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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

Dear Aunt Molly: Why does a
cat scratch when it is angry ?
Mary Fisher.
Dear Mary: A cat scratches
when it is angry because its claws
are the means of attack and de-
Tense that nature has given It'd.
Dear Aunt Molly: Why does a
dog wag his tail?-Bernice Lamm.
Dear Bernice: A dog wags his
tail to show his good will and be
friendly.-Ed.
Dear Aunt Molly: What is the
difference between railroad
track and a street-car track Mar
ion Marshall.
Dear Marion: They are made
just alike and the only difference
is in the rails. The railroad rails
are heavier than the street car
rails.-Ed.
Dear Aunt Molly: "a What is
the difference between hare and
a rabbit? (2) What is the differ
ence between a watch and a clock
--Leoline Klus
Dear Leoline: Q The differ
ence between a hare and rabbit
is that the rabbit is smaller than
the hare and burrows a hole in the
ground for it's bed while a hare
builds its home. (2) The differ
ence between a watch and a clock
is the size and uses. A watch is
made to carry and a clock is sta
tionary.
Dear Aunt Molly: What is Radii
and Radius and what is the differ
ence-Myrtle Gibson.
Dear Myrtle: Radii is the plural
of Radius and Radius is half of the
diameter of a circle.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10
TWO KITS AT SCHOOL

Two Kit. at school were kept in late
SO drew a figure on slate,
And somehow, what they drew,
reSembled
The master, at whose voice they
trembled.
Its like him." said one kitten
SMALL
His cap and gown and cane and
ALL"
Then DR.. Scratch. the man who
taught 'em,
Came slyly UP behind and caught
EN-.
What happened next? All! Can you
guess?
Those kittens never would confess!
But as they crept home, sore and
aching,
They vowed to leave Off picture
making
A Reader.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10
FINLEY HONOR ROLL OF
FOURTH ROOM

Dear Aunt Molly: / am going to
tell you the names of the children
in the 4th grade at Finley school
that We're not tardy nor absent last
term. They are Marie Davis, Ber-
nice Spaulding, Mary Pitsenharger,
Charlotte Ruby, Leslie Howe, Ro-
land Worth, Lester Yoder, Marie
Hickman, Goldie Paxton, William
Hensley, Howard Davis and Guy
Evans. l don't know how many
will succeed next term but we are
all going TO try. Yours truly, Pau
line Butler.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10
"The Dear Departed

The first hour English two class
OF last term planned to give farce
entitled 1.-THE Dear Departed in
order to get outside reading books,
btu as it was so near the end OF the
term they We're forced to postpone
It until this term II has been post
poned twice on account OF the i'll
ness of Paul Heiron!mus. This play
will be given in the high school aud
itorium and as the class is In En-
glish three the money will be used
for English III reading books.
Cast
Mrs Slater HelenPoinier
Mrs Jordan Edna Fasick
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10
LETTER TO AUNT MOLLY

Dear Aunt Molly
am little girl eight years old,
I live in the country.
| go to school, and on Saturday
halp mamma.
l help wash the dishes, sweep
and clean up the house, and some
times bake a cake.
Old Santa Claus brought me a
doll go-cart for Christmas, and
when get my work done, my two
little sisters and / play with our
dolls.-Lucile Lacey, 3 grade, Foun-
tain City School.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

Once | was going down after
some water and as ! was coming
back ! spilled just about all Of il.
When l got up to the house mother
asked me where the water was. 1
said that took and fell and the
bucket upset. Elizabeth said that
] had to go to bed but ] did not so.
/ told her that she could go down
after some water. Don't you think
that was careless? I think it was
Martha McLear 3rd grade, School
No. 9.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

Mr.. Slater. ....,.. james Campbell
Mr.. Jordan. ..... Paul Heironimus
Able Maryweather. . Ruth Beilman
Victoria Slate. Ada Lammott
Ten cents admission will be
charged.
The plot Of Dear Departed" is as
follows: A father who has been
living with his two daughter was
thought to have died While his
children were quarreling over The
things he left he walks in and told
them that he was going to get mar
ried and that after he died all that
he had would be left to his wife
Earl 'Fauer.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10
GIRLS HAIR is SEWED BY
MACHINE

