THE, OREGON DAILY JOURRAIi.' PORTLAND, MONDAY ETENTSTG, MARCH 14. 1904. SHOOT'S RELATIVE SAYSDTIII1 JB. B. -CUDBEBGS, . BBOTXEB-XV XAW O 8ESTATOB BJEEB SKOOT, BETirSES TO EXFBE83 A OPIN IO B - OB BIS BELATXTE'S " 2X - LEMMA OB OB XOBXOBTSaC. ; K. R. Eldredgs, local sales agent for . the American Steel ft Wirt company, a brother-in-law of Senator-Apostl Red - Smoot of Utah, whose election to th senate na mrown me searcnngnt 01 public inquiry upon the Inside work ings of the Mormon church, refuses to speak In behalf of the apostle, either . favorably or otherwise. ' lie declares that he will notfbe drawn Into the fight ' which Is being waged against the hus band Of his sister. ! Seventeen . years ago Senator Smoot, against whose seat In congress a vio lent protest haa been raised throughout tha country, was married to Miss Alpha M. Eldredge, daughter of a plural wife of Horace S. Eld red se, a wealthy Mor- mon pioneer." SLR. Eldredge, sales agent for the American Steel & Wire company, Ninth and Irvine streets, is ' a son of the Mormon Immigrant and a brother-in-law of the senator-apoatle, whM Alwtfnn has hn th fana ftf world-wide notoriety for him and for his church. Mr.' Eldredge's relatlon - ship to the Mormon senaior has been known Ho only a few intimate friends In this city. , . "I positively refuse, to discuss the Smoot matter." said Mr. Eldredge at .' his office yesterday. ' "I will not .be drawn Into the ; contention, even if Smoot is a brother-in-law of mine. The case is not my affair, and I am not ac-, nuatnted with the facta. My. interests are. purely business and not in any way political. I have nothing whatever to say In regard to the wrangle. . In fact, I know very little about it except what I read In the newspapers." Other Mormons lnthe city freely dis-j curs the situation . and are bitter In their denunciations f the societies and associations . which inaugurated the fight against the senator. Most of the vivunniitriiB iiwi iichvv uxrwzii iijnuo m.v - groundless, they say, and the Protestant : : ministers of Salt Lake City are consid ered the- Instigators of the trouble. They Insist that Smoot Is not a polyga mist, and that the antagonism la merely saints have always suffered. to ctrxx a cold nr obx bat. Tike Iaxarlve Brntno Qntalne Tablets. All irur?l( rofond tb mow It It fill ta ear. X. W. Grore's aianatare U oa MCh bom. SKe. CHURCH CHORUS IN GOLDEN LEGEND The Golden Legend," Sullivan's dramatic cantata, will be given Tues day evening, March 15, at the Congrega tional church, under the direction of W, H. Boyer. This work was given last year and -it is by repeated requests that It la included in this season's repertoire. As a composition "The Golden Legend" is unique in its class, being undoubtedly the greatest of .Sullivan's choral works. The orchestration Is rich in color and dramatically appropriate In the accom paniment to the various characters. Among the beautiful choruses are two unaccompanied onea ."O ' Gladsome Light" and "Pure In Heart," also the "Christ Elelson," with soprano solo and obligate, which scored such a success last year. The solo parts are full of melody and are In good hands. Mrs. Schuab's voice Is peculiarly adapted to the tenderness and sweetness of the soprano part, and Mr. Montgomery's delineation of the part of Lucifer was one of his most signal successes. The efficient work of the chorus under Mr. Boyer's direction Is well known and It Is safe to predict another triumph An augmented orchestra has been in re hearsal for some time and will complete the artistic rendition by its interpreta tion of the difficult score. The reserved seats are . on sale at Woodard, Clarke A Co.'s store and gen eral .admission tickets may be obtained at the same place or . at the church Tuesday evening. , HAPPY JACK LUCK IS OF STONY SORT "It takes a . Happy Jack for hard luck,' and F. F. Potter shook, his bead. Mr, Potter had been relating mining stories. He is from Roelyn and knows the ways of those who dig, and his friends in the corridors of the Perkins hotel knew that a "good one" was com ing. . "A man named Evans," said Mr- Pot ter, conducted a saloon at Roslyn a number of years ago. Unfortunately Evans got into trouble with a Welchman one afternoon and the result was that the saloon man. was perforated with a bullet Tha hot-headed miners saw the quarrel and when the shot was fired ob served. Evans fall to the floor. They presumed he was dead and it was a chance to lynch someone. The result was the Welcnman was taken out and inside of IS minutes his lifeless body was dangling from tha rafters in an old engine house. "But Evans got well. Today he is running a saloon at Tenino." 