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THE. OREGON : DAILY, JOURNALJ ; PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY EVENING. MARCH 24, 19X5.
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HEAD OF CONK
COMPANY GIVES! HIS
S1DEOFC0NTROVERSY
State
J, H, Johnson Claims
Engineer's Allowances
. Columbia County Unfair
REFUSE ; TO SETTLE NOW
' Claeetf leatlon
Blsazreement Canters in
. ' of Materials and Measurement
Quantities Excavated.
between the
in
of
Con-
. The controversy
" eolitlated Contract; company and the
Mate highway department relative to
the final settlement of a highway con
struction contract Columbia county
centers in the classification off ma
terials and the measurement of'iquan-
titles excavated.
' It is claimed by the contractors that
the allowances of State Hiihway
,: Knsrineer Bowlby are unfair and that
they are entitled to a much larger
amount than he is willing to cokicede.
i They further say that they will not
, make a final settlement with the
county so long as Engineer Bowlby
remains'in office. In addition to the
claim for extra allowance there is also
Involved the sum of $52,000, of 10 per
, tent of their contract price, whiq'h has
: been retained pending final nettle
tnent. In giving his version of the contro
versy J. 11.- Johnson, president Of the
Consolidated Contract company, today
said:
Difference in Classification,
"As to classifications of materials,
the district highway engineers have"
Classed hardpan as dirt. This makes
a. difference of 15 cents per cubic
yard .against us. One Instance in par
ticular was in Beaver valley.
In the annual report of Engineer
Bowlby be has classified certain ma
terial as bhell rock. In reports sent
, "to us it is classified as loose rock.
- This means a. loss to us of 7 cents
.per cubic yard. Our contract is 50
cents for shell rock and 42 Vi cents for
loose rock.
"The engineers have also clasped a
lot of hard rpji- k as soft rock, causing
us a loss of -35 cents per cubic yard.
According to the contract- we were to
receive 85 cents for hard rock and 50
."cents for soft Tock.
Matter of Quantities.
- "Our price for light clearing was
$50 per acre and for heavy clearing
$125 per acre. The engineers have
classified a large amount of the clear
ing as light which they agreed on the
" start was heavy.
"There is also a difference between
us and the engineers as to quantities.
In some Instances rock cuts have! been
figured on a vertical basis by the engi
neers and no allowance has been made
for slope. Rock excavation is usually
figured in the estimation of quanti
ties on a quarter to one slope. In all
my experience in grading work I have
never known of rock cuts being figured
on a vertical basis. According to our
contract we were to bo paid on a
force account basis for resloping: and
extra' work. We did a great deal of
this, but in many instances have not
been paid for it. For thls'work there
is due us several thousand dollars.
Company Records Different.
"Much has been said regarding dry
masonry walls. Mr. Bowlby has stated.
In his annual report, that-there had
been no payment on certain dry walls.
Our records show that- wo were paid
, for 2500 yards of wall. Aftef the
walls began to fail the engineers! sub
tracted it oaf of other work. In refer
ence; to the dry wall at Palm, ! over
which there has been much discussion,
the testimony - of the railroad eugi-
' neers, highway engineers and engineer
employed by Columbia county in a suit
in the United States district court is
to the effect that the dry wall was
built on a foundation that would not
support it. .
v "It was also shown that-the material
used . was totally unfit for. dry wall
construction. The testimony further
"-showed that the walls were built in
accordance- with instructions of the
highway engineers and that the ma
terial used was the only one avaiilabl?,
Then, there is the matter of the re
gained percentage amounting to $52,-
000. Bowlby promised to refund this
iif we got permission from our bonding
company, which we did. but we i have
not yet received a dollar of it. !
. "Again we were held up and de
layed on account of right of i way
r trouble. Some of this was not settled
until September 20. Our contract ran
out October 1 and there was a penalty
-of $50 per day after that date.! We
Just got started at Prescott whan we
were notified that the county was
- sliort of funds and had to stop work.
Oiti Notice to Engineer, j
"In reference to the statement that
we failed to obtain the written con
sent of the state highway engineer to
subcontract the work I will sayi that
our record shows that we gave notice
May 15, week after obtaining the
- contract, that we intended to sublet.
