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Ittmiriagr mm TOL. XLV.-O. 13,897. PORTLAND, OREGOX, FRIDAY, JUXE 23, WQo. PRICE FIVE CENTS. TANNER PROVES STRONG WITNESS Reveals-Mitchell's Deal ings With Kribs. - TELLS OF SENATOR'S WORRY Feared Firm's Books "Would Indict and Convict." FAMOUS LETTER IS SHOWN Graphic Story Is Told by Judge Tan ncr of Mitchell's Anxiety to Have Account Books Destroyed and Agreement Altered. Once again, and for seven hours. Judge A. H. Tanner sat facing Senator John H. Mitchell in the' United States courtroom yesterday, giving testimony against the former partner and friend. All day, -with relentless persistency. United States Dis trict Attorney -Heney kept producing let ters, entries from the daybook kept by the law Arm of Mitchell & Tanner, and telegrams designed to show that Senator Mitchell knew that he was receiving fees for his labors in behalf of the claims of Frederick A Kribs. All day Judge Tanner acknowledged the items contained in the daybook, and the letters and telegrams that passed between himself and the Senator. It was hard to realize that the distin guished defendant, who sat near ex-Senator Thurston, visibly disturbed as letter after letter, telegram after telegram was produced and read as evidence, was cele brating his 70th. birthday. Yet it was so. During the morning and until almost the last hour of the afternoon session, the trial droned along. Senator Mitchell listened with vital Interest to all that was being done hy Mr. Honey and all that was being said by his former .friend and partner. Judge Tanner. His poise' was almost perfect, but behind the facial mask, the mental strain must have been terrific. Several times, when lettors were rend, letters w.hich tended to prove that he was fully aware that he was violating his oath as Senator when he acted for Kribs before the Interior De partment, what little color thero was in his faco faded away and he moved nervously in his seat. From bohind his gold-rimmed glasses he glanced at Judge Tanner, and hlg eyelids closed until there was just a narrow glint. Again when Judge Tanner, recounted the interview he had "with Senator Mitch oil on the train coming from Kalama and othor inter views held -with him in the Senator's room in the Hotel Portland, the man who is facing the crisis of his whole career was visibly disturbed. Tanner a Strong; Witness. It must have been a great mental and physical strain on the Senator to listen to the recital of personal affairs of him self and partner But what of the man who was tolling the story? "What of the mental anguish and physical torture that ho was passing through? True, he is almost a faultless witness. His answers arc clear-cut and decisive. It is not an easy task to take the witness stand and testify in a trivial case. Think of the ordeal of being there for seven hours, and tho end not yet in sight, laying bare to the world affairs, conversations, letters that are damaging to himself as well as to his former associate. Think of telling lfio court and the Jury, the gaping and eager crowd present, things forced from ono by the relentless agents of the law, telling them to save the honor of a son and by doing so offering oneself up upon the altar of public humiliation. It was not until almost adjournment time that Judge Tanner began his most interesting testimony. Mr. Henoy had been slowly leading up to a climax. His conduct of the case is little short of marvelous, considering the mass of let ters, data and telegrams which he has already offered. Out of the numerous letters and telegrams offered only one letter and a few telegrams were ruled out by Judge Do Haven. "When Mr. Hcney met with this interference, he quickly took another tack, and with almost start ling suddenness he brought the witness up to the point where, in response to a tele gram, he met Senator Mitchell at Kalama. Then began his story of the conversation between himself and Sena tor Mitchell. Representative Binger Hermann was also on the train, and the witness testified that both Senator Mitch ell and Representative Hermann were ex ceedingly anxious to loarn -what would be confronting them when they faced the grand Jury. Finally, Judge Tanner said that he and the Senator wore alone and that Senator Mitchell inquired closely as to whether the books and lotters of