The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1911-04-06

Springfield. H.. April 5.--clnrence y.
Hunk, general manager of the Interna-
|itonal Harvester company, before the
|;state bribery investigating committee,
|Itoday exploded the biggest sensation
|Iof the l.or.mer bribery case.
MIR. Funk testified that Edward
|jIlines of Chicago, millionaire lumber
ldcalcr. asked him, as manager OF the
Harvester company, to contribute
|l$10.000 10 reimburse certain men VINO
had put up n 100000 slush fund to
clcet William Lorimer TO the United
Estates senate.
The harvester company manager
Edward Tlldcn. N wealthy Chicago
packer. as the collector OF this fund 10
reimburse the men who. as Mr.. Hines
was quoted us having said, had ''un-
dcrwrttcn" the election of Lorimer.
Mr.. Funk said the object he had In
|lgiv.ng this testimony was to save H.
II. Kohlsaat. publisher of the Chicago
Record Herald. from a possible Jail
sentence as n result OF Mr.. Kohlsaat's
refnsal 10 give certain Information de-
/ mandcd by the committee last week.
Tho witness said he had given Mr..
Kohlsaat information In confidence
upon which the Chicago publisher had
based an editorial.
The publication. In February last of
this editorial. which charged the use
OF 100000 as II frnd to elect Lorimer.
resulted IN the calling of Mr.. Kohlsaat
as n witness before the committee.
Mr.. kohlsaat refused to make known
the name OF Mr.. Funk. The Chicago
4 publisher was then given one week in
which 10 diyulge this name or stand
In contempt of the senate committee
kohisaat Released.
Funk testified today that he voun-
tarlly released Mr.. kohlsaat from the
pledge OF confidence. when he felt that
the publisher would be sent to Jail un-
less the Information was given.
The disclosures made by Funk oc :
cGrred unexpectedly ut II specially
called meeting Of the senate commit :
| Zee members. The committee was not
scheduled TO resume It's inquiry until
tomorrow, at which time Mr. Kohsaai
had been ordered to reappear. But Mr.
Kohlsaat and Mr.. Funk arrived in
Springfield this morning from Chicago
and Chairman Helm OF the investgat
ing committee at once called its mem
bers In special session
Chairman Helm was aware that Mr.
Kohsaat stood ready to give thu
name of his informant. But no one
outside of the committee knew of the
matter. News of the disclosures swept
from the supreme court building tc
the state hoGse nearby within a few
moments. The house was still In ses
sion. while the senate had just ad-
journed for the day. The reports
used excitement, much discussion
and hurried consultations among Ger,
tain members IN both branches of tn,
\ Legislature.
Several house members left theil
seats In the midst of the debate on tn,
civil service bills to learn more of tn,
disclosures
Mr.. kohlsant preceded Mr.. Funk oil
the witness stand. He briefly stated
that he was ready to give the name o
the man who furnished him with tn,
report OF the alleged 100000 slusi
fund.
Attorneys, members of the commit
| tr. and spectators leaned forwar'
teiisely as Kohlsaat gave the name o
Mr. Funk As the latter was calle,
the committee room lied rapidly witt
spectators. some of them members o
the legislature who had left their seat
In the state house. G
The testimonyfof II. II. Kohlsaat O
s,se Chicago Record Herald and Clar
encse s. Funk OF the international Har
yestnr company. before the senat