ills hand-
uma tarn una nirlnw ulfh etiiUlflnn
Kafe ,UU(lwJ h,iterk,.. 85e Wt
herself . helpless In bis strong grasp,
Md he Mpectw any momat t0
thered back a m) h, . ,nt0
Something dark, like
a great mantle,
between tbem,
floated noiselessly lu
! Ricard cuiikIu It and flung It off.
It whipped bnck ncnln, swept toward
Kate iind partially enveloped ber.
The girl wus frightened and strug
gled to dtaeiitnnglo herself. Ricard wai
helping her when a blaze of light from
an exploding rocket revealed what they
were pulling mid tugging at
It was the trailing end of a big flag
moved by tlie shifting breeze.
Like one electrified, Kate ceased her
struggles. Klio snatched wildly at the
fluttering bunting and held It captive.
Her fuce turned like marble, and Into
ber eyes there cnuie a new, strange
expression an she stood motionless, ber
white gown gleaming here and there
between the folds of tho flag.
j As swiftly and silently as the coin
lng of the colors enlightenment bnd
deHcended upon her.
! Oblivious to tho presence of Rlcnrd
' and her surroundings, she was living
I again her commonpluce existence of
I the morning. She was seeing her home,
wuu lis iiii'iiu vuvuimiucuuB, nuu in
be , on fc , tft
with its mean environments, and all
ly and with new significance.
Again she saw Terranee saluting the
flag and beard bis childish explanation.
"One nnXon Indivisible one nation
indivisible," repented Itself over nnd
I over. Then It seemed to merge Into
J "one home lndlvlslblo" and ever In
! Terrance's clear boyish voice. There
I could be no, "homo Indivisible" If sho
j went with Rlcnrd Into his enchanted
world, as he had suggested..
I With a cry that was half sob she
sank to her knees, burying ber face In
the flag.
"Terranee!" she whispered. 1
Ricard had watched the girl wonder
lngly. Her tears brought him pityingly
to her side.
"Don't! Don't do (hat!" he pleaded
tenderly, attempting to raise her.1
Kate sprang to her feet, shuddering
at his touch. She shook him off.
lie was perplexed by her action.
"You are tired," he ventured and took
her hands In his.
She made no reply. Instead sho tried
to free herself. Ricard, aroused and
angry, would not release her.
"You shall not shake me off," be said
sternly. "You are mine." And he grasp
ed her by the shoulders, hurting her
cruelly.
She did not speak, but met his eyes
unflinchingly. For the space of a few
seconds they thus faced each other. He
searched In vnln for tho light that had
shone in her eyes but a few moments
before. What he saw Instead were
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"AW CXTT it-oct!" us worarftD.
awakened, aroused womanly Intuition,.
Chastity and hatred. What she taw
was determination, pleading.
She yielded not a bit to him.
Tho red haired Irlxh shopgirl wa
like the embodiment of an uge of
Celtic queens. lie wanted to crunu
her, to devour her.
And still she said not a word, but
looked and looked at him steadily,.
coldly, domluntlngly. lie met hergnse
with equal fortitude. It was aa If the
souls of the man and woman were la
visual combat
Rlcnrd' perfidious spirit swayed
"Forgive urn," he said in a trem
bling, bumble voice. "Let me take you
home,"
Terranee awoke with a start when
Kate, flinging herself on her knee bo-
side his led, commenced to smother
him with kisses.
"A w - cut - It - out !" he protested
sleepily. "Whnt'd - yon - bring - me,
Kator
"These," she replied, spreading' ao
array of trinkets nnd souvenirs of the
tiny out .upon the bed-"these, dear
boy"-
Tho boy was nxlecp again when she
added sobblngly-"ond your lster."
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