Shall We Kill the Calf?
Dy. J. OGDEN ARMOUR, Cliwrnun Food, Fuel and Cccrvntion
Committee, lllinoii State Council o( Dcfcnio
Tlioro is n calf problem in this country nnd It linn not k-on solved
by tlio pica to Iho American liousowlfo to slop buying vcnl. Nor would
n law stopping tbo butchoring of cnlvo present Iho Bolutlon.
Moro cnlvcfl wore nluugli(orcd during tlio past year limn any provlous
year. Thousands upon thousands of young animals eapnblo of boing devel
op! Into good bcof at a profit woro vcalcd. Millions of poundn of meat
woro (hereby wanted. Wliothur tlio waste was actual or theoretical, this
fact dtninlH out and stares us In tlio faco: Tlio present world meat aliorlago
might litvo been considerably alleviated had a wiser policy in Iho han
dling of calvuH prevailed during the past years.
There are two general kinds of calves and they rcquiro totally dif
ferent trentinont. Thoro is no excuse for the slaughter of beef calves
and there Ih no juHtlllratlon for tho maturing of all dairy calves. Tho
problem Ih to raise all beef calves to maturity and to prevent tho wnsto
of food by oxlcndcd feeding of excess dairy calves. It is a waste of food
to rniso dairy calves that aro not to bo kept for dairy purposes. Thcro
in just bh much need for slaughtering excess dairy calves when thoy reach
tho veal ago as there Ih for encouraging tho farmers to mature their beef
calve.
It in dilllcult to discuss calves without touching on baby beef. Baby
beef is economic from every angle. A great many of tho beef calvca which
woro sent to the Fort Worth and Kansas City markots during tho past
year woro of tho typo that would pay if matured as baby beef. Thoy over
ngo around threes hundred jkhimIs, and in tho hands of capable farmers
who had tho ncccMary feed available, thuy could havo been tmido into
eight hundred to one thousand pound meat animals before they were two
years old and at less cost than threo years olds, because young animals
will make flesh out of a greater proportion of their feed than will older
animals.
Spring Typhoid
nr DR. SAMUEL G. DIXON
Coramuiioncr ol Me!lh ol PcaBirNsnU
Tlio new of Iho loss of our trans
port reminds us of tlio way In which
wo are to bo robbed of our young
people during (his wnr aiitl should
awaken us. who
remain at home,
to thu necessity of
guarding our liven
a n (1 protecting
ourselves ngnliiHt
disaster no less
dangerous. From
now on typhoid
miiHt ho carefully
watched as an en
eiay.
Old winter has
stored thu tilth of
(ho season on our
hillsides nud iiIoiik
(he lianlis of tho Htrenmw. With tho
melting of tho snow and Ico In tho
spring, all of this flltli will ho washed
Into tho streams and carried to our
waterworks. This will test tho niter
lilants to their capacities, many of
which havo too mimll a margin to euro
for an excessive (low of filth. Break
Oowim will occur and the people iiuiRt
ho prepared to protect themselves by
boiling water for domestic purposes
upon tho flrHt Indication of trouble
with their local water supplies.
In view of tho above, tho question
ought to arluo In tho people's minds,
with nil the money that Is belli- spent
In tho beautifying of our cities, wheth
er or not It would not bo wiser to uho
this money for tho enlarging nnd Im
proving of tlio purification plants so
that our waters may bo safe, and wait
n little longer for our boulevards and
parkways. Wo certainly must uso all
known ways, and where possible, do-
vIbo now ones, to protect tho health of
tho oiing population nnd to conserve
what wo now havo from unnecessary
destruction.
army, who Is responsible for tho prop
er burial of tho American soldiers who
die In Franco and for tho registration
nnd marking of their graves.
Two odicors and GO men In each di
vision do this work, and theso
units will ho Increased later on. Two
American cemeteries havo nlreudy been
laid out In Fritnco and several smaller
ones havo been plotted nearer tho
front. Knch grave Is marked with an
Iron marker and In each Is deposited
tho soldier with proper Identification.
In addition photogrnphs uud descrip
tions of the spot aro nuido and sent
to tho soldier's relatives nt home.
