Rep. Adolph J. Sabath, 86-year-old dean of ### Naval Hospital early this morning.### on Monday.
### who was re-relected to his 24th consecutive term in ### under eight Presidents, having entered upon his ### 1907. Rep. Sabath, actively interested in immigration,### House, established a record for the longest ###.### Rep. Sabath was chaiman of the powerful House Rules Com### associate of President Rosservelt. He was responsi### Reconstruction Finance Commission.
### and pro_Nazi tirades by several members ### Rep. John Rankin of Mississippi, and led a fight### Record. He also participated in a ### aid to Britain after the late war because of its atti ###
### in Jewish affairs and was active in the B’nai ### country at the age of 15 as an immigrant from Bohemia. ### before his election to Congress.
PUBLIC SERVANT OF RARE DISTINCTION
{SPAN}###{/SPAN} the loss of Rep. Sabath, issued the following stat{SPAN}###{/SPAN} “in the death of Adolph J. Sabath the country has lost{SPAN}###{/SPAN} Adolph Sabath served in Congress longer than{SPAN}###{/SPAN} Mr. Sabath became a member of Congress{SPAN}###{/SPAN} without interruption from that day until his death.
### by the people of his Congrssional district to represent them in ### under eight Presidents of the United States and ### the House.
### as be was ### to his friends, exemplified in his life the virtues### During all of his years of service, Adolph Sabath never### In him the forgotten man always found a champion.### of much progressive legislation and was an unyielding opponent ### served well both his constituency and his country and he ### by all who knew him.”
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