Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1911-06-27
Hines Said to Have Pro-
n0unced Them Hard
to Elk"
DULUTH MAN WITNESS
Detectives Trailing Funk Sum-
moned by Lorimer InveS-
tigating Committee.

Washington, June 27.-There was
o dramatic episode in the Lorimer
hearing today, when Clarence S.
Funk announced three of the four
detectives about whose surveillance
he told the committee yesterday,
were present at todays session. The
committee summoned the detectives
as witnesses. No time was fixed for
their testimony.
Counsel cross-eXamined Funk re-
garding Hines alleged request for a
contribution of $4,000 for the Lori
mer election fund.
ELECTED "oLD STEPHENSON"
w. H. Cook of Duluth, Mimi, a
1umberman, the next witness, told
about having a conversation with
Hines. Now for instance" Cook
testified Hines said: There's old
Stephenson. After l got him elected
he's gone down and there and started
working for free lumber. The south
ern democrats are the worst of the
whole lot. He (Hines) said he would
! have them all fixed up one day and
the next day they would flop"
REPEATS FORMER TESTIMONY.
Cook reiterated his Springfield ties
timony regarding the alleged cele-
phone conversation Hines had from
Cooks room at Chicago to Springfield
about the time Lorimer was electei
Cook said ME answered the phone and
the telephone girl said:
Here's Governor Deneen." Cook
said Taft and Aldrich were against
Hopkins, that Lorimer must be e+ec l.
ed and that me Hines" would be dowE !
on the next train with all the money
needed.
CALLS METHODS BAD.
Cook acknowledged bitterness to-
ward Hines and declared ne had nav
er felt very friendly toward him.
II know his way of doing business"
he explained.
Hines has a way of going about
Business l do not think honorable
when he wants to buy timber het g IT'S
an option and then goes around Try
ing to- hurt the credit of the seller
"Cite an instance" challenged At
torney Hynes for for Hines.
John Mellon, of the Alger Smith
of Duluth" retorted Cook
sHADOWED BY DETECTIVES.
Washington, June 27.-That he had
been shadowed for weeks by detec
tives instructed to get anything POS
sible against him was asserted yester-
day by Clarence s. Funk of Chicago,
star witness IN the present Lorirer
investigation to the senate committee
inQuiring into the Lorimer election
The name of Edward Hines. whom Mr.
Funk has testified had asked him 10
contribute $4,000 toward 10000;
used to put Lorimer over" was men-
toned in connection with the detsc-
tives.
FOLLOWED TO WASHINGTON.
Mr.. Funk declared that four detec-
tives had followed him to Washing
ton. Two. he said, had watched HIM
during luncheon yesterday. One of
them he said, had been compelled -
give his name and that OF his employ
er when caught in a tight place. Mr.
Funk declined TO break his word to {
the detective and reveal his name. lie
said his employer was not Senator
Lorimer. The committee ended the !
days hearing by going into executive ,
TO consider the situation.
At the executive session Mr.. Funk
Is said to have revealed the detectives [
name and promised 10 produce him
before the committee today If posst-
BILE. The committee then took up
OF what steps 10 take
to prevent detectives interfering with {
witnesses before the committee. I
:
Mr.. Funk's statement about the de- 6
tectives came at the close OF a long
on the witness stand. Ho
retold the story he related TO the
Helm investigating committee in lii I
nois about how Sir. Hines is alleged l
% have asked him As general man L
ager Of the International Harves or
company to contribute $4,000 to the
1orirner fund. Four hours attorneys I
ind members OF the committee hao
asked question after question OF him
about this conversation. the report Of
which probably led to the present iE-
OF the Lorimer election
Mr.. Funk remarked in answer 20 d
question that his part in the case h.;d
,een anything but pleasant and that Il
lie had been promised more "unpieas c
Intness."
promised moTe?" repeated Senator 0
Iones.
Yes, over the telephone and by =