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The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
TRYING TO EARN HIS PAY.
= No Employer Ever Paid This Kind of a
Man Enough Wages.

The wreck of the "Shriners' Special
on the Southern Pacific at Honda, Cal,
last Saturday. was one of the worst in
recent years. Nearly forty people were
killed. The Associated Press report of
the wreck contains the following ref
erence to the Inflated train.
r. Fountain, brakeman, missing
Saturday night, was brought to this
city yesterday morning. His back is
injured and the lower part of his body
paralyzed. He crawled a hundred
yards to flag the second section which
followed and later was picked up and
conveyed to this city,"
With his back injured and the lower
part of his body paralyzed. Fountain
crawled a hundred yards to flag the
second section.
Did any man ever earn hero medal
more than. this brakeman? Horribly
injured, Fountain thought only of the
scores of lives endangered in the Sec
ond section following, and crawling
backward along the track. dragging
his paralyzed legs and suffering I'M
told agony, he prevented greater
wreck.
Perhaps Fountain was trying to fol-
low the advice of the hot air" Bother
hood artists who came to Lincoln
couple of weeks ago and urged the
engineers, conductors and brakeman
to make an earnest effort to earn the
Increased wages granted by the roads.
Perhaps he was SO grateful for the
little old 10 per cent increase in his
wages-amounting to perhaps 81
week-that he crowded along, drag
ging his paralyzed legs in bit
ter agony, to save the railroad prop
erty, not thinking of the men, women
and children who were in danger.
Could a railroad company ever pay
such a man the wage that he earns?
The hot air" dispensers who draw
their pay from the brotherhoods and
"leg" for the employers ought to study
up this case of Franklin, and then S.
about urging the railroad companies
to pay the men the wages they earn.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
INGENIOUS YANKEE iNVENTS
SIMPLE TELEPHONE SYSTEM.
Massachusetts Man Now Working on
Automatic Photograph Device
Which May Soon SuppIant
Lighthouses.

Boston.-Charles E. Alden, of Oak
Bluff, Mass, which was formerly
known as Cottage City. on the little
sea islet of Martha's Vineyard, has
just come into prominence as the in
tenn that promises to be of great util-
ity in the coast service and possibly,
in time, of commercial use and value.
Just as Count Arco announces in a
dispatch from Berlin that he has dis
covered a wireless telephone system
whereby he has been able to converse
for two miles, Mr. Alden succeeded in
sending messages by his crude system
to passing vessels in Long Island
sound and Vineyard sound for dis
tances up to ten miles.
While Count Arco catches ether
waves on a pole so feet high, Mr. AL
den walks around with an ordinary
steel-handled umbrella, with a COM
mon telephone receiver attached to
the handle, and, when he wishes to
hear the photograph in his house, he
spreads the ribs of the umbrella and
listens to the sounds that come
through the receiver It's the sim
plest thing ever and anyone can make
one for experimental purposes, but
with the success he has already
achieved Mr.. Alden is making prepa-
rations to perfect his system and to
extend its uses.
Having succeeded in send a wire
less messages to his assistants shout.
dering tall bamboo poles, he is work
ing on device to be used for warn.
ing vessels that are approaching dan
gerons rocks, either on a dark and
| stormy night or in a fog. The idea
Is to place upon the dangerous rocks
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
Manganese Discoveries.

ganese in Mysore, but it is found in
scattered localities, thus making the
transport of ore to the extracting mills
expensive and difficult. In view of
this the government desires to fix low
royalties in order to encourage the in
dustry and to make regulations fair
to all. The dewan is anxious to place
the industry on plane on which indi-
viduals and small concerns will be on
an equal footing with large syndicates.
In fact, he seems determined to keep
out monopolies. The opening of the
manganese mines will be a source of
large revenue to the Mysore state and
of immense benefit to the laboring
classes of that part of India. I under
stand that an American company has
a scientific agent in the Mysore filed
for the purpose of reporting on the op-
portunities for investment. The min
eral fields of India, 1 feel quite sure.
offer splendid inducements for Ameri-
can knowledge. energy and capital"
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17

