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    Nebraska Stat
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VOL. XXXV.
PLATTSMOUTH, NEBRASKA, MONDAY, APRIL 22, 1918.
No. 88.
LIST OF men
GALLED TO GO
TO FORT LOGAN
ANOTHER DRAFT CONTINGENT
TO BE MOBILIZED ABOUT
FIRST OF MAY
CHANGE IN CAMP DESIGNATED
Instead of Funston. Cass County's
Fourteen will Be Sent to
Fort Logan. Colo.
Fnun Thursday's :i!y.
I'uder the draft regulations an
nounced lust week simultaneously
with tiie order for mobilization of
approximately r. 0.0 M 0 more men in
May 1st to f.th. Cass county's quota
to help make up this number will
he fourteen. The new rulings also
prescribe, that these men, instead of
being sent to Camp Funston. are to
go to Fort IvOgan. Colorado, to begin
at once intensive military training.
Tli is ina kes probable Hie speculation
that they will be transferred to
Mime oilier camp a little later, al
though, of course, nothing definite
is known as to this.
In a list published in the Jour
mil a few days ago was the names
of a sufficient number of men to fill
the April L';th quota and to leave a
r.'v over, provided none are rejected
thv.t. have been accepted by th local
board. The extra names were cer
tified to take care of such rejections
should there be any. but if not, the
May 1st to Hth quotawill begin at
the leaving oft" of the April one. and
continue on through the" present tlst
or until sufficient men are obtained
to fill the quota. If any in this list
are then left uncertified for rervice.
they will be reserved to head the list
of those named t ogo with the next
quota whenever it may be called.
With the official dispatches declar
ing that lno.OuO are to be called :n
.May. it is quite probable several
Final I quotas will be sent out dur
ing next month from time to 'time.
The list as it is now made up. e
ginning with the last name publish
ed a few days ago. is given below:
r.-.'s .s:::' .l:im-s Murrhy. .1 r.. ;tlash.
K:ei! '. Iawsoi:. Flattsmonth.
r.i'i ir-lM W'm F. i'uvi-y. Kaiste.
:.! i .".To Msin-y Win!-, l.oii v it le.
.".t:7 1 '."."! W'm. J. I'.. '-, (irinw'i'il.
"? K'v;; K.ilwat.l it. Torre!!. Canada.
:,; i Mi's .) 1 1st1 t - !' l.alioda. AMiatiee.
t.i'i i"miTI"'V R'vi'. Ft m wood
in; rj::: Alfi ivl I.. Miller. Waverly.
1 " i i-'-irl -i. j vinn. Xaniey.
'."' IM William .;l.el ma it. Louisville.
i.jv ! I T. '. rt!-nr Schneider. Kioi.mtield.
:::: ;'. i' V.-! i.r-v . I. an-! Ierjr. Nebawka
i. i !.".:".:. IT. 'I ip riUi! K.i-'le.
t.:,7, n:;"- .Iiilins Merwiek, TMttsburg.
VISITING RELATIVES IN HEBE.
Fr.rn Th irs'ta y's Taiiy.
Peter Weyrich. of Pekin, Illinois,
arrived in the city this morning,
coming to visit with his mar.y
friends in t lie city, which are the
Meisingers, Jacob Trits.cn and M. L.
Freidrich. whom he had known in
the east years ago. After having
visited here during the day he de
parted this afternoon for Exeter,
where he has some nephews, -whom
he will visit, after which he goes to
fierce, where he has a brothe". Re
turning he will stop at Randolph,
for a visit with other relatives for
a while.
COULD USE GOOD SEED CORN.
Fiorri Thursday's Iailj
Levi K.akes who formerly lived
here but who is farming about two
miles south of Memphis, has been in
this neighborhood for some time se
lecting seed corn, for supplying the
neighbors in his vicinity, bar just
completed picking the cribs, at the
Starkjohn farm northwest cf the city
and could use a great deal more, as
he savs there is a scarcity of good
seed corn.
