| Show r At f T fANC RAIl CIS IS nb TO n TOGO b GO VEAN f t OR R CUTLER of Worlds Fair Sends Scuds a d It Telegram Tele ram to Executive Live MA MACS CS S SOME STRONG STR ONO DENIALS Committee Itee from D cc This His State DM nia Dil Not Visit VI lt Him 11 u Or Other Oilier Fair Officials CALLS CHARGES CH RIDICULOUS Arsons Engaged En cd In Sale al ale of or Arc Are to be What Local Men Meu lel Say t re To received 00 ao John C Cutler Cuter last In Ived a 0 lengthy telegram tele front from President President dent Francis of the St lit Loula Llis exposition commission containing some tomo startling S ht For ho nays BUYS that the Ut legislative Investigating com coin commute cor mute mIe did aid dil not call fl on him or ony ot of tho ether other f fr Ir It I will wl bo be remain rOlel how the tho lh committee on its I return to Utah said siLO It t had been given tho the thorl theroh cold roh hould r by Mr Francis and how h ii hA rl had juI turned on his heel hecl und nod left lett It tt to at lt what It ll ni mant Francis also Into Inlo a 1 tolled explanation as cui a to the tha ribbon and tells how they the ore arc recognized Ind how they are ne not He lie like likewise wise te declares that persons who wio have entered Into Inlo nil nfl Illegal lega deposition ot of th m nr B to be prosecuted Ills Ils Ii tele telegram gram to Gov Cutler Cuter Is 1 ns as follows follow TO fO GOV lion Hon lon J C I Cutler Cuter Governor ot of Utah nod Utah Have dated March 9 lust ut r ll tho the report ol of O pHal Ul your house hOlso of ot otT re on Utah commission to T St tt ft Louis exposition If I committee Ht t Louis LOII they dil not call cal on me or any ny exposition Charges In rep rt against I mst manage management merit ment Inet in fl connection conned Ion with wih sale Bale of ot ribbons are lre ridiculous nd Avar ard ribbons are Ile Bold moli by b I concession aJr are solely WI no 10 exposition official having allY emy interest therein Their Th lr gaIn sulo Inlo was WIS by 1 tho Limo exposition for the tho uc nc comm i of ot exhibitors but was c e to 10 thoo thoss receiving awards nards arni thc of ot sueh uch ribbons are ure fraud to 10 which both 1 ol iFer m a parties and both will wi be ber beat r ut at i every instance I cannot why any Iny committee should make such stub SUil statements without thorough investigation AH All Al charges that w i le nt at this timis exposition are nt n IL lt of barter are fro who hoi IX Iy th and their authors wilful falsi falsifiers fiers an those Iho e who iho them thom belong helon to 10 tl ta iio clow Award diplomas anti and nJ wi will n t bo be o delivered to sue suc successful fe rul exhibitors without charge ns aim ni toon oon on as lS 1 ILle Of OC course coure award rib nh term Ion n conie has nothing what whatever ever eur to do with conferring of oC awards DAVID DA n fl l TALKS When shown hown a I copy of ot tho the telegram by liy the News NeIlS Htone malt al ll J 1 of ot the lite special cial elal of oC 10 hrh went vent enl to St SI Louts Louis Llis made the fol tol lowing statement nt at ft noon today It lt I Is true at M tho the telegram states that tha ye vo did Iki Hnot not call on President Fran fl cli li We e had expected to call cal on him jut tul hut wo we a did not do so from tram the tho foot fact that w ve w happened to meet him without arrangements This meeting o In the th Third National bank hanle vt Wm were ivero ero Introduced to 10 him but Just jUt as an joon loon 1000 as g he ho o got through with n a consul taim taI wih President Huttig of oC the tho l mk ho to apparently slipped right out o Ii nl n Mt ift It the bank bault bon Ie so abruptly that Hint felt called upon to poli giZ Un After lter that of oC course we wo coure t no Interview with wih him hime We w e I td the tho headquarters where 3 ribbons wire wro being sold soul how UtI ever V aM f found und that tho the company to be bl armIng acting by b authority We wm Jd H buy by parties selling these hose rib boat al they were MJ ohl to tn People who whom 1 eVen vc have havo an In exhibit nt at the ex cx r m I 1 would refer reter you to the t tel ten s im ny b I tole toi o tim tho committee teo of ot lor to Whitaker r and Prof Prot Cum II I Justify the tha on rs s of oC time wi Justy TESTIMONY Tat That part Jart of nf the tho testimony relating 11 10 lar and tho the v ari ribbons reform referred to 10 by Mr tr m Is as its IS follows At this In iii the Proceedings Mr 11 turned hil his attention to 10 Brand e Ind an gOld daU Will you OU tell Wi tel us ua Li he naked the Iho Mr 11 tr Whit n what theRo theno prizes consist of ot nt h ln them I law fW i i 1 r have hae simply sImp received a n cation thul far fil am Tho The I of f foll hal haim i mo Inc that th tho the prizes IIi it ho be for tor Uno bomo time for six nix months montha Uel Iture th Ih hf told how the tho Ire lOUIS this cne in tho the