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36) Mitchelle Kennerly – May 5 1932 & October 22 1931 & April 19 1932 – Letterhead on two of the documents is PRINTING HOUSE OF WILLIAM EDWIN RUDGE NEW YORK CITY inc. the other is WILLIAM EDWIN RUDGE PUBLISHER LONDON STUDIO COMERCIAL ART AND INDUSTRY 475 FIFTH AVENUE NEW YORK. – 3 signed letters 1^st letter may 5 1932 thanking Mr. Colby for his letter and manuscript Asking Mr. Colby if he knows Bernard Gimbel. Second letter Oct. 22 1931 Thanking him for his letter and saying he is “hopelessly well..” stating he has spent his last two weeks between N.Y. and Mount Vernon.  He mentions a future lunch, mentions that he is meeting with Mr. Colbys friend Mrs. Stimpson giving her the desired permission? (I do not understand the reference). Third letter on the William Edwin Rudge Publisher letterhead.  He requests that Mr. Colby do a favor for him, “TONIGHT..”  It is in reference to correspondence between Gabriel Wells and William Allen White.  Mr Wells is a dealer in rare books. He wrote a pamphlet called “ ARE WE A DEMOCRACY..”  & a section called “DEMOCRACY AND PROHIBITION…” He states he is sending a copy yet this is not attached. He states that Mr. Wells is an old friend who has requested republishing the pamphlet and that he is inclined to do so. He requests that perhps Mr. Colby would write a short introduction commending it to the mercy of the “General Reader”  He requests that Mr. Colby read it tonight and reply by phone with a yes or no the next day at Mount Vernon.   Mr. Colby has a carbon reply that states that although he likes the pamphlet of 1927 that he would need to discuss the matter of a introduction in person the next time they meet at Mount Vernon prior to his doing so.  The second carbon June 2 1930 is in reference to a visit he reminds Mr. Kennerly of his promise to send him a copy of his California speech He states he REALLY enjoyed it.  His third carbon May 19 1932, Leter of introduction of Miss Perley Bryant Davis. She is an old friend of both Mr. And Mrs. Colby that they think the world of. She is a commercial photographer and very business savvy. He requests that Mr. Kennerley please utilize her facilities as she is very good.

(Historical note- 1878 – 1950 was an American publisher, born at Burslem, England. He was the manager of the New York branch of John Lane, the London publisher, from 1896 to 1900, business manager of the Smart Set in 1900-01, founded in 1901 and was editor and proprietor until 1905 of the Reader magazine, and then engaged in the publishing business. In 1910 he undertook the publication of the Forum and of the Papyrus (the later for author Michael Monahan).

37) MRS EDGAR NORTON- September 26^th 1931- Private handwritten letterhead including envelope. 1861 Whitley Ave. Hollywood, California – 1 signed letter . A very interesting letter written by Mrs. Edgar Norton (wife of one of the most esteemed & prominent actors of the time, Edgar Norton who glorified the butler on the screen as the double for Wiliam Gibbs McAdoo on the screen, he was then announced to portray Poole the butler in Paramounts filmization of Louis Stevenson mystery thriller “Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde”) Mrs. Norton added the cutouts of the announcement of this from the Hollywod paper in her letter, also another clipping of her own account of a car that had hit her, the article addedthat even while hospitalized her peers had voted to request her to be the chairperson for the Woman’s Club of Hollywood’s Drama Section. It stated that she was willing to “Go Hollywood.” in the footsteps of her husband. She even resigned her role in the New Yorks Twelfth Night Club to center all her interests in Hollywood, there also is a small clipping about Mr. Nortons appearance on stage as the master of ceremonies forhe vaudeville preview program at the RKO Theater He also is listed as heading the cast of “A LADY REFUSES..” starring John Darrow, Betty Compson & Margaret Livingston.  The letter is humble and saying that perhaps Mr. Colby may not remember meeting her and of his kind help in receiving his commission into the navy. She mentions that Margaret Leslie had introduced them.  She is now asking for help in reference to her friend from a possible layoff from the IRS. She invites the Colbys to visit the Nortons in Hollywood if ever he is in the area. Signed Mabel Norton (Mrs. Edgar Norton).

(Historical Note- pretty much all explained in the information as to who her and her husband were, they were origionally from New York of course)

38) Everett Sanders – October 6 1930 – letterhead SANDERS, CHILDS, BOBB & WESCOTT LAW OFFICES – 1 signed LETTER REGARDS Mr. Colby’s servent John Arnold. Regards the immigration department advises that while the district headquarters of the US Commissioner of Immigration does not have the authority to grant additional extensions of one year it will be necessary to have the necessary forms propertly filled out and sent in for review. They advise Mr. Colby to do so immediately.  Mr. Evererett Sanders was also President Calvin Coolidge’s Private Secretary.  There is no carbon of Mr. Colbys response in these documents thus far found.

(History note-  I believe that this gentleman was also at one time President Calvin Coolidge’s private secretary but it could be another man by the same name. oct 6 1930- March 8, 1882 – May 12, 1950 was an American political figure. He was Presidential secretary to President Calvin Coolidge and chairman of the Republican National Committee.  J. Everett Sanders Section 17, Lot 240 James Everett Sanders was born March 8, 1882 in Clay County, Indiana. After graduating from Indiana State Normal, currently Indiana State University, he studied law at the Indiana University School of Law where he coached the 1907 basketball team. After finishing law school and passing the bar, Sanders moved back to Terre Haute to practice law. He also taught school. He was elected to Congress for the first time in 1916, but served a total of four terms. After his time in Congress, he was the head of the Republican Party speaker's bureau. It was in this position that he met Calvin Coolidge and secured his place as Vice President to President Warren Harding. When Harding died in 1923, Coolidge took office and, in 1924, won the Presidential election. When Coolidge took office, Sanders became his private secretary, handling many of the President's affairs. When Coolidge chose not to run for re-election, Sanders formed a law firm in Washington, D.C., Sanders, Childs, Bobb & Wescott. Soon, the firm was very prestigious. He was working at this firm when his wife died in 1931. Sanders also served as the national party chairman for the Republican Party from 1931 until 1934. Also during that time, in January of 1933, Calvin Coolidge died. Following the former President's death, Sanders began a courtship of Grace Coolidge, his widow. Sadly, she turned him down.Having been rejected by Grace Coolidge, Sanders married Hilda Sims. He stayed with her until his death on May 12, 1950 due to a heart attack.