No protest was received from the state
highway engineer and we assumed that
it wai agreeable. : All estimates made
On' th work as it progressed were In
the name of the - subcontractors ,and
station men. -; The allowances' made
were n that basis. u
i "Retarding claims for supplies fur
nlsheq subcontractors : I wish to say
that the company does not1 owe any
thing for labor or camp supplies. There
are some claims owing by. subcontract
ors that were; incurred contrary to the
instructions of : the company that It
not be' responsible. In amount
do not exceed h $10,000. They
would
these
could be easily paid by subcontractors
if the!
state highway! engineer would
make Ian equitable' settlement.'
BOUXMY SHOULD BE RETAINED
Unsuccessful Bidder! Says It Would
Be Big Mistake to Ilemove Him. !
"If $tate Highway fcngineer Bowlby
is'rerrfoved it will be a great scandal
and an outrage on honesty in public
affair," said a well known contractor
today who was one of the unsuccessful
bidders for the Mitchell point grade
in Hood River counts'.
"It will be practically giving con
tractors a free hand in public work.
There would be no protection to tax
payers. Even though the contractors
opposing JAr. Bowlby should not be
able to-get an engineer of their own
selectjon, just consider what a position
an honest engineer would be in. They
would go to him. and say, 'Here, if you
are not with us we will get you, like
we did Bowlby.' ; 1 ;
"He would either have to bend to
their will or get out of office. How
many honest engineers do., you sup
pose you could get under- such circum
stances? "I must confess that when the agi
tation against Bowlby began I was
somewhat prejudiced against him, be
ing influenced no doubt by the stories
of Interested contractors and one sided
publications in certain newspapers,
but after figuring with him on the
Mi,tchjell point work and attending the
hearing last Monday before the state
highway commission, in which - he
showeid from his records that actual
conditions had been grossly misrepre
sented, I have changed my opinion and
am convinced that he is thoroughly
honest. - .
"I a;jn also satisfied that he is thor
ough! competent,.. It is said that the
only fault that he has is that his engi
neering work is too expensive. ' A com
parison with the same class of work
in other states shows that it is not.
People should realize that it costs
money) to build roads and that it la
better) to spend a little money for pre
liminary engineering' and have the
road located right ,than to spend - a
large amount through, a wrong loca
tion, j
"It tvould be a most serious mistake
to reniove him because he cannot get
along with certain contractors."
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Orejgon Is Guide in
Child Welfare Work
j ,
Twenty-Plve States' Ask for Copies
of Report of Commission Being
Printed.
Requests from 25 states have been
received by Mrs. Robert H. Tate, pres
ident jof the Oregon Child Welfare
commission, for the report' of the com
mission now being printed by the state
Governors, mayors, juvenile court of
ficials,! social service workers and Dr.
Philander P. Claxton, federal educa
tion commissioner, are among those
who have asked for the booklet.
The jOregon Child Welfare commis
sion receives no appropriation from
the state, its members serving with
out salary, but the legislature at the
recent j Bession made provision for
printing its report.
That the research work of the com
mission may be continued during the
coming year a benefit concert has been
planned for the evening jf April 5 at
the Heilig. Proceeds will go to meet
ing the expenses of the commission.
Over 150 children will take, part under
the direction of Mrs. Harry E. Chip
man of the Portland Woman's club.
The i commission seeks not only to
ameliorate but to ' prevent evils now
prevalent among childkind. Its re
search embodies the study of boys and
girls of the state from the viewpoints
of education, recreation, physical and
moral t development, welfare and the
like. 1
On the commission with Mrs. Tate
are Mrs. John H. Smith of Astoria,
Dr. Mae If. Cardwell and L. R. Alder
man, (superintendent of schools of
Portland, and Dr. George Rebec of Eu
gene, j
Talk by Wireless
Tried Out Here
Unique Conversation Is Held Between
Station at Algonau on Paget Sound,
and One at Lent, Portland.
Portland and Puget Sound were prin
cipals in an unique wireless conversa
tion Monday night, the sound of the
human voice being transmitted from
Algona, -Wash., through space and re
ceivediat this end through the medium
of a i regulation wireless receiving
heltneb
The experiment was a prearranged
test to try out a transmitter recently
adopted by the Universal High Power
Telephone company at Algona. C. O.
White talked into the transmitter In
the Sownd city and F. H. Barstow. chief
operator of the Federal Telegraph com
pany, heard every word he said at the
big wireless station at Lents.
