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About Morning Oregonian. (Portland, Or.) 1861-1937 | View Entire Issue (April 11, 1916)
TUTS UrORXING OTIFONIAJI. TUESDAT, APRIL 11. 1916. ENGINEERS NEARLY QUIT SEWER CASE ' PROMINENT FIGURES IN CITY COUNCIL'S INVESTIGATION OF ALLEGED MONTAVILLA TRUNK SEWER VOTERS ! REGISTER HERE BASEMENT BALCONY: FRAUDS. - - ' BUTTERICK PATTERNS for May are now in. Also Fashion Sheets for free distribution. Sec ond Floor, Fifth street. BUTTERICK FASHIONS Copy 25c and any 10c or 15c pat tern FREE. May "Delineator" for subscribers now ready. Imputation of Bias by W. De veny Brings Denunciation of Montavilla Residents. The- Quality" Store op Portland " rift).SixtJ,'Morri3oi Alder Sta. Reminding You That You Have Just Eleven Days to Supply Your Easter Needs at INSPECTION PROVIDED FOR a Jlichard 'Walsh and Martin lo ling Accused of Having Declared Them selves as Determined to Get Su periors Ousted From rots. s easier " APPAREL SHOP 18 I m lll ? ".illElip-' 1311 ' 311- ; mm SII p - . & r-;lHa s- -sins: . c.- m I ' -h ' . I t i . - ' 3 3 " A vis-- M-X ,7; N : V; ; A .Portland Store Counter charges against inspectors nd others who have clamored about fraud In connection with the construc tion of the Montavilla trunk sewer and a wordy battle which came near caus ing the committee of engineers at the hearing to throw up their jobs, marked the' close yesterday of the City Coun cil's sewer investigation, which has been in progress for a week. It is all over now but the physical Inspection of the big pipe. This in spection will be made the end of the week by the engineering- committee, J. P. Xe well, George C. Mason and J. L. Stannard, representing the American h'ociety cf Civil , Knglneers, and G. A. Kyle and F. C. Kurtz, engineers rep resenting the people of Montavilla. The Council will inspect the sewer after the engineers gtt through. Iteports as to condition will be made. William L'evpny, of MontaviiUt. started the squabble whirh came neai breaking up the engineering commit tee, fie declared that the people ot Montavilla want a square deal in the inspection and therefore want their own engineers to make an examination in addition to having the American So ciety's committee examine it. Hint at Iliaa Disliked. "As a matter of fact," declared Mr. Deveny, "we want to be satisfied with the inspection. Now, we don't know these engineers, and we understand that they represent Mr. Dieck and the Council. Also we understand that Mr. Mason is a contractor and does con siderable business with the Council." "That's not a fact," retorted Com n.isisoner lJieck. "These men were ap pointed by the American Society of Kngineers to make a fair and impar tial inspection regardless of whom it might hit. I had nothing to do with their selection." "And as to my having work with the city," said Mr. Mason, "that is un true. I do no contracting and do no business with the city. I will suggest 'that this committee withdraw from the inspection of the sewer, inasmuch as our interest in it is questioned. I for one am willing to leave the ques tion of inspection entirely with Mr. Kyle, representing the Montavilla peo ple." Mr. Deveny's I'onMion Questioned. Attorney Dickinson, representing Montavilla clients, declared that Mr. Deveny did not represent all the peo ple there and that the majority are willing to let the inspection go ahead as originally proposed. The question finally was settled in favor of two committees of engineers, one repre senting the American Society and the other the Montavilla people, and let ting them make separate reports. Counter charges against the in spectors who presented the principal evidence along the line of fraud in connection with the sewer were pre sented by Sam Lind, who was on the work for the contractor, William Lind. "That man, Richard Walsh, an in spector, told me in confidential conver sations while I was a friend of his that he. Inspector Jameson, Inspector Gurr and others were out 'to get' Chief Inspector Smith and Sewer Engineer Sharp. He told me they were going to get them before the end. of another year. Mr. Walsh deliberately falsified in his testimony against Sharp and Smith in this investigation. As to Fore man Tronton, who has testified that he was given orders to keep Montavilla people away from the sewer so they could not see the cracked pipe, I will explain that he is 'sore' because he was fired' for taking money for giving labor jobs on the worlJ." Direct Charge Asserted. William Lind. the contractor, de clared that Martin Dowling, who tes tified against the quality of the sewer, met him one time in a saloon and be- gan to talk about cracks in the sewer pipe. Ha asserted at that time that he was determined to get Mr. Smith