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Show PRESIDENTS ASKED . . TO TAKE.AvDAND WASHINGTON, May 24. An effort .was made today to induce the President Presi-dent to take an active Interest in the complications which have arisen in the ! affairs of the Equitable Life Assurance society. Clarence Whitman, president of the Merchants, association of New York, had a conference with, the President Presi-dent on the subject Details of the conference con-ference were not obtainable; but it is known that -Mr. Whitman urged the 'President to take up the subject with a view either to ordering a Government investigation or to makins recommendations recommen-dations to Congress on the subject of insurance legislation. |