The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-10-13
SUDDEN DEATH CALLS SENIOR
 PENNSYLVANIA.
Had Spent Day in Senate. Held Tickets Bought for Theatre Tonight-Washing- ton Shocked
By A.soeiated Press

WASNlHg tOIf, OctuDtE 4z.-TI Ill., lander Chase Knox, senator from Pennsylvania and Secretary of State under President Taft, died suddenly at 6:30 o'clock this evening at his home here. He was stricken with paralysis after descending the stair way on his way to the dining room for dinner and passed away IS min utes later without regaining con sciousness.
 Mrs. Knox and the senator's sec retary, W. F. Martin, were near the senator and hurried to his aid. Dr. Samuel Adams was summoned im- uediately, but he found MT. Knox beyond medical aid
 Senator Knox returned to Wash ington only last Monday night from a trip to Europe with Mrs. Knox and he attended the sessions of the Senate yesterday and today. Leav- ing the chamber about o'clock this afternoon, the senator took an auto mobile ride through Potomac park and stopped on his way home to purchase tickets for a theatre per formance tonight. Reaching home, the senator went to his library, where he remained until summoned to dinner.
 Shock to Washington
 President Harding, Chief Justice Taft. Senator Lodge of Massachu setts, the republican leader, Senator Penrose of Pennsylvania and other friends and associates of Mir. Knox were soon notified of the Senator's death. The news came as a shock to all official Washington. Through his services, first as attorney general under Presidents Mckinley and Roosevelt. and later as Secretary of State under President Taft, he had wide circle of friends In all walks of life.
 Arrangements for the funeral win ee made tomorrow after the arrival in WrA3hingtop of senator Kross.s sss,sss. aseid Ksex. t5f Valley Forge. Pa. and Hugh $. Knox, of Stratford. Pa. and daughter Mrs. James R. Indall. of Valley Forge. A third son, Philander Chase Knox. IT,, resides In Washington.
 The Senate will meet tomorrow, and adjourn out of respect to the Hate Senator and with tl,a House lwtlt name committed to atten4 the funeral. Senator Knoxs horRse was In Pittsburg and he also ha9la sum m 1ar of Ha11 4k- k place e interment has not yet been announced.
 Appeared fn Good Health
 While at tae Senate today Senator tSsss-- E Apparently in the best of though he had been some
 ktaxed lately in connection se work with reference to sssf she technical state of peace Hany, Austria and Hungary g<thor of the peace resolu- son @g his name and one of conserees in adjusting it Risa torter resolution. The res afio sEs passed at this session of eaS and 1t was under 1t that Harding negotiated the rsatics with Germany. Aus sfia Hungary
 ongress took a recess late
 Senator Knox left for fss9Rs itli Mrs. Knox for a vaca- 'osa As absent slightly more than Hs siKs. He sought to reach
 % p1 In tilne to vote on the
 4nai tolls repeal bill. arriv- 1
 hours after the vote had
 AA He told his associates t'E ie he had been benefited by A3s S&es ion he felt somewhat tired |
 Vas Cabinet Officer
 Tader c. Knox was Attorney
 the cabinets of President 1
 sy and Roosevelt, Secretary of |
 the cabinet of President I
 *n7 in the interim between l Mp offices and afterward was | 1flfed ~ .ates senator.
 seNA or Knox was au active fjrure Ill tAe T ht in the Senate in Is1, ma | l52o asS nst the ratification Of the | peace treaty of Versailles Even | when the treaty was being drawn m | ne delivered speeches in the Senate ana stut of if in which he demanded | that the League of Nations cove. | 14nE should be separated from tnS | oths part of the treaty. He intro-j auckd q resolution to that effecri wn1ehs wAs adopted hy the Senate and tss9 Resolution against the ap- fI9tatWens ~ of American representa- tAfss on The separations commission | senator Knox first came into na- .ssfnaa prominence when in 1901 Pres 4otnt Mckinley appointed him as At- | s6rney General He retained that of- iiee under President Roosevelt until lso4 when he resigned to accept an appoin,ment as United States senator from Pennsylvania to succeed inc late Senator Quay. sAe As Attorney General he established 2 recsrd Tor prosecutions of trusts and combinations and In actions aEains railroads to prevent rehatas and discrimination in rates.
 :, s soon "a after MT. Knox instituted pro- rations charging them with heinr sr combination in restraint of trade ana finally won all the suits. His frienis ! declare that he was a pioneer in .he movement to control corporations. ii l was upon his recommendation that Congress amended the laws against 1
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