Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-03-07
Southern Io1ua Items

husbands. The judges took precaution
to see that all wives with children re-
ceived judgment. for alimony. In
some of thai cases the courts decreed
that the husband should pay as. much
as $1,000. Judge Brennan, in one in
stance, gave an applicant judgm ent
for $1,000 against her husband, altho
her attorney asked only $1,000. These
men must support their children" said
the court. ut Is not a wonder that
so few husbands contest the divorce
actions instituted against them when
they are not completed to let loose of
q penny"
Davenport. >
Cigarets aren blamed for the mental
condition Of Louis Kern by the mans
father, j l.. Kern, prominent bust
ness man of Fond du Lac, Wis., who
arrived in Davenport Wednesday,. The
younger Kern was picked up by the
Davenport police Monday at the Rock
Island depot. Davenport. Kern was
mentally unbalanced and aside from
telling his name and where his father
lived, the man knew little about him
self. He was taken to ST. Johns ward
of Mercy hospital and his relatives in
Fond du Lac notified. My son Is an
inveterate cigaret smoker and it has
affected his mind" the father said. Il
have often warned him against the use
Of cigarets" The unfortunate young
man was taken to Fond du Lac by his
father Wednesday afternoon.
Dss Moines.
A dozen citizens from other Iowa
towns told the civil service commission
Wednesday night that they had been
forced to pay from IS to SO each to
Loan Shark Slater to secure their
liberty from the city Jail when arrested
for intoxication and that City De-
tective Bracket bounded them to COL
lect the money when they had
given checks. Much to the general
surprise, the commission is trying to
get to the bottom of the. police scandal
and Police Judge Utterback gave valu-
able information when he said that
over two thousand men had been given
their liberty under the Jenney- Slater
Golden Rule system during the past
year. 1t is estimated that each of these
men gave from IS to $40. indicating
that from $4,000 to $4,000 was col
lected from the men in this manner
not a cent of which has so far reached
the city treasury Des Monies has had
many scandals in the past, but never
before has the work Of the bond shark
been so closely connected with that
Of the police department.
Burlington.
Ralph NJ. Burtis receiver Of the Iowa
Power Company, is suing Judge w. III
UT, of Chicago. for ssS,950 This is the
sequel to the sensation sprung by W.
F.. Blake at the court house on the
afternoon of Dec. %, during the hear
ing under Judge Hale, concerning the
decree for a mortgage fcreclosed by
the Central Trust Company Of Illinois
on property along the Skunk and Iowa
rivers. Mr.. Blake. attorney for the
trust company. demands an accounting
of $1s4,00O worth of bonds. Judge UT
declared that he was ready to give an
accounting at any time. Burtis. vino
lives in Michigan. I. sui. says he "as
appointed receiver of the assets OF the
Iowa Power Company. He charges w.
H. UT. president and treasurer OF the
company, with having In his possession
ars. mortgage bonds issued by the
Iowa Power Company Of the face value
OF $4,000. He claims that UT. dis
posed OF these bonds. Burtis alleges
that UT has kept this money and con-
verted It to his own use. to use in no
manner permitted under the mortgage.
securing the bonds In the sum Of
s11S, $50. and refuses to refund II