Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1912-01-02
new DES MONIES CITY HALL
Senator Cummins Makes Leading
Address at Opening.
COST KEPT IN APPROPRIATION
Capital city Commercial club Con-
templates Custer Proceedings
Against Polk County BoRfd Of
supervisors.
Icon a SAD correspondent.l


DIES MONIES, Ia, Jan. 1.-(Special)-
Des Moines dedicated new municipal
building this afternoon The event was
celebrated with much pomp and cere-
mony. \ parade of the streets by the
police force and firemen and a big band
together with speeches and songs in the
building formed the program. Senator
Cummins delivered the dedication adj
dress. others on the program being FIX
Senator Young Mayor Hanna, and Iiar-
vey Ingham. The mayor pointed with
pride to the fact that the building was
finished and completely furnished within
the amount appropriated.
The new municipal building Is I'M
questionably one OF the finest in the
country It is built Of dressed stone
and occupies a commanding position on
the east bank OF the Des Moines river.
facing the Coliseum on the west bank.
The main offices for the city commission
are in one large room, divided off with
railing after the manner of a large bank
ing institution. The finishing Is as fine
as can be secured and the building is
complete in every respect The cost was
about $S5O,O0O. The old city hall is be-
ing converted into a temporary market
house.
A committee OF the Commercial club
ney General Cossen tomorrow the mat
ter Of filing charges for the custer Of
| the board Of supervisors OF this county.
The committee Is prepared to give fun
information as to the irregularities which
have been discovered in the way county
! business has been conducted.
association viii hold its annual track
and field meet here next year on May
IL. According to an announcement made
| by the convention committee OF the com
mercial club. Teams from thirty Iowa
high schools will compete and hundreds
OF students will come for the event
Senator Cummins returned this evening
to Washington where he will again re-
sumo his work In the senate. He has
declined to make any definite statement
as to the plans for the future in Iowa
as to presidential matters, and the con-
test has not as yet been fully shaped up
He will devote himself largely TO the
work of securing proper amendments to
the antitrust law.
Ole o. Roe, state fire marshal, is de-
lighted with the reports tC his depart
ment for the month OF December in that
there was not reported to him from Iowa
one single fire casualty due to Christ
mas tree festivities. Before the holi-
days he issued a statement or warning
to all in regard to the great danger of
fire In connection with the holiday fes-
tivities. Not one fire has occurred.
1t is stated that neither Judge II. e.
Decmer nor his friends have any ex-
pectation whatever that he will receive
appointment to the supreme court
vacancy at Washington, which it is UNI
derstood is to be filled in a few days.
All information is. to the effect that
very strong pressure has been brought
! to bear against the Deemer appointment
because OF the trend of his decisions on
constitutional questions in the past.
The immediate effects of the severe
storm of December 81 have passed-away
and the trains and street cars have been
started on time again. The snow Is
nearly foot deep and for a time the traf-
fio was badly crippled. The interurbans
had very little trouble getting in and
out. but all trains on the steam roads
were late.
: f.. p Meredith, OF this city, publisher
of a farm paper, has started out to Dust
! all the members of boards of supervisors
in the state, and has written Letter to
the governor asking him to take action
under the general state law. He insists
upon having the custer law applied in
every case where It is shown that the
. boards have proceeded not in strict con-
formity to the law. The crusade for
cleaning up the state in this particular
is to be continued at great length.
) II is stated that Christopher OttoseI