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East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31
Sailors Wages Raised.

San Francisco, Aug. 31,-Andrew
Furuseth, secretary of the Sailors
union, states that all coastwise ves-
sells to Alaska and British Columbia
have raised the wages of their crews
from $40 to s45. The new scale goes
into effect today.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31

WOuiu Uc very ihuSh iSuurSu ~ SAS
adoption of a system Of arbitration
because arbitration would very much
reduce, even If 1t did not entirely re-
move the probability Of strike.
Corporations In Politics.
The great majority Of corporations
are engaged in legitimate business and
have nothing to fear from hostile
legislation and the officers should not
be permitted to use money Of the
stockholders to advance their political
opinions.
Contributions should be individual,
not corporate, and no party can af-
ford to receive contributions even
from individuals when the acceptance
of these contributions secretly pledges
the party to a course which 1t cannot
openly avow.
1t is sufficient to draw the line at
the point where competition ceases
to be effective and to designate as a
trust any corporation which controls
so much of the production of any ar
ticle that it can fix the terms and con-
ditions of sale.
| Legislation which prevents a mon-
opoly not only does not injure legiti-
mate business, but actually protects
| legitimate business from injury.
The trust as an institution will have
few open defenders. The policy OF
the trust magnates will be to insist
upon reasonable legislation" ant
then they Will rely upon their power
t, corrupt legislatures and intinidet:
executives to prevent the application
Of any remedies which would inter.
fere with the trusts. Our motto mus
be a private monopoly is indefensi.
BILE and intolerable," and our plan OF
attack must contemplate the total and
complete overthrow of the industry
We need not quarrel over remedies
If Imprisonment is too severe a pun.
ishment for the eminently respecta-
BILE gentleman who robs eighty mil
lions of people of millions Of dollars
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31
Train Through Ogden.

Ogden. Aug. S1.-The first Farley
train will arrive here at 4:30 this
afternoon. The trainmen don't like
to handle them. but doubtless will not
refuse to do the switching. a bis
committee will endeavor to induce the
men to desert here.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31
BOISE IS READY
FOR CONGRESS
Special feature Will Be a Se-
ries Of Illustrated Lectures,
Each Twice.
WILL ILLUSTRATE EVERY
FEATURE OF IRRIGATION.

All the Scientific Irrigationists Are OF
the Program Who Are Especially
Observation-Disclosures Will Be Dec
GRATED Elaborately, and All Forms
of Grating VIII BE Prevented--M-
tending Visitors Are Referred to the
List OF Chairmcn OF COmnsittees
Which Is Published Below.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31
INDIANS REVOLT IN d. c.

Military Expect Orders to Go to the
Front Mt Any Time.
Vancouver. B. c., Aug. 31.-The
military expect to receive call at any
minute to proceed into the Babine
country. Dispatches confirm the SER
iousness Of the indian revolt. Several
special constabaes will go north this
evening.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31
Off to San Quentin.

Los Angeles, Aug. S0,-E. c.
Stackpole, convicted OF murder. and
Joel Scheck sentencde to life impris-
onment this morning will be taken to
San Quentin Tuesday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31
Strike BREAKERS
ARRIVE TONIGHT
All Efforts to Bring About a
Settlement Have Failed and
an Outbreak is Feared.
SHOULD THE STRIKE CONTINUE
BUSINESS WILL BE INJURED

for Housing 1000 Strike
breakers Have Been Completed
Strike Will Prove Disastrous TO the
City Business Interests - Efforts
VIII Be Made at Ogden to Induce
the Men to Desert-Retail Merch-
ants May Be Forced to the Wall
BY Strike.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31
TRIED TO WRECK OVERLAND.
Crime Is Attributed to Strikebreakers
on the Santa Fc

san ENnardino. Aug. S1.--An at
tempt was made last night to wreck
the overland Santa Fe train at Glen.
1t is alleged the attempt was made
by strikehreakers. Two men were cap
tured and taken to Barstow charged
with the crime, but broke Jail by the
aid of friends.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31

