milk, a tenspoonful o f salt; rnlx well
and «team three hours.
N ew Sport for French Aviators
—W hen Not Hunting Boche Planes
Cream Pie, Rlcs Crust.
Cook n cupful o f rice In milk or In
water until tender. Line a well
gr«-nNcd pie tin with the rle«*, then fill
with the following rooked tilling: A
pint o f milk, yolks o f two eggs, a t«»o-
«poonful nt corn starch, a half cupful
o f honey, und a teaapoonful of vanilla;
rook until smooth unit cover with a
meringue imido with the whites; set
Into the oven to brown.
Potato Flour Sponge Cake.
Separate the yolks und whites of
four egg«, heat yolk« until thick, mid
one cupful o f sugar, beat well, add the
whltes l.cnicn stiff, n pinch of salt, a
half eupful o f potato flour und a tea-
spoonful o f Imkltig powder. Hake In n
moderate over .'Hi minute«
Raisin Orop Cake*.
Tuke a third of a cupful of «tiorten-
lug, it cupful o f «ligar, two egg«, two
cupful« o f corn flour, n cupful of ral«-
I iih , n tenspoonful o f vantila, a cupful
of milk. Mix a« usual; hake In n mod
erate oven.
Cornmeal Muffins.
Take two tsblespoonful« of shorten
ing. n half teaspoonful of «alt, a half
cupful of corn meal and five eighth« of
a cupful o f wheat flour, a tenspoonful
of «ult, two teHS|HM>nfuU of «ugnr.
Hie white o f an egg and two-third« of
a cupful o f milk. Cream the «horten-
lug and «ugnr, udd «nit, then milk, at-
termitely with the dry Ingredients,
l.astly fold In the white of egg heuten
stiff. Hake 10 minutes.
'Htxoi«. TvwwtfC.
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Luminous Paint Is Put to
Good Use in Present War,
Greatly Aiding the Soldiers
French aviator« flying In Serbia enjoy the «port of bagging wild duck«
when not engaged in bringing down the Hun airplane«.
U . S. Insurance
T remen 'lou t
B utine««
C on du cted
b y the G overnm ent
A h no llisunili«'«* company I In- I'n llitl
MtnM'H innki'M nil other eoucert»« In
the business ««•«•in puny.
On April 0 tin* total amount of In-
aurnti<*t> l'n i-U* Sam litnl written wiih
over
That nuui had
be en put on tlie honkM In «lx month«.
In the whole year o f 1U17 nil other
concern« In the United Slate«. Includ
ing fraternal organization«, tnulunl
companion and the like, wrote approx
imately $6,000,000,OIK) worth o f Insur-
anee.
Rome difference.
Ami Uncle Sam w it still on the Joh.
The third week o f April alone $RK),-
OOo.tKHi worth of Inaurnnce wns w rit
ten.
Uncle Sam’» cu«ton>erM are soldier«
end «nllor«. They number about 1.800.-
000. The average policy run« close to
$8.500.
The minimum 1« $1,000 and
the maximum Is Sin.iNKi.
April 12 was the lust dny on wtdeh
men who Joined the government mili
tary or naval force« before December
4, 11*17, could secure government In
surance, hut all new men Joining either
army or navy can he Insured and the
government urges them strongly to
take tli«» maximum sum.
In the meantime Uncle Sam hji«l>cen
paying out a great deal of money on
salary allotments nnd for death nml
disability compensation.
Up to April
0 1,700.330 separate cheeks had been
made out for such payments for «tun«
ns fo llo w «: Salary allowance«, $30,-
403,40k’ ; death and disability compen
sation, $00,038; government Insurance
payments, $177,318.
Cooks in the Army Learn
How to Economize on Food
*
Opportunities for the home eco
nomics demonstration workers of the
United Stntes department \>f agricul
ture are not limited to farm \id town
homes.
Cooks in American army
camps also have had an opportunity to
hear about conservation methods from
the department specialists. At one of
the army schools for hnk«>rs nnd cooks
In Mlsnlsslppl demonstrations In food
suvlngs were much appreciated by the
cooks In training, ncsordlng to u re
port of the officer In chnrg«», who de
scribed the demonstrations ns a "won
derful success." The cooks nro being
taught ways to utilize the left-over
food, the use o f (lour substitutes, and,
particularly, new nud attractive ways
o f serving comment dishes. Demon
strations In the making and use o f tire
lens cookers also have been conduct
ed In tho field ambulance hospital di
vision.
Uncle Sam and John Bull;
How Nicknames Orginated
For the Two Big Nations
Nearly every nutlon has some sort
of nickname.
For many generations England has
been nicknamed “ John Hull," “ J«»hn
Hull" mean« beefy, brawny and oh«tl-
nnie. It 1« a popular personification of
the English people. lie Is represented
« » 0 bluff, corpulent, Irascible old fid-
low, rlad In leather breeches and top
hoots. and carrying a stout oaken cud
gel.
