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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
La Toilette, Born Into Politics,
Followed Fathers Footsteps

measures as relief for the unem-
ployed, and the minimum wage
law, and pushed an investigation
of Strong-arm tactics used by
some employers against unions.
He also was author of a legis-
lative reorganization law and
served as chairman of the Civil
Liberties Commission.
Started in 1925.
Senator LaFollette started on
his way to national prominence
in 1925 when the Wisconsin elec-
torate sent him to fill the chair
in the United States Senate left
vacant by his fathers death. He
was then 80 years old. He served
for 81 years, losing his bid for
denomination in 1916 to Circuit
Judge Joseph r. Mccarthy in
the Republican primary.
The youngest Senator since
Henry Clay when he entered
Congress, the elder son of Rob-
ert Marion (Fighting Bob La
Toilette, ST., went on from the
special election to a full term
under Republican colors in 1928.
AS a Progressive he was reelected
in 1884 and 1910.
He had become dissatisfied
with Republican policies and,
with his brother Philip, organ
lied the Progressive party in
1884 In March of 1916 he an
nounced that that party was dis
banding and that he was return
ing to the Republican fold. His
defeat in the Republican pri-
mary of that year left Wiscon-
sin without a La Toilette in
major Office for the first time
since 1900.
Mr.. La Toilette became an
economic adviser and consult
ant with Offices in Washington
upon mis- return to private life.
He was mentioned several
times for government posts. In
June. 1947 he accepted a tempo
rary appointment by President
Harry s. Truman to a 19-man
non partisan" committee to ad-
wise the Chief Executive on how
much help could safely and
wisely be sent abroad. La Fol-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25

Former Senator Robert M.
(Young Bob) La Toilette. jr.,
who died from a self-inf1icted
bullet wound yesterday, was
born into a political environment.
which he developed with all the
energy and skill of his famous
father.
Young Bob spent his childhood
in the Wisconsin Governors
mansion presided over by Robert
M. Chg Bob) La Toilette. He
came to Washington as a boy
and neglected no opportunity to
widen his horizon.
In Young Bob. the senior La
Toilette had a promising pupil.
The youth was versed in State
and national affairs before his
contemporaries were out of short
pants.
The junior La Toilette was able
to bypass the lesser political Of
fees often held by politicians
before they enter the race for
United States Senator.
Mr.. La Toilette took pride in
his liberal record in Congress.
During the depression he worked
with President Roosevelt on such
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25

of Indiana: Bob La Toilette was
a great American. He always
had the interests of the people
at heart"
Senator Humphrey. Democrat,
Of Minnesota: HE was one of
our great citizens and a great
public servant"
Senator LANCER, Republican,
of North Dakota: HE was a
tireless worker and a magnificent
friend. He leaves an indelible
record of work for the rank and
file peoplesof our country"
Senator Mundt, Republican,
of South Dakota: "He was a
valued member of the Senate, a
man of high integrity"
Senator Douglas. Democrat,
of illinois,: IAN absolutely
honest, devoted. able public
servant"
Senator Maybank, Democrat,
of South Carolina: "A great
American whose distinguished
record will live long after him."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
lette favored the Marshall Plan
for European Recovery.

lette favored the Marshall Plan
for European Recovery.
Served on Key Committees.
In his third full term as SEN
ator, he was first-ranking mi
nority member of the Commit
tees on Finance. Education and
Labor, Manufacturers and Indi-
an Affairs; and second-ranking
minority member of the Foreign
Relations Committee. He sup
ported Franklin D. Roosevelt
during three presidential cam
paigns but took no official stand
in the fourth term campaign of
1914.
However, during the Roosevelt
third term he had vigorously OPP
posed the Presidents foreign
policy prior to Americas entry
into World War II.
In the early part of 1941 he
denounced a bill to lend-lease
material to Britain in it's battle
against Germany, saying it
meant war. Declaring he was
"singularly unimpressed" by
amendments written into the
measure, he said:
Painting stripes on a tiger
doesn't make him a zebra. I
don't think one can take a keg
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25

his father had advocated in his
career, 80 had become law.
Mr.. La Toilette championed
the = cause of the unemployed
after the stock market crash Of
1929. He countered a move to
cut income taxes by proposing a
$500, 100000 public works pro-
gram, insisting that relief should
have precedence over "conSid-
GRAFTON of the interests Of
wealthy income taxpayers.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25

