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Show IK ELDER HOWELL FNIEDJ SPEAK His Refusal to Orate at Banquet Causes an Interesting Story to Leak. - ENDEAVORED TO WEAR CLOTHES OF APOSTLE SMOOT Garments Got Changed in Some Way While the Two Were in Chicago. "Thousands of miles away, carried through the peasant farms of the Black Forest in the old world, is a suitcase carefully guarded aud carried by some one paid out of tho contingent fund of the senate of tho United States," said the Prominent Politician to Thc-.Strol; lor on Wednesday. "And speaking oi. the Black Forest when the npostlc-eni-bassador of the band ol twenty-six, otherwise tho hierarchy, to tho acnato of the Unilod States returns homo from his iunket in the old world, ho will havo learned a great deal more than ever he thought ho could learn. lie will ascertain ascer-tain a number of things in the Black Forest, where ho is going for the alleged al-leged purpose of studying forest-. Ahout Black Forest. "For instance, he will discover that the peasant fnrms of the Black Forest are handed down from father to son in a direct line, often dating back 400 years. There is no division as in France; all falls to the heir, only here it is not the eldest, but tho youngest son who inherits. Jt is raro that a Bur (peasant) dies as reigning head. When he gets on in years ho abdicates, in order to end his days in the loibgcdinge-haus loibgcdinge-haus (dower house), which stands beside be-side each hof (steading). That he docs so iu favor of his youugest son is very sensible; were it the elder he would have no peace, for as soon as he married he would try to induce his parents to retire re-tire just at an age when power is sweetest and best exercised. For this reason the practical farmers of bygone generations decided to liand over tho succession to the 3'oungcat, since when Benjamin is a fullgrown man father Jacob Ja-cob is old and glad to rest. This law of inheritance goes b' the name of vortel. Should the heir, of his own free will, desire to resign in favor of his elder brother, the latter must buy the property from him. In such a case tho younger may be termed a kind of Esau. "But this is a digression. I started to tell you a story about a suit case. This suit case, .now making a tour of the world, does not contain the apostolic apos-tolic dress suit of the apostle-senator from Utah, but it does carry a costly dress suit that belongs to Elder Joseph ITowell. present congressman from Utah, and who expects to" bo the next one, and thereby hangs a talc. Garments Got MIsed. "When the congressional delegation from Utah attended the Chicago convention, con-vention, Apostle Smoot and Elder Howell How-ell occupied the same tooiii at the hotel. ho-tel. Both of them carried their glad rags along, and at tho last function thoy attended, whero it was necessary to put on a boiled shirt and a swallow-tail coat, both exit a swath. Whether at this function the wine flowed too free, whether the booze was of a highor proof than in Utah, or whether Dixie wine was on tap, deponent saith uoL; but suffice it to say that when the embassadors from "Utah to the Congress of the United States returned to their room aud disrobed, that the suits got mixed. "It is hardly possible, in view of their ecclesiastical positions, that they had to stand at the door of their room and wait for the bed to como around to the door, when the bellhop would push them in, but, nevertheless, the suits got mixed. Smoot got Howell's clothes and Howell got the apparel that belonged to Smoot. "Both came home. After their return there was no occasion for cither to appear ap-pear in their best, for tho reception which Harry Joseph wanted to give them was passed up like a white chip and tho Tn ft ratification meeting at Wandamere was so cold that, had one appparcd in full dross, he would havo frozen to death, hence the chance was not discovered. Smoot Goes Abroad. " Meanwhile," Apostle Smoot had started on his mission to the old world. By the way, this mission differs, from Iho ordinary mission, in that when' an ordinary notice from Box B is received re-ceived the recipient makes his arrangements, ar-rangements, furnishes his own means to, go, and while abroad, or in some neighboring state, usually a benefit is had in his ward to aid him. Not so with Mr. Smoot, His bed is one of roses. Hp was on a mission several years, called, of course, by the