The daily star-mirror. (Moscow, Idaho) 1911-1939, 1922-01-02
SENATOR BOIES
PENROSE DEAD
WAS LONG A LEADER In TARIFF
S-CONTR0LLED POLL
TICS In PENNSYLVANIA.

Washington, December 31.-Senato1
Boies Penrose of Pennsylvania died
here late tonight after brief illness
Senator Penrose, who was so years
of age, had been complaining for
some days but it was stated repeated
by his friends that his condition was
improving and he would be able to
resume his duties in the senate next
week. His efforts on the tax and tar
iff bills were greater physical hard
ship, his friends said, than he himself
had realized.
apartment at Wardman Park hotel
tonight indicated that his condition
was not SO good and physicians were
constantly with him. The first notice
of his death which occurred at 11:40
o'clock was telephoned from his
apartment to the hotel desk.
United States Senator Boies Pen
rose of Pennsylvania, one of the most
interesting personalities in the upper
house, which he entered in 1897 as
the successor to the late Senator j.
Donald Cameron, was one of the
Wealthiest bachelors in the senate. An
sold Guard" republican, he was a
member of four important senate
namely the finance COM
mittee, of which he was chairman,
banking and currency, immigration
and naval affairs.
Chief lieutenant of Senator Matthew
Stanley Quay, whose representative
he had been in the Pennsylvania leg
islature for many years, Penrose did
not at first take very prominent
part in republican party councils at
Until his death, how
ever, he never lost prestige as the
leader of his party in his own state.
Blunt at all times but with reputa-
ton that could be trusted in polite
al deal, Senator Penrose made fast
friends and irreconcilable enemies
The latter often charged him with
representing the interests
Senator Penrose was an early advo-
cate of United States Intervention in
Mexico and in 1913 introduced a res
)lution requesting that American
troops be sent into the republic south
If the Rio Grande. He was an I'M
Yielding opponent of the Wilson adj
and particularly of the
lraft of the treaty of peace as sub
nitted to the senate by President
Wilson He characterized the trans
er to Japan of former German con-
SESSIONS in Shantung, China, as "a
violation of every principle of the
eague of nations and a bride to
100000 Chinese of vital rights
Igainst their will"
Special work for protective tariffs
vas Senator Penrose's chief legisla-
i've hobby, particularly with refer
,nce to revenue legislation, and al
hough his devotion did not result in
he passage of the "Penrose bill" he |
will long be remembered for his ac-
ivity along those lines. He consist /
ntly fought prohibition legislation.
lie seldom made speeches in the SEN
tie, reading a few prepared addresses
nd those almost only on fiscal af-
airs but he was quick in partisan re-
'artee and his thrusts won for him
he fame of humorist of the upper
louse, both democrats and republic
ans enjoying his clever sallies.
The senator's long fued with the
ARE political faction in Philadelphia
yas one of the outstanding features
his career. 1t showed him as a
lost resourceful fighter. AS Penn
ylvania's national committeeman he
yas a power behind the throne" in
II republican conventions, senate and
ational councils
He and Senator Smoot were re-
arded as having largely forced Pres
lent Taft's denomination in 1912,
7hen Colonel Roosevelt bitterly as
allied Penroses control Of the con-
ention.
Philadelphia Pa.-(A. P.)-Arrange-
rents for the funeral of Senator Pen
,se are still incomplete today. 1t has
cen decided, however, that the SER
ices will be strictly private, accord
lg to the oft-expressed wish of the
snator Leighton G. Taylor, for many
ear the senator's private secretary,
lid that only members of the family
nd friends would attend the services,
nd that the congressional delegation
ould probably not come here for the
lrial. He stated that the date would
> fixed after hearing from relatives
the west. Is