San Francisco, Aug. 31.-The arriv-
al of Farley's strikebreakers Is report
ed tonight and it is expected to aS-
gravate the present comparative calm
attitude Of both factions of the street
railway strike. All efforts to bring
about an arbitration SO far has met
with failure.
Preparations for housing 1000
strikebreakers were completed this
morning, which includes cots, pro-
visions, fire arms, etc.
The strike is proving disastrous to
the city's business interests which 10
struggling to get on it's feet after the
big fire.
A prominent wholesale broker this
morning predicted that should the
strike continue any length of time
many retail merchants nowldoing bus
iness on a credit basis will be forced
| to the wall.
Pays No Attention to Letters. :.
President Calhoun this afternoon,
announced that he would not pay any
attention to the letter of the union
offering to arbitrate the differences
He said the men were no longer en-
ployes OF the company. but could come
back to work, and that he would
make no concessions until they did.
Sympathetic Strike Possible.
1t is reported authentically that II
the car strike lasts the week out alb
the unions in this city will join in a
sympathetic strike against the United
Railroads. President Cornelius re-
fuses to confirm this, saying he did
not intend to show his hand just yet.
Cornelius and the mayor were in con-
ference at noon over the situation.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31
Strike Breakers Desert Employers.

San Francisco, Aug. 31.-Mayor
Schmitz this morning held a confer
ence with President Calhoun. and
met with President Cornelius Of the
Garments union at noon. The mayor
is very optimistic as to the result, and
believes the conferences will lead to
a speedy settlement of the strike.
Seventy-eight strikebreakers i'm
portd from New York Joined the
ranks of the union men within an hour
after they reached San Francisco to-
day.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31
s.{yNOTE Of THE CAMPAIGN
OF 1908 SOUNDED BY BRYAN
Some Conservative Democratic Leaders Hesitate to Accept
as Democratic, or Reject It,

believes Independence for the Philippines in Graduated In
come Tax; the United
Assuming Prohibiting Corpora
ons Making Campaign Contributions;
Authority Injunction; in
vtdnp Ownership OF Railroads
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31
CHICAGO wheat Market.

Chicago, Aug. S1.-wheat opened
T0Ii, closed same; corn opened ~ Us,
closed AK; oats opened 2sM, closed
same.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31

Boise, Aug. 31.--A series of short
illustrated lectures will be given Zach
day during the sessions of the con-
gress, every subject Of interest 60 ir-
rlgators being covered. from tho con-
struction Of irrigation works to the
duty and conservation of water. Each
lecture OF the series will be eeliveredi
twice during the coarse, so that aR
who desire to listen to an Instructive
dissertation on any 'ef the many topics
may have an opportunity to do 50.
The government is prose cutting rec
lamation work in 16 states and terri
tories, In rs many different climates
and soils. ana It's researches cover
every possible point upon whic him
formation may be desired. Several
hundred stereorticon views have been
received from Washington, d. c.. and
will RdH much no theiiEterest and lend
q broader comprehension than would
be possible without them.
Among those who will give lectures
are Chief Engineer F. II. Newell, Su-
peIwising Engineer Morris Bien, Su-
perpising Engineer ID. w. Ross, in
charge of idaho projects. Supervising
Engineer l.. II. Taylor, in charge of
the Neavdn work; C. J. Blanchard.
statistician: Thomas H. Means. the soil
exJsart whe is directing the practical
work of irrigation on the Nevada pros
jeG; n. C. Henry, in charge of Wash
inEton ana Oregon projects, and
others who will be announced when
tl.t program has been definitely ar
ragged.
nrz,Jiug OFF Grafaers.
the irrigation congress grounds, DE
sires 10 warn all ttrespassers to keep
off ,ti,e grass In that vicinity. Several
recple have attempted to erect bootin 9
for 1he sale of refreshments, or lunfni
staRds on private property along
Eiganh street..
Mr.. Perrault desires DO inform all
such that he has no power TO prevent
the renting of grounds for such pur-
poses, but he does have authority to
erect 2O-fout board fence in front
OF every bouth and stand erected along
the grounds, and that he will do so Il
It becomes necessary.
Yeaeday he notified several Ital-
ians who were erecting lemonade
stands on private property abuttins
the grounds between Grove and Front
streets that he would put a fence In
front of them unless they desisted
Work was stopped and the stands
will be erected ON Front street near
the grounds. The governing board
has decided that there shall be moth
ing for sale either on the grounds or
abutting them. All the refreshments
on the grounds win be free. Yester-
day afternoon Chief Phillips was call
ed upon to stop man named Finley
from erecting a lunch counter at the
corner of Main and Eighth, who re-
fused TO stop at the demand Of Mr.,
perrault, alleging that he had per-
mission from Mayor Pinney to erect
the stand at that place.
He was unable to convince the chief
that such was the fact, and was told
to move on, and did so.
Committee Clairmcn.
Persons having business with any of
the Irrigation congress committees
may save themselves much time and
the boerd of control great deal OF
annoyance by consulting the following
list of heads of committees:
Finance. b. HURT.
c. Il. Adams.
Music--Bishop Glorieux.
Entertainment-Ca Cobb and
NJ. B. Gwinn.
Internationally. II. Booth.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31

