The Birmingham age-herald., 1905-04-13
Trick Asks Alexander for De-
 tailed information
SAYS NO ONE WILL SUFFER
Committee Wants Complete Record of All Disbursements and Receipts and List of All Employees
 and Their Salaries.

New York, April 12,--A complete record | of all the financial transactions of the Equitable Life Assurance Society. it's re- latons to other corporations and full list of the soelety's employees, including all it's officers, together with state- ment of the salaries and emoluments re- | ceived by them is asked of the soeiety's president, James W. Alexander in a let ter sent to him by Henry C. Prick chair man of the investigation committee ap- pointed by the directors. The letter to Mir. Alexander was approved at a meet ing of the investigation committee at which Messrs. Hartman, Bliss. Ives, In- gals and Prick were present.
 In asking for the information Mir Prick writes that the committee does not ln- tend to limit it's investigation to the questions of the society's officers. but that separate and independent examinations will be made by the committee and it's experts.
 Detailed Information Wanted. Among the points on which MT. Alex ander is requested to furnish data ara the society's holdings or interest in the | Mercantile Trust company of New York, the Equitable Trust company of New | York or In any other trust. title or safe deposit company, bank or banking com pany; the society leases of it's building in this city; it's loans to any of it's em- ployes, officers, directors or trusts, to- gether with a statement showing who au- thorized the loan, a statement of all dealings by which any broker sold for or to the secretary any stocks, bonds. l the 50 called underwriting by the so- ciety;" a statement as to whether any one connected with the society received compensation or benefit from such stock transaction or underwriting; q statement whether any officer. director trustee, or employe has received any money or other thing of value because of his relation with the society; list of the soeiety's contracts with its leading agents here and abroad, with a compilation to show the practical result to the society from each agency; a statement showing each item going to make up the total of s7900, 3S5 mentioned in the report of December 3l. 190i, for commissions, advertising, post | age and exchange and how and why each was spent. also each item of total of | %179,3lS in the same report for "all other | disbursements and how and why each was spent q statement showing in de- tall the losses, if any to the society since | January l. 1900 on any property of any | kind, purchased by it. giving the names of the persons who sold the same to the so- ciety; record of any transaction by which any officer. director, trustee or em- ploye of the society has irregularly or | improperly received money or other valu- | able thing from the society outside of, ard not part of his regular salary: and | la1u gfa apf Taf 1900 showing the cash balances of the | society and where the same were and are deposited and the terms of each l deposit.
 Names of All Employees.
 In request for a copy of the societys payroll, MT. Alexander is asked to give | the name of each person in receipt of | salary or compensation of any kind from the society and to state the duties per- formed by each person so paid. He is l also asked to set forth any increase in salary to an employe; to give the name | of any employe, director, trustee stock | holder who has any business relation with l any other corporation, the compensation, direct or indirect he receives in such manner and the name of the Equitable | society's officer who authorized the same. | Information is also asked as to who of | the employees are related by blood or | marriage to any director or officer of tho | society. If any such persons are em- l poyed in services outside of the offices | and ordinary departments and agencies | of the society MT Alexander is requested to give their names and state who en- | ployed them.
 Mir. Prick writes that the foregoing re- | quests are intended to aid the committee | in It's investigation.
 | MT. Alexander is requested specifically | to give information pointedly since Jan uary l, 1900 but the committee will go | back of that date if he or any other officer knows of anything requiring in- vestgation. In concluding his letter to MT. Alexander MT. Prick said:
 No Person Will Suffer.
 We request you to notify all employees | of the society that no one need fear to | fully and frankly inform the committee | of any facts within his or her knowi- | edge touching the matter of our inquir- les. We will see that no person suffers | for giving us information
 We intend to investigate the entire management of the society. The infor- nation we receive from you and through society and heads of departments and and tested and in addition we also intend to make separate and independent exam nations of our own and by our own ex- perts.
 "Our work will be thoroughly done. and any officer or employe of the society can now best serve 1t by helping us to make the most complete examination possible of its affairs"
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