THE OREGON SUNDAY JOURNAL,, PORTLAND, SUNDAY MORNING, DECEMBER 20, 1808.
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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summer and Inquiries from the east
are reported liberal. The railroads are
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