Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1911-04-20
T|LDEN WITHHOLDS
DEPOSIT RECORDS
Packer Objects to Revealing
Books to Helm Committee.
HINES AGAIN UNDER FIRE
AffidaVits Say He Declared Lorimer
Election Cost 100000, "But It
Was Worth the Money
to U.s."

Springfield, Il.-Edward Tilden,
president Of the National Packing
company and Of the Drovers' De
post National bank, threw his
gauntlet in the face of the Helm com
mittee. He strenuously objected to
the production Of his personal bank
ing accounts without the consent Of
his customers, on the ground that it
would be unfair to make a public doc
ument Of his private affairs. The com
mittee promptly accepted the chal-
Ienge, and at once served him with
a subpoena duces tecum and gave him
until next Thursday to weigh the mat
ter
He was dismissed from the stand
without being questioned as to the
testimony of Clarence S. Funk, man
ager Of the International Harvester
company. Last week Funk stated that
when Edward Hines approached him
with a request to contribute $4,000
to the 100000 Lorimer corruption
fund, he said: Send the money to
Ed. Tilden."
During his testimony Mr. Tilden de-
clared there was nothing in his bank
! ing accounts concerning the matter
under investigation.
Herman H Hettler of Chicago, pres
ident Of the Herman H. Hettler Lum-
Der company, told the committee that
Edward Hines declared to him he had
/ elected LoTimer.
Mr.. Hettler said that he had known
| Edward Hines for 20 years He said
he met Mr.. Hines at the Union League
club in Chicago May 20 1909
This meeting" said Mr.. Hettler,
occurred by accident at the cigar
stand in the club. l stopped in the
| Union League club on the day Of Sen
! atOr LorimeT's election. [ was leaving
Chicago for a trip to Toronto. AS I
was buying some cigars I felt a tap
on my shoulder. | looked around and
met Mr.. Hines.
Mr.. Hines was apparently elated
and happy. He said: I have just had
telephone call from Springfield and
! have elected our next senator Mr.
Hines was emphatic in his remarks -
Il was not much interested in the
senatorial fight and with a view of
changing the subject I brought up the
subject of the tariff" Mr. Hettler add
ed. MIR. Hines said that he had been
having a great time in Washington
and that he (Hines) had beaten Presi-
dent Taft on the tariff"
Mr.. Hettler declared under cross-ex-
animation that Mr.. Hines had said
| nothing to him regarding money or the
use of improper methods in the cleo
zion Of Lorimer
i simply took Mr.. Hines actions on
the day that l met him in the Union
League club as an outburst of personal
vanity or egotism. He was Dragging,
more or less, about the election of Mr..
Lorimer."
M. B. Coan, investigator for the com
| mittee, followed Mr. HettIer with a
story of a conversation of Mr.. Hines
with several citizens of Marquette,
Mich, in which the Chicago lumber
man is said to have boosted how he
rose from poor boy to a millionaire
and crowned his career by electing
| William Lortmer senator.
Mr.. Coan declared that the Mar
Quette men who had given him the
story had refused 10 come to Illinois
as witnesses because of their friend
ship for Mr. Hines. AS a substitute
for their testimony Mr.. Healy read
affidavits from Frank Russell, Robert
G. Lowe and l. D. Mosher. The Hines
conversation was supposed to have
been at either Bush's saloon or at a
hotel bar. Russell, Shelby B. Jones
and Russ Culver are said In the aft
/ davits to have been with Mr.. Hines.
/ We have put Lorimer over, but it
cost US lot of money" was alleged to
! have been Hines boast.