Show FAIR PRESIDENT MAKES PROTEST D b K R i Francis Writes Letter to Gov Cutler About Committee Report ENTIRE DENIAL OF CHARGES BAYS HE HAS NOT TO DO I WITH AWARD FRAUDS In strong denial deni of ot the statement bv b the members of ot the thes of the Louisiana Lou Loul lell Ju Purchase c expo investigating corn coni COI lt e that they the had been b n given hren the theOFI oJ shoulder I by 1 President Pl ident David Da I II H Hr Fran r an ts is s while hIIe in St HL Louis Luis and lUd in ii refu ton iton of the committee report that the the V system wai WiS a l l l i j a i telegram by hy Gov ov rr r F J or nr Cutler yet yesterday from the prest ii r lt it of the charges dJ tK Hint f ht the thC fU never n vel called on un him him nor nul ary arN tri other ther othEr of the exposition th tin tOI of the te repent EpI t i ilu exposition mail maii isif Ii the tw illegal il HI of Lt l n is ii stud mid libelous itil 1 t td ite Unit that all engaged in tIle the th ft Cr Jiul it award of ribbons as a a prizes lii ii i I 10 o f If I II prosecuted ted President Francis Telegram am i j t 11 to tu Gov G v vUI Mm UI It I itier l follows JJr e J t i C C riM r of Utah nail and andi I i ill in in Utah Com t mission I II I t just road read r d the report r lr dated tute March I t lal committee your house lious huus o ot of rep Tf n T on Utah commission to St bt Str I 2 a r If Ir committee visited S I is thoy did not 1 on me or any uny it llon Ion officials In iii rei ort orti A i 1 t exposition management In con cOI rr Tr 2 I 11 n ii with sale of or award ribbons arc arcT arcI T I A J i Ua and libelous Award ward ribbons ri buns ir 1 KIJ e b by concessionaire conc 0 solely no iio ex cx x 1 Ibn official having any an Interest there theren thre n J I II sale halt alt was wag permitted by the ex cx 1 1 uon li 1 for the accommodation of cx ex J i but ut wati wa restricted to th e re ret t r Pi 1 ig g t nar Iii Hud and other oher of oft t ribbon arc are fraud rud to which both IT t c r and amid purchaser tr are a rc p a 1 L d I both will wi be prosecuted in every In Int t 1 Ji ii f i cannot understand 1 any c should make such statements statement without t thorough investigation All Alli Al i that awards at this exposition expo art arc ir a o t subject of hart bart hartor r are aren n 1 OA f fal and their authors wilful slat falsi fy f r I ai aid ald d those th who repeat them belong beking belon belonI t I im rn daM class ward Award diplomas slid and Jn fly l 1 I will wil be b delivered to successful without charge HH as as Of course award a war ribbon con concessionaire COf lies has nothing whatever to do du duIt It iti conferring of or awards DAVID DA lD R lt It FRANCIS What Committee Reported Thc subcommittee of the Ii I f s g committee which went vent to St SL Louts Loute t itt f composed ed of Representatives S H J JHarry 1 Larry Harry Har S Joseph h and W WC V N C Gundry returning to Salt SaU Lake lh y N caused al d 10 no lie little comment by t harsil that hal t President Francis mit had h d left I f them in il a discourteous in iii inner alter after having haing been ben Introduced to thon by President of the National lank hank of or o St Louis They Raid sald that the head of r the th fair had had desirous of or f avoiding any ally 01 fJ n ag is soon oon as us he lie learned who they xv ere re reI Jn Iti I regard to the charges f of fraud ii il iii awarding ribbons the report Tr r port as published fully ful in The Her Herad 1 er erR ad R Sunday March 12 1 made statements summed up in the fol fl following flowing owing lowing sentence from the t report UVe Ve e arc arr ar unanimous in reporting that 1 hat a ac to lo our knowledge anti and ad belief the awards aw consisting of medals ribbons etc ft supposedly as mark lar of nf merit by b the St St LOuis Lul of f fl 11 lal is aard ribbon committee by au an of if the Ix Louisiana Purchase ex cx fX position to the successful ucc ex cx exhibitors x at the said Ild Louisiana P Purchase exposition is in in our ur opinion pinion an im Ira immense il mense and gigantic fraud with wih Prest President Prel dent Francis standing as sponsor for forand forand and approving the thc same |