the firm had fallen into the hands of the Government agents. . It was on the train, the witness testified, that Senator Mitch ell first manifested alarm regarding the Kribs transactions. As Judge Tanner slowly but distinctly began telling of the conversation on the train and those which followed in the Senator's rdbm at the hotel, and later those which took place at the offices of the firm, a hush foil over the courtroom. There was an attempt onthe part of the attorneys for the defenat to keep out this testimony. They triedo make it appear that Judge Tanner oad been retained as attorney by Senator Mitchell. Judge Ben nett asked the witness If he hadn't re ceived a telegram from Senator Mitchell asking him to call on Mr. Heney and John Hall, who was thca United. tsi.es, DLeirict Attorney, and learn. If he could. Just what they had against him. Judge De Haven read the telegram and declared that it could not be construed as retaining Judge Tanner as Senator Mitchell's lawyer. Judge Tanner then resumed his testimony. "Books Would Indict and Convict. That he, was keeping nothing back was patent, yet he told his story without any apparent tinge of feeling or malice. At the Portland Hotel Senator Mitchell had suggested the destruction of the books and all letters. Judge Tanner recited a conversation when they were both in their office, and said that Senator Mitchell, when he looked at the entries in the day book, which showed that he had received his share of the money paid the firm by Kribs, exclaimed that the "books would not only indict but convict him." Then came the story and the talk leading up tP the changing of the contract of partner ship. Judge Tanner testified that he had told Senator Mitchell that he would stand by him and do all in his power to prevent him (Mitchell) from going Into court, but he refused to sanction tho destruction of the firm's books or destroying the letters. He declined to do this, he stated, because the contract of partnership was still In existence. Then followed the plan to change this contract, which Judge Tanner admitted that he aided in doing. But be fore he would do this, the witness stated that he had explained to Senator Mitchell the dangers that beset even this move. There was Harry Robertson, who drew up tne original contract to be -considered. Senator Mitchell, so the witness testified, sold that he Mitchell) would "manage" Robertson if he iTanncr) could trust his own son. It "was this contract, it will be remembered, on which some exceedingly clever detec tlvfl work was done. The contract con tained a misspelled word, was written on a machine on whloh was used a black ribbon, and upon a paper that bore a different water mark from that used in the original contract of part nership. Both the original and the sub stitute were produced Jn evidence, and the witness acknowledged t'dem. It took Judge Tanner almost 20 min uter to toll the court and Jury of the conversations between himself and Senator Mitchell. It seems that not once, but repeatedly. Senator Mitchell tried to get Judge Tanner to consent to burning and destroying all evidence that would connect him with the deal with Kribs. Famous Letter Introduced. After completing his testimony about what look place on Senator Mitchell's return to Portland, Mr. Heney pro duced the famous personal letter which Senator Mitchell wrote to Judge Tan ner, and which fell into the hands of the Government Senator Mitchell's Je-meanor-when this letter was produced was remarkable, his If-control per fect. While- Mr. Heney was showing the letter to Judge Tanner for tho nurposc of Identifying the hancjrwruing. the Senator turned to the envelope! at his left hand. They seemed to contain newspaper accounts. H examined sev eral before he found the one he was after. When he selected it he folded it and drew some lines with a lead pencil. He read it hurriedly, and when Mr. Heney was struggling with the Sen ator's handwriting, he offered the clip ping to the prosecutor. He grave Mr. Honey the newspaper containing a transcript of his own .letter, calling the prosecutor's attention to one word that was misquoted. M. Hcney had Just finished the letter when oourt was ad journed. During the day the courtroom -was crowded with many members of the local bar. Many of them shook hands with Senator Mitchell when court