Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-07-27
Northern Io1ua Items

operation, were badly scalded about
their legs. The boiler went thrp the
roof of the shed and was found more
than a hundred feet from the scene Of
the accident. The shed was quite
badly damaged. The exact cause of
the accident Is not known although It
is understood that there was high
er pressure of steam in the boiler
than it was supposed to be able to
stand
Mason City.
Mason City engineers are much in
terested In, and are anxiously await
ing further developments concerning
the trouble between the locals having
Jurisdiction of the Manly-Des Moines
line Of the Rock Island and the grand
officers of the Brotherhood of Loco
motive Engineers, which has resulted
in suspension Of the locals charter.
A representative Of Warren S. Stone,
grand chief engines of the national
brotherhood Of locomotive engineers.
has suspended the charter Of division
No. 1856 Of Des Moines composed of en-
gineers on the st. Paul & Kansas City
Short Line between Des Moines and
Manly Junction, The local is charged
with violation of the brotherhood rules
by securing a temporary injunction
against division 159 at Cedar Rapids
and others, enjoining them from taking
away rights to run over the short line
to Manly and for petitioning the dis
trict court to make the injunction per-
manent.
Sioux City.
An innocent ice water barrel stood In
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policeman patrolman lifted the cover
the freezing liquid. "Ha,' he ex-
claimed Another ice water barrel in
another room was attacked In the
same way. Hal" exclaimed the police
q second time. Then he pulled forth
bottle of beer. Then the men in the
refreshment rooms of the Davenport
hotel, 312 Virginia street, were ar
rested, along with the keeper Of the
place, C. w. Neis. Besides Neis. the Of
fcers C. w. Weir, Lee Ballinger, Lewis
Patterson, John Schenke,. ]. H. Brown
and p Hanson. All forfeited bond be-
cause Of non-apgearance before Police
Judge Kellogg. Captain Overmeyer, OF
the raiding patrol, reported that fifteen
empty cases and one full beer case
were found IN the rooms at the Daven-
port hotel. Selling intoxicating liquors
without a license was the charge
against Neis. Frequenting the place
was the charge against the other men.
Neis paid $50 and the others SO.
Sioux City.
Railroad men of Iowa expect to seek
legislation on many safety" lines at
the next session Of the state legiSla-
ture. Lists Of the bills which they will
be asked to support now are being pre-
pared by headquarters Of the severaS
brotherhoods. according to Sioux City
employees. A report on the bills that
will be supported by the rail employees
is expected here daily, but the strike
situation has delayed the work. Among
the most important measures probably
will be bill asking that double head
ing of engines be prohibited. En-
ployes also favor q bill requiring that
a certain number Of men be placed on
all backup trains. Heating Of locomo.
| tive cabs in re winter and prohibition
Of the Establishing Of employees also are
proposed for enactment. Among the
safety bills that will be supported are:
Prohibition Of inexperienced persons
iron operating engines outside the
roundhouses. Prevention Of operation
Of fixed signals for surprise tests
Standardiz:ng OF rules and signals
sW1oGA lights on all main line awitchea
| 81 Q requirement Of . certein ex-
perience before giving >railrohd mpu
!, promotion. a. ~ &. ~ s