Omaha daily bee., 1905-12-02
FIELD FOLLOWS NCURDY
Legislative Agent of the Mutual Life
Leaves 0Ompsny's Employ,
aUnOR THAT wcALl IS TO RETIRE
Report that President of New
York Life Has been Asked 60
Resign Denied by His
Son.

NEW YORK. Dec. t.--Andrew c. Fields.
formerly head of the supply department
OF the Mutual Life Insurance company,
who maintained house at Albany during
several sessions OF the state legislature, is
no longer connected with the company.
Frederick Cromwell the temporary pres-
dent of the Mutual Life Insurance COM
pany. today announced that w S. sullivan.
formerly in the advertising department Of
the Mutual. has been appointed chief of
the supply department. II Is understood
Mr.. Fields will not return to be examined
by the insurance investigating committee.
Charles ]. Smith. head of the adver-
Using department of the Mutual Life
Insurance company, and who is paid
5000 year, has rendered his resignation
to Mr. Cromwell. but It has not been ac-
cepted. Mr.. Smith testified recently that
he caused many of the reports of the in
surance investigation to be published in the
newspapers at from 81 to 81 a line.
John c. Mccall, secretary of the New
York Life Insurance company, and son
OF John A Mccall. the president, denied
today the report that he and his father
were to retire from their Offices in the
company i'm January
John Clafin, a director of the New York
Life Insurance company, denied the report
that the directors were about to ask for
the resignation of John A. Mccall, presi-
dent of the company.
That a further effort will be made by the
Mutual Life Insurance company TO bring
Andrew c. Fields back to New York to
testify before the insurance investigating
committee was stated in an announcement
made today. The statement is appended
While Mr. Fields has been superseded in
the supply department, his connection with
the company has not been severed insofar
as the effort now being made to bring him
back to New York to testify Is concerned
The appointment of Mr. Fields successor
! is temporary and the permanent appoint-
mpnt will be made only with the concur
renee of the Mutual's investigating COM
mittee.
VRndIver's Answer Ready.
ST. LOUIS. Dec. Wv. D. Van Diver
state superintendent OF insurance, who has
been temporarily enjoined from executing
his order revoking the charter of the New
York Life Insurance company because Of
it's contribution of s135.OOO to the repub-
lican national campaign fund will tomor-
row file in the United States district court
| his answer, to the petition for a perma-
nent injunction filed by counsel for the
! company.
! Mr. Van Diver, that the United states
! court has no jurisdiction over this mat
/ ter, the operations of the New York Life
Insurance company in Missouri being solely
under the supervision of the state in
! surance department and subject, there
| fore to the laws of the state.
THE court will probably set an early
day for the hearing. and until the tenn
porary restraining order is disposed of the
New York Life Insurance company Will
! continue business as usual.
at have in my possession he continued,
| letters written by one of the old-line
-eompa MES assuring a. rebate op premiums
\ of so per cent on all policies issued before
| January / next.
| 81 consider the granting of rebates con-
trary to public policy and form of dis
elimination which the insurance depart
! ment cannot tolerate"