The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1919-09-25

stutr-. lie entered the senate March
4. 1913. aud has served ever since.
Three senators. Francis l.. Warren
NJ Wyoming. Thomas ). Martin Of Vir.
giniu and knute Nelson Of Minnesota.
entered the senate together on March
g. lSD1. and have served continuously
senator Warren however. served as
United States senator from Wyoming
from December !. 1890. 10 March 4,
1893 lie has served longer time,
therefore. as senator than any other
man In the upper chamber. but rs will
be- seen. his service was not contlnu.
Gus.
Boise Pctnosc " Pennsylvania en-.
tered the senate March 4. 1891.
Charles A. Culberson Of Texas and
Porter J. McCumhcr " North Dakota.
entered together March g. 1899 aud
have served. continuously.
William T.. Dillingham; ~ Vermont,
entered the scnaie October Is. 1900,
and +. NJ Simmons Of North Carolina.
entered on March 1. 1901, and both -tIll
are serving. Lee s. Ovcrman If North
Carolina and Reed Smoot of Utah en-.
tered March 4. 1903 and sim are in
their seats.
Many od-Timers Recently Died.
The senate Of sixteen years ago had
I'm It a good many Of the old school
men. Some Of them left their sena.
t0rial duties rather recently; aud. u
these old ones who have gone from
the senate. death has claimed many.
Sixteen years ago the state Of Maine.
for instance. was represented by WI.
liam T.. Frye and Eugene Hale. Sen.
ator Hale d'ed few months ago and
Senator Frye only comparatively
short time ago. These mrn served
continuously for upwards Of thirty
years in the upper house. With these
two men Of Maine I'm the Old senate
sixteen years ago were Senators Nor
gan and Pettus Of Aslbama.- Morgan
is known as the father of the oceanic
canal project. He and his aged col.
league literally died in the service Of
their country.
There were two Platts in the senate
Of sixteen years ago, hut two men more
dissimilar in type and temperament
cannot well he conceived One Of them
was Thomas Plat of New York. aud
the other Orville Plntt Of Connecticut.
They have both gone to the beyond
The question is frequently asked in
Washington If the quality. If one may
50 put It. of the senators has improved
or deterorated since they have been
elected by direct vote. This is ques-
ton which one who writes In general
way would prefer not TO try TO answer.
and he certainly would refrain from
any attempt to answer it in specific
way. with names and comparisons.
Preparing to Fight "Flu."
Congress has been asked TO apprO-
pirate n considerable sum of money
to enable the health services of the
government to combat the influenza.
grip, Spanish flu, or whatever the
proper name Is for the demon who
decimated" last year.
The government health authorities
seem to believe that this fall the in
fluenza threatens to return. Congress,
II is believed VIII grant the funds
necessary to prevent the return Of the
flu. if it can be prevented. and to
combat It If it enters the field as
fighter against human life as II did
last year.
II is recognized in congress that this
matter literally Is of vital importance
gnH thArpf.. rf1xr IF vital in.
terest to the people of the United
States. The hope of the medical au.
thorities here is that the awful scenes
of year ago may not be repeated.
OF course the country has not any
thing like as many soldiers IN camp
this year as II had last year but,
dreadful as the disease was In the
military camps of this country and in
France. II was no more dreadful than
In the homes Of the civilians. ~
This Is a countrywide matter OF
concern and the government officials
know IT, Recently certain instruc-
tions have been issued in a general
way by the health officials concerning
precautions which should be taken by
individuals. keep warm" may be
given as the summary Of first advice.
There are medical men who n view
Of the fact that the young particularly
We're attacked last year, are bold
enough to say that II young girls would
wear more clothes than they DO they
might escape the "cold consequences"
Fresh Air Good Medicine
All the doctors Of all the schools. 50
far as Washington is concerned at any
rate. seem 10 recognize the fact that
fresh air is mighty good medicine, and
AT times. mighty good substitute for
medicine, if one may put II that way
The writer of this was in France
last year at the time of the height Of
the tlu epidemic. The records show
that the soldiers who were living in
the open were not afflicted with the
Influenza in ms great numbers proper.
tionately as were the soldiers who
we're living in close quarters. II did
not follow. however. that those who
did contract the disease nj the front
,.pra any morn Ifkplv IN repovar than