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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (May 2, 1918)
Mammoth Orchid-Flowering Canna Giant Eleven-Inch White Blossom Developed From a One Eighth Inch Canna Bloom of Dark Red 1 Fifteen yean time ha been required to produce the Immense flower. A fnmoui expert of the 8mlthtonlan Institute In Washington fancied that the small spike of red blooms of the canna might be cultivated Into something beautiful, and his experiments, supplemented by those of Antolne Wlntzer, resulted In this superb bloom. Every shade of pink, red, yellow, and all tho lovely tlnU of the orchid, as well as the variegated varieties, have also resulted. The cost of producing a white lliy-canna jH-H-WH-l-H-M-m-H-H-m-l-1- Mother's Cook Book T-H-r-H-H-l-H-H-H-H-1-1 I t-l-I- Tlio (wopla poof!" work with txt nra of- ion vry uiiot. The ropta who are teoplo' kin tjullo liock your tlmt llon, Tlio (Hiopla KM)plo cIkhiho for frlrndu, your common riio nppnll; Hut tlm pwfplo pwiplo ttmrry nro the (uecret folk nf all. Milk and Milk Dishes. Tho value of milk for tin- growing family enn never ho too often express ed. In thesu ilnyH when feed for tlm rnttlo cost ko much more than formerly, when Inlior In higher anil very scarce the dairyman must rnlso IiIh price of milk or go out of lnt.nl ness. Milk nt l'J to 15 cents n quart Ih cheaper food thnn incut. Cut down im other foods hut never on tho milk for the finally, for In It nri! the growth determinant)! or growth stimulants which nro so essential for a good body framework and healthy blood. T'heyoll: of egg nnd good butter are also rich In t til h growth Htlmulant. A growing child should have If possible three glasses of milk per day, even when eating tho uhiiiiI amount of solid foodH found In vegetables and cereals, milk Ih not u beverage, It In it food. For cream Houps skimmed milk inny to unimI. and egg adiled to supply the lack of fat with butter and Hour used In the binding mnkeH It Ih as good bh whole milk. Cold Hklmmed milk may be. given the children at meals for their drink In Hiimmer anil hot In winter. If plenty of good butter Ih supplied the child will bo well fed. Cheese In varlouH forum may he used In tho place, of meat ; hh soullles with macaroni In cream snuco over toiiHt, In cream po tatoeH or eseulloped potatoes nnd In many other dltdieH which will occur to tho hotiHO mother. A slmplo and wholesome Htipper dlHh which Ih eaHy to prepare Ih the following: Milk with eggn In tho form of cus tards Is one of tho best, most whole Homo and easily digested desserts for young people. A glass of hot milk for tho restlesH child upon going to bed will often prove most soothing. Milk Is too val uable a food to bo Hllgbted or cut out of the diet becauso of Its cost. It will bo far better to cut down on tho meat nnd buy moro milk. Wiso and Otherwise. Absence makes tho heart grow fonder, nnd we'll admit thnt tho farther off Homo men nro tho bettor wo llko them. In tlio dayH boforo tho tole phono bow did father mnnago to get word to mother In tho afternoon thnt ho wouldn't bo homo for dinner. A lot of valuablo tlmo la wasted In bonding. Ono of tho things most of us need to mnko up our minds (o Ih tlmt tho othor fellow Ih Just ns patriotic us wo ourselves "nro. 'How tender homo-grown let tuco looks In tho cutalogtio pic tures 1 was aoout wo.OOO. "Lord of the Sun and Moon. Great Magician and Great Thief" A Monarch's Title The youthful shah of Persia hns nn nmiir.lng array of titles, ranging from shnh-lii-shnh. (king of kings) to such poetical nttrlhuteH as "The Hose of no ught." "The IJranch of Honor" and "Tho Mirror of Virtue;" while his ma jesty of Arm enn used to be proclaimed as "Kmperor of Arrncau, possessor of the white elephant and tho two ear rings, and In virtue of this possession legitimate heir of Pegu mid Ilrnbma 1 Lord of the twelve kings who place their heads under his feet." .Somewhere In the wilds of Afghanis tan there Is an Ameer who boasts of as many high dignities as there are dnys In the year, among them being: "Tho sovereign of the universe, whom Clod created to be as accomplished us tho moon at her plenitude; whose eye glitters like tho northern stnr; u king as spiritual ns a ball Is round, who, when he rises, shades all of bis people, and from under whose feet a sweet odor Is wafted." Hut perhaps the most remarknble title any moniirch was ever proud to own was borne by tho king of Mouomotiipn. whose praises were sung by his court poets and musicians ns "Iord of the Hun and Moon, Grent Ma gician nnd Clreat Thief." Another striking example of royal dignity la that of tho former emperor of China, whose recent coup d'etat ended In such failure. Ho was hailed by IiIh subjects as "The protector of religion, whose fiiinu Is lullnlto and of surpassing excellence exceeding the moon, the unexpnnded Jessamine buds and the stars, whoso feet are as fra grant to "the noses of other kings ns (lowers to bees, most noblo patron and God by custom." Do Not Hoard Canned Foods if You Have a Large Supply. What n difference n long row of canned foods In your fruit closet mnkes In your state of mind. It unsworn the question. "Whnt am I going to lmvo for dinner tonight and how nm I going to get It?" It also dovs nwny with tho terrors of tho un expected guest. Your problem Is solved, the row of canned foods has slmpltnod llfo for you. , Last summer tho entlro country was smitten with tho healthy contagion of canning. Women who had always, deli cately avoided ovon speaking of what went on In their kitchens, rolled up their sleeves and spent hours studying nnd putting Into "effect tho "cold pnek" method, other women who generally only "preserved," last summer canned vegetables, incuts, soups and, some of them, oven fish. Now that wo lmvo nil this canned foodstuff on hand, don't hoard, uso It I Should Not Shoot Pigeons; May Bo Carrying War Notes Complaints lmvo been mndo to tho pigeon section