The nickname 1« derived from
Doctor Arhuthfiot's sntlre entitle«!
I
■‘Th«’ History o f J. hn Bull,” a politi
cal skit on the subject o f the Spanish
succession, llrst published In 1711! nnd
afterward reprinted complete In Pope's
"Mlscellnny” In 171*8.
Arhuthnot thus describee John Hull:
” In the nutln he Is an honest, plain-
dealing fellow, choleric, h«di) nml of
very Inconstant t«-mper. Very apt to
quarrel with his best friends, espe-
elnlly If they pretended to govern hltn.
If you flattered him you might lead
him ns a child."
Hut with no less distinction Is
“ Uncle Snm" the type of an Arnerlcnn
and the tutelary genius o f the United
St«t«»s.
The phrase “ Uncle Sam"
anise during the War o f 1812. An army
contractor named Elbert Anderson had
a store-yard nt u smnll town on the
Hudson.
A
government
Inspector
named Samuel Wilson, who was al
ways ealleil “ Uncle Snm," superintend
ed the examination o f the supplies, and
when they were pass«»«! «»ach cask, box
or package was marked “ E. A.— U. S.,”
the Initials «if the contractor and of
the United Stilt««.
The man whose
duty It was to mark the casks, being
asked what the letters meant, replh'd
that they stood for Elbert Anderson
and "Uncle Snm.”
The story was retold, printed nml
spr«»sd throughout the army nnd the
country.
\\ Mother’s Cook Book j¡
War Food«.
The new things that are being
thought out by our housewives today
will till many recipe hooks and he a
source o f great comfort, because they
mean good things with no Increase In
the foods we must save for our armies.
Honey Custard.
Cook n pint o f milk, a half eupful
o f honey nnd grating o f nutmeg, two
•>ggs, nnd a pinch o f salt, over hot wa
ter stirring constantly, or hnko setting
the cups tn hot water. Maple flavor
may be used for a change.
BUILDING BIG F R U IT
STORAGE PLA N TS
Unusual Activity Being Manifested at
Points in the Wenatchee Valley —
Pendleton was «elected a« the next
meeting place o f the Oregon Retail
Plan Community Packing.
Jew eler«’ association, which closed its
annual convention in Salem Saturday,
Wenatchee, Wash. — Preparations
the date« o f the convention to conform
for handling the 1918 apple crop in the
with those o f the Roundup.
upper Wenatchee valley are manifest
Sleek, fattened and conspicuous for ed in unusual building activities which
its style and class, the «Team o f Union will greatly increase the warehousing
county stock passed in proud review j an«l storage facilities and materially
tie fore 3(8)0 admiring spectator* Thurs assist the growers’ and «hippers' or
day afternoon at Union as the feature ganizations in coping with labor an«l
o f the opening day o f the 1918 stock car shortage.
In addition to large
classic o f the Northwest.
warehouses in Cashmere, Dryden, Pe-
J. H. Olmstedad was appointed by shastin and Monitor, home storages
Governor Wityhcombe as county judge now contemplated or under construc
for Wallowa county to succeed G. S. tion w ill bring the total storage capa
Reavis, who has resigned because o f city in the upper valley to approxi
ill health. The new jodge formerly mately 1200 cars, according to men
held the position. The term o f Judge identified with the industry in the
above localities. A feature in all o f
Reavis would have expired in 1923.
the new warehouses is the provision
Edward B. Hayes walked 96 miles, which is being made fo r community
from Gold Beach to Marshfield, to en packing operations. Past experience
list in the United States "arm y, and with the community plan has firmly
presented himself hoping he would be established this system as an efficient
accepte«! for service. Recruiting Offi and economical method o f insuring
cer Greenup was unable to supply him uniform grade and pack.
with transportation at once, but the
youth will leave soon.
Buys Storage Water.
Salmon Lindquist and Matt Niem i,
both o f whom recently arrived at As
toria from Butte, Mont., were arrested
by Sheriff Burns for failin g to register
for m ilitary service. The young men
are about 25 years o f age. They are
being held to await instructions from
the Federal District Attorney’s office.
Yakima— The Yakima Valley Canal
company is the first private corpora
tion o f the valley to take advantage o f
the government’s offer to sell storage
water to guard against shortage this
year. The stockholders voted to buy
2000-acre feet as a minimum, with the
privilege o f taking an additional 200
more acre feet later. The purchase
price is $1 an acre foot and is made
for this season only and for the pur
pose o f avoiding losses in fo o l produc-
| tion.
