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'J7: f THE OREGON DAILY JOURNAL, , PORTLAND, THURSDAY EVENING. - DECEMBER 17, 1908M FIRE CHIEF CAMPBELL MAKES " Why Wf 109 fire hydrant la chars if tha flr department allowed to re i main untested for bIx months last eum- t mer, and was th aelay owing to nejtii' i enc on tha part of the water depart' mftfl th firm fihW np th mflvor? This la the question which ocjuplad th (Ima if h fir committee of tha ' 1 exeeutla board from 8 o'clock last ' night until ir.idnlsht. The lnveetlga- ; tloa was not finished but will b con .' tlnund Saturday afternoon. Those who testified were all members of the water i board, tha lire chler, J. u. snaoe ana W. a Haynes. agents for Hoge & Swift. ( who made their last d( livery of hy drants May t of this year and did not receive tiieir money unm xsovemoer u. when the water board ordered m warrant v drawn for tha payment for a Tot of 130 - approved by the chief. S From evidence submitted to the board by then witnesses It Is apparent that ' the chief of the fire department, though knowing that- hydrants were being clamored for by property owners all over the city, not only did not manifest I a desire to hasten the inspection of tho hydrants, but when he rwetved asslst l a nee from the water department and ; the 'contractors In the . shape of men ; and apparatus to make the tests that hia hvdrant inspector " was not sent t around to represent tha fire deport t men t. tha reason being given that-he was 'too valuable a man to ba allowed to waste his time." 1 This man is W. J. Phillips, who has been accused of having; an Interest in a hydrant made m Portland, and or seeking to prevent the acceptance of . tna eastern ftoouci. Approved at Toxmiry. . , Whether Phillips had any Interest In th hvdrant made by the Oregon foundry or not is a significant- fact brought out by the testimony of Water Superintendent Dodge that 60 hydrants 1 ordered from the local firm at the time tha contract for 150 wera awarded to the eastern factory, were never even (brought over the river, but were Bp proved at the foundry by Phillips. The water department was not asked to as sist in any tests of these. When Chief Campbell was called to testify he read a statement of the case, as he saw it, from a formidable looking document containing data compiled by Mm. Most of th chiefs assertions re- , luted to the first 35 hydrants received ' from th east. Inquisitor Isaac Swett t declared that the investigation did not concern these, as the contractors had , admitted that the lot was defective. The chief was asked to explain the delay In "either accepting or rejecting; the others, with special reference to a lot of 30 received February 16. The chief 1 elated that 39 of these had been in , erected and accepted. This part of the chlefe testimony Is ' not contradicted, but he declared that he had no knowledge of the last lot of t hydrants delivered May . Superin- s tendent Dodge and Messra. Hart, Lamp-: on. Allen and Dr. Raf ferty, of the wa ter board, all swore that the fire chief had been notified of the arrival of this ' shipment as well as of all the rest and that each notification had always been regarded by ,am as meaning that the! : teat should go on. COLLEGE BOYS ENTERTAIN BIG . AUDIENCE AT HEILIG THEATRE (By Q. I W.) The JTeillg was well filled last night "with college people, who always make up the personnel of a glee club's audi ence. Perhaps they are, the only ones who can really appreciate a glee club, for they can read in between the lines, as It were; see the fun, the college spirit and loyalty that gives rise to - these tours and that reflects Itself in the hasrbeena as they hear the merry music. ... Annually at about thla season the Uni versity of Oregon Glee and Mandolin clubs visit Portland, enroute to other parts of the state to win laurels. And " they are always given a warm welcome. This year Professor Glen, their con ductor, has a splendid club, the voices well harmonised and excellently bal anced, and the boys do their serious 'work with a good deal of artistic finish. more than you usually expect in a club that is out lor tne run or it. f From-the point of artistic merit nrob- shly their best work was done In their songs with Professor Olen, who was frreeted with the same enthusiasm that lis splendid baritone always commands. - Mr. Glen has a rich, mellow voice of