The Birmingham age-herald., 1913-01-08
I'LL EALTHCLbys'.z ED
FOR ROCKEFELLER
Physicians File Affidavits
Alleging Illness
WILL BE EXAMINED
Committee to Employ Specialist to See
Financier-An0ther Witness Is
Stubborn and Proceedings
Will Be Instituted

Washington, January THE House
session tonight made plans for deal
ing with two reluctant witnesses. VIII
liam Rockefeller and George G. Henry
of the firm of solomon & Co., bankers,
New York city
Chairman Pujo announced that the
committee decided to procure the serv-
ices of a competent specialist in throat
diseases TO examine Mr.. Rockefeller
and verify the certificates of i'll health
filed today with the committee from
DR.. Walter F. Chappeile. Mr.. Roeke-
feller's personal physician, and DIR. Sam
uel W. Lamont. DR.. Chappelle said
that TO force Mr.. Rockefeller to tes-
THY wound endan&er his life
IN the case Of Mr. Harry the com
mittee prepared forms to be submitted
to the full committee charging him
with contempt
Mr. Henry refused on the stand to-
day to reveal the names of national
banks and national bank officers al
lotted a share in the syndicate flota-
tion of the California Petroleum COM
pany. The bank officers made a profit
of $4,000 and the banks a like amount
Mr.. Henry said, without putting up any
money or even taking possession of the
stock allotted to them The syndicate
he said, simply offered them the stock
and then sold 1t for them at a profit
The fun committee will be asked to
certify the case 20 the speaker with
the request that he certify it to the
district attorney for the District OF
Columbia, who will be asked to take
it before the grand jury.
Considers Insurance Affairs
At todays hearing the committee
besides hearing of the 1otation of the
California Petroleum company from Mr.
Henry. went over the affairs of the
Equitable. Mutual, New York and Met
ropolitan insurance orga with
officers of each of the institutions. The
fact was developed that in the Mutual
companies the policyholders show lit
tie inclination to control the affairs of
the companies and exert practically no
power in the election of officers.
Samuel Untermyer counsel for the
committee examined the witness as to
securities held by the companies men
toned. which under the New York state
law, were ordered in 1906 to dispose
Of their holdings of stock within five
years. The time since has been extend :
ed five years.
In this connection Mr.. Untermyer
examined Charles A. Peabody of the
Mutual and Judge w. A. Day of the
Equitable regarding the sale of stock
In the National Bank of Commerce to
James Stillman and George F. Baker
after Mr.. Baker and Mr.. stillman had
acquired, through the purchase of
Equitable stock by J. p. Morgan, a
contingent interest of one-fourth each
in the control of the insurance society.
Mr. Day, said he did not know Mr., Nor
gan, Mr.. Stillman and Mr. Baker were
Interested in the National Bank of Com
merce prior to that time.
The sale by the EQUITABLE to Benja :
min Strong, Jr., Of the Bankers Trust
company of a block of stock in the
Mercantile Trust company, later alb
sorbed by the Bankers Trust, also was
taken up with Mr. Day.
He said he knew nothing of the vot-
ing agreement under which the Bank
ers. Trust had operated in which one
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