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The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03
(By Associated Press)

BERLIN, March 3-The following
was given out today by the Overseas
News Agency (the official German
news bureau.
Foreign Secretary Zimmerman was
asked by staff member of the Over
seas News Agency about the English
report that "A German plot had been
revealed to get Mexico to declare war
against the United States and to Sc
cure Japan's aid against the United
States.'"
Secretary Zimmerman answered:
you understand that it is impossible
for me to discuss the facts of this
revealed plot just at this moment
and under these circumstances. l,
therefore, may be allowed to limit my
answer to what is said in the English
reports, which certainly are not in
spired by sympathy with Germany.
The English report expressly states
that Germany expected and wished to
remain on terms of friendship with
the United States, but that we had
prepared measures of defense in case
the United States declared war
against IcTIuduy. ldlI " occ HO"
such a plot is inspired by unfriendli-
ness on our part 1t would mean moth
ing but that we would use means uni
versally admitted in war, in case the
United States declared war.
Conditions and Form Cause
"The most important part of the al
legged plot is it's conditions and form.
The whole plot falls fiat to the
ground in case the United States does
not declare war against us. And if we
really, as the report alleges, consid
cred the possibility of hostile acts Of
the United States against us, then we
really had reasons to do so.
can Argentine newspaper short
while ago really revealed a plot when
it told that the United States last
year suggested to other American re-
publics common action against Ger
many and her allies. This plot .ap-
parently was not conditional in the
least. The news as published by La
Prensa (Buenos Aires) agrees well
with the Interpretation given, for in
stance, by an American newspaper
man, Edward Price, in Berlin and Lon
don, who said that the United States
was waiting only for the proper mo-
ment in order OPPORTUNITY to assist
the entente.
Aid Cause Of Entente
1.-The same American stated that
Americans from the beginning of the
war really participated in it by put
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03
RETURNING TROOPS
ENJOY SNOW FIGHT

1t was the first snow they had seen
this winter and the tanned, husky
young men of the Twelfth Infantry,
New York National Guord, who passed
through Richmond yesterday enroute
from Texas to their home station,
stampeded out of their cars and rev.
eled in the snow like youngsters just
out of school
The troop train remained in Rich
mond about half hour during which
time quite few of the troopers en-
gagged in a SNOWFALL battle. The others
enjoyed themselves by flirting with
girls who peeped through the windows
of a nearby factory.
The Twelfth New York has been on
border duty for over six months and
every man showed the beneficial re-
suits of their experience in soldering
They left New York raw recruits, for
the most part, one of the Twelfths
officers said, and are returning home
trained soldiers.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03
ZIMMERMAN ADMITS FAILURE
TO DECLARE WAR SPOILED PLOT

J ting the immense resources of the
United States at the entente's dis
posal, and that Americans had not
declared war only because they felt
sure that assistance by friendly neut-
rality would be during that time much
more efficient for the entente than di.
rect participation in the war. Wheth-
er this American newspaper man re.
ported the facts exactly we were at a
loss to judge in satisfactory fashion,
since we were more or less complete
ly cut off from communication with
the United States.
But there were other facts which
seemed to confirm this and similar
assurances. Everybody knows these
facts and l need not repeat them. The
entente propaganda services have suf-
ficiently heralded all these pro-En-
tente demonstrations in the United
States. And if you link these demon
STATIONS with the actual attitude of
the United States then it is obvious
that it was not frivolous on our part
to consider what defensive measures
we should take in case we were at
tackled by the United States"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03
BY A MEME Der

