Page:United States Statutes at Large Volume 42 Part 2.djvu/703

 1>R00LAMAT1oNs, 1921. 2253 IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caifsed the sgal g` the Unitcéd Ftates tph be affixed. one in the istrict 0 o umbia is 30th day of Se te ber ` the year of our Lord one thousand nine huriidrudd anld [sun,.] twenty-one and of the mde endence of the United States of America the one hundred, and forty-sixth. Wammu G Hannmo By the President: Cnsnms E. Huenns Secretary of State. Br rim Pnnsmnirr or ·rrm· Unrrnn Srsrns or Anmmoa. A PROCLAMATION. To the People of the United States: It is my distressing duty to announce to the People of the United 0 ·*°¤°*”*°*'”¥m"°°"',, States the death of Philander Chase Knox, a Senator from the State ci¤£:°£¤°•ixii¤m¤h of Pennsylvania, and formerly Attorney General and Secretary of ‘§`§§$,ZE§?§·.$°§‘4;';‘}_“° State of the;1Unitei;l States, which occurred at his residence in ashton on the 12t instant. mdnhis death his State has lost a most valuable and faithful servant, and his country one of its greatest statesmen. _ His goozlegudgment, wise discrimination and een perception eminently fit him for the legal profession. Admitted to the Bar in 1875, e early became recognized as one of the foremost lawyers of his State. Twice honored by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania by election to the Senate of the United States he took, by his wise counsel, a prominent part in the framing of our laws and m the direction of our foreign policy. As Attorney General of the United States he rendered opm- {$115 ducted for iiheir leigrah ability. %{:retary of itate, vvihile guided y _ e princi e to ea just wi nations is con act 0 our forgign relatioliis was ever marhed by a devotionito the best mterests 0 is country. _ b  grgate life was characterized by virtues worthy of emulation y a n c`f s. A8 an enimfelssiohlgiliihe national sorrow at his death and in rec- '*"*,*’“,°° °* '°¤’°°‘ ognition ofph` alu ble services to his country his devotion to the di is v a, public interests and his exalted patriotism, I do hereby direct that the National Flag be dis la ed at half staff on the Executive Offices gf the Uiiited States on the day of hisiiu1§ra%,Tand(£;hé1t on all tliie Emassi , f d C u ates 0 the United States in oreign gouniigies EE; lglhrnigioziiliil ]E*`l(»%1Sshall%>e displayed at half staff for ten a s rom the re i t 0 t `s roc amation. ii\l9dW}IlTNESS;i3VkI;Hl%JRE(g1F`;) I have bherrgiiptg set my hand and caust al t "t ttt e e. Done at) iilie Cit gr Vlllasihmgtéoiisthiis 13ii:h day of October in the year oi, our Lord one thousand nine hundred and [SEAL.] twenty-one, and of the Independence of the United States of America the one hundre and forty-sixth. ` WARREN G Hannnm By the President: Cmuzmas E. fivemcs Secretary of State.