Tributes began to accumulate
today in honor of former Sena-
tor Robert M. La Toilette, jr., of
Wisconsin, son of an equally
famous Senator, who ended his
life here yesterday at the age
of So.
Admirers in public and private
life praised the liberal spirit and
useful service of Mr.. La Toilette,
veteran of 81 years in the Sem
ate. His father CFighting Bob)
La, Toilette, had held the seat for
10 years. ..
One of the first tributes was
forwarded to the widow, Mrs.
Rachel La Toilette, by CIO Presi-
dent Walter P. Reuther, who de-
Scribed Mr.. La Toilette as a Glib
eral in the truest sense of the
word, a great American who
served his country faithfully and
we'll"
Mr.. Reuther's telegram to Mrs.
La Toilette said:
cali America and freedom
loving people everywhere have
suffered a tremendous loss in the
death of your husband. He was
a liberal in the truest sense of
the word, great American who
served his country faithfully and
we'll.
His work as sponsor and
chairman of the Senate Civil
Liberties Committee and his life
time of public service merit him
a high position on the list of real
American statesmen. It is with
a deep sense of personal loss that
I extend the condolences of the
CLOS officers and members. A
great and valued friend has
passed from our midst"
Mrs. La Toilette found the body
Of her husband about 1890 pm.
yesterday in the second floor
bathroom of their home at 5000
Manning place NV.
Pistol in Hand.
The former Senator had been
shot in the head. A .22-caliber,
Semi-automatic target pistol MI.
La Toilette had owned for years
was still clasped in his right
hand. Coroner A. Magruder
Macdonald issued a suicide
certificate few hours later.
Investigators were told Mr..
La Toilette had been in declining
health from a heart ailment for
several years. He spent several
weeks in a hospital after the
first attack and suffered other
attacks more recently.
Mrs. La Toilette drove her
husband to his Office in the Ma
tional Press Building yesterday
morning. She then went on to
a Red Cross meeting of Sena-
tors wives on Capitol Hill,
which was to include a luncheon.
Shortly after noon, Mr.. La
Toilette telephoned his wife and
asked her to return home. Mrs.
La Toilette said he seemed calm
and gave no reason for the re-
quest. She drove home i'm
mediately, however, in the
family automobile.
In their upstairs bedroom, Mrs
La Toilette found an empty pis-
tol holster. She then found the
body in the adjoining bathroom
Mrs. La Toilette called DR.
Worth Daniels of 1850 Connec-
ticut avenue NV, who had beer
treating her husband. The physi-
clan pronounced Mr.. La Toilette
dead soon after he arrived. Mr.
La Toilette had been shot
through the upper part of the
mouth, the bullet lodging in his
head. Death apparently had oc-
Cured almost instantly.
The maid, Mrs. Henrietta
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1953-02-25
Admirers Unite in Tribute
ToLo FoIIette's Public Service

Lewis. colored. AZ, told investiga-
tors Mr.. La Toilette came home
about 1880 am. and went up-
stairs. Mrs. Lewis, who has q
room in the basement, said she
was working downstairs and did
not hear the shot.
The maid said she had no idea
anything was wrong until after
Mrs. La Toilette returned home.
The body lay on its back, part
ly propped against a shower
platform. with the right arm
folded across the chest.
The body Of the former Sena-
tor will leave Washington at
$50 pm, today for burial in
Madison, Wis. Services probably
will be held Friday in Grace
Episcopal Church there, with
Father John Keene officiating.
Mrs. La Toilette expressed the
wish that, instead of sending
flowers, friends contribute to the
American Heart Association.
Mr.. La Toilette retained his
residence here after his defeat
for reelection by Senator Nc
Carthy in the Republican pri-
mary of 1916.
Economic COnsultant.
The former Senator set up an
Office as an economic consultant
to various firms. He was chair
man Of the board of a radio
station in Milwaukee and was on
the board of the Sears, Roebuck
Co. and the United Fruit Co.
w. r. Voight, a former con-
gressional aide of Mr.. La Toilette
and a business associate, said
that, after Mr.. La Toilette had
suffered several heart attacks,
he worried about his health and
feared he would be unable to
discharge his business duties.
A 16-year-old son Of the La
Follettes. Bronson c., hurried
home from Landon School,
where he is a student, upon
learning of the tragedy. A Sec
ond son. Joseph. 10. is a sopho-
more at Cornell University.
The defeat of Young Bob
in 1916 was surprise to those
who had known the magic of
the La Toilette name in Wiscon-
sin politics for several gener-
atoms.
At that time. however, the st.
year-old Mccarthy, a former
Marine with a war record, was
winning backing against an OPP
ponent with a record for isola-
zionist voting prior to Pearl
Harbor.
Sought G. o. p. Backing.
Moreover. Senator La Follette's
Progressive Party, under whose
banner he had won two previ-
cues elections, had lost it's power.
Mr.. La Toilette decided to run
in 1916 as a Republican, but his
welcome back into the G. o. P.
ranks was less hearty than he
had hoped.
Mccarthy shocked"
Senator Mccarthy said he was
deeply shocked at his death
adding. II am sure that his
many friends in Wisconsin and
the Nation will also be deeply
grieved."
Other comments included:
Senator Wiley. Republican, of
Wisconsin,: wisconsin mourns
the loss of one of her most de-
voted sons. He was the highest
type of public servant, deeply
devoted to what he felt to be
the public interest.
Whether or not we may have
always agreed with him, we knew
him as a determined fighter for
his ideas-juSt, fair, friendly, in
duStrious. He was a worthy heir
of the unforgettable La Toilette
tradition of public service"
Senator Morse, Independent
of Oregon: THE country has
suffered a great loss"
Senator Capehart, Republican
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Jim Healy and Elvin Foster were PIMA passengers for Anchorage early this week.
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Special Notice TO
Presidents