and Mr. Sharp out of office. "He asked me to buy him a drink and I told him I thought he had enough already. He said: "You think you and that bunch at the City Hall are going to get away with that stuff out at Montavilla, but I will get you yet." " Mr. Lind testified that he was re sponsible for the hushing up of in spectors and others from talking about cracked pipes. "Some -of my men told me that inspectors had been talking in a loud tone on the streetcar about cracks in the pipe. I asked these men to stop this, as no good could come from it. They were ordinary concrete checks that appear in any concrete, and if they were talked about people would sret the idea that they were big cracks. As a matter of fact, they were sun ci'acks. Secrecy Charge Denied. "Some pipe with broken flanges was used. These defects did not hurt the pipe, inasmuch. as the flange is used merely to align the pipe. Where flanges were broken the joints were made of concrete and were as good as if the flange had been there. The process of iaying such pipe was more expensive than to lay perfect pipe. In all, about $S'jO worth of pipe was condemned on the job. As to keeping people away f'-om the sewer so they could not see the cracks, there was nothing to it. I'eonle were ordered away from the : ZS -J 1 " imn srwer inspector, no, tviintun aid. other I n pro tor Had Threatened to "Ort" Within a Year. j. nntr sinnoii, Aunrnrj, nito took Active rart In Questioning; and Refused to Disclose Who He Was Represent inr. .j a. iyie, engineer tnKaced to Represent People of Montavilla. 4 William Deveny, Who Headed Monta villa Delegation and Stirred I p Numerous Word Rattles. 5, 6 and 7 J. P. -ewell, Ueorge C. Mason and J. L. Stan- Bneintcm ncpiricniiD American society or civil I-nglnrers. Sore Throat w Chest Pains 3 Tightness acrois the chest and sore throat can at once be reliever! by applying Sloan's Liniment. It tt goes right to tfce seat of pain . warming and soothing the painful parts. The inflammation subsides and the pain is gone. trench only when there was danger of them getting hurt." "By falling into the cracks?" asked Attorney Roger Sinnott. "Xo," replied Mr. Lind. "by falling into the trench." V. M. Page, who was general in spector of pipe on the work, testified that he could not remember and there fora would not deny or admit that he told Inspector Walsh to quit talking about cracks in the pipe, "or people of Montavilla would form a vigilance committee and the inspectors would all lose their jobs and go to the peni tentiary." False Impression Feared. In explaining the hushing up of talk about cracked pipe Mr. Page said his purpose was to quiet unawarranted calling of weather checks by the name of cracks. "I knew there was more room for the cracks to get larger out among the people of Montavilla if they were talked about for a while than there was for them to grow bigger in the sewer," he said. Commissioner Baker questioned him and he repeated. "Yes that's a good joke all right, but I don't think every body got it." "Tell it again," said Mr. Sinnott. W. B. Lacey, a sewer inspector, tes tified that he saw all the pipe as it was ready to be laid and with the ex ception of two sections which were culled out and destroyed, he said it was all good. The Council arranged at the close of the hearing to have a transcript made, of all the testimony and to pay all the I witnesses who have been subpenaed at the hearing. Foreman Says Sew-fr Is Good. C. T. Buell, foreman for Contractor Lind in the manufacture of the pipe, testified that when the work was started he felt that the wrong type of reinforcement was being used in the pipe. He said that the - specif ications called for that type and there was nothing else to do. He said the type of steel used would naturally crack or check the pipe. Regarding the charges of inspectors and others of hushing up talk about cracks in the pipe as laid, Mr. Buell said he heard considerable talk among Inspectors. "Inspectors Plebuch and Ballou told me not to talk about the cracks. I re garded that the purpose was to stop the noising about of talk about cracks, inasmuch as people not knowing that such cracks are natural and common in concrete would get the wrong im pression. Such talk would result in an ordinary check being a crack by the time it was whispered between two or three persons. Personally I saw no cracks and I believe the sewer is good." Traniftman Gives Testimony. J. G. Hunter, a transitman in Mr. Dieck's department, testified that he went through the sewer to make measurements and having heard of cracks looked for them as he went through. He said he saw pencil-line cracks or checks running the length of sections of the sewer. He said he could point them out to the