The Pensacola journal. (Pensacola, Fla.) 1898-1985, 1921-10-13
ALL WASHIN CTON
SHOCKED AT NEWS
OF SUDDEN DEATH.
Passed Away Within Is Minutes
After Stroke without Re
gaining Consciousness.
HAD JUST RETURNED
FROM TRIP TO EUROPE
News Came as q Shock TO All
Official Washington-Senate
to Adjourn Today.

WASHINGTON, oct. 13.-Philander
Chase Knox, senator from Pennsyl-
vania and secretary Of state under
President Eaft died suddenly at 6. 80
o'clock this evening at his home here.
He was stricken with paralysis after
descending the stairway on his way
to the dining room for dinner and
passed away fifteen minutes later
without regaining consciousness
Mrs. Knox and the senator's secre-
tary, w. y. Martin, were near the sem
ator and hurried 70 HIS aid DR. SAM
nei Adams WIS summoned Immediate
", but he found mr.. Knox beyond
medical aid.
Senator Knox returned to Washing
ton only last Monday night from
trip % Europe with Mrs. Knox and ho
attended the sessions Of tho senate
yesterday and today. Leaving the
chamber about rive o'clock this aft
errO0n, tha senator took an automo-
bile ride through Potomac Park and
stopped on his way homo to purchase
tickets for a theatre performance to-
night. Reaching home, the senator
went 20 his library where he remained
Nutii summoned to dinner.
President Harding. Chief Justice
TAft. Senator Lodge Of Massachusetts,,
she republican leader. Senator Penrose
of pennpvlvania and other friends and
close associates III MIR. Knox were soon
notified 81 tho senator's death The
news came as a shock 70 all official
washington. for the senator, through
his norviees first as attorney general
under Presidents Mckinley and Ro0se-
veit and later as secretary Of state
under President Taft. had a wide Cir
Gle cf friends IN All walks OF public
iifo. congressional, diplomatic and
legal
Arrangements for tho funeral viii
be made tomorrow after tho arrival
~ washington Or Senator Knoxs sons,
Reid Knox Of valley Forge. Pa. and
Hugh 8. Knox OF Stratford, Pa, and
daughter. Mrs. James r. TindaH OF
Valley FORGE. Pa. A third son. Phil
ander Chase Knox, Jr. resides IN
Washington.
The senate VIII meet tomorrow and
adjourn out Of respect to tho late sem
ator and with the house. will name
committee to attend the funeral Sen
ator Knoxs home was IN Pittsburg
and he also had q summer home at
Valley Forge. The place Of interment
has not yet been announced.
Philandar G knox was attorney
general Ia the cabinets Of Presidents
Mckinley and Roosevelt. secretary OF
state in the cabinet Of President Taft
and IN the interim between those two
offices and afterward was United
States senator,
Senator Knox was an active figure
ia the fight In the senate in 1919 and
1920 against the ratification of the /
peace treaty Of Versailles. Even when
the treaty was being drawn UP he de-
llvnred speeches in the senate and out
~ Il IN which he demanded that the l
league Of nations covenant should be :
separated from the other part of tho
treaty. He introduced d resolution to
that effect which WIS adopted BY the
senate and also presented a resolution
against the appointment Of American
representatives on the reparations
commission He also drnfted one OF /
the various resolutions submitted to-
the senate for adopting the treaty with 4
reservations.
subsequently Senator Knox was the
aniAor OF a resolution adopted by the (
senate In May, 1899, declaring peace
with Germany. This also was vetoed
81 President Wilson.
senator Knox first came into ma
tioAai prominence when in 1901 Pres I
idont Mckinley appointed him as at
torney general. He retained that Of +.
rce uder President Roosevelt until
1908 when he resigned to accept an
appointment az United States senator
from Pennsylvania to succeed the
late Senator Quay.
As attorney general he established
4 record for prosecutions of trusts and
cohirat'ons and IN actions a~a INST
raiivoads 70 prevent rebates and DIS
cr'nlnotlons IN rates
Notable among his a-hie~eTeuts
while m hts office wns his sr't
againa; the Northern Secvr'-'es cn~n
rany. ccrno~nti9n orgs n'7ed fnr ire
4Nrpose 81 co~,hin'nR the No~the~n
Ntcisic aad Great Northern railroads. (
he hrought the government action toi
dissolve tho mercer and after a long
iegal fight beeinning In 1902 he won
the case insthe United states circuit
court.
Mr.. Knox also waged a notable |
fight against the combination OF seven /
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