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New-York tribune., 1905-07-13
SHERIFF DODDS OUSTED.
The G0Uern0r Also Rem0Ces Mont
gOmerg County Clerk.

Albany July 12-WiHam O. Dodds. Sheriff and
Frank f Hufnai County Clerk. of Montgomery
County. were removed from office to-day by Gov
ernor Higgins on charges preferred against them
by the Amsterdam Bar Association. and investi-
gated by Clarence A Farnun. Of Welsville, special
commissioner representing the Governor. Dodds is
a Republican and Hufnau a Democrat The prn-
cipal charge against Dodds that he collected
frauduently S014 70 from the county for the board
OF prisoners
ernor says. although other irregularities are al
legged and proved" The Governor makes the foi-
lowing comment The dismissal:
The accused disciainis guilty knowledge and in
tenIiOnaI misconduct but on the evidence an
an active participant therein Public servants must
BE held 70 strict accountability for Jhe perTor1ace
of their duties Honesty and integrity are ths hrsr
qualifications of those who represent the H45esty
public official tolerates iawhresllng pI others ana
loots the pubic treasury olIllseu. = sleflL VIC
cannot be trusted 10 make out an honeSt account
Tor me hoard OF prisoners csthIIot Je .t-t1 ~
the responsibility Of executing the la~s IN ms ms
the Sheriff from his once. ne county OF Mont
gomez has tuFtheT dnty 10 PerIo[ii anu II ls
ness and irmness-
Several charges against County Clerk Hufnai are
referred to in the opinion OF the Governor. He
was accused Of paying fees to jurors 10 which they
were not entitled he paid board bills Of jury
men and witnesses without authority, and that he
paid court attendants who did not attend sessions
OF the court. The Governor files down opinion
on the HufnaH case. in which he says in part:
County clerks should be competent. well as
honest A careless or inefficient clerk may be as
harmful TO the county rs a dishonest one and
should be removed as proHpt1S ne Once Is OF 4
intrusted TO those alone VINO have the ability as
well the disposition 20 ssLes liar9 Ile interests
of the county. The evidence clearly establishes
misconduct on The part OF me clerk, ano 1 am
satisfied that the public welfare requires his re-
moval.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-13
SLUR ON EQUITABLE.
Judge Foster Tells ThieUing Clerk
Ho1U Those Higher Up Do.

In sentencing Emil H. Neumer. the Equitable
Life Assurance Society clerk, who under
Indictment for completely in robbing the society
or So2,oOO Judge Warren 3. Foster sitting in
Part /, General Sessions court, yesterday took
occasion to make comment on certain phases of
the recent scandal In the Equitable by compar-
ing the crime Of Neumer with methods Of off,
cials high in the Equitable. Judge Foster said:
Your crime is a serious one. You were
trusted clerk of the Equitable Life Assurance
Society, recreant TO your trust, and through you
the society had lost more than 5000 You have
received your share of the stolen property Clerks
who are recreans to trust must be punished as
matter of public policy.
can see no good reason for mercy in your
case. You not only stole the money, but you
spent II in extravagant living. The policy Of
aid TO the prosecuting authorities and therefore
You entitled to mercy, and for that reason
only.
You stole from the Equitable, but the meth
DDS were crude and bungiing II you had had,
instead of collusion with an outsider colluded
with insider and thereby had your salary
raised to $4,000, and then divided with the other
man, the result would not have been bit more
Objectionable from moral or ethical standpoint,
and would have been more hurtful to the
policyholders, but possibly you would not have
been at the bar OF justice.
Under all the circumstances in the case, COM
PEELED as I am to extend 10 you mercy by rea-
son Of your services TO the people, the sentence
of the court is that you be confined to the FL
mira Reformatory.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-13
TOOK ONE MORE DRINK.
Prisoner Then Returned to Court
and Signed Pledge.

When Margaret Erlinger. Of No aei Column
bus-ave appeared in the West Side Court yes
terday as complainant against her husband
Glen ErIingar whom she charged with discr-
derIy conduct she told Magistrace Barlow she
was sorry she had caused his arrest
IT'S the drink. your honor" she said. Glen
is a good man. bur he comes in drunk some
times and breaks the furniture. If he'll take
the pledge III let him of this time"
But Clern shook his head dolefully. He
couldn't see 1t al all
Then I'll lock you up" said the magistrate.
Glenn had been in the pen for half an hour.
1t was hot there. though he had on only an IN
cershirt and overalls.
''I'u tell you what I'll do, your Honor" he
proposed Give me more drink and III
take the pledge for a month
Go get your drink directed the Magistrate.
and the man hustled
Some OF the spectators in the courtroom fol-
lowed him out 10 the corner saloon. He took
q long one they reported. Anyway. 1t half
an hour before he returned
''SoIemuly swear that you VIII abstain from
ali Intoxicating liquors for a period of thirty
days said the court.
so help me God" said the prisoner. and he
was permitted 10 sc.
New-York tribune., 1905-07-13
M1x-UP OVER BODIES AT MoRGUE
Man Recorded as Dead Thought To Be Alive
and at Large

Relatives of Thomas Kilcline. of No 400 West
16th-st who was admitted to the alcoholic
ward as Bellevue Monday night. we're puzzled
Yesterday TO know whether a body in the
raorgue was Kilcine's that Of Henry Die
trich.
Both men were admitted TO the same ward
Monday night According TO the hospital rec
ords. Dietrich died yesterday morning. The
reeords show that Kilcline was discharged
Tuesday.
Kilcline's brother received word yesterday
thar his brother had died. When he called at
the hospital he was told that his brother had
been discharged He went TO the morgue and
found a body bearing the name OF Dietrich
which he declares is the body of his brother
II is believed by the hospital authorities that
il really is the body OF Kilclne. They think
his history card got mixed up with that Of
Dietrich and that while the hospital records
snow that Dietrich died al 3;4o yesterday
Eaoraing. he is alive and walking the streets
New-York tribune., 1905-07-13

lngton Life Insurance Company are Inaccurate te
When that company was on the verge OF bank
ruptcy last December from mismanagement.
Joined Governor Morton and others in subscrtb-
ing the necessary money 10 put the company IN
the strong financial position in which IL hnds
itself to-day. Its business is daily increasing,
and the policyholders to be congra tula ted on
Governor Mortons willingness, wholly from a
sense OF duty, and in spite of his advanced age.
10 step in to prevent impending disaster TO a
company of which he had been charter mem-
Der.
Archibald c. Haynes repeated yesterday his
declaration that the society ought to buy the
stock of the Equitable. to make it a purely
mutual company. No better investment could
be found for the surplus. he declared. even If
II cost SSOo0Oo0 to retire the stock-an esti-
mate based on the price paid by Thomas F.
Ryan for his 5O2 shares Dividends to indi-
Yidual policyholders would be only slightly cut
by this reduction in the surplus. he said while
the whole body OF policyholders would gain by
the change
MIR Haynes is still in favor Of selling non
Partictpa ting insurance People liked the de-
rerred dividend policies when they were first
issued. he said, because they thought there was
a good investment offered Now they realize
that the investment Is mostly a deiusion and
a snare. and want only protection for their
money. He advocates a hve-year distribution
period, in which there would be a sufficient
element of Investment" yet the period would
not be long enough 20 make a man risk losing
his deferred dividends
New-York tribune., 1905-07-13
EPIDEMIC IN CAMP.
Members Of Sirth Battery Stricken
bg Mysterious Disease.

Binghamton. n. Y. July IA peculiar cpl
demic has broken out in the camp OF the 9th
Battery in EHdic0tt, village nine miles from
this city This morning Colonel Charles H
Hitchcock stated that five men were suffering
from the disease and about twenty more were i'll
A few DAYS ago two OF the soldiers complained Of
Illness, and when a physician examined them
he found that they suffering with eOnra-
gious, disease. The physician positively refused
20 state the nature of the disease. but IL Is
known that every precaUIion IS being taken to
prevent its spread.
The dve men who are seriously i'll have been
removed from the camp. and IL is said that all
their clothes shoes and belongings were burned
When one Of the officers was asked what effect
the endemic would have the organization
he said:
In my opinion II viii mean the disruption OF
the battery There many other cities
throughout the state desiFoGs OF securing the
battery and IL is thought that. as there is much
dissatisfaction as 10 the manner in which the
camp is conducted. the organization may be
moved from PinghamtOn
New-York tribune., 1905-07-13
WANTS CHINESE TO COME.
Portland COre.) Chamber of Com
merce Write to the President.

Portland, Ore. Juiy 12.--In response TO Presi-
ce1ts RooseVeIts invitation to the commercial
bodies ot Tie Pacific Coast 10 express their views
regarding Chinese exclusion William p. Wheel
wright president of the Portland Chamber Of
Commerce has forwarded the following letter TO
lie President
Noting with interest The close attention that IS
stE 7aic hE your adIniu.st-afion 10 The relations
ttNt tr- l-e lltee states ana A'hila al the pres
=. tine the Portland Chamber of Commerce AZ
--se--l 10 address you respectfully on the sub
-rei 3*llE specially moved 10 this action by A
more lr less prevalent opinion that the Pacific
80 ls ao- only EesBonslpie ior hostile leglsla-
-Ql tgHar5 the Chinese .n the past but that IN IS
sos disposed land TO u greater extent than any
ol4er portion az the country 70 make unreason-
aale demands On the governments for their ex-
" -aiiorlia, more than thirty years ago, ap-
Deaice 70 the general government for protection
lleref1re- possibly overwhelming proportions, and
re- primary legislation 20 limit Asiatic mInigra-
s-teile-lce since that tine has shown Ihat the
--s4i men lelG vas without warrant, that the
- attempt no part In the administration or
e- S.e---s a.-1 thaI they nave no influence on our
Thus II mas come 70 pass we believe that the
F4cfnc C0asr Is mare IN favor OF their
S-41qn Tran iho Middle West, the East the
bodies ~ thls section of he country should put
sLsflseiVes OF record 10 that effect. By this do
49, iAean ie deny thai opposition still exists on
tls coast - Tie admission OF Chinese laborers
- terms. bur there IS much less opposition
elaH there was. and public opinion Is changing
.@FsGg la1ar the influence Of new conditions and
- Atlc taken by your administration that the
Ltle -s ipe C0r renewed discussion OF the subject
hille The country appreciates the Efforts that the
stFsrp8aeLt has recently made 10 insure better
IeaIElenL ~ lie fev Chinese thaf come here we
- Convinced that these EFFORTS VIII touch the
% q the oi1icllty and that the negotiations Of
tteliF and the enactment OF laws by
Ell-fses - humanity Oh which this government Is
'0'naea ai-4 10 the establishment Of harmonious
New-York tribune., 1905-07-13
OKLAHOMA SEEKS STATEHOOD.
Citizens Join Hands with Indian Territory
in Enthusiastic Convention

Oklahoma City OKLA. July A-ORe thousand
delegates from the indian Territory and Oklahoma
met IN convention here to-day 60 take definite ac-
ton toward immediate Statehood.
In the early hours delegations paraaed the streets.
headed by bands, with banners flying. and cheering
for immediate Statehood Many regular and spe-
eal trains during the night and early hours brought
In thousands OF visitors.
The utmost harmony prevailed among the dele
gates and the only object was TO forward the
movement for early admission TO tie Union. W lille
there were eontesting delegations especially from
the Indian Territory. where II alleged the md
ians had fair representation the disa2ree-
ments had been settled largely before the coiiVen-
ton Was called 90 ereer
Jones' or tlkiah ahoula GItS. called I.r eoftN en-
ton TO order He enthusiastically enesre9-
New-York tribune., 1905-07-13
LITTLE HOOKER PROGRESS.
Reading of Testimony Nag End
To-dalEEdit9r SubpaeHaed.
lsY rzLEsRApH To rHz TR1BuxE.I


albany. July "a sash in the legislative pan.
provoked by the publication in a New-Tork morn
ing paper Of a charge that lobbying and bribery
were being employed for Justice Hooker consri-
tuted the sole development Os the day The direct
result Of this article the Issuance Of subpoena
calling upon the Editor of The Press to appear
before the joint session tomorrow The article
charged that money as well as influence was being
cxe-ted TO save Justice Hooker. and tRis chars1
vas taken up by John 2 Stancaheld, OF Iustice
Houker's counsel who made a clever appeal FOR
justice and against misrepresentation H- was az
once seconded by Senator John Raines. who moved
that the editor be summoned TO appear before sae
bar of the House This resolution was passed arald
sene-aI applause
The fact in TIE matter seems to be that ths
charge was entirely unf0unded. These II a posi-
ton TO know say thar there has been no l1cby ~.
save by members. Justice Hooksrs counsel t.d
net attempt TO influence any decision yesteras 15
any appeal ana the bribery charge IS apparently
without basis. The legislative acton. hoWever. -
worthy CT note st The reEuiar session the charge
Of bribery and-corr9pJ vas made Is eSery r2Eer
in New-y0rk- and no protest was ever tfis-e -
reason be5ng 20 use the frank statement cf n-nl-
5srs The suzDic.ou thar 5o-ae of tEem u1isHt h've
been proved EGt now the opportunity Is a1o-e q
20 take revenge on ene EaPev. and IL Is tilne -=T
cover Of desire 70 preset the respond EDS 1zl.se
after he first burst ol see-las = - T. ai s,
sDce, aTd it is he1dF IKE 'n2' az a'l9ei- 7-sS
The reading q the testimony eons5Ene'. -- -, NJ
tire day. iL viii p-ooaa'f oe Eat7.11e 49, -.
5~d -Rs Steta wAl tAa1 rest is ctse. 2li,. t'- t
fsr. erecs 10 5e ahe TO uut It's witnesses aH -
stand Their testimony Wli- Pro caaolE 1e -
by Of the VveaG, aE- -Ae 7-i-t-- ~ - ~
beard ta-iv next week r. s. u-l-llls-a i1,a15e tt
tT,a Sentiment -ee ieg1slat1-e has lle-ef-.s-.
.srorer sffff, ts-,aaE sFsaJ1ElJN OF r-e lA--
---s-- r1--,- -vy-ss 77-z-- the respondent
5 -rs T7,-a ,o,,ss-vI-fve members are beginnius
10 ayDress ERE opiaiOa sEat enc case has NJ. p e1
proved. There never vas any cnanee Or con -ils
Justice Hooker i excuse could re ie'i-a i'T
ac,auittf1-- ki.r. T. IS fair tq say J1ac now Q
s4srasIe number If IagislaJors believe a r7s-fn
las been E0-1l-
The sIIua5i.r here At all ---e= hss been -aal ne
Svrlrq-ns i
-,-cfrse-i Justice has been Indicted U n-
bpr cT ways IL has been the geu@Fst impression
that nCr LOBBY was eNer-1sl1is rs la l,lrlce t9
save Jlstiee Hooker ou1 that p-tlc sen-Ieeny and
he PARTY leaders both were co-rt-il-r2 20 ioste
l-,4fv5r+i17 There seems hs uI14e reason 10~
t.. believe thlt this influence VIII be 9ote1S enough
r- sbar,. me result There nat present n Al
ran a7ol1eh Assem- I-cre1 70 SLnp4y tEe la votes
for corvietion. FL al present Eccrd &ree lQ vote
is unlikely the impression 81 CROWNS lI.st ne
court VII Disagree + u aoes not agree 90 a9l'--
New-York tribune., 1905-07-13

This reduction in salaries is only the first Of q
series Of schemes Mr.. Morton has in mind for
reducing the expenses of the EquitaBle's work
ing force it was said by those in touch with
him II viii be followed by reforms in several
Of the departments, notably the agency depart
merit which the chairman is investigating nov,
Uniform rates Of commission will be figured cut
for the soliciting agents. it is thought, wirh
probable reduction for the general agents and
close inspection of expenses. Many clerks in
various departments viii be discharged sum
rnarily it is thought.
George Westinghouse. ene of the Ryan stock
trustees. and Paul D Cravath, counsel for Mr..
Ryan called on Mr Morton yesterday 10 tell
him that the trustees had selected several more
men for. the directorate. Not all the candidates
for the nineteen vacancies have been chosen but
enough men have been named. II is understood.
70 carry on the work of the board without any
difficulty.
At the special meeting Of the directors. TO be
held tomorrow. the nine men accepted at the
last meeting viii be elected directors, and the
men selected by the trustees will be ratified by
the hoard Grover Cleveland. chairman Of the
trustees, left town yesterday on f. c. Benedict's
yacht Oneida with Mr. Benedict After a time
spent in cruising. Mr.. Cleveland will go to New
Hampshire for the summer. The trustees, il is
expected. viii hold no more meetings for several
weeks.
Jacob H SchiH reiterated yesterday his state
ment 10 Superintendent Hendricks that the
Equitable society had never purchased Union
Pacific preferred from Kuhn. Loeb & Co. James
H. Hyde ne said. had S2.5O0.0O0 OF Union Pa
cidc preferred TO his credit on the books. II
Mr.. HYDE had turned that over TO the Equitable.
neither he nor his firm as syndicate managers.
would know OF H. No such order was on his
firms books.
District Attorney Jerome had nothing 10 say
about the Equitable and announced that fact
in n way which indicated that wher he did
have something that thing would be worth
while He has not yet received copy OF the
testimony taken before Superintendent Hen
dricks.
Thomas F. Ryan. apropos of the stories about
his acquiring control OF the Washington Life
Insurance Company, issued the following state
Tnent:
The reports OF my connection wisIa-shs Wash
New-York tribune., 1905-07-13
NORTON CUTS SALARIES.
Hopes to SaUe $3.50, 900 to $500 900
Other Economics Planned.

With general reduction of all salaries in the
Equitable Life Assurance Society above 81, 800
a year, Paul Morton. chairman Of the board.
expects to save from S150,O00 to 100000 a year
He announced this phase of his reorganization
plans yesterday by sending letter TO all de-
partnents reading:
Taking effect August l. 1905. the following
reductions VIII be made in the salaries OF offi-
GERS and employees Of this society;
Twenty per cent decrease from all salaries
over 600 per annum.
Fifteen per cent decrease from all annual sal
aries between S9, 900 and $4,000, both inclusive
Ten per cent decrease from all salaries above
$500 and below 5000 per annum.
PAUL MORTON. Chairman.
This order, it is estimated. will affect about
% per cent OF the Equitable's employees. There
is much dissatisfaction, necessarily suppressed
among the clerks who fall in the 81, 800 class
They say that they, who really work for the
Equitable and get comparatively little money
for It. are subjected to q cut in proportion far
greater than the highest salaried officials.
Mr.. Morton's salary as chairman Of the board
he said yesterday. had not been hxed yet. Esti-
mates place it at from $4,000 10 $4,000 Gage
E Tarbell, second vice-pTesidenJ the ranking
officer now that President Alexander and James
Hazen Hyde with their 100000 salaries, are
ruling instead of S6o,G00. George T. Wilson,
third Yice-p president, will be reduced from $4,000
TO S24. 600.
Thomas D. Jordan, the controller, with
present salary OF $4,000. will get S28,000 Will
lam Alexander. secretary, viii fall from S25. 600
to $4,000. Other reductions will be:
New-York tribune., 1905-07-13
OUTLAWS SHOT DOU-N.
Cifi-ens Of Kanses ToseH Arenge
Murder of 4tchisoR Detcctire.

vfnaela kan. July t2.-C. {. Calhoun. Of KAN
sas CITY an Atchison. Topeka and Santa re H-asi-
WV ,le-e,tfve was shot and irs-~Qdy killed ar
f-af,rvaIs early to-day by two outlaws. who were
bc+ down later by posse uf citizens. ar Hevsins.
seen niles from Ced2rvale. close 70 tae Oftse'a&
State line
one of the outlaws. Ed Msdigan, Of POnca City,
OKLA was killed instantly by the posss. The other
WILLIAM Caadnurn CT this city was fatally wound
ad The outlaws exchanged shots with the posse
NFadfgan and Chadburn held W and robbed six
travelling men at the Brettun Hotel. AZ Winfield.
last sunday night and escaped At Ceaarv'lie.
Iss+ ,fobt Detectfve CaIhoOu encountered the out
laws on the street He tUid che city ul.aTsal and
one Of the travelling who had been roboed.
and an three then started in a carriage IN seslrch
OF the outlaws
Early to-day the party dove past the men n
s,aa street The travelling Identified them.
"a tba trio In the carriage were tBst in the act
OF making a stand when either Madisan or chad
burn opened fire CaIhoon was shot through the
heart and the outlaws ESCAPED
T7,a town was quickly aroused The outlaws ssois
- borses and started for Hewins While posse
u-.s GATHERING AT Cedarvaie word was wired ahead
=, EJaurins where the deputy sheriff summoned
,ssa AZ twenty armed men. Within two hours The
or1rlsvvs rode up 20 a hardvyae store A HeNins
sesI,rsd a ride and revolver ana started oat o.
town on a galOp. ,s,, -.
lust as Sladigan and Chadoqrs Were seaS,es W ~, s.e
vain sfreets the posse opened hre ron ne W.
-. l - = sfore he robbers returned the nre. and
= lively fusillade ensuea may - n,,II.-
rem ais horse ding almost luStt5ftts = o-sse
s-, broueht Chadburn 20 the ground Re was sao1
shrouSh the bowels. During The exchange q s5ots
IN, u ,Es,IsA rgRsA IA ais'n5sa ass f6et o. * U.S.
silzts ~, SosIv of Msdigan was taken 20 CeSarxale
ana 49, = 5' ~ cannot live. Madisssn and Chaaburn
Sars each under thirty years old; Chaes9ssFn A-1s
served time in the kansas penlteAsfy ior FoosSfS-
fa ErrOqS or
New-York tribune., 1905-07-13
INJURED By TORPEDO.
Workman's Legs Broken By Er-
pI0si0n of Wbgtehead in Test

While a test being made Of a Whitehead
torpedo in the inspection room of the E. ".
Bliss Company in Brooklyn, yesterday. an ex-
ploson took place. the force Of which broke both
the legs of John J. Flynn, Of No. 241 Front-st-,
the superintendent OF the works. John Riddell,
Of the General Electric Company, of Schenectady,
and Charles A CToodspeed Of Rutherford, N J..
were also injured by the flying metal. The tor
pedo was being subjected TO a combined ny
drauIic and oil pressure,