One day when was baby
mamma was sewing and ! was
asleep beside her with my head on
the machine and she sewed my
hair. Do you think this is a nice
story? Yours lovingly, Ruth Shid-
Ter, e yrs.) No. 8 School, Third
Grade.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10
SCHOOL DISMISSED
ON ACCOUNT OF COLD

"Tt's an i'll wind that blows no
man good" said one of the pupils
of st. Andrews school last Monday
when classes had to be dismissed,
owing to frozen waterpipes, the eff
feet of Sundays blizzard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10
THE JUNIOR PALLADIUM

The Junior Palladium the hdrens section of the Richmond
All boys and girls invited be reporters and contributors News
want advertisements jokes
written plainly and side of the with the authors
and hope each and girl will thoroughly
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10
()U ERY
~CO r N E r

The editor will try to answer
questions readers of the Junior
submit to her. She will not
promise to answer all Of them.
The questions will be answered
in rotation, SO do not expect the
answer to be printed in the
same week in which you send
it in.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10
CAMP FIRE GIRLS

January 81. 1917, the Okiciyopi
Camp Fire girls assembled at the
home of Miss Helen Robinson of
South Sixteenth street Five new
members We're initiated into the
camp; two of the Okiciyopi Blue
Birds, Misses Helen Robinson and
Lydia Haseltine, and three others,
Miss Grace Ellsberry, Miss Clara
Myrick and Miss DeMarias Helms.
Games We're enjoyed and refresh
ments were served. The first ami
versary of the Camp Fire and the
twelfth birthday of Miss Helen
were celebrated.
Wednesday, February z, the Oki-
ciyopi Camp Fire held a Ceremon-
ial Meeting at the home of Miss
Lois Ward, South Sixteeneh street.
Honor beads were presented to
four of the new members. The fol-
lowing girls became Wood Gather
ers: Janice Meredith, Martha Egg
gemeyer and Martha Holcomb.
Music, games and refreshments
were enjoyed by the girls. Mrs.
Clara B. Graves was an honored
guest. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Winnefred
Comstock and will be a Valentine
party
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10
ST. ANDREWS SOCIETY

St. Agnes Society, made up of
the senior girls of the school, had
a delightful social in the double
parlor of st. Andrews Lyceum
on Wednesday evening. Various
games were played, after which re-
freshments were served. There
were some fifty girls present
Hildegarde nj. Bussen, reporter.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

In the absence of Vice-President
Marshall, Senator Willard Sauls-
bury of Delaware presides over the
Senate.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

How many peas in a pint? One
P)int.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

