, 1922-04-06
FLU HAS COME AND GONE
State Health Officer Points Out How
Disease Can BE ContrOlled-Su.
preme Court May Remain
As At Present.
(By F. l.. Babcock)

Especially Thine epidemic of influ-
enza that has just gone through
Wyoming did not make any serious
inroads on the mortality of the popu-
lation " said DR.. A. B. Tonkin. state
health officer. today. THE total
number of deaths for January and
February. 1922, was about the same
as for the corresponding months Of
last year"
The state health board believes"
he continued. that influenza can
only be controlled by popular edu-
cation and a realization on the part
OF the public Of the absolute infect
iousness of colds and their willing
ness to submit to a short stav at
home and to refrain from visiting
gatherings OF any kind during the
early part of their Illness. The BoarL
further believes that mortality due
to the complications following head
colds, which are generally evidenced
by pneumonia. can also be reduced
by a realization on the part OF this
people of the necessity of a little
more care in refraining from active
work and labor until the fever has
entirely left them"
325 Births In February
n"'a comniled in DR.. TOnkin's Of.
flee shows that there were 325 births
reported to him in February 1922
as compared with 3S5 in February
1921. and that there were 1863 deaths.
as compared with 1874 a year
or the demise in the second month
of this year. 80 were due to respira.
tory troubles IS came to children
under one ear of age. and 16 were
due TO chronic organic diseases. 40
cidents. with IA victims, came forth
in the list OF causes.
In the course of the month there
were 1.2OS cases of communicable
diseases Of which $50 were influenza,
but the total number OF deaths due to
such diseases was only 43.
Serving as a full-time health of.
ficer DR.. Tonkin keeps in close touch
with the situation in various parts
OF the state. and is prepared to take
Immediate steps whenever an cpl
der'ic of any kind breaks out.
Court to Remain the Same
Indications today. seven months
before the general election. are thai
the present personnel of the state gu.
preme court will be continued by
election.
Chief Justice Charles N. Potter OF
Cheyenne is a hold-over. but the two
associate justices Ralph Kimball OF
Casper and Fred H. Blume of Sheri.
dan. both Of whom are appointees OF
Governor Carey. will be up for re.
election.
Under the n%onpartisan judiciary
system neither Of the major political
organizations in the state is per.
mitted to take any part in the cam.
paigns of the various candidates for
justices of the supreme court and
judges of the district courts. SO that
these campaigns r largely placed
in the hands of the candidates
friends.
May Have No Opposition
It has been a matter Of comment
for some time. among the laymen
as we'll as the attorneys, hat Wyom.
ing now has one of the strongest sets
Of supreme judges it has ever had.
Not only is the judiciary we'll
balanced temperamentally and in
ability, sc it is declared. but 1t is
well-balanced geographically with
one man coming from each section Of
the state, so that I'll districts are
we'll represented. Justices Kimball
and Blume are in the very flower OF
vigorous manhood. and Chief Justice
Potter's mind is aS active and alert
as at any time during his long serv-
ice on the bench. With all three
members putting in many hours a
day, the work Of the court is rapidly
getting caught un and will doubtless
be current in q short time. During
his entire time upon the bench. the
work of Justice Potter has been with
out criticism and those who have had
occasion to read the decisions of
Justices Kimball and Blume say
that they are comparable with the
best work being performed by the
supreme courts of the states of the
union.
While thera has been some talk
of various outsiders entering the
lists AGAINST the present justices, this
talk has not assumed any proper
tons. and it is now generally be-
lieved that the two will be renomin-
ated and reelected without opposi-
ton.
5000 Majority for MOndeI
A widely known Wyoming man
who makes 1t a point to keep accur-
ate tab on the political situation
throughout the state. said today that,
after having heard from every coun-
ty and having visited many of them
personally. he was willing to predict
that Frank w. Mondell would be
elected United States senator by
from 5000 to 10 900 majority over
John B. Kendrick. Every county
may go for the congressman. he said,
and the only ones where the Demo-
Gratis stand to get an even break are
Sheridan. Sweetwater and possibly
one or two more.
1t has been said that. with Ken
drick the strongest man in the
Wyoming Democratic party he might
come within 2 900 or 1000 votes Of
defeating Mondell, even while other
Republican candidates were pulling
through by wide margins. but this
particular f%orecaster was not in