strike, the Importance Of the subject
would be very much reduced by the
adoption Of a system Of arbitration
because arbitration would very much
reduce, even IL 1t did not entirely re-
move the probability Of a strike.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31
Popular Election Of Senator's.

return more convinced than before
of the Importance of change in the
ators. There Is noticeable every
where, distinct movement toward
democracy in Its broadcast sense. In
all the countries which l have visited
there is demand that the govern
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31

CONTINUED on page ~
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31
Let Laws Decide.

Mark the distinction between the
protection of the lives of our citizens
and the use of the navy to guarantee
Il profit on investments.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31

Possibly showers this afternoon;
cooler tonight; probably fair, cool
er Saturday.
East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1906-08-31

DAILY EVEN|NGED
The people whom advertisers
wish to reach read the evening pa
per after the days work Is done.
That's why East Oregonlan ads
bring results.
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that of any other country in Europe, and
the prolific Germans, who now number
sixty millions, will have reached a total of
one hundred millions within a measurable
number of years.
There Is no room for this surplus popula-
ton in Germany and no opportunities Of ex-
pansion In Europe. The superior diplomacy
OF England has already created European
coalition destined to prevent Germany from
carrying out any ambitious plans in Eu-
rope. This coalition already exists between
England, France and Spain, and can count
on the support of such smaller powers as
Belgium. Denmark. Holland, Norway and
Sweden. These countries form an unbroken
line along Western Europe, and in course
Of time they will undoubtedly be Joined by
Italy and by Austria and Hungary Russia.
TOO, Will be an early recruit to the anti
German combination.
These English schemes DESTROY once and
for all the hopes entertained by the Pam
Germans that Germany can swallow I'D the
greater part of Austria and extend her
boundaries into the Balkans and into Asia
Minor. English diplomacy will bring Ger
many to the point of desperation in Eu-
rope and thus make successful coionizfng
a matter of life and death to Germany.
The colonial failures of Germany must be
viewed in this light in order that their full
significance may be realized.
The tremendous extent Of German CO.
lonial possessions renders the failure Of all
colonization enterprises all the more con-
spfoNous. German East Africa covers 1884,
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learned 1t. and then learned the Morse
telegraph code, which is being used mostly
in wireless work now. We learned by our
selves how to send and receive straight
telegraph messages, and then began fixing
up instruments to send and receive wireless
messages"
The boys explained that they get about
400 Watts power from their batteries, and
they told in manner that indicated their
accurate technical knowledge just how they
had strung their wires, made connections
and installed the system.
How do you get your wires to the
ground?" was asked.
I'VE run them down the water pipes" an
swered the young wizards.
when some puzzle in connection with
your operating or instruments comes up
and you don't know how to solve II what
do you do?"
keep experimenting until we find gu. out
the right way was the answer. OF
course, If we can't find out by experiment
ing we ask some one who knows; but we
usually discover the right way without
asking anybody else.
The boys both stated that prior to their
work with the wireless neither had studied
electricity in school, and that they nave
read but little about it In books Their
knowledge of the subject has been obtained
almost entirely by practical experimental
ton. They said they had tried to get some
books on wireless telegraphy. but had been
unable to get them.
1--WE often catch messages sent out by
the wireless stations along the coast, and
occasionally we get one from Ship. said
the youthful electricians. Just now we
are not trying SO much to read the mes
sages as to perfect our instruments so as
to receive and send In good shape. We
caught message sent from the battleship
Louisiana to the Washington navy yard
day before the President started for Fan
anna on board that vesseh
1.-The other night we caught message
from the station at Brant Rock, Mass,
over GOO miles away. but could not read
the body of the message. We have caught