'The Store Noted for Best Goods at Lowest Prices" BLACK AND COLORED DRESS GOODS Buy here this week and set the best bargains to be had in the-Dress Goods Line in the city -r bar none. We carry the largest stock, best assortment. We make Dress Goods a specialty and when you boy here you MAKE NO MISTAKE. SEE MORRISON STREET WINDOW DISPLAY Bik. French Dress Goods Exclusive Novelties 40-Inch black Voile, per yard ..50 18-Inch black Etamlne, per yard 50 4B-inch- black Voile, per yard 60 4 4 -Inch black Voile Noppe, per yard 90 48-inch black Voile d'Acier, per yard f 1.25 44-inch black Crepe Mistral, per yard ..$1.15 ,44-lnn black Canvas du Nord, , per yard. ....... ........f 1.15 42-inch black Seeded Voile, per . yard f 1.00 42-inch black Lace Boutonne, per yard f 1.75 44-Inch Checked Boutonne, per yard 1.75 44- inch Crepe Melrose, per yard SI. 25 S2-lnch Waterproof Serge, per yard fl.25 i (2-Inch soft-finish Worsted, per yard ... f 1.00 45- tnch black Alpaca, per yard 00a 44- inch black Sicilian, per yard 95 45 - Inch Turkish Mohair, . per yard ..$1.70 46- inch Epingle Suit Patterns, each' $18.00 Black Guaranteed Silk Spring Novelties 20-Inch black Taffeta, per yard 50 Jl-lnch black guaranteed Taffeta, per yard 65 22-Inch black guaranteed Taf feta, per yard 75 24- Inch black guaranteed Taffeta, per yard 85 27-lnch black guaranteed Taffeta, per yard .....97 86-lnch black guaranteed Taffeta, per yard SI. 15 86-Inch black extra value Taffeta, per yard ....... fl.25 86-Inch black extra special Taf feta, per yard ....SI. 50 20- inch black Peau de Sole, per yard 68) 21- Inch black Peau de Sole, per yard 75 22- inch black Peau de Sole, per yard 85 23- inch black Peau da Sole, per yard fl.00 22-lnch black Peau de Sole, guar anteed fl.10 25- inch black Peau de Sole, guar anteed ,. fl.25 25-inch black Peau da Sole, guar anteed fl.47 Colored Silks 20- Inch Wash Taffetas, per yard 75 27-lnch Pongee, per yard.... 50 24- inch Foulard, per yard... 50 25- inch Silk Broadcloth, in all the leading shades, per yard. fl.25 21- lnch Fancy Silk for Shirtwaist suits in gun metal, gray, black and brown, at per yard... 97 COLORED DRESS GOODS French Novelties " 48-lnch Voile d'Acier, per yard fl.25 48-inch Voile Crepe, per yard fl.50 44-Inch Canvas du Nord, per yard fl.15 48-inch Panama, per yard fl.50 48-Inch Voile Mouline Carreaux. 1 per yard f2.25 48-lnch Voile Glace Boutonne, per yard f2.85 48-lnch -Mohair Corkscrew, per yard f 3.50 64-lnch Amasone. 'per yard ' ...S3. 75 48-Inch Vlgoreaux, per yard f2.0O 48-inch Whipcord, per yard fl.75 42-Inch Crepe de Chine, per yard f 1.00 Scotch Mixed Suitings 38-inch All Wool, yard 50 48-lnch All Wool, yard 85 54-Inch All Wool, yard... f 1.00 64-inch All Wool, yard ...fl.25 68-lnch All Wool, yard. .. .fl.50 ff cAllen & McDonnell The Only Exclusive Dry Goods Store in All Street Cars Lead to Our Store Corner Third and Morrison ARCANUM REGENT VISITS LODGES JOSEPH A. UJTOriTT, CBTJGT OTTT ceb or 0TA1 ABCABTM, VTTLX. xbbtauc. obahs oowoa orn- ' CESS HEBE B3S TOST VISIT TO TKB COAST XiODOES. Sitting Supreme Past Regent Joseph A. Langfltt. of the Royal Arcanum, ar rived in the city this morning from San Francisco on n official visit to the new councils of the order which have re cently been organized in Portland. Mr. Langfltt lives in Pittsburg, where he is a prominent attorney end president of a large banking house. Among those who welcomed Mr, Lang fltt to the city was Attorney George W. Hasen, past regent of Multnomah coun cil, who is also from Pittsburg. Mr. . r..sA,?' M, JOSEPH A. LANGFITT. Hazen and Mr.' Langfltt were boyhood friends and entered the practice of law together. It was their first meeting