Sanders died in Washington, D.C. in 1950, and is buried in Indiana, in the Highland Lawn Cemetery in Terre Haute.  TIMES MAGAZINE Monday, Jan. 26, 1925 (Who after Slemp? The question was answered at once, for the same announcement that told of Mr. Slemp's retirement told of his successor chosen: Representative Everett Sanders of Terre Haute, Indiana. When Mr. Coolidge went into office, he wanted a secretary who knew the ins and outs of the political game, a man who was at home in it. He consulted with Senator Curtis, Republican Floor Leader Longworth, and Speaker Gillett. They suggested Mr. Slemp of Virginia, who had retired from Congress shortly before. It is assumed that Mr. Sanders was chosen rather in the same fashion and for the same purposes.  Mr. Sanders, who is only 42, is also about to retire from Congress. He did not stand for re-election in November, intending to resume his law practice. Unlike Mr. Slemp, he is not a man of independent means. He worked his way through college (the University of Indiana), then got into law, finally into Congress, where he has been for eight years, an enthusiastic follower of Nicholas Longworth and the other Republican leaders. He was considered as a nominee for Vice President at the Cleveland Convention but complications in Indiana politics—where Senator James Watson was ambitious—overturned his chances. )

39) A.W. Putnam – April 2 1931 & April 7 1931 & February 24 1931 – Letterhead THE NEW YORK TIMES LAW INSTITUTE 120 BROADWAY NEW YORK CITY. 3 signed letters from Mr. Putnam to Mr. Colby 1^st letter April 2 1931 regards membership to the New York Law Institute questioning whether Mr. Colby had resigned from the Law Institute about the first of the year. He tells Mr. Colby that the Institute does not accept resignations until all past dues are paid in ful. And states that Mr. Colby must pay his $10.00 past due funds before he can tender his resignation.  And that when the check is received they will tender his resignation.  Letter dated April 28 1931 Mr. Putnam advises Mr. Colby that the Institute had accepted his resignation as of January 1 1931.  Letter dated February 24^th 1931 regards that Mr. Colby is indebted $10.00 to the Institute for dues. He requests prompt payment.  There are three carbon replies from Mr. Colby the first dated January 28^th 1931 where Mr. Colby states that he has not been inside the rooms of the Law Institute for Twenty years. Yet he kept up his payments the entire time out of sentiment. He states that perhaps that is long enough to resign. He states that since he moved the Institute is no longer a facility he uses in any degree.  The Second carbon reply dated January 28^th 1931 Is a copy of the first Carbon.  The third Carbon dated February 28^th 1931 simply states that Mr. Colby resigned from the Law Institute the first of the year, written by his secretary. (it would be my guess Mr. Colby did not pay the ten dollars they requested as it seems to be his nature to not be taken advantage of regardless of the small amount but I have no idea what actually transpired other than they did eventually accept his resignation.

(Historical note- A.W. PUTNAM- (letterhead of The New York Law Institute asking for dues) several letters from the treasurer requesting that Mr Colby pay his $10.00 past dues in order to have his resignation accepted.  I truly doubt they ever got the ten dollars they requested.)

40) Frank Parker Stockbridge – December 14^th 1931 & March 24th 1932 – Letterheads THE AMERICAN PRES THE JOURNAL FOR BUILDER OF NEWSPAPERS AND DVERTISING & THE NEWSPAPER CLUB INC HOTEL CLARIDGE. 2 signed letters-  1^st letter dated Nov. 28^th 1931 requesting the presence of Mr Colby at the luncheon in honor of Count de Rivero, publisher of Disro de la Marina, Havana, Cuba at Park Central Hotel 7^th avenue at 55^th at Park Central Hotel. The meeting is to share a better understanding between the people of North and Latin America.. They state that Mr. Colbys presence will show amity between North and Latin America. His attendance would prove helpful in this quest they believe.  Second letter dated March 24^th 1932 requesting Mr. Colby be one of the guests at a function testimonial to Dr. John H. Finley of the editorial staff of the New Yrk times. There are two carbon replies 1^st dated Dec. 14^th 1931 stating Mr. Colby was out of town when the luncheon occurred. He regrets his missing the event.  The second carbon dated March 25^th 1932 stating that he would take great pleasure in attending the function as he finds high regard for Dr. John H. Finley and his character and accomplishments.

(historical note- It is referencing a committee formed to protect the freedom of speech in America.  New york times article referencing this was published on Aug. 10th 1931 A committee composed of an honorary chairman, two vice chairmen, a secretary, 52 honorary vice chairmen and 56 plain committeemen was formed last week to safeguard the Freedom of the Press)

41) WILLIAM B. WILSON- September 23 1931 – Secretary of Labor under President Woodrow Wilson. This is a Copy of an address given by the Honorable William B. Wilson UNSIGNED 6 pages. Delivered at Blossburg Pa. on the memorial of the mound being dedicated to the Polish People of America in Honor of the Great President Woodrow Wilson.  A six page unsigned copy of the address. A carbon reply is attached from Mr. Colby stating that he had laid aside a copy of the address and his excitement to read it at his leisure He loved the Loyal references to President Wilson.

(Historic note- William Bauchop Wilson (April 2, 1862 - May 25, 1934) was a (Scottish-born) American labor leader and politician. He is best remembered for his service as the first Secretary of Labor between 1913 and 1921 under President Woodrow Wilson)

42) ROY D. KEEHN- May 21 1931 – Letterhead ROY D. KEEHN 2400-33 No. La Salle St. Chicago. 1 signed letter Mr. Keehn is requesting that Mr. Colby write a few paragraphs on the topic to be discussed at his upcoming Alumni dinner for the University of Chicago Law School.  He also mentions he is asking a few other prominent figures to give their opinion on the topic of “The Missing Element in The Legal Education.” Mr. Colby replies in his long 3 page carbon that he is happy to hear from his old friend and that the topic is one that would need much consideration and would entail more than one “element”. He actually offers a quite interesting note on the legal profession that appears to be of a persona nature in stating that in “ That the law has ceased to be a science. In this country at least, it has almost ceased to be a workable human institution.”  It to me shows the human side of Mr. Colby and perhaps even a bit of pessimism in the area he has spent his entire life. He actually brings to light his personal opinions on the Judges and states that they seem to “bring only illiteracy, incompetence and inexperience to the discharge of their duties, is an added source of despair.”  He brings up the recent studies of Johns Hopkins.  He very colorfully and candidly states his dismay in the Bar Association stating that they “spend more time and more words, and use more paper and postage, in laboriously doing nothing than any organization that I can think of.”  This letter gave me a great insight into the “man.” Mr. Colby was inside and that he indeed had depressive and thoughts that any other regular person might have.  It is of note that apparently Mr. Keehn had not been appointed to be a Judge as of yet by the nature of the letters wording.

