La Grande evening observer., October 29, 1917, Image 4

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LA GRANDE EVENING OBSER ER.
MONDAY, OCTOBER 29, 1917.
EDITORIAL PAGE OF THE LA GRANDE EVENING OBSERVER
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How Small Food Savings
Will Reach Huge Total
eA4A nf Ma& tinnorAt nmnftfr the woman
nhili.An nf tha natinnii orhinh urn nnr allies
have touched you deeply; but the little ycu
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COtuu ao seemea bu vcijr mu as w ua uu
worth while.
That little which you could do, when tnul
iplied by millions, not only would be worth
vnile. but it would be the solution of the food
iroblem of the nations which are fighting with us to prevent the
crushing out or freedom ana democracy.
That's why yon are asked to enroll as a member of the Food
Administration. The little things which you can do in your own
borne will be none in twenty million other homes, and the gigantic
whole will win the war.
Mother's S
Cook Book
Take care to cultivate an undergrowth
of email pleasures, since few great one
are let on long leases. Old Proverb.
EDITORIAL COMMENT.
SLACKER ACRES.
J TERRITORY GAINED AND LOST.
Here are the estimates of the gains and losses of the
central powers up to about May 1: Germany has gained
territory as follows: Square miles, Belgium, 11,200; Po
land, 50,000; France, 8,100; Serbia, 35,000; Montenegro,
5,000, and Roumania, 40,000. Up to April 1, the allies had
recovered about 1,000 square miles in France. Germany's
losses arc: Square miles, Togo Land, 33,700; Kamerun,
191,000; Southwest Africa, 312,450; Kiao-chau, 200; South
Seas, 96,168, and Southeast Africa, 384,180. Total gam,
149,500; total loss, 1,017,698. Turkey has lost about 177,
500 square miles.
IMPORTANT PUBLIC BUSINESS.
i (From the Congressional Record.)
Mr. Hustjng (pending a roll call) : "I wish to announce
that the Senator from Kansas (Mr. Thompson) is neces
sarily detained on important public business."
(From the Topeka State Journal.)
Here for Court Senator Thompson is Topeka Visitor
This Week It is Certain He Will Seek to Retain His
Toga
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WALT MASON'S LAMENT
Walt Mason's lament today is very typical of what is
going on in this country today. The lazy men, the slack
ers, all of them lament that they can't do anything tor
their country. They would like to do something BUT.
They may be too fat to fight but they pan help the Red
Cross, they can buy Liberty Bonds, they can enlist in the
United States Food Army.
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VICE PRESIDENT MARSHALL
Vice President Marshall's lecture will be under the
nuspices of the Chautauqua Association which is the
proper organization to receive and welcome the second
citizen by nature of his office in this land. The Chautau
qua Association is one of our best and most enterprising
institutions, non-partisan and deserving of support in
everyway.,
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When; you purchase Liberty Loan Bonds you do your
country good, you do the cause of liberty and justice over
the whole world good, you do yourself good, you do harm
to the enemies of liberty and justice and civilization, and
harm to the enemies of your country.
At tliis time when the food supply is a factor of suvh
tremendous importance in the outcome of the war, no one
can gaze over the land in Western Oregon that lies prac
tically waste for lack of drainage without a feeling of
l.-f-m ivin-ffc. Tlipsn flat. jirp;is. whieh now nroduce little
rnnrr. thjm mviKS mio-hr lmvf liemi dnin' their share of
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the splendid task of feeding the fighters who are warring
against autocracy it we could only have seen a little
farther into the future a few years ago. Eugene Register.
A GRAVE MENACE.
The reverses on the Italian front, including the capture
of 60,000 Italians, is bad news. The Germans are able
to turn on the Italians because of the Russian collapse.
Italy will need all the help she can get to stand off both
the Austrian and the German military machines.
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GET THE LOCAL NEWS.
The Observer prints as much local news, as much north
west news, as much telcpraphic news as any paper in the
Pacific Northwest in u tovi( of this size. Subscribe .to
the Observer and patronize gur advertisers and get the
local news. That is the way to build up the town and the
newspaper. :
THE BACKERS. .. " r.
The bankers of the countrV have' done nobly. They
have dropped their business for three weeks and have
done nothing else but sell Liberty Bonds. The public
should be grateful to them for the work they have done
so unselfishly and so well.
I Want Some More Liberty Bonds!
Sunday Night Supper
The Sunday nlslil supper should be
tile hiippy meal of the week, for young
and old, u time when a few friends
may gather for a quiet hour and enjoy
each other's society. The meal should
not be a burden tu the house mother,
for in many homes It Is entirely given
over to the youni; people or the men of
the family to prepare and serve. They
usually delight In preparing some sim
ple dish, at the grate, chilling dish or
electric (trill. Sandwiches may be pre
pared beforehand ami I lie meal may
be served from a small table in 'he
j living room, everybody sitting co'zlly
about the fire, unless there are some
,'who nrefer n table, to holding the
! plate and cup In the lap. For the
'drink cocoa is Ihe most often used, as
It Is one that may be given to even
the small people. Malted milk, tea or
eolTee are all aeccujiihle drinks awl
rarely refused.
A simple salad of some kind, depend
ing upon the family taste or the hcurt
iness of tint dinner which has been
oaten at one or two o'clock, should be
served.
A hot dish, some jelly preserves or
fruit with a bit of cake makes a good
supper. For a cool night the oyster
stew Is a great favorite, being served
with a salad of shredded cabbage
dressed with vinegar and scannings.