of tlm signal corps thnt carrlor pigeons of tlio racing-homer typo, being trained throughout tho United States for communicative scrv Ico with tho American army, lmvo boon shot by persons on bunting expedi tions. Ilocnuso of the Important part car rier nnd homing pigeons nro playing In tho wnr, nnd tho need for their breed ing; nnd development In this country, tho wnr department has considerably expanded the pigeon section of tho sig nal corps. Homing pigeons constitute ono of tho most effective means of com munication In tho army, Any pigeon In tho nlr may bo n car rier pigeon flying from n loft under government supervision. Its destruc tion mny bo n serious loss to tho Amer ican nrmy. Anyono corning Into pos session of pigeons labeled "U. 8. Kr 18," indicating thoy nro being trained for nrmy purposes, Is requested to re port tho fnct nt once to the olllce of Iho Chief Signal Ofllcer, Land Division, Washington, I). C. Demonstrate Possibility of Obtaining Potash From Chilean Nitrate Fields Koine of the profits mndo In muni tions by Americans In the lnst threo yenrs Is being put to good use In un covering new resources to nld our pro duction nnd cstnbllsh Independence from Oermiin domination, says Finan cial America. One essential of which our fnnns stand most In need Is pot ash. Germany Is tho iwssessor of the world's largest known deposits. Our crops lmvo long suffered for tho wnnt of this plant food with German ports nil closed, German lenders boast that they will forco commercial concessions from America In return for potash after tho wnr. To relieve this situation comes tho news that tho Du Pont Interests operat ing In tho Chilean nitrate fields lmvo demonstrated tho possibility of extract ing potnsb in large and profitable quantities from nitrate ores. This opens n new source of supply In the field that nlso produces tlio chief ma terial in explosives, which Is nlso an other essential plant food, thnt Is, ni trate. The Du Pont company hns performed n pntrlotlc service at this time in giv ing the secret of its processes to the nllled nnd neutral countries operating plnnts In Chile. All arc strengthened ngnlnst tho common enemy of mankind and ono more club for the neutrals Is lost to the Prusslnn. I For the Poultry Grower Wo have In this country 101 vnri etles of domestic fowls which have been described and recognized ns standard breeds. There nro various classifications. Among these ore such terms ns fnncy nnd practical; eggs and meat; n'ccordlng to their place of origin, etc. For Instance, nil of tho recognized breeds are said to be practical except the bantams and games which nro said to be fancy or ornnmentnl. Under the so-called egg breeds nro grouped most of those thnt originated around or near the Mediterranean sen Darred Rock Prize Winner. He was fourth exhibition cockerel at the 1917 Missouri Slope Poultry show, at Bismarck, N. D., with 22 cockerels In his class. Owned by W. W. Davenport, McHenry county, North Dakota. They nro nctlve birds, largely non-slt ting, nnd do not ns a rule do well In closo confinement. The Mediterranean breeds nro Leg horns, Mlnorcns, Spanish nnd Andn luslnn. They aro Binall, of excellent typo and noted for tho lnrgo number of eggs they lay. Tho Leghorns are typical and tho most popular of this group. They nro hanly; feothers lny snugly to tho body; weight Is threo to flvo pounds. Tho American races contnln whnt Is generally known ns gcneral-purposo fowls or dual-purposo fowls. Tho Orpington Is nn English breed, th oth era nro nil of American origin. Among tho most popular aro tho Plymouth Rocks nnd other Itocks, Wynndottos, Ithodo Island Hods, etc. in the Aslntlcs, wo havo tho Cochin China, tho llrnlimns and tho Lang shnngs. These nro gcnornlly speaking tho ment breeds. Tho French Is rep resented by tho Houdan; tho Dutch, by tho Ilnmburgs ; Indian, by tho Corn ish nnd Whlto ; tho English by tho Or plnjrton, tho Dorking nnd Red Caps. f I STATE NEWS I IN BRIEF. I t The Coos County military board has named 'JO men for tho two new drafts. The board has listed 39 eligible, be lieving the extra number will provide for exemptions nnd for those who nro now In service. Thn Public Service commission has dented an npplication from thf Elec tric Light & rower company of 'Burns for nn Incrcnso in rates, and tn so do- iner sharnlv criticised the comnanv for alleged lax methods. Workmen, while excavating for u hendgato on tho John Grimes ranch, about four miles north of Prinevillc, discovered placer gold in tho gravel. Samples have been taken and tests arc being made to determine the extent oi the pay dirt. Slackers and loafers will not be tot crated in Grants Pass. This announce ment Is made in an advertisement by the Council of Defense. It notifies alt those who loaf around pool halts and card tables to secure work immediate ly and not wait until notified by the council. Junction City citizens, who have been besieged during the past week by undesirable visitors, recently rounded up a tramp who came to the city in a filthy condition, gave him a shower bath tn the city hail and took him to tho city limits, where he was told to move on. Coos Ray cities, particularly Marsh field, almost begged for men of means to build homes to house the families of workmen who went there to swell the forces at the shipyards and sawmills, but tho call fell on deaf or indifferent ears or five months before houses were secured. Arrangements have been completed by a group of cranberry growers for the erection of a cranberry warehouse at Allendale, 11 miles south of Astoria. The warehouse at Astoria was operat ed to capacity lost season, and a much larger yield is expected from the bogs of this district this year. Albert (Dell) Btancett, since 1911 one of the prominent figures among Pendleton Round-up contestants, was kilted in action March 13, according to word received by his bankers form the director of records of the Canadian government nt