DIED AT OMAHA HOSPITAL.
From Thursday's Daily.
Mrs. J. V. White of LaPlatte, wife
of the agent of the Burlington, died
this morning at eleven o'clock of
Lock Jaw, at a hospital at Omaha
Mrs. White has been enjoying good
health, and only a few days since
was she taken sick and taken to the
hospital, when it was reported she
. had spinal -menegitis and. died this
moNUDS with the lock Jaw.
NEW ASSESSOR APPOINTED.
From Thursday's Daily.
E. P. Betz, who has been the as
sessor of Topton precinct offered his
resignation, and in his place J. B.
Elliott, was appointed by County
i Assessor Geo. L. Farley, after con
sulting with the commissioner from
that district. Mr. Elliott and son P.
R. Elliott, drove over. this morning
and was instructed by Mil. Farley in
the work.
WILL MAKE THEIR
HOME AT MURRAY
from Thursday's rai!y.
Mrs. Minnie Pagney and two little
girls, arrived this morning from Im
perial. where they have been making
their home in the past and will make
their borne near Murray for the fu
ture. Mrs. Pagney comes to keep
house for J. G. It. Shields living
near that place, who met her and the
children at thtsplace this morning.
MISS EDITH GRASSMAN INJURED
From Saturday's Daily.
In the collision yesterday of the
Burlington passenger train number
fifteen and the freight train at the
entering of the Gibson yards. - .he
young lady who was mentioned as
being injured was Miss Edith Grass
man, our informant of yesterday did
not know- who it was, though we
learned just after going to press. The
concission. resulted in throwing Miss
Grassman against the seat in front
of the one in which she was seated,
striking her knee against the iron
frame of the seat causing, it is sup
posed a fractice of the thigh bone
Just above the knee, and injuring
her ankle. Miss Grassman was taken
othe St. Catherine hospital where
he is being treated and is having all
done for her comfort that can be
possibly done by the Burlington road.
There will be an X-ray taken of the
injury, to ascertain if a fracture has
been inflicted. Until the X-ray has
been made it will not be known
whether or not the fracture exists or
not.
1ISS TRESA WEGENER INJURED
From Saturday's Daily.
Miss Treso Wegener whose home
is just east of Murray was cue of
the unfortunate yesterday in the col
lision of the Burlington, near Gibson
in the wreck. At the moment of the
impact she was thrown against the
top of a seat of the coach in which
she was riding, in such a way that
a number of teeth were knocked out.
by reason of striking the hack of
the seat. She was able to return to
her honje last evening.
IRS. M. KENASTON IMPROVING.
Frdm Saturday's Daily.
Mrs. M. H. Kenaston of Millsboro,
South Dakota, who is at thr- St.
Catherine hospital at Omaha, whre
she has under gone an operation a
short time since is reported as being
somewhat improved. though still
very sick. Mr. Kenaston was to see
his wife yesterday, and returning
stayed at the home of his uncle C. L.
Creamer last evening. Both Mr.
Kenaston and Mr. Creamer were
visitors to Omaha and to the hos
pital to see Mrs. Kenaston this morn
ing.
WILL JOIN COAST ARTILLERY.
From Saturday's Daily.
William W. Glenn, wife and sons
Leroy and Will jr., and daughter
Esther arrived last evening from
their home at Wymore. to visit for a
few days at the home of E. C. Hill of
this cit and were accompanied by
Mrs. Thomas Hill, mother of Mr.
Hill.and Mrs. Glenn. They came at
this particular time, on account of
the almost immediate departure of
Mr. Leroy Glenn for Ft. Logan where
he goes for training for service with
the IT. S. Armies in the Coast Artil
lery division.
SERGEANT PATTERSON
RETURNS TO CAMP
From Friday's Dally.
