The Cordova daily times., 1921-10-13
Senator KnOx Passes AWdy From Stroke Of ParaLysis
 At Home in WdshinqtOn
One of the Country's Most Brilliant Senators and Former Member of the Cabinet Is Suddenly Stricken and His Death Results in Few Min utes-Was Apparently in the Enjoyment of the Best of Health
By Associated PrcssD

WASHINGTON, Oct 13. - Senator Philander C. Knox of Pennsylvania, was stricken with paralysis at 6:3O o'clock last night while decending the stairway at his home in this city to the dining room, dying fifteen minutes later, without regaining con l seriousness. He returned with Mrs. Knox last Monday from Europe and attended the senate sessions Tuesday and Wednesday, being apparently in the best of health. although he told his colleagues that he felt somewhat tired
 People in all walks of life mourned the death of Senator Knox. From all quarters, the executive, legislative. ju- dicial and diplomatic came express sions of regret at the passing of so notable figure in Democratic world affairs. Capital flags are at half mast. The funeral services will be held hera ! tomorrow, which will be attended by President Harding. cabinet members, senators. representatives and others prominent in the political and social world. The final services will be held at Valley Forge on Friday l Philander C. Knox was attorney general in the cabinets of President 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.
 l Senator Knox was an active fig ure in the fight in the senate in 1919 and 1920 against the ratifica- tion of the peace treaty of Versailles. 1 Even when the treaty was being drawn up he delivered speeches in ! the senate and out of it in which he demanded that the League Of Ma 1 tion's covenant should be sepearted 1 from the other part of the treaty l He introduced a resolution to that effect which was adopted by the zen ate and also presented a resolution against the appointment of American representatives on the separations commission He also drafted one of the various resolutions submitted to the senate for adopting the treaty with reservations
 i Subsequently Senator Knox was the author Of resolution adopted by the senate in May. 1920, declaring peace with Germany. This also was vetoed by President Wilson.
 l Senator Knox first came into na- ] tional prominence wEen in 1901 Pres ident Mckinley appointed him as 1 attorney general. He retained that office under President Roosevelt uu- iii 1904 when he resigned to accept as appointment as United States senator from P"nusylyauia to sue cecd the late Senator Quay
 As attorney general he established record for prosecutions of trusts and combinations and in actions against railroads to prevent rebates and discrimination in race
 i Notable among his achievements while in this office was his suit against the Northern Securities Com pany. a corporation organized for the purpose of combining the North. cn Pacific and Great Northern rail roads He brought the government action to dissolve the merger and after a long legal fight beginning in 1909 he won the case in the United States circuit court
 Mr. Knox also wagod a notable fight against the combination ot sey- ou beef corporations against whom Inc brought action in that year U9o2), charging them with being in con spiracy in restraint of trade. He obtained inimcticus against the de- fcndants which were made perman- ont on appeal to the United States
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