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THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL,, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1808. BEN TT3 HAS EXTENDED : TO THE JUVENILE . DEPARTMENT Zl 7 4 , iv ' , X vV: -l OK fit , J . W , 1 r n philips pyi in mi I ugly position (Oohtinued FrOtA Page One.) Vf my ide. It wu ,my Jntentton to tuni -over my "patent to. tb city and lit ail the foundri her bid on that kind of hydrant" i . i ' - '- "Did you not soli something to -which you had no riKht when you made that i-ontract?" asked Mayor Ijane. "Am I understand it, yow acrmlt that you were jot sure you realty naa any peieumuie rlfthtB to the improvement." -Yen,. I nat 200 for a patent that -ft-an not mine, If . you . want to 'Jut it that wav," replied Phillipa- , "I "Old . sometntng teat ma noi. Deioan io mp, om it was my ide. even x 11 was pai entfd hy Howe." y Y "Tou'v vou were to sret' a" VoValty only oit hydrant eold outside of the city. ; I believe the number cold Was seven, one to Spokane and li to the un.ee w. company, uia you get su "for those?" asked the mayor. A v "I don't know how many were eold to outside parties," answered Phillips, "hut the contract as I intended It was not .to (tet any .revenue, from hy drants bought for the lire department.' . It was a devilish -unfortunate con tract for you, then my boy," uhot back the mnvor with sunDresned eneray. "vou ouht to be rareful about written agree ments you make. "Do you expect 11s to believe your - o?Jal testimony, now, as to the as;ree ffient into which you entered with the ron , Foundry when we have your written con traet witnessed by a lawyer for the compact which you actually did wake?" aaked Isaac Swett, Phillips repeated his statement that Jt was; never his Intention to eharg-e for hydrants sold to the city, and that was all the reply ha would make to 1he question. lie said that he had witnesses present to disprove charges fit rraft made aaralnst him by aaents of lloge & Swift, who had the contract Tor ine nyaranis, over which bu iuo trouble was stirred un. ."You will have an opportunity to call . tr.em later, said the mayor, Oot Inside racts. Before -this conversation took place iTifurmalion had been obtained from of ficers of the Oretron Foundry company. 1 who had Teerv subpoenaed as witnesses for Phillips, showing that mat company had from 1902 until last year enjoyed a monopoly on the business of Bupplytnsr , the fire department ' with hydrants, nwlna- to the manner in which specifica tions were drawn up by Pire Chief .Campbell ana runups, nis assistant. The unwilling witnesses from whom this testimony waa dragRed by insist ent aueHtlontni; i were t Fred Hoesey, mans per of the fouuery company, and IL- Hill, its former manaeer. who oc cupied the position of superintendent at the lime tne present nyarant contract was let. s ; ' .- . ' . iioth those men admitted that- the -, is-rmen contract submitted ns evidence " was correct, but declared that an oral tinlerstandfnar had always existed be tween the foundry owners and Phillips .. thttt no royalty wan to be paid the iat-t-r for hvdrani sold elsewhere than to the fir department. When asked by Mr.- SWett how many hydrants iisd been Bold that the city l ad not houeht, Afr. Hill replied that "xciriio hn1 ltn sold to Spokane and mme to ttie ureKOn Kali road & Kavlga- tt.n compiny." ll.iw inaiiy did you meil In Spokane?" J'"")''!i the niavnr. "We mill one." its the answer. , , . "How.niHny did you spII to the Dr- " . Kni!rail Navigation company?" 'ix, rp'li the foundry man. i Pins Hill Sown.. "Well, ai a niatier of fac.t, Mr. P-.n-v" a-kMl Mavnr Ine, -Isn't it Jiif le nt spur company never' anld sny 1 ,iiKt! h er MiiKii th..e purchasi'd liv I'..- .-! .'' '1 iiis question was aaked be I - ! : 1 to,.h tlie stnd. '. . I ttuij't know that the com pany ever did sell any hydrants else where. I never-noticed-any transac tions on the books which would lead me to believe that it did. . But I have not been with the company very long and' could not state this as a positive fact,." replied Messey. Outside of the seven hydrants men tioned by ex-Manager Hill the commit tee waa unable to get the foundry men to say that it had ever sold any except to the city. Hill and Hessey were made to admit on cross-examination by - John Montag, P. E. Sullivan and Isaac fiwett. the members of the fire committee, that the ureeon Foundry comnanv could not Mil on hydrants without the permission of rniuips, pecause tne-apecincations for the hydrants which were prepared: by the chief And Phillips called for one certains patented . type , or hydrant and Phillips' contract with the foundry, by which, he controlled the : Improvement, made It impossible for the foundry to get, wie. contract umens rnniips cmiia da uiaucea.to give bis consent. Phil lips admitted that he did rive the Ore gim