The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1911-04-06
Publisher kohIsat Of Record Her.
aid Says Funk Was informant
and He Tells on Hines
Hines Says All Were Interested in Having Right
Kind Of a Man at Washington Biggest Sensa-
ton in Case Since Whites Confession

Springfield, April 5-Clarence $.
Funk, general manager Of the Inter
national Harvester Company, before
the serate byiLary Investigating com
mlttee today exploded the biggest SEN
sation of the Lorimer case.
Mr.. Funk testified that Edward
Hines, of Chicago, millionaire lumber
dealer, asked him as manager OF the
Harvester Company, to contribute
$4,000 to reimburse certain men VINO
put up 100000 slush fund 10 elect
/ ICrimer
The Harvest Company manager
further testified that Mr., Hines named
Edward Tilden, wealthy Chicago
packer. as the collector OF this fund
Mr.. Funk sai5t the object he had in
giving his testimony was 70 save H.
II, Kohlsaar, publisher Of the Chicago
Record Herald, from possible jail
sentence as a result OF Mr.. Kohlsaat's
refusal to give certain information
demanded by the committee last week
The witness said he had given Mr..
Kohlsaat information in confidence
upon which the Chicago publisher had
based an editorial, tie publication in
February last of this editorial which
charged the use of 100000 fund to
elect Lorimer to the senate and re-
suited in the calling of Mr.. Konlsaat
as witness.
Mr.. Kohlsaat refused 10 make
known the name of Mr.. Funk. The
Chicago publisher was then given one
weeks time in which to divulge the
name.
Mr.. Funk testified today that nc
voluntarily released Mr. Kohlsaat
from the pledge Of confidence. Tho
disclosure made by Mr.. Funk oc
Cured Unexpectedly at a specially
called meeting of the senate investi
cation committee. The committee
curry till tomorrow at which time Mr.
Kohlsaat had been ordered to reap
pear
Chairman Helm was aware that Mr.
Kohlsaat stood ready to give the
name of his informant but no one
outside of the committee knew of the
matter. # fr@#
News Of the disclosure swept from
the supreme court building to the
state house nearby within a few min
utes.
The house was in session but the
senate had adjourned Several mem
bers left their seats in the midst o.
the debate on civil service bills tt
learn more of the disclosures.
Mr.. Kohlsaat preceded Mr.. Funl
on the witness stand.
Attorneys, members of the commit
re and inspectors, leaned forward
Intensely as Mr. Kohsaat gave the
name of Mr. Funk. AS the latter was
called the room filed rapidly will
spectators, some of them legislators.
To the first question of Attorne,
] J. Healey, Mr.. Kohlsaat identifie'
a telegram sent by him to Chairman
Helm saying his confidence called a
the RecordHerald Office and was wi
ling to appear before the committee
when arrived at my office Cla
ence Funk called on me and told N
he would be less than man IL h
held me to my confidence" testifie
Mr.. Kohsaat.
HMr Funk told me that he ha
talked with G.. II. Mccormick, pre-
ident of the company, and told hir
he thought he ought to release m
wherein Mr.. Mccormick caid Goo
this is exactly what ] want ! d
rot care for the consequences to .h
In ernational Harvester Co.
Il met Mr. Funk on Chapces Bo'
lovard about 80 days after White
confession. He did not seek me or
at ALL
"Mr. Funk told me the man VIII
came TO him told MN they had q
opportunity to elec; Lorimer with
fund of 100000. They sent it dow
and Mr.. Funk told me they were lo1
ing for reimbursements'.
Mr.. Funk was the next witness ca
ed. He said he had been with tn
company nine years and his attentlo
was called to a conversation Wi
Edward C. Hines shortly after I'll
Lorlmer election. The witness sai'
The conversation took place
the Union League Club and was Q
accidental meeting He said he hs
been wanting to see me and we 5
in the lounging rooTnlsN
Hines said to Inc. without pr
liminaries, while we put Lorimer Q