Immense sum* subscribed to liberty
loans have not affected bank deposits,
which, on May 10, amounted to $194,-
383,998.57 in all o f the banks and
trust companies o f the state, or an in
crease o f $25,172,407.28 over May 1,
1917, according to a statement issued
by Superintendent o f Banks Bennett.
A total o f 54,741 motor vehicles
Many Ingenious uses have been
found of late for luminous (mint, were registered by June 1 this year,
i Watches with dials which glow In the according to a statement issued by
The total fees re
i darkness are becoming common, nml i Secretary Olcott.
only lh«» oth«-r day an ord**r was given ceived for the half year were $403,-
for UK),0<K) marching compasses with 677.50, as compared to 38,242 vehicles
luminous nei-dh-s to he curri«*d by sol registered for the first six months o f
diers at the front, says B oy«’ Life. Irn- last year, and $152,459.50 in fees re
mense quantities o f luminous cloth are ceived for the same period.
u«e«l by the soldiers who go over the
James T. Chinnock, superintendent
top. It Is cut Into smnll rectangles o f water division No. 1, comprising
about ten tnrhes long and fastened to counties west o f the Cascades, has re
the collars o f the uniforms. The sol signed, effective July 15. Governor
diers can thus recognize their own Withycombe has announced that he
men In tin Indiscriminate fight In the will appoint Percy A. Cupper to suc
dark. The luminous pnlnt Is nlso ceed Mr. Chinnock.
Mr. Cupper is
smeared on the end o f sharpened stick« the Republican nominee and now as
which when stuck Into the greund sistant state engineer, as well as sec
make a fairly d e a r beacon.
retary o f the Desert Land board.
Luminous tuiie 1« also used by the
The fourth band saw has just been
mile for a variety o f puri>ose«. In this
way the stretcher-bearers mark the put into peration by the Chelsea Box
paths they are to follow. It has been company at Klamath Falls. This com
found that on ii dark night the lumi pany, which was launched less than a
nous pnlnt 1« visible for only 00 f«»et. year ago, now has a force o f 50 to 60
A soldier enn dip his hand In the paint men and is fast building up its busi
and signal by describing letter« In the ness. Orders are being received faster
nlr nr by wigwagging, knowing that than they can be filled. Company rep
the enemy cannot see him a hundred resentatives say they have not been
handicapped by car shortage at any
feet away.
time.
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The first real summer weather o f
the season arrived this week and the
Heppner farmers and stockmen are
pleased.
W hile rain is beginning to
4-4 4 -M s«---------- ------------ M I -F+
be needed, but little damage has been
When evening come« over the gray shad
done by lack o f moisture. Sheepmen
ows fall.
are busy gettin g their sheep to the
Softly my Little One sings;
Cuddles and coos tn a little rag doll.
mountains this week, and farmers are
And babbles of wonderful things.
Voice like a linnet, and eyes like a dove. also busy gettin g ready for what is ex
pected to be the biggest _ harvest ever
Little One rocks In her chair.
And tenderly sings, while her motherly gathered in Morrow county. .
WHEN L IT T L E ONE SINGS
love
Warms to her tittle one there.
I want to get down by the side of her.
too.
And rock-a-by bark through the yeare.
Voyaging the Slumtw-rland River of blue.
Untroubled by doubting« or fears.
To drift to a nest In the crook o f an arm.
And lie In a cuddle of dreams;
Ah, I.lttle One, sing me the wonderful
charms
Up, up from the Lullaby streams.
And sing while the heart o f you bursts
In a song.
Cuddle your little one so.
For yours Is ft fleeting time, age Is so
long.
And you. little singer, will grow.
Age will lay hand on your curly, brown
hair.
Make you a grown-up too soon;
Hustle you out of your Itttle red chair—
Sing, sing, while your heart Is In tune!
Softly grny shadows come deeping down.
Little One Journey away
Mother nnd Dolly to Slumberland Town.
Drowsy-eyed dreamers astray.
Leaving me here where a mist of her
song
Falls on my heart like n dew.
And heaven, I thank you, through age Is
so long.
Many the dreams that come true
-J a y B. Iden In the Kansas City Star.
Fought in France at 73.
An American Civil war veteran who
faced the Germans In the trenches for
eight months before tils nge, seventy-
three, wns discovered, nnd he wns dis
charged, Is J. W. Buscher, who
served tn the Twenty-third Michi
gan volunteers In the Civil wnr.
He
enlisted recently In the Canadian rail
way battalion.
King George wishing
8teamed Brown Bread.
Take two cupfuls each o f hurley to see the oldest soldier In khnkl, sum
flour nnd corn meitl, one nml a half moned Huscher to Buckingham palace,
teaspoonfuls o f soda, three-fourths cup nnd praised him heartily for hta cour
ful o f molasses, two cupfuls of sour age and determination.