Sergeant Dwight Patterson, wao
has been here on a furlough for some
time departed this afternoon .for his
station at Camp Dodge, and was
accompanied as far as Omaha by his
friend Major Arries. At Omaha Ser
geant Patterson will stop for a visit
with his mother who is at a hospital
at that place where she is receiving
treatment. After -visiting with his
mother he will go on to Camp Dode
n tar Des Moines.
SOME FACTS
FOR THE PUBLIC
INFORMATION
L. C. SHARP WRITES OUTLINE OF
PROPOSED ACTIVITIES OF
THE NEW PLANT.
A REAL MOTHER PLANT HERE
Not Limited to Any One Line of
Endeavor Machines Can Even ,
Reproduce Themselves.
From Thursday's Daily.
April 16, 19 IS.
People of Plattsmouth:
We are informed that Cne
Hundred Thousand dollars has gone
out of the city and vicinity in the
last ninety days for investment in
outside enterprises. This is the mon
ey that goes out of the community
and into concerns which benefit oth
er cities. We also ascertain that in
the past considerable of such in
vestments have never netted any re
turns whatever to the purchaser of
such stock, and in some cases re
turns were impossible on the face of
it, and such companies are only ex
ploited to follow in the wake of the
now and then immensely profitable
concerns who have based their foun
dation on basic and productive prin
ciples.
Our community is aware that
there is now being offered for sale
in the city, county and throughout
the state and elsewhere the capital
stock of the Auto Power and Malle
able Manufacturing Company,v Jhis
concern having taken over the West
ern Machiire Works, of Plattsmouth,
(L. C. Sharp, owner) an established
manufacturing concern, with the
view of merging both concerns into
a very large and productive plant.
and which works are to be located
in Plattsmouth, the ground already
having been selected for the purpose
and work soon to commence. . The
aims and objects of the Auto Powr
and Malleable Manufacturing com
pany are to manufacture on a large
scale a number of patented articles
of Malleable and otherwise material.
to erect a foundry capable of pro
ducing malleable castings as well
as iron and other metals and alloys,
of which there are at present a great
scarcity; to erect a large manufac
turing plant equipped with the most
efficient machinery for the further
fabrication of such castiugs into fin
ished products and which products
already have a national and export
sale, and are controlled under the
patents of our own company. A few
are represented by our auto power
attachment, a device attachable to
a Ford or other automobile to con
vert such an engine into a useful
power plant by which the farmer or
buyer can instantly have the ure of
immense power for grinding, pump
ing, sawing, hoisting and the innu
merable uses necessary for such
power, including irrigation. Over
3,000 of such devices already have
been sold and many orders are now
on hand.
Our irreversible steering genr for
Fords, which is distributed by the
Sprague Manufacturing Co., of Om
aha, but made by us, has now reach
ed its tenth thousand and it is ex
pected that the sale of this device
will reach half a million or more.
Our safety crank for Fords has now
reached its fifth thousand without
advertising and sales have been made
for export.
Our designing department, which
is under the management of Mr. L.
C. Sharp, is constantly designing
new machinery, only recently having
turned out an automatic butter cut
ting machine having a capacity of
forty thousand pounds of prints per
day, for the Fairmont Creamery, of
Omaha, an edge forming machine for
the Paul Manufacturing Company,
of Iowa, Mr. Paul having been un
able to secure such a machine any
where else in the United States. Mr.
Sharp, whose ability is well known.
revolutionized the tin can business
in the introduction of what is now
identified as the Sanitary can. made
without heat, acid or solder, a. busi
ness now owned by the American
Can company, and sold ail. over the
world, being valued at millions.
The Auto Power and Malleable
Manufacturing company also owns
a number of very valuable patents,
including a new undershmg tractor,
upon which it is estimated that com
paring with other ' concerns, will em
ploy 200 people. The patents of
this company are of the kind that
protect and are of immense value.
