The Colorado statesman., 1919-10-04

4, 1893, and has served ever since.
Three senators. Francis Il. Warren
of Wyoming, Thomas S. Martin OF Vlr'
ginia and Knute Nelson of Minnesota.
entered the senate together on March
4. 1875, and have served continuously.
Senator Warren, however, served as
United States senator from Wyoming
from December l, 1890, to March 4,
1893. lie has served longer time,
therefore. as u senator than any other
man in the upper chamber, but, as Will
he seen, his service was not continu'
Gus.
Boise Penrose of Pennsylvania en-.
tered the senate March 4, 1897.
Charles A. Culberson of Texas, and
Porter J. McCumber of North Dakota,
entered together March 4, 1899. and
have served continuously.
William p. Dillingham; of Vermont.
entered the senate October 49, 1900.
and F. NJ. Simmons of North Carolina,
entered on March 4. 1901, and both still
are serving. Lee S. Overman of North
Carolina and Reed Smoot of Utah en-.
tered March 4, 1908 and still are In
their seats.
Many old-Timers Recently Died.
The senate of sixteen years ago had
In it a good many of the old school
men. Some of them left their sena-
torial duties rather recently; and, OF
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 Will
liam p. Frye and Eugene Hale. Sem
ator Hale died few months ago, and
Senator Frye only comparatively
short time ago. These men served
continuously for upwards of thirty
years in the upper house. With these
two men of Maine in the old senate
sixteen years ago were Senators Nor
gan and Pettus of Alabama. 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, but two. men more
dssimilar in type and temperament
cannot well be conceived. One of them
was Thomas Platt of New York, and
the other Orville Platt of Connecticut.
They have both gone to the beyond.
The question is frequently asked in
Washington if the quality, If one may
so put 1T. of the senators has improved
or deteriorated since they have been
elected by direct vote. This is ques-
tion which one who writes in general
way would prefer not to try to answer,
and he certainly would refrain from
any attempt to answer 1t in specihc
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
fuenza threatens to return. Congress,
It is believed, will grant the funds
necessary to prevent the return of the
flu, IL it can be prevented, and to
combat 1t if 1t enters the field as
fighter against human life as 1t did
last year.
1t is recognized in congress that this
matter literally is of vital Importance
and, therefore, necessarily of vital In
terest to the people of the United
States. The hope of the medical au-
thorities here is that the awful scenes
of a year ago may not be repeated.
OF course the country has not any
thing like as many soldiers in camp
this year as it had last year, but,
dreadful as the disease was In the
military camps of this country and in
France, it was no more dreadful than
In the homes of the civilians.
This is 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, in view
of the fact that the young particularly
were attacked last year, are bold
enough TO say that If young girls would
wear more clothes than they do they
might escape tne -colu Consequences.
Fresh Air a Good Medicine.
All the doctors of all the schools. so
far as Washington is concerned at any
rate, seem to recognize the fact that
fresh air is mighty good medicine, and.
at times, mighty good substitute for
medicine, If one may put 1t that way.
The writer of this was In France
last year at the time Of the height of
the flu epidemic. The records show
that the soldiers who were living In
the open were not afflicted with the
Influenza in as great numbers proper
tinnntalv as were the soldiers who