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Show SMOKED OUT Aroused hy Report of Tells Governor Utah Representatives Repre-sentatives Didn't Call on Him. Joseph Says He Is Technically Corrects Cor-rects and Bepeats Back Turning-Episode.' "If the committee visited St. Louis they did not cnll on me or any exposition ot-llclals," ot-llclals," says President David R. Francis of tho Louisiana Purchase Exposition company, In a long messago to Gov. Cutler. Cut-ler. It was tho published report of the fiub-commlttee which went to St. Louis to Investigate the expenditures of tho Utah Fair Commission that smoked President Francis out. Following Is the message that came to tho Governor Tuesday Tues-day evening: Message to the Governor. Hon. J. C. Cutler. Governor of Utah, and Chairman Utah Commission: Havo Just read tho report, dated March 9, of special commlt-li'o commlt-li'o your House of Representatives, on Utah commission lo St. Louis exposition. It committee com-mittee visited St. Louis they did not call on ino nor nny exposition officials. Charces In report nmilnst exposition management In connection con-nection with Palo of award ribbons aro ridiculous ridicu-lous nnd libelous. Award ribbons nro sold by concessionaire solely, no exposition official havlntr any Interest therein. Their salo wan iwrmllted by the exposition for the accommodation accom-modation of exhibitors, but wus restricted lo those receiving awards, and other purchases of such ribbons aro fraud to which both concessionaire con-cessionaire and purchaser nro parties, und both will be prosecuted In every Instance. I cannot undcrs-tnnd why any committee should make such statements without thorough In-vestlgntlon In-vestlgntlon All chnrgea that awards at this exposition aro. a subjeet of commercial b.irtor nre wholly false, and theli authors willful ful-siricr?. ful-siricr?. and thoso who repeat them belong to iho name class. Award dlplomns and medabi will bo delivered lo successful exhibitors without with-out chnrgc as soon as possible. Of course, award ribbon concoeslonnlru has nothing what-over what-over lo do with conferring of awards. DAVID R. FRANCIS. II. S. Joseph, who was one of the subcommittee, sub-committee, said last night; Joseph Tells How It Was. "He Is right about It. Wo did not call on him We took it for granted when he turned his bnck on us after being Introduced Intro-duced that he did not want us to call. It Is not true, however, that we didn't call on any of the exposition officials. Mr. Iluttlg of the Third National bank was one of tho vice-presidents of the company. com-pany. We called on him and he treated us very nicely. "All I havo to say about the award ribbons rib-bons Is that wo brought; back the advertising adver-tising circulars of the concern that was selling them. The advertisements speak for themselves. And Mr. Whitaker eald nn the witness stand, didn't he, that ho didn't believe any ono would receive a medal until tho ribbon people had sold all the ribbons they could dispose of? They will keep making and selling ribbons rib-bons as long us tho silk factories keep going and the public is willing to buy." No Reason to Call. S. J Stookey, another member of tho sub-committee, said In reply to President Francis's telegram, that the only reason no call was made was becauso of the hurried departure of Mr Francis after tho commltteo was Introduced to him In tho Third National bank In St. Louis, ho added, tho committee was told by reliable re-liable persons, that award ribbons had been sold to parties who did not even have exhibits at tho Fair. |