The Sunday Oregonian., December 20, 1908, Page 10, Image 10

MAYOR
1
SAYS
E
mxin must stop
Hard and Fast Specifications
; Prevail for Fire Appara- '
; tus After This.
CHIEF REPLIES TO CHARGES
Turther InTe-Mlpmion of Delay In
Accepting' Fire" PI uk Hots That
thief Wa Never Notified of
i Their Kcndincsa for Testing.
Mayor Ijiitw) msd- a ijnlflcant at
mrnt. at - trm ronelusion of the' second
cation of the Are committee of tlie Kx
"Jtlv Board yesterday afternoon." in
t!ie- invvtlzaUon as to delay In testing a
hatch of ISO Ludlow hydrants, furnished
by khe Hoge & Swift Company one year
aa-oi. The executive declared that, de
spite hla ordera that everything purchased
fey the city iou bi "open to the ' whola
world."' i.until , this .-contract was
warded "trm sf?ctilostions were hard
and faot right down the line, not only
on -hydrants, hut on fire engines, hose
and other apparatus." He ended by em
phatically saving that "It will not go
any more, no matter who-tries It, or how
many oppose."
Chief Campbell defended himself-vigorously
throughout the long ession from
1 to P. M.. and related his connection
with the hydrant matter fully and freely,
denying every Imputation of graft or
ng'.ect of duty. - Hydrant Inspector
Phillips, -who la also under Investigation.
wa shown1 to hold a contract with the
Oregon Foundry Company, whereby he
was to receive royalty on all hydrants
of the Howe brand sold by the concern.
Me and his witnesses, however, declared
that he never got a cent from the trans
action, aatde from 1200 paid him for his
right and title in a prospective patent,
which h. subsequently failed to get. as
another man secured It ahead of hlm.
The contract, said Mayor Lane. "Is a
devilish unfortunate one" for Phillips,,
aa It la worded far differently than Phil
lips and his friends interpreted It to the
committer.- . . '
Ptililiips teok the stand and stated
briefly liia connection with the mater.
He declared that he never got any money
except the for his prospective patent
from the' Oregon Foundry Company. It
was shown by witnesses that the com
pany has never sold miny hydranta out
e'de the city, but Phillips declared, as
did, they, that no royalty was to be paid
for hydrants sold in Portland aa far aa
Phillips was concerned: but the contract
howd that Phiilips reserved to himself
the right to manufacture or sell the hy
drsht in this city. ' He declared that he
intended to -give the city the benefit of
some Improvements he made In the hy
drant, but In answer to P. B. Sullivan, a
member of the committee, he said that
he .never took any open stepa to turn
the. patent right over to the city, but
admitted-.thatvh sold 't-to the foundry"
company. -
Mayor Ian--i chairman of tha com
mittee, and the members, are John Mon
tnci Isaac Swett and Mr. Sullivan. Mr.
fwett acts aa Inquisitor much of the
time, althougn the Investigation la tak
ing: wide and free , range, and everyone
who wants to k question does so with
out' any hesitancy. Anetiier session will
occur soon. ' '
Chief. Explains Matters.
Qilef Campbell was the first witness,
and by. letters rrom Hog,.. & Swift
o-trht to ehow that the contractors
had misled "Mayor Lane by Informing
hlnj that the first shipment of hydrants
waa received here-earlier by' a month
than It really was. ; - .'
Isaac Swett,. a rh'eMBec of the com
mittee, triefl to- shot off this line of
evidence by,' say's r.f -that' the commit
tee duty Is not o. Inquire Into the
shortcomings of the contractors, except
as o its connectloa with the delay In
the testa: but Mayor. Lane, ruled that
the'eblef could put in ail auch evidence
he wished.
Chief Campbell then proceeded to
show that the Ludlow hydrants weie
very defective, the gaskets being of
paper artd therefore, as he said, they
had to be changed, and there were
other defects. He also swore that he
never recommended the Howe hydrant,
the Portland brand. In which Inspector
Phillips Is charged by Hoge & Swift
with having "a financial Interest."
Campbell- Denies Monopoly.
Members of the: Water Board -swore
at a previous session that Chief Camp
bell did ursre fiie Howe Hydrant as the
best. The chief declared that there
were two hid in for Howe hydrants,
one from the Oregon Foundry Company
n4 one from the Willamette Iron
IWorka. This. he. -said, showed that
there la no monopoly in the make and
that he rVuld not. therefore, have
thrown the contract to the Oregon
Foundry Company, the firm mentioned
as being the one In which Inspector
Phillips la alleged to have an interest.
The Board, he swore, could have as
veil let the contract to the Willamette
'Iron Works.
Chief Campbell- has always main
tained that the Howe hydrant la the
eet. as he declares It la far more sub
stantial than the Ludlow, and that It
haa improvements that make It super
ior, In service;, that It gives a better
flow of water, and Is more convenient
than the other.