Are you interested in the work OF
the American Red Cross Society,"?
Perhaps you are in passive sort OF
a way, but do you know of any real
reason why you, as we'll as every
other good American citizen, man or
woman. rich or poor, should not be-
come actively interested in and identi-
fled with an organization that has done
more to alleviate the suffering and dis
tress of human beings, in peace times
as well as during war, than any other
organization since the beginning of
time?
And do you realize that right here
in Richmond, which has been honored
by the granting of chapter charter
by the National organization. there is
opportunity for you to participate in
a work worldwide in its scope?
Hopes to Enlist Citizens.
Richmond Chapter of the American
Red Cross society on March 10, next
Saturday, hopes to enlist in the cause
Of humanity, hundreds of Richmond
and Wayne county citizens. The I'M
DERIVING work already has been sue
cessful accomplished here, and the
Chaptcr. which or February |, was or
ganizcd and which has received its
charter from the National society, row
numbers approximately 125 men and
women.
At the initial meeting, the officers
ramed We're Paul Comstock. chairman;
DR.. Louis T. Ross, vicechaiman; Mrs.
Lucretia Carr, secretary and VIII Dun
ing. ir. treasurer. The bylaws pro-
vide for twelve members OF the board
Of directors and ten of the number
were selected at that time. They are
Mrs. Olive Allison. Fred S. Bates, Miss
Elizabeth COmstock. Burton j. Carr,
Mrs. Paul Comstock. Philip Starr,
Mrs. Edgar =. Hiatt. r. w Shirk, Miss
Margaret Starr and Mrs. Dwight
Young. Application was at once made
fer a charter which. as stated. was
granted, and Richmond Chapter has
lost no time in beginning its activities.
As yet there has been no systematic
effort to increase the membership
roster, the more than one hundred
persons who already have identified
themselves with the movement having
voluntarily sought admission. 1t now
Is the purpose of the Chapter to invite
all persons to Join hands with those
already enrolled in making the Rich
mond organization one of the leaders
in Indiana
To Become Enrolled
To become actively enrolled re-
quires simply the signing of the roster
and payment of the membership fee
of ST. Fifty cents of this fee is re-
tanned by the Richmond Chapter to
carry on its activities, the other fifty
cents going to the National organiza-
ton. The work of the local chapter
consists at this time of receiving in
structions in First Aid" classes now
being formed and under instruction of
Richmond physicians.
Another practical and very import
ant feature is the preparation Of sur
gical dressings which are sent to the
National organization. The headquar-
ters in the Masonic Temple, ground
floor Ninth and North A street, will
be open each afternoon from 1870 to
o'clock, where members desiring in
struction may receive it. Whatever
funds the local chapter may have at its
disposal are to be used for the pur-
chase of necessary articles necessary
in the preparation of surgical dress
inss.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03
HOLD SMITH FUNERAL

HAGERSTOWN, Ind, March s.
Funeral services for Mrs. Amanda
Smith, wife of J. l.. Smith. will be held
Sunday morning at 10: 80 in the Metho-
dist church here. Rev. A. c. Wisch-
meier will officiate. Burial in West
Lawn.
Mrs. Smith died Friday of pneu-
monia. She was Is years old and is
survived by her husband, two children,
Mrs. William Swain. of Lynn, Albert
Hardwick. of Richmond, and nine
grandchildren and eight great grand
children
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03
City Statistics
Realty Transfers.

Isabelle M. Haner to Samuel Jaffe,
PIT. IA j. K Dugdale, Richmond.
Elizabeth B. McMahin to Patrick
Breen, PIT. N. w. 3O-17-14, S034 a. This
is in Center township half way be.
tween Centerville and Williamsburg.
Fletcher Elliott to Samuel Elliott
g. P. V. W.. Richmond
Homer l.. WEIGH to David Baker ct
al, PIT. n. w. and S. w. 12-15-1. This
is in Franklin township near Bethel.
Harry L. Stephenson to Frank Hod.
gen, N. Il N. E. 27-15-1, $1,000. This
farm is in Franklin township, west OF
Whitewater.
Joseph r. johnson to Isaac w. Skin
ner, w. u N. w. 22-15-1, $10,271.25.
This farm is in Franklin township
west of Whitewater.
Marriage Licenses.
William 0. Proteman, 81, carpenter,
Dublin. to Olive Brown, 80, Dublin.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03

Being a Republican candidate
for councilman-at-large at NOM
mating election, March 6, 1917, |
will simply say am not the tool
of any clique, clan, sect or sex;
l am a realty tax payer and if
you don't choose to vote for me,
vote for the other fellow. There
are four to elect.
SAMUEL K. MORGAN,
The Real Estate Man.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03
REV. GRAY SPEAKS
TO SUNDAY SESSION

The Golden Age" will be the sub
iect of Rev John A. Gray's lecture
before Y. M. c. A. men in the gymna-
SUM Sunday afternoon. The service
will commence at 2:3O and is open to
the public.
Dr. Gray is regarded highly as a
platform man. He is Presbyterian
pastor in Grand Rapids A special
musical program will be given.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03
MUELLER DELAYS
BRIDGE MEETING