Foundry, company his consent to the use of the improvement claimed by JiJIU. --- Mon-tag- Zs Conrlnc. ' John - Montag, - who' has -been- disposed ia uiae tne siae or me lire aepartmar.t in the inveatigatiort, virtually obtained from Hill admissions that Hill's com pany had had a monopoly on the hydrant business. Mr. Montag became involved in a neatea colloquy with Isaac 8 watt. who had interrupted the questioning to say that Hoge & Swift have all along contended that this monopoly existed and mat omer bidders than the Oregon Foundry company were shut out of com petition by the specifications of the fire department. . ''If there has been a hydrant trust," hotly declared Mr. Montag, "it Is news to me. Ih you mean to tell me that our specifications are drawn up so that oniy one company can oia? "Yes, that's right,'' interrupted Mayor Lane, as in a voice, sibilant with re pressed feeling he turned on Chief Campbell, - who had come over to the table from his chair to declare that his specifications permitted any one to bid. "ires." pursued the mayor, any one can dii on sis nat ana can it a nydrant, too. There was no other hydrant com pany in the wide world allowed to bid on such specifications. X won't stand it! 1 won't allow It!" The mayor, whose voice had by this time risen to a shout recovered him self and continued with the declaration which heads this article. Will Vest Again. The committee adjourned then 'to come together for a continuation of the investigation when called by the mayor which will be at the earliest possible opportunity. ! . , Yesterday's session was long; ' and tedlops for the moat part and Jasted from 1 o'clock until after 6 p. n. Un til the sensational contract made be tween Phillips and the fvindry com pany was Introduced into the evidence the committee had devoted Its time to a .hearing of Chief Campbell, President 8. M. Meara of the Columbia Steel A Iron -works and A. M. Meara, his son, who acts as manager of the works. Ttiis company repaired the defective hydrants and sent meu who helped In the tests made by the-fire department. Chief Campbell's testimony tended to show that the hydrants delivered hv Hoge A Swift were all so poor that the work of repairing them to make them withstand the pressure testa caused the delay In their acceptance. The evidence or president wears and his son . was that from March It to June 20 employes of the steel works were kept almost continuously at work in the water department's station at Fourth and Market streets,, repairing hydrants, the total - number of days which were occupied in this work was S7 and of these 24 were spent by the workman at the station. The rest of the time was spent in making repairs at the steel company's shops. . X0 ROOSEVELT MAN (Continued From Page One.) .' not bl!eved, therefore, that in advance of this consultation with the next seore- tary of slate, (lie president-elect would even privately hint to the Correspond BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S $15.00 SUITS NOW..;.. ,v.?9.85 BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S $12,50 SUITS NOW ,..?7.95. BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S $10.00 SUITS NOW. . , , . . . .$0.35 - BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S $ 7.50 SUITS NOW ;..?4.95 BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S $ 5.00 SUITS NOW.' i . .'. .?3.35 BOYS' AND CHILDREN'S OVERCOATS SAME PRICES ALL MEN'S SUITS, RAINCOATS AND OVERCOATS DIVIDED INTO THREE LOTS Lot I MEN'S SUITS, RAINCOATS, OVERCOATS, (IJ-fl selling at $20 and $25, this sale. .t)IL tP Lot 2 MEN'S SUITS, RAINCOATS, OVERCOATS, (J)A selling at $30 and $35, . this jsale t . . t)iS V Lot 3 MEN'S SUITS, RAINCOATS, OVERCOATS, ($Q A . selling at $40 and $50, this sale .)(P.U FULL DRESS and TUXEDO SUITS included in this sale. YOUNG MEN'S COLLEGE CLOTHES included in this sale. , ALLBLACKS and BLUES included in this sale. MOST SUCCESSFUL SALE Portland has ever known. ent, even of his brother's newspaper, what men he had In view. Secretary Loeb said- tonight that he had not-heard anything; about his ap pointment to any cabinet position and did not know, except through the news- r,ni that Via waa fintmir nnoMAMil In that direction. It is known that lioeb is thinkinar seriously of a business career, If Ucora-e Knlaht of California Is made secretary of the department of commerce and labor it is not believed Ilatllnger of Seattle will get the interior department, or vice versa. The coast will hardly cret two cabinet slums. - Washington does not put much faith in tne Times-star cabinet. As a mat ter of fact, the regular Times-Star cor respondent is not with Taf t. Another man is doing his work temporarily. . . It is to be noted also that this cabl net forecast ignores the south. In view or the effort the president-elect is mak ing to redeem the south It is believed he will give an earnest attention to that section and include a southern man in his cabinet, and there is a strong be- ner nere mat (secretary or war wrignt will be retained.