A large number Of Policies has
seen issued since the close Of the
Convention and in order that the
presidents might be credited with
the number of members added, we
have begun making out our Mem
sWship Cards for the great member
nip drive that will be launched in
Vac September Board. We shah not
give cut any detsil- es to the Mem
bersaif, iarive, heweye~, we are urg-
ing all Of the , ID 20 get ready
for this altogether ns' ampsign.
This Campaign is designed to be
x.ere far reaching t.is-a any Cam
paign iaunchsi to-data~ We must
reach more Of our prssknts and we
are urging them all to be present for
the September Board fer this Special
Service before launching the Cana
paign.
SecretMy.
The echo., 1953-05-01

very, very good. Presidents with
t n cir members and non members
were present from far and near to
help make the Gay one to be long
remembered in Magee. A beautiful
program was rendered
Addresses were delivered by the
General Secretary and the General
Vice President.
Fifteen members We're taken in and
around $7100. The dinner served
was fit for a king.
The members Of the H. B. A. in
that S, - W IT ;et 20 bel, in
crease la 0,~rh i Of the Assoc
iatior.
Mr. s Y :.r who was in at
tendanc 60 Ia his lodge has
begun plal &c out on siAilar
m aetinG
Ageat W R. Smith played a big
part in elp } maze this program
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The echo., 1953-05-01

BUSINESS

Cancer is everybody's business. 1t
kills more men than it does women.
1t kills more children between and
Is years of age than any other di-
sease. Cancer may strike anyone,
but each of us can strike back by
learning facts for our own protec-
ton and supporting the spring cru
SADIE of the American Cancer Soc
iety. Thousands are being saved,
but we should save many more. In
cases where the disease cannot be
cured, life can be prolonged and
made comfortable, pain can be cas-
ed. The greatest research attack
ever launched against a disease has
been mounted against cancer. This
work must be continued. Cancer
strikes one in five. Strike back.
GIVE.
The echo., 1953-05-01
MAGEE OBSERVES
ANNIVERSARY

Sunday, April 10, H. B. A. Lodge
No. 1873 of which Reverend VIM. King
is president, observed its anniver-
sary. He was ably assisted by six or
seven local lodges adjacent to his.
The meeting was held in Magee M
B. Church and the attendance was
The echo., 1953-05-01
DO YOU NEED COPIES OF FORM
M-222?

All presidents who nee9 copies OF
Form M-22z are requested to get
them now and not wait uatil, the
day Of the Board. Please make all
of the necessary adjustments now
that need 10 be made SO that we
might expedite our H. B. A. bust
The echo., 1953-05-01
JOINING FEE
SeHeta1y.