Petitions asking for the in mediate
resignation o f County Commissioner
Archie P. Phillips and County Judge
James Watson are being circulated in
North
Bend and are being freely
signed. The movement is the result
o f action taken at a recent meeting o f
the newly-formed Coos County Tax
League, at which alleged mismanage
ment o f county affairs and extravagant
expenditure
o f county funds were
charged.
The Nominate McNary Senator com
mittee, through its chairman, T. B.
i Neuhausen, has filed an expense state
ment showing expenditures o f $9321.48
‘ for their candidate at the recent pri
maries.
With the fund for special agents ex-
hauste«!. Governor Withycombe w ill
invest each member o f the Military
Police with such authority and provide
him with a special agents’ star to en-
! force the prohibition law.
It is un-
«lerstoo«! that the State Police already
have been responsible for apprehend-
( ing a number o f bootleggers and it is
j the intention o f the executive to use
j members o f that body extensively in
suppressing illicit liquor sales.
Umatilla county must fo rego' the
use o f all white flour until the next
grain crop is on the market.
Grocers
representing the entire county met in
Pendleton Wednes«lay, organized and
made a pledge to sell no more white
flour until harvest. The only excep
tion w ill be to sheepmen in remote
districts who must bake in a pan; un
der a county food administrator’ s or
der, they can get a limited quantity o f
mixed flour containing 50 per cent o f
wheat.
Mexicans to Work in U. S.
Brownsville, T ex.— The Mexican Co
operative League, to work with the
United States employment bureau in
contracting for Mexican labor for agri
cultural purposes on both sides o f the
border, has been formed here, it was
announced Wednesday.
The purpose
o f the league w ill be to interpret into
Spanish all contracts and see that
there shall be no misunderstandings
by illiterate laborers entering employ
ment in the United States.
U. S. Not to Fix Prune Prices.
Washington D. 0 .— Senator McNary
is advised by the Food administration
that it does not contemplate fixing the
price o f prunes for commercial trade.
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT
Wheat— Bulk basis for No. 1 grade:
Hard white, $2.05. Soft white, $2.03.
White club, $2.01. Red Walla, $1.98.
No. 2 grade, 3c less; No. 3 grade, 6c
less. Other grades handled by sample.
Flour — Patents, $10 per barrel;
whole wheat, $9.60; graham, $9.20;
barley flour, $14.50@ 15.00; rye flour,
$10.75@12.75; corn meal, white, $6.50;
yellow, $6.25 per barrel.
M illfeed— N et mill prices, car lots:
| Bran, $30.00 per ton; shorts, $32;
middlings, $39; mixed cars and less
than carloads, 50c more; rolled barley,
$75@76; rolled oats, $73.
Corn— Whole, $77 per ton; cracked,
; $78.
Hay — Buying prices,
delivered:
Eastern Oregon timothy, $29@30 per
ton; valley timothy, $25@26; alfalfa,
$24@24.50; valley grain hay, $22;
clover, $19@ 20.00; straw, $9.00@10.
Butter— Cubes, extras, 37ic; prime
firsts, 37c; prints, extras, 42c; car
tons, lc extra; butterfat, No. 1, 41c
delivered.
Eggs— Ranch, current receipts, 34c:
1 candled, 35c; selects, 36c per dozen.
Poultry — Hens, 27c; broilers, 40c;
ducks, 32c; geese, 20c; turkeys, live,
26(<i27c; dressed, 37c per pound.
Pork— Fancy, 23@23}c per pound.
Sack Vegetables— Carrots, $1.15 per
sack; turnips, $1.50; parsnips, $1.25;
beets, $2.
Potatoes— Oregon Burbanks, 75cfd
$1 per hundred; new California, 10c
per pound; sweet potatoes, 10c per
pound.
Onions— Jobbing prices, l @ l } c per
pound.
Cattle—
June 10, 1918.
Prime steers....................$14.00@15.00
Good to choice stee rs.. . . 12.50@13.50
j Medium to good steers.. 11.C0@12.00
Fair to medium steers . . 10.50@11.50
Common u> fa ir steers ..
9.00@10.00
Choice cows and heifers. 11.00@ 12.00
; Com. to good cows and h f 6.50@) 8.50
Canners..........................
4.00@ 6.00
Bulls................................
6.50@10.00
Calves..............................
8.50@12.00
Stockers and feed ers.. . .
8.00@10.00
Hogs—
Prime m ixed.................. $16.75@ 16.85
Medium m ixed............... 16.35@16.65
Rough h e a v ie s ............... 15.76@15.85
P ig s ................................. 15.50«/15.75
Bulk.................................
16.75
Sheep-
Prime spring Iambs........$16.50® 17.00
Heavy lambs................... 16.00@16.50
Yearlings........................ 10.00@11.00
W ethers.......................... 10.00@10.50
Ew es................................
7.00@ 9.60