- i It is believed in -Washington tonight that the west will Brain aet the treas ury portfolio, and David R. Forican of urncago win De tne man, as it is known that Taft has been seeking a man from Che region beyond the Allefiienles. Wall street has been insisting; that he come from New York, but the president-elect has not looked favorably upon the' prop- vsiuun. . i morgan is a liDerai Kepubiican, a banker of wide experience. Is president or tne Association oi commerce of Chi cago. is simple irt his tastes and man and has made a study of the financial conditions of the country. He has pre sided at several banquets at which Taft has been the guest of honor. He was vice president of tno First National bank of Chicago, of which his .brother is president,' until he organised the City 4-.uuviiai uaiin. two years ago, . ' . It is generally understood that Taft wisnes james wuson, secretary or agri culture,' to remain wnere he Is. whethur ne win or not is problematical. Wilson has been In the cabinet for 11 years and has worked hard. His aire la u snri while he is still active and strong, he ueneves ne is entitled to a rasi. rtnra. ing to his farm, where he owns a beau tiful home and fine herds of stnek. Tuft realizes that it would be a hard matter to replace wuzion. or whom the dairy men of the county say that he has taughc them more In the last 10 years ifinn an iiib lOTTTier secretAri.! tr ftcrri- culture combined, and they probably vii.iot.v BLiiruit pieii. iur ins remain ing. with -Representative Burton iimi. nated as t rahtnrf linnlhllUu km,,,,. of his decision to contest the senatorshin of Ohio, Governor Myron T. Herrlck of Olilo is again looming up as a possible secretary of the treasury. Pntini.r General Meyer, and Assistant Secretary in oik ie , nacun are otner names that hre under consideration for the same po sition. The nresldent-elent. however, has been strongly advised against. -tha se lection oi is icon ror sucn -a post, for the reason that prior to hla entering the state department tie waa nrtno nt J. Plerpont Morgan, and to name him mreury i tne treasury would be to make too close a connection with w.n street. . It la the ereneral unriarntnnritn.r Taft intends to give recognition to the jrauiiiu nniBi in sums suDsiantial form. SCRAMBLE 0$ HQ. CATCH TOGA OFF . KXOrS SHOTODEKS - CDoKed Press Lc.ixt Wire. I Washington, Dec. 19. rNow that it has been officially confirmed that Sen ator KncK is to become ? secretary of State in the Taft cabinet. Jt is expected that there wilt be a wild scramble for the seat in the senate which he is to vacate. Pennsylvania rolltlr.tnn nr already- canvassing the situation, with much energy and there are a number of candidates In the field. . James F. Burke, "enneressman frhm Pittsburg,-is a candidate. He managed the Knox presidential boom In the re cent campaign and it isjnaid that - in recognition or nis servn m an tvr.ox s . T t - '. . . ... N influence will be thrown In his direc tion. Congressman Dalzell -announced bis candidacy today. It is suggested, how ever, that at a Tale dinner - last sum mer, when efforts were being made to inflate ,the Knox boom, he came out for Taft. , - George T. Oliver, a newspaper pro prietor with millions, is likely to prove a formidable competitor. Henry C. Frlck, steel magnate, , who has been mentioned, will not, it is sum. De a canuiuam. WARY SENATE - (Continued From Page One.) . ingly replied that he could not tie ex pected to "scoop . himself." v ' The intimation of the White House that the reply will be "red hot" clearly indicates that there will be more chap ters In an already sensational incident. Washington. Dec. 19. It is believed that the president's message answering the house's demand for evidence !n connection with the secret service Quar rel will contain specific references to prominent men convicted in the Orepon land fraud cases. Tlge understanding here has been that the president would give data or tne worn accompnsnea oy secret service men fn years past, which may involve mention, perhaps directly, of names. The message will be sent In when congress reconvenes after the holi days. , .,..'... .,- , - AUOUSTAREP0RTS ASSUME TO SPEAK" , WITH ASSURANCE lCaltit Press Leased Wlre.1 ' Augusta, Oa. Dec. 19. The four points of the eompaea will be represent, ert in the nahlnet of the new chief exec- utlve which has been the sole subject of consideration since president-elect Tart arrived here for a visit at the home of Lander Thomas.. . ' ; During the successive conferences with eminent counsellors the susees- tlon for the various portfolios of the new official family have been thor oughly considered from the standpoint or illness ana political strategy, ho far have these deliberations progressed that announcement Is made that the en tire cersonnel of the cabinet will be known Derore tne- premuent-eiect sails for his inspection of '-the Panama canal January zo. r, . 