Show OLDEST CAPITOL GUARD i 44 frank G jones la io the oldest guard at the united states stales capitol the only man now in congress who was sitting in the national assembly when mr air jones donned the uniform of a capitol guard forty years ago Is uncle joe cannon it was nay mr jones who lowered the flag over the capitol to half mast at the assassination of president garfield and twenty years later he had bad the same sad task to perform after the assassination of president makia ley lie he yaa was the only guard on duty in the senate end the night frank holt demented german sympathizer exploded a bomb in the senate reception room directly over mr jones desk he Is sixty three and became a guard with the first democratic congress after the civil war |