The Washington times., 1922-11-19
DID MUCH PUBLIC WORK


III for the past six weeks.
DID MUCH PUBLIC WORK
Although known principally for
his advocacy OF the minimum wag'
law. Congressman Nolan was ac
i've In many public.spir. ted move
nents long before he came 10 WASH
ngton.
He was educated in his native
city, San Francisco. and after leav-
ng school at an early age began
his career as an iron molder. In
1911 he was made a member OF the
board of supervisors of the Golden
Gate c ty and In 1912 was secretary
of the San Francisco Labor Council
He also served as executive secre.
airy TO the governor OF California.
AIDED FEDERAL WORKERS.
He was a member Of the board
Of trustees of the State Institution
for the Deaf and Blind and in
1919 was appointed a regent Of the
Smithsonian Institution. Of this
city.
Early in 1915 he sent to the
Government Printing Office a re.
markable document Of heart
throbs" in connection with his
bill providing that the Government
should not pay any employe less
than So a day.
Copies OF the Nolan look, point
ing out the injustices of working
conditions In the Federal Govern.
hrnndNaEf
were read and commented upon
by thousands Of men in official
He was instrumental In calling
before the House Committee on
Labor men and women of the Gov.
ernment army OF the underpaid,
fathers who left hungry children
at home, husbands whose wives
rega rded them as failures, widows
struggling at the head of fam.
lilies, and sons supporting invalid
mothers, all of whom testified a.
TO their uphill fights on the wages
they were receiving from the Fed.
eral Government.
Word of Congressman John 1.
Nolan's death reached Sergeant at
Arms Rogers Of the House of Rep
resentatives, last evening and i'm
| medIately was communicated to
| Speaker Gillett and Republican
Floor Leader Mondell.
The House will be notified Of the
death Immediately after 1t convenes
omorrow. Adjournment then will
lie taken in respect to the memory
II Congressman Nolan and also
Charles r. Connell. OF Pennsylva.
mia. and Senator Tom Watson of
Georgia. both Of whom have passed
away since the adjournment OF the
| previous session.
WILL NAME DELEGATION.
Speaker Gillette announced that
he will appoint on the delegation
to represent the House at the
| funeral OF Congressman Nolan
the members of the California dele
cation who are now in the State.
1t would be impossible, he explain
ed. for members here to make
the trip in time for the funeral
A special day will be set aside for
memorial exercises In the House
Nolan's death automatically will
elevate Frederick n. Zihlman, OF
Maryland, to the chairmanship OF
the Labor Committee. He is now
the ranking Republican member.
PAYS TRIBUTE TO NOLAN.
Congressman Nolan was un
usually popular with his colleagues
In the House. and his passing vii
cause genuine regret. His strong
pro.labor views were well recog
nized. bu; he was regarded never
theless az a wise counsellor and a
sound legislator. and his judgment
was held in the highest esteem
Phil d. Swing. of the San Diego
district, the only California mem
ber Of Congress in the city. paid
the departed Congressman this tri
butte:
John Nolan's death is a distinct
loss not only to California but tc
the Nation as well. While the
spokesman of organized labor In
the House, he was bound by no mar
row ew Of national Ia ues, l,u'
tried to weigh and Judge tenn by
the standard OF VIVA
nos. snto~ ~ -
fearless and determined fighter foI
what he believed to be right. II,
struck hard. but he always fought
on the square and in the open. Iii.
frankness and sincerity won the re
spect Of all, even OF those who op
posed nm.