4 It Is known that Luke E. Wrisht will continue as Secretary! of war, and that senator Philander u. Knox or Pennsyl vania has been chosen successor to Sec retary of State Root Other selections are said to be Myron T. Herrick, former governor of Ohio, sec re tary of the treas ury; Judge Richard Ballinger of Seattle, secretary of the Interior: James At. Wilson of Iowa, the present incumbent, to remain for at least a year at the head of the department of agriculture; Con- fressman Weeks of, Massachusetts, or Vllliam J. Loeb Jr., for secretary of the navy; Frank B. Kellogg of Minne sota, William Nelson Cromwell of New York, or George Wickersham of New York, for attorney general; Frank H. Hitchcock:. for .postmaster reneral: George A. Knight of California for sec retary or commerce ana labor. President-elect Taft. after a late breakfast, was defeated In a game, of golf by his host, Landon Thomas. A hearty reeeotlon was tendered bint tonight as he entered the theatre. As he entered ttnf playhouse' the orchestra nayed i net star epangied uanner " and he president-elect was compelled to bow his acknowledgment reDeatedlv to the applause of the audle'jce. Some astute politicians are of the opinion that Representative Theodore E. Burton Is seriously handicapped In his race for the senatorshlp of Ohio by the fact that he Jives in the northern part ot the state. They point out that Ohio Republicans are more or less han dicapped by geographical lines, and as senator nick comes from the northern part of the state, it in likely that the successor-of Senator Foraker will be chosen from the southern half n' the commonwealth. si v;A ' XIV u vr; Uk:Vt?l-Af' & U tS- " NJ51iVv. TX ALWAYS THE : LEADING CL.QTHIER MAIL US A' MONEY THESE The Best and Most Practical Christmas Present , That Money Can Buy Is a HANDBAG FOtJR BAGS IN Price Patented in V. . 8. A., Eng land and Germany. . U. 8. Ar patent No. 600,889. i , , ' I 5jX23XXX5Z5S32SaX!KE2Z2E32 UOBOED TO ACT AS HOSTS At the ' regular monthly meeting of the Oregon and Washington Lumber Manufacturers association In this city, yesterday afternoon, it was decided to appoint a committee to arrange for the reception and entertainment of the large delegation of lumber manufacturers who will pass through the state en route from the east to Seattle where they will hold a convention in the early part of June. The committee will be named 'later hy acting- President Llow J. Wentworth. . '-. In speaking of market conditions the opinion waa expressed that next year wouia unaouDteaiy prove very satisfac tory In a business way as ever v in dication points, to strong demand for lumber In all directions. A heavy local demand Is expected in view of thejjarge ! SMOKING JACKETS ALL GO AT HALF PRICE 1 v0 omuMiNu 1 $15 SMOKING OTf$' 5 SMOKING 0rJy 00 of "them, left j M ' ' : ; Quickly. 'FARICY VESTS HALF PRICE . ' - v" ' . v - - $15 ;FANCy VESTS now. .?7.50 $10 FANCY VESTS now.;?5.O0, $ 5 FANCY VESTS now, .$2.50 $ 3-FANCY VESTS now.?1.50 Largest Variety in the City. . ORDER AND WE WILL BEAUTIFUL HANDBAGS 'ONE i THEN ONCE MORE - i .Youf fingerk fly and look you have a , SHOPPING BAG You just enlarge the bag to meet your needs as you :go along. If you only have use for a purse,' a purse it ; stays. If you. want more room a simple series of ' glove clasp's does the trick. , . , - The "IMPLEX" BAG Will Make a Most Excellent CHRISTMAS PRESENT -WE WOULD BE GLAD TO HAVE YOU CALL AT OUR OF. ' VICES, 205-206 T1LFORD BLDG. W. H. JOHNSON, MANAGER J. number of buildings that it is said are to-be erected during the spring and summer and Inquiries from the east are reported liberal. The railroads are expected to buv lares auantitlea of construction material. - v ine project or extensively- advertising Oregon fir in the east as a finishing material entitled to classification among hardwoods Such as oak. beach and ma Ho Charge for Expert V mil i y ' j v ',, J ' - Perfect Fitting Glasses as Low as SI.50 jvrwxo now, ?v.w JACKETS now ? 7.50 JACKETS now.? 2.50 Better Come SEND YOU ONE OF PREPAID FIRST ; ; its a PURSE -THEN ! . By a mere twist of wrist .it is a IIANDD AG and MUSIC PORTFOUO 'THEN ..By, squaring the ends as you would a paper bag you have a SMALL SATCHEL I S-f hogany was reported as progressing! favorably and a- man with high grade samples of work will in all probabilltyS be sent east very shortly. - The Chinese government has decided' to increase .the duty on cigarettes a rapidly growing import J of that - em-, pire. . i Exatflination or Advice; it ii a i - H li ll ii II I! II N ' II li II li H II II H ' H I! . II ll H N ' i! 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