The joining fee for new members
is slice Per applicant.
The echo., 1953-05-01
RENEWAL FEE

The renewal fee for all applicants
who have at one time been members
Of the II. =. A. is $1.2S.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
AAUW President Receives
German Merit Award

the support by AAUW branches
of six demonstration kindergar-
tens and of dormitory for
women of the Free University of
Berlin.
Gronts for Study
The AAUW has made interna-
tionaI grants totaling more than
$27, $50 to 13 German women for
study and research in the United
States from 1949 to 1858. In ad-
dition four German women are
now studying in this country un-
der AAUW grants.
Another area of AAUW aid has
been the adoption" by six AAUW
State divisions and individual
branches of demonstration kin
dergartens established in the
Berlin public schools by the
United States Educational Reha-
bilitation Program.
These six kindergartens had
Evening star., 1953-11-16

One OF the highest awards of
the Federal Republic of Ger
many was presented today to
the American Association of
University Women at noon cere-
monies at their national head
quarters here.
The award was made for
social and cultural contributions
in furthering German-American
understanding.
DR.. Susan B. Riley, AAUW
president, of Nashville. Tenn.
received the Cross of the Com
mander of the Order of Merit
on behalf of the AAUW men,
bership from DR.. Georg Federer,
Charge d'Affaires ad Interim of
the republics diplomatic mis-
sion.
DR.. Riley is professor of Eng
lish at George Peabody College
for Teachers in Nashville.
Luncheon Planned
AAUW officers and board
members as we'll as members of
the AAUW headquarters staff
were among those attending.
Following the presentation,
Mrs. Krekeler, wife of the Ger
man Ambassador, gave a lunch
con in honor of DR.. Riley.
Among those who have been
invited to the latter affair are:
Henry H Hill, president of
George Peabody College; Mrs.
Lucy Somerville Howorth of the
District, second vice president of
the AAUW; DR.. Helen D. Brag-
don of the District. AAUW gen.
eral director; Mrs. Althea K.
Hotel of Philadelphia, immedi-
ate past president of the AAUW,
and many others.
DR.. Riley is one of three women
to receive this award, which was
established in September, 1851, to
honor achievements in the polit-
ical, economic, social and intel
lectual fields that have served in
the reconstruction of Germany.
DR.. Federer, in comforting the
award, called attention to the
aid provided through AAUW
international study grants to
German women, the hospitality
shown by AAUW members to
German award recipients dur
ing their stay in this country and
Evening star., 1953-11-16

to give a bouffant look. The ele-
CANT coat and dress ensamble is
never better illustrated than in a
peony raw silk coat with short
sleeves worn over printed pink
and green organza dress.
Look to Irene for the thin
nest dress woods done up in
princess lines that are beltless,
fitted to perfection, and an ex-
pertly rendered Interpretation of
the high fitted bosom reminis-
cent of the empire line.
Printed silks here are never
garish. Colors are bright but
not loud. A lupin shade is a
blue that has every right to be
termed heavenly. Details like
ivory buttons on suits are charm
ing.
Perhaps what we really like
about Irene is that she repre-
sents California couture design
ing at its highest level. She is
original beyond words. An Irene
design is a delicately balanced
pattern. You quickly arrive at
an understanding of what this
designer thinks fashion should
be to a woman.
1t is something to be worn
with grace, elegance, and drama.
At all times an Irene design is
traftic-stopping but above all it's
lady-like.
Evening star., 1953-11-16

DR.. Hurst r. Anderson. presi-
dent Of American University,
will address the Woman's Club
of Chevy Chase at it's monthly
meeting Wednesday in the club
house at 7431 Connecticut ave-
nue., Chevy Chase, Md.
DR.. Anderson's topic will be
Education and the American
Tradition"
Preceding the program, a
luncheon will be served by the
French. German, Spanish and
garden sections. with Mrs. Ralph
Moore Berry as chairman of
hosteSses.
The meeting will also be DO
nation Day" for Montgomery
County General Hospital. Men,
bers have been asked to bring
gifts of canned foods, linens and
money. The hospital plans to
have a tea on December from
2 to 5 pm, at the Nurses Home
in Olney.
The clubs Spanish section
will meet at 1915 pm. Thurs
day and the guest speaker, Mrs.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
By EIeni
Fashion Editor

