Show I LACKER FRAUD COMES TO LIGHT EJ Commission Closes Its Work in r j Salt Lake and De Departs Der Departs Departs parts SATED WITH ROTTENNESS 1 DRAMATIC RECITALS OF FIGHT i FOR LAND WITH RIFLES j jf The conclusion interstate com corn commerce merce commission was no less sensational than the tho entire proceedings have hare been be n The Utah Fuel and allied coal companies L were vere ere on the grill brIll yesterday and the evi el evidence Ti dence ence secured against these corporations tc was as uglier if It possible than that secured against the tho Union Pacific Railroad and coal companies at the tho September hearings t It was ws asserted by b witnesses yesterday esterday ju that the v Utah h Fuel and allied companies Vf with the Rio Grande railroad system not onh ni secured control of ot the coal deposits of Utah l tab by Winchester persuasion but bit for years held full sway over the wires of the Western estern Vestern thus holding all an possible Pos Ih means of petting relief relict which might be Bought ought by b the independent pro ducer Rio Grande Controls Fild I Testimony was submitted which showed that the combine of ot Rio Ulo Grande and Rio Grande Western and their allied coal companies secured the tho largest portion of ot the vast nt coal deposits deposit in southern Utah owned the only means of ot transportation tr thus controlling the supply on mar and was ir supreme of the tile coal situation Armed thugs It was asserted were hired 1 b m the coal companies In Carbon and r other counties to keep off oft any independent producers and these thugs br I played ed their part well wen Shooting was corn com common I mon nion during the fights and feuds over oer pos I 5 slon of oat coal lands lantis and the courts were laughed at by b the men placed In charge of the deposits Special Secial Rates on Freight Secret rates were described Charles Charle L Lvingston a n former e of the Utah Fuel company asserting that his company 4 enjoyed a cent per pounds per mile rate on freight This rate which was far below the th regular tariff rates rate was en enjoyed enjo enJoyed joyed jo ed until August of tile the present year 1 applied on freight hauled over or the Rio Grande from froni points both in Utah l tah and andI I Colorado Lumber J brought from Oregon to to I rebuild the trestle after atter the Sunnyside fire fre was lS billed to Ogden and from there thero thereto to tn Sunnyside Sunn the lumber was billed under tin th cent rate Mr r Livingston said laid the tue rate sheet containing tha the secret I ites were signed by Rio flu Grande lt just by whom he did not know knowlie He lie said freight bills hills were turned Into Captain William E Coltons office for forr forI r I W v 0 O Williams auditor for the Utah FOe Company Wi IS recalled r to the stand itana 1 j ami antl nm stir air t Wr I 10 j 1 pounds per mile rate which the Utah Fuel Fel enjoyed on construction I materials river Over the Rio Grande Mr r Wil Williams ii 11 1 f i hams liams admitted taking tip p coal and agri agricultural agricultural I cultural lands land near Clear Creek asserting I that he ho had done this on his own He suggested that his name arne be used and 1 I said Mid he lie had received jio money mone for taking tal ing up Uj the coaL lands f Shot at By Hired Thugs George D ii of Salt Lake was the star witness of ot the flay lIa ay He described H feud between b tween the ilie coal company and anil himself during which he ho was shot at by byI I I hired thugs of the coal oal company om ny He lie was R willing witness and at times in an answering ant answering t questions became dramatic He lie Her cI r conversations between the coal coalo o t armed thugs and himself in 4 which oaths and curses cures were used almost tho the scenes he was describing Ills His IUsI testimony was a bitter bit er arraignment of oft ofte I r te t r companies and kept those listening at closest attention J II Ugly Words Are Spoken Whitmore submitted evidence on onh h affairs and an fends feud pertaining to coal coalt lands t around Sunnyside which vied led with f Mr Ir testimony In its intensity J Arthur A Swe Sw Sweet t submitted evidence no Iss damaging and ugly The names of or F P FM FI FN M N tf Wheeling now a detective on oit the Salt SaIt Take Police force forre Charles Mostyn Owen I r 11 known and prominent in Salt Lake U political circles Frank Frnnk Cameron former If superintendent of the tho th coal company Mark Tark P 1 Braffet alo also an e of ot the J f roal coal company compan Robert Kirker an agent a ent of tin iho th Pleasant Valley Valle company and many Bothers were mentioned in nasty J t 4 11 ion fion with coal affairs John J Judson 5 J I figured prominently in the sensational tf It was Intimated he ht acted as I middleman for the tile Utah Fuel company compan in InI J Its acquisition of coal lands I f 4 Attempt to Poison Land The commission slon adjourned suddenly abut about 4 The commission will wll Continued on Page 2 t BLACKER FRAUD COMES TO LIGHT WT Continued from Page Pane 1 meet in Pueblo where officials of the Clor do Fuel and Iron company comPan will wUl be I examined From Pueblo the th commission goes to Denver where it convenes Mon iton J day That the sessions in Denver ire are to be sensational In the extreme is as assured assured surd The name of Michael special agent of the general land office wilL figure in testimony 10 to be bo submitted in Denver and it will bo hO b shown that an attempt was made to poison polson him while he was pressing the investigation of the Pacific in Vice dent tient Charles A General Super A E Welby Velb and Treasurer J 3 W v T Gilluly Gilhuly of the tIme Denver Rio Grande will wiH be among the witnesses examined I Other serious charges harges will be investigated arid and much fraud and resultant graft raft and dirt will be exposed Big Crowd Is Present The Time court room on the second floor of ot the time Federal Fc eral building was crowded yes yesterday yesterday Among the witnesses who had been subpoenaed and who ho were waiting to be called upon were a n woman and two young oung girls who it was admitted would have testified to filing upon land for the Utah Fuel company Many lan witnesses witness who ho would have hae admitted to having been dummies were ask asked d at the time request of Attorney J T T Marchand who explained that the time methods employed by b this and al led companies had been aired sufficiently Mr Marchand said at the conclusion of the time afternoon session Yes there are a n large number of wit witnesses witnesses nesses In this room who could testify to filing upon coal lands but it is not necessary sary to call them Enough evidence of t f this kind of fraud and perjury has JIM been obtained Judge M 31 C Burch II 11 E Booth Bo th United States StatS district attorney Fred FredA A Maynard alanard special assistant United States district at torney torn and a number of other government i officials were present during the time hearing j |