Pueblo chieftain., 1921-10-13

Senator Knox returned to Washing
ton only last Monday from trip to
Europe with Mrs. Knox and he at
tended the sessions of the senate yes
terday and today. Leaving the cham
ber at about . o'clock today the sena-
tor took an automobile ride thru Poto
mac park and stopped on his way
home to purchase tickets for thea
ter performance tonight. Reaching
home he remained until summoned to
dinner.
Taft, Senator Lodge of Massachusetts,
Senator Penrosc of Pennsylvania and
other friends and close associates oil
Mr.. Knox were soon notified of the
senator's death. The news came rs n
shock to all official Washington for
the senator thru his services first as
attorney general under Presidents Nc
/ kinlcy and Roosevelt. and later as sec
| rotary OF state under President Tait
| had u wide circle OF friends in all
| walks of public life. congressional, Dip
lomRtic and legal.
Arrangements for the funeral will be
made tomorrow after tho arrival OF
Senator knoxs sons, Reid Knox of
Valley Forge. Penn. and Hugh S.
| Knox of Stratford Pa, and daughter.
Mrs. James r. Tindail OF Valley Forge.
4 third son. Philandcr Chase Knox. j.
| resides here.
The senate will meet tomorrow and
| adjourn out of respect to the late sem
ator and the house will name com
| mittec TO attend the funeral. Senator
| Knox's home was in Pittsburgh and
he also had "A summer home at Valley
| Forge.
The place of intcrmcnt has not been
| announced.
| While at the senate today Senator
| Knox apparently was in the best of
health sltho .e had been somcwhat t
ovcrtaxcd lately in connection with
senate work with reference to restor-
ing the technical state OF peace with
| Germany, Austria and Hungary. He
ton bearing his name and ono of the
senate confcrces in adjusting It with
tho Porter resolution. The resolution
was passed AT this session of congress
and IL was under IL that President
| Harding negotiated the pending
| treaties of pence with Germany, Aus
tria and Hungary.
When congress took n recess late in
August. Senator Knox left for Europe
| with Mrs. Knox for vacation and
was absent about three weeks Hc
sought to reach Washington TO vote
on the Panama canal tolls repeal but
arrived some hours after tho vote had
been taken. He told his associates
that while he had been benefited by
his vacation he felt somewhat tired
Philandcr G. Knox was attorney
general in the cabinets OF Presidents,
Mckinley and Roosevelt, secretary OF
state In tho cabinet OF President
Taft and in the interim between those
two offices and afterward was United
States senator.
Senator Knox wa. an active figure
| In the fight in the senate in 1919 and
1870 against tho ratification of tho
Peace Treaty of Versailles. Even when
tho treaty was being drawn up he de-
livercd speeches in tho senate and out
OF It in which he demanded that the
league Of Nations covenant should be
separated from tho other part of the
treaty. He introduced a resolution 10
that effect which was adopted by the
senate and also presented n resolution
against the appointment OF America u
| representatives on the Rcparations'
Commission. He also drafted ono OF
the various resolutions submitted to
the senate for adopting the treaty with
| reservations.
subsequently Senator Knox was the
author Of resolution adopted by the