The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1922-05-21
SOLDIER HOME PROBE
OPENED BY H. B. FELL
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ings were prepared at the direction Of
Nieder ny P. NJ. Taylor Of Kansas City,
r p NJ. Taylor works for Hans Won
Tnwerth. who has offices next to those
OF the Manhattan Company in Musko.
gee. Jayne declared. II objected in
an American Legion meeting At one
time to the employment of Won I'm.
werth by Nieder on the ground Of his
war record"
Then followed the statement By Jayne
that the working drawings Of the build.
| ing were such that they would enable
the Manhattan Company to have an
advantage In bidding against rival con.
Germs.
Asked il certain stipulations in the
bid forms would not operate the same.
| no matter who obtained the contract,
Jaynes said:
Not unless these drawings (the
working plans) were left around where
somebody could find them" The hear.
| ing In the American Legion club rooms
got under way at 11:15 o'clock, after
the three mombers of the commission,
the architects and their advisers, rep.
resentatives Of the contractors and
newspaper men, had inspected the con.
struction work on the hospital at Honor
Heights. .t4t
The result Of the inspection was that
Nieder and Jayne and the contractors
all admitted the building was being con.
structed according TO the working draw.
ings. Jayne rointed out the differences
between these drawings and the con-
tract plans. but the question Of the
changes was passed over to the hearing.
II. b. Fell, chairman of the commits.
sion, acted as chairman of the hear.
ing, which was carried out In legal
form but without the swearing Of wit
nesses. The commission has no au.
thority to subpoena and swear witnesses
so, while a record was kept. the pro.
ceedings We're of an informative nature
only.
Jayne Accused
direct accusation that Maurice
Jayne architect for the state soldiers
relief commission, solicited $4,000 from
him because he hadn't been treated
right, was made by l.. F. Rooney. Of
the Manhattan Construction Company
before the commissioners hearing In
Muskogee today to inquire into charges
by Jayne that the construction Of the
hospital was not proceeding under the
contract specifications.
The accusation brought heated de.
NAL from Jayne and started inquiry
among the commissioners when II de-
veloped as part Of Jayne's defense
against Rooney's accusation. that Jayne
had all the time confided his doubts 10
II. Il. Fell. chairman Of the commits
sion.
81 should not have gone to Mr.. Fell
with my information II | had done any
thing like Mr. Rooney suggests" Jayne
declared.
S. c. Victor Of Alton, one Of the com
missioners. was particularly severe in
his arraignment of Jayne for taking
one of the commissioners into his confi'
dence without informing the others. He
demanded that II there was any reason
why he had not been informed along
with Fell. that Jayne state It openly
and publicly.
Jayne did not answer the question
when Mr.. Fell assumed full responsi'
bility for the secrecy and declared MS
intention was to seal UP the informa.
ton until the contracts had proceeded
under the alleged dual set OF specin-
cations, and would have no chance 10
protect themselves against IN inVes'
tigation.