ot of nn an n l 1 commission JI lie Ie WI iv I Concerning n mj certain rib Inn 1 I 11 stated that at this wn WM n a P n n to money mone b Ih 5 for tor a 0 ribbon which to attest the h superIority of thIr Ir goon lod Ihn Iha prIson to ho bo patti valli for San a time h s si No o mr i they COle gratIs K None Nono Non got ot r save ave to 10 whom Im n 0 hEI been n awarded Wd Id Iet st them T 7 05 through n a n ml mistake 1 1 rl got too d dIm Mn t hn he one tee e I 1 believe tn so 0 low did ho Jo Mint Iet 1 I re ns n a decoration I you dont 01 think the thc II 1 b for or r thune 1 as an 1011 long ns aM IR there thero Is n a i t mM Is lily private Tim Th IlY opinion fh hen t to 1 was Sa 1 a aV I V Y N got et money WJ wal van It I 7 M ou any Iward 1 Not ot that I 1 know Iny 4 i of oC oCh oft h lId fd ou nu receive outside of ot I t No io you got from tho nto J Mi I Only What I x ot out of ot a 1 tow few towny AMP ny ribbons 1 t I o SIr r J I nothing to do with vItha wih COMMITTEES IE T A report of the subcommittee which visited Isled St lit Louts Louis and to illicit Mr Francis In 11 his him telegram takes cx ox Is 18 as follows March Committee Cor 1 0 9 I Io 1005 room roona Salt Lake City Hon HOI Cleeson Clesson 8 S Finney Chairman Committee fit St Louis Purchase Expo Commission We se WI your oUr subcommittee after visit visitIng Ing Ht Louis Lul ns us directed beg heg leave leavo to further report as tS follows That after nn an n thorough an nn Investigation tion tou JIB 11 tho the time at nt our olin disposal would perli l we e ars unanImous In reporting that according to our knowledge ammi belief belot the consisting nf ot medals l ribbons ns tc te supposedly given as ns marks of ot merit by tho the St Louis official award ribbon by authority of ot the tho Louisiana j exposition to time the successful exhibitors at n t tho the said ellel Louisiana Pur Purchase Pu Purchase r chase exposition Is I In our opinion nn an In immense amid gigantic fraud with wih Pres Ires Prel ident Francis Frncis standing ns as sponsor for tor forand and approving the teatime same We Ye are aro con cola convinced vinced from frol rota time the result of ot our that tho the people have havo been beel deceived lecCi veil mind have been led ted to 10 believe that th j awards received represented enter real merit of ot exhibits offered while In lii II fact they the were nothing but a n mock amid 1111 a 1 fraud Issued by a n straw Incorporation for the sole polo purpose of ot being sold to bo hO used usel In ft a n commercial way WiY ns as IS advertising matter 11 ter and In Iii II order that they thoy might appear ns us a genuine on time tho face tace they thoy were matted Issued under tho the authority of at the tho dent Mr Francis and tho the exposition commission slon which gentlemen accord ing luA to the th Information received In turn tur for Issuing these thesa awards under their au nu authority thorl n a 1 handsome Wo We met et ono of ot the agents a n MI Mr Ife who was wan WI employed specially to sell on commission these theo the e He lie le showed hoed u UI us ono one on award which was 1 Issued ns ON superior over nil ni others which he ho assured UH us 18 that ns on agent for tho the St t Louis lolls award ribbon committee i by b authority ot or time the Louisiana exposition ho he land had sold 1011 for or nUll and received his hil commission thereon Ha Ho also Ileo showed n ni aim another ribbon award which he ho hail sold gold declare I to us UI that the person to whom he hn hail sold Bold It had bind hal never hail had an al exhibit In this th fair at nt nil 11 he also ats that the National Cash company had hlll paid no aim munch much mich ns an ni for these BO so awards to be used 1501 ex CX expressly pressly for tor tho the purpose of ot the business of o said sahl company no Tie 10 In Informed formed us further that vore many more morn that ho be had raid cold as ns well wel ns us great numbers sold nold lold by hy other agents We Wo visited tho the office olce of tho the St St LouK 1011 ribbon committee by authority of ot the Louisiana Purchase exposition In tim II time tho building and found that time representative In charge was WIS on until hand and ready redy to do business by hy sell sellIng so log Ing additional although Iho ho ex ax exposition position had hall closed months ngo ago Ws Vi also iso learned learnell from rom rota the testimony of ot Di Director DIrector rector General Whitaker other wit witnesses nesses flosses that this thi system of ot awards was wan wasn wana Wil n a Rl print la scheme schema for tor the securing of oC money Wo We also nilo find that no n medals hava hai been heen received by prize prie winners so 80 fur furns furus ns us ni we Wo have been able to learn and that when they are received they will wiil wi havo to bo be paid for tor amid still ettli further that th they ure not