Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-07-01

When arrested at the direction of
Conductor Mcfarland, while attempt
ing to ride from Waterloo to Cedar
Rapids on an alleged manufactured hat
check. he had two V-shaped punches.
several decks Of playing cards, and the
addresses of all the general passenger
agents in the country. He also had
phial Of chloroform and, several hum
dred checks. Bechtel will not give his
home address.
Sioux City.
A burglar who robbed William Greek,
railroad yardma ster, living at 1908
Jones street. shortly after midnight
Tuesday, escaped by jumping from a
second story window when screams
from Mr.. Greeks daughter began
arousing the neighborhood. Greek was
awakened by the burglar, who pushed
a fiashlight and gun in his face.
Greek parted with $40 and his watch.
The burglar had just escaped when
nephew of Mr.. Greek came rushing in
to the room with a revolver. w. L.
Ogden & Co.. reported to the police the
theft of 80 pounds of butter from one
Of the concerns wagons at Fifth and
Pearl streets.
Waterloo.
Despite sixty years Of residence in
the United States the lure Of his ma
tive land. the place where he was born
and where his boyhood was spent, is
strong for Joseph Schenk, 81 years old.
He is now in the east visiting friends,
being unable, it is said to procure pass
ports to Germany. Ever since the
European war began Mr.. Schenk has
felt that Germany had just cause for
being in the hostilities. He has fol-
lowed with unusual interest the for
tunes of war as it has affected the
various nations, and in recent weeks
expressed a desire to return to Ger
many. His relatives attempted to dis
suade him, pointing out the perils Of
such journey to man Of his years.
Mr.. Schenk came to America in 1854.
One son. Casper Schenk of Des Moines.
was candidate for United States sena-
tor on the progressive ticket at the
primary last June.
Cedar Falls.
Carl Book, son Of Rev. L. W. Book,
presiding elder Of the Evangelical as
ISOLATION, is suffering from a serious
injury which he sustained Saturday
night when returning from Waterloo
on his motorcycle. 1t happened near
the Electric park when his cycle col
lided with an automobile. In the mix
up something, not known what, pune
tured the young man in the back just
about an inch from the end of his
spine, causing a fracture Of the spine
and causing intense suffering. He was
Immediately removed to Sartori hos
pital where he is receiving the neces-
sary care. He did not lose conscious
ness at all and was very brave in bear
ing the suffering. He is 20 years of
age student at Ames, with a bright
and promising future This summer
ne mas been at work OH the Smith
apartment house. corner of Ninth and
Main streets.
Waterloo.
Henry Wolfe. aged 46, residing at
1882 Franklin street, had miraculous
escape from serious injuries Tuesday
morning when he fell sixteen feet on
pile of rock and escaped with only a
broken arm. He was slightly cut and
bruised, but it Is not believed he suf-
fered any other serious injuries. Mr..
Wolfe, who is employed as foreman by
Contractor NJ. Bitch, was assisting in
building scaffold at the new German
Lutheran parochia1 school, corner Of
Walnut and Fremont streets, when he
lost his footing and fell head forward
into the basement. He struck on a pile
of rock and the other men at work on
the building did not believe 1t was pos
sible for the foreman to escape fatal
injuries They rushed to his assistance
and q physician was called. The in
jured man was removed to the physi-
clans office and later was taken to his
home. The bones In the right arm
were broken between the elbow and
wrist.