All the employees of the Auto
Power and Malleable Manufacturing
company are selected for their fit
ness and are weil paid mechanics
and citizens whom any community
will welcome. Many of these em
ployees will be stockholders of the
company and all interests are sub
served toward the upbuilding of a
profitable industry. The possibili
ties in the basic manufacturing field
of this company are unlimited. We
are a Mother plant from which oth
er factories spring. Our machinery
will produce itself or produce other
machines around which other indus
tries can be built. Our equipment
produces any devicor article, there
fore it is immaterial upon which it
operates. We are not confined to
one article of manufacture such as
a rubber tire, a carburetter, a farm
implement or a sh string, but em
body a basic Mother plant that can
reproduce them 211 when desired.
With this insight into the natu-e
of the factory involved, we are si:r
that the investors in this vicinity
will prefer to purchase a stock rep
resented in a growing and impor
tant institution located rigfit in the
city where every dollar can be
seen and where every brick and ev
ery new employee will be a living
help toward the upbuilding and the
beautifying of our city, as weil as
investing in an enterprise in which
the elements of rik are reduced to
the minimum, an institution whose
products advertise the city all over
the world and whf.se output drav.s
Cither enterprises ''-..u' rely . or. a
Mother plant for their existence.
For instance. the Iowa Malleable
Iron Co.. of Fairfield, drew the
Ixiuden Manufacturing Co. there to
get their malleable castings, as well
as other concerns. Our Malleable
Foundry will do the same. The Rob
ert Demster Mill Co. has made the
town of Beatrice, Nebraska. Hun
dreds of similar instances can be
cited on the same line, which en
terprises have made money for 1.11
concerned.
Plattsmouth has been selected for
the Plant of the AUTO POWER &
Malleable Mfg Co.. for the reason cf
its potential advantage, it 5s the
approximate center of the U. S. A.
New York, San Francisco, Galveston.
Winnipeg and all territory adjacent
are similarly reached in equal time
from Plattsmouth, it is in the midst
of the Agricultural heart of the
Country the railroads are ready to
bring raw material from the four
points, our entire administration oe
partments will consist of the beet
qualified salesmen and heads of de
partments who can and will sell all
the products the present contemplat
ed factory will or can produce.
There is no promotion stock in the
AUTO POWER & MALLEABLE Mfg.
Co., the concern is presented solely
on its merits and only sufficient stock
is offered which will be used for the
purpose of erecting the necessary
building, purchase of real estate for
same, machinery and necessaries
only.
We ask the hearty co-operation of
investors and others in this basic
proposition from which large returns
are expected, the closest investiga
tion is invited and we welcome every.!
one whether prospective investors or
not to call at our plant in Platts
mouth and investigate what has al
ready been done.-
Our sales agents are also glad to
call and see anyone with a view of
more full' explaining the scope of
the Undertaking and the Profits de
rived therefrom.
Yours faithfully..
L. C. SHARPE.
For AUTO POWER & MALLEABLE
Mfg. Co., Plattsmouth, Neb. U. S. A.
ARE DOING A TRUCK BUSINESS.
From Thursday's Iaily.
Yesterday Joseph McMaken. jr..
went to South Omaha with a load of
hogs and to Elmwood with a load of
trees, making the two trips in about
nine hours. Today with two trucks,
the firm are hauling two cars of
cattle to the South Omaha stock
j market, and are bringing back with
them two loads of household goods.
CHANGE FOR
DRAFT MEN IN
THE TRADES
VARIOUS LINES OF ACTIVITY ARE
OPEN TO THEM BULLE
TIN OF NEEDS NOW
LIST NAME WITH LOCAL BOARD
And Await Call to Service in Your
Chosen Profession Must List
Name Before April 27th
From Friday's Iaily.
To those who desire a position in
the army service to their liking, the
application for the positions listed
below before the 27th of this month
will have the tendency to insure such
selection. The Government is in
need of your special skill more than
it needs you as a man to carry a
gun, for the expert service which
you have acquired ability, to render
is more vital than your service would
be in some line in which you are
not acquainted. True, fighters are
needed and will be required, but
they have to be supported, and if
you can be of greater service in any
particular line, there is the place to
go in order to produce the greatest
efficiency. Look over the listings be
low and see if you can not find some
that will be to your liking These po
sitions are open only to such men as
are registered and subject to draft.
