Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-07-07

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Several Contradictions Made ii
Probe Before Hoase
Committee
+. RJURY |. / J MAY BE CHARGED
Developments in Canadian Reci
procity Discussion Rail
roads 0yerpaid.
PERJURY MAY BE CHARGED.
Special TO the News.

5G 5GNaSnltiSlohS y. ~, JUN D.----1 ne =
big show in the capitol during the
week has been the f4orimer investiga.
tion,s and in the work before the genss
ate committee Senator Gamble Of I
South Dakota, has figured prominent 4
ly on account of his position as one
of the investigators. The principal
witness has been Edward Hines Of
Chicago, whose rise to fortune and in. 4
fluence has been likened by the east
ern newspapers to the story of the l
fabulous wealth and power Of the
Count of Monte Christie. 1t was Mr..
Fines, who it is alleged, brought
about the election OF Mr.. Lorimer BY (
the practice of corrupt methods In
the Illinois capitol. Mr.. Hines did
not hesitate to put nearly everyone
who had testified, or made statements
different from his own, in the AMMAN
las class. He showed considerable
feeling during the committee investi,
cations, and when questioned by Mr.
Gamble and Others, gave answers
that were directly to the point. In a
dramatic manner he related how
the president of the United States,
two or three nights before the day
that Lorimer was elected, held two
midnight conferences with Senator
A1drfch, and how Aldrich afterwards
said the president was insistent that
Lorimer must be elected. Mr.. Hines
declared that the story told by Clar-
ence F. Funk, who said that he was
asked to give $4,000 to the Lorimer
putting over fund.- and the further
story by Writ H. Cook as to the tele-
phone conversation between Chicago
and Springfield, in which Hines is
said to have remarked, II have just
come from Taft and Aldrich at
Washington; they want Lorinier
elected; and ! am on the way to
|,Springfeld,1 were absolutely false.
II view Of the unusually contradic
tory statements that have been brot
out in the testimony, it has been sug-
gested by Senator Kenyon, thar,
prosecutions for perjury ought to be.
instituted. The probe to and out
who is doing the prevaricGtfng is be-.
ing applied. "a,
During one of the discussions In the
senate concerning the Canadian fees-
procity measure, Senator Nelson Of
Minnesota, directed the attention Of
MTse3ailey of Texas, to the fact that
we province Of Alberta as shown on
tthe map in the senate chamber, -was
about the same Size as the state Of
! Texass land it is every bit as good a
cattle cousitry", remarked Mr. Mel.
son. He made the statement that a
number of Americans driye their
cattle and sheep up there to feed and
fatten them and get them In good
condition. They can raise as many
cattle in the Province Of Alberta as
they can raise in the State of Texas"
buring the discussion of this point,
Senator Smoot of Utah, was called in
to enlighten the senate; and his
statement is indeed quite interest
ing. He remarked: q can tell the
senator that men who are Interested
with me have taken many and many
head of cattle up into Canada to
fatten You can take yearlings from
this country to Canada and they win
mature into beef cattle, ] think, at
least twelve months before they can
possibly mature in this country.
H.. Railroads Overpaid. &
In view of the agitation among the
railway mail clerks and other pos
tai employees of the country including
South Dakota the reforms which
Postmaster General Hitchcock is try
ing to work out are important Mr.
Hitchcock has succeeded during his
administration in placing the depart-
ment on paying basis: Now he has
taken AIKEN up the subject OF the, transpor-
tation OF mails. In summarizing re-
suits of his Investigation, the Post.
master General has said. sny Of {
ne railways of the country are being
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