Eiectro-cuIture Of the Future.
IA and ''B" are metal plates buried in
the ground at opposite sides of tree.
An electric current entering it at "a"
flows through soil and roots to ''B.'
The tree represented on the left has
not been treated by electricity.
cradle scale. When the late Sir Fred
erick Bramwe1l was told that certain
grapes presented to him by Sir w.
Siemens had been subjected to cleo
tricity during their growth, "Ah,
though So" observed Sir Frederick;
they had to me taste of currents"
"Electroculture" is now, however, un-
der the direction of M. Adolphe Barde,
entering on new stage in Switzer-
land. Not only has 1t been found that
high voltage improves the growth
of the vine, but also kills the phyllox-
era disease. The Fuchs method has
also been applied to apple trees, and
one tree, near Dieppe, has given as
tonishing results over it's fellows.
Here, then, may be a means of reviv-
ing our fields and orchards and max
ing the desert blossom as the rose.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
MILWAUKEE PRINTERS ALIVE.
Are Going After the Eight Hour Day
With Great vigor.

demand for an eight-hour day in
job printing shops in Milwaukee. will
be made June list by the Topographic
cal Union. Milwaukee is one of the
few cities in the country where an
eight-hour day does not exist, the local
union having entered upon a three
the international body decided to make
a demand for an eight-hour day. The
Milwaukee local has abided by it's con-
throughout the country from time TO
time as demands were made granted
the eight hour day and the closed shop
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
THE FRESHMEN.
Enjoy Visit From Their General Or
qanizer, Mr.. GaIoskowsky.


ganizer, Mr.. 0aIoskowsky.
C. H. Galoskowsky, general organ
ixer of the International Printing
Pressmen and Assistants Union of
North America, was in Lincoln the
first of the week and met the members
OF the local union in special called
meeting. Mr.. Galoskowsky is making
tour of this section of the country
in the interests Of his organization,
9nd his visit to Lincoln has already
shown practical results.
The special meeting of the union
was attended by practically every
member, and the address of Mr.. Galos-
kowsky was listened to with great in
terest. He gave the men some valu-
able pointers on how to proceed. He
also visited the various Offices and
studied conditions.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
A WIRELESS UMBRELLA.

along the most travelled part of the
coast an automatic photograph that
will be worked by the action of the
waves and that will keep saying
Keep of" and give the name of the
charted rock, SO that the mariner will
know at once where he is, turn from
his course and avert disaster.
He figures that with receiver in
the pilot house of steamers and near
the wheelman of the coastwise sail
ing craft, to which Is attached mega
phone sort of arrangement to increase
the volume of sound which his UNI
brella-ribbed arrangement will gather
in on passing these photographic bea-
cons along the coast, every skipper
will be able to tell just where he is
distance his craft is from the danger
GUS rocks by the volume of sound.
This method will in time possibly sup
plant lights, which So often prove un-
reliable in a fog, and bells, which are
silenced by the groaning and whist
ling winds. In time it may do away
with lighthouses and lightships along
the coast and the great lakes, and, in
fact, if successful there will be no
need of lifesavers, for there will be no
wrecks unless skipper willfully runs
his craft ashore or does so while suf-
fering from "brainstorm."
The trouble with wireless teleg-
raphy aboard ships is that it swells
the expense and increases the crews,
for at least one operator is required
and some ships carry two, and there
are extraordinary expenses for equip
ment, ETC., whereas with the Alden sys-
tenn there is but a trivial first cost for
apparatus. Any sailor by this method
can understand what is said through
, the telephone and does not have to
take a special course at telegraph
ers' college. One coastwise steam
ship company has given Mr.. Alden
permission to install his apparatus on
it's boats for experimental purposes
and he is planning the installation OF
Photographic warning stations along
the coast.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17

It is fitted with special closed base, outer
globe. and large one-piece reflector.
efficient as some other oxids of metals
of the iron group; accordingly, a
small percentage of other metallic
oxids is added to the magnetic to In
crease the efficiency. Pure magnetic
is consumed rather rapidly. An cleo
trode of pure magnetic does not last
any longer than carbon in an en-
closed lamp, and it also tends to UNI
steadiness or Pickering Of the light.
"The life of magnetic electrode
eight inches long and half an inch In
diameter is about $50 to 200 hours:
that is, much longer than that OF an
enclosed arc electrode.
I'm the magnetic lamp, as shown in
the figure, the positive electrode is
not consumed at all, and Is made OF
copper as permanent part of the
lamp. Only the negative electrode Is
a magnetic stick. It consists of q
thin iron tube, which is filed with the
finely powdered mixture OF magnetic
and other compounds"
The lamp mechanism, we are told.
is essentially different from that OF
the carbon arc-lamp. Since the light
comes from the arc flame and not
from the tips of the electrodes, con-
slant arc-length is required, and the
mechanism is arranged SO as to secure
this. The lamp gives distribution
of light that makes it specially suit
able for street use, the greatest
amount being thrown in direction
slightly below the horizontal, and only
a little directly downward. There are
none of glaring bright spots, sep
arated by darkness, SO noticeable un.
der the ordinary carbon arc.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
AUXILIARY ELECTS.
Votes on International Officers and
Has Indoor Picnic.