American Soldiers Burled
in Special Cemoterios In
Franco, Each Oravo Marked
Word having como from Washing
ton that a now organization was be
ing formed, known as tho Purplo
Crow) association, a body of undertak
ers who r.ro anxious to go to Franco
to assume chargn of tho bodies of tho
dend, tho actual arrangements of tho
army aro worth mentioning, writes a
war correspondent.
Tlio now association wishes to bo al
lowed to follow tho troops to tho front
lino to rccolvo tho body of ovory man
.wio is killed or dies from nntural
cansos and nftor embalming It, ship
It back to tho States. This nrrango
iqont is Impractical, as it would mean
that many ships probably would bo
needed for this work.
Jfho American expeditionary forco
hs a gravo registration servlco, which
la' n division In the chief quartormns
tarB department. At tho bond of this
department is a major of the regular
APPEALS TO ALL
TO RAISE CHICKS
In lino with the big cnmpnlgn to con
servo food that Is being conducted by
tho food administration, the United
States dcpiirtuient of ngrlculturo Is
making a direct appeal to every fnmlly
to produce food In so fur as It can.
J. W. Klnghornu of tho federal de
partment of ngrlculturo Is In chnrgo of
tho middle Western Btates In tho gov
ernments nationwide campaign to
stimulate poultry production, with
headquarters In Chicago.
In an Interview Mr. Klnghorno made
tho following statement outlining tho
nation's needs nnd tho big nld city and
suburban dwellers can glvo In supply
Ing them :
"In hundreds of ammunition plants
In various parts of our country skilled
mechanics aro working day nnd night,
turning out shells to pnvo tho way for
democracy.
"Contrast this with the possibility of
every city nnd suburban fnmlly that
has tho available ground establishing
WL-kaunMXMj.Mj.Mj.Mji.a.Mj.
1 JUST TO LAUGH 1
Most Considerate.
"I don't mind lending you this
money, Clippings, but I'm afraid you
won't pay It back."
"My dear anil only friend, I Insist
on your letting mo worry nbout that."
Thouoht Herself Qualified.
"Whntovor In
duccd you to think
you wcro an act
ress ?"
"Tho reporters
alluded to tuo ns
one," replied tlio
young lndy stiffly,
"throughout my
testimony In a
rnurdor trial."
8trlvlna to Please.
A certain young lndy had boon nut
on tho program at n concort to "try
hor out." After hor song tho audi
on,co was "cold," and sho did not ro
colvo oven "a hnnd." Not discour
aged, seemingly, tho managor an
nounced :
"Miss Bawl will sing ns on encore.
If at First You Don't Succood. Try.
Try Again."1
nnothor form of munition plnnt to pro
duce shells filled with n most valuable
nnd nutritious food, Ih other wordn,
producing eggs.
"Tho part that tho American hen
.can play In winning this wnr can bo
materially Increased by (he establish
meat orthousands of backyard poultry
plants nil over this country. That
"food will win tho war" Is brought bo
ron) our attention dally, and tho rea
son why food can and will piny such an
important part Is because It Is Just as
necessary and Important ns nmmuiil
lion to obtain ultimate victory.
"That poultry and eggs can bo pro
duced more quickly nnd by a larger
number of people thnn any other form
of nnlmnl food Is thu nlMtnportnnt rea
son why Undo Hum Is innklng n nn
tlonal effort and a strong appeal to
every city and suburban dweller to
produce poultry, and especially eggs,
"Tlio equipment for such an enter
prtso need not bo largo or costly. A
lot 25x!J0 feet Is nmplo to accommodate
a Hock of twelve to twenty-flvo hens,
which should produce stifllclent eggs
for tho average family. By building a
pimply constructed poultry house out
of dry goods or piano boxes, and sup
plementing tho regular feeds with
table scraps, eggs can bo produced nt
but llttlo cost. Thus the backyard
(lock will not only help In reducing tho
cost of living and mako iwsnlblo strict-
ly fresh eggs, but nt the same time it
will fill a national need as a source of
food production."