(Historical note - 1874-1949 — also known as Roy D. Keehn — of Chicago, Cook County, Ill.; Lake Forest, Lake County, Ill. Born near Ligonier, Noble County, Ind., November 7, 1874. Democrat. Delegate to Democratic National Convention from Illinois, 1924, 1932. Member, Phi Delta Phi. Died February 21, 1949. 

43) William F. Van Horn Esq. – September 24 1932. Letterhead WILLIAM F. VAN HORN 1133 Fifth Avenue New York City.  1 signed Letter is in reference to a complaint that Mr. Colby had placed about a situation that occurred at the address to Bing & Bing inc. about the occupants of the 7^th floor being  ...”loud, boisterous, and very uncouth.” Mr. Van Horn went to the apartment and found the tenets ,Mr. & Mrs. Smith, were gone for the weekend and that it was their secretary (Miss Putman). She was warned at 8p.m., but continued on and had to be warned again at midnight and told that if she did not comply and quiet down that the police would be called. (I believe that in researching my documents that I have seen other references to this incident). Mr. Colby sent a reply thanking Mr. Van Horn for his service in attending to the matter.  The set also has a copy of the report that Mr. Van Horn sent to Bing & Bing.

(Historical note- I found nothing about this man on the net.  I assume he was the building manager that evening for the owners who appear to be the Bing & Bing Inc.)

44 A-) A. J. Sack Esq. (Arkady Joseph Sack) 8 signed letters – (dates 1- June 18 1931, Sept. 14 1932, Sept.22 1932, Sept. 27 1932, Sept. 30 1932, Oct. 4 1932, Oct. 15 1932, Nov. 9 1932) Letterheads A.J. SACK 10 East 40^th Street New York. Mr. A. J. Sacks was “Director of the Russian Information Bureau in the United States”. There are 8 letters each typewritten and signed by Mr. Sack, most are multiple pages long, sadly I the carbon replies to all but one are not attached to the letters but may be found as I clean off papers that are stuck together and I clean off the decades of bug droppings and dirt if I find them I will add them to these) 

1) 4 page letter which refers to Mr. Colbys New York American article of June 17^th 1932.  Mr. Sack in this signed 4 page letter extends his congratulations to Mr. Colby for his article.  The letter itself is an extensive look into Mr. Sacks opinions of the times in reference to the “people..” as opposed to or in reference with the Government as it was during this period of time.  Mr. Colby extends in his carbon reply an invitation to have Mr. Sack lunch with him at his convenience. He speaks of the so called constructive solutions to the issues with the Russian problem. He references that if the “so called capitalist nations..” could be compelled to deal with their own issues that perhaps they could offer help to the Russian situation. He also quite overtly states that there is a “strange “endeavor to glorify the lack of leadership as a truly democratic approach to the solution of problems upon which the fate of our civilization depends…” (so reflective of today’s anarchy in the GOP and Democratic parties still today!! He so clearly reflects the issues of the “passivity of the government in the face of human misery crying to heaven, is portrayed as a democratic virtue, and that the people themselves are somehow expected to solve a problem in which the individual is hopeless…” Again such a reflective notion so aptly applied easily to today’s world issues.  He explains that the “gravity of problems besieging our civilization today, but the lack of a decisive policy in meeting and handling them..”  He mentions an article he served to Yale University on the topic as his “only pessimistic…” article I have ever written in my life…” He describes his “incorrigible..” optism that the “instinct of self –preservation will reassert itself. In the eleventh hour…”  Again today we find ourselves indeed the world both financially and politically within this same eleventh hour..”.  He mentions the Bolshevism thought and how the world thought it would last only weeks but by this time was in its 14^th year.  He also speaks of WW1 and of the billions spent in “wasteful expenditures..”.  He states that Bolshevism finds its strength in “proportion with the fallacy and weakness of the civilization it attacks and to work out a constructive solution being faced since WW1…” . He speaks of the only way to means to “defeat Bolshevism is by demonstration that the nations living under democratic institutions and capitalist economics are in position to insure the masses at least the necessities of life…”.  He explains in poetic ease that “every one of these millions is a potential sore on the body and soul of our civilization…’’ He then states that “statesmen of today should understand that where millions of such sores are permitted to exist, a dangerous infection is possible at any moment.”   My god how these words just mirror todays world. Mr. Sack states that Mr. Colbys “admiral plan evolved by Mr. Hearst is a contribution for which not only this country, but the world at large, should be grateful to you <Mr. Colby>.  Mr. Colby carbon replies to Mr. Sack stating that his thought is “penetrating, realistic and restrained in expression.” Scans 1-6.

2) 2 page letter signed by Mr. Sack – letter dated Sept. 14 1932- This week we in Hawaii are supporting the APEC meeting od worldwide leaders and just coincidentally this letter from 1932 actually envisions a similar large meeting of leaders of finance and Government engaging in conversations dealing with both political and economic situations worldwide.  Mr. Sack talks of the pleasant conversation they had the day before and that Mr. Silas H. Strawn being president of the United States Chamber of Commerce.  He speaks of setting up a travelling exhibition of American industries in a large and impressive scale in cooperation with the government, industrial and commercial agencies.  He expresses his satisfaction that Mr. Colby finds a sympathetic ear to such an endeavor.  He wishs to discuss further with Mr. Colby and other prominent men/woman on these topics and possibilities.  He states that he and his supporters are willing to cover up to $10,000.00 in expenditures on such endeavors. And of his hopes to involve several hundred prominent firms in such endeavors. His intent is to take this message to at least twenty international ports that upcoming year. He states that this sort of project should be of great interest to American firms interested in foreign markets (just as today we are hoping to do) He states he feels that this project on a large scale should be feasible. Scans 7 & 8

3) 2 page letter signed by A.J. Sack. Dated Sept.22 1932. Involves pleasant conversation with Mr. Griffith? About the proposal of the project mentioned in # 2 letters above and his serious interest. He thanks Mr. Colby for his introduction to Mr. Griffith who has introduced him to a man (Mr. F. W. Ridgway of International Mercantile Marine Co. who is preparing an estimate for such a chartering of a suitable ship to accommodate such an endeavor. And the costs for remodeling it and operational costs for a year. He says after the meetings he will contact Mr. Colby with the details. He speaks of a General A. Denikine and a Col. A. M. Nicholaeff whom he is working with. General Denikine was a commander of the Russian army during WW1 and later in 1918 and 19 after the deaths of Gen. Korniloff and Gen Alexieff he became the Commander in chief of the Russian Voluntary Army. He wrote a four volumes after the Russian revolution titled “THE WHITE ARMY..”. He states he is writing the general about Mr. Colbys kind attitude towards his work. Scans 8 & 9

4) 2 page letter signed by Mr. Sack. Dated September 27 1932. Letter involves the Russian nation and recent discussions between himself and Col. A.M. Nicholaeff ( military attaché at Wash. D.C.) regarding General A.I. Denikine. The letter details who the General was. Born in 1872 he gained prominence during the Russo-Japanese war as a Cavalry commander under General Brussilov. He later gained fame as the Commander of the famous “IRON DIVISION…”.  He is noted as having captured 64,000 prisoners.   In 1917 after the Bolshevist coup-d’état he founded the Volunteer army and after Gen. Korniloffs death he became the Commander-in-chief of the United Bolshevist armed forces.  He basically is trying to introduce to the American public the 4 books that had been written by General Denikine called the “White Army..” 

