The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1916-01-21

president of the Minnesota Automo-
bile association, takes position in
opposition to the proposed extra fed
eral tax on automobiles and gasoline
On January 6, Mr. Hohmann wrote
to the congressman as follows:
! 81 see by the newspapers that there
is disposition on the part of con
greSS to impose an extra tax on au-
tomobiles and gasoline, and, as pres
ident of our Minnesota Automobile
association, representing five thou
sand automobile owners in the state
of Minnesota, | wish to say that we
are decidedly opposed to such an un-
s just tax levy. @n''
''The automobile is no longer an
instrument of pleasure for the rich
and joyriders, but it has become 6
part of the everyday life and BUSH
ness, not only of manufacturers and
merchants, but of hundreds of thou
sands of our farmers. AS piece O.
personal property automobiles today
are being taxed proportionately more
than other personal property. Fur
thermore, nearly every man driving
an automobile is spending extra time
and money for the development and
upkeep of our public highways, and
it seems to us that we are being
taxed to the limit. l would there
fore kindly ask you to do your ut
most to oppose any measure that
might be. introduced that would cal,
for an extra tax on automobiles and
gasoline"
Congressman Replies.
Congressman Ellsworth replies as
follows:
Il have your letter of the 9Th inst
and note what you say about eXtre
taxes on automobiles and gasoline.
II believe that | am in a position
to advise you definitely that you may
rest assured that your representative
is against such tax. / can go further
and say that | not only am against
such a tax being imposed, but voted
against the resolution for the re.
enactment of the so-called war reve-
nue. tax act, passed just before the
Christmas holidays.
unless some very unforeseen con-
ditions should come up, l expect tC
vote against the tax that you speak
of
Commenting on the matter this
morning, Mr. Hohmann said: Auto
lists who read this ought to get busy
and write to their members of con-
gress. Members of the local auto
mobile associations will be able tC
accomplish much by this sort of worl
through the state and national asso-
Citations. Every user of gasoline ought
to drop a line to his congressman
about this tax"
ST. Paul, Mimi, January 49,
Veterinarians Of Minnesota and the
northwest will make special study
of the diagnoses of cattle diseases at
the University Farm; January 81 to
Februaryc4 Two men of prominence
in the field of,veterinAry science, es-
pecialiy in: the field of the diagnoses
of cattle odiseaSes, from outside of the
state will be present. These men are
DR.. D. s. White, dean of the col
lege of veterinary science, Ohio State
university, and DR.. F. F. Brown
professor of clinical medicine and
diagnosis in the Kansas City Vet
Urinary college, 42''f
hdOL year IHc FStCllud SHOlI COul SS
paved special attention to veterinary
surgery. The change to diagnosis for
this years course indicates that the
plan of these courses is to be pro-
gressive, and that each year some
different field of the Science will be
covered ~"
The work will begin at one O'Clock
Monday, January 81, owith a lecture
on general diagnostic methods by DR..
White. Following will be lecture on
diseases of the digestive system by
DR.. Brown. At seven p. M, will
come general lecture on the feeding
and management of swine by r.. C..
Ashby of the division of animal
husbandry, university farm.
The subjects to be taken up during
the other days of the week are
swamp fever, contagious abortion
and sterility, diseases of the respira-
tory system, diagnostic methods
diseases of the circulatory system
acute infections diseases, the veterin-
arian and the farmer, parasites,
poisonous plants of northwest
live stock sanitation, chronic infec-
lions diseases, diseases of the ex-
cretory system, the keeping of dairy
COW records. Milk and milk inspec-
ton, diseases of the nervous system,
swine diseases, inheritance in disease
breed characteristics, and stallion
registration.
The funeral of the late c. w. GIL
more of Pipestone was held yester-
day afternoon at 2:30 at the Presby-
terrain church of that city, and was
in charge of the Mason, CT which Mr.
Gilmore, was an active member. Mr.
Gilmore was judge of the municipal
court, pioneer attorney and a promi-
nent citizen of Pipestone and was
called by death on Saturday, January
8. Mr.. Gilmore was born in the town
of Potsdam, N. Y, July 8, 1852 In
1874 he located at Rochester, Mimi
where he studied law, and in 1877
moved to Mankato, where he was en-
gagged in the practice of law for five
years. He is survived by two sons
Fred c. and Charles R., both of Sc
attic, Wash, and one daughter, Flor
ence NJ, of Pipestone.
Funeral services for the late w
T. Clark of Belgrade were held in
the Congregational church at Kerns