A DRAMA in One Act
been given "notice" the night before-,
with you ten years; we thought he was
Place Office of factory manager.
Mrs. A. (wife of employe who had
"Why, Mr. B., my husband has been
a fixture here." i
Manager "Sit down, Mrs. A. I want to ask you a question. What kind
Mrs. A.-- The same brand we use
Manager "That s exactly it. f If y
buys out pt uregon, wnat will become
. quently called to this and we simply d
- Moral Jfairontze ureeon inaustrv.
concerns whose subscriptions make po
rl At (lnmn htanlr ooet."
on buy lout, of Oregon, and everybody
of us? Mr. A's attention has been tr.
id thifl In oa! t nrntttnn '
and especially remember the following
SINKS, - : I
The United States National Bank.
- 75 Third St.. Portland. Or. '
BISCUITS AND CSAOXEBS, !
"Swastika" Brand. Pacific Coast
f. Biscuit Co.. Portland. Or. !
- "&AEKr3b)uexONr
- i -XT WOOLEN MILLS
' : CAJCJ3T "HAZItWOOD.-
,- Haxelwood Confectionery and: Res--.
' taurant. Washington, near Tenth.
. C1HDT-TOOA1T8 CHOCOLATES.
Modern Confectionery Co.. j
- Portland. Oregon. i
' CSBBAXS--HGOZi9Er SOS," -
Golden Rod Milling Co.. I
. ' Portland. Oregon.
. CKACKEKS "STTPBEME" BSAVO,
. F F. Haradon. & Son,
Portland. Oregon.
myBCTHICITT Made In Oregon,
Portland Railway, Light & Power
Co.. Portland, Oregon,
' rXXTTJKES EXiECTXICAXi AJTD OAS
J. C- English Co.,
165 Union ave, N., Portland. Or.
rUBHlTUBE EASS ' MASS.
V. A. Taylor Co.. j
130 Tenth St. Portland. Or.
GAMBRINUS
Brewing Co, Portland. Or.
OAS APPKIAJTCXS ABTO PUKJTACES
Hess Mfg. Co,
612, Williams ave, Portland. Or.
XMPXiElKEHTS PAKH,
R M. Wade & Co,
32j Hawthorne ave.. Portland. Or.
X.HTT! GOODS.
Portland Knitting Co.'
160 Third St, Portland. Or.
MOKTrarairrs itABBi.r. gbavxte,
Blaesing Granite Co,
2C7 Third. Portland, and Salem. Or.
Ol22l Insurance Company
v.!fw!iCiU,IVlLVO"llON- . 1
' f ; f WOOLEN MILLS
BUBBEB HEtLS, 1EECEAI GOODS I
ilT1:? "uouer. Mills.
38itast inth St, Portland. Or.
The- Quality Store of Portland
: riftJv-SbcO.Tlorrisotv Alder Sta. j
Wake Up
Dainty, New
Guimpes
Were
50c, 65c
and 85c
35c
Attractively made
and fashionable ways;
effects,! of nets and s
Pirst Ploor,
s
aleoff
i
1, li
w W I
I 'iWr JL. 1 I . m ' ?
r yiliil fmmS 1 ill 90
Here' n ThriWtin
Dill (Dili lili
n many new
blain or fancy.
hadow laces.
6th St. Building
Women's $2.75 and $3
Silk Vests H l l7
- -. - . . i i , -
White
in dainty
only.. French band tops and yokes embroidered
patterns. Low neck , and sleeveless.
'Richelieu"Union Suits 45c
With band tops, low . neck, sleeveless, tie'ht knee, in I all'
regular sizes. . . Second Floors Slxtn-St. Bldff.
ized, materials, in whijte, blue
and. tan colors. Made with
military collars, 'trimmed with
cillr Tiroir?! onrl -finicriirl with
pearl butxons. In a special weight for Summer
wear, and very spec ally priced for this sale, 98c.
AWuywmiTY fcmcjLs jaAfc s. mui -
Our Entire Stock
I . !
