Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-24
n INVOKE FEDERAL AUTHORITY
NAM, proyokes widespread Inter
,.t and President Francis Again
Telsgraphs Cutler
losepH GIVES LONG INTERVIEW.
s. Louis Paper Quotes Him as Saying
That Whitaker Went Wrong and
Whereabouts Unknown

President David r. Francis Of the ST.
,ous Purchase exposition commission
/, sther going TO make 1t tropical Tor
e,,,sin Utah gentleman or else he is
snot,ne n big make believe. Those
Nth whom he Is in communication say
,ss, there is no element OF blum In
0hst he Is doing. on the contrary they
declare that he means business. His
,rellmInary inquiries would indicate
mat much. Then he has the reputation
Of doing things when he starts out,
Among the kilograms he has sent to
This city Is one asking friend to desig-
nate a strong firm OF attorneys. The
information asked for was given, and
now Mr.. Francis st. Louis attorneys
have taken the matter up with a local
law Arm; and jointly they propose to
see II It Is not possible to fasten case
Of criminal libel on the men who have
associated the names Of President Fran
els and other fair officials with alleged
fraudulent work in the way OF conniv-
Ing at the issuance and sale OF ribbon
awards IN violation OF law and public
morals Therefore within the next few
days there should be some interesting
developments II any arrests are made
they will come under federal authority
that viii probably be brought into re-
QUESTION. in the meantime there are
several Utah men, members OF the Leg
stature, who are Just a little bit nerv-
Gus and apprehensive as to the outcome.
WHITAKER MISSING CD
II Is evident that Salt Lake is not
No only city IN which there is interest
Il the cnse. st. Louis has been get
ting Information and transformation on
The subject. For instance a ST Louis
paper which claims TO have secured an
Interview from Representative Harry
Joseph declares that Director-G General
Whitaker expended $4,000 more than
he was authorized. that his conduct
Of Utah affairs was under official in
yestigation, and that his whereabouts
were unknown or course, no one seri-
ously believes that Mr. Joseph ever
told this Wild tale about Mr.. Whitaker,
even II his love is not as warm for the
oirector-general from Utah, as II might
be for some subject OF personal adora-
ton II simply shows how sensational
reports away from home have got the
rollng SNOWFALL beaten to a finish IN
me race OF rapid enlargement.
HARRY NOT FEARFUL.
Harry Joseph Is not among those
VINO lear local arrest for criminal H.
peL The communication was surely
privileged he declared TO the News"
wday IT was submitted to the whole
committee by the sub committee and
suop'ed' Then II was adopted by the
mouse OF representatives In omen ses-
s'on ana 80 became privileged re-
port. Besides, we did not state our
'ohcluslons or assertions as facts but
rs ttle to the best Of our knowledge
PAGE INTRODUCED COMMITTEE.
MI. Joseph's statement, which went
mo the details OF every movement OF
ue committee I'm st, Louis. contained
~ assertion that It was not President
.auWs' VINO introduced the committee
w. itys,l1ent francis, but Mr. Page,
Sa a9 ula II IN Mr. Huttlgs bank. Page
XIV Iu come 10 the bank with the COM
nIlee and they agreed 10 cali on
PRESIDENT Francis with a Mr.. Self hut
his engagement they broke after the
INFORMAL meeting In the bank. Thls
WllIms President Francis's telegram
Sh'h Quotes Mr. Huttig as stating he
naa not introduced his visitors and
nlehuohs later meeting several men ono
y. Wnom shook hands with him and
FAMED himself as Page, he president
s,lanClsl then recognizing him as n
cc..ss,.hIalged employe OF the ribbon con-
tIsSlonair4 who had been barred from
n 1i oilee' and against whom he was
runnlns a criminal suit.
THE CELEBRATED INTERVIEW
ds nE JIoseph's story OF the meeting in
ue.4ll Is as follows.
mia, !" nen we got to st. Louis we had
" w number NJ newspaper arti-
sto NV, on me award ribbon business. We
ne f,, olt IN the FIRST place 10 hunt III
Csr,. building, but we met Mr. Me-
vi we 81. Louis star, who hat
mAr ~ 20 pr Gundry from II. l.. Gull
seVul The Utah building and EXHIBIT
wa then went To see LANCE and pers,.
ron the contractors OF the bulldlnp
r treated us nicely. Then ~,
thro n uoWn over railroad tracks and
snS the mud TIN we found Shisler
, nv. hen tried to find the Utah build.
KS After great difficulty We fount
" slle and asked the policeman nj
oral s wv and the Waterman, and sew.
lns,, o,nsr people around there. II the,
bse en VINO mad purchased il. The gat,
Tnpe' understood that the ChIcne,
h,, Nlecklng company bought N
~ we found this was not so
~ asked another pollcenan
VII, MeW q man named Mile
hna,NNe mad heard had bought IN
IN 'blns and he said the man worke,
W, ue manual training Department A
"a weht over 10 this building we look
por,.3 MT Thompson, who was pur
fror' 10 have bought II, and foun
bs a hr Murdoch, at whose hons
10 wv neen stopping. that he had Ron
10 NY YORK. We wired him there b,i
snsa s dey have never received an
uai W. we then went over 10 the man
tsst "eihlhg school, and met the ARCH
haS ne didn't know Miller, but n
ron., VyWysht some timber from the Mis-
thls Nrecking company. We went I
N.Y. N.Y. company but we found thev A,
10 sea me building We then wen
besn1s, Klein, who was shlslers book
AonL. ana he promised 10 see MI
dselssley az noon and give him tho An
NA'lw we wanted Wv "''