for years, and many reminiscences of their early lives were recalled. This evening a musicals and recep tion will be tendered Mr. Langfltt at the Empire theatre, which will be attended by members of the order and their friends. Tomorrow evening a reception will be given in honor of the distin guished guest at the Auditorium hall, at which only members of the order are expected to be present. It is the first time that the highest official of the Royal Arcanum ever vis ited the city, and this Is Mr. Langfltt's first trip to the coast. Local members of the order believe. that, his visit will have a stimulating effect upon the mem bers, and will also be the means of largely Increasing the present membership. The object of Mr. Langfltt's vUlt is to install officers of the grand councils. While in California he visited Los An geles, Ban, Francisco and Santa Monica, Where installations were held. At San Francisco all the councils assembled In Joint session to participate in the exercises. While In the city Mr. Langfltt will be entertained .by prominent members of the order and will be taken to the vari ous points of interest in the city. Thi Lewis and Clark fair grounds will be visited and efforts will be made to en list his. Interest in the Fraternal build ing which Is to be erected. "It is my first visit to the coast" Mr. Langfltt said th'li morning, '2ut the condition of the Royal Arcanum is thor oughly satisfactory. Its membership in the places I have visited includes a class of men of whom we are proud, representative men who have standing in their communities. "In Oregon. I understand, we have something over 800 members, while In Portland there are between 400 and 600. It has not been the policy of the local councils to seek strength numerically, but rather to solicit only men of merit and stability." On Wednesday Mr. Langfltt will leave the city for point in Washington, where he will Install officers in councils in that state.. The following program will be rendered at the musicale In his honor at the Empire theatre this evening: Overture, Everest s orchestra; address of welcome, Past Regent George W. Ha sen; violin solo, "Aria G String" (Bach), Miss Lillian Myers; Song, "An Irish Folk Song" (Arthur Foote). Mrs. A. C. Sheldon; monologue, "Before the Pro posal." Frank B. Riley; violin solo. Con cert, second movement (Beethoven), Miss Lillian Myers; song, "The Maids of Ca dis" (Leo Dellbes), Mrs. A. C. Shel don; address, Joseph A. Langfltt; Home, Sweet Home" with variations, the or chestra. CUTS ESTIMATE FOR F1REB0AT Just half the amount estimated for the erection nf the Are boat's home at the foot of East Washington street will be allowed by the city council. Archi tect Fred A. Ballin submitted plans Saturday afternoon,, making the cost 1 12,000, snd the council committee cut It down to $6,000. The plans Included the building of a dock, a house for the firemen and two wide driveways, leading one to a dock for low and the other to one for high water: ' These the council committee could see no use for, and decided one driveway would be sufficient. The driveways were planned to be 80 feet wide, but the com mute cut the width to 18 feet The council committee decided to ap proprlate $6,000 for the fire boat head quarters, and to let the executive board use it as the members may see fit Mayor Williams and the fire committee of the board agreed with the council committee In cutting down the amount LOSES HOME AND LEFT PENNILESS The home of Charles Burghard, at Woodstock, was totally destroyed by fire last night, the lows amounting to nearly $1,200. The Are was caused by a defective nue. The family of Mr, Burghard were left penniless, and the flames destroyed nearly - all of their clothing. A collection was taken among the neighbors and $60 given for the benefit or tn nr sufferers. OTW BAMX AT atXAMATX. (Riwcltl Ulnpntch to The Journal.) Washington, March 14.