about thirty of the weather reports sent
out by the Washington navy yard during
the last few months, and quite awhile ago
we got this wireless from the Washington
navy yard:
Dolphin left this port this afternoon:
Looking through their message book the
boys found another message that they were
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Special. Correspondence OF The Star.
LONDON, November Is. 1906.
ITO longer will any officer of the British
IN navy be able to compel seamen or
stokers to kneel before him. For
the 2OO-year-old order of ION the knee" is to
be abolished. This is the result of the
cent mutiny of stekers at the naval bar
racks at Portsmouth.
1t was the second mutiny in the history
of the British navy, the first being the
mutiny at the More over a century ago.
Then the mutineers' leaders were hung
at the yardarm. Now they are sentenced
to five years hard labor in the penitentiary.
The details of the mutiny, of course. are
familiar to readers In the United States.
But the secret history of the outbreak
shows that the stokers mutinied in order
to attract public attention to the brutal
German methods of treating the men,
in vogue among several of the officers.
At the New Year the officers at the bar
racks were changed. Commodore w. G.
Stopford son of the admiral. was placed
in command. With him were a commander
and Lieut. Collard The latter, a gunnery
officer came into closer touch on his duties
with the men than the other officers.
Lieut.. Collard is not popular with the
men, Four years ago he was court-mar-
tailed for brutality to a stoker, and lost
six months seniority as punishment. Six
months ago he again got into trouble. One
of the stokers on parade was slightly deaf.
In consequence he did not obey trivial
order quickly enough Lieut.. Collard or
dered the man as a punishment to kneel
before him on both knees. The lieutenant
shouted: Down on your knees, you dirty
dog and compelled the man to kneei.
Next day the stoker, not being sworn
man as are seamen. employed Lawyer King
of Portsmouth TO bring a civil action
against Lieut.. Colard for damages, charg-
ing assault. insult and degradation. The
stoker won and secured damages or a.OOO
and costs Soon afterward the man was
dismissed from the service, ostensibly on
account of his deafness. This man was In
Portsmouth st the time OF the rioting.
rigorous court OF inquiry has been held
on the insubord nation at Portsmouth. 1t
was secret. Many of the stokers COM
planned of brutality of other officers, but
not to such an extent as they complained
of Lieut. Collard. The newspapers gen.
orally have been bitter in their attacks on
this officer. AS result. perhaps Of
hint from the naval authorities Lieut.. Col
lard will send In his papers. but action
may be withheld until the mutnous clouds
have blown away, when his resignation
may be accepted, he may be sent to
sea duty OF the Gold coast or in the Red
sea. the two most unpleasant and profitless
appointments in the navy.
Yet he has been instrumental In having
a two-centuries-old obnoxious order abol-
ished and BRUTAL German methods OF treat
ing men by officers forever tabooed.
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their efforts to colonize distant countries
have revealed surprising weakness, and the
Teutonic possessions, although enormous in
extent, are little more than vast areas of
desert, producing no profit to the father
land, but burdening the home country with
heavy costs.
This failure in colonial enterprises is a
sinister omen for the future of Germany.
The inability of the Germans to build up
great colonial empire menaces the future
of the German race with disastrous re-
suits 1t must be remembered that Germany
Is already packed with as many inhabitants
as the country can comfortably hold. and
within a short time the overcrowding will
have reached a serious and dangerous limit.
The birth rate In Germany is higher than
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when devoted to some particular object or
occupation. And to one whose technical
information about electricity is confined
principally to the knowledge that electric
light bills are sent out on yellow paper and
that every watt Is something for which
one pays cent, the young experimenters'
explanations contained much that was in
forming about the subject. They appeared
to understand what they were talking about
and they understood in practical way
There in the attic room was long table,
on which were several electrical instru
ments, jars, etc, to which were connected
series of wires leading into the room from
the skylight. Beneath the table were bat
teries and such other paraphernala as
