The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1???-1928, 1906-05-16
MEN R|GH IN RANKS
Of MUTUAL LIFE
ARE OUSTED
eWEEPlMG CHANGES MADE IN
OFFICERS AND BYLAWS ARE
AMENDED
DAWES WAS LET OUT
TIE Resignation Of the General 9oiici.
tor, Friend Of McCurdy, Comes
As Big Surprise to
Everybody


New York May l5-This was house
cleaning day II the general offices Of
the Mutual Lie Insurance Company.
Net cnly were sweeping changes made
in the personnel Of the officers. but
drastic amendments were made n the
bylaws Of the organization
fhe mo- important change among
the offic ais was the retirement Of Ju.
lien r Davies, who for many years
was general solicitor and confidential
adviser 10 Richard A McCurly, former
president Alr nay e5 a succeeded by
James MeKeen. who was associated
with Charles r. Hughes as counsel
fer Jhc Armstrong committee
The resignation of Mr. Davies comes
as a surprise Notw .thstandiug the fac'
that there had been a great deal of
criticism of he preeent administration
because il continued to retain AS gen
eral solicitor a man who had been SO
close to MeCurdy, the management
had shown 10 disposition To dispense
with Davies. On the contrary, he had
been intrusted with the greater part Of
the work or dawing up complaints
againt varlors former officers.
Vice Presidents Named.
In place Of Vice Presidents Grannss
lud Gillette. MIR Peabody nominated
three second vice presidGnts-G w.
White, George r. Dexter and James
Timpson
Other nominations by the president
we're: Financial manager. James Tim.
sea; treasurer, Charles II. Warren
actuary Eemory McCHntock secretsr
les w Eastou and William h Dix;
general solicitor James Mckecn; man.
ager real estate department. William
W Archa1s; as istaut reasurer. St
nhen Smith; associate actpary, w. A
EttchiGscn suuerinteudeat domestic
agencies George T Dexter superin-
tendent foreign agencies, Fl. L. Dun.
can medical director Brandeth Sy
monds; purchasing agent w. S. Sulli.
van; registrar, G. Tfobridge; supern-
tcndcn palicy loans, r. r. Mercer
The amended bylaws besides pro
rlding for the appo ntment Of an off
eefa excepting the president ard first
yiee president SET forth the number q
n1'rg commit eos that are 10 be IN
trusted with the work Of directing the
companys affair
The committees are designated a.
follows Finance committee. nv
mcmtegT; real estate. fe insranc.
and aeouc ce, GYe morhary claims
lour aujitieg ,hrcc
Tho president is 70 BE- evofficlo
of each committee and tho
chairman of each The Grst vice
pre- dent IS also an exoTiclo member
of each committee
New Directors Chosen.
Two Now directors were elected
I'm vacancies Henry Phipps of Pitt
burg and William T. Mcmillan IF \.
troll. son OF Senator Mcmillan.
lawyer Davies after resie1'n-.
-aid: My resignation was handed In
bY precouco we'd plan as ! told Mr.
Peabody when be was elected pres
dent Of the Mutual hat | would remain
q neral r1licitor unul-and only
rnul-the bylaws were revised n
pressure was brought TO bear on me 10
force ne % TO-
an .te boofs of The supply depart
ment in the Mutual LIE Insurance
ronpa s.. which contain The Original
entries of private acunts by which
Andrew O. Fields collected 500 100
.esrly 1f ha po'icyho'ders' money. /
rcre d-lve-ea To- the special grand /
rry tefaE
rao Di tricf Attorneys Office has
zen Informed that there are othe- T.
lucst.ouable entries in The supply d. /
'armeaf books than aDuear in the /
.ea'Inss with Lysaader " Lavrencs I
90.
Tho Mutual SIMPLY department had F
ID annual expenditure cf abou $500
o8 The exam -aton M the grand .
gry is directed 10 f'sci0se i-s+ what
art Of fais fund went for s0no othe- 4
urpo.e than necessary supplies.