They are mostly open to white men
only, but colored men can be used
as blacksmiths and helpers, carpen
ters ar.d helper, chauffeurs, clerks
and, cooks: !
Below is a complete list, of th4
nation's want column for which men
are urged to present themselves be
fore their local draft boards and list
their names for service in some one
of these vocations. All desiring io
take advantage of this offer must,
register their names by April 27th.
at which time if will expire: !
Occupations Needed Now
Air-brake inspectors. angle-iron
smiths, auto mechanics and helpers
(general, engine, magneto or igni
tion), bargemen or boatmen, black-
smiths and helpers, boatbuilders and
helpers, boiler makers and helpers,
brakemen. flagmen, or conductors
(railroad), bricklayers, buglers, car
penters and helpers (ship, bridge,
house, general), joiners or pattern
makers, wood caulkers, chauffeurs
(auto, truck, or tractor), chemists,
clerks (railroad or general), cob
blers, commissary storekeepers, con
crete foremen or workers. cooks,
cranemen. hoistmen. pile drivers or
shovel operators, crusher operators,
engine dispatchers, draftsmen (gen
eral, surveying, machine design, or
topographical), engineers (civil, el
ectrical, railroad, or computing), en
gineers and firemen (locomotive),
electricians (general, armature wind
er, or wiremen), floor hands (ship
yard), construction foremen (bridge,
building, earthwork. ship or rail
road), foremen (gyratory or jaw
crusher), gas-plant workers (acety
lene, hydrogen, oxygen, poison, il
lumination, or compressor) gun
smiths or operatives in gun factories,
locomotive hostlers, car, inspectors,
locomotive inspectors, instrument
makers and repairmen (engineering,
optical or electrical), linemen (tele
graph ortelephone), machinists and
helpers (general, bench, lathe or
railroad), general mechanics, me
teorologists or physicists, mine or
quarry workers and helpers. drill
runners, foremen, powdernien. or
iinmnmen. motorcyclists. molders.
painters, photographers, plumbers or
pipe fitters, forest rangers, car re
pairmen, riggers (bridge, building,
or ship), saddlers or harnessmakers,
sailmakers. tentmakers or other can
vas workers. section hands (rail
road), steersmen, sheet-iron work
ers and helpers, solderers or tin
smiths, stenographers. surveyors.
levelmen. transit nien (topographic
nr railroad), tailors, teamsters, tel
egraph operators, telephone opera
tors, telephone operators who can
cnouk- ncrman. timber cruisers and
wagonmakers. welders (acetylene or
oxacetylene), wireless operators ana
vardmasters or switenmen.
IMPROVING.
From ia turd ay's Jatlr
. Mrs. Val Burke!, who has been in
the Clarkson hospital in Omaha for
the past week, taking treatments
for heart trouble, 'is reported as
getting along very nicely and is im
proving. This will be most pleasing
news to Mrs. Burkel's large circle of
friends end it is hoped she may en
joy a speedy recovery and soon bo
able to b in their midst again.
i COMES TO LIVE AT
MASONIC HOME
Frum Thursdays Iaily.
J. V. D. Patch a member of the
Masonic lodge at Nebraska City,
number two. but who has been mak
ing his home at Si. Joseph. Mo., with
his wife arrived here a few days
since to make their home at the Ma
sonic Home here.
j Mr. Patch is an artist of great
reputation, and has done work over
the country for the past forty years,
being employed by such institutions
as the Harpers Weekly and has the
paintings of all the governors in
the Baptist Library at Libertv, Mo.
Mr. Patch and wife have painted
from the Atlantic to the Pacific.
RED CROSS DANCE AT LAPLATTE
From Friday's liaily.