Almighty, Al-mighty, as manager of the Provo woolen mills; now he is on a mission abroad at the expense of the people of the United States. "But again J am digressing. Monday Mon-day last tho Woman's "Republican club of Salt Lake gave an outinq and ban-duct ban-duct at Saltair. Elder Howell was there. Tie was not down on the programme pro-gramme for a speech, and people marveled. mar-veled. Tt was underslood among those on the inside that Elder Howell was to be called upou and that ho would deliver de-liver the impromptu address which he i had written several days before and committed to memory, and when" ho was not called upon the Federal bunch marveled, mar-veled, also. Why Howell Did Not Talk. "Tuesday the reason for his failure to talk leaked out. When Elder Howell came to Zion to attend the banquet he brought with him his good wife and the suit case containing his precious dress i suit. He took it with him to the lake, I with the intention of changing from I his ordinary npparol to his best, the change to bo made after ho had taken ! a swim in tho lake. "All went well until he donned the outer garments. The trousers were too ' long, the vest did not meet across tho ! abdomen and the scissors ends of his beautiful coat dragged the ground. Of : course. Elder Howell could not cuss, I but, he could think, and those in the i vicinity of I he bathroom occupied by hlder Howell could not help but notice ' the sulphurous tumcs that were wafted ' from his rooin toward the pavilion. He had Apostle Smoot's glad rags instead 1 of his own. : "And this is why his elooucnt impromptu im-promptu address was not delivered at ! the banquet of tho Woman's Republican club at Saltair on Monday. U'J,,C', . . However, there are those upon the inside who declare that Elder Howell I . will not be averse, six veaniK to putting on Apostle SuiOot'lflVM dress suit. In fact, there arc'jBE say that ho would gladly donVAV tonal suit worn by the iuBBT colleague of the apostle r,-fau;BjBv hence, lie lays them aside, iAwH; Opposition to HowaL "Speaking of Elder HonE have opposition in the conraBftpJi is what the Ogden Journal BAf, about tho congressional nAVBi Parley P. Christcnsen MMflBBJt He Is In the race for UmSBBWJ nomination for Congress BBBBl every inch of the ground mBBBBi convinced his Ogden fr!cniBBpB on the occasion of his receAjBBBf city, and It may be said IndaBBBj he has many friends In JBBBf And why should he not MBBB&' date? The field Is open tojBBVi I Republicans 'in good stundirt?':BBVl tonsen has the qualitlratloatjpBM held high positions, both ''BBW organization and in the PuBbX? and he has carried away ,'jfBB? time. He Is a good campaiPHXr fellow, a good mixer and wowBBe'6 good Congressman becaui-e JBB'l educated, well trained In sBBk is a student of public 4u!BBjL friends in Weber county Mr'.VBJEJ, confided the Information ,ha,rBJi2. surance of good support J.JP'BJJ tlon from all parts of the SMlfe sorted that he wo; Id recelveJMU of half tho Cache county dPBMr' than half tho Box Elder .TBfc6 practically all tho votes .Br the counties In tho southern PMW. State. He admits that the b3'BHh1 to be fought out In Salt lkc "BJllI." counties, but is absolutely nr the outcome. Tho cnndldaO P. Christens.cn for this VeSMS' tlon at this time will add nWBj, tho Interest of tho campaign- Will Loose Put UpVMHii "Thorn are people who iISm.h ing what Ed Loose is gn SKS the Provo Democrat of .1.uens27: across an interesting bit gossip. Hero it is. les. tfWL it if you desire.' ' aud he "BJPJH Stroller the, following "om Bt named: vBk" Now thnt the feelings tUBI'V between Ed. Loose f1 '"wl I bunch, some arc wondering Ml place the nice sum of nionepj used to give. . An 'tF'JP ! ment says that the ReP"bllf iBkcT. expect any moroy from ffnp "machine" has given him too ! ! Ho has learned the charaetor Jpjn publican "powers-that-be. : iSP"t8 of Mr. Loose are also fjC1 methods of corruption, and "W, resort to tho dictates of a c ajpi U, scrupulous politicians. nth BP the candidates of t lie MP JBB g Machine rule spells defeat. ;m Cutler Gets a EenHByfrJ The lemon handed to by the Federal bunch .JSiiMkl sourest kind. In fact, his r$ftC lms hardly got "Is breath- VrfJSsV told that he must .get out g t for rei.ominatlon. I IJ A was blighted. The 'P""'3 KA and his friends re sore ajM3; ,o the statements of one oi th will see the m:lhi Vforn the)S"t , realms of purgatory boforn jm ns the "boas rule" dictate fflSi |