the chairman of the Committee of the District of Columbia, upon which he so ably served.

I have known few men in this body with whom I had a closer understanding, or for whom I had a greater fondness. We counseled together many times about issues which came before us and about specific legislation in which we both had a keen interest and desired to act upon properly and with justice.

On the District of Columbia Committee his advice was sought and his full experience was helpful. I think his attention to District of Columbia affairs is exemplified by the fact of his presence 1 week ago yesterday at a meeting of that committee. I felt then that he was not well enough to be present, but he was there, not physically strong but mentally alert and able to assist in the deliberations of that body. He was especially interested in the National Capital of certain persons whom he felt had been overlooked from the standpoint of health and of welfare. At the time of his death he was very active on two subcommittees of the District of Columbia Committee. He was working especially for the improvement of safety regulations of the men and women who dwell here and was attempting to formulate a plan for the installation of fire escapes and other safety devices.

When a newspaperman is preparing his copy and is under the pressure of the dead line he has to type quickly, and the boy comes by his desk and tears short sheets off the typewriter, and he keeps writing away. When the story is finished there is a signature which he places at the conclusion which shows that he has concluded that article. That is "30." Of course "30" has been written for STEVE BOLLES; "30" not only to a very fine newspaperman, to a very splendid character, but also to an individual who brought high credit to his own constituency and to the office which he held. He leaves to all of us who knew him intimately and who

regarded him highly a sense of keen loss and a hallowed place in our memories.

Mr. JOHNS. Mr. Speaker, I yield to my colleague from South Dakota [Mr. Case].

Mr. CASE of South Dakota. Mr. Speaker, I had not heard of the death of STEPHEN BOLLES until I came to the floor. Somehow it seems to me that the House of Representatives has become suddenly lonely, because STEVE BOLLES, in the few years I have known him here, has come to be a part of the picture, and it does not seem quite right without him here. Long before I ever had any thought of coming to Congress, I had heard of STEPHEN BOLLES in the newspaper world and had come to respect him. When I met him here, it was with the thought that here was a man who had made his name and had made a place in the world for himself before he came to Congress. Some of us, I suppose, would hardly ever be heard of if it were not for the fact that we came to the House of Representatives; but as long as 40 years ago STEPHEN BOLLES was a name that was respected throughout the newspaper world. He was the editor and publisher of papers in Erie, Pa., Toledo, Ohio, and Rochester and Buffalo, N. Y., before he became identified throughout the country as publisher of the Janesville (Wis.) Gazette.

He was a cosmopolitan man. He had seen a great deal of the world. At several world fairs he had been superintendent of sections dealing with the graphic arts and with the newspaper fraternity. He had seen men in high places; he had seen men in low places. He had seen men in the height of triumph, and he had seen them in defeat. It is said of him that he had reported personally more national political conventions than any other man in public life today. All of this experience had given an appreciation of events and people that one seldom finds. He knew what was important and what was trivial; he knew what was sincere and what was sham. Withal, I believe he brought with him to Congress that spirit of service to his community and to the people that

we always like to think associates itself with the highest expression of ideals in the newspaper world.

As one of the newspaper fraternity as well as a colleague in Congress, I want to express my sense of personal loss in his passing and my appreciation of the life that he lived.

Mr. JOHNS. Mr. Speaker, I yield to my colleague from Michigan [Mr. Lesinskil.

Mr. LESINSKI. Mr. Speaker, I was deeply shocked when I learned of the passing of my good friend and colleague, STEPHEN BOLLES. He was the ranking minority member of the Committee on Invalid Pensions, of which I have the honor to be chairman. He was faithful and regular in attendance at committee meetings and because of his broad knowledge of the problems of our veterans and their dependents, his wise counsel and untiring efforts will be sorely missed by the members of the committee. The committee has lost a valuable member and the veterans a true and sympathetic friend. His long and useful career is one of which his family and friends can be justly proud, and we, his fellow members on the committee, mourn his passing.

Mr. JOHNS. Mr. Speaker, I offer a resolution, which is at the Clerk's desk.

The SPEAKER. The Clerk will report the resolution.

The Clerk read as follows (H. Res. 259):

Resolved, That the House has heard with profound sorrow of the death of Hon. STEPHEN BOLLES, a Representative from the State of Wisconsin.

Resolved, That a committee of four Members of the House, with such Members of the Senate as may be joined, be appointed to attend the funeral.

Resolved, That the Sergeant at Arms of the House be authorized and directed to take such steps as may be necessary for carrying out the provision of these resolutions, and that the necessary expenses in connection therewith be paid out of the contingent fund of the House.

Resolved, That the Clerk communicate these resolutions to the Senate and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased.

The resolution was agreed to.

The SPEAKER. The Chair appoints the following funeral committee: Mr. Gehrmann, Mr. Hull, Mr. Sauthoff, and Mr. Johns.

The Clerk will report the remainder of the resolution.

The Clerk read as follows:

Resolved, That as a further mark of respect the House do now adjourn.

The resolution was agreed to.

Accordingly (at 12 o'clock and 30 minutes p. m.) the House adjourned until tomorrow, Wednesday, July 9, 1941, at 12 o'clock noon.

WEDNESDAY, July 9, 1941.

Mr. GEHRMANN. Mr. Speaker, I did not have an opportunity to say anything on yesterday with reference to my colleague the late STEPHEN BOLLES. I take this minute to say something in memory of a colleague whom I held very dear. I have known STEVE BOLLES for 20 years. While I was a member of the Wisconsin State Legislature since 1925 he visited us quite often and I learned to admire STEVE then. While we served in the Congress together, I became even more attached to him, even though we did not always vote the same.

Today we are returning all that is mortal of our colleague the Honorable STEPHEN BOLLES, to his home in Wisconsinthe State he has claimed so long and served so well.

Mrs. ROGERS of Massachusetts. Mr. Speaker, I was greatly shocked and saddened by the death of STEPHEN BOLLES. Everyone here yesterday who listened to the words of appreciation of him felt that while the mortal STEPHEN BOLLES had died his gentleness, his humor, his simplicity, his warm friendship, and his loyal patriotism still lived on and will live on. On everybody's lips was the expression, "I have lost a friend." He was a great philanthropist. Many honors

came his way, but he never lost the human touch. He had faith in women and in their ability, and he did not hesitate to say so. He was their champion. Yes, indeed, women have lost a friend. Able, fearless; he was a great American. He loved his country and all its fine traditions. He fought to keep alive our free American form of government. In that fight he worked far beyond his strength, and the last thing I ever heard him say was, "I suppose I am working too hard, but I cannot let down. I have a duty to perform." He gave his life in the service of his country just as truly as did his son, who died as a result of World War service. One of STEPHEN BOLLES' favorite quotations was from Edward Everett Hale:

I am only one, but I am one. I cannot do everything, but I can do something, and what I can do, that I ought to do, and what I ought to do by the grace of God, I will do.

STEPHEN BOLLES tried to do everything he ought to do. He quoted that statement publicly often because he felt it and lived by that maxim. One of his constituents who heard him use it said:

That is the soul of STEPHEN BOLLES.

THURSDAY, July 10, 1941.

A message from the Senate, by Mr. Baldridge, one of its clerks, announced that the Senate had adopted the following resolution (S. Res. 145):

Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow the announcement of the death of Hon. STEPHEN BOLLES, late a Representative from the State of Wisconsin.

Resolved, That a committee of two Senators be appointed by the Vice President to join the committee appointed on the part of the House of Representatives to attend the funeral of the deceased Representative.

Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions to the House of Representatives and transmit a copy thereof to the family of the deceased; and