Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-07-01
Says Big Sum Was Not
Raised to Lobby for Tar
if and Interests Did Not
Help Elect Lorimer.
TAKES ISSUE WITH
OTHER WITNESSES
Extent of His Denial Oh
Statements Sworn to Bel
fore Committee Leads tot
Talk of Perjury.

Washington, d. G., June so.-MwsrdI
Hines Of Chicago was subjected today
to rigid cross examination by John
H. Marble, attorney for the senate IN
vestigating committee.
Mr. Hines contradicted the sworn
testimony by President Herman H. K,
Heller of the Heller Lumber company
OF Chicago, that Hines had boasted
to him Of having personally elected
Lorimer. He denied that the lumber
interests raised big sum to lobby for
tariff legislation In 1909, or that tho
lumber interests had anything to do
with the Lorimer election.
Mr.. Hines declared that he was
absolutely certain" he was not mis-
taken about his testimony that former
Senator Aldrich stated to him tho
president was anxious to have Mr..
Lorimer elected Asked about Z
denial Of this from the white house.
after his testimony as Springfield, Mr..
Hines merely said that such dental
had never been called to his at
! tention"
The white house statement In ques-
ton, copies of which were re.isaued
| last night. concluded as follows:
"The statement~by Mr.. Hines that
| the president was anxious for and was
urging the election OF Mr.. Lorimer u
wholly unfounded."
With his pockets bullying with docu-
ments, Edward Hines. the millionaire
Chicago lumberman. who Is charged
with having expressed knowledge Of .
Lorimer election fund, today resumed
the witness stand before the senate
committee investigating the election
of Senator Lorimer.
Mr.. Hines counsel sought TO show
by these papers that Mr.. Hines was
not in Chicago last February about tho
time Clarence s. Funk, general man
ager of the international Harvester
company, claims Mr.. Hines, called upon
him to refresh his memory In regard TO
the formers Union League club con-;
yersation. in which Mr.. Funk teStinedI
Mr.. Hines asked him to contr1butos
$4,000 to reimburse 100000 Lori,
mer election fund.
| Bills for service rendered him at 81
Washington hotel for the month pre-.
lceeding March 4, were presented. The
first bill was for Ave days. amounting
to s355.5O
Better read the items!' suggestedd
eSnator Kern. The largest itAm was
$3.50 cash. Another bill was for moro
than 5000.
wasn't it possible as far 10 these
bills are concerned for you 70 have
been absent from the city and for your
wife to have remained alone 1T the
hotel?" asked Senator Jones.
Eyes sir, went to Philadelphia once
but never to Chicago"
| The witness produced plat Of the,
Chicago river, over the treatment OIL
which there is said to have bosn .,
controversial between the Interna-
itional Harvester company, on one,
| side, and Senator Lorimer, Mr.. Hines
and others on the other side.
Cross. examinated by Attorney Mar.
bile for the committee, Mr.. Hines aai6
lat the exact moment Senator Lorimer
was elected he (Tiines) was at the
Union League club at Chicago. tele.
phonipg the Associated Press there to
Iascertain the result of the balloting
at Springfield The witness could not
definitely fix the hour, saying 1t was;
between /: 80 and p. m He related,
how he was told that the voting was
on at Springfield, that Mr.. Lorimer had
1903 votes and finally, after he held
the wire moment, came the fash that
Senator Lorimer was elected.
Perjury Prosecution Hlnted.
Intimation that prosecution Of Ger.
| tain witnesses for perjury would grow
out Of the senate investigation OF tho
election of Senator Lorimer was forth
corning during the examination or
of Edward Hines, the Chicago lumber
man. Mr.. Hines fatty contradicted
many statements of previous witnesses
! and the situation aroused Senator
Kenyon of Iowa.
Now there ought to be prosecutions
for perjury right here" he exclaimed.
He did not indicate whom he would
! have indicted, but his remark created
a profound impression.
Mr.. Hines was on the stand all day
. Yesterday. His examination was not
concluded when the committee adj
4 journed until today.
He gave detailed statement that
! President Taft, former Senator Aid.
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