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Show TESTIMONY WASHINGTON, July 18r More contradictions con-tradictions in testimony before the senate Lorimor committee today be-fegged be-fegged the Loilmer Investigation far worse than at any time since the n&w inquiry began. All four witnesses flatly flat-ly contradicted Important testimony previously given Charles McGowan, a young Canadian Cana-dian contractor, declared that C F Wiehe, secretary of the Edward HlnoB Lumber company, did not remark on the "Winnipeg Flyer" on tho way from Duluth to Virginia, Minn.. In March. 1911, that there was a Jackpot raised to elect Lorlmer, and that he subscribed sub-scribed $10,000 to It. Strong Contradictions. William H. Burgess testified yesterday yester-day that Wlehe did make this remark. In the presence of himself and "a young Canadian " B. A. Johnson of Chicago, until July 1, 1911, general staff reporter or the American Lumborman, testified positively that Wleho made no such statement. iRaac Baker, 'a buyer for the Edward Ed-ward Hlnes Lumber company, denied that Edward Hines, president of this company, said over a long distance telephone to Springfield from W. H. Cook's room In a Chicago hotel on May 2G, J 900, that he would come to Springfield with all the money necessary neces-sary for Lorlmer's election. Cook testified tes-tified that HInos did so state. Baker's Ba-ker's testimony regarding tho conversation con-versation agreed almost verbatim with that given by Hines. Wanted to Meet Lorimer. Baker also agreed with Hines' account ac-count of Hines' mooting Clarence S. Funk, general manager of tho International Inter-national Harvcstei company, who claims Hines asked him for $10,000 as a Lorlmer election contribution. Hines says Funk asked to bo Introduced Intro-duced to Lorlmer and for the privilege privi-lege of contributing to his campaign expenses. Baker told about tho Introduction, In-troduction, just as Hines had testified, Donald M. Frame, cigar stand, employe em-ploye In the Union League club,i tea' titled that Hlnes once remarked to H M. Hettler that he (Hlnes) had elected elect-ed Lorlmer, thus corroborating Hct-tlor's Hct-tlor's testimony and contradicting Hlnes. McGowan wae subjected to a rigid cross -examination. He said that all tho men in tho smoking car when Burgess said the Wlehe conversation took place were strangers to him at that time, but that he remembered where each sat and the order In which they loft the smoker Instead of Wiehe's remaining In tho smokor, all tho party of eight or ten men left except ex-cept Burgess and McGowan, the witness wit-ness said, Wlehe was the first to depart. de-part. Hoard Nothing on Trip. Later McGowan declared to be correct cor-rect an affidavit ho had made a few weeks ago In which ho said Wleho was continually in the presence of somo of his party all the way from Duluth to Virginia, Minn Attorney John H. Marble, for the committee, pointed out that the witness could not know with whom Wlehe was. "I must have misunderstood the affidavit," af-fidavit," said McGowan The witness said that he hoard everything that was said during the trip and ho waB sure nothing was said about Lorimer. The tariff and reciprocity reci-procity wore discussed, but ho was un- "able to tell what any one said about 1 either. Johnson disagreed with Burgess about Wlehe remaining In the smoking smok-ing room after the witness had left Jphnson will bo crobs examined tomorrow. to-morrow. oo-2 Soothes Itching skin. Heals cuts or burns without a scar. Cures plies, eczema, salt rheum, any itching. Doan'b Ointment. Your druggist sells |