resonant tone and with lots of color. He responded to an encore, with a fine 'accompaniment by the club and was called on to repeat the refrain. Good shading? was evident also in -uays at uregon," a song written by son, 11. and sung Nelson, us, and Kobinson, n. and sung witn mucn reeling, it was tne closing number of the program, but the Ore gon people present, feeling a void. In sisted on an encore and finally got the "'Oregon" song. There was real regret that the Oregon toast song, which usual- . Iv Introduces the program, was omitted Our hobby is to make easy going for the moth- ers of boys by lifting ' their weight of worry about clothes for the fu ture Presidents. Here are juvenile suits that will take the responsibil ity of making your boys appear well; - This , week a' special showing of suits and reefers for holiday fes tivals, at $4.35. Toys presented with each purchase. We're open evenings until Christmas. "if 5-1 70 'Third Street n TA1I m i AT J VftsT LAME EXCUSE While disclaiming any knowledge of the hydrant shipment of Hay 2. tre chief sought to throw the blame for not making any test alter April i, upon the mayor and the water depart ment. e exniDiiea a tetter teiepnuata to Hoge & Swii't by Superintendent Dodge and taken down In writing by the stenographer of the company. This letter stated that the contractors were at fault and that further responsibility for testing hydran,ts was to be shifted to them, and that the chief had been ordered by Mayor Lane not to make any more tests. Superintendent Dodge was here called beror the board again ana he stated positively that he never gave the chief any such orders and that Ae had telephoned the letter shown by the ciuer at ma request, (jniei a.iiijjuun, be said, stood, near the telephone and dictated the message. Mayor Lane questioned Mr. Campbell at this point In the examination and finally forced the chief to admit that ho had come to the mayor's office and told the mayor that Hoge & Swift were negligent and would not assist the fire ripimrtment In making tests. The chief also admitted alter a series oi evmuni that the orders he claimed to have from the mayor were really ones suggested by himself and given verbally to him with the understanding on the part of tha mn vfvr that the representations made, by the fire chief as to th neg ligence or the contractors were correct Showa In Bad X.itfat. The chiefs statements were refuted at all important points of testimony up to this stage or tne inquiry, jne was made to appear in a still worse light by the testimony of W. O. Haynea and J. O. Shane. This was to the effect that it took Hydrant Inspector Phillip 30 days to Inspect some 85 hydrants early in the .spring and that Master Mechanic Stewart had tested 86 In th latter part of the summer, In six days. P. B. Sullivan, one of the fire board members, asked Chief Campbell to ex plain this. The chief aaid that the rea son Stewart had made better time than Phillips was that the hydrants had been worked over from March to June by employes of the contractors and that consequently each test could be expedited. Here the chiefs etatement was again contradicted by Mr. Haynes, who swore before the board that no work other than tightening up the joints had ever been done on any of the hydrants by his firm. "Well, I can prove what I say by the men in the foundry," asserted Campbell. "They told me." "Who told you?" "S. M. Meers and his son who manage the shops." ... "Will you have Mr. Meers and his son subpoenaed?" asked. Mr. Haynea of the board. . , ... The mayor directed the clerk to atib poena these witnesses at the final ses sion of the board Saturday. At this session W. J. Phllllpe will be asked to explain his connection If any with the local foundry. Members of the water board stated last night that it was their understaning that Phillips .controlled a patent improve ment on the Howe hydrant made by this company. this year. It Is a fine spirited number that the university- people are fond of bearing and should be on every pro gram the club gives. "Old Man Noah" was a quick-tempo, nonsense song that caught the ear. . The Mandolin club showed itself ef ficient and it , played several selections which were well received. The chief criticism that might be made was that their tfmpo was almost invariably too slow. Mandolins and banjos cannot bear the sustained tones of the violin tempo