La Grande evening observer. (La Grande, Or.) 1904-1959, March 21, 1917, Image 3

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Newspaper Page TextWEDNESDAY, MARCH 21, 1917 LA" GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER. PAGE Tl Encd No Eggs, Milk or Butter The following recipe shows how an appetizing, wholesome cake can be made without expensive ingredients. In many other recipes the number of eggs may be reduced one-half or more by using an ad ditional quantity of ROYAL Baking Powder, about a teaspoon, in place of each egg omitted. EGG LESS, MILKLESS, BUTTERLESS CAKE I cup browp sugar 1 teaspoon nutmeg cups water t teaepoon cinnamon 1 cup eedl raisins W teaspoon salt 3 ounce citron 2 cups flour v H cup shortening 5 teaspoons Roya Baking Powder The old method (fruit cake) called for 2 eggs DIRECTIONS Put the first eight Ingredients Into saucepan and boll three minutes. When cool, add the Hour and baking powder which have been sifted together; mix v.ell. Bake in moderate oven in loaf pun (round tin with hole In venter is beat) for 35 or 40 minutes. Ice with white ici.ig. Booklet of recipes which economize In egrs and other expensive Ingredients, mailed free. Address Roul Nuking Powder Co, 135 William Street, New York. BAKING POWDER Made from Cream of Tartar, derived from grapes, adds none but healthful qualities to the food. No Alum No Phosphate SHORTHORN SHOW IS 1 AMERICAN SHORTHOUN- BREED- ERS' ASSOCIATION REC OGNIZES EVENT. i Silver Cups and Cash Prized Offered I Winners. Twelve Divisions Are Announced. . Spokane, Wash., March 21. (Spec ial) Spokane has been selected by the Northwestern Shorthorn Breed ers' association for a spring pure bred livestock show, to be held in the Union stockyards April 4, the day be- vhile to come. Apparently the day of cheap sire has gone by. Portland Live Stock Reporter. ki p n n n-TTTT Hot Lake Items Hot Lake, Ore., March 20. (Spec ial) It is getting to be quite the fashion with La Grande people to spend Sunday nt Hot Lake sana torium. Last Sunday was no excep tion to the rule as quite a crowd came over on Number six, many of whom stayed over until Monday. Sunday afternoon a pleasing impromptu con cert was given. Mrs. Pat Foley de lighted everyone with a generous group of Irish songs. George M. Yancey, of Spokane, also pleased with a number of popular and classi cal baritone solos. Charlie King was in his happiest mood and showed his usual Druiianc accontpiiiiiiiieiiio im lud Have Youh Corset Made Foabu POTATOES Chris, standing and unscathed. This event made a tremendous impression upon the Hungarians. The story of it went through the army like wild fire. At Budapest, miniature statues, The high price of potatoes at pre sent has stimulated .renewed interest v;,. h ornno-n of showing the destroyed cross and the the country will doubtless increase "tact figure of the Christ, were at materially the coming season. The onco manufactured and put on sale, yield and quality of the crop will de-You can find them now, expensive pend very largely on the character or cheap, in nearly every Hungarian of the seed bed and the character and J ho- The pity of it is that it seems condition of the seed. Mindful of the importance of these " factors, the Washington Experiment Station at Pullman has just issued a compre hensive bulletin dealing with potato culture, potato diseases, and posts. The first part of the .bulletin is by Professor Morris and deals with' the types of soil, preparation of the seed bed, selection of seed, planting, cul tivation, harvesting, etc, of the po tatoes. The second part of the bulletin is by Dr. Heald and deals with the numerous diseases of the potatoes and methods of combating the same. The third part, by Mr. Yothers, deals with the various insect pests and methods of controlling the latter. The bulletin contains somo 120 pages and is illustrated in detail. It will not 'be sent to the regular mail ing list of the Station but may be had upon application to the' Experi ment Station. to take war to make some people think of these things. The Christ ian Herald. Realizing that