The Cordova daily times., 1921-10-13
SENATOR KNOX PASSES
 AWAY AT WASHINGTON
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Ceedings against If railroad corpora tons charging them with being in combination in restraint of trade and finally won all the suits. His friends declare that he was a pioneer in the movement to control corporations. It was upon his recommendation that congress amended the laws against railroads so as to punish them for granting rebates, extend the author ity of courts to enjoin the carriers against making discriminatory rates and permit the Federal courts toI give precedence to cases of great importance to the public These ac- tions made him a powerful factor in the war against unfair practices by corporations which was the outstand- ing feature of that period of Presi- dent Roosevelts administration.
 His own views on these powerful combinations were expressed in an address at that time in which he de clared that over capitalization was the most conspicuously evil feature of the trusts but that other factors which contributed to their ill-effeCt upon the public were lack of public ity of operation. discrimination in prices designed to eliminate compe tition. a tendency to monopolize trade in their lines and failure to appreciate that they owed any serv ice to the public
 My purpose" he declared, lis to show that we are not hopelessly helpless to deal with serious prob lens which confront us"
 MT. Knox has been credited by some with having actually carried through the purchase of the Pana ma canal for $40O0O,OO0 which was an achievement of the Roosevelt ad- ministration. As attorney general. MT Knox went to Paris and asCer- tained that the new Panama can al Company held a clear title to con vcy the canal. This enabled the United States to proceed with the purchase
 Mir. Knox was appointed United States senator in 1904. As secre- tary of state in President Taft's cab inet he inaugurated an active policy of aiding the extension of American trade with foreign countries. which was characterizei as dollar diplom- acy," a designation intended in der isiOn but of which Secretatry Knox afterward declared he was proud. He proposed that an arbitral court be cs- tablished at the Hague and that the Manchurian railway be neutralized and approved the plan for the Cen tral American court of justice for maintaining peace in Central America. He negotiated arbitration treaties with France and Great Britain and made a notable trip to Central Am erica countries, Columbia and Ven ezuela. In 1912 he was assigned to attend the funeral of Emperor Nut suhito, Of Japan, as representative of the United Staes government. One Of the features of his secretary ship was the dispute with Great Brit ian over the proposal to exempt American coastwise shipping from payment of tolls for use of the Pan anna canal.
 Mr. Knox was horn at Brownsville.
 Pa. on May C, 1859 and was named after noted Episcopal bishop. Phil andtr Chase. He was graduated from Mt Union college. Alliance. O., in 1872, admitted to the bar in 1875. appointed by President Grant as as sitant United States attorney for the the western district of Pennsylvania but resigned in 1877 and formed a partnership with James H. Reed. un- der the name Of Knox and Reed, in which he is said to have enjoyed a very lucrative practice. Many stor- ies are told to illustrate his skill as a lawyer which he afterward placed at the service of the United States in his capacity as attorney general.
 His home is at Pittsburg ana he has farm at Valley Forge. Pa.
 He has been trustee of Mt. Vern- on college and q member of punor- ous clubs in Pittsburg and New
 York. In 1876 he married Lille. daughter of Andrew D. Smith of Pittsburg. by which he had one
 daughter, Eleanor. wife of J. K.
 Tindle, and three sons. Reed Knox,
 Eugh s. Knox and Philander C. Knox
 Jr