44 B-) More of Mr. Sack letters because all did not fit in one plastic bag.

5) 2 page letter signed by Mr. Sack, dated September 30 1932. Again speaking of the project that he is working on in regards to the Russian & Bolshevist revolution and growing influence on world and American democracies. He tanks Mr. Colby for his generous time and great knowledge.  He especially expresses his view that the Russian situations in reference to this project is and should be treated as a Global economic sphere and in this letter copies forward to Mr. Colby a recent statement given by Gov. Roosevelt in Sioux City Iowa, he as well reports to Mr. Colby another recent article written by Sir Arthur Salter which in general terms was in agreement with the Governors speech. He notes that statements ofthis sort were being seen very often lately and that it shows that their project is indeed of great importance and should “meet with approval and cooperation in all important quarters…..” I think it is very interesting and timely to note that Mr. Sack mentions that the WORLD must start viewing the times as a whole and not as individual situations.

6) 4 page letter signed by Mr. Sack dated October 4 1932. Again referencing Mr. Griffith and his reviewing of the “project..”. and states that the project if “properly executed, may mark a new and important page in the history of American relations with the outside world….”  He takes note that with the  proper association with multiple American organizations that just as the Prince of Wales is the “salesman…” for the British empire..”  That the Ship carrying this project will send “ forth a message of good-will and create a much better atmosphere for American industry throughout the world…”  Again these documents are so very spooky in the effect that they seem to be the exact situation in which America and the free world finds itself in today as  far as economics and political chaos. Mr Sacks offers his size of this worldwide exhibit to be in the size of a ship which can carry u to 400 representatives with 400 exhibits in containers each 10’X10’ and run at a cost of approximately $750,000.00 a year, but he as well questions if it can either equal or possibly create a excess in the form of a profit.   He states that his intended name for said project be “THE AMERICAN FOREIGN TRADE & DIPLOMATIC SERVICE INSTITUTE..” He speaks of its “faculty..” consisting of multiple professors with areas of expertise such as to offer courses in International Law, Commercial law, Maritime Law, Political & Commercial Geography, American Government & Institutions, Foreign relations, History of Europe since the 19^th century, History of Russia since 1860, History of the Far East and of Latin America.  He states that lectures would be given in multiple languages such as French, Russian, English and Spanish and suggests that each graduate with a diploma be helped (facilitated) by the U.S. Diplomatic & Consular Service with visas if they have secured connections with private firms involved in foreign matters.  He states that it is his belief that this sailing university should indeed not only facilitate friendship with other nations but also should be a very profitable enterprise.  He notes that because this enterprise would be sanctioned by the U.S. that it would be a great asset in future foreign affairs matters worldwide.  Mr. Sacks in order to show the feasibility and the potential for great financial proceeds and profits details in short the costs per student and per exhibit that after adding up totals out to be $2,150,000.00 He then estimates using a failure margin of 30% that revenues should give net revenues of greater than $750,000.00 per year and that Mr. Griffith and he both find this number practical.  He mentions that possibly the President of the United States could offer support by way of an address at the opening of the ships maiden voyage.  He states that the arrival in every port will be a great representation of commercial potential and will find a welcome by that nations leading ambassadors, consuls, etc.  Mr. Sacks is very open and sincere after reading this series of correspondences that he knows that the future of the project has a lot to do with the support and interest shown by such a gentleman as Mr. Colby.

7) 1 page signed letter dated Oct. 5 1932. Letter again in reference to his proposed sailing university and his dealings with Mr. Griffith.  This letter states that he and Mr. Griffith are in the final stages of completing the data and is requesting in advance an interview with Mr. Colby.  He mentions that prominent American industrial and financial leaders would be desired to have on board.  He mentions a report from the week before in reference to Mr. James A. Farrell.  Again he impresses that he feels his project is a timely and advantageous proposition at the time in America and the world.  He again issues his gratitude for Mr. Colbys advice and guidance. (Sadly however the carbon replies to all this series of letters is not found in the collection)

8) 2 page signed letter dated November 9 1932. Letter references and congratulates Mr. Colby on the “splendid victory which the progressive forces in this country have won yesterday at the polls….”  He states his knowledge of Mr. Colbys work in reference to the party and states that it will “mark a new and a most promising page in American and world history….”  He brings up Mr. Colbys “sharp and uncompromising criticism of the Hawley-Smoot tariff…”  He states that he sees that the Democratic victory will create a new attitude in Americas International relationships.  He notes that in the world since the decision that an economic war has existed. He VERY sincerely states that the “REPUBLICAN PARTY AGAINST THE REST OF MANKIND..” has actually started this situation. He states that he feels it is time to “reverse this policy by expanding the spirit of friendship and mutual cooperation to the world, and in this respect the project which we have in view should prove of momentous interest to this country and the rest of humanity…..”  I sit amazed as I read these words from the 1930s and how directly the relate to the situation we have worldwide today as well as the dark and salacious nature with which the Republican party has once again set its nature and sights upon reliving without even the simplest of reminiscing upon the facts that this area of world chaos has indeed been ventured into before and instead of learning from the pasts errors in judgment and bullheadedness they are blindly stepping forth on the same thin ice which led our nation (and the world) into a void which does not as much affect the rich right but instead falls to rest upon the shoulders of the men and woman who in these times can least afford the frivolities and grandeous schemes meant to protect the fortunes of those who are already the sons of “fortunate men….” And will continue to be regardless of their folly and of their ineptness at the game of chess which they apparently feel they can lay upon the feet of those people whom their fathers and themselves have reaped such grand harvests in their endeavors to garner support by false smiles and insincere promises…… ( of course this is only one man’s viewpoint, but I might be self-righteous enough to say that I believe that in these words that the 99% may actually follow my thoughts with more interests than to follow those who giggle as they forget the very 3 principles that they adhere to as statesmen who are trying to get our votes in the next election…..)