Tea should (ullow this main dish.
Frankforls cut in thin slices and
sauted In a little butter mnke an np
petlzlng dish which Is n genernl favor
ite. Served with buttered toast and a
hot drink this makes a good light sup
per. Chicken Livers With Olive Sauce.
TSrnwn two tahlesponnfuls of butter,
and three tablespoonfnls of flour, and
when this is well mixed pour on grad
ually one cupful of highly seasoned
brown stock. Season with salt and
pepper, add twelve olives finely
minced and cook three minutes. The
ripe olives ure the most appetizing,
but the green are also good. Clean
and separate the Myers, dredge with
flour well-seasoned und saute In but
ter, pour over Ihe sauce and serve
piping hot.
Curried livers are prepared as above,
using tho following sauce: Cook two
tablespoonfuls of butter with half a
tablcspoonful of chopped onion five
minutes, add three tqhlespooufula of
flour, mixed with half a tablespoonful
of curry powder, salt and paprika to
taste. Strain the sauce over the livers.
Pigs In blankets make another good
Sunday night luncheon dish. Roll
plump oysters In thin slices of bacon
and broil until well-rooted on the grill
o In Ihe chafing dish.
Patriotism defeats its own aim if
over-anxiety induces a hoarding of
money and a lessened voume of buy
in?. Do your part toward keeping
trade active and employment abund
ant for that will be patriotic service.
The Message of
the Statement
FROM PORTLAND, OREGON, .
Ihe comparative statements of cir-
i-nlntinn nnstaffinfl reroortf issued
by the Portland newspapers for the '
six months ending April l, ivii, ana
the statements issued for the six,
months ending October 1, 1917, are as.
follows:
WEEK-DAY ISSUES
April i Oct. 1
1917 1917 Gain.
Daily Oregonian. 57.623 63,461 S.BSft
Dailyy Journal. .64.B12 55,593 981
Daily Telegram 49,315 44,242 3,927
Daily News ....17,578 19,832 2,254
SUNDAY ISSUES
April 1 Oct. 1
1917 1917 Gain.
Sun. Oregonian .78,1.61 84,486 '5,825
Sunday Journal. .57,506 58,286 780
Note the usiin made by The Ore
gonian.
The showing made by The Oregon
i to ull thn more frrntifvincr when it
is understood that The Oregonian does
not issue the scvoriu daily extras
or editions, as do the afternoon pa
pers. The first of theste is on tho
street about 10:30, and is not a com
plete newspaper, running about half
the size of the regular issues, and
hastily gotten together for quick head-
lino rending. lney are, nowevcr,
counted a3 city circulation and are
useful in figuring for total circula
tion.
This1, too, is worth considering
The Oregonan 3ells for 76 cents a
month, delivered in the homes, and 5
cents per copy, street sales, while the.
afternoon newspapers sell for much
less.
The Oregonian has more circular
tion iIN THE HOMKS than any oth
er Portland newspaper.
Uncle Sam has 90 regular car
riers delivering mail into Portland
homes. The Oregonian has 223
regular ca-riers. You can draw
your own eonculf ions as to the
home circulation of The Oregonian.
The
Woman
Who Pays
by check instead of in currency escapes a lot
of worry about money matters. She has an
accurate record of whero her money goes
and a receipt for every penny she has paid
out. Besides it's so much safer to hpve tho
eash in the bank than in the home. Our spe
ial department for women will be glad to
'; gire information.
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Ea Grande National BanK
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After all, the only true way to
measure the value of a newspaper
is not by the number of copies it
sells, or gives awny, every day, but
by the number of homes of pur
chasing power that It enters, influences.
Actual Paid Circulation since Oct.
1st, more than
87,000 SUNDAY
65,000 DAILY
10-29-lt
Work for all, at good wages, is as- '
sured by a steady demand for all of
the products of labor. Buy what you
need and buy at home.
Mary Plckford . :
lbly disturbed anil ir::o
oelnlnlns hand prevrn's s .
Utnteg more than 1 . jv
of Liberty Domls I r
Liberty Loan phc
Mart, Julian Elllnge, David Warfleld,
John Drew and other famous people of
hp am "reraent world have contribute
1 this film, which Is part of th
, .. Wrty bond campalgn.j Preal-
""....Secretary, of the Treea-
' 'Tv'Thorna A. Edlsoo and
Rippling Rhymes
By WALT MASON
TRAITORS.
Disloyal talkers still abound,
and, in my watchful waiting,
while I am pestering around,
1 hear the traitors traiting. Oh,
sonic of them are humble guys,
and some have higher places, .
wll Pusl1 unpatriotic lies
ff. ": j through never-resting faces. I
hear them in the blacksmith
shop, where smoke and soot
blow o'er 'em; and then again I hear them
yawp in senate or the forum. Some of the
traitors mean no harm, but wish to draw at
tention, and so they're boosting peace's charm
with zeal too coarse to mention. And some
just let their jawbones play because that's
their ambition; and some, perhaps, draw Prus
sian pay for dealing in sedition. No other
- warring nation thus would stand for all this
treason, would let the traitors rant and cuss
without a rhyme or reason. The traitors great
and traitors small, obscure or bearing titles
they'd back 'em up against a -wall and shoot 'r
uiem tarougu tne, vitals. I hear them yawp,
where'er I am. these nr-stileniinl o-nrlrloro i rr . .
patiently our Uncle Sam endures hia nefit of l
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