asked me where the water was. |
said that l took and fell and the
bucket upset Elizabeth said that
] had to go to bed but did not so.
| told her that she could go down
after some water. Don't you think
that was careless? | think it was
Martha McLear. 3rd grade, School
No. 9.
EXCHANGED
COLUMN |
! Open TIC Al! Boys and Girls.
These ADS Cost You Nothing;
Send ir Your Wants" to The
Paiiadiurr Junior.
Lost-A black velvet bag with a
rosary and ten cents. Return to
Palladium Office.
Lost-A small Y. NJ. c. A. button,
probably at High School. Return
to the Palladium Office or Fl South
20 Street.
Lost: "a pair of over shose return
at 901 North l Street.
LOST-Scout cap gun, shaped lik-
ed automatic pistol. Please re-
turn to Keith Sharpe, 216 n. w.
LIST st.
- - |
FOUND-A silver cross from a
Rosary. Inquire at 81 South goth
street, or call 3642.
WANTED-A job; two good relia-
bic boys want a job passing bills
for any firm. Call 1856. r. X. and
w. NJ, ages 10 and u.
WANTED-Relics, coins, etc; in
quire at 81 South 18th street.
Phone Plat.
WANTED-Arrow heads Or Indian
relics of any kind; inquire at 81
South 18th street, or phone 2147
WANTED-More policemen in boy
city. See Jack FalE, M;.- hayiis
or James Sherry.
WANTED-The ChilacoT2 Basket
Ball team wants games with any
team which has players that are
fourteen years or younsoE See
Robert Thornburgh at q South 20
or call 3642.
FOR SAIE-Olive CASTLE soap, 10
cents a bar. Free delivery Call
1856 or at 1910 Main Street w e.
NJ, age II years.
FOR SALE-A good bicycle basket
carrier. See Robert Evans at
Starr School or 1922 Main Street.
FOR SALE-A Promo camera for
sale. Call Baxter school or 10
S. w. 7th street, Margaret Stevens.
FOR SALE-Nearly new 16 year
old boys overcoat. 223 North
Nineteenth street.
FOR SALE-Model Builder, good as
new. Carl Lehman, 206 North
22nd street, city.
LOST-A brown kid glove for the
left hand Please return to the
Palladium office.
FOR SALE-A good shepherd dog.
See Paul Clevenger of call at 215
N. West Third.
FOR SALE-A new model moving
picture machine with complete
outfit including films, show Green
and tickets. Will sell at half
price if sold at once. Call 307
North 18th Street. Anette Barr,
IL years. City.
FOR SALE-A trumpet kaZoo;
cost ten cents in the beginning,
will sell cheap. Call 2g36 or 1908
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

One hundred and fifty billion
matches are used by the United
States in year. Be thrifty!
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

Lost-A black velvet bag with a
rosary and ten cents. Return to
Palladium Office
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

Lost--A small Y. M. c. A. button,
probably at High School. Return
to the Palladium Office or II South
90 Street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

WANTED-A job; two good relia-
bic boys want a job passing bills
for any firm Call 1856, r. X. and
w. NJ, ages 10 and IL
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

Relics, coins, etc; in
quire at 81 South 18th street.
Phone 2147.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

LOST-Scout cap gun, shaped lik-
ed automatic pistol. Please re-
turn to Keith Sharpe, 216 n. w.
LIST st.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

Rosary. Inquire at 81 South 10th
street, or call 3642.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

WANTED-More policcnen in boy
city. See Jack FalE, M;s: NayiGs
or James Sherry.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

FOR SALE-A Promo camera for
sale. Cali Baxter school or 40
S. w. It'll street, Margaret Stevens.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

WANTED-Arrow heads Or Indian
relics of any kind; inquire at 81
South 18th street, or phone 2147.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

FOR SALE-A good bicycle basket
carrier. See Robert Evans at
Starr School or 1922 Main Street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

Lost: "a pair of over shose return
at 9O1 North | Street
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

FOR SALE-Nearly new 16 year
old boys overcoat. 223 North
Nineteenth street
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

new. Carl Lehman, 206 North
22nd street, city.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

FOR SALE-Olive CASTLE soap. 10
cents bar. Free delivery. Call
1856 or at 1910 Main Street w. e.
NJ, age II years.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

LOST-A brown kid glove for the
left hand. Please return to the
Palladium office
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

FOR SALE-A trumpet kazoo:
cost ten cents in the beginning,
will sell cheap. Call 2g36 or 1903
Main Street.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-02-10

WANTED-The ChilacoTa Basket
Ball team wants games with any
team which has players that are
fourteen years or yOunso!. See
Robert Thornburgh at g South 20
or call 3642.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19

could do. War would require some,
maybe much, important legislation
which could not be postponed, and
should be enacted as promptly as pos
sible.
But, aside from the question Of war,
an extra session has claims to consider
alton. Matters of economic and other
concern are in the existing legislative
jam on Capitol Hill. There is not time
enough left of this regular session for
the proper disposition of even the nee
essary routine. Hurry and worry char
aeterize the proceedings daily. In his
anxiety the President is kept on the
jump between the White House and the
Capitol. A program of his is pending,
and he wants it put through. His lieu
tenants in both houses are hustling to
oblige him, but are heavily handicapped,
and know it.
Why, then, would it not be good pol
icy for this Congress to pass up to
the next such measures as should not
be disposed of by setting watch on
the elock9 Why not put the new Con-
gress to work promptly, and especially
as all the members are in the country
and within sound of the executives
voicee
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
A New War Machine,