(Historical note- Mr. Sack was an author whose area of interest apparently was the relationship that Russia was developing with the world in particular with the U.S.A.  Wrote a book on the BIRTH OF RUSSIAN DEMOCRACY.  these letters reference governor roosevelts statements on foreign affairs and the economy and the problems of trade with the new russia and the defeat of Bolshevism by insureing the russian people that democracy can sustain their basic necessities of life and as well discussing Mr Hearsts plans and ideas.Director of the Russian Information Bureau
in the United States

45) Herbert Noble – dated Dec. 22 1930, March 10- 24 1932, May 9 1932, 4 signed letters. Letterhead on three “HERBERT NOBLE CUNSELLOR AT LAW 115 BROADWAY” & “NOBLE,MORGAN and SCAMMELL”.  I have googled this man and found nothing of great importance unless he is the same man who later in life became the crimelord in Dallas texas who had a blood feud with Benny Binion another mobster who eventually car bombed Mr. Nobles wife and years later eventually had Mr. Noble killed in the same manner. I cannot find any reference however that they were the same man and knowing what I do about Mr. Colby I would guess that he is not the criminal from Texas but rather was just an acquaintance of Mr. Colby through his affiliation with other attorneys and hi long standing as a member of the N.Y. State bar association. There are 4 signed letters in this set, none have carbon replies to them. The letters are in general short letters that speak of banking, financial affairs, speeches, and even mention a conversation Mr. Noble had with the Governor of the Bank of England.  He obviously was a fan of Mr. Colbys political approaches to financial affairs and enjoyed his speeches.

(Historical note- I found no great notes on this gentleman unless as I stated he ended up being the famous crimelord of Dallas Texas infamy.)

46) J. Brooks B. Parker – dated May 10 1938. Three pages in this set 1 is handwritten and signed. They have no letterhead.  These letters are from Mr. Parker to Mr. Colby in reference to Col. Henry Breckinridge who was on the Olympic fencing teams of 1920-24 & 28. He won Bronze in 1928 and was also the Secretary of War under Woodrow Wilson’s presidency.  The letters are AMAZING and beautiful as they tell a story of friends gathering together in a attempted intervention with Col. Breckinridge whom they feared had fallen (been ensnared by) a younger woman and was about to leave the next day to hide out with her in the mountains of Nevada.  The letter begs of Mr. Colby to try to reach the Col. before he leaves Philadelphia for the mountains.  There is no Carbon reply I have found but I do believe I have seen other references to the situation amongst the documents I have, hopefully I will find them again so I can put them together.  In all my documents this is the most revealing and telling set with love and escape to the mountains.  Apparently the intervention was a failure as the Col. Seems to have made it to Nevada and has a town named after him. This set made all my work worth doing as it is a true short tale of friendship and of love. 

(Historical note – Col. Breckinridge was the nephew of John Cabell Breckinridge (January 16, 1821 – May 17, 1875) was an American lawyer and politician. He served as a U.S. Representative and U.S. Senator from Kentucky and was the 14th Vice President of the United States (1857–1861), to date the youngest vice president in U.S. history, inaugurated at age 36.)

47) MISS KATHERINE C. BLACKBURN- dated January 7 1932, 1 signed letter, letterhead “THE WOODROW WILSON FOUNDATION 6 East 39^th St. N.Y.. This letter is in reference to the “Democratic Women’s Club of New Jersey..” and invites Mr. Colby to attend. Miss Blackburn states that the women are excited to hear him speak and hope that he will be able to attend the function to be held in N.J. at the Bambergers & Co. store.  Mr. Colby carbon replies to her stating that due to a previous engagement which conflicts with their luncheon he will not be able to attend. He sends his sincere regrets.

(Historical note- Division of Press Intelligence, which publishes a daily Press Intelligence Bulletin of 60 or more mimeographed pages of condensed news and editorials.  Created by the President last summer, D. P. I. was operating last week in a six-room office in the huge Department of Commerce Building. At its head was Katherine C. Blackburn, a dark, plump, capable woman who has been a professional newsreader and factfinder for 14 years. She clipped papers for President Taft, did research work at the World Economic Conference for William Christian Bullitt)

48) John V. McAvoy- dated February 16 1932, Letterhead MANHATTAN CLUB, Madison Square N.Y.  1 signed letter invitation to attend a Formal diner on March 5^th to  do the “Pronounce the Benediction.” He was requested to send both a Personal & Formal request to Mr. Colby as it appears they had a great interest and respect for his diction and lustra’s skills in speaking.  Mr. Colby extends his appreciation for the invitations to speak at both events and asks why his wife (Anne) and he get to see Mr. McAvoy more often and offers his home as a guest anytime he so desires to visit.  Also in the set is the rsvp notice and a 2 page greeting information pamphlet of the members, program and seated dinners. There are about 130 members listed of the very elite.

(Historical note- Associate Justice 1923-1937- Born: 1879 Died: April 12, 1937
The judicial career of Justice John V. McAvoy was a long one, spanning 29 years or half his lifetime, as he died at the age of 58. While on the First Department bench he authored many important opinions and even helped revolutionize the transit system in New York City. In 1907 he was elected a judge for the City Court. His term was ten years, from January 1, 1908 until December 31, 1918. He was later elected to the Supreme Court of the State of New York in 1918 for a 14-year term. Finally, in 1923, Governor Alfred E. Smith appointed him to serve as an Associate Justice at the Appellate Division First Department.)

49) W.C. Teagle – dated May 28 1931- 1 signed letter – Letterhead- 26 BROADWAY NEW YORK – A letter requesting the presence of Mr. Colby to be joined with Ken Kingsbury of San Francisco and Mr. Swain at his building in N.Y.C. No carbon reply in this set. Mr. Teagle was responsible for leading Standard Oil to the forefront of the oil industry and significantly expanding the company's presence in the petrochemical field.  The letter does not reference the contents of the meeting. There is no carbon reply from Mr. Colby.

(Historical note- Born in Ohio into a wealthy oil family, Teagle was the grandson of Maurice B. Clark, one of John D. Rockefeller's former partners in Standard Oil. Teagle's father, John Teagle, headed Scofield, Shurmer and Teagle, Standard Oil's competitor in Cleveland. Teagle entered Cornell University with the class of 1900, but graduated early in 1899 with a B.S. in chemistry. As a student, Teagle was said to have "managed everything," serving as manager for two publications, the football team, class politics, and as chair of the committees for class promenades and cotillions. He was a member of the Quill and Dagger society and Alpha Delta Phi.

