Evening star., 1946-07-11
Noyes Leaves SIS, ,OOOm Trust
To Continue D. C.. Vote Fiqht

Even after his death. Theodore
w. Moves is continuing his lifelong
struggle to win voting representa-
ton in Congress and in the Electoral
College for the people of Washing
ton.
This was disclosed today when the
will of the late editor of The Star,
who died at his home July 4, was
filed in District Court.
A petition to probate the will, to
be filed later, will disclose the value
of the estate in accordance with
legal requirements.
Under the terms Of the will. Mr.
Noyes left the income from S25 900
trust fund to be used to promote the
cause of national representation.
Named trustees to invest the
principal at their discretion were
Benjamin M McKelway, associate
editor of The Star: Jesse C. Suter,
executive vice chairman of the
Citizens Joint Committee on Ma
tional Representation for the Dis
trict of Columbia, and the Washing
ton Loan & Trust Co.
With the exception of this and 10
other bequeStS, the will directs that
the residue of the estate be divided
in three equal parts among Mrs
Ruth Noyes Sheldon and Mrs. Eliza =
beth Noyes Hempstone, daughters of
Mr.. Noyes, and a trust fund for the
benefit of the two children of his
late son. Theodore P. Noyes.
Declaration With Bequest.
Referring TO the beQueSt for ma
tional representation, Mr.. Noyes
will declared:
Il make this bequeSt and create
this trust in order to continue to
participate in a small way even
after my death in the campaign for
District national representation
because I am convinced that no
other legislation is so essential to
the welfare of the men and women
OF my home community as that
which enables them to escape from
the humiliating and vitality hurtful
category of aliens politically and
less than aliens in access to the
Federal courts, and through consti-
tutiOnal amendment gives them
voting representation in Congress
and the electoral college and equal
access to the Federal courts.
Il am convinced that until this
Americaniza ton of the Washing
tonian is accomplished and until
ne enjoys the right and power of
participation like other Americans
of continental and contiguous
United States in the National Gov
ernment which taxes him and
sends him to war he will continue
to be impotent to obtain full and
deserved consideration for any of
his petitions or claims for equity in
fiscal relations or in any other vital
ly essential respect.
Il desire and foresee for the fine
strong population of the greater
WaShlngton-great in numbers. in
intelligence, in patriotic public
spirit and in material resources-a
glorious future with all the prestige
and power and loyal devotion to
American principles of an active in
tegral unit in the makeup of the
worlds greatest representative re-
public. and not the shameful, hurt
ful, tmpotent future that develops
inevitably from delinquent and de-
tectlVe AmericaniSm
Work to Be Carried On.
The trust income is to be spent
through the Citizens Joint Commit
tee as long as it functions effective
ly. If the committee should fail to
function. the trustees are to select
other agencies to carry out the work
When the proposed constitutional
amendment under the Capper-Sum-
ners joint resolution has been sub
mitted to the States by Congress
and ratified. the will directs that