-vrhe First National bank of Klamath Falls was today authorised to begin business with $25,000 capital. George W. White Is to be the president. George F. Baldwin vice-president, snd George R. LlnUley MASTER BUI DERS L HAVE COMPLAINT mxraUBBXsTTATZTXS C1U OX STATS COsOOSSIOV 07 1903 A ITS OBJECT to Burunra sracmCATroirs YUMA PSTXTXOST ZB WOT OBAJTT XB XT TXX B0AXO. Members of the Master Builders' as. soclation, headed by E. Kroner and President J. B. Bridges, called upon the state commission of the Lewis and Clark fair Saturday and asked that cer tain articles of the building specifications b modified. President Jefferson Myers of th commission and Chairman J. H. Albert of the building committee in formed the committee that th matter was out of the commission's hands and that the commissioners had power only to accept or reject the building Aoeciflca tions and plans submitted by the fair corporation. ."W cams itijr,". : said Mr. - Kroner, when the commission gave us no fur ther attention believing our mission fu tile.' Mr. Kroner said: ; "Th specifications provide that ths superintendent of construction shall be ths sole person to interpret th Intent and meaning of all specifications and drawings. The 'master builders desire that all matters in question should be left to a board of arbitration. "In case anyi changes or additions ere thought necessary after the contracts is awarded the building regulations pro vide that the superintendent may order the contractor to make th alterations. This is unreasonable. - "Th regulations provias tnat con tractors must file all receipts for pay ments in full before drawing money from th f airland then receive but 10 per cent of the money du the con tractor. If a contractor is backed by his bondsmen that should be sufficient Another provision is that a bond for $30,000 shall be filed to bid on all build ings at once. We desire that th con tracts be let a few days apart tor ths different buildings so as to glv every body a chance." "W have had no agreeable under standing with th Lewis and Clark fair committee," said A. Mclnnls, a promi nent member of the Master Builders' association, this morning. "We are just as much dissatisfied with the situation as ever we were. eW wanted on build ing contrsct let at a time snd not all of them together. Upon the plan which has been adopted on contractor will get all th work. That is, on single bidder will either get ths entire contract or no portion of it That plan is unfair to the several contractors. If on building had been let at a time then all of us would have stood some show to get a part of the work. If we missed in one of our bids we might have been more success ful th nextr time. "To make it clear, there are nlno buildings. Each bidder would have had nin Chances to hav secured a contract by letting each of them separately, whereas now he has bnly one. If he misses once he loses all opportunity to get any of th work to do. In answer to this plan the plea was made, that It would require an unreasonable length of time to advertise for bids and get the matter under way. By letting a con tract a day It would require but nine days and it can thus easily be seen tnat but very little time would have been lost. But we can do nothing further about the matter. It seems that it has been finally settled." NOW 17,669 ON BOOKS (Continued from Page One.) Watch th Wed nesday papers." r , Last Chance Tomorrow th TBBB FXAXO CONTEST closes. Surely there must be an old piano or organ in Portland whose number comes nearer the number on the new XiaraSBCBY than ths nearest on yet received. Hurry In your num bers, everybody, before o clock Tuesday night - : How.toWlnthe KINGSBURY PIANO . Every piano has a number, the sam as every watch has. Tour old organ or piano has a number. . If it's an organ you will find the number in or on Its back. If it ts a square piano lift the whole lid and hunt around and under th strings, and the number will read-. Hy be found. Put the number "and name of your old Instrument on a card and mall or bring It to .our store. In our east window we , have placed a new XZXOSBtTBY upright plana W have pasted a slip of paper over Its number. On March IS we will remove th slip, . and the owner of the old piano or '. organ bearing the number nearest , to that of the new upright can trad the old one for the brand- new one without on dollar of ad ditional cost no ' matter how old or dilapidated