Capital Auxiliary No. II to Typo
graphical Union No. 209 held an elec-
ton last Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
Norton, the ballot being for interna-
tional officers. The local voted gener-
ally for Mrs. Lee of Nashville for Sec
retary-treasurer and for the present
president and vice-president.
In the evening an indoor picnic was
held, and the husbands of the Auxil
larry women went from their work and
sat around on the floor and ate just
like they would under the trees. The
evening was spent in games and con
versation and a most enjoyable time
was had by all present.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
Many Scattered Deposits Are Un-
earthed in Mysore, India.

Washington.-The discovery of new
and large deposits of manganese in
Mysore state, southern India, Consul
General w. H. Michael, of Calcutta,
reports. has aroused activity in pros
pecting and for concessions concern
ing which he writes:
THE Mysore gold mining rules have
been found imperative respecting
manganese and it is proposed to form
ulate new rules. The dewan is to hold
manganese mining conference to
consider the area of mining grants, the
royalty that should be levied and all
other matters that pertain to the new
and growing industry. Representa-
tives from manganese mining syndi-
Gates and companies will be invited to
participate in the deliberations.
There seems abundance of man.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
Wireless for Railroads.

The Prussian and Bavarian author
tiles are experimenting with system
of wireless telegraph signals for rail-
roads which is said to promise good
results An aerial transmitter wire
is carried on the telegraph poles at
the side of the road, with transmit
ting stations in the signal bell tow
ers, and wire loop antenna is placed
on the top of one of the cars of the
train. BY this means signalss to
STOP ego ahead" "go slow" and
so8pn, can be transmitted to moving
trains over an effective distance of
seven and half miles.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
HOMEMADE ANNUNcIAToR.
Convenience Which You May Put in
Your Home.

When one electric bell is operated
from two push buttons it is impossible
to tell which of the two push buttons
is being operated unless an annuncia-
tor or similar device is used. A very
simple annunciator for indicating two
numbers can be made from small
box, Fig. 1, with an electric bell mag
net, A, fastened in the bottom. The
armature, B, is pivoted in the center
by means of small piece of wire and
has an indicator or hand. G, which
moves to either right or left, depend
ing on which half of the magnet is
magnetized. If the back armature, D,
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
NO OPEN SHOP.

Word comes from reliable source
that a couple OF unfair printing offices
In Lincoln are securing work by mis-
representation, claiming that they are
"open shops" There is no such thing
as an "open office" in the printing bust
ness in Lincoln, or any other city
where there Is Typographical union.
The Office Is either union or unfair
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
Annuneiator and Wiring Diagram.

of the magnet is removed, the moving
armature will work better, as this will
prevent the magnetism from acting
on both ends of the armature.
The wiring diagram, Fig. 2, shows
how the connections are to be made.
If the push button A is closed, says
Popular Mechanics, the bell will ring
and the pointer will point at 1, while
the closing of the push button will
ring the bell and move the pointer
to 2.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17

a white screen such as table cloth.
Portions of the shadow will then ap-
pear to be bright green. A similar
experiment, says Popular Mechanics,
consists in first turning on the red
light for about minute and then turn
ing it off at the same time that the
white one is turned on. The entire
screen will then. appear to be vivid
green for about one second, after
which it assumes its normal color.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
iExperimentfof Electric Power Plant.

Experimental Electric Power FAM
Storing coal in pits capable Of being
flooded has been adopted at the new
plant OF an American electric power
company at Hawthorne, Ill. A plot
about 800 by rs feet has been exca-
waited to depth Of about ~ feet, and
lined and afb-divided by concrete
walls into u 80 by 25 feet pits.
Their bottom is the clay subsoil, and
the walls are carried about four feet
above ground. The pits can be food
ed by means of 12-inch water main.
Than longitudinal division webs are
wide enough to carry the tracks on
which the coal is delivered. 'nS ~,
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17

than explained:
Place the hand OF
other object in
the light coming
from two mean
descent lamps,
one red and one
W h i t e, pla c g d
about a foot apart
and allow the
shadow to fall on
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
CROPS IN ENGLISH CITIES.