Last evening Harvey Shipley gave
a dance for the benefit of the Red
Cross at LaPlatte. which netted the
Chaptec-at that place $24.15. They
had been giving the dances in the
hall which is connecrec with the
school, but owing to some objection
the dance was had in the Old Hotel
building. Besides 'the contributing
of his time and trouble to the af
fair. Mr. Shipley wished to thank J.
E. Mason who contributed the use
of an automobile and T. H. Pollock
the bridge toll for the success of the
dance.
RETURNS FROM HOSPITAL.
From Friday's Ha My.
Mrs. Joseph Warga. who has been
at a hospital at Omaha for some
time and where she underwent an
operation for relief from various
pains and has been receiving treat
ment since, returned home today.
Mrs. Warga is greatly improved.
still has not regained her wanted
health and strength, but with, the
home care is hoped her recovery will
be more rapid.
DEPART FOR THEIR HOME.
Fmm Friday's I'aily.
Mrs. J. Jay Johnson departed for
her home in St. Joseph yesterday' af
ternoon in response to word telling
of the near departure of the'r son
Harvey Johnson, who is at the Great
Lakes training station will soon de
part for service on the sea. Mr.
Johnson will depart ior his home this
evening, going over the Burlington.
HAS SOME CORN SURE.
From Friday's liiily.
Andrew Hawrick the furniture and
house furnishing man. next the
court house is growing corn, which
is the envv of the farmer, as it is
now about - fifteen inches high, not
much of it. three stalks and growing
from a jar in his window, where the
sun can get at it when it shines and
Andy sees that there is plenty of
water given it every day.
1 ii
Arc You Doing Enough?
Let's buckle into the Third Liberty Loan with
all the saving power there is in us. Uncle
Sam doesn't ask you to give him your money
merely LEND it to him, at a good rate of
interest and the best security in the werld.
The boys are "Over There" now the Third
Liberty Loan is to take care of them. Are
you ready to do your part? Just because you
have bought befere doesn't excuse y ou. They
can't quit whenever they get tired. It's up to
you to buy until they're safe at home and you
can't let up before that.
First National Bank
Plattsmouth, Nebraska.
BURLINGTON
TRAINS GET TO
GETHER TODAY
NO. 15 BUMPS INTO REAR END
OF A FREIGHT TRAIN IN
THE GLBS0N YARDS
HO ONE HURT LITTLE DAMAGE
Emergency Brakes Fail to Stop the
Passenger in Time Signals
Showed a Clear Track.
From Friday's l;iily.
This morning as the early passen
ger train northbound on the Bur
lington, No. 15, was entering ttte
yards at Gibson it engaged in a reur
:n(J collission with the way tar !'
a freight train. The signals show
ed a clear track, but as No. 1.'.
rounded the curve, the way car and
a couple of other cars. at the re:ir of
a long freight were noticed to be
standing on the main line track, not
having been pulled up far enough to
be in the clear, although the resr
of the freight was on a siding.
The rear end of the freight was
too close to the oncoming passenger
to avoid hitting it. The engineer up
plied the emergency brakes and in
this n. -inner was able to reduce the
fone t-f the impact, which was .iiU
great enough that the passenger?
v ero shaken up a little.
Mrs. John Bineeman was thro vn
forward striking her chin on
oack of a seat in front of her. whtls
a young lady had one of her knes
injured by coming in contact wit;i
the seat ahead of her.
No damage was done to any great
extent, although many of those on
the train were frightened at the
shaking up they receive'.!.
RESIDENCE PROPERTY
NOW IN DEMAND
From Thiirfdii v's Daily.
Those who have residence prrpe-ty
which they would like to have occu
pied, and which is in suitable con
dition, can find tenants for same by
leaving notice with telephone lit'.
There are five people in the Wes
tern Machine and Foundry Company,
who are desirous of securing places
to live, and ten more in Omal a
awaiting for the place to remove the
machinery to this city, which wMl
swell the list at this one place to fif
teen places wanting. Call telephone
110, and a listing of the places will
be made and party sent to you or
vou to them.
Cards at the Journal ofiice.