Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1921-10-20
SENATOR KNOX IS
TAKEN BY DEATH
Pennsylvania Statesman Drops
Dead in His Home at
Washington.
JUST RETURNED FROM EUROPE
Stricken With ApopIexy as He Was
Walking From the Library to the
Dining Room for Dinner
Died Suddenly.

Washington, Oct. 13.-Philander
Chase Knox, United States senator
from Pennsylvania, former attorney
general and secretary Of state and
dominant figure in the last four Re-
publican administrations, died sudden
ly in the library Of his home here.
He was in his sixty-ninth year.
A stroke of apoplexy as he was
walking from the library to the din
ing room caused his death. He had
spent short time in the library prior
to preparing for dinner with Mrs.
Knox and his secretary, Warren r..
Martin.
Senator Knox returned to the
United States on Saturday aboard the
Celtic after several weeks spent in
England. Accompanied by Mrs. Knox
he had brief vacation, refraining
studiously from political discussions
and public appearance, although
numerous Invitations were extended
by British leaders,
On his arrival in New York Senator
Knox had complained Of feeling tired.
In spite Of that he insisted on coming
to Washington for day or two be-
fore going to his home at Valley
Forge, Pa. He was in the senate on
Tuesday and Wednesday. He told Mr..
Martin he felt much better.
When Mrs. Knox came to call him
to dinner the senator rose from his
desk and started to follow her from
the room. He had taken but few
steps when he collapsed suddenly and
sank to the floor.
One of the first to reach the Knox
home after the senator's death was his
son, Philander G. Knox, Jr. His sons,
Reed Knox of Valley Forge, Pa, and
Hugh s. Knox, Stratford, Pa, and his
daughter, Mrs. James r. Tindell Of
Valley Forge, were notified.
Senator Knox, long prominent in the
nation as attorney general, secretary
of state, senator from Pennsylvania,
and as candidate for the Republican
presidential nomination in 1908, at
tanned prominence in recent years for
his steadfast opposition to the treaty
of Versailles. He was author of the
resolution declaring the state of war
with Germany and Austria at an end.
He also proposed new world organ
ization as q substitute for the League
Of Nations which he said would pre-
serve the Monroe Doctrine and save
America from the results Of European
intrigue and aggression"
Senator Knox's career in national
affairs began with his appointment as
attorney general by President McKin-
ley in 1901, serving in that capacity
also under President Roosevelt until
1904. when he was appointed United
States senator from Pennsylvania. He
was elected to the senate in 1905, and
resigned in 1909 to become secretary of
state in President Taft's cabinet.
AS attorney general Mr. Knox star
tied the country when he declared that
the Northern Securities railway merg-
er, protested against by the governors
of six Northwestern states, was vio-
lation of the law and advised suit to
smash it. The suit was brought and
won.
It is said that when the battle was
under way Wall street sent a powerful
emissary, to whom the attorney gen.
eral declared: "There Is no stock
ticker in the White House."
Smashed Big Railroad Merger.
Protests from Morgan were then
made to the President and Roosevelt
asked Knox If there was any important
reason why Mr.. Morgan's (the original
j. Pierpont Morgan name should be
included among the defendants. Mr..
Knox is reported to have replied that
he was an essential party to the suit.
Morgan's name stayed in the bill.
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