The Monticellonian., 1919-03-28

l abroad. To name only three or four Of the better known ones among them, there were Christy Mathewson, Hank Gowdy Ty Cobb and Eppa Rixey.
 When Mathevson, 2obb and Rlxey were commissioned as Captains in the ! gas and flame service of the United i States there was some criticism of the action. Why, it was asked, should these men he given captaincies when they had had no previous military ex- i perienee? There Was q real reason for making men of this kind captains Of the gas and flame service.
 These men were known undoubtedly to every soldier in the American ex- 1 peditionary forces. X gas officer has services of q peculiar kind to perform. IL is necessary for him to have the close attention of his men when they are under instructions and fl Is heces- i sary also that the instructor should be man well qualified physically to do i things well, and in Il hurry, and should so impart the lessons to others that 1 they will he equally capable and alert.
 Going to the Front With Rixey. l With Eppa Rixey, te" left-handed l t8irler of the Philadelphia Nationals, 1 l had 24 hours of intimate acquaint- ance. A man can live Il long time in 24 hours when he Is on or near the i battle front i'll France RiXey is fine l type of soldier. He Is still i'll service.
 One day some time before the armls- 1 tiee went into effect l was in Souilly, not far from Verdun. This place then WAS the field headquarters of General Pershing. From Souilly was to go to the front in the Argonne to report to Gen. Joseph T. Bickman, then in com mand of the First army corps.
 At Souilly l WIS waiting for m op- portunity to hop into motorcar and | proceed the 10o miles necessary to be | trayersed before reaching the First corps headquarters. Along came Cap tain RiXey in an open motor with his bedding ron, his gas mask and his tin hat. He had been ordered to proceed 10 tie far front to act as gas officer of one of the fighting divisions.
 Tlrs baseball pitcher, who is nephew of former surgeon general of the United States navy and gradu- ate of the University of Virginia. stands about feet inches h his hik- ing shoes, and he is big in proportion.
 It was some ride that EppG Rixey and undertook that da.r. Ii was as cold as France in october knows how to be, IS windy as il was cold. and most of the time 1t was "saining hard CT than both
 came pretty near freezing, because my bones are not clothed with as much 1 flesh as Rixey can boast. Moreover. I am old enough to be his father. and l then some. That day he looked after me much as a good son looks Liter his father, and this was not due to the fact that l ranked him in the army.
 Facts About the New Senate.
 The senate of the United States, as l 1t will be constituted in the Sixty sixth congress, is as follows: Pre- siding officer. Thomas k. Marshall, vice president of the United States. l Democrat; Republican senators, 49s Democratic senators, 47; total 96- IL i7 'ttf'tis NphN'AN ibAtt that occasionally Thomas R. Mar shall may have the deciding vote as between the parties, provided Repub- lican is absent or elects to vote with the opposition on any particular meas ure.
 one of the seats In the senate is Il subject of controversy. IL Is that of ! IT -I..,. +hn holds the credentials. His right to the seat is contested by Henry Ford. auto mobile manufacturer. Newberry has the party advantage, and if things go In q straight party way he probably will hold on to his seat.
 The men who will take their seats in the senate for the first time are Byron r. Harrison of Mississippi Au- gustus c. Stanley of Kentucky. Arthur CaPper of Kansas, David I. Walsh of Massachusetts, Walter F. Edge of New Jersey. Henry ". Reyes of New Hampshire. Medit1 Mccormick of Hli- nois, Truman H. Newberry of Michi gan and Lawrence c. Phipps of Colo rado.
 
 were the governors of their respective states at the time of their election. These are Stanley, Capper, Edge and Reyes. Walsh of Massachusetts Is former governor of that state.
 Two Move Up From House.
 Two senators have just received pro motion from the house of representa- tiYeS. They are Harrison of Missis- slppi and Mccormick of Illinois. Sena- tor-eleet l.. Ileisler Ball Of Delaware was formerly member of the house of representatives and at one time was Il senator of the United States.
 Davis Elkins. Republican senator elect from West Virginia. some years ago was elected to the United States senate 10 fill 40 days of the unexpired term of deceased senator. Some of the other senators-elect are not new to Washington life. Take Truman H. Newberry, for instance, who for long time was assistant secretary of the navy and for short time its secre- tary.
 Newspaper men are not unknown in the United States senate. Warren c. Harding of Ohio Is the proprietor of the Marion Star. George H. Moses of New Hampshire was associated for 19 years with w. F. Chandler on the Con-