New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1905-09-24
]. H. SCHlFF WILLING.
DOESN'T NEED SUBPOENA.
Mr. Morton Investigating Cq6-
Defeated Democrats Question.

Friends of Jacob H. Schif told Tribune
porter yesterday that Mr. Schiff would no doubt
testify before the legislative insurance commit
tee this week without being served with sub
pona-
While members of the committee content
themselves with the statement that ]. Pierpont
Morgan will be asked to testify If necessary,
it was believed generally in insurance circles
that Mr.. Morgans presence will be imperative
if only in view of the testimony as to the New
York Life's heavy purchases Of bonds from Mr..
Morgans firm and the nature Of the New-Yor
LIES acquisition of securities from the same
firm.
Edward H Hartman as told already in The
Tribune, will doubtless be another Equitable
witness. and, If the committee so wishes. it is
said will curtaH his visit IN the Far East to
return to testify.
When a reporter called last night at No. 81
West 76th-st. the home of George H. Squire,
member Of Mr.. squire's family said that Mr..
Squire was too i'll to receive any visitors and
that he had been Ill for many months. 1t is
understood that Mr.. squire's friends feel that
he is in such nervous condition as TO prohibit
his testtfying before the legislative committee
On the George H. Squire and associates por-
ton of the testimony of Henry Rogers Win
throp.
A movement has been started by certain large
Western polfcyholders of the New-York Life
and Mutual Life 1t was declared yesterday, to
compel the resignation of John A Mccall
George w Perkins and other officials OF each
company The policyholders have retained
well known New-York lawyer to represent their
interests here and to follow closely any action
that the Attorney General may bring
INVESTIGATING CAFE SAvARIN.
It is understood that Paul Morton, president of
the Equitable, has begun an investigation of
the control of the Cafe Savarin, in the Equitable
Building at No 120 Broadway
It is said that the cafe has been controlled by
the Equitable for many years, Equitable di-
rectors having been so-called "overseers' of
the place It is declared, indeed, that an employe
in the Equitable cashier department has been
the manager Of the cafe, which has paid over
10 the Equitable in the last year at least s15o000.
It was reported to Mr. Morton yesterday that
Judge" Andrew Hamilton once occupied an
Office rent free in the Equitable Building. Mr..
Morton disavowed any knowledge of this. The
Savarin question will be probed. no doubt. by
the legislative committee
POLICYHOLDER'S QUESTION
In an open letter yesterday to President Nc
Call Franklin Leonard, jr., a defeated Demo-
cratic candidate for Congress in the 1Ith DIS
trict of this city, asked Mr.. Mccall how much
of his money paid on life insurance poiicy
had been used to defeat him. MI Leonards
letter was prompted by President McCalfs state
ment before the legislative investigating COM
mittee that he had ordered contribution OF
some S4S. 900 to the Republican national cam
paign fund in 1904. The letter follows:
Mr. John i. Mccall. President, New-York Life IN
surance Company, New-York City.
Ds6r @ IN F the aa y G Lite insurance Company
and paid the yearly premium. At the same time
I was nominated for Congress by the DenlocratlG
PARTY in the 18th District. This was a close and
doubtful district, you will doubtless aqnlt thdt
large sums from the Republican campaign tund
we're eZperded in the district Personally, am
satisfied that those funds helped materially 10
bring about defeat -
you'd particularly like to know how much OF
my money paid to your company in trust for my
Iittle family after my DEATH together with the
ENDS OF more than tWeuty-three thousand other
Tn1ocrats and friends who cast their votes for me
n tho 18th District, was used TO bring about llis
5afeaT a1d to defeat the will of these voters;
venture the opinion that even my Republican
,1rorents would hardly advocate the use OF my
ttrds and the funds Of thousands OF iher pollcE-
taI5e~e i'm this manner FRANIHLlN LEONARD
clarence H. venner sent yesterday to each OF
.,a ~eU-Yorlz Life trustees copy of his open
,l.+er 70 President Mccall asking that they join
a.. tbe writer's demand for Mr. McCalTs resigna-
ton.