County Auditor Bowman received a
letter from Bridge Engineer Mueller.
New Castle, today. stating that plans
for the Main street bridge are COM
plete and that all specifications will
be finished so he can present them to
the board of commissioners. March 10.
He asked that this date be set aside
for consideration of the bridge plans.
The letter explains that he has
found it impossible to be in Richmond
next Monday to meet with the com
missioners and county council.
The plans for the South G street
structure will be delayed two. weeks
because of difficulty encountered in
making plans which will enable a con-
tractor to use the same forms on it
that are used on the Main street
bridge.
PALLADIUM WANT ADS PAY
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03
FUND FOR PENSION
PLACED IN BANK
(Ry Associated PreSSl

BERLIN, March 2. (via London
March 3.)-The special fund of 100000
marks for the benefit of German war
widows and orphans collected in the
United States under the patronage of
a committee headed by former Ambas-
sador James w. Gerard, has been de-
posted in a local bank subject to the
disposition of Mr.. Gerard.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03
TROOPS PASS THROUGH

Three train loads of soldiers passed
through Richmond yesterday after
noon and last night on the way to
Washington, D. C. The soldiers will
take part in the Inauguration parade
and demonstration, Monday The
trains were put on the Pennsylvania
lines at St. Louis.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03
ZEPPELIN CATCHES
FIRE ON TRIALS
(By Associated Pressl

LONDON. March S.-A new Zeppe-
lin. on speed trials at Client, caught
fire on Monday and was completely de-
stroyed, according to reports from Ber-
lin received by the Exchange Tele-
graph company by way of Copenhagen.
The dispatch says that the crew of
Zeppelin persisted with their airship
and that two Belgians who witnessed
the disaster we're arrested and taken
to Germany.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03
INTRIGUE REVEALS
GERMAN. MOTIVES
(By Associated Press)

ROME, (via Paris), March 3.-The
revelation of the German Mexican in
trigue' has absorbed the attention of
the Italian press. The Idea Nazinale
says: ssTeutonic brigandage will con-
vince President Wilson with what sin
cerity Berlin is acting toward the
great American republic"
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03
OPENS BRANCH HOUSES

3. F. Goodrich Rubber company op-
ened thirty-eight new stores in the
United States this week Two of
these new stores are located in
Indiana
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03
CAR MAKES FAST TIME

Talcott Overland company. local
agents for the Overland automobile,
have been notified that Willys.Knight
car slightly altered ran 80 miles an
bonr in a raca at Phoenix. Ariz.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03
CAR ATTRACTS NOTICE

Milburn Light Electric and Town
car. sold by the Richmond Electric
company, attracted much attention at
all automobile shows during the past
season
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03

One hundred and twenty-four pairs
of birds nest and raise their families
on the average farm of 10S acres in
the northeastern states.
The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-03-03

PTivates of the Boston fire depart
ment will hold referendum on the
question of affiliating with the Ameri-
can Federation of Labor.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-03-03

are his best products. You can
always be sure of that. 1t stands
to reason that a firm is not going
to claim a product that will fail
to give satisfaction, and hence
will make enemies instead of
friendly, loyal patrons. The next
time some one offers you some
thing that is just as good, ask
why the manufacturer doesn'tput
his name on it so that you will be
able to buy it all the time. AS a
leading manufacturer recently
declared, the unbranded and un-
advertised article is always the
inferior product-one that the
manufacturer doesn't want the
public to know he made.
Trade Marked Goods Week.
has furnished the people of this
community a chance to make COM
.parisons. 1t has also given the
merchants an opportunity to
demonstrate their ability to sell
quality products which is the
only kind they carry-at price
that cannot be equaled in a cata-
logue or by a big city store with
their high rents, expensive sales
organizations, high-priced build
ings and big-salaried executives.
We have heard many compli-
ments on the window displays.
We do not know yet whether the
grand prize offered by the Wash
ington Newspaper Association, of
which this paper is member, will
be awarded to the window dis
play, selected by the readers of
this paper to represent the city
in the state contest, but we DO
feel certain that it will make a
creditable showing.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-03-03
MARCH JURY.