hot Ila likely to ba be received v i 1 lon ft ns As a this official award com corn can continue to sell I el Its goods goodse We Wc e your committee leI condemn tM thin system of commercialism In awards as an Is being pernicious and ad dishonorable In and maintained to dec and defraud the tho public end to bring re reproach and anul dishonor dl Upon this nil 11 similar exposItions exposition and at the Mino Mila time to bring many mY thousands of ot dol thai lars litre profit pronto to the po official om al con coil COl coding and carrying Into effect scheme for tor 8 R J Chairman W v N HINDRY H I B 8 JOSEPH Secretary SubCommittee SENATES STINGING That tho the senate sela to did not take kindly to tho time Investigation Is evident from the tho following resolutions passed nt lIt the hour of ot the time Sixth session Whereas A Joint committee of ot the seato Relate nto anti and the tho house of ot representatives of ot time the th Sixth legislature I of ot tho the State of ot Utah wan amm appointed to ta Investigate the time expenditures of ot money under and by virtue of ot nn nh act net creating n mu I commission to provide for tor the display of ot re ro resources resources sources nt at time the Louisiana Purchase ex exposition exposition position known ns as tho time Louisiana Pur Purchase Purchase Purchase chase exposition commission and ap lP proved March 12 1903 the tho members of ot said commission being belne Hoyt Sherman of ot Salt Sal Lake Lako county COnt Samuel Newhouse of ot Salt Sal Lake Lako county count Willis Johnson of ot Plute county count timid Governor Heber M 1 Wells the then chief executive of ot the State of ot Utah anti and Ind Whereas After Atter a mu thorough cation the report of oC said Joint commit tee teu completely exonerated time the members of ut said commission of ot n any y alleged on un the time part of ot said Bald commission In II time thu of money mOley and Ind time the said report of ot the time Joint committee was Ins received and adopted n the tho by senate auth ald and the time of ot time the senate discharged Whereas After tho time report was van ren dered bred the house of ot representatives re refused refused fused tUle to accept tho time report of ot said Mid Joint committee and Said Hold house of ot representatives tives upon Us Its Il Me sole responsibility ap appointed IP pointed a committee lee of ot Its 1 Is own ln hers ber herl without time tho concurrence of the time Bonato to further Investigate the nf nt fairs of ot paid commission anti and Whereas Previous to tho time appoint appointment mont ment of said by said of o representatives the tho proper prosecuting pro ing imig had imad In in their possession full ful Information regarding the Irregularities of ot and time the secretary of ot said eald sall commission Whereas Th testimony adduced be bo boI before I fore forn said committee of ot the house of ot representatives disclosed Irregularities already known amid published upon the imort of oC time thc secretary of ot commis commission sion alon but utterly to establish that ni nil member of the time said saimi commission lon haul had In Iii II the slightest degree failed Called to 10 ful fully ly h mUlti and properly proper perform l the time duties dutes for Cor which ho lie was WM appointed and Whereas Through the net aCt of oC said Bald committee of ot the thc house of IC In II sending to St HC Louis Luis a n sub subcommittee committee I ammil by imy other nets of ot soul Bald sll committee of O time the house hOlee of ot the lives nn mitt 11 Impression has haa been given out throughout lain and throughout the time nation nt at law large that the members of it the tho Louisiana Purchase Exposition l commission have been guilty of which the tho said committee of ot the tho house of representatives utterly ut ailed to establish 11 now therefore bo be It I That It I Is the unanimous opinion of ot this timis senate Rente that tho time said raid commissioners Hoyt Sherman of Salt Lake Lako county coun L W of ot Weber county Willis While Wll Johnson of ot Plute Plate ammil dov 00 M itt Wells Wels this the then chief ex executive of ot the tho State ot of Utah have havo fully tUly amid discharged 11 their duties dutel with wih credit credi to themselves nail tho the State of oC end and bo be It further SENATE NOT m le That tho the senate deplores tho the act net of ot thin tho said Muse house of ot representatives tives und nd said ald said sll nub lub committee In II the undue un lume anti lud ranted aspersions cast cant thereby upon time the character of ot the tho men composing competing said Louisiana Purchase Exposition com corn mission and that tho time senate does docs hero here hereby by disclaim any responsibility for or or orIn tummy any In connection with the time action of the tho house housa Inga of ot representatives In Us its Il proceed |