bass feel the hot weather, Hibard Raymond placed a cake of ice in a rocky cave in Lake Keuka, N. Y., and soon caught eight fine fish. fore the annual spring sale of the as-1 sociation at the same place. The show is recognized by the American Shorthorn Breeders' association, which is offering silver cups for competition in addition to easjh prizes. The show is the first of the kind ever held in Spokane. Frank Brown, of Carlton, Ore., vice president of the northwestern association and repre sentative of the national, and Frank M. Rothrock of Spokane are handling the arrangements for the combined show and sale. Mr. Rothrock is pre paring the catalogue. Twelve cash prizes will be awarded in addition to the silver cups. The classifications announced are as follows: Junior bull calves, senior bull calves, junior yearling, senior year ling, two-year-old bull and aged bull. The same divisions will hold for fe males, as well. The silver cups are for the best bull at we snow ana tne new rernaie. , Fo, M am, MnJ L A McAUister Mnnn Knf n n im I o ef nl-nyl 4F -! t- o Irk O n . . "c " 'and family. Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Levy be exniDiteu at tne snow, ana tju;Bnd Mn and Mrs. c, Waldorff choice pure-bred Shorthorns will be I)r rf Gramie; William exhibited and sold. They will all be Bo John Bo Potiatch; Mr. and tuberculin tested and their deeding Mrg R E Co, of Narr0W8. qualities guaraiueea ine remtnge, Ka,. of CIatskanie; H. P. National DanKS standing on er ot six , BarnM Agotin; Leda H T. per cum. i .uncy , ,,ulc-u.cu c. Donns. Sidney Lyle, R. K. Ncill, J. stocK, purchases will oc externum as a E M Milosovitch and Mr. and special inducement. . M j B Bo Sp(kane. R. H. C I Mullen, Chicago; M. Chamberlain and $50,000 In Shorthorn Prizes. e. c. Shea, Seattle: E. D. Shigcmony piano. Dr. W. T. Phy operated upon Dr. H. Jackson, of Sand Point, Idaho, on Sat urday. Dr. Jackson, who is a sena tor in the Idaho legislature, came on here at the close of the state legis lature at Boise lust week. Dr. Phy operated on Mas. Herbert Mires, of La Grande, Monday. Miu. W. T. Phy's father and mother, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Windus, of Hoop er, Wash., are visiting at the sana torium. Mrs. Windus was formerly tho principal vocal instructor at Washington Stite college, Pullman.. Guests registering during tho past week-end include: Y. Takaya, R. Kel ly, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Mires, R. W. Winters, A. R. Ciirrcy, C. Garrick, Mir. and Mrs. Georgo Gilbert, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Carr, Mr. and Mrs. E. E. Kirtlcy and family, C. D. Goodnough, Mrs. Wm. Bollons and Miss Bollons, Mrs. Wm. T. Sawyer, Mrs. Cornelia Barkor-Carse. Mr. and Mrs. Pat f ,s STRICTLY CUSTOM MADE " J A IS GUARANTEED THROUGHOUT - -BONHO WITH fHIW MRS. C. H. SCRANTON ' B H Residence 1703 Second Street fgn W W Phone Black 481 IBJ l . Sloan's liniment for Rheumatism. The torture of iheumatism, the pains and aches that make life un bearable are relieved by Sloan's Lini ment, a clean clear liquid that is easy to apply and more effective than mua sy plasters or ointments because it penmates quickly without rubbing. For the many pains and aches lol- A Good Friend. A good friend stands by you when in need. La Grande people tell how Doan's Kidney Pills have stood the test. Mrs. Nibler endorsed Doan's over six years ago and again confirms the story. Jould you asK lor more convincing testimony? Mrs. M. E. Nibler, 210G Third St., La Grande, says: "I was pretty well crippled up with pain in my back and right side. I found it difficult to do my housework and was suffering a good deal of misery. Two boxes of Doan's Kidney Pills removed the aches and pains and of late, I have had no trouble." (Statement given May 20, 1910.) On May 25, 1916, Mrs. Nibler said: Yes, war does turn men's thoughts "You can continue to une my recotn- to religion. Go to gay, immoral Buda- mendation for Doans Kidney ruis m r... :i t-j 'thn lnrnl Tinners, as vou have in the Pest. XOU I1IIU II. lAnitty a tn-jr . . ' - , n Star people. You find in