ad journed both at noon and In the after noon. A number of the Senator's frionJs were presont and he was congratulated on his birthday. During the morning session. Judge Webster sat near the Senator. Mayor Williams came in Just as Judge Tanner was coming to the most important part of his testimony. TANNER A STRONG WITNESS Tells of Mitchell's Efforts to Have Books Destroyed. The session of yesterday morning opened with ex-Judge Tanner upon the stand. where he remained until the evening ad journment, and was then not much more than half through with his testimony. At the beginning of his examination, the witness stated that.he bad made another agreement with Kribs on February 13, 1S02, in regard to another list of land to be expedited. He also identified the entry in the books relating to the first payment of 500 an a. cash retainer fnr th r-i-lrc of the firm. This entry had been changed. nowevor. about the time of the Puter trial to read "Cash retainer in second lieu list," instead of "Cash retainer in S. A. D. ruter list," as it had formerly been. He had done this because hn war afraid thit harm might come from the entries if they Happened to bo found. The witness also st.itml that hn re ceipts for the month of February had been aiviaea octween nimseir and Mitchell, and demonstrated from the book how Mitchell naa received his half of the $500 check. The nrosecutlon now bernn th intro duction of the correspondence which had passed between the Senator and Mr. Tan ner during all of this time, which spondence treated of the Kribs matter and referred to the fees to be received. and contained requests and directions to the Senator as to his nnvMnri. in v-, v Ington In expediting the claims, lists of which had been sent to him. One letter told of a promised fee of J10CO. and related - v- tfvitaiui kvl in sisting in a Chines case. Other letters urgru me senator 10 xaice up tne .Kribs matters personally with Hermann, and hurry them through, as the payment of the fees due depended upon the haste wim wntcn tne patents were issued. Telegrams showinc- th nelivitv nf th Senator at Washington were also intro duced and read to the jury, "which related io acuons aone oy tne Senator and to the conclusions reached hv ih t.mn. ment. presumably as a result of the In fluence he had brought to bear upon the Commissioner. A letter written in Anrll. imi hp Tnnn.. to Mitchell was read, telling of the visit of Puter and F. P. Mavs tn Woohintn and warning the Senator against Puter J as & man or aanrrrtnim rhinot.. ru- letter further, stated that Puter was mreaicning to nave me Kribs claims in vestigated, owing to a quarrel between .nos ana nunseti. ana Airgea- the Een- CANNOT FORBID 0IGC0IPBMT1! Roosevelt Says Effective Fed eral Supervision Is the Best Thing. TO PUNISH LAWBREAKERS No 3rttcr llow High They Stand, They Wilt Be Indicted and Tried. Nevr England Welcomes President Roosevelt, WILLIAM STOWN, Masa.. June Zlr The zigzag Journey qf President Rooee velfamong the 4 colleges of Western Mas sachuoitts ended today with hL? depar ture from Wllllamstown' after he bad re ceived from Williams College the honor ary degree of LL. D. His stay in this state, which was of scarcely thirty-two hours duration, was a busy one. Ho at tended three college commencements, at two of which he received high honorary degrees, traveled several hundred miles and besides delivering significant ad dressee at each commencement, made a number of speeches from the platform of hi? car to citizens who had gathered at the stations along the route. The President arose early today and loaned from a window enjoying the su perb view of the Berkshire country. Aft er breakfast he" devoted a few minutes to meeting the classmates of James R. Gar field. United States Commissioner of Cor porations, who is a trustee of Williams, and then made a quick Inspection of the new memorial chapel dedicated yes terday. After a short walk the President ac cepted the Invitation of hi host for a drive, which ended just before the com mencement exercises began. He ?poke twice here, once upon receiving the de gree and again from tbe steps of the church whore the commencement exer cises were held, to the people who could not get into the room. Then came luncheon and before 2 o'clock the Presi dent was on his way back to Washing ton. His train made stops