Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-24

Page to President Francis, accusing
Francis OF being implicated IN ribbon
frauds, We then called on Mr., Page
at his home and found him absent Just
as we were leaving he stepped up, and
upon Mr. Stookey stating our mission,
ne told of the award ribbon frauds, and
that he had been selling these ribbons
for commission and was now publish
ing the facts because he had not got the
full commission due him. He wanted
us TO meet MIR. Barnes, OF the award
committee. ] left at the beginning Of
the conversation and was looking al an
award ribbon IN the window OF cigar
store next door when they called me
over and introduced me TO Mr. Page,
He told me how he and Barnes were
hooked up In the business, and or all
their connections. / said | would go
over to the Dement, building where the
ribbon concern was doing business and
try to buy prize.
WITHOUT INTRODUCTION.
80 | went, and entered without in
| PRODUCING myself The boy In the Of
| flee said to me: Mr., Lowensteln, the
| man whom you want to see Is out %
| you'll do | replied, I would like to
| procure some medals which Director
| General Whitaker stated in his report
| he was entitled to--for dividend paying
| mines
'The boy took out n long list OF
| awards made by the fair, What did
Daly-West receiver / asked. He look
| ed down the list and answered A sill
| yer medal
"'Have they received It yeti? l asked
No. he replied, they have not paid
for It. sent them circular
| have them, but we have had no
answer SO said, will you kindly put
| that down--what they are entitled TO.
am connected with another mining
| company, which should have got a prize
| the Carlsa Copper & Gold Mining
company He looked over the list and
then said No; / cannot find II; but II
may have been In Utah's elaborated
exhibit or Salt Lake county's mining
exhibit
WANTED A RIBBON.
"Wer, | said-let me ask you'd
like TO get ribbon that would show
that the Carlsa company received
gold medal as part of Utah's colaborat-
ed exhibit and he said. Well, I'll show
you how that Is done He then took
out a sample showing that one Brown
Shoe company had received grand
prize ribbon.
something that viii help to advertise
our stock He assured me that the
ribbons were genuine and had the on
cial signature OF President Francis and
that he paid 80 per cent commission TO
the Worlds Fair company on the rib
bons. / told him to write letter to e.
II. Mead, secretary OF the Carisa Min
ing company Offering a gold medal, adj
dressed to Salt Lake city, Utah.
1.-THE clerk replied, Alright sir and
came away without giving him my
name. The name OF the clerk was See.
Another gentleman was In the Office at
the same time and helped to show the
samples.
when I returned TO the other COM
missloners, Representative Stookey had
secured Klein's affidavit In the Shisler
matter and he went over to the ribbon
office. and arranged for q grand prize
for the Park City Superior mine
"Mr. Page offered TO take us down
and show us grand prize he had sold
for $500 to a local firm, and he did So
We saw several other prizes around
town.
MEETING WITH FRANCIS.
''Mr. Page took us down TO the Third
National bank and introduced us TO
MIR. Huttlg lie was Il very elegant gen.
tleman, and said he had soft spot In
his heart for Utah, as the people here
had-treated him well when he had been
here on hunting trip, We spoke to
him Of the investigation that was going
on. and In the midst OF II, IN walked
gentleman whom Mr.. Page introduced
to us as Gov. Francis. | said I'm
glad to see you, governor and then he
turned away to talk to President Hut
tig. That was the last we saw OF him
except his back, which ne was carrying
away with him as fast as he could
MIR. Huttg noticed the abrupt leav-
ing and turned to apologize 10 us, We
then left the bank and discussed the
| proposition of Mr.. Francis insult, and
came to the conclusion that he was
not very anxious to see us. We talked
It over, and | said there's the biggest
money making scheme ever perpetrated.
II beats mining all to pieces.
"rhen we called on Colin M, Self, who
had left his card at our headquarters,
and we had expected that he would In
troduce us TO President Francis, After
| this happened however, we made up
: our minds to go to him. and tell him VIC
ala not care TO meet the gentleman.
I'VE came away from st, Louis feel
ing that representatives OF a sovereign
state like Utah should have been more
courteously treated by one who was
, willing enough 20 allow the state to
spend 100000 In st. Louis"
FRANCIS TO CUTLER.
| Inc decision OF iTeslutnI FRANCIS u
follow up the matter OF the report, Is
contained in the following telegram
to Gov. Cutler received last night;
Hon. j. c. Cutler, Governor Of Utah.
and Chairman Utah Commission:
mo reply to my message Of March
2l. Stookey Is quoted here as defending
his failure to call on me, by saying he
accidentally met me In Third National
, bank Upon inquiry learn today there
were several gentlemen In his (Presi-
/ dent Huttigs office, from whom I asked
, him 10 excuse himself a moment
had short talk with Huttig and left.
, "He told me today they were menu
! bers Of the Legislative committee, but
that he did not introduce me as they
had called upon him solely 10 investi'
gate bank account of Utah commits.
! sion. Ny recollection was that | was
introduced 10 several men but did not
i hear their names and their identity was
: not known to me, l remember that ono
2 of the party called me by name ant
p shook hands before | recognized him
lie voluntarily told me his name wa'
= Page,
: PAGE DIsCREDITED.
IT then recalled him as a discharged
> employe OF award ribbons concession
aire. He has been denied admission
q to my Office for two months and ! shal
4 | have him prosecuted II there Is any
:. law to reach him MS I have finally es
tabnshed proof I'm one instance OF hi
A having sold award ribbons to purchase
I not entitled thereto,
: NOT INTRODUCED BY HUTTIG.
y 81 should never have expected tina
e n legislative committee was In the com
o pany OF Page. Huttig says committee
l. did not ask 70 see me and he did no