Council. "They were not serious when I saw them," said Mr. Hunter, "and I would say that they are no worse now and never will be worse. Concrete grows harder with age." E. B. Smith, a sewer inspector, had charge of making some of the pipe. "In the case of one pipe, I noticed a fine hairline crack running its full length. I condemned this. Chief Inspector Smith later looked at this pipe and con demned it also. I understand this pipe is now at the fire station on Eighty secondStreet and is used as" a flower pot. "Regarding the testimony of CR. Hayworth to the effect that he saw a hole in a pipe and that it was plastered over I will say that I never saw any thing such as he described. Either his vision or mine was defective. His statement is ridiculous." lightweights in going through smaller sewers. Another suggestion Is that a raft be built and Mr. Baker floated through. Still others are that special boots be prepared so he can walk through on his knees. Somebody, else has sug gested that a foot be sawed off to shorten him up for the task. Mr. Baker says he does not know how he will work it, but he expects to make the trip through the full length of the big pipe something like two miles. PLEA MADE FOR SCHOOLS A. I. Armstrong Urges McArtlmr lo "Stand Pat on Land Grant. Desirous of procuring a liberal por tion of the money to be obtained from the sale of land grant tracts for schools. County Superintendent of Schools A. P. Armstrong- has sent the following- night letter to Kepresentative McArthur: The boys and irls of Oregon are entitled to a liberal share of funds which will be derived from the sale of lands incl tided in tho Oregon & California land grant tract. The amount should not be less than 40 per cent of the total received. Insist on thls continuously, courageously, persistently, un compromisingly, unyieldingly, ltu 11-headed ly, if necessary. You cannot rentier the chil dren of the state, present and future, a greater or more helpful service than suc cessfully to assist In accomplishing this fair and just treatment of them by Congress. NEW 'HOME' IS SOUGHT IMPOSSIBILITY OF REPAIRING AXXA LEWIS HALL, REALIZED. 9. oan s iniment s KILLS PAIN "Keep a bottle in your home. Price 25c 50c Si. 00 MK. BAKEK. IS UP AGAINST IT How Big Commissioner AV1I1 Inspect Sewer, Is Problem. Now comes a puzzling- mathematical problem in connection with the City Council's investigation of the Monta villa trunk sewer fraud charges. The problem runs something like this: The sewer ranges from five feet to three feet In height. The Council will be obliged, to go through it to look for the much-talked-of - cracks and other alleged defects. Now, how are they going to get Commissioner Baker's six feet 1 inches and 230 pounds of bone, sinew and meat through the pipe? Go through he must, or the investi gation will not be complete. Further more, the most of the cracks reported are on the top of the sewer. What kind of a knot is he going to tie him self up in to reduce his height over a foot and at the same time be able to view the top of the pipe? Several suggestions have been made. One. is that a wheel cart be arranged so he can lie on his back and ride through. There are such conveyances in the sewer department, but they will not do, for they are not stressed up to hold 230 pounds. They are used by Albany Class Gives German Plays. ALBANY. Or., April 10. (Special.) Albany College students in German demonstrated their efficiency in that language in presenting two German comedies P'riday night before a large audience. Parts were taken by Edward Blair, Miss Bernice Hackleman, Miss Minnie Heinrich. Miss Vesta Lamb, David Martin, Miss Gladys Chandler, Henry Fish and Miss Lnura Leeds. Portland Woman's I n ion Decldea to Erect Dnlldlns, bnt Blunt Find Temporary Quartern. The Portland Woman's Union is look ing for a building in which temporarily to house the home for self-supportin Bina. .ine Doara at its meeting on Saturday decided that It would be im possible to repair Anna Lewis Hall. 510 Glanders street, that was partially de stroyed by fire last Thursday morning, and in consequence every effort will be made to start a new building as soon as possible. ine union owns a piece of property at Tenth and Montgomery streets and has other holdings and "pledges of money that will make possible the venture. The building of a new plant has been deferred on account of financial depression. "Times are getting bet ter now and the fire has "forced us to start. Our calamity, we hope, will be come a blessing," said Mrs. J. B. Comstock, president, yesterday. The trustees, who advise the present plan of carrying on the work, include W. D. Wheelwright. James B. Kerr Llliott R. Corbett, Joseph Simun. The members of the board of 'directors who attended the meeting at which the matter was discussed included Mrs. II. H. Northup, ilrs. Henry E. Jones, Mrs. P. J. Mann, Mrs. A. T. Smith, Mrs. KhWott R. Corbett, Mrs. F. .Steinhurdt. Mrs. J. B. Comstock, Mrs. C. E Rumelin. Mrs. A. A. Dekum, Mrs. M A. M. Ashley and Miss E. Grelle. i D : .' 