Teagle was selected as one of 20th Century Great American Business Leaders by Harvard Business School and was inducted into the Automotive Hall of Fame in 1974 for his work at Standard Oil in expanding research and development of petroleum-based products, leading to fuel refinements and diverse petrochemical uses such as in cosmetics and food preservatives.[5] He appears on the cover of the December 9, 1929 issue of Time MagazineHYPERLINK  \l "cite_note-5"[6]. He was also selected as one of the 100 Most Notable Cornellians[7] and inducted into the Cornell University Athletic Hall of Fame.[8]

Teagle was very active in labor, business, and trade organizations and councils. He served as head of President Hoover's job sharing movement and on the National Labor Board during its brief tenure from 1933 to 1934, helping handle labor disputes. He was appointed to President Roosevelt's National Defense Mediation Board and National War Labor Board. He was also on the national Business Advisory Council and a director of the National Foreign Trade Council and Federal Reserve Bank.

In 1944, he established The Teagle Foundation "to advance the well-being and general good of mankind throughout the world." At Teagle's request, the foundation's directors always include an individual appointed by Cornell University and an individual appointed by ExxonMobil

Teagle has been accused of contributing to Nazi Germany during World War II through his involvement with German chemical company IG Farben. As a director of IG Farben's American subsidiary, he allied Standard Oil with the German company and conducted research jointly. Standard Oil supplied information to IG Farben on how to manufacture tetraethyl lead and synthetic rubber, both critical resources to the war effort. Because Teagle sold patent rights for synthetic rubber, Standard Oil delayed American industrial readiness by not producing rubber without German permission. Faced with a Justice Department investigation, Teagle convinced President Roosevelt that a suit would hurt the war effort, instead choosing to pay an out-of-court fine. The result was a fall in public favor for Standard Oil and the resignation of Teagle in 1942)

50) Floyd C. Shoemaker, Esq. – dated November 4 & 14 1930- October 7 1931 – January 2 1930 note of donation – Letterhead “THE STATE HISTORICAL SOIETY OF MISSOURI Office of the Secretary Columbia- 3 signed letters speaking of Mr. Colbys association as his attorney and friend to possibly submit a short contribution on his memories of his time with Mr. Twain. They are asking Mr. Colby because of his long association with the Great State of Missouri. It is for a short booklet of material never before published and requests it be no more than 50 words.  Mr. Colby does have his carbon reply to the request attached and it states that due to the complexity of the man (Mark Twain) that 50 words might not be possible to tell a tale of a man so great in stature.  He mentions that during a painful episode of his life regarding the insolvency of Charles L. Webster Company (his publishing firm) that they saw a lot of each other. He again states that 50 words is a very short scope to do Mr. Twain justice.  I am not sure if Mr. Colby ever did do the piece. Mr. Shoemaker replies again to Mr. Colby and basically states that whatever he was inclined to write would be of great importance. In the third letter to Mr. Colby Mr. Shoemaker statesthat he has heard that he was about to publish a paper on the Water Power issue and requests a autographed copy of it for the archives if possible. The last set in the correspondence was an actual letter from M. Knoedler & Sons company that Mr. Colby had hired to deliver a portrait in a glass framed portrait about 4 feet by 2 feet in size. Mr.Colby replies that he wants it delivered a.s.a.p. and hope they can package and pick it up for delivery to the Missouri Historical Society immediately. These documents PROVE beyond any doubt that Mr. Colby was indeed counsel and friend to Mark Twain.

(Historical note- This was all for the commereration of Mr Twains 95th Birthday. This stack also includes shipping invoices from m. knoedler and co. and insurance containing a framed portrait of Mr Twain to the Missouri historical society Jefferson memorial on january 2 1930. The portrait is a 4foot by 3 foot framed in glass portrait.  To the best of my knowledge this portrait still hangs in the Memorial.  Mr Shoemaker is a great man in Missouri historical preservation.  At approximately the same time, Floyd C. Shoemaker joined the Society and began a forty-five career with the institution. In his time, Shoemaker accomplished a number of milestones under the Society. One such accomplishment was a campaign to establish the Society's membership as the largest in the nation, with the membership expanding from 1,285 in 1916 to 3,356 in 1936.[17] While the Great Depression did not seriously affect the Society, it did become involved in several ways with the New Deal programs.)

51) FRANK ELBRIDGE WEBB- dated November 21 1930 & December 17 1930- Letterhead FRANK ELBRIDGE WEBB Washington, D.C. – 2 signed letters. One letter dated November 21 1930 regards a visit the two men had. He mentions that the old crew Jamieson and Cal possibly get together in the spring in Chicago. He mentions that he received a letter from the Reverend Charles Fox Davis of Minnesota. He decided to write a letter that was political instead of polite to place his views on record in case “I was ever accused of being narrow Minded.”  He requests Mr. Colbys thoughts on getting together one day.  No carbon was attached to this one.  The second signed letter was referencing speeches he attached by Mr. Frank Lawson from a radio broadcast. He thinks that the Farm-Labor Group will join in when the time comes. He states he wants to be careful as to what he puts out on Party lines so that there will be consistency and as well be constructive in getting other parties to give their support.  Mr. Colby carbon replies to this one saying He states that “I Hope you are NOT trying to beguile me into a third party involvement. “there’s trouble enough the natural way …quoting Kipling and I have not as yet despite the lapse of years, got over my disappointment and disillusionment in connection with the Progressive Party of 1912.  A very teling anf quiet way of telling Mr. Webb to not to try to put words in his mouth.

(Historical note - In 1928 October Times magazine reported that The only minor-party candidate professing a serious attempt upon the electorate is Frank Elbridge Webb, Farmer-Laborite. He has a plan. He says he will "outgeneral 'em."  The Webb plan is to throw the election into the House of Representatives. Nominee Webb thinks that can be done by winning the Northwest. "Smith is educating the farmer to vote for us. I'll take five votes from Smith to one from Hoover," he said last week.  Time magazine Oct 08, 1928. There were subsequent attempts to reconstitute a Farmer–Labor Party into the 1930s, without the participation of either the CPUSA or the Socialist Party. Frank Webb was the remnant party's candidate in 1928. Folksinger and Farmer-Labor supporter Jim Garland wrote the song "I Don't Want Your Millions, Mister," in which he sings, "Take the two old parties, mister,/No difference in them I can see./But with a Farmer-Labor party,/We will set the workers free." Woody Guthrie wrote the song Farmer-Labor Train)

