Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-08-15
Northern Io1ua Items

q stranger, was arrested last Thursday
by Policeman Fred Seyler after the Of
ficer's auspicions were aroused In a
conversation Shaw had with q farmer
over telephone. He could not show
his registration card but claimed he
had registered at Hastings, MINI. The
case was turned over to United States
Marshal Moore to be investigated and
Shaw was locked up in Jail. Thurs
day night Shaw suffered from some
kind Of q fit and DR.. Loes, county
physician, was summoned to the jail
On Friday night he became veritable
wild man and Jail attaches had DIFF
hcult time in getting him under. con-
troll. as aT>
Sioux City
Motor cars valued at $4,000 were
stolen in Sioux City Sunday and Sun
day night. according to reports made
to the police. Ideal motoring weather,
together with opportunities for theft
were attributed by the police for the
cause. One car was recovered. The
police found during the summer that
about 80 per cent of the cars stolen
from the streets were taken for 10y
riding" purposes. The culprit usually
runs the car out Of the business district
carefully avoiding the vicinity where
the owner lives, until the gasolene sup
ply is exhausted, and then leaves It.
The car recovered was stolen from
the home Of c. A. Shomerda, 1921 Jones
street. 1t was found at Fifth and jack
son streets. A car belonging to M. w.
Baldwin, 1913 Morningside avenue
was stolen last night from in front Of
the Plaza Theater. Another, belonging
to I. C. Rounds, 7O2 West Sixth street,
was taken from Riverside park.
Cedar Rapids.
At a meeting Of the Linn County
Medical Association, the committee ap-
pointed to draft q plan for taking care
of the practice Of members who have
gone or will go to the service Of their
country, presented resolution where
by the members Of the association lett
at home agree to take care OF their
practice insofar as it Is possible and to
turn over one-third Of the proceeds to
the family of the absent member. SIX
members have left their homes for ser
vice with the government. DR.. Fred
G. Murray, lieutenant. has gone to
Hawaii: DR.. H. r. Conn, lieutenant
ordered to report to the army medical
school at Washington, D. c., for pre-
paratory training for entrance to the
British medical service; DR.. q. G.. Skin
ner, captain, and DR.. r. &c. Alt. lieuten-
ant, were today ordered to report at
Fort Riley, kan. DR.. C. r. Alt. leu
tenant, has been with the national
guard since July to assist in the vac
cination Of the troops. DR.. J. r. Gard
ner, of Lisbon, is in the officers train
ing camp at Fort Smelling and Is not
connected with the medical profess
sion.
Cedar Rapids
Deputy U. s. Marshal Michael Healy
returned to Cedar Rapids Monday
after a week spent In arresting and de-
livering to the federal authorities In st.
Paul, MIMI, E. II. Konzen, lawyer
accused Of using the mails to defraud.
Konzen was apprehended at Mason
City after working several alleged
fraudulent deals against railroads IN
which he is believed to have cleaned
up almost fortune. According to
Deputy Marshal Healy, Konzen's
game was that of an ambulance chaser,
getting the Job Of settling claims
aSa:cs. railroads and corporations for
persons who were injured. After es-y
tablishing reputation for such work
he is alleged to have begun the fraud
ulent deals, the charges being based
on the ground to collect damages from
railroads for bogus clients, supposed
to have been injured in accidents which
never occurred. The extent Of his OPP
erationE Deputy Marshal Healy says.
includes towns and cities In Iowa,
mostly in the northern part OF the
state. The specific deals with which
he is charged are supposed to have
been worked in Mason City, Sioux
CITY and New Hampton. Konzen Will
be tried in the federal court at st.
Paul.
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