List Of Jurors drawn to serve for tn
iury term beginning March 3, 1917, a
$3.50 a. m:
Mrs. J. s. Mclean, Spring Valley
]. A. Denton, Loon Lake.
J l.. Bush, Harvey Creek.
T. i. Jenness. Spring Valley.
c. d. Cole. Valley.
Mrs A. McVicar, Wellpinit
James Brown, Springdale.
T. II. Murphy, Spring Valley.
j. II. Walling. Springdale.
e. Il. Grant. Loon Lake.
r. n. Shaddock, Hunters.
w. o. Nelson, Walkers Prairie.
Laura Il. Arnold Loon Lake.
Rob. Dashield, Harvey Creek.
James Newhouse, Walk ers Prairie.
A. L. Abbot, Garden Spot.
Frank Meyers, Clayton.
Mrs. A. Bankey, Clayton.
Nellie Sewell, Deer Trail.
A. Roll, Valley.
e. A. Johnson, Addy.
A. }. Cooper, Kettle Falls.
John Gnagy, Squaw Creek.
Sarah Davis, Chewelah.
Mrs. ]. Downing, Kettle Falls.
l.. NJ. Spedden. Chewelah.
Frank Willett, Addy.
c. A. Heath, Kettle Falls.
Fred Thoni. Addy.
Fred ROlly, Addy.
Del. Klinger, Squaw Creek.
Chas. H. Bernard, Chewelah
Lizzie Scott, Stranger Creek.
J. +. Dodson, Meyers Falls
X. W. Nussbaum, Chewelah
John Van Wormer, Squaw Creek.
Jennie Van Wormer, Squaw Creek
Fred G. Dowty, Addy.
Irene +. Eickmeyer, Chewelah.
Mrs. +. X. Fenton, Addy.
i. T.. Knowles, Colville.
Ida G. Ebbighausen. Marcus.
w. Bacon, Colville.
Isaac Peterson, Doyle,
Christ Schneider Deep Creek.
A. J. Anderson, Colvilles
A. r. Bennett, Colville.
Mrs. M. Il. Dodson, Colvilie.
A. Gendron, Marcus.
Mrs. Florence Gibson, Colville.
Emma Aspend, Colville.
j. l.. DodsOn, Colville.
John Bresnahan. Colville.
G.. c. Havner, Colville.
Herman Pfeifer, Northport.
John Hansell, Boundary.
Albert Craig. Barstow
Hugo Reaper, Boundary.
Mrs. Mary Townsend, Colvllle.
Mrs. A. s. Clute, Marcus.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-03-03

ITS an extended corridor that
has no ultimate termination"
mused the absent-minded profess
sor, as he patiently plodded around
the revolving doorway.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-03-03
JURY TERM.

The trial calendar for the jury term
beginning next Monday has been set
as follows:
State vs.. X. l.. Brigham. March s.,
$50 a. m.
state vs.. Frank Frazier, March g.,
$50 a. IN.
state VS.. b. w. Porter, March 8,
$50 a. m.
state vs. Joseph Heitstuman. March T.,
$50 a. m.
Ralph Sutherland, by guardian, VS..
Clark & Henderson, March 9, $50 a. m.
II. L. Wordsworth vs. school districts
Nos. 2 and 3. March 10, $3.50 a. m.
State VS.. w. II. Martin, March IL,
$50 "A. m.
An additional calendar will be set on
Saturday and 1T is likely the entire
month of March will be occupied in the
trial of jury cases
Judge John Truax of Ritzville will
be the presiding Judge at the COM
mencement of the jury term
For dyspepsia. our national ailment,
use Burdock Blood Bitters. Recon-
mended for strengthening digestion.
purifying the blood. At all drug
stores. 81 a bottle.-Adv.
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-03-03