many of the shop windows the reproduction of a;1 u ha been several year3 famous statue that stood somewhere gmce j have to uso a Sidney rem in Galicia." It was a large crucifix. edy wh,cn js proof of the curative A battle pivoted around it. A shell qualities of Doan's Kidney Pills." struck the statue, tore away the en- i 50c nt all dealers. Foster-Milburn tire cross, and left the figure of the Co., Mfgs., Buffalo, N. Y. Adv With the offer of $50,000 in prize ! Baker; Albert nnd Charles Hutchin jnoncy for Shorthorn exhibitors at j son, North Powder; Mrs. H. C. East- the fall shows of 1917, the American I land, Halfway; J. is. Dost, JAiterprise Shorthorn Breeders' Association ! Mr. and Mrs. Fred Short, Ritzville; makes a substantial anneal to the . Mrs. H. Dickson, A. R. Emmons, breed's exhibitors to participate in the j Union; C. W. Jacobs and Max Gold- prize contests at fairs and shows smith, toan t'rancisco; Li. u. jscods, throughout the United States. The . Chicago; Ulive Havens, isew loric, lirm nmniint of monev set aside bv i W. Baushar and son, Colfax; Wini tin. nosKwintion ia an wiHelv Hi.itrihuted fred Hilgard. Telocaset; Lucille and applied to so many classes that Schmidt, Pendleton; Dr. (Senator) .Shorthorn breeders everywhere should ana JacKson, oi aanu rouiv, i, onnnmcoH in hw their cnttle in , W. T. Stephenson, Boston; W. Hinley, Spokane: Hattio J. Furgason and ed, or in national shows if they feel Henry McClure, Ladd Canyon; D. W. enual to the comnanv with which they . noiimon, or ronianu. Legend of the Hungarian Christ will have to compete, Certainly no year in the history of the Shorthorn breed witnessed such broad expansion as the year just closed, and all indications point to a still greater achievement in the mat ter of furthering the popularity of the Shorthorn during the present year. The inclination in all sections to replenish the cattle stock and obtain a better class of seed for the purpose insures a growing demand for a good SnniMl of Ihc Aununl Statement of The Equitable Life Assurance Society of the United Males of tlw city or New York, hi the Htate ol' New York, on tile 'dlM diiy of De- mher. i;ilt. initde to the liisnrnnr.n CoimuLsKioncr of the statu of Oicuon. pui'uutll to law: Cuultnl. Amount of capital stock liaiil U $ 100,000.00 1 uroitie. Total premium itiroiiti'.? 5!t,1 38,277.21 Interest, dividends nlnl rents received durhiK tin' year 25,25O.270.2 1 li e o in e from other Houree8 received dur- " ins tlie year 1.7H. 298.00 Total income t 8ti.432.M0.63 DlKliurHeiiientn. Paid for looses, endow - nientH, annuities nntl BUrrender values ... l.'i,HS8.521.26 Dlvidenda paid to pol icy noiuer.4 ifurtnij: the year DWidcndH paid on cap ital Mtock durins the ins the year CommlaHlonn and aui- . arie paid during the year Taxes, licensed anil fce paid tlurinp: the year Amount of all otliur expenditures 13.226,900.33 7,000.00 7(07.242.41 1.159,722.14 0,098.704.86 Chamberlain's Cough Remedy a Fav orite for Colds. J. L. Easley, Macon, 111., in speak ing of Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, says, "During the paBt fifteen years it has been my sister's favorite medi cine for colds on the lungs. I myself have taken it a number of times when suffering with a cold and it always relieved me promptly." Adv. Events of The Russian Revolution Keep Your Eye On Palmer Lands The last five sales have beea from residents who reside away from Graade Rorkle valley. It apparently is the same old story: Home people as a rule donot realize the opportunities that are here. The first settlers of this valley did not appreciate the value of that large fertile taact we now call the Sandridge. It was the very last land in the valley to be eccupied. A few years from now not a few of those who read these lines will state: "I did not know that Palmer valley would ever be the prosperous country it is." It will be too late then. The opportunity is aow. No experiment. Mahy families have already dwnoilstrated the productiveness of the soil. You kaow the looatioa, near railroad, near Elgin, adjoining a forest reserve, whioh means cheap