Washington's Death Was
Caused From Diphtheria
According to Physicians
In most histories It Is stated that
Oeorgo Washington died from pnou
monln or quinsy, hut Dr. J. A. Nydeg-
ger of tho United States public health
servlco sends to tho Medical Itecord
n letter written by Dr. Cullen Dick of
Alexandria, Vn.r on January 10, 1800,
which shows that "ho undoubtedly
died of diphtheria."
Tho letter recounts tho circum
stances of Washington's hist hours, the
consultations of tho physlclnns in nt
tendance, of whom Doctor Dick, tho
writer of tho letter, wns one, nnd tells
how Dick urged thnt tho sufferer's
trachea (windpipe) bo cut open so as
to permit him to breathe. Tho other
doctors would not consent to this.
They had bled their august patient In
vnln, nnd would not even give n name
to tho dlseaso from which he was dy
ing. It appears that Doctor Dick wns
reluctant to acknowledge that there
had been an outbreak of croup In
Alexandria, and ho would uso only tho
term "Inflammatory quinsy" for that
with which Wnshlngton wns afflicted
Doctor Dick's description of tho dis
ease, to which ho proposed to give tho
name "cynanche Inryngea," wns ono of
diphtheria; ho did not uso that word
perhaps because it had not yet been
invented.
SAYINGS OF A SAGE
It Is awfully hard to generoto
any respect for a man who wears
a lot of rings on his fingers.
Ilusbnnds and wives should
remember thnt they married for
worso a well ns better nnd act
accordingly.
A woman declares that sho
has the best husband on earth,
hut that Is no sign that sho ex
pects to meet him In heaven.
A woman who Is satisfied with
her neighbor Is never satisfied
with herself but who ever sow
a woman satisfied with her
neighbor?
One Man Taken In.
Bacon Whalo meat Is good to cat.
ju Know.
Egbert No ! ronllvl
"Oh, yes; peoplo havo eaten it for
"Do you sunnoso that's whnf Tnnt.
- - - vuuu
was trying to do when ho wns taken
1U
Honed It Would n
Redd-dolng to tho automobile
Greene Oh, yos.
"Aro you colnir nlnnnV
"Well, I wnnt my car to go If It will."
Why His Head Is Bandaged.
"John," queried
his wlfo, "If Bomo
bold man woro to
kidnap me, would
you offer a re
ward.?" "Certainly," ho
responded. "I al
ways rownrd thoso
who do mo a favor."
Hla Wife Knew Him,
nnnmAamain.Y71nj Tllll r
wants mo to got hlra n Job says that
Wlfo AnH
vtu ouui U IK) fif
nend expect to hold down n Jobt
hi
IN BRIEF.
John Miller. 20. was instantlv killed
Tuesday forenoon nt camp No. 22 of
mo iinmmonu Lumber company, above
Mill City. Miller was setting rigging
wncn a snag ion and struck him.
Tho Issues committee of tho Treas
ury department Wednesday notified
Uoprcscntatlvo Sinnott it had author
ized tho issuance of $100,000 worth of
bonds by tho city of Ontario to make
water works improvements.
Tho women of tho Itcd Cross of
WcstUkc, gave a danco in tho dining
room of tho Wcstlako Hotel March 9.
At midnight a lunch was served, after
which a coko was sold for $27.C0. Tho
proceeds of tho evening totaled $80.50.
Tho railway director's office in
Washington has requested Senator
Chamberlain to procure tho full infor
mation regarding difficulties being ex
perienced oy tho Oregon Dairymen s
Lcaguo in moving condensed milk to
market
Quotas of boys which each state is to
furnish In tho campaign to enlist a
Boys' Working Reserve of 260,000 for
tho farms, was announced by tho de
partment of Labor Tuesday nieht.
Wyoming will furnish 1600, Jdaho
4000, Washington 16,000 and Oregon
U60O.
Tho crop and labor survey of the
farms in Crook and Deschutes counties
just completed by County Agricultural
Agent R. A. Ward shows, among other
interesting things, tho splendid man
ncr in which Central Oregon farmers
hnve responded to the Nation's call for
increased wheat production.
