Omaha daily bee., 1910-06-15
DIES MONIES has HOLIDAY
Celebrates Beginning Of City Hall
With Monster Parade.
PROPERTY ON WHEELS IN LINE
Iowa Anti-ssloon League WIN AEi-
tate for Constitutional. COnven-
ventiOn 20 Revise Laws
of State.
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DIES MONIES, Ia, Jupe 1A--(Speciai
Telegram, does Moines had municipal
holiday today and with fair weather and
many visitors, properly celebrated not only
the commencement OF a new city hall
which the architects believe is the most
unique thing OF it's kind, but also the
full acceptance of the simplified form
of city government. The day was made
a holiday. There was a parade of every
thing movable the city owns, the automo-
biles were all out and there were many
notable speeches.
The day closed with a big banquet at
which addresses were made by Herbert
Quick Of Wisconsin, A. NJ. Fuller of Penn
sylvania, and J. M. Heade' of Boston.
Anti-SaIOOn Activities.
The Iowa Anti-saloon league will imme-
diately commence agitation for the calling
Of constitutional convention to amend
and revise the constitution OF Iowa so
as to include the regulation of the liquor
traffic.
The league officers admit that the re-
suit Of the recent primary was such as to
make 1t certain there will be no amend
msnt passed by the legislature. They
soy the only thing to do, therefore. is
to have a convention.
Carroll BEFORE Grand Jury.
Governor B. +, Carroll went before the
grand jury today in defense of the charges
Of criminal libel preferred against him
by John Cownie, who resigned as chair
man Of the Iowa board Of control at the
governors request
Officers I'm School,
Guard officers of the Iowa militia com
menced a week of practical schooling a,
the state rifle range near this city today
About 400 are expected during the week
These commissioned officers of the guard
will be formed into companies and be given
drills as IL they were raw recruits. The in
struction is in charge of Major d. B. DE,
wore OF the Eleventh United States infantry
and six regular army officers. The sehoo
was ordered by Adjutant General Guy
Logan. Following the school Of instruc.
| ton two examining board will convene tht
latter part Of the week to examine Of
ficers for commissions and promotions.
Canvassing Boards Meet.
In every county of the state the boards
of supervisors met today to canvass the
precinct returns from the primary cleo
| ton and the certify results to the state
executive council. A week later the coun-
Gil will examine the returns and find oui
who was nominated, The matter of the
nomination for railroad commissioner 1:
| still in doubt and may not be settled ever
by the action of the executive council
Hamilton known I'm Iowa.
Charles X. Hamilton, who is engaged in
| making flying exhibitions with an aero
plane in the east, is we'll known in lows
| from the fact that four years ago he CAV,
| the first exhibition with a dirigible bal
| loon at the. state fair. His exhibitions
that time were by far the best ever giyer
and he received the applause of Thousands
of Iowa people. $4,000
e, MpnictpaI Day Holiday. sci
The mayor has directed that tomorrow
be treated as a holiday in Des Moines fl
| connection with the celebration of tn,
| commencement of the new city hall. A
| number OF distinguished visitors are ex
pected from the east and a program viii
be given in tho coliseum intended to at
tract attention to the progress the cit!
is making in the matter OF municipal re
| form .a...,. .:.s.y
VIII Build a Vinduct. ..as
! 1t Is announced that at last the railroad
| centering in Des Moines have agreed Il
being the construction Of the first viaduc
!
ested except the Northwestern. The via
duct win be on Ninth street, rising from
the level and extending about two blocks
| The preliminaries have been In progress:
for about twenty years.
Telephone Mergers.
The Iowa Telephone company will alb
sorb the Central Telephone company JULY
/, according to reports at Iowa Falls. Tn,
L all 49,
exchanges at Eagle Grove, Iowa Falls anc
Hampton.
| River iS Rising.
Heavy rains, general throughout tn,
state last week, may cause a flood a
this point. Des Moines river rose tw,
feet Saturday, and was slowly rising thi
morning.
witnesses for the Governor.
The Polk county grand jury adjourne
today with making further investigation
into the accusation of Governor Caro-
as to acknowledgment at state institu
tions. 1t is reported that the jury ha
been furnished with the names OF a mum
Der OF witnesses who will testify as I
matters in dispure as between the gov
. ernor and Mr.. Cownie, former chairman
, Al present the investigation Is consine
, largely to the accusation In regard to mit
conduct at the girls school at Mitchell
Vile.
Alleged Murderer Declared Insane
; John Railsback. aged 30. who was Al
rested In Cedar Rapids Saturday charge
with the murder OF his aged wife, ,wh
i was found dead in bed with a bulle
} hole through her head, was found insan
! by the county commissioners and con
mltted to the State hospital at Ind,
pendence today.
Three Freight Cars Burn.
! FORT DODGE. Ia, June A-(specil
. Telegram. l-Three N. & ST. l.. cars In
narkhhound fpais,ht ht,roAA foAav - 1a -,