'I'ii v' T7T r - i Grow BEAUTIFUL Rowers Cultivators of Rouen. Sweet Fran and other flowers realize that It in eimential that they' prepare the aoll by fertilizing; early In the Spring they are then assured of blooms of Ul'ALlTY and in PROFUSION" later In the year. For TOUR success In flower culture use . "RoseJawn" Brand Fertilizer NOW while the Rround is wet and soft is the time to revitalize and refresh- your soli -with ROSELAWN FER TILIZER. It is a highly concentrated plant food of ani mal origin, made especially for sensitive roots and deli cate rootlets of all flowers. Indorsed by satisfied users for both FLOWERS and LAWNS. Easy to apply and comes In convenient 10 - lb. airtight pails. 50c u pail In Portland, from your grocer or seedsman. Made by Union Meat Company ISleiv Golf ex Coats $10 THE SPORTS COATS "Golf lex" needs no recommendation to Portland women. This light-weight, waterproof material, with just the warmth required for a Spring day's comfort, is well known ! And now some of the jauntiest little Golflex coats at $10 have been received in our Apparel Shop. Made with pleated or U1. -C J u pockets and shawl collar, in Copen, red, tan, gray andr. all the new Spring shades I V une moaei illustrated. Unusually Smart $1 0 Apparel Shop. J I 1 R I a ; J y i hi NEW AUTO COATS ' What is more prac- motoring and what is lovelier than the new plaid backed tweeds of these coats? They are warm, light in weight and shed the dust easily. Smartly tailored, on sim ple lines, with collars that can be worn high or low. Belted or loose, they are V very trim. Brown, blue, tan and gray, hard-surface mix tures, with plaid back in pretty contrasting tone, they are both comfortable and modish. Priced $18.50 and $20 Fourth Floor. Fifth Street. Your Furs, Madame ! Let us keep them for you during the Summer, safe from moths, dust, theft or loss. The cold dry air of our Storage Vaults re stores the natural luster to the fur. Charges very mod erate. Shall we call for them ? Furs re ceived Fourth Fir. Fifth Street. Expert Repairing and Remodeling Thinking of Lighter Weight' UNDERWEAR Then Buv 3 4 5' y ?J "S? "f And now is the time to buy it, because this is "Munsing Week" at Meier & Frank's. Great new stocks of Spring and Summer knit undergarments for Men, Women, Boys and Girls Famous for comfort, wearing qual ity and the "FIT WON'T WASH OUT." AH prices. This is the only Portland store favored with the Munsingwear agency. Main Floor Keep Your Home in harmony with the season! The April number of the Ladies' Home Journal, page 29, shows you some beautiful ideas in cretonne hangings. These are all de veloped from "Co lonial Draperies," sold exclusively by us in Portland. 7th Floor, Sixth St. Wall Paper of all-Kinds WAIST SHOP Wonder-Waists at $1 Here Exclusively Four more new Wirthmor models go on sale Tuesday. Note the smai-tness of the styles pictured. And the materials are of fine qual ity workmanship the best. Be sure to see these new models in our Waist Shop today. oa 1; NEW WAISTS 7 I ir-i fv. 03 Fourth Floor, Central. Demonstration Sale Auto and Sports CAP "Dust-No" Caps Auto cap and eye shield combined see sketch. Black, white, colors. "Marie Doro" Outing or Auto Caps - Silks, messaline or taf feta, leather combinations, etc. All colors. Auto Caps, -50c With chiffon veils "at tached. Special during demonstration. Neckwear Shop, Main Floor 20c-25c Women's Initial KERCHIEFS, 10c Or 3 for 25c Pure linen and fine quality shamrock cloth. Broken lines JL50 dozen to be closed out- White and colored borders, hand-embroidered initials- A bargain. Woinen's, Childress 5c-7c KERCHIEFS, 2c Or 20c Dozen Odd lines of good handkerchiefs, all white or pretty colored bordered ef fects. Splendid gi-ade for school use. NONE C. 0. D. NO PHONE ORDERS Main Floor, Fifth Street. PERFECTION FLOUR, $1.15 To introduce this flour to" our patrons we've placed a price upon "it today that is especially noteworthy, in view of the present condition of the flour market sack, $1.15. High-grade family patent, milled from carefully selected Wash ington and White Valley milling wheat by an established Southern Oregon mill. We had this flour tested by our expert bakers before we bought the carload, and found that it makes high-grade, nutritious bread, cakes, etc. Samples of Bread and Cakes Made Now on Display! No. C. O. D. nor Phone Orders Taken During This Sale! fe -a Mil EERFECnOS SAUM,0RE. Ninth Floor. Fifth Street. S ii