might be seen at wireless station.
"Who is Mp" asked the reporter Of
the youthful wizards.
That's u.s." replied the boys. you see.
when we got to work with our wireless
station had to have signature or sig
nal A young fellow who had worked on
wireless system here and from whom we
bought some of our stuff, used the signal
M. P.,' those letters being the initials Of
his name. When he left the city we decided
to continue using the signature MP for
our station When we send message we
sign with those letters, and when any one
calls US they call Mp"
What led you to take an interest In
wireless telegraphy?" was asked.
The purchase OF an automobile spark
coil. I suppose, was the start of our ex-
periments," replied young Fearn, who was
the spokesman of the boy Edisons." "A
boy friend of ours sold us a spark coil and
we tore 1t all to pieces and used different
parts of 1t on different things here, and
then one day, about five months ago, we
started in to rig up an aerial and other
things for the wireless. A friend of mine
and 1 had been working at school on
wireless clock, and when we put up the
aerial 1t was intended to help in expert
ments with the clock"
On the table there was a little box. con-
tanning tuning coils and other things used
in receiving wireless messages. This in
strument the young electricians thought
was probably a sort of combination of the
De Forrest and Fessenden receivers. There
was also another instrument on the table
which bore some resemblances to a Marconi
receiver. The remarkable thing about these
instruments that the lads had made
them. The metal they had themselves fash
Toned at the school workshop. and the coils
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by Curtis Brown. All rights strictly reserved.)
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Copyright In the United States and Great Britain
by Curtis Brown. All rights strictly reserved)
BERLIN November Is 1906.
IF he were not supported by the strong
arm of the kaiser Bernhard Dernburg
the Jewish banker, who has been ap-
u pointed to cleanse the Augean stables
OF colonial corruption and maladmin-
istration, probably would find his task an
utterly hopeless one He has made a good
beginning by discharging most of the in
competent underlings of the colonial de-
partment and replacing them with young
business men
BY this action he has aroused the bitter
est hostility of the bureaucrats. German
officiadom looks down on the business men
as a distinctly inferior order of creation.
That a man of this class, and a Hebrew be-
sides, should be placed at the head of an
important branch OF the government was a
bitter pill for German officialdom to swal-
low. But that he should mark his accession
to power by wholesale dismissas of men of
their own caste, and the bestowal of their
places on mere counting-room clerks and
tradesmen, was still worse. 1t would have
caused open rebellion against him were IL
not for the fear of his imperial master, who
has given him a free hand.
but, with all his energy. executive abil-
ity and business capacity. IL is doubtful IL
he VIII succeed in his colossal task even
with the support OF the mailed fist Ger
many has experienced nothing but failure
In her colonial enterprises The Germans In
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by trading around and watching our
chances got hold of lot of apparatus here
and there You see all these wires and
boxes and batteries around here? Well,
don't think we have spent more than So in
money for all of 1t. You see we have made
a lot of the stuff ourselves, too.
Mr.. Woods took an interest in us and
our work and helped us whenever we asked
him. But we rugged up our station and sys-
tenn here without any outside help. We got
hold Of the wireless telegraph code and
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and cases they had also made with their
own hands and tools. For a sender the
lads had nailed up on the back of the table
spark, and which had once been used on an
automobile An ordinary Leyden jar was
utilized condenser.
The aerial was located on the roof Of the
Fearn home, 2202 Massachusetts, avenue,
just above the skylight. and wires were
strung over the roofs of the intervening
houses to pole and cross-piece on the roof
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Cheap at the Price.
ON the Cleveland Press.

From the Cleveland Press
what reckless spendthrifts the Amer-
can milionalres are. Here's one who paid
$4,000 for an oil painting
That's nothing. l know one who paid
$4,000 for photograph of a chorus girl
s'You don't say SOL
Eyes. She was sitting on his lap when IL
was taken"