Mrs. Catherine A. Perkins, well-
known pioneer of the Cottage Grove
country, died Wednesday afternoon
after a short Illness which attacked
hero Tuesday night. Although she had
not been well for some time, she had
been about the city as usual the day
before. Tho funeral was held Friday,
Two barns on the farm of Mrs. Jen-
nlo Wallctt, in Benton county, north
west of Albany, were burned Sunday
night. Sixteen tons of hay and small
quantities of wheat and oats were de
stroyed. As the barns were 60 feet
apart and the fires were discovered in
both at the same time, incendiarism is
indicated.
Threo golden stars will bo tho first
on tho new Bcrvico flag now being pre
pared for O. A. C. Tho big banner.
which is sufficiently large for more
than 1000 stars, will be dedicated late
in April. The golden stars are for
men who have given their lives for
their country, Gerald Barrett, Norval
Carnlo and Verne B rani and. At the
time of dedication a memorial service
will bo held for members who died in
tho service.
A stack of protests has been re
ceived by tho State Highway commis
sion against not completing tho full
21 miles of tho Pacific Highway be
twecn Salem and Aurora, tho commis
sion having left three miles immedi
atcly north of Salem out of calculation
for completion this year, although that
part of tho project was also approved.
It is explained by tho department thero
is not money enough to complete all
of tho work this summer, and that the
action taken has nothing to do with
political pull or influence.
Tho first dipping of all the sheep in
the stato for tick since tho big dip of
1907 is likely to tako place this year,
State Veterinarian Lytic said recently,
A meeting of tho banitary Livestock
board, scheduled for Corvallis, March
22, was postponed until March 28, and
will then bo held at the Imperial Hotel
at Portland. The question of holding
tho general sheep dipping this year
will bo decided at tho meeting. Under
tho law tho dip is to bo an annual
affair, but may be suspended in any
yenr by proclamation. Prevalence of
tlcky sheep is responsible for tlio move
tins year.
A committee from tho Umatilla
County war fund committee has been
named to pro par o for a patriotic cele
bration in Pendleton on April 6, the
date of tho beginning of tho third Lib
erty Loan drivo.
Northwestern growers must thin
thoir apples and irrigato them during
tho coming year, in order to produce
larger sizes, was tho message taken to
Hood River recently by Kenneth Mc
Kay, former manager of tho Fruit
growers' Exchange, who spent tho
past winter in tho Middle West and
South, developing now markets for tho
Northwestern Fruit Exchange.
Articles incorporating tho Western
Dredging & Exploration company, with
a capiat of $400,000, woro filed at the
county courthouse in Bakor Saturday.
Tho incorporators .aro T. A. Almstead,
Joseph Moksuvsky and T. L. Hubbard.
All is in readinoss for tho openincr of
the Pacific Potato Starch company at
Beavcrton. With the turnntr on of
olocrtricity Friday tho factory bogan
grinding potatoes, but the remainder
of the week was spent in making nec
essary adjustments.
War Recipes
Cut out the following recipes and
patta them in your cook book to help
you Hoorerize. They have been
thoroujhly tested by Instructor and
spedal lecturers In the department
of homo economics at the University
of Washington.
Fresh Mackerel Baked in Brown
Saucc Fresh mackerel is inclined to
bo rather dry and therefore should bo
basted frequently whllo cooking; or
should bo baWed In a sauce. Tho fol
lowing method Is good: Fresh mack
erel, salt, pepper. Baste with 2 table
spoonfuls fat, 4 cup hot water, 1 tca
spoonful lemon Juice.
Clean mackerel, removing head and
tall. Rub with salt, and sprinkle .with
popper. Cook In dripping pan until
nearly done, basting occasionally.
When almost done, cover with brown
sauce and buttered crumbs and bako
until crumbs brown.
Brown Sauce Two tablcspoonfuls
fat, 1 sllco onion, 3 tablcspoonfuls
flour, 2 cups meat sock or water,'
teaspoon salt, teaspoon pepper, 3
drops kitchen bouquet.