at North Adams. Adams and Pitts-field, when the citizens joined In demonnt rations and wore addressed briefly by Mr. Roosevelt. During the trip there wa not an un pleasant incident. ' Yesterday's" rain was disagreeable, but today, though the skies wero cloudy, no rain fell until after the train bearing the President had started south. The President's train is due In Wash ington oarly tomorrow. He -will return to New England next week to attend commencement at Harvard university. President Roosevelt delivered a short address, in which he said: T want to say a word about idealism HARRY MURPHY'S PEN PORTRAITS AT THE Sj " in pellticsL I like to e every graduate uphold his standard of practical idealism In hi- life. The ideals- inset not be -high and fantastic or , low land Impracticable. Do not delude yourself to the .belief that fantastic ideals are an Indication of a superior virtue. .Adopt strong, practical Ideals and then strive to follow them 'as Washington and Lincoln followed their ideals. Do not abandon Idealism because it happens not to work out in.your case." The President said"-"he desired tne as sistance In the working out of all. gov ernment problems of ail the colleges in" the country. "We have 'a risht to expect from the college said he,- "efficient leadership." The President discussed, briefly, by-way of illustration, the Sonto Domingo -question. He. said that in the island govern ment bonds of society were oh" the point of dissolution. The -United States -was appealed-to to 'help "the weaker brother.- There . was apprehension that Santo Domingo might .become Involved In trou ble which would involve the United States. "In the Interest of peace .and. .Justice," the President said, "we yielded to Santo Domingo'tt appeal ard are now assisting her to work out her-, financial troubles without being made. the victim of force. Control of Corporations. "Another question of which I wish to speak is that of a closer supervision by the government of great industrial com binations. I think that it has been a great mistake to act on the theory which hap shaped most of our legislation, na tional and state, for the last thirty' years, that it- is possible to turn back the hands of the clock. " to forbid com binations and to restore business .accord ing to and under, conditions which have absolutely pained away. That cannot be done. What ire can have done Is to put an efflcfent supervision over the owner of tbe combination. I do not believe that such supervision can come effec tively through the rtate, nor that it can effectively come through the municipality, but ultimately, in the great majority of cases, to be effective it must be exer cised by the national government. As the first step I hope to rec tbe passage of legislation which); will give, as an "ex ecutive not as a judicial function, to the national government the supervision of the railways of the United States which are engaged' in Interstate com merce, with the power, when a rate Is complained of as improper and unjust, to examine that rate and If they think the rate should be changed to change it to a given rate, and to have that given rate take practically immediate effect. It can only come If tho officers Intrusted with the administration of the law re member that It is exactly as much their duty to protect the --railroad from the public as to protect the public from the railroad. "I am going to Illustrate what I mean by some work now being done in the de partment of Justice and In the bureau of corporations, at the head of which Ptands your fellow alumnus. James It. Garfield. Resolutions have been passed by very important bodies demanding the investi gation of what Is called tho beer trust and of the Standard OH Company. The beef trust had to be investigated partly by the department of Justice 'acting through the District Attorney of. Chicago. The Commissioner of. Corporations was, to report upon tin facts of the casf, and' the District Attorney was to act on the legal evidence he could obtain. If the District Attorney can collect legal evi dence which will show that "there had been willful and Intentional violation of the law by any man. no mAtter how high he stands socially and financially, he will be indicted and, if possible, con victed. If he does not secure such legal evidence no amount of popular