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SENATOR KNOX
blES SUDDENLY
AFTER STROKE
Unexpected Death Occurs
At His Home in Washington.
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6*+*tvHrd from Page Onr.
i?rated a new epoch In the' relation*
between the northern and
southern hemispheres.
One of the most important steps j
taken by Mr. Knox while he was !
Secretary of State was his initiation
of the movement to "neutralise"
the railroads of Manchuria.
He sent notes to the various
world powers suggesting this plan
as a remedy for the tangled rail-'
road situation in Manchuria.
Russia and Japan Reject Plan.
The Knox plan was summarily
rejected by Russia and Japan, and.
largely because of the opposition j
of those two nations, the other
powers also failed to back the Knox
scheme.
Japan and Russia controlled the
most important railroads of Manchuria.
Russia the great Chinese)
Fa stern "Railway and Japan the
South Manchuria Railway
Mr. Knox's plan was prompted by
the aggressive control exercised )>y\
those two countries over the important*
railways of Manchuria.
Russia and Japan blocked the con- I
structlon'of railways in China that
would compete with the Chines* ]
Pattern and South Manchuria lines, ;
holding up secret agreements with j
China which purported to give them J
the ri?rht to'object to construction
of sfcch competing lines.
The plan of Secretary Knox was |
f?>r the powers to lend China sufficient
funds t^ buy hack the Manchurian
railways, the railways to
be operated jointly with the powers i
until such time as China had paid
back this loan. The various agreements
by which Russia and Japan I
held the railways of Manchuria
provided that they were eventually
to be taken back by China.
Concres?ional Circle* Shocked.
Congressional circles were deeply |
shocked at the news of Senator1
Knox's death. The White House
received official confirmation of the
Peaiirv] van jan's passing from the
United News, and the President, who
has {ang been a close friend of Mr.
Knox, was addressed at the mansion.
Th'e Senate tomorrow will adjourg
immediately out of respect to
Senator Knox's memory and a notable
representation from \\*ashInsrton
official life will attend the
* funeral
. Mrs. Knox was at the bedside of
her husband when he died. With
her was the family physician and
Warren S. Martin. Mrs. Knox was
almost overcome from the shock.
The Senator leaves three sons and
a daughter. One of the sons. Junior,
was In Washington at the time of
his father's death Two otfter sons.
Reed and Hugh S Knox, with the
daughter. Mrs. J. R Tindle, were
?t Valley Forge, Pa., the Knox
h'?me. They were notified at onr?
of their fathefs death and are en
route to Washington.
Death Terrible l.onn.
Senator Frank B. Kellogg, of
Minnesota, when informed of Senator
Knox's death said:
f am shocked beyond measure.
His death is a terrible loss to the
Senate, to the country and to the
Foreign Relations Committee. I
knew him as a man of sterling integrity
and u-reat ability. We were
Personal friends ?<* well ** colleagues
of many years* standing."
Senator Gilbert M. Hitchcock, of
Nebraska. I* moeratic leader on the
Foreign Relations Committee, chartrteriz-d
the death of Senator Knox
a* "a most serious loss of one vastly
experienced.'*
"I am deeply grieved to hear of
his death. H.- had been in public
1 ?? ,nn~ a?d had serve* in no
-nanv fa|?eitie? tha- it will be dificult
to replace him."
"ne of the Really Great.
Senator Oscar w. fnderwond.
n. mot rat ie-leader r.f ,he Senate and
I1" American delegates to
tie 'tM.Trm.imen t conference ex''r7
*' as being 'shocked
or or 7T1 hr:,r ,h- death
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r,cL~n,"T' ,h*' hiS Will he
m ur tl by not only his partv colJeagu
a. hut hy all nt hi, co!leacu?.
and h ** " '"""nnl friend
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Sena'or Philander Chas- Knu
Lrn"f. P'nn.-yvanta. ... born in
3u7? i"m rayeu' r""nty. Pa..
r,k(V k 5p a "on D?vld S. Und
eh?kah Pa=? K no*. He
:,a?M ??r Phi,.nd<>r
C-hom"* Ep'scopal bishop. of
t? jbi his fatner ira. an ^?rdent
admirer ,\t the age of 154ie en?nf
Mo,'nt lTnit"> foiled., at
Alliance. Ohio, from which he was
gradated in 1?7I. at the age of 19.
receiving the degree of A. M. and
later, the decree of m D.. which
he also received from Vale. Pennsylvania
and Pittsburgh univer.*!?
and from *V?ahingto? and
JefTerson and Villa Nova college,
and the Cniveraity ?f Guatemala.