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niture Reduced
i Here's julst a hint;
Items: I i
140 Bocker ..i S22.90
O Aron Chair. .. .S22.9U
31 Chair ... S13.50
Arm oaair. . . .1.33.75
17.BO Arm Bockerfll.OO
11 Arm Bocker. . .& 6.98
C50 Morris Chair . $29.50
$35 Morris Clair. . $19,50
$53 Bocker .1 $27.50
53 Chair . . . f $27.50
$52. 50 Davenport S28.SO
$90 Davenport) ....$49.50
Very New! Rose Point
Stationery 25c
Especially applicable to Portland
the City of Roses. Dainty pale jblue
initial embellished with panel of
rosebuds. Made by Eaton, Crane &
Pike, manufacturers of the fanous
Crane and Highland linen stationery.
w-;t; i
Firt Floor, 6th-st. Bidy. spondence cards", envelopes, box25c
These New Popiilar
and Copyrighted
Books S!Oc
"Gold
Everljasti
Pythiias
Denni
man:
by
J.
Vanci
Co.,
list.
New
lOl
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For House and Porch Wear Have
"Better than ever" is the consensus of opinion regarding the jnew
come in. This refers to styles, materials, variety and prices.
"Dix" tells the story of the perfection of
worth and reliability. , Come in early, while
for the season. "Dix" Dresses are guaranteed.
the lines
of the hundreds of
$22.50 Arm Cnalr.S 7.50
42 Settee j.. . .$14.00
32 Settee 1 $12.00
$25 Settee I 9 8.75
tB7.50 . Davenport $49.00
110 Davenport . ..$55.00
$38 Arm Chair. . . .822.50
$31 Bocker 913.50
931 Library Table $19.00
925 Library Table 916.00
$22.50 LiVy Table $14.25
$60 Library Table 929.O0
Temporary Annex.
by Stewart Edward White; "Life
ng-, ' by Marie Corelll ; Damon and
Dy lerhune: Tine Featners. by
son; "He Cpmes Up SrnTllns," by Sher-
tsacK. Home. ' by Cobb; Tlie Kosary,
Barclay: "Pes o' My Heart." bv
ey Manners: "Xrey o Hearts, by
"Good Indian." by Bower: j ''Parrot &
by Harold McGrath. Ask fori complete
Bookstore, ttn i-ioor. etn-st. Biag.
Florence
Hartl
New Are These
Gre tonnes
29c
Were
50c and
60c Yd.
Attractive bright colorings, floral
and' tapestry patterns, desirable for
use on sun porch, in living or dining
room. Temporary Annex, Ninth rioor
New
Introducing for the First Time Our
r
Ists
9?
Dure
V V ITT II W U D If II II 11 vv
1 j ' j ' j ,
ys. They'll create a Greater Sen- ys.
S satpn than our $1.00 S
be the few W J Y beautiful
who get these , rjl jMtJ 1 - A models in the
"Welworth" 7rLS "Welworth"
B1"Se '
fe exdusiveiy
I - Tyc an always .
! in I , i .1 .. - zrz
SOS
A rrived irt Great Numbers
"Dix" presses that have just
these dresses. Every woman
re complete, and choqse your "Dix" Dresse
Splendid assortment o
els in checks, stripes an.
cnamorays. ah neat a
tractive stylps.
At $2.25
f mod
9 plain
hd at-
Practical
black and
striped gii
ikirt, white
i f ties.
"Dix" model
white check!
ghams, full
piq-ue four
s m
s and
flared
-hand
is familiar with their
$3.5p
$1.79
A charming porch model, made
of creponette, with-deep tuck in
skirt, handj-embroidered white
crepe collar land cuffs.
At $4.25
Several handsome models, one
fillustrated)! of ratine,, full
flared skirt, white cbllarl cuffs
and vestee hand-embroidered in
spray and dot design. Also
shown in hairline voiles.
Other "Dlix" Dresses priced
$1.25. $1.75 and $2.00.
my w
250 of Last Seasons "Dix"! Dresses
All perfect skirts a
of the lot at $1.79.
A!f1 J ; Al .tl . -m-r
trine narrawer man tin is years moaeis. Your choice
Fifth Floor, Sixth-St. Building
Home Drug
and Toilet
Needs Sale
It?, Combination 39c
Xnrotaaee a 6O0 jar Palm OUT
CTream tomorrow for 3 So and re
ceiT FBES 3 10o cakee Palm Oll-re
Soap BOo valne, for 3.
iarK & Davis . Peroxide, half - Q
pint, at the special price of.... AI7C
$1.00,2 and 3-bladed Knives, ?Q
including J. A. Henckel brand.'.