the American tongue. 1t is a
real American word, and it is
going in the next Webster die
tionary, without any doubt. It is
American because it is Indian
and accepted by us all. Peda-
gogue and housewife in years to
come will say "Skookum." " Moth
er will say: What a skookum
childn' Professor will say:
'Plutarch. the skookum historian
of the ancient world" Surely
the Northwestern apnle has a lot
Of responsibility, is doing things
these days. -Okanogan Indepen-
dent
The ''trade-marked display
window contest" this week was
won by the Leader Department
Store, with the R E. Lee Co. a
close second. This contest was
conducted bv the Examiner, under
the auspices of the Washington
Newspaper Association. of which
the Examiner is the Colville rep
resentative, for the purpose of
showing the public the advan-
tages to be derived by buying the
nationally advertised trademark
ed goods, of standard price and
known quality. Practically every
retail merchant in Colville took
the opportunity to feature in
the windows the lines of trade
marked articles carried. The
winning windows were photo
graphed by the Examiner and
will be entered in the state con-
test.
Many windows were not only
artistic, but full of information.
The Leader window contained a
big variety of trade marked ar
ticles in groceries, mems furnish
ings and clothing, and dress
goods. The R. E. Lee window
showed the standard lines of
trade-marked groceries and sup
plies. Barmans was confined to
dress goods. The Golden Rule
showed dress goods and shoes.
That Nobby Shop carries almost
an exclusive line of trade-marked
goods, and had an excellent win
dow. Jarchow's Smoke House
showed an entire window of ma
tionally advertised tobaccos,
pipes, and accessories. The Kel-
ler Hardware Co. exhibited a fine
line of trade-marked goods, fea-
turing the Keen Kutter lines.
Carroll, Goetter and Stenger-
Graham, druggists, showed their
lines Of standard goods which
are nationally advertised. BARS
furniture store showed number
of trade marked articles which
stand highest in the furniture
line. Heimbach featured nation
ally advertised dry goods and
supplies. Even the three gar
ages used their windows for the
advertising matter of the various
makes of trade marked autos and
accessories.
Once again the merchants OF
Colville have proven their ability
to compete with any other retail
er whether he be located in Sc
attic, Spokane, or Chicago, in the
sale of quality products. Those
of you who have seen the window
displays of standard, advertised
goods, put in by the local busi-
ness houses, know that this is
true.
The goods that you have seen
in the windows of our local mer-
chants are right both in quality
and price. No one can sell you
better merchandise because no
better merchandise is made. The
articles that manufacturer puts
his name on, and brands with a
trademark that he has spent
thousands of dollars to protect.
~0o0ekszedSexS8O ~
The Colville examiner. [volume] (Colville, Wash.) 1907-1948, 1917-03-03

sor, as he patiently plodded around
the revolving doorway.
Make way for the land-clear-
ing special" will be the cry in
Colville early in the morning Of
May 7, for that is the date Of the
big demonstration of how to get
rid of the stumps on cut-over
land. Carrying all kinds of equip
ment used in connection with
clearing land, a special train will
arrive the night before, and be
ready to start work at 8 o'clock
in the morning. The crew with
e'ch machine will be assigned a
small tract of stump land and
will spend the day clearing that
land. There will be stump pull
ers operated by horsepower, by
gasoline engine, and by hand,
with powder crew to prove the
value Of explosives in connection
with machinery.
Monday and evening meet
ings will be held to talk over the
important problems in connection
with land-clearing and discuss
such matters as handling the
ground after the stumps are out
and the best crops to be grown
on cleared land. This land clear
ing demonstration train has been
organized through the coopera-
tion of the Spokane Chamber of
Commerce, the Great Northern
Railway, and the agricultural
colleges and experiment stations
of Washington, Idaho and Mon
tana, for the purpose of giving
logged-off land owners a chance
to observe the different methods
of clearing land practiced by
themselves andi connection with
each other.
Local arrangements are in
charge of the following commit
tee. appointed to see that every.
body for miles around is on hand
to witness the land clearing dem
onstrations: w. B. Lane, O. N.
Bell, G. B. Ide, G.. W. Peddy-
cord, H. Waddell, P. Graham, W.
A. Acorn, Earle Gates, Sig Dis
heimer and w. l.. Sax. The
demonstration will require ten
acres or less of stump land close
as possible to Colville, and any
rancher who has stump land that
he wishes cleared free of cost by
the demonstration crew should
communicate with Louis G. Keller
of Colville who has charge of this
part of the work.
There are some combinations
of syllables which exercise an
influence in or over the human
mind, that seem to grip it, make
fast friends with it, become in
word popular They make a
word that stays with us, that as
soon as uttered warns us up,
makes us smile, makes us differ
ent in moment much as does
the Tilt of a bar of an old song
Some songs will never die. Some
poems ditto. Some words, never
also. Is "Skookum" one of the
magic words? 1t has gripped
America as never a word did be-
fore, from all accounts. We read
of the greatest doll manufacturer
in the world making the nations
next doll "Skookum Indian
Kid" A famous song writer is
composing popular song, "Skoo-
KUN" will be in it's verse and
"Skookum apples" too; "Skoo-
KUN" in big letters on the cover,
and the ''Skookum" Indian maid
will have her face there also. A
brand of tobacco is labeled "Skoo-
KUN" with big apples under the
word in .colors on the label. A
department store of New York
City advertises "Skookum" socks,
"Skookum" boys clothes, "Skoo-
KUN" shirt waists. "Skookum'
everything it carries. On the