range for stook and free fuel for all time. Come in and let us reason together. So Quickly Did Overthrow of Czar's Government Come That America Yet Can Scarcely Realize it (hie of Prophetic Articles of William Phillip Simms in The Observer Some Time Ago, Captioned, "Rise of Common People of Russia Great Event of War" May be Remembered. their officers demiimlexl they open fire on the hungry people. Another joined later. Four more came over late at night. Those forces combined tuid took the strong fortress of St. Peter and St. Paul after a brief bat tle. Their success led to other whole sale mutinies of troops with bloody scenes as the troops killed their offi cers or overwhelmed tho small number that still remained loyal to the czar. Then the troops marched in force against the police and defeated them in a bloody street fight. This was the first tlay of t,treet fighting. March 12 (Monday): Street fight ing continued unabated, but the tide of battle turned for the revolutionists in the afternoon. Then with dramatic Geo. H. Currey Opposite Y. M. C. A. Phone Black 2001 HE WHO MOVES REAL ESTATE Next to Observer Offioe 1M Wm Street La Graade, Oregon Total expenditures..! ANfietM. Market value of real c.;talc owned $ Market value of stocks ttnd fooniM owned.. Loans on inortKactj and collateral, ulc. . . Policy loans Cash in hanks nuU on tin lul Net uncollected and de ferred premiums ... Olhcr assets nei.... 7J.HS,lKH.04 20,073.293.54 311.800.627.09 ltO.lil2.21H.37 94.538,304.74 i:.,o.',o.:i;s.tw 6,0B5,9t)fi.0!i ti.720,242.11 Total assets t ;,62.Sli2.!lfil r,T Less special deposits in any slate (If uny there he) .1 481,363.00 Total assets admit ted in (ireKon t SM, 381, 598 97 I.lillillilles. N'et rcserv $ r,i;,. -,26.371. 00 Total policy claims un- P'id 1.083.97.1.37 All other li.'llillllles. . . 10,036,ri"i3.82 .March 8 (Thursday): Shortage of bread caused unrest among working men. Strikes declared at various munitions factories First of a series of raids by hungry people on food shops. March 9 (Fri.): Petrograd streete were under guard of mounted police. There were several minor outbreaks when hunirry people broke into bread swiftness, one of the government regi stores and were dispersed by the . ments opposing the TCgiments fight police and somo of the troops from the ing for tho people suddenly left its Petrograd garrison wore visibly half ! place in barricades and joined the re hearted in theirsupression of the ' olution. The desertion spirit swept disorders. In many cases blank I tho whole line. Thousands joined. cartridges were fired on the mobs i Within an hour nearly all of Peters of people now steadily increasing, i burff fell into the hands or ths rovol- Cavalry regiments were cheered by : utionists. Immediately the Puma met the people, who readily obey their although it had been 'ordered dis orders to clear the streets. 'solved by the czar. Manifestos were Officials Become Alarmed. '.issued; the czar was apprised that March 10 (Saturday): The crowds the people would now rule. The im increased. Government officials final-' perial ministry resigned. A new cab ly became alarmed and ordered troops inet was named by the revolutionists, to fire into the solid masses of people , This was really the second day of the in Nevsky Prospect. The troops there (revolution, as a revolution, with or wero drawn up with machine guns. 1 ganized control by those seeking They flatly refused to carry out this overthrow of the old rcgrime. At messacre. Officials promptly replaced night the troops, now organized, them with the police, known to have made vigorous assaults on the few 'no compunctions of this sort. The govetrnmcnt buildings Btill held by police fired several volleys. The tho czar's officials. It was tho most first general clash of the populace bitter of all the fighting of the rcvolu- and tho government forces followed, tion. The czar ordered tho Duma dissolved March 13 (Tuesday): Early in the and it was apparent he had determin- morning of the third duy of tho or- cd on reversion to stern repression , ganized revolt the remnants of the