Evening star., 1952-11-06

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ADOLPH J. SABBATH.
and always had trouble with his
w and w words when the argu-
ments got warm. At times, to the
dismay of reporters. he lapsed into
Czech phrases. .
He knew what he was up against
lin his Rules Committee. For in
stance, there was the labor dis
putes bill proposed by former Rep
Iresentative Case of South Dakota,
now q Senator. Mr.. SABBATH de-
nounced it vehemently when it
came up for a Rules COMMITTEES
l"green light" Then he looked at
his conservative opposition, called
for a "wote" and sadly added:
That's what think Of this bill.
But, of course, you chentlemen
don't care what think"
He was right. The opposition
members joshed him In friendly
fashion and then voted over
whelmingly to send the bill to
the House.
Always Helped Homeland.
One Of his greatest satisfactions
was in being able to do something
for the downtrodden In his native
land who fought against q sue
cession Of dictators.
He was born April 4. 1866, at
zabori, Bohemia. then part Of
rhe old Austro- Hungarian Empire.
Since then he has seen the free
dom and fortunes Of its people
rise and fall in two world wars
land a succession Of dictators.
He was member of the House
Foreign Affairs Committee be-
tween 1914 and 1918, in the time
of World War I. Toward the end
of that conflict he opposed a
separate peace for Austria, feel
ling that it would do nothing for
his native land. He made three
different personal appeals on this
to President Woodrow Wilson and
won delays that eventually re-
suited in the creation Of the
Czechoslovak Republic.
And in World War II he and the
late Representative Karl Stefan,
Republican, of Nebraska. teamed
up to broadcast messages Of hope
to Nazi-dominated peoples in
Czechoslovakia. In 1946 they re-
|ceived personal reports from four
Czech journalists on the effective
ness Of their broadcasts.
Joined in Mild Fist Fight.
Though the Nazis had decreed
death to any one caught listening
to banned broadcasts, they said
the messages, arranged by the Of
flee of War information. "were our
only contact with the world"
A liberal and defender Of most
all Of the Roosevelt Truman pro-
grams. he had many brushes with
leaders Of the opposition. One Of
these was Representative Cox.
Democrat, Of Georgia. an old time
Dixiecrat.
Though they had played pi-
nochle together they at times ex-
changed bitter epithets on the
House floor about following the
PHILOSOPHERS of Reds and Fascists.
Once, on June %, 1949, they
caused a brief sensation in dis
|pute over a housing bill.
Mr.. Cox, SO, took q mild swing
at Mr.. SABBATH, then a sturdy SO.
And Mr.. SABBATH countered, the
fistic experts said, with something
of a one-two right and left. But
neither was damaged.
Mr.. SABBATH, who could get emo
tional over New Deal and Fair
Deal bills. sometimes pounded his
chest in brief oratiops to the
House. But he had his relaxed,
quiet moments. too.
Tried to Take Il Easy.
He is remembered, for instance.
usually sitting alone In the House
restaurant. at breakfast or lunch,
a big white napkin carefully
tucked into his collar like an old
fashioned bib.
He had no children. His wife,
whom he married in 1917, was
the former Mae Ruth Fuerst.
When Mr.. SABBATH reached his 8Oth
birthday, she decided it was time
for him to cut down on his ex-
cesses in oratory, cigars and rigor-
Gus Bohemian exercises. His
physician concurred.
Sometimes he did skip speech,
but instead Of smoking q dozen
cigars a day, some say. he smoked
only 10 but they were Of q longer
variety.
And as to giving up ordering his
beloved Bohemian-type meals, he
would let some dinner companion
do the ordering-of all the pro-
hibited dishes. like dumplings,
sauerkraut and roast duck.
In his success in this adopted
land he never forgot his family or
his people.
His father Joachim was a
butcher and the only Jew in a
community Of 400 persons. Adolph
and his five brothers and five sis
ters attended the local parochial
school.
When he was Is Adolph got q
job at nearby Horazdovic in a
drygoods store. Hearing stories
of wonderful opportunities In
America. he saved his pennies
and two years later was able to-
buy q $40 passage to Baltimore. !.
In Chicago. where q cousin
lived. he got . job in Q planning
min. The pay was $3 a week.
Later he moved to q better job
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