Cook onion in fat until slightly
brown. Remove onion. Add flour
mixed with seasonings and brown
flour and butter. Add stock gradually,
stirring constantly. Add kitchen bou
quet last '
Baked Red Snapper and Lemon
Sauce Slices of red snapper 1 inch
thick, salt, peppnr, bread crumbs, 2
tablcspoonfuls fat, V. cup hot water,
1 tablcspoonful lemon Juice.
Wipe fish dry and rub with salt and
pepper. Cover with crumbs and dot
with fat Add a llttlo water and cook
until tender (about 30 minutes). Baste
with a mixtures of fat hot water, and
lemon Juice. Remove and servo with
Lemon Sayco 3 tablcspoonfuls but
ter, 2 tablcspoonfuls flour, 1 cup hot
water, yolk of one egg, teaspoon
salt speck of cayenne.
Melt tho butter, stir In the flour and
add water gradually. Pour slowly over
beaten egg and return to flro until It
thickens.
Broiled Orayflsh One lb. fresh gray
fish, skinned; 1 cup bread crumbs, '1'
egg slightly beaten. Marinade: 1 cup
vinegar, Vi cup salad oil, 1 tablcspoon
ful chopped onion, 1 tablcspoonful
chopped parsley, 4 peppercorns, 4
whole cloves, 2 bay leaves crumbled,
U teaspoon thyme. H teaspoon pa
prika, 1 teaspoon salt
Put fish for one hour in dressing
made of above Ingredients, turning
several times. Dip in egg, bread
crumbs, and then egg; broil under a
gas flame until brown.
NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT
Wheat Bulk basis for No. 1 grade:
Hard White Bluestem, Early Bart,
Allen, Galgalus, Martin Amber, $2.05.
Soft White Palouse bluestem, forty
fold, white valley, Gold Coin, White
Russian, $2.03. White club Little
club, Jenkins club, white hybrids, So
nora, $2,01. Red Walla Red
Russian, red hybrids, Jones fife, Cop
pel, $1.98. No. 2 grade, 3c less. No.
3 grade 6c less. Other grades hanledd
by sample.
Flour Patents, $10.
Millfced Net mill prices, car lots:
Bran, $30 per ton; shorts, $32 per
ton; middlings, $39; mixed cars and
less than carloads, 50c more; rolled
barley, $G668; rolled oats, $66.
Butter Cuoes, extras, 51c; prime
firsts, 50c Jobbing prices: Prints,
extas, 52c; cartons, lc extra; butter-
fat No. 1, 55c delivered.
Eggs Oregon ranch, current re
ceipts, 3535c per dozen; candled,
37c; selects. 39c.
Poultry Roosters, old, 2022c per
pound; stags, 2426c; springs, 27
28c; broilers, 35c; ducks, 32 35c;
geese, 2021c; turkeys, alive, 26
27c; dressed, 3537c.
Veal Fancy, 2020Jc per pound.
Pork Fancy, 2121Jc per pound.
Sack vegetables Carrots. $1.60 per
sack; beets, $1.50 2.00; turnips,
$1.50; parsnips, $1.502.00.
Potatoes Oregon Burbanks. $1
1.25 per hundred; Yakimas, $1.50;
sweet potatoes, 55c per pound.
Onions Oregon, buying price, $1.75
per hundred.
Green Fruits Apples, $12.25;
pears, $2.25; cranberries, Eastern,
$17.50 per barret
March 21, 1918.
Cattle
Med. to choice steers. . . ,$11.0011.80
Good to med. steers 10.001 1.00
Com. to good steers 8.5010.00
Choice cows and heifers. 9.0010.00
Com. to good cows and hf 8.00 9.50
Connors 4.25 6.25
Bulls 5.00 9.00
Calves 7.6012.00
Stockers and feeders.... 6.50 9.50
Hogs
Prime light hogs $17.0017.20
Primo heavy hogs 16.7617.00
Pigs 14.7615.75
Bulk 16.9017.00
Sheep-
Western lambs S15.0015.50
Valley Iambs 14. 60 15. 00
Yearlings 13.00fll8.80
Wethers 12.600)18.00
Kwea 9.004112.00