The chief read letters on the hydrsnt
mtt from the contractors to Mayor
jjie, and also communications to the
Water Board, -and said that he never
received any of these, and he could not
see. If h were responsible for the
whole matter, why none of these were
addressed tohim. . Some of these 1-t-lera
were from . Hoge Swift, who
admitted that repairs were necessary
on 'some of their hydrants.
; ..Fnt It Up to Board.
Asked by Isaac Swett why he did not
make tests on hydrants that were
lylnir for two months at Fourth and
Market street. Chief Campbell replied
, fe Aid nnt know anv hvdranta
were there, aa he was waiting to hear
from the Water Board as to whether
the rentractora had put the hydranta
In order for the tests.
-job knew there was a clamor for
hydrants, and do you consider It was
not yonr duty. to atertaln the status
of affairs?" asked Mr Swett
-It Is not my duty to go Into an
other man's department,"" replied Chief
Campbell.
"Then tt thmr had been-no written
or verbal renet for you to proceed
with teata for aaother year, would
yon have made any effort to find out
aboct ItT- a akL .
1 -vooVl bo go lnt another man s
d.yarwt wltJwMK ot4rm." replied
che cbaaC 1
Tiaa 7ra ataraya await written
t ti tn.. il j lMlr - (K VM Af VOUr
departmentT" asked Mr. Swett.
"1 think the conduct of my depart
ment speaks for itself, the chief re
plied, with emphasis. "I think the
public so understands, too; and I think
your honor believes It. do you not?"
"Well, that Is a personal question, and
I am not on the stand." replied Mayor
Lane. "We wfll take that up later."
Chief Campbell incidentally told the
Mayor, and members of the committee,
that the bowls of many of the Ludlow
hydrants are so thin or the quality so
poor that they are being cracked when
placed In position by the Water Board a
men. -
Chief Campbell as id that about April
15, VS, Inspector Phiilips informed him
that little headway was being made on
the teat, and It was then that the Chief
conferred -with the Mayor, and no fur
ther tests were made until June 2
9 M. Mears. president of the Columbia
Engineering Works, took the stand and
testified that some of the hydrants were
repaired bv his company, lie said that
Chief Campbell recently asked for a
statement of the total time put In on the
work. Mr. Mears declined to give it un
less eubpenaed. .... ,
A M. Mears. superintendent or tne
conipanv. followed, and corroborated
Chief Campbell's previous statement that
a great deal of work was done on the
hvdrants. much of It at Fourth and Mar
ket streets from May 4 to June 30. Two
men were working most of the time, but
some times there were three. The men
spent 24 diva there. A letter from Charlee
M Gunn. manager of the company, wae
read bv Mr. Haines, saying it was im
possible to positively state the exact
amount of times.
Kopalrs Cost $650.
Chief Campbell demanded that Mr.
Hair.es state the total amount of the
coct of the repairs to the hydrants, and
afteT much hesitation. Mr. Haines said
that It was about KJM. The alleged de
fective gaskets were replaced by the men
on the street work, but very few were
supplied by aome source other than the
company.
J. G. Shane, an agent of the contrac
tors, testified that he ordered 24 gas
kets from the factory, these being rubber
instead of paper. Mr. Shane said that
Inspector-Phillips requested rubber gae
keta. In ordering these. Mr. Shane told
the factory officials that the hydrants
were leaking badly at the Joints.
Mayor Lane asked Mr. Shane if it were
not true that Mr. Shane laid a charge
of bad faith against the officials of the
Fire department, and Mr. Shar.e replied
-that it was correct.
' I think the delay was Intentional, and
was calculated to hamper and discourage
us " he said. "If the tests could be made
to show our hvdranta were bad. and they
were rejected. It would have a tendency
to cause Eastern manufacturer to cease
all efforts to get local business."
When the hlds were opened by the
Water Board, who did the most talking
for the Howe hydrant T' asked Mr. Haines
of the witness. - '
"The most of it was done by Chief
Campbell and Inspector Phillips." was
the reply.
Chief Not Notified.
' Mr. PuUlvan asked Mr. Shane why the
latter did not notify the Chief of the
Fire Department when the hydrants
were finally put Into shape for tests, and
Mr. Shane said he bad never gotten any
satisfaction from the Chief, so notified
Superintendent Dodge, of the Water De
partment. Messrs. Sullivan and Montag. members
of the comm'ttee, expressed their con
viction that the entire lot of Ludlow
hydrants was inferior. It was agreed
that much depends upon' whether they
were made true to the blue prints, and
the original blue print will be secured
from the factory at Troy.
Fred Hessey, manager of th Oregon
Foundry Company,, took the stand and
said that Inspector Phillips gets no com
mission on any of the Howe hydrants,
but that he gets a royalty of 25 cents
each. on all sold outside of the city.
Philips, according to a contract with the
Oregon Foundry Tompany October 18.
tofu the risrht to manufacture
the' hydrant in the city of Portland.
"It has-been the understanaing oi m
company," said Manager Hesey. "that
there is to be no royalty-to Mr. Phillips
on hydrants sold in Portland, because
i ; i , v. a .mninv of the city. As a
matter of fact, as I understand it, Mr.