He studied law under H. B. Swope
and was admitted to the bar in
IS.6 and began the practice of law
in Pittsburgh the following year.
. f", -was appointed Assistant
t nlttd States Attorney for the district.
of Western Pennsylvania by
President Grant. This Held was
much too small for him. He aoon
noticed the exp..nsion going on In
roal. glass, iron, steel. Industry and
transportation so he resigned after
? year's service and bccamc a partier
of James H. P.etd. in the Arm
of Re.dOand Knox, a lucrative law
business in Western Pennsylvania,
ffe teas active in all important Industrial
interests' for som?. time
ft baa been stated that his personal
retainers amounted to $75,000.
Decline. 'Appointment In I8?7.
In 1897 President McKlnley teniered
the Attorney General's portfolio
to him. but he declined, being
rnwilling to mako so great a financial
sacrifice His grasp of corporition
questions was>* abundantly
demonstrated when Pennsylvania
capitalists bought Indiana railwayinterests
and rivals appeared, with
!!>?. claim that the franchise was
?o expire. The claim was
onecdeti by Pennsylvania attorneys.!
Rotogravui
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| Where Famine 1
r*tw to ooco
While the worst conditions in
in the southern and eastern secti
in practically the whole country. 1
have conditions been liveable.
former President Harrison anil
Judge John B. Dillon. Matter submitted
by Mrr Knox decided Messrs.
Harrison and r>illon In erroc and
tha^.the franchise had further life
of several years, which Mr. Harri-1
son finally agreed upon, after fur-1
ther examination.
In the trial, Mr. Knox only took
i forty-five minutes to present his!
i case, while the opposing lawyers!
1 took four and eight hours, respec1
tlvely. For the decision of the suit I
on points presented by Mr. Knox, I
he received a tee of $110,000 for his I
services.
In April of 1901. President McKinley
again offered the portfolio of At"
tomey General to Mr. Knox, and he!
accepted It. He was invited to re-j
main in this position by Theodore J
Roosevelt, when the latter succeeded
| to the Presidency through the death
j of President McKinley. His office had
now come to be of tremendous im- j
l portance. The entire people seemed
to have risen against the so-called I
! trusts "and freight rate discriminations. I
| Under the Sherman anti-trust law. he j
j entered proceedings against various j
corporations.
While they were pending, the Senate
j Judiciary Committee called upon Mr.
! Knox for an opinion as to what fur-1
1 ther legislation was necessary to make I
I governmental prosecutions more cer'
tain. He made a report and Congress
crystallized the essential recommenda
i tions into laws. Injunctions were
! rendered prohibiting railroads from
.granting rebates and making dis|
criminations. He conducted the suit
| to dissolve the so-called Northern Mer:
ger, and was successful. II'' waged
I war on the beef trust, prohibiting it
| from continuing . and , contested the
j combinations.
Brilliant In Office.
i The conduct of hi? office, brilliant
as it was. was only a small part of his
j work. On October 2. 1902. before the
I Pittsburgh Chamber of Commerce he
I delivered a profoundly learned ad!
dress. In which he declared: "The coni
spieuous noxious features of trusts,
I exisK*nt and possible, are these: Overcapitalization,
lark of publicity in op
erations. discriminations in prices
|> v*hich destroy competition, insufficient
I personal responsibility of officers and
; directors, a tendency to monopoly and
lack of appreciation of the relations
toward the people."
Mr. Knox's guidance in other lin'*
made favorable the use of th" Pacific
cable by the government, his talents
iri gr? at service matters, such as acquiring
title to the Panama Canal.
' and on one occasion, in a notorious
extradition case under his jurisd ? tlon.
sn appeal was made successfully
Yrom the decision of the Canadian au;
thorltles to the privy council in
London.
PrnUrd by H?o?evelt.
1 In 1004. Gov. Penny-packer appointed
i Mr. Knox to fill the vacancy causal
'by the deutb of Senator M. S. Quay,
the beginning of the second
tn.l he was subsequently elected to All
the unexpired term, then rcelcc ted lo
! the full term of six , h?
lid President Roosevelt find him. h!
is Quoted to have said: "To- ?'*_
rfeeoly affected for good the erUlK
! mem Of our entire politic.! system n
1ST relation to Industrial -.onomlc
tendencies of the times.