While this is maintained the tenant
is not disturbed. Some of the allot-
ments have been held by the same
families for half century or more.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
HELPS PLANTS TO GROW.
Currents of Electricity Prove Stimu-
Iating to Vegetation.

1t has been known for some time
that electricity was of value in VIII
culture, but it has not yet been avail
ed of to any extent, or on any consid-
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
Privacy on Party Telephone Lines.

A New York inventor claims to
have perfected device that will put
an end to eavesdropping on party
telephone lines. The device can be
connected to any phone and only
those carrying on the conversation
can hear what is said.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17

x-Ray in Pearl Fisheries.
The x-ray is being used by pearl
fisheries of Ceylon to determine the
presence of pearls in oysters.
The wageworker. (Lincoln, Neb.) 1904-????, 1907-05-17
TRY THIS.
An Interesting Experiment With Col
ored Electric Lamps.

To many the following experiment
may be much more easily performed
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-04

of the day, made entirely of native
medicinal roots and without drop Of
alcohol in it's composition, is known as
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-04

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Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-04
JAPANESE CONTROL OF THE PACIFIC.

q observer that the japanese
their become the masters in the coasng trade
peng their plans with this object
] in view.
shipping between the United States
and the Orient
oDeraonf due primarily
of their and officers and the
abundance of wel-raned good seamen
Subsidies by all ships constructed Japan
| for the Japanese.
The allotted the budget
shpbudng (which
elusive paid nes and Tokyo that will
insufficient
Speaking broadly. vessels built
satisfying required $40
s. per horsepower for the boilers
vessels totalng 55SS scope Of
000 that there will be of something
The will probably of the
in supplementary budget diets approval session.
The tonnage under 55.4SS
Nippon six vessels of $500
be eligible bounty
Thus the total under vessels aggegatng
q 1000
subsidy paid sailing only Europe Ameri-
ca and Australia but also to lines operating
trade In Chca. In connection with
These steamers schedules
In China gong not only Dn Cho Newchwan Tlentsn
Tsngau Shanghai Phiippn but
they 200 miles the river Yangsze Chicago of China
Ilankow
Al the close of 1908 tons of steamers and
100000 tons of sailing vessels
In 1905 the
of sailing vessels $4,000 making of 600 TONS
The vessels include S3S under to 10 wears 9-
from TO to 10 iSt from - up TO - wears
ma. leaving only lS over 25 od-consuar Report
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-04
cAPITAT JOURNALS EDITORIAL PAGE.

and at that time Tanson Beers anu , D
THE FIRST BOARD GOVERNORS OF OREGON Ihi'"i ,o1
Those men served Jointly of Oregon Ihey WEI"
in public assembage Of the settlers ana were "ep' 80 Wv
head of the newly launched by the Pacific , u.
THE SALEM JOURNAL KNOW OF THESE FACio 0uley
no ignorant of such an important period of oregons early MS
c.,o sovs he
The Journal speaks slghtingE Of the memory OF Gale %
came from miserable existence S
man" ..,.. ,toroors
~ he married. an Indian woman hundreds of other pioneers
the not to be iound west o ~
river. This was no disgrace His descendants ram ~ ~
neghbors. nj,
Governor Gale came Oregon territory win nan
1894 one OF daring party VI
lie bp the finest sailing Oregon and worked
carpenter mission at Oregon City HE Mho az
EDUCATED NEW ENGLANDER MAN OF STERLING CHARACIFh
and lived long and useful life in where his friends are
numbered by the thousands
The oregonan is justified by historical iaS IN gaining Nun
Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1907-01-04

Jack Johnson. the colored heavy.
weight pugillst. has sailed for Aus
tralla.
under the auspices OF the Automo-
bile club Of France.
From California comes the news
that Manager Chance, of the Chicago
clubs, has signed several coast league
players for next season.
There will be four or five new
managers in the sentral league the
coming season.
The Hamilton Tigers are the Rug
by football champions OF Canada
for 1906.
Goldfish and hake have recently
oeen taken by handline fishermen on
the New Jersey coast.
King Edwards gift to Queen Alex
andrla on the occasion of her birth
day was an American automobile.
Stone throwing at automobiles
Is not confined to this country. Dur
ing the past season the English
MOTOR club secured convictions
against large number of offenders
Boston followers of the green
cloth will witness a billiard match
III the near future between Harry
cline OF Philadelphia. and Albert
cutler the new shortstoD champion
sam Murbarger, the champlon
wrestler of Indiana, has again taken
up the game after several months
rest.
For the second time in its history
,ne champion football team of the
English high school of Boston has
.Iected colored boy as captain,