again. i government forces and officials sur- Two Fortresses Are Taken : (rendered. Tho mininsters were ar- March 11 (Sunday): Widespread I rested. President Rodzianko of tho clashes occured all of Saturday night i Dumn sent a final appeal to the czar and Sunday. These culminated in the demanding immediate reform meas- first big break in the government ures. The revolutionists then ossum foTces. A Russian regiment of the j ed full control of the governmental Petrograd garrison revolted when I machinery. Total liahilillcs, ex clusive of cnoitel stock ol I'll). I"H). DO and s u r p I u s aiul dividend funds 4 70, 6-III. 9011. 19 Tola! iu."itr.-incc In force Iteeemher 31. 1 lii ..J 1.607 .089.58 1.00 l:nm!s not .sulecf to nmorliation and slocks at market iio;atlun.s. otlci hoods at amort is:ed value. llllsliifNN III Oregon for file Year. Total Insurance written duriim tile year $1,126,401.00 Oross premiums received and eiviuitiuis returned dm Inu- the s paid iturlnp; year... I.o.-ses incurred durinc, the year Total amount of Ins'irnuec olllslsndiiiK In OrCKou IVccmhcr III. 1916 f 7.709.372.00 T'lK KljUITAItl.K MP 14 AHSI.-';AN'"K SOCI K'I'V OK TH E t'NITKI) HTATKy. Ily W. A. DAY. I-I'sl lent. Statutory resident Kcncral itKcnt. ant attorney for service: EDUAIt w. SMITH. Portland. Or lowing exposure, strains, sprains an4 muscl soreness, Sloan' Liniment is promptly effective. Always have bottle haady for gout .lumbago, tooth ache, backache, stiff neck and all ex ternal pains. All druggists, 26o Adv. If the ocean should rise one twenty-sixth of thoir depth, they would flood one half of tho land. An Illinois inventor has built a life- size human figure of steel that draws a miniature wagon and is .having one built that will be nine feet tall and correspondingly poworful. SYNOPSIS OP THK ANNUA. STATEMENT United States Fidelity & Guaranty Co. of llulllniorn. In t'h tate of Maryland, on the Slat day of Dacniler, 1MB. made to llie tnsuruncn Ooinnilaaioner of the Hate of Oregon, pursuant to law: Capital. Amount of capital puld up f 3,000,000.00 Income. Net premium! rocelved during; tho year tO,J8.347.5 Internal, dividends and rente recelvod during the year.... S56.54.t9 Income from otaer aourcea re- cetved during the year 5,H,0S.1 Total income .fll,B20,S60.BS 240,000.00 Disbursements. Losses paid during the year, iacludtng adjustment ex peases, etc 4,148.TS.oT Dividends nutd on capital StocK during tho year during the year 3,528,843.27 Taxes, licenses and fees paid during the year SoM.207.8J mount of all other expendl- tures 740.08T.M Total expenditures t 8,905,73.20 Aasets. Value of real estate owned " (market value) $ 720,008.11 value ol stocks anu uonue owned (market value) Loans on mortgagee and col lateral, etc Cash In banks and on hand.... rreniluma In courso of colleotlon written since Septembor 30. 19111 All othor assets Interest and rents due and ac- cruod 8,910,623.14 48.100.00 l.r.;l5,lt1.07 l.OOff.OAS.l 385,0.M m.tua.s.t Total assets ,13.3:19,189.8 Less special deposits In any ,w, a, state (tf any there be) 00.081.a4 T gon .tt.d,n.'"!d. ..r":f IS.24S.0B8.29 Liabilities. (iroaa claims for losses unpaid .8 3.008,370.36 Amount of unearned premiums on all outstanding risks 4.0S2.490.80 Due for commission and brokor- A l"" other ' ifitblilYiei: if.1'-0". " HpocUl contingent reserve SO.OOH.ew Total liabilities 6.5M,25S.ft Total premiums In feiew ue cembor 31, 1010 0.373.539.04 273,o:ii:.Sii S.8:IL'.0!( S7.332.0a Unslnrsa In Oregon for the Year, dross premiums received dur- Inr tho year -.8 7- r-mnillima roturnod during the t. nM itnrlna the vear. lassos Incurred during the year 10.IS0.8l 12.onrt.48 10,053.79 UN1TKD STATES l'IDKI.ITY ft (1UABAJ4TT . By AI.BXANDKK PAYSON KNAPP, ' Vice-President. Statutory resident general agent and at torney for service. J. U Hartman. Portland. J. 1.. Hartman Company, state agents, Portland. Security Land & Savings Co. Perfect Protection Agency Resident Agents. ' ' La Grande Inv. Co., Agent i Depend on This 1 i : 5- YOU CAN DEPEND ON A GOOD CONVERSA TION WHEN USING OUR COPPER TOLL LINES. HOME INDEPENDENT TELEPHONE CO.