52) FRANKLIN REYNOLDS – dated December 6 1930, Letterhead LAW OFFICES FRANKLIN REYNOLDS MT. STERLING KENTUCKY.  1 Signed letter from Mr. Reynolds requesting of Mr. Colby to have him write to him “in confidence if you wish…” in reference to John Randolph Neal who was the lead attorney representing Mr John Scopes. December 6^th 1930 – letterhead Law Offices FRANKLIN REYNOLDS Mt. Sterling N.Y..  He is requesting some words of opinion in reference to the case for reference in his new book/magazine project on the topic.  Mr. Reynolds was the secretary for John Randolf Neal a law professor from Knoxville. Teaching law began for Neal at the campus where he received his first degree, the University of Tennessee. At UT, Neal was extremely popular with his law students. He did not always show up for class. When he did go, class usually got off topic, with Neal opting to discuss current events instead. He was somewhat lazy, offering students 90's instead of making them take exams so that he would not have to grade them. He rarely turned in grades on time. He was not as popular with the administration for these reasons. His hair became long and unkempt, and his appearance slovenly. He would wear the same clothes for days at a time some say until they rotted off of him and had holes, causing a stench to follow him. He also had very thick eyebrows. He resembled a 1960's hippie, minus the tie-died clothing.  He offered students an automatic 90 if they agreed to not take exams because he disliked grading them.  In his later years he was seen at public affairs stuffing salads in his pockets, talking to things that did not exist, describing things outside the windows of places he was a guest at that indeed did not exist at all such as forests where no trees stood.  Again he seemed like a 60s hippy and after extensive reading I have a suspicion that Mr. Neal may have actually been using drugs, marijuana was legal at the time, as was opium, paregoric, all sorts of native hallucinogenic plants.  He definitely acted as tough on drugs as he was through it all a well-liked and respected educator and attorney even though he irked most of the administrations he worked for and eventually opened his own school of law to circumvent such criticism.

(Historical Note- Reference the Rhea Circuit court Supreme Court of Tennessee Known eventually as the Scopes Monkey Trial (formally known as The State of Tennessee v. John Thomas Scopes) —was a landmark American legal case in 1925 in which high school science teacher, John Scopes, was accused of violating Tennessee's Butler Act which made it unlawful to teach evolution. The trial saw modernists, who said religion was consistent with evolution, against fundamentalists who said the word of God as revealed in the Bible took priority over all human knowledge. The trial was thus both a theological contest, and a trial on the veracity of modern science regarding the creation-evolution controversy. The teaching of evolution expanded, as fundamentalist efforts to use state laws to reverse the trend had failed in the court of public opinion. It has long been considered one of the worlds greatest legal cases.

1)      May 9, 1925- At a preliminary hearing, three Rhea County justices of the peace formally bind Scopes to a grand jury.  Law professor John Neal, from Knoxville, appears to represent Scopes, who is released without bond.

2)      Early June, 1925 - John Scopes and his first attorney, John R. Neal, travel to New York to meet with ACLU officials about the upcoming trial.  Scopes states his preference for being represented by Clarence Darrow and Dudley Field Malone.  The ACLU reluctantly agrees to Scopes's choice of lawyers.

3)      The prosecutor died several days before his summation speech and he still won the case yet due to the fact that the judge had suspicions of Mr. Darrows and Mr. Neals defense teams actions be believed that they threw the case on purpose to raise it to the higher Supreme Court of America and the judge overturnedthe verdict and never made Mr. Scopes pay the fine or revoke his teaching credentials.  This was a great defeat for the Aclu and Mr. Darrows defense teams strategy to ush the case to the higher court where due to recent precedent they knew they could realize a winning case.  It was a case of a “hick…” Judge out thinking the Brightest minds in law at the time. A Definate defeat on all levels for all  the defense team and the ACLUs high aspirations of this well thought out mock trial.

53) HENRY HAVEN WINDSOR JR- dated December 2 1931, letterhead POPULAR MECHANICS MAGAZINE CHICAGO Office of the Vice President – 1 signed letter no carbon reply. Editor of magazine his father founded. Requesting in honor of his father who founded the magazine 30 years earlier requesting Mr. Colby to write a few words on the notable advances in science and civilization for he magazine. Time magazine in 1927 announced the wedding of Louise Hunter, famed soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Company, Manhattan; to Henry Haven Windsor Jr., editor and publisher of Popular Mechanics magazine. Owner of the The Windsor House (HH junior's place in Winnetka)

54) Norman Walker, D – dated October 28 1931, letterhead NORMAN WALKER D. Sc. 200 west 57^th street N.Y.C.. 1 signed letter & on the second page of his resume he signs at the top of the page Maj. J. Andrew White. no carbon reply. Letter reference “His Highness Maharaja Adhi-Raj of Burdwan. Highest ranking noble of Bengal India, and potentate high in the esteem of the British Government, will arrive in N.Y….”  Inviting Mr. Colby to attend the dinner at he Waldorf- Astoria to greet him. (January 4, 1886—June 6, 1985) was a British businessman and pioneer in the field of vegetable juicing and nutritional health. He advocated the drinking of fresh raw vegetable and fruit juices, both to regain and to maintain one's health. Based on his design, the Norwalk Hydraulic Press Juicer was developed. This juicer continues to be produced and sold today. Walker wrote several books on nutrition and healthy living.

Walker was notable for at least three reasons:  He was the author of at least six books published from 1937 to 1978.  He was the inventor of an important and innovative commercial juicer that is still manufactured today.  He was a pioneer in the raw foods, juicing, and vegetarian movements, each of which has grown in size and scope over the years.

As of 2006, most book reviews and promotional web sites wrongly claim that Walker reached the phenomenal age of, variously, 109, 113, 116, 118 or even 119 years. Several official sources the U.S. Social Security Death Index and a grave marker  all indicate that he actually lived to be 99 years of age.  On November 22, 1918 Walker was granted U.S.citizenship by the New York State Court.

On May 6, 1933, The New York Times reported that "An indeterminate penitentiary term of not more than three years was imposed by Judge Allen in General Sessions yesterday on Norman Walker, 47 years old...." This was the fifth NY Times article in this matter, commencing in 1932. The original charges involved advertisements placed in the New York Times by Walker, as Managing Director for The Broughton Institute of Ortho-Dietetics in NY City, wherein he allegedly promised employment with this school following completion of a six-weeks course. Neither employment nor requested return of the $150 tuition followed. According to a Probation Officer testifying at the Walker trial, 30 graduated students lost a total of $3,500 (approximately $52,000 in 2011 dollars per CPI calculation). It is currently unknown how much incarceration time, if any, Walker actually served.

Later, Walker moved to Long Beach, California. With a medical doctor, he opened a juice bar and offered home delivery service. By 1930, they had devised dozens of fresh juice formulas for specific conditions. Walker believed colon cleansing with fresh juices was the key to good health. Walker designed his own juicer, the Norwalk, in two parts — a grinder to slowly grind the vegetables and a press to extract the juice. When the San Francisco health department banned unpasteurized vegetable juices such as Walker's, he began manufacturing his juice machine in Anaheim, California. He kept the plant going in spite of the steel shortage during World War II.