In yesterdays Star appeared a pic
ture of strange looking device de-
veloped by the French for the protec-
tion of the men who go forward from
til. trenches to cut the barbed wire en-
tanglements of the enemy. 1t is really
an armored shield on wheels, under the
cover of which the wire cutter creeps
along at a slow pace. 1t is indicated
by the accompanying description that it
has been the means Of saving the lives
of many of the men selected for this
highly dangerous duty Of clearing the
ground for an advance movement. There
is nothing to suggest how the wire cut
ter returns unless he crawls backward
after cutting the wire. He may, how
ever, wait for his companions to come
up in the charge, giving him chance to
return the wheeled shield to the
trenches.
This device is the latest development
reported from the war zone. 1t is not
as striking as the "tank," which created
such sensation Hast summer, but which
has not figured in the dispatches for
months. Evidently this motor fort, of
which SO much was expected, has not
proved as successful as was at first pre-
dicted. It may be that the ground on
which the troops are NOW operating is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
Atlanta's Sponsor.

In connection with the death of Mrs.
Martha Lumpkin Compton at Decatur,
Ga, at the age of ninety years, it is
stated that to her belonged the unique
distinction of having the chief city in
her state named for her, not merely
once but twice. In 1874 a village was
given the name of Marthasville in honor
of her, whose father was or had
later, however, this name, which some
thought a bit rural and unsuited to the
aspirations of the growing community,
was changed to Atlanta, in recognition
of Miss Lumpkin's nickname, "Atalanta."
Perhaps it was the magic of this second
name, or perhaps the natural result of
geographical position and physical adj
vantages, but from that time Atlanta
grew rapidly and steadily until it is
now one of the largest. most prosperous
and most attractive cities in the south.
It is interesting to consider whether At
lanta would have gained its present rank
under the name of Marthasville. The
terminal "vilie" is not necessarily
handicap. There is, for instance, Louis
vile, and there are also Nashville, Knox
vile and Jacksonville. In point of fact
"ville" means city. not village. As
well might "burg" check the growth of
community, and yet it does not. Yet
names do undoubtedly have some infiu-
ence in the development of place.
just how far the change in the case of
Atlanta proved good investment must
always remain a matter for discussion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
Arms and the Means.

Mr. Simmons, in charge in the Senate
of the revenue measure and pressing
for action on it, asks this question:
whats the use of appropriating all
this money for preparedness and ma
tional defense if they haven't the money
! to appropriate
Directly to the point. What is the
use9 The money should be appro-
priated Public sentiment, we'll ascer-
| tanned, demands it. The country is I'M
prepared for defense. Its army, for
size, is unworthy of the name, while the
navy is seriously undermined. Ex-
cepting alone China, the United States,
from military point of view, is the
most astounding and pathetic spectacle
in the world All the world knows our
condition. 1t has been advertised in
every way.
There is room for debate about the
best means for finding the money; and
there is debate The means proposed
! by the House, Endorsed by the Senate
finance committee, and acceptable to the
President, are open to the objection of
classism and sectionalism-two things
that should not tag revenue measure.
Soaking the rich" is not the proper
cry or policy in the matter of support
ing the government. All in proportion
to ability should be assessed for that
purpose, since the government, ade-
quately supported, protects all.
But the responsibility is with the
democrats. They control both houses
of Congress; and democrat sits in the
White House. 1t is theirs to say what
should be done; and they are behind the
measure in hand. All that the repub-
lieans are called upon to do. or should
attempt. is to point out the objection to
the democratic plan, and then vote
There is not time for the preparation
of counter proposition entering into
the details of revenue raising.
The large appropriations for the ma
tional defense now in the process of
making will by no means complete that
policy. They will simply inaugurate it
on the proper basis; and when inaugu
rated it must be continued until we have
on both land and sea a defense equip
ment worthy of the name, and adequate
for our national obligations. Hence
there will be the continuing necessity
for large revenues, and for raising them,
and also an opportunity for revising the
means If the people, after the means
now on the eve of adoption have been
applied, demand change.
In the two weeks remaining of the
session, therefore, the preparedness bills
and the revenue bill should have the
right of way, and become laws before
the shutters are put up March 4.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
The Crisis.