because they have no sustained tones. In their encores the effect was better. A mandolin quintet gave "The Glow Worm m very gooa rorm. The hit of the evening was the Jolly lall bird song bv Cooper. Nelson. Wood and Burke. Skits on subjects that ap pealed to the college people present were sung to the lockstep music and met with roars of laughter. The house shrieked and whooped with delight when the four enterefl reading tne sporting pHge of a recent issue of a local paper and sang with feeling about the Thanks giving football games with Multnomah tne past is years, ana nnisning: "For 10 years they beat us. But we always came back fresh and game. The last three games we've won; Now they want to quit, " They've got cold foet They're looking for a team to beat Before they ept their turkey meat." . Ogden an4 Geissler did some clever piano work, ragging some well kftown music. Ogden also accompanied the club well in several songs. Victor I Voigt gave some clever impersonations In vari ous lingoes and especially good was his uago tain, uurxe ana voigt togetner gave a scene entitled "I He Inr' and Introduced a song "The Hot Tamale Man," written by Nelson and Voigt The club easily found its way Into favor with the audience and was given hearty encores. Perhaps there was a little lack of ginger that essential quality for a glee club show. On ex pects a bunch of college men to be full of snap and always on the move. If there is nothing for them to do they are expected to find something. For it is tne presence or continual run ana bubbling over spirits that makes a con cert a success. Musically, as a glet Hub. If would be hard to Improve upon them. STATE HEALTH BOARD ELECTS The annual meeting of the state board, of health was held at Salem yes terday and officers were elected for the coming year as follows: President. Dr. E. A. Pierce or Portland; vice president. Dr. W. B. Morse, Salem; secretary. Dr. R. C. Tenney, Portland. The other members of the board are Dr. Alfred Kinney, Astoria: Dr. C. J. Smith, Pen dleton: Dr. E. B. Pickel, Medford, and Dr. Andrew C. Smith, Portland. The matter of combating tuberculo sis was discussed at some length and a committee, consisting of Dr. C. J. Smith and Dr. E. A. Pierce, was ap pointed ' to confer with a committee from the National Association for the Prevention of Tuberculosis. An effort will be - made te secure state aid for Dersons' afflicted with the disease who are financially unable to pay for treat ment. ; The subject or uniform quarantine laws for the coast states was discussed. The report of the secretary showed that for the biennial period ended Sep tember 30, 1908, 10.161 births and 13. 18S deaths were . reported, as ag&lnst 10.08 births and 6893 deaths for the previous biennial period. . 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BEWARE of the store with many a Bracelets Max BRACELETS of every description in solid gold, gold filled and silver, from f 1.50 up, to f 5.00, in plain polished, Roman or rose gold finish, set with diamonds or other precious gems; all of the very late effects. Seal Rings In all of-tjie late effects from $2.50 up. ' Set with diamonds from $5.00 up. Aa LEADING JEWELERS $1.50 Kid Gloves 95c A Pair CORNER Friday and Saturday Rath Rnhf?S $2 Oft una lxuuc $.yo Bath Robes and Dressing Gowns in gray or cardinal, trimmed with satin with cord to match; on special sale Friday and Satur day only at the above price; $5 values. Men's 35c Neckwear 19c 200 dozen men's Christmas Neckwear, very latest colorings and weaves and the identical grade sold elsewhere at 35c ea. $3.50 Sweater Jackets $1.98 Women's wool Sweater Jack ets in white, cardinal and gray, plain or fancy weaves; regular price $3.50 each. $5 and $6 Net Waists Choice of ,,our $5 and $6 net, ilk and wool Waists, . newest styles, Friday and Saturday at above price. ';. '.'