feeling Is (Concluded on Pit; 3.) I CSN II III II 111! M II NINETEEN KILLED IN THICK Horrors .of Twentieth Century Limited Disaster Grow in Telling. MALICE UNDOUBTED CAUSE '- List or Dead" Includes Several Noted . .' Men Injured anl-Dying Relate t . Expcriencesj-Tlrae of Traln Made .IiOngcr. CLEVELAND. O., June 22. The list of fatalities in last night's wreck of the Twentieth Century Limited on the Lake Shore at Mentor, O.. Is one of the largest in the history of this road, numbering 13 persons. All the victims were prominent In the business and professional world In New York. Chicago, Cleveland and other cities. The official list of the dead and Injured,, as compiled by the officials of the Lake Shore Company follows: List-of Dead. The dead Passengers: . ' JOHN It. BENNETT, attorney, 31 Nassau street. New. Tork.- . JOHN. A... BRAD LET. of the law firm of Rowley, Rogers. Bradley Rockwell. Akron, Ohio. T. R. MORGAN, second vice-president of the TVellman-Seavers-Mbrgan Company, Cleveland! C H. TyELLMAN. of the Wellman-.Seavers-Morgan Company. Cleveland, died in hospi tal. A. L. ROGERS. New Tork City, represen tative of the Piatt Iron "Works, of Dayton. O..: died In hospital. S. C. BECK WITH, advertising agent. New Tork. A. II. HEAD. London. England, represen tative, of the Otis Steel Company of Cleve land; died In hospital. H. II. WRIGHT, traveling man. Chicago: died In hospital. T. E. ARTHUR, traveling man, vMIIwau kee; died In hospital. J. H. GIBSON, traveling man, Chicago; died In. hospital. Cleveland. it. C. MECHX.ING. New Tork City, with the "Wheeling Corrugated Iron Company. L. M. E1RICK. manager Keith's Theater. Cleveland; killed in wreck. E. E. NAUGL.E. Chicago, proprietor of a railway supply boose; killed in wreck. TWO UNIDENTIFIED MEN. supposed to be L-A. Johnson, of tho ixUUlnery-nrnx of Coney & Johnson. Cleveland, and Henry Trlnz. the barber of the train. Employes: ALLEN TYLER, engineer Colllnwood. O.; died la hospital. S. J. BRANT, head brakeman. Erie. Pa.; died In hospital. N. B. "WALTERS, baggageman. Hamburg. N. T.. died In hospital. W. D. MICKET. porter on Pullman car, Chicago; died at scene of wreck. "W. H. ABBOTT, Boston, supposed to bo MITCHELL TRIAL among tho unidentified, dead. He "was trav eling In companr with H. C. ileehllng. of New Tork. The Injured; J. II. Langdon. Chicago; R. C Cordeaugh, Kay Cottage, Highlands, N. J.; M. J. Kennedy. San Francisco, slightly hurt, leaves far Europe Tuesday; Kate Trott. Chicago; Mrs. II. D. Turner!, nervous shock; Theodore Keuhl. Chicago, severe shock; "W. H. Cotvin. Chicago, thought not to be seri ously hurt; George Murray, St Louis, thought not to he seriously hurt; A. E. Dick inson. (MS Marquette building. Chicago, knee wrenched; Nathan Allen. Kenosha. "Wis., back slightly Injured; S. T. Katy, Chicago, pain In chest and back: A H. Go r ham. fireman, side injured. Colllnwood. O. .Work or Maniac or Avenger. As to who la responsible for the open switch, which was the cause of the wreck the railroad o facials are still uncertain. They believe that the wreck is the resulV- of the act of either a maniac who wanted to see a wreck Of a fast train, or some person bent upon revenge. A careful ex amination of the switch Today showed that it wa3 in perfect condition. Detectives are working on the case. Trainmen are of the opinion that the crew of .the Twentieth Century -was deceived by a second white light 100 feet beyond the switch which was open, - but, while traveling; at such fast speed, was unable to gauge the distance, and mistook the second light for the first one. "W. II. Marshall, general manager of the Lake Shore, gives the speed of the train as not a contributor cause to the wreck. He said that other Lake Shore trains travel through Mentor at a speed equal to that attained by the Twentieth Century last night, which was not. Mr. Marshall said, above tho rate of 60 miles an hour. The schedule of the train called for a speed of 57 miles an hour at that point. The wreck had no effect on the sale of tickets for the same, train tonight, the full quota allotted to" this city having ben so long before the time of the train's departure. Cor-jncr York, of this county, announced this evening that the inquest would begin next Monday morning at 9 o'clock, at tho Courthouse in Fainesville. He says he will summon officials of the