Phillips did not get any paiem.
t .h l.sar. Swett made It
plain that, while Thlllips had no right or
patent to sell, ne can ciaim "., ..
Li, wd...t. anii- bv the company.
Mayor Lane took charge' of 'thfe' Contract
and ordered It filed, it-was iurn.-u :.
to Deputy Auditor Lotan- .
Phillips Got Nothing.
ii. .. viui v-hd . was ' manager of the
company at the time the contract was
entered Into, swore that Phillips has
never received a cent from the concern:
that the patent the company Bought was
never grantea io ruuui.
,.t- ..- mAan that he has no right.
but he sold what he had. It Is a sort of
quit claim deeU Tor someuiing nmui
might have secured ' in future." said
Isaac Swett.
"If you wanted to bid on hydrants in
t . i .... j -nnM x-mi have to aet nermis-
ruriwuu, . -
Elon from Phillips T' asked Mr. Sullivan
of Mr. Hill- ;
"Yes. we would have to get hla per
mission." replied Mr. Hill.
Replying to Mayor Lane. Mr. Hill aald
he owns the contract himself, and that
it is not part of the company's records.
Mr. Hill replied to Mayor Lane's ques
tion a to how many hydrants of the
Howe type the company has sold out
side of Portland hy saying that one was
sold as a sample to Spokane and a few
to the O. R. & X. Company. Mr. Hill's
company held the prior right from Mr.
Howe, who la aald to have got in ahead
of Phllllpe and holds the patent. When
bids were " called for hydranta, every
bidder had to-get rermtesion from Mr.
Hill s company, and the latter received
Jl royalty for each hydrant.
PUBLISHES BOOK OF VERSE
Miss Grace Sorenson, F.x-rwrtIT'I
Girl, Successful as Poet.
A large circle of friends In thla city
and vicinity will remember Mlsa Orace
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formerly lived here and who Is now a
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University. She, has won celebrity a a
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the Douglas Prlntlnir Company, of
Omaha. Neb. It Is interesting to -recall
that' the author was educated at the
Couch and High Schools of this city, and
that her father waa formerly a well
known Portland newspaper man. Her sis
ter. Miss Blanche Sorenson. was once
supervisor of music In the Portland pub
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There are 112 poems in this little book
and they are highly creditable -to their
author. Tliey possess a keen insight Into
the foibles of human .nature and speak
well of the powers of observation of the
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jrRIIiLED MCLTXOJIAH TEAM.
OWN SON FIRST VICTIM
Superintendent's Boy Barred From
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TACOMA. Wash.. Dec. 1. (Special.)
The order of the Board of School Di
rectors forbidding the attendance of
children not vaccinated s;oea into effect
January 2. and the first pupil barred will
be the son of School Superintendent A.
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Tomorrow (Monday) last day for dis
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And A Tablet
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It Is clearly and only a question of
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Olve back these materials and dys
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What the stomach needs is nerve
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shall. Mich,
Karr, or O. R. X. Aggregation,
Troves 11 fe of , Battle,
core 7 to 1 .
Brilliant goalkeeplng by R. M. Karr.
for the O. R. Ar N. soccer team, waa the
feature of a city league . game between
that team and Multnomah yesterday aft
ernoon. Karr is a baseball player on the
O. K. & is. team wiu nts bvw-cu
kinds of soccer shots, long, short, slow,
fast, high, low; in fact, any old thing.
Some of his catches were at auch close
range that'the Multnomah forwards were
on top of him before he could clear, but
he invariably got the ball away once it
was In his possession. However, the club
men's almost continual attacks resulted
In seven tallies In SO minutes of play, the
O. R. & NV securtng one.
The Harrlmanltos solitary goal came
from a penalty kick. Bennett, field cap
tain of Multnomah, loth to see what
seemed to him a sure goal roll through,
calmly stopped the sphere with his hands.
Referee Leigh at once, and justly, gave
a penalty kick. Douglas shot hard, but
Hanson nailed it beautifully. The Mult
nomah goalkeeper could not get the ball
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Next to Karr, Captain Hughes was the
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nomah, Andrew Matthews and Dick were
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remarkably within the past month. Harry
Matthew shot four of the seven goals.
He had with him Gammie, whose, maiden
appearance It was in a tegularr soccer
game. He showed good speed. Several
of the clubmen were either "sloughing"
intentionally or arc going back in train
ing and. all in all. a better showing is
necessary Christmas day against the
Cricketers than they made yesterday.
The game Christmas afternoon may set
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the Columblaa have an' equal chance to
beat the club out of it. It will be the
first league soccer game yet scheduled
on Multnomah Field, and the enthusias
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game is shown by its giving up this big
holiday fixture, usually reserved for a
muchheralded Intercollegiate match, to
Its soccer eleven.
The Cricketers, who have been getting
steadily stronger all season, will put out
a crack team on the holiday, and ao good
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after New Tears, as they have standing
orders for all the shingles they can
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Loggers Given Holiday.
ASTORIA, Or., Dec. 19. (Special.)
All the shingle mills at Skamokawa
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