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Washington, U>i. i-..--..1..a..- N..,E
VIII he barred III |uuol l"i:-y, amid
This WIS his wish, ott~@ expressed
to these closest to him. lis books,
his farm and his trieneS neonJ moss
to him.
lis sons. rLtIandcr Chase KNOX,
Jr.. Of Washington; Reed knox, OF
Valley Forge. auu Hugh :. knox, OF
SiruA.ord, Pa, ana his daughter, MIS-.
James L. TinGIc, Of Valley Forge, are
all here
I5uunra! services will be held i'll
St. Johns Episcopal church tomor-
row. Bishop Harding is to OlIiciaJe.
Following the funeral services tie
funeral party viii cntrain for Valley
Fyrgc, reaching there late III the day.
They viii go immediately to the Knox
c%.atc.
* TEE senator might have wished,
the honorary palIbcar2rS will be the
members OF the foreign relations com
mittee of the United States senate,
Of which Senator KnoN was a MEM
Der. They were his closest associates
in official life. The committee in
cludes Senators Lodge, McCUmber,
Eorah, Erandcgee. Johnson, New,
Noses. kellogg and Mccormick, Re
pu5!icans, and Hitchcock, Williams,
Swanson. POmerene PiJtman and
Shields, Democrats.
President Harding was a member of
the foreign relations committee dur
ing his service in the senate. lie was
one OF knox's friends and admirers
while in the senate
The active pallbearers viii be all
Old friends.
The entire PENNSYLVANIA congress
s;oral delegation was designated by
Speaker GilIett to attend the funeral
services. In the senate Vice presi-
dent Coolidge, following announce
ment Of the death by Senator Pen
rose, appointed all the members Of
the foreign relations committee, and
Senator's Penrose and Underwood, in
addition, to represent the senate at
the services.
Senator Penrose said he would go
to Valley Forge with the funeral par
~. At the Knox residence there was
Il steady stream of callers. Hundreds
of kilograms and scores Of other mes
sa&es arrived, expressing a sense Of
grief or personal loss at his demise.
With Senator Knox when death
came were his wife, William !. Mar
tin. his secretary, and Bradley, the
senator's Old negro butler, who had
been in his service for many years.
The end came without the slightest
warning or ,premOnition.
Nh Knox spent the day in his Of
fee Arriving home, the Senator and
Mr. Martin-almost inseparable in re-
cent years-repaired to the library.
There, for a few minutes before din
ner, they discussed the affairs of the
day, the accumulated work at the
Office. problems OF government and
personal matters. They chatted, ar
gupd. debated and laughed.
About GU came the dinner Cali. II
was to be an early dinner, so ordered
with theatre engagement in mind.
III wash I'D and be right down."
tbe senator said.
Dinner was to be informal. Mrs.
Knox and Mr.. Martin had Just reach
ed the entrance to the dining room
when there was q mufled sound above
a queer noise" it was described
aftervard, It sounded as though the
senator might have trfpped and STUN
bled, or perhaps fallen.
"Senator." Martin called. Senator,
are Won all rfght?"
TEare was mn rns,,onse
Martin dashed for the stairs. TAX
In" them two at time. On the land
inc lay the SENATOR unconscious.
,Irs. Knox was at his side almost
insanity. Bradley. the butler. was
there. Leaving the senator in their
care. Martin rushed for the telephone.
He got DR.. Adams on the line.
can Won come down immediately.
dacfor?" he urged, "The senator is
stricken. He is unconscious"
Can Won get me?" Dr.. Adams
corrtered NV car is not here"
1fartiu's machine was sitting out
side at the curb. The doctors office
IS many blocks distant. on Conneot1-
cut avenue.
Martin left at once. In fifteen min
rtcs he was back. bringing Dr.. Adams.
TIE latter examined the senator, still
lyirg on the landing prorped on pill
lows. attended by Mrs. Knox ana
Bradley. lie made the usual tests.
Dead he pronounced.
Senator Knox. Il Was Thought, prob
ally d!c3 Instantly. or expired n rev
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