railroad company to testify. A peculiar feature of the wreck is that all those who met death were eltber fatally burned or scalded. R. C. Cor deaugh. of New York, is only slightly hurt, and will be discharged from . the hospital" within a. few days. Six bodies were taken from the wreck; three more were found in the wreckage today, and ten persons died in Cleveland hospitals. Difficulty of Identification. The only means, of identifying the body of E. E. Naugle, of Chicago, was his Initials upon a piece of linen and a button worn on his clothing. Communi cation with a tailoring house established his Identity. His brother came to Cleve land today and will take the body back with him. Of tho two unidentified" bodies there Is not the slightest means of identification! Tho family of I. S. Johnson, a prominent millinery goods manufacturer of this city, stood before the two charred bodies In a morguQ today trying to discern something about the objects that might tell which of them is their husband and father. Tho body of L. M. Eirlck. manager of Keith's Theater, was Identified by the (Concluded on Page 5.) CONTENTS TODAY'S PAPER The "Weather. YESTERD ATS Maximum temperature. 62 deg.; minimum, 33. Precipitation. 0.11 of an Inch. TODAY'S Cloudy with probably showers. Slightly warmer. "Westerly winds. The "War In tho lar East. Oyama's army enveloping Russians. Page 3. Japanese advance begins and Russians must retreat or be surrounded. Page 3. Rain delays great battle. Page 3, Roosevelt will renew efforts for armistice today. Page 3. Foreign. Religious war In Trans-Caucasia. Page 2. Powers to be given Russian assembly. Page 2. Kitchener will reform Indian army to light Russia. Page 4. Alarm in Paris about relations, with Ger many. Page 4. National. President Roosevelt speaks at "Wllllamstown on control of railroads and trusts. Page 1. Engineer "Wallace of the Panama Canal ar rives. Page, . United States officially notified of Norway's separation from Sweden. Page 4. Grand Jury gets new evidence against beef trust. Page 3. Domestic. Incidents of Irrigation committee's tour. Page 4. Twentieth Century wreck cost 19 lives; boy suspected of causing Jt. Page 1. Criminal proceedings may begin against Equitable management. Page 1. Mrs. Rogers reprieved on eve of execution. Page 4. Sport. American tennis players win in England. Page 7. Pacific Coast League-scores: San Francisco 4. Los Angeles 3; Tacoma 6, Oakland 1. Page 7. New University of "Washington coach will look for Northern games. Page 7.. Pacific Coast. Congressional irrigation party will arrive In Portland Friday and stay two days. - Page 7. G. A. R. and "W. R. C encampments at Van 'couver. Wash., and Oregon 'City close. Page C ..John Branton found guilty at Eugene of murderous assault on John Fletcher. Page 6. "Woman with her eight children goes over ""' bluff in California. Page 0. " First "meeting of "Washington Railway Com mission Is held in Tacoma. Page C Commercial. Another "decline in refined sugar. Page- 17. First new Oregon peaches arrive. Page "J7. Eastern eggs on way to Portland. Page 17. No grain chartering at San Francisco. Page IT. Bull campaign on In stock market! Page 17. Chicago wheat market an enigma. .Page IT. Sentiment improved in iron and steel trade. Page 17. Lewis and Clark Exposition. Attendance, 11.0S4. Page 10. South Bend and Kalama. have day at tbe Fair. Page 10. California editors guests of tbe Exposition. Page 10. Xtertlasd sad Vlclalty. Idaho man claims that he .was duped Into paying $73 for eyeglasses at Reed optical concession. Page 13. S. C Beckwlth killed In accident on Twen tieth Century Limited. Page . Tanner gives damaging evidence against his former partner. Senator MltchelL Page 1. Big uproar In Good Roads Convention over qaestlon of electing a. president. Page 16.J Bank president swears that ex-City En gtneer Elliott bad -third Interest- la sewer contract la. which Rumelln is Involved.' " Tf- It. , LAW OFFICERS ABE ON TIE TIL Attorney-General and District Attorney Take Hand in Equitable. JEROME BEGINS INQUIRY Proceedings Will Be Taken to Pun ish Wrongdoers and SecureRe turn of Graft 3Ioney Salar- ies, Paid to Dummies. NEW YORK, June 22. Following. ths publication of the report of Superin tendent of Insurance Hendricks as to the affairs of the Equitable Life Assur ance Society came the