Mi. Knox resigned from 'h' ^en
I ,le ,0 accept the Potion of Taft s
! tarv of State in President Tart s
'cabinet on March 4. 1909. and re
mained in this "ntl1 ""dis
Is 1913. He served with great dis
I tinctlon. his diplomatic service in
relation to the South American
! states was particularly useful,
bringing those countries Into m>ie
/htimAte -and satisfactory relationship
with the United States.
I), Mn?> Vital Committees.
He was elected to the Senate in
November, I91?. succeed Senator
George T Oliver. In this term
of office. Mr. Knox served with
'great distinction on the following
committees: Cuban Relations. Foreign
Relations, Interoceanlc Canals,
Library. Military Affairs. Patents,
philliplnes. Privileges and Flections,
and as chairman of the Rules Committee.
In reference to the magnitude of
mentality and diminutive physical
proportions, h? was called The
Little Great Man." Crities of a
cynical turn called him "the corporation
lawyer," and accused him of"belonging
to the Pennsylvania
Railroad." His reply was only a
smile, and a statement that he
would have greatly appreciated a
chance to look into their legal business,
but had never been asked to
do so j
Was Blg-lleartei Mad. s
President Roosevelt af(ectlonately
styled him "a sawed-off cherub."
His clear blue eyes, and round,
well-balanced face denoted him a
man of no'ordinary Intelligence. He
was resourceful in sudden emergencies,
and possessed an almost uncanny
ability to read human nature.
Ventures by land and sea. C
various mefhods of reach- ^
I ing on.,, goal: beautiful iCharlottesville:
iull page of
officers of Washington Au- w
tomotive Trade Ass'n; the 1
Scottish Rite officers, apd J
many other features A
i'v ,
ixists in Russia
famine-stricken Russia, are found,
ons. the pinch of hunger is felt
Only in the northwestern section
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He was big-hearted. but aimed to
make heart subordinate to mind. !
Once he was called upon by a local
charity tor a small donation, and
pave such an unexampled check [
that he Was asked how It was to
be distributed. His reply was: "Use
it where it is most needed. No
doubt there are worthy and un-l
worthy among the poor, but if they
ar^ hungry and cold, care for their I
present needs first, and sort out the
deserving afterward."
However. In legal quarters he did
not carry this spirit, but believed in!
making every one st$nd .on his own
merits.
Married In 1880.
Mr. Knox was married In 18S0 to
Lillian Smith, a daughter of An-,
drew D. Smith, of Pittsburgh. He
was a member of the following
clubs: Duquesne. of Pittsburgh (of
which he was president for three
years). Castalia Angling. of San-i
dusky. Union League and lawyers,
of New York. He was extremely
fond of a game of golf, and an ardent
admirer of blooded horses, frequently
a patron of the Horse Show,
and maintained a private stable of
trotting horses.
He held that these diversions
helped to make his work effective.
Delegates Named
By Dixie Vets Of
Charlottesville
CHARLOTTESVILLE. Va.. Oci.
The It. T. W. Duke Camp.
Sons of Confederate Veterans, has*
elected the following delegates to
the coming reunipn of the Grand
Camps Veterans and Sons of
Veterans that will convene in this
city on October 18. incidental to the
unveiling of the equestrian statue
of "Stonewall** .la^kson. gift of
Paul Cioodloe McHitfre: Dr. H. W.
Rattle. T. E. Powers. Homer Richev.
Thomas J. Randolph. G. Stuart
) Hamm. Rev. W. Roy Mason. John
i S. Patton. J. Edwin Wood. W. Rice
P.arksdale. W. W. Waddelf and
Ciyde McGee.
U. S. DELEGATES
AIM TO REDUCE
GREAT NAVIES
Continued from Pnge One.
armed establishment*. William
Tepnings Jiryan ha.r advocated. for
instance, that arms limitation could
actually he "purchased" through
skillful handling of the foreign
loan problem.
Must \\ alt for Cnnfrcmi.
Whatever ..light bo done In this
direction, however, w^uld of necessity
have to await action by Congress
on the measure advocated ky
President Hardinf which would empower
Secretary of the Treasury
Mellon full authority in the disposition
of foreign loans. Mr. Harding
is anxious to have this autnonty
grahted by the present session In
order to have the necessary power
available in event he wishes to use
it.
The American negotiators will
meet asain next week to go further
into the more detailed data bearing
on the questions that are to come
up for disposal at the conference.
The ground was gone over thoroughly.
however, yesterday. It was
stated, and the general objectives of
this government, it may be stated,
are now well understood by those
who are to seek to attain them.
