Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-12-03
HALL FOR WASHINGTON
Mrs. Henry F. DimmOck Seeks to In
duce City to Build One.
GREAT NEED OF NATIONS CAPITAL
President Taft VIII Open Seventh
Convention OF National Rivers and
HarbOrs Congress December
Seventh.

WASHINGTON. Dec 1.--Cspecial)- Mrs,
Henry f. Dimmock of New York, presi-
dent Of the George Washington Memorial
association has set her heart upon hay-
ing erected in the national capital con-
vention hall TO be known the Washing
ton Memorial hall. TO cost in the neigh
borhood OF 100000 Mrs. Dimmock, who
Is most charming woman, with energy
sufficient to drive q good-sized dynamo,
made II clear to representatives Of the
Chamber Of Commerce OF this city that
the success OF the movement depended
upon Washlngton's initiative, and that IL
the capital Of the nation would agree to
raise 100000 she would undertake to raise
the balance. There is probably no city
in the country that needs convention
hall as badly as Washington. OF right
Il ought to be the convention city Of the
republic but the great conventions OF the
country will not come here because OF the
lack OF hall facilities for their entertain
ment Mrs. Dimmock wants to see the
memorial hall to the first president started
before the end OF President Taft's admin
istration
Rivers and HnrbOrs Congress.
President Taft viii open the seventh
convention OF the National Rivers and
Harbors congress on Wednesday, Deoem-
Der Z. in the assembly hall of the New
willard. this city. The hall is capable of
seating 5000 people and as It was crowded
TO the doors last year when the president
delivered the welcoming address, it seems
safe to predict an even larger attendance
this year.
Rushing Census Work.
The Importance OF the c-ming conven-
ton OF the National Rivers tand Harbors
congress cannot be overestimated. II
means much for the Improvement Of the
waterways Of the United States. for should
the closing session of the SiNty-first con-
gress fail TO pass river and harbor bill.
the sixty second congress would have no
precedent TO follow and might refuse to
make appropriations, except as has been
the practice heretofore a bill every two
or three years. The National Rivers and
Harbors congress has been fighting these
sporadic appropriations ever since its or
ganlzation ten years ago. and now that
victory is in sight officials OF the con-
gress, including Representative Joseph e.
Ransdei OF Louisiana, who is president
OF the congress are urging with all their
power the attendance Of the friends OF
waterways upon the forthcoming conven-
ton TO the end that the federal congress
may realize how vast the sentiment is In
the United states for yearly river ard
haFbor bill
Campaign Publicity.
Census Director Durand gives assurance
that from now on population totals oil
staes By counties win be given out rapidly
until the list Is completed. Agriculture
statistics OF the states VIII be also comint
along from time TO time, Early in Janu
airy the bureau viii begin turning on
populations OF the states by civil sub
divisions.
FarreIIs plan Dances.
House Clerk Mcdowell viii have the in
teresting privilege early Ia December o.
being the first TO sean the figures o.
money spent IN the congressional election
by the campaign committees, the manner
OF contributors, the amounts they gave
and for what purpose the funds we're ok
pended. II will be the first event In th'
operation OF the new so-callCd "campaigl
publicity act" In Wow az the charactc
Of the statute and the TACT that the pen
atty for its violation is a fine Of $1,000, i'm
prisonment for one yeCr, either or both
II IS believed that less money was use'
in the recent campaign than Tor man.
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