The Washington herald., 1921-10-13
Unexpected Death Occurs
At His Home i'm Wash
ington.
HEALTH HAD BEEN
LONG UNFAvORABLE
Returned Monday From
Trip to England for
Rest Feeling Fine"


Pennsylvania, former Secretary OF
State, a leader in the upper branch
OF Congress and influential member
Of the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee, is dead.
After many months OF illness.
during which the Senator declined
the interested efforts OF his friends
to advocate his nomination as the
Republican candidate for the Presi-
dency. Senator Knox died shortly
before o'clock last evening follow
ing stroke Of apoplexy at his
home here.
The fatal stroke came without the
slightest warning.
Mrs. Knox. who had preceded her
husband down the stairway with
the Senator's secretary, Warren r.
Martin was entering the dining
room door when, according TO Mr..
Martin, they heard a peculiar noise.
Mr.. Martin called to the Senator and
dashed up the steps. He found Sen
ator Knox in an unconscious, crum-
pied heap on the second floor.
Was at once.
Senator Knox was at his once
early again yesterday and answered
the first roll call in the Senate We
had late lunch in his ONCE and
then took bis usual after-lunch nap
He left the Capitol about Sis, ac-
companied by his secretary.
Senator Knox had returned Mon
day from a trip TO England and
France. where he went for a rest
He returned on the liner Celtic and
told friends that he felt fine" He
slept twelve hours each night on
shipboard and three hours every
afternoon, IL was said.
They motored through Potomac
Park and along the river drive for
half an hour to get the air, the
Senator had told Martin. and on
tho way home stopped at a vaude-
vile theater TO get tickets for to-
nights performance for Mrs. Knox.
Marin and the Senator. All seats
had been sold and the Senator de-
cided TO speI,d the evening at homA,
working on his accumulated Senate
rial affairs.
Arriving at the Knox home, 1897
X street northwest, the Senator and
his secretary went to the library. on
the third floor. About $50 a sers-
ant announced, dinner. Senator
Knox went TO a bathroom in the
front Of the house to prepare for
dinner, while his secretary went TO
a bathroom in the rear OF the house.
That was the last time Senator
/ Knox was seen conscious, except for
( the glimpse Mrs Knox and Martin
got OF him as they were descending
the stairway.
senting both houses will be named
to take charge OF the ARRANGEMENTS
and accompany the body to fits last
resting place, probably Valley
Forge. 1t was suggested last night
that. IL agreeable to the family the
body may lie IN state in, the Senate
chamber and state funeral held.
President Harding probably will
attend the funeral here.
! The passing OF the Pennsylvania
solon takes from the Senate one
OF the most striking characters in
that chamber. Mr.. Knox was as
ISOLATED with some Of the most ars-
matte international legislative con-
hicts that have occurred in Con-
gress during recent years.
Was IrreconcIIabIe.
He was affiliated with the so-
caieo irreconcilable group which
Fought to a bitter Termination IN.
WtNEnn
10 have ratified the treaty Of Yer
sailles. Later he was the Renuh-
hcan leader~to enunciate the rem
erai principle upon which peace
shoulo be made with Germany,
Al that time his political friends
declared his chance for the Presi-
oency bad been ruined. Neyerthe-
less it was the so-caIled sRnox
peace resolution" with a few mo5i-
hcations, which was finally adonted
by Congress, with the support OF
the administration.
In lses he had been put forward
as a favorite son" Of his state
Tor the Republican Presidential
nomlnauon and his candidacy had
attracted considerable attention
This led friends Of Senator KnoX
during the last pre-conveption
Presidential campaign, to advocate
his nomination as compromise
, candidate for the Presidency as
between Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood
and Gov. FraRk o. Lowden. OF Illi-
nois, then the leading Republican
candidates
Declined 20 Seek Presidency.
At that time, however. Knox hal
rbegun TO fail IN health and IL was
stated by his friends that he pre-
ferred not to be proposed. He
Joined in the Pennsylvania. delega-
tion, after this decision. In sup
porting the candidacy of Gov.
Sproul, OF Pennsylvania.
Sprobl, IL is believed here, will
unquestionably succeed Mr.. Knox
in the Senate for the period OF the
latter's unexpired term. Such was
the understanding of political lead
ers when Mr.. Knox was being urged
for the nomination.
After Justice Taft had become
President and had Installed M.
Knox as Secretary OF State, import
anti diplomatic matters required at
tention. These included American
relations with Japan and partieu-
larly the Latin-Americau countries
Toured south America
Senator Knox made a tour OF
South American countries with the
avowed intention Of fostering
closer and more cordial relations.
commercial and POLITICAL between
Latin America and the United
States. He was received cordially
and was warmly entertained Dip
llomatic principles which he enunci-
ated and put into practice are gen
} crafty credited with having inaug-