The Mankato free press., 1910-06-03
THERE WAS NOCLAsH
GOOD THUNDER P. o. NOT THE
BONE OF CONTENTION.
Congressman Hammond Makes a State
ment as to How He First Learned
That There Was to Be Vacancy;
His Call at the Department; Mr..
Kellogg Named; Minnesota Phy-
sicians Endorse Owen Bill.
[BY S. VI. LADD.l

Washington, ID. c., May 2S.-m
statement made to the correspondent
of The Free Press relative to the Good
/ Thunder postoffice case; Representative
| Hammond said that there was abso-
lutely no controversy whatever be-
! tween himself and the United States
! senators in regard to the appointment
TO this position. Furthermore, Mr.
| Hammond stated, he had had no con
! troyersy with the postoffice department.
| "The first | heard of the matter" Mr..
/ Hammond said, was in letter |
received from Mr.. Frank Griffin of
/ Good Thunder i'm which he stated that
a notice of a pending vacancy in the
position of postmaster had been posted
! i'm the pOstoffice Mr.. Griffin further
wrote me that if there was no candi
date for the place he would like to
be considered as an applicant"
Called At Department.
Upon receipt of Mr.. Criflin's letter
Mr. Hammond called at the postoffice
department and was there informed
that the notice of vacancy had been
. sent out by mistake. Just why he
, was not informed. He also advised that
c. +. Kellogg was a candidate for the
position and that preliminary papers
had been forwarded to him. Kellogg
the endorsement of both Unitel States
senators. The department has heard
from Nh. Kellogg in response TO the
letter OF inquiry sent out May IL,
and his nomination had been sent 10
t he senate.
Bureau Working Overtime
The census bureau is working over
time to give the public the figures as
to population of cities at an early date.
1t was expected until short time ago
that these figures would be available
about June and that they would
apply to all cities, irrespective of size.
1t is now announced that owing to
difficulty encountered with the govern
ment's tabulating machines there will
be delay of week or two in the
case of the citic, Of The size of Nam
kato. The figures OF ic - "e''
tcrs may be ont about June /, but
even this is doubtful.
Endorse Owen Bill
Minnesota physicians and surgeons
are actively working for the so called
! "Owen Bill" providing for the estab-
lishment of a federal department of
health. Among the recent Minnesota
organizations to endorse the bill is
the Minnesota Valley Medical associa-
ton, which numbers some $50 members
and of which DR.. A. G.. Liedlof' of
Mankato is the secretary At the semi
ANIMAL meeting of the association, held
May 10 at MankatO, strong resolu-
tions were adopted favorino the pas
sage of the Owen bill. They have been
forwarded 10 Washington and placed
in the hands of the Minnesota dele
cation.
Rice County In Line.
Another Minnesota association which
has filed resolutions for the measure
is the Rice County Medical associa-
tion.
1t is stated that the American Med
ical association, which is pushing the
bill, has at its disposal Il fund of
%25,O0O TO carry on a campai ion for
its passage. All the recent hearings
before the senate committee on public
health and national quarantine, held
for the purpose of listening to the
arguments from the advocates of the
measure. it was brought out that the
American Medical association had a
membership of 100000.
Was Looking For Information.
In the course of the hearings SEN
ator Fletcher OF Florida asked Does
this bill contemplate the exclusion of
homeopaths and eclectics and ostco-
paths?a Professor Irving Fisher. who
was being cross examined, replied:
''YOu will have to ask Senator Owen
what his ideas are in regard to that
So far rs our committee is concerned.
we are not a medical committee. and
we have nothing to say in regard to
Schools HSenatOr Fletcher wanted to
know further whether any effort was
being made to favor any trust or
monopoly, either as to medicine or as
to drugs. The claim had been made.
so Senator Fletcher said, that certain
drugs would be favored to such an ex-
tent that monoplies would be created
and Others that certain schools of
medicine will be favored by this pro.
posed legislation
Favor Free Organization.
Professor Fisher promptly replied
that so far as his committee was CON.
ccrncd. it would favor the freest pos.
sibic organization. The advocats of
the bill take the position that the
back of the measure is not
q medical movement. DR.. Woods Hut.
the popular magazine writer.
IN statement before the senate com
mittee put the matter this way: at
IS not a matter simply of the medical
profession there are no shools i'm pre.
ventative medicine
Raymond T.. Schumacher. of ST petor
who has been appointed alternate can.
lidate for the naval academy. has been
IN Washington. attending the Worlds
Sunday school convention. He will oo
to Annapolis to prepare for the OK.
animation to be held June 81.
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