Saturday news. (Watertown, S.D.) 19??-19??, 1911-04-07
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Case Likely 70 be Reopened il
the United States Senate
for Investigation.
I TAFT URGES REclPR OcITY
Comes Out Strong ID His Message
for the Measure -Mayoralty
Elections.

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Elections.
Springfield, Ill, April - H. H. Kohl
saat publisher OF the Chicago Record
l-erald told the senate bribery com
mittee that Clarence S. hunk. general
manager of the Interna tional Harvest,
er Co, commonly known as the hafs
||Vester trust vas the man who in
formed him that a slush fund of $780,
COO had been raised to elect VIM. Lori
mer to the United States senate. a.
corroborates Funk.
q Mr.. Funk went on the stand and cor.
iroborated Editor Kohlsaat in every de-i
tail, He told most sensational story
involving Edward Hines, the million
iaire Chicago lumberman, who from the.
first has been limited at as. the cusho-
ldian of the corruption fund which was
used to elect Lorimer. The name of
Edward Tilden, of many Chicago stock
yards interests, was also used by the
Witness.
Reopen Lorimer Case.
AS a result of the revelation made
iby Mr.. Funk, it is expected that the
Eentire Lorimer case will be reopened
before the United States Senate, and
another attempt made TO expel the ac-
tIeused Illinois senator
Who Tiiden Is.
81 Mr.. Tilden is president OF the Ma
a5iona1 Packing Co, commonly known
I'M. Ehe .'aees trust, y which is now sun-
der Indictment in the federal courts.
He is also under a personal indict.
ment in the beef trust cases.
Urges Reciprocity.
Washington, April z Pres. Tafts
message, urging the ratf ffication Of the
reciprocity agreement with Canada
was read in both houses OF Congress
THE President confined himself to tha
subject of reciprocity. 1t was referred
TO the appropriate committees.
Debate on New Rules.
The House to-day took up the adop
ton Of its new rules, limiting genera
debate to four hours, to be equally dt
ivided, and granting the privilege Of Of
fering only only one substitute set ID
rules. The progressiyes pleaded fol
the privilege of separate amendments
but were told by democratic leaders
that their amendments would have tt
Ibe included in the proposed Republi
can amendments.
The rules offered by the Democrats
and which will be adopted make com
paratiyely few changes. They provid,
for the election of committees iIisleat
Of their appointment by the speaker
and enlarge the membership of severa
Of the committees. Six old commit
tees are abolished,
The principal change is rule s;
permits germane legislation on the
appropriation bill when it tends to re
trench expenditures. The Democrats
continued calendar "wednesday ant
enlarge the rule for the discharge ol
A committees.
.# Mayoraity Elections.
| Chicago, April 7.--Carter H. Harri
son was elected mayor of Chicago fol
the fifth time. He defeated Chas. E
Merriam republican nominee, by ma
ijority of 1902. Along with Mr.. Har
4 rison were elected the other candi
dates on the democratic ticket. Henry
Stuckhart was elected city treasurer
and Francis d. Connery was reelected
city clerk. For the first time in z;
Years both the city and Cook county
administrations are in the hands q
I: the democrats.
q Socialists were beaten in Wichita
Kan. and showed losses in Wichita
Wis, as compared with their vote d
a year ago.
sg a. FaMcett4 mayor of Tacoma
was recalled as result Of the wo
B mans vote.
4 eolora ado Springs, famous for many
years as il dry health resort, ven
q wet /, s.
I Oyster Bay N. Y.went democrats
". Louis went republican.