-., : ; T fOKTLMli'S BUSYJEWEffiY STORE they are heading for ourAstore, and we are prepared to .take car S competent and obliging clerks who will wait upon you promptly. J Our stock of Watches and Jewelry is the largest in the city, and we invite comparison of prices. We carry exclu sive styles in Diamond-Set Jewelry and Novelties of all kinds, and a positive guarantee accompanies every article we ' sell. Jaeger Bros. Jewelry Means Quality the Best to Be Had prices on the same article. Our UssaVsBBsesBBslBlBl above g30 ttuby and Diamond $75 Only S30 266 Morrison St.. THIRD AND MORRISON $7.50 Silk Petticoats On sale "Friday and Saturday; 100 pure taffeta silk Petticoats in black and colors, made with deep knee flounce and under ruffle, stitched and tucked and cut in latest close-fitting styles; actual $7.50 values; only 100 in this lot , so be prompt if; you want to share. Suit dept. A v"y appropriate gift; mcn-s long wool eider wo- g wool eiderdown IcAllen 1 McDonne Pleasing CLifM Kld Gloves, Silk Hosiery, . , 8 f Waists, Corsets, Neckwear) Muslin Underwear, Aprons, Furs, Toilet Sets,- Pursei, Belts, Combs, fancy Hose Supporters, Table Linens, Blankts, Cur tains, Dress Patterns, Silks, Kimonos and Petticoats. , , , , 1008 LARGEST STC2K 11 , CITY v LookUp Ocrfieecrd for Seven Tears 0niDIamonds When you think of a 'Diamond don't over ii ij t !i ii M M N St II 14 4 14 II II II 4 II if H II II 14 14 14 II 14 11 14 E4 r t4 M H II 14 14 14 II 14 r4 Hi m n M look the fact that Dia monds .are .our. pe ; cialty. , . "Diamond Solitaire RInprs from f 10 tip to f 1,000. 1 If you hare $25 to $50 you want to spend , for a Diamond don't fail- to see us. Our prices will sufely con vince you that they are bargains. Our $75 Diamonds and up to $1,000 are tb . very finest that mines can produce. Our personal,, guar antee goes with each gem. goods are marked in plain figures. Bracelets Bracelets v- - In solid gold from $6.50 up; gold filled from $2 up; silver from 75 up. n i Bet. Third and Fourth (1 $1.50 Kid Gloves 95c A Pair STREETS Specials 36-In. Taffeta Silk 79c 36-inch black Taffeta Silk, splendid .weight and quality: regular $1 grade, yd 79f 36-inch Feau de Cygne at. 98ft 75 c Corset Covers 48c Fine cambric Corset Covers, deep lace yoke, ribbon and beading trimmed; three styles; regular 75c and $1 values. $1.25 Wool Sweaters 63c Boys' and youths' Sweaters in plain and fancy, sizes up to 34; standard $1.25 grade anywhere in the city. So 50c Linen Handk'ch'f s Women's embroidered linen Handker chiefs, an endless assortment of designs, hemstitched or scalloped edges; posi tively the best handkerchief bargain of fered this season; come put up six in fancy Chrjstmas box and worth 50c each; Friday and Saturday 29f each; fl.70 . a box.' ' . Umbrellas Women's silk Umbrellas, steel frame and rod and latest gold, silver and pearl han dles; bought to sell at $5 each; a useful gii for two days less than, half price. V Special Soyvenir Sale of t: i! 'me.. it a i f! m Beauty Prepjirations Continued All This Week in Our Toilet ' Goods Department . II M w If M II M ii II II ff y k-S) Free Beauty Consultation Ladies who are desirous of trying these preparations and who would like to ask questions concerning them (the proper ones to select, etc.) can obtain all the information they desire from Madame Yale's representative in our Toilet Goods Department. Special for This Week With every purchase of any Madame Yale's preparations to the amount of 3c or over we are authorized to give FREE OF CHARGE a large souvenir jar of Madame Yale's Celebrated Skin Food. Mail Orders Filled Ladies unable to call may order by mail. The Skin Food souvenirs and beauty books will be included with each order, Eiprnan,lUo.?co. JOURNAL HOME INDUSTRY NUMBER WILL Thursday, December 31 Copy for advertisements for this special manufacturing number must be at The Jour nal office not later than Saturday, Dec 26. Space Is Filling Up Get Your Copy in and Ar range for Space at Once or You May Be Too Late. Place your orders in advance, for copies of this Home Industry number, or you may not be. able to secure what you require. Price Two Cents a Copy if 1 1 v -1 1 i- ii iii i For Range Washed and Screened F. B. JONES & CO. EAST 7 BOTH PHONES B 1771 A good school noae better. Well i other advantages. Let iif tell you about them. Write tor catalogue. - f - 1 1 SALEA1, 0RBG0N 1 W. . STALEY, PRINCIPAL Yale's'": Skin Food Free All Week It is unnecessary to state that Madame Yale's toilet requi$ites are the standard, having stood the test of time and 'experiment. rXhcv1. a re now in universal use by all lovers of high grade toilet specialties throughout , the world. It is safe to say that millions of pretty girls and beautiful women in ' this country owe the beauty of their complexions and the luxuriance of their hair to Madame Yale's preparations. BE ISSUED OJTon or Furnace No Soot No Dirt established rpotatioru y Successful i