entire suit of it. Loud? No sir,
in perfect taste.
Many California designers feel
that low cuts on dresses are the
best design exclamations they
can utter. Irene discretely collars
a number of her late afternoon
dresses. A dress can be appealing
even if the neckline isn't reveal
ing.
It's hard to find words to de-
scribe the beauty of Irene'S
dressmaking art. A designer who
feels beauty can be coupled with
drama in clothes and that the
results will not only be pleasing
but lady-like
Haphazard designing tricks are
for the novice. Irene doesn't
have to contrive to get her ef-
fectS. Her hemlines may be un-
even with panels falling away
from a shorter length. You al
ways look twice to see where the
fabric started on it's up or down.
ward direction because every
Irene design has a fluid quality
minus distractions.
The feeling that a designer
has had lot of fabric to play
around with and put it all in one
dress is never with you if you
see an Irene creation. Fabric
used for panels, sashes or sheaths
such as a late day white lace
sheath with a peony chiffon
sash, or her use of floating
scarves on her over-the- shoulder
Grecian draped evening dresses
with their tiny straps, is never
abundant but in just the right
amount needed to put the design
over successfully.
Skirts on Irene'S suits are
never skin-tight. Little vents,
Sits, or other details such as a
flare pave the way for walking
ease. Her bodices on a number
of evening things are draped to
perfection. Full skirts are shaped,
not just fabric masSed together
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Speaker Named

Warren Mullin, associate edi-
tor of the Kiplinger Washington
Letter, who recently returned
from an information-g gathering
trip to Europe, will be the guest
speaker at meeting of the In
Surance Women's Club of WASH
ington at 6 O'Clock tonight in the
Hamilton Hotel.
Guests will include members
of the Women'S Insurance Club
of Baltimore and of the North
ern Virginia Club, as well as
the Agents Association of the
District and the Insurance Man.
ayers Association.
Evening star., 1953-11-16
Catholic Duuqhters

Commissioner j. Frederick
Lawton of the Civil Service Com
mission, will be the guest speaker
at a meeting of the Catholic
Daughters of America, Court
District of Columbia No. 212. to-
morrow at No. 2 Scott Circle
NV.
His topic will be, Employment
Situation in Government and its
Effect on the Economy of WASH
ington."
Evening star., 1953-11-16

LOS ANGELES. Calif.-This
is all about Irene.
In Irene's salon located in Cul-
yer City more women per square
inch become restless, dissatisfied.
and unhappy than any place
else we've been in.
There is more fashion news
created each season by this de-
signer than some four or five
others put together.
Where this creative flow comes
from is the mystery of the cou-
ture circles out here.
You can't put your finger on
what it is that makes an Irene
design so unmiStakable hers.
1t may be the way she mitres
a mimosa and gray striped
straight-lined coat, when the
coat has passed by, over and
above its beauty of line, you sit
and wonder, now how did she
do that?"
Trims the thing out here in
California. Why do Irene's trims
look like they are integral parts
of her costumes and other de-
signer's offerings look as if they
were making peace with the
trim boys" who weren't too
busy a couple of seasons ago
when things were plain and
simple and undecorated?" A
number of designers are using
mimosa sprays for detailing.
Irene embroiders a linen sheath
with it. She also uses mimoSa
embroidery on white organza
for a short evening dress. It's
never a heavy-handed approach.
Chiffon for evening is popular
out here. Printed. solid. or team
ed together as a unit, Irene's
chiffon short and long evening
dresses possess the floating
beauty that should be associated
with this most elusive fabric.
An Irene suit is pure and
simply the realization that this
most important part of a wo-
mans wardrobe can take on a
new meaning for whoever is
lucky enough to possess one.
Other designers may line a short
fitted jacket with beautiful silk.
Irene will have her little cutaway
jacket lined with silk in white
fading into soft and then deep
pink tones.
The checked suit is an Irene
signature each season. Somebody
else would dunningly use a tat
terSall check for a pert vest or
weSkit or camisole blouse top for
a gray wool suit. Irene does an
Evening star., 1953-11-16
B&PW Meetinq

The Education and Vocation
Committee of the D. c. Business
and Professional Women's Club
will meet at 1880 pm. tomorrow
at the new club house. 2305
Calvert street NV
Mrs. Mamie Mizen of the
Tower Club will be the guest
speaker.
A discussion on proposed
youth programs as we'll as on
suggested changes in Social Sc
curity provisions for those over
IS will be a highlight of the
meeting.
Evening star., 1953-11-16

limited funds for supplies and
equipment which was furnished
by the AAUW branches in this
country. To date, six State divi-
sions have sent $1.359 and IS
packages of educational equip
ment for the project.
Direct contact with German
women and their organizations
has been established by many
AAUW representatives on official
tours of Western Europe.