Fountain Syringes, guaran- QQ
anteed 2 years, 3-qt. size. ? 0J
B. & B. Absorbent Medicated f. y
Cotton, tomorrow. lb.. ...'.. i C
X1.50 Hair Bruslies.pure bris-' QQ
Ties, assorted and ebony backs S'OC
16o Imperial NaU Polish... '...'124
10c la.KKett & Ramsdell'd Cream 7d
50c Dr. Berry's Kreckle Cream... 39i
50c Pinaud's BriUiantine .2J
-15c Hiker's Tooth Powder. ,10
25c Iehn & Fink's ' Talcum . 19
60c 4711 Bath Salts special.... ..43
60c Iandrine. special -for. ..... .33
Prophylartic Tooth Brushes at
Park &.ra vis Peroxide. pint..H
Pape's Iiap?psin. special for. . . .-29i :
- Plrst Floor. Sixth-St. Bldg-.
For Tomorrow
Only!
Women's White
Kidl
Our
$1.25
Grade
Gloves
Made of
soft, pliable
Our
(T $1125
y Grade
fine imported
Skins, two
overseam sewn.
A "dressy" fcrlove and on
good service.' gizes 5 to if
t Krtt. Ploor.
quality,
clasp style,
: that will give
pair 89c.
suta-st. Biar.
$1.79
You'll Want to See These
Ifomehls
We've received a new
Dresses for afternoon affa
Here
group of attractive
rs and dancing; wear
that we are anxious to have oilr, patrons see.
are a few "hints" of
Dancing Frocks, made
New? Frock
what
you
will find:
largely of laces,
dainty filet and Chantilly, combined with
nets, charmeuse and, soft satins. After
noon Dresses of chiffon taffeta, with
spiral drape skirt, and long sleeves of
deeply, tucked net. Lovely shades of
blue, green, gray, white with bright col
ors, buttons, laces and unique-ornament
trimmings.
Evening Dresses $1 7.50 to $85
AfternoonDresses $1 750 to$55
! Poturtb Ploor Sixth-St. Bldf.
Soooldeir Mamris, lb. 1 1c
Stigar-cured, thoroughly smoked, j correctly trimmed and medium
weignt. special low price tor tomorrow. This is just one of the
specials. There are scores of
man
Pure Lard,
No. 5 pail V . .
For particular bakers, No.
5 pails at 69c.
69c
others not advertised here.
Ben Davis Ap
ples, box. . . .
Splendid cooking; and eat
ing. .No phone orders.
95c
r
Oranges, thin
skinned, doz. .
Sweet Navels, fancy fruit.
M to case size.
10c
Pure Pood Grocery. Basement, 6tn St. Bid.
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We Are Now Aaents for Those Famous
"Har t irn km? Wa r rlr o be Tromik.
tnicludinc' the "Panama,"
and exclusivelv constructed
the "Rite Hite" and the "Berth High"-!each with the full euarantee, All sneciallv
nd very sfmple in action A large range of prices., -Temporary Annex, pirtu rioer.
"Chase'Auto-Buggy Rob
have bought the entire sajmple line of
tamous manutacturer, and tomorrow we
such bargains as these: v
$30 to $35 Robes
i .
Genuine silk plush,, very heayV weight,. beauti-
fur grays, blues, browns and bi
just 20 in the lot., your choice
ack ; large
$20.
$20 to $25 Robes $
.. Silk
colors
Plush, several attractiv
all large sizes; just 16 in
$14150 to $18 Robes
buk and wool plush, good assortfnent
all large size. - 11 to be disposed of
Temporary
Ana ex.
$2Q
12.SO
e patterns
ihe lot, $12
of colors.
at $8,954
PlXtn rioor.
III lAflil 1 1 I 7 N.
111 X. M V W
size; III I- III! "V- V-4'
1 R-RbR
and Kit PSSSjaO-
SO. I 'KTw3T-
Galvanized Poultry
Netting
No. 20 Galvanized Wire, with two-inch
mesh. Rolls of 150 feet.
12-inch, W." 18-inch. J OZ?
oil at ....... tilt roii at ... j... GUI
24-inch,
roll at
30-inch,
roll at
36-inch,
roll at ,
48-inch,
roll at .
72-inch,
roll at .
60-inch,
roll at .
Temporary Annex, Tnlrd Ploor
$1,14
. $1.43
... $1.71
. $2.28
$3.42
. $2.85
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