South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1916-03-15
LAWMAKERS WILL
ACT AS ESCORTS
Committee of Senators and
Representatives to Accom-
pany Shively Family.

WASHINGTON. March 15.-Ben-
jamin r. Shively, senior senator
from Indiana and for years promi-
nent figure in congress, who died
late Tuesday at a hospital here, had
been III many months from COM
pHcation of diseases and for more
than a year had been unable 10 per
form actively his official duties. He
was 5S years old.
During three terms in the house
and the seven years he had been in
the senate. Senator Shively had de-
voted his activities particularly to
foreign affairs and tariff legislation.
At the time of his death he was
ranking democratic member Of the
foreign relations committee Of which
he had been acting chairman during
the critical period preceding and fol-
lowing the American occupation of
Vera Cruz. In the house he had
been regarded as a tariff expert,
serving conspicuously on the ways
and means committee and later as
a member of an important sub-com-
mittee Of the senate finance COM
mittee exerted a powerful influence
in the framing of the Underwood
Simmons tariff law.
Congress AdjOurns.
The announcement of Mr. Shive-
ly's death was received with many
manifestations Of sorrow in both the
senate and house. Senator Kern, his
colleague, in announcing it in the
senate said he was performing the
saddest duty of his official life. Both
there and in the house resolutions Of
regret were adopted, committees
were appointed TO attend the funeral
and adjournment was taken as a
further mark Of respect.
Senator Shively had suffered from
diabetes for nearly Is years and a
resulting cancerous growth in the
throat confined him TO his bed in
February Of last year. He improved
under radium treatment, but was
not able to attend the present SEES
sion of congress except on the day
he took the oath of office for his
second term. His condition became
more critical last night. but toward
morning he rallied. Today he suf-
fered another relapse. and Mrs.
Shively and a son and daughter
were in the sick room during mis-
last hours.
Appoints BOdyguard.
The body will be taken 10 South
Bend, Ind, for burial. Vice-Pres't
Marshall appointed Senators Kern,
Smith of Georgia, Williams, Clapp,
Johnson of Maine, Kenyon. Swan
son. James, Sutherland, MARITIME.
Phelan and Smith of Arizona to act
as a guard of honor at the funeral
Speaker Clark appointed the Is In
diana representative and Represen-
tatives Igoe. Treadway. Austin,
Tilson TO attend for the house.
President COndOIes Mrs. ShiveIy.
During his illness Senator Shively
was visited several times by Pres't
Wilson, who regarded him as a
warm personal friend. Tuesday
night the president sent his letter
OF coincidence 70 Mrs. Shively:
My Dear Mrs. Shively:-
II have just learned with the
deepest sorrow of the death of your
husband. Your own loss is tragical,
and my heart goes out TO you in deep
and sincere sympathy; the loss Of
the country is very great, for he was
moved as "A public servant by high
motives of duty TO his state and
the nation, and / join with his col
leagues in deploring his death, as
creating a vacancy in the highest
councils Of the country which can
not easily he filled May God sus-
tain you in this moment of your SUI
preme sorrow.
with great respect, your friend,
(Signed) WOODROW WILSON"