Don't let a poor
skin spoil your
pleasure
Resinol can heal those
blotches and
make your
UVJSfskiH more j
beautiful
RESINOL
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SUNDAY'S
fkRALD
DISTRICT AVIATOR
SAYS AMUNDSEN
STOLE HIS IDEA
Claiinp He Originated
Plan of Flight to
North Pole.
"It tke report from Seattle, credited
tb H. H. Hammer, representative
of Koalri Amumhen. that
Amundsen hat changed his plans imrl
Intends to attempt a flight by airplane
to the North Pole, is true it
seems to ba a. very unsportsmanlike
thins to do In View 0f the en
Pouncemeilt that I hav, organized
and am preparing ? trans-Polar
Hlght, Fairfax Naulty, command,'!*
of the first Arctic air expedition
declared last night.
Violation of Kthies.
"Ample publicity has been given
to my titans, and the fact that our
tarty of four Is to attempt the
Polar flight this autumn. I'n-I' such
circumstances an attempt tn
anticipate our carefully. planned
work with a scratch tlicht hastily
conceived Is not In line with the
very strict code of ethics that has
h:therto 'governed all ex- :.in-rs iiici
particularly all pioneer work in
the air. '
"An idea property Just a-f ieti. I
nitely as a pieye of real estate. I
It belongs by right to him who I
brought it into existence."
REALTORS FAVOR
ROAD BOND ISSUE
PALLS CHURCH. Va . Oct. 1-.?
Members of tho local Heal tors' As- '
sociation attending the convention of
the Virginia Heal tors' Association!
held at Norfolk hist week were Mr.
G. N. Chuich. Mr Ashton Jones and
Mr. Orahajn. of Alexandria, president
of the association in this vicinity.
Matters pertaining to the betterment
of housing and farm conditions
were discussed The assmiatio.i
went on record as favoring a
$50,000,000 bond issue by thr? State
for the improvement of roads.
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DANVILLE TYPH
BAFFLES HEAL!
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Drinking Water Showi
But Bacteriologist1
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DANVILLE, Va. Oct.
Leoncern is manifesting itself In the
j continued aprea^ of typhoid f?ver
I from some cause which ?o far ^a8
completely baffled the loctt* health
althoritles. There arc rtfty-ftve
(418oh in various stages. many P*
tients being safely
>ri?is while others J**e iu **
of delirium aud in ierlou* jLmeSi
lition About half of the
nr.. thoae ,.f children.
.lare that the malady l?
lent than in previous >'e"r
there have been few lht
lose scrutiny l? "" fV0' ?"!
a.livlty of the patient* before
coming ill in the hope of ?? ??
able to locate the source of
tlon. but thin has no a?e< ?*
authoring. One local dairy
who was found to be p? /
milk to nearly onC"l*?lri have his
Will Establish Bus
Line to Washington
| FALLS CHURCH? va.. Oct. IS ?
At the resular meeting of the ow
council of Fall? Church lastnUht
the town council. acting uP?n a
lition of the citizen*. >?\,cd * ?{*,
rial road .a* of 50 cent, on ?1<W
to be paid as other taxes durtnK
I the fiscal vear. An ordinance was
"meted providing for the running
Of motor buses to Washington^ 1 A
line of six buses is soon to be .s
tabli.-hed. The resignation of Or.
Small wood as health officer was a<>
cepted and Dr. Kansome was elected
,o till the vacancy The finance com'
mittee was Instructed to borrow ?*.
[ lion on the appropriation for street
Improvement, to continue the work
! on Wr.shinctQii and Broad streets.
I The committee on roads reported a
! urge portion of the road completed.
I which will be open for iu-e this week
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Traces of Colon Bacilli
Gets Negative Test.
carefully Investigated and the city
bacteriologist . failed to And any
typhoid germs. The local board
of health did not recommend th?
closing of the dairy, but Dr. Oarnett
Htated that he fejt the wrflgfct
of responsibility on hie ahoufders
antf that even/fhough there waa no
direct evident. he feU there waa
enough evidence- to make certain]
demands. The dairyman. W. E.
Fulton, now threatens, tp sue the
-city for damage done t<r his basinets.
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While do|ly reports sre made of
the city drinking water and ell of
these have, according to S. B. Ola
mans. city bacteriologist. have
proven negative,'.Dr. C. W. Prltchett..president
of the D&nvlUe board
of health, h&s termed the wstiT as
"unsafe" A wpeclmen of mrater
sent to WaMhlhgton resulted in
traces of colon bacilli being found.
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