Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1916-12-06
Northern Iowa Items

been crossed, and skidded Before Mr.
Mace could regain control Of the ma
chine Il. had gone over the embank-
ment on the south side and the occu-
pants were thrown out The car turned
over on its side and was considerably
damaged Mrs. Mace and Mr.. Clarke
were hurt worse than the others but
neither Is seriously injured.
Waterloo.
At Its meeting the Woman's Club be-
| gan the fight against the high cost OF
living. After free discussion Of the
situation. which made clear the urgent
need of action, the club adopted the
following resolution: Resolved that
the Woman's club Of Waterloo<go on
record as protesting against the pres
ent high cost of living and recommend
that everyone practice economy Re
solved. that the chairman be en-
powered to appoint a committee to in
vestigate the matter and report at the
next meeting" Sympathetic high prices
were condemned by some speakers.
Tentative. Recommendation was made
to appoint permanent advisory COM
mittee to devise ways OF economizing
and providing substitutes, but no de-
cision was reached. 1t was suggested
that Miss Tura Hawk, county home
demonstration, be asked to advise with
the women. An organized boycott was
felt to be inadvisable without thorough
investigation The proposition to utll-
iZe all vacant lots for gardening pur-
poses in Waterloo was highly COM
mended.
Mason City.
Caught as he and man with him
were unloading a grain sack filed With
pints Of bottled booze. in front of Jim
Poulis home on Seventeenth street. N.
W., Charles Potter, a taxi driver, was
arrested Saturday evening and after
considerable Trouble was finally able to
put up q $3.50 bond. Another sack Of
pints was lii his auto. the whole seizure
amounting to 100 pints. The foreigner
with Potter was also charged with vio-
lating the liquor laws. Potter's taxi
license was promptly revoked by Mayor
T. A. Potter, who happened to be at
the police station when Potter was
brought in. and who decided his name
sake has been in possession OF d tax.
license long enough. Potter says he
was hired by foreigners to drive out in
the country and pick up two sacks OF
booze which had been left beside the
road. The police think they have
good idea who brought 1t down from
Minnesota. Potter entered plea Of
guilty to an information charging
transportation Of liquor and was lined
800 and costs, the whole bill being
3116.7O. ,
vinton. ~
Emmett WEIGH, who has been confin-
ed in the county Jail for the past two
weeks on two charges, maintaining
nuisance and breaking and entering
the Rock Island depot at Garrison and
stealing some whisky, escaped from
the county Jail about 1880 p. m. Satur-
day. WEIGH called to- Mrs. FerSuson
and stated that he wanted q wash
board, She brought 1t TO him and when
she opened the door leading into the
jail Welch grabbed the door and forced
It open and rushed out in the hall. Fer
guson caught him and made effort
to hold him, but he overpowered
her and escaped thru the front door.
She Immediately telephoned to Sheriff
Ferguson who was at his office In the
courthouse, and he started In pursuit
OF the escaped man, and found that he
had gone northwest np fhe river. AS
darkness came on he wGs unable to To-
cate him. All the surrounding towns
were notified but to date there is' no
clue AZ to- his whereabouts. Welch Is
q young man about "a years old and
formerly lived at KNOXVILLE. He Is OF
rather dark completion, medium build
and weighs about 100 pounds. But lit
tie lis known OF him in this community
and II II thought he has q criminal
record. He hads been indicted on the
two charges above mentioned and was
awaiting trial. 4 :,