In the late 1940s, he moved to St. George, Utah, where he found an old cotton mill, ideal for his juice plant, but he was again hampered by local health department regulations. He sold his share of the factory to his business partner and started publication of his own health magazine, The New Health Movement Review. For several years, Walker ran a health ranch in Arizona. Eventually, he gave up the ranch to devote himself entirely to writing.

Walker observed a raw food diet, with fresh raw juices,until his death at the age of 99 years. Although claims have been made that he was both physically and mentally healthy and active up to the day of his death when he peacefully died during his sleep one night at his home in Cottonwood, Yavapai County, Arizona, no "official" evidence of such claims, such as an Arizona death certificate, have, so far, ever publicly surfaced.

Several of Walker's books mention him having a DSc degree and the title page of his book Colon Health even mentions him as having a PhD, as well. However, no mention is made as to where and when he actually earned or was awarded these academic titles. This fact is NOTED on the letterhead of this document.

55) Edward Weinfeld, Esq. – dated August 5^th 1930 – Letterhead EDWARD WEINFELD Counselor at Law 217 Broadway N.Y. – 1 signed letter & carbon. Letter is requesting a copy of Mr. Colbys address on Woodrow Wilson. He states in his reply that he has sent under a separate cover a copy of his address from St. Louis. This is kind of unusual as he normally says he does not have copies to send.  This letter is written before Mr. Weinfeld became a well known Judge seated by President Harry S. Truman.

(Historical notes- Cases decided by Weinfeld during his long career included the famed libel suit brought by Quentin Reynolds against Westbrook Pegler (immortalized by lawyer Louis Nizer in his book My Life in Court), and the antitrust case striking down a proposed merger of Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube.  May 14, 1901–January 17, 1988) was a longtime federal judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York,^[1] from 1950 to 1988.

Born in New York City, Weinfeld attended the New York University School of Law, receiving an LL.B. in 1921 and an LL.M. in 1924. After working for more than a decade as a practicing lawyer in Manhattan, Weinfeld served as Commissioner of Housing for New York State from 1939 to 1942, when he became vice president and a director of the New York State Citizens Housing and Planning Council.

In 1950, U.S. President Harry S. Truman named Weinfeld to the district bench. During his 38 years as a federal judge, Weinfeld was widely esteemed as one of the best judges in the country, known for giving detailed attention and writing persuasive opinions in every case assigned to him, large or small. Often quoted is his statement, "[E]very case is equally important." A 1983 article in American Lawyer magazine described him as the best judge within the geographical reach of the Second Circuit.

Cases decided by Weinfeld during his long career included the famed libel suit brought by Quentin Reynolds against Westbrook Pegler (immortalized by lawyer Louis Nizer in his book My Life in Court), and the antitrust case striking down a proposed merger of Bethlehem Steel and Youngstown Sheet and Tube.

During the 1970s, Weinfeld also served as a member of the Commission on the Bankruptcy Laws of the United States, which was charged with reforming and updating the U.S. Bankruptcy Code, culminating in passage of the Bankruptcy Reform Act of 1978.

Weinfeld was the oldest federal judge in active service in the nation when he died in 1988, at the age of 87. He is memorialized by an endowed professorship at New York University Law School and in the names of several awards presented by bar associations.

Many of Weinfeld's law clerks, such as T. Alexander Aleinikoff, have gone on to great success in the legal profession, including some who have become judges themselves.)

56) Alexander D. Noyes , Esq., - dated November 25 1930, Letterhead THE NEW YORK TIMES Times Square. 1 signed 2 page letter & carbon reply. This letter wa in reference to an article he had written and was asking if it gratified Mr. Colby.  It was of course in reference to the market and valuation of such. He brings up the idea of 4 to 1 splits of 1929. He states what Mr. Colby is intimating by his comments in the article. Mr. Colby speaks oftyhe article in the Times and of Mr. Noyes parallels from the past. As I might say should as well be addressed today in the same such matter with the same such importance.  Mr. Colby brings up the distended capitalization of prominent companies.   He brings up the concepts of the “ new era..” He offers his opinions on the ideas of splitting shares.  The reply I would presume make more sense to me if it was attached to said article of which the gentlemen were discussing. 

(Historical note- I believe this mans great grandson is the drummer from the Jonas Brothers band and a singer in Honor Society. He was the Times editor from 1920 until his death in 1933. 1920 – Alexander Noyes joins The New York Times as financial editor. Throughout the decade, he will be the main business journalist warning about a stock market correction.  On November 15 1925 , financial editor Alexander D. Noyes commented: “During the last quarter century, there have been only four of what Wall Street calls its ‘major bull movements’ and what the general public calls a speculative mania. Frequently a movement of the kind in this period, with speculation rising to huge proportions, would be interrupted by violent downward reaction, after which the speculation would be renewed on an even more extensive scale.” As when the market began a five-year period of upward trajectory, the newspapers were noticeably bullish along with most of the rest of Wall Street. In 1928, when Congress was examining the practice of brokerage firms lending money to clients to borrow stock, the Wall Street Journal criticized the meddling, noting that, “They talk of a ‘pyramid’ of speculations, forgetting that the pyramid is the most stable form of all building with the broadest possible base…Nothing can be so easily liquidated in this country as the speculative position in stocks.  Noyes, meanwhile, was portraying a different viewpoint about the market. He had joined the Times in 1920 after 30 years as the financial editor of the New York Evening Post, and his experience in following the market during previous bubbles such as 1901 was invaluable. According to Klein, Noyes was “one of only a few voices that chose not to sing in the all-bulls’ choir.” 30 Noyes questioned the viability of the loans that brokers gave customers to purchase stocks and stated his belief that either the market had changed so that “the old rules are wholly abrogated” or that “its reversal, when it comes, may be severe in proportion to the violence of the movement which is interrupted in the 1990s, when some business journalists cautioned about the overpriced market, such warnings were ignored by the investing public and drowned out by the overwhelming volume of other stories promoting the market)

57) Emile E. Rathgeber , Esq.- dated March 18 1930, Letterhead QUEENS COUNTY BAR ASSOCITION Organized 1877.  1 page signed letter & carbon reply.  Letter regards regarding the N.Y. State Senate creating a new judicial district to be known as the Tenth Judicial District. Which would be carved from the Second District. He notes that Governor Roosevelt had vetoed such action the previous year. He states that the people of the Queens area are in favor of such a resolution and is requesting a favorable response from Mr. Colby in reference to such legislation. He signs the letter as President of the Queens County Bar Association.  Mr. Colby replies in referenceto said bill No. 111 and notes that he sees no constitutional objection. He states that under established principles of Article VI of Section 1 of the State Constitution that there is ample support.  I am assuming that the bill as such passed and a Tenth District was created however I did not research this point.

(Historical note – no information I could find on google or the political graveyard website.)