Conditions presaging the possible
United States and Germany are now de-
veloping. American vessels and foreign
registry ships bearing American pas
sengers have sailed from American ports
for the war zone prescribed by Germany
and in a few days. perhaps a few hours.
they will be in peril from submarines.
II by good chance they slip through the
undersea boat Gordon. or if they are
spared by deliberate intent to avoid q
cause of complaint on the part of this
government, the crisis will be postponed.
But if one of them is sunk without warn
ing, with the loss of American Gves-if,
indeed, an American ship is sunk I'M
warned. with or without loss of life, the
issue will be at hand. The outcome can
not be doubted.
These few departures from American
ports, however, do not constitute suffi
cient breaking of the blockade against
American commerce incident to the dec
laration of ruthless submarine warfare.
There remain in port here many ships
that are entitled to sail. but that are
held for possible arming for defense.
To all intents and purposes the German
proclamation has caused a stoppage of
American eastbound commerce. and it is
this condition that makes the situation
SO difficult. Certain complications enter
into the case to prevent speedy action,
and it is at all times desirable in this
supreme crisis to avoid any move that
would make the United States, in the
event of a break, appear as the ag-
gressor.
There should be no diminution of the
public support of this governments po-
sition in its demand for the right of
safe transit of the seas. for its people
and its goods. Pacifst sentiment which
ignores the issues at stake and seeks
merely to embarrass the government
should be suppressed. Public express
sions of disapproval of the course al
ready set by the administration in sup
port of American rights are to be de-
plored as unpatriotic and unwise The
fact that period of waiting intervenes
between the dismissal of the German
ambassador and the overt act which it
is recognized must occur before peace
is broken does not justify outbursts of
criticism here at home, where there
should be nothing but united senti-
ment
Of the spirit of the American people
in the event war should become neces-
sary there can be no doubt. Mischief,
however, may be done abroad. as well as
here, by manifestations of antagonism
to the governments course. Indeed,
these very expressions of disapproval,
voiced by extreme pacifsts at this june
ture, may be the means of precipitat-
ing the crisis by creating the total
~ unfounded impression that the Amer
lean people will not stand by the Presi-
dent in case Germany challenges Amer
lean hostility by deliberate act of ag-
erosion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-02-19
The President and Congress.
Leader Kitchin is quoted as saying

Leader kltchln is quoted as saying:
ave will finish all appropriation bills
and any other necessary bills-includ
ing the Webb bill If there is war, the
President doesn't want US here"
1t was Mr. Cleveland who spoke of
having Congress on his hands Is not
this remark of Mr.. Kitchin in some
thing of the same key?
If war is to be declared it must be
done by Congress. The President has
large powers, and some senators and
representatives seem disposed to enlarge
them. But they could not be made to
cover a declaration of war. That is
fixed by the Constitution, and is be-
yond the tinkering of even the most ODE
dent Congress.
If, therefore, war is not declared in
the next two weeks, and the situation
after that time should suddenly take so
grave turn for the worse hostilities
with foreign power should be demand
ed by popular sentiment, it would be
necessary for the President to call Com
gress together in extra session, and sub
NIT the case for action.
And, once on his hands, would the
President be impatient to get Congress
OFF, On the contrary, would he not want
it to stay, and help in what the new
condition had imposed9 AS matter
of fact, it would be necessary for Con-
gress to stay. There would be a great
deal to be done supplemental Of dec
lazation Ct war which only Congress