the Instrument turned in may be. Should th winning number b entered by more than one contestant the first one entering the contest will be declared th winner. ' It costs nothing to enter, so look up th number of your old piano or organ and bring or send ft In. . ih I (iiM-Her (o. . Old, Largest, Strongest, COR. SIXTH AND MORRISON STS. Opposite Tostofflo. convention. On or two other country precincts are expected to do the same thing. There will be lt delegates in th convention, so that (S will b a ma jority. mean to be drawn Into any controversy with the executive committee. I have been very busy all th morning; and hav had no time to discuss politics. Certainly I shall not make sny fight at th primaries." Mitchell men are sanguine of victory at th primaries, snd say they will elect a large majority of th delegates. Si mon men admit that they hav a bard fight but they declare that they will win. They expect . to carry a de cisive majority of th west sld pre cincts, and they say they will glv their opponents some surprises on th east side. They are handicapped by th ap portionment of ' th delegates, which gives ths country a disproportionately large representation, but on of th Simon leaders said this morning: "I spent all day yesterday going about in th coun try precincts, and I am satisfied that we shall carry half of them. That will glv us much more than a majority." It is ssld that Gresham will send as unpledged delegation which Will vote th faction which has th majority In th COLONISTS ARRIVE BY THE HUNDREDS Southern Pacific train service is again in a normal condition, Storms In northern California hav subsided and Dispatcher Fox stated this morn ing that sunshine weather prevails in the Siskiyou mountains todsy. The-serious trouble from slides at Wall Creek have been overcome and during the last five days more than (00 men have been employed along the Shasta rout keep ing, th tracks clear and doing patrol duty to guard against accident All trains were practically on time today and the Northern Pacific Coast Limited brought into the city more than 100 prospective settlers. Over th O. R. A N. ther came this morning on the o'clock train 167 known homeseekers, the great majority of whom will make their destination at southern Oregon points. A report was received at th South ern 'Pacific offices this morning , that Grants Pass, Medford and localities in the Rogue river valley are attracting many settlers. Three families aggre gating a membership of 22 men, women and children, left th overland train yesterday at Roseburg and took stage for Port OrfordV Curry county, via Myr tle Point At the Northern Pacific offices th ex pression is freely given that th bulls of the incoming strangers at passing through th stat of Washington for localities in Oregon. - , TxzxTxinr txocsaxo stbixb. : (Journr.l Special SerTlee.) Budepesth, March 14. The threatened strike of 8,000 tailors in this city was realised this morning when all men quit work. This number of strikers was augmented shortly after by a walk out of 5,000 metal workers. The earlier reports from different districts show no rioting, although tha feeling of dlscon tent is ominous. rw sjsiir SIMON NOT A CANDIDATE PORTLAND, March 14. 1904. Under no possible circumstances will I allow myself to be voted for as a successor of Senator Mitchell. I have said in published interviews and in private that I am not and will not be a candidate, and I now repeat it The claims to the contrary made by the Matthews and Carey politicians are false, and are made only to divert-the people's attention .from their extravagant and corrupt ad ministration of the city's affairs and finances. . JOSEPH SIMON. ORATORIO ' We GOLDEN LEGEND By Sir ARTHUR SULLIVAN ' f First ' Congregational; Church Tuesday .Evening, March 15 8:30 O'Olook. " Mrs. May Dearborne-Schwsb Soprano Mrs. W, A, T, Bushong, .Contralto Mr, J. W. Belcher ...Tenor Mr. W. A. Montgomery ..Bas 'Mr. W. a Boyer. , . . XssrrA seats, 11.00 -on sal at Woodard, Clark h Co.'s. Central admission, Too. v : y WOODARDCLARKESCO. .Largest Wholesale and Retail Drug Store in America. 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