statement that District Attorney Jerome, of New York County, has undertaken an inquiry into the conduct of the society. August Belmont has tendered his resignation as a director of the Equit able. Attorney-General J. M". Mayer arrived from Washington tonight,- and will re main in town several days investigat ing" Equitable affairs. In an interview tonight, Mr. Mayer said: "It is manifest that the people throughout the whole country are pro foundly interested in the affairs of tho Equitable Life Assurance Society. Therefore, I think It fitting to say that appropriate steps will be speedily taken by me: "First, to accomplish the return to the Equitable of any profits wrong fully made or retained by reason of trust relations or otherwise. "Second, to debar from holding office in this company any person who has been faithless to histrust or who vio lated any provisions of law. "Third, to obtain an accounting for any waste or misapplication of funds, for any reason or by anybody. Secure Policy-Holders Rights. "There are certain other matters of importance which I am studying, but to which it would be premature to refer to in detail. It might be, for instance, to the interest of the policy-holders to learn the character of, and the- occasion: for. some of the legal services paid for during" the past few years. But, abova all, inquiries as to alleged delinquen cies, the greatest necessity of the situ ation is that the rights of the policy holders in all Respects be ascertained as clearly and as completely and. as quickly as is legally possible. In this and other particulars, I shall try my best to obtain results. "If any crime ha3 been committed by anybody, that situation is manifestly for the District Attorney.'5 A close friend of the Attorney-General stated .tonight that the Attorney General would have the rights of the policy-holders ascertained by tho courts. X- Salaries Paid to Dead Men. Attention was directed today to the fact that four of the Equitable officers mentioned in the report of State Super intendent of Insurance Hendricks as drawing salaries for the last five years, are. no longer actively connected with the company. E. W. Lambert appears in the report as a medical director with a salary of $25,000 a year. He died 13 months ago, and yet, according to tho table, his salary was paid this year and last. Edward Curtis, who figures as a medical director at $15,000 a year, re signed that position IS nionths ago. George H. Squiere, who is now a direc tor, is down on thelist as financial manager at $12,000 a year, although H. R. Wlnthrop succeeded him as financial manager many months ago. J. B. Lor Ing Is recorded as a registrar with a salary of $3500 a year. Mr. Lorlng" ceased to perform the active duties ot that office in April, 1903. Officers of the society'today said that possibly Mr. Hendricks had gotten hold of an old list. Mr. Jerome, in answer to a request, today received a telegram from Mr.. Hendricks, statin? that an official copy of his report had been forwarded and should reach New York tomorrow. PIAIX CASE OP STEALIXG. Governor Higglns Refers Repqrt to Jerome for Action. ALBANY, N. Y., June 22. That Gov ernor Higglns regards the report of In surance Superintendent Hendricks upon the Equitable Life Assurance' Society as worthy of the attention of the criminal authorities of New York County was. made plain by him today, when lie- broka his silence on the subject of the- Equit able situation by a referepce to the com mandment "Thou shalt not steal" as having been among the laws- violated in the management of the Insurance com pany and by the announcement that ha had sent a copy of the report to Dis- trlct .Attorney Jerome. The text of the letter follows: "I herewith inclose for your considera tion a copy of the preliminary report of the Superintendent of Insurance upon tha affairs of the Equitable Life Assurance Society of New York. The findings- set forth in the report are based on evidence taken by the superintendent under tho insurance laws. If In your judgment any of the alleged facta established by legal evidence would constitute criminal mis conduct in the County of New York 6 the part of any person I will, 1 you de sire, request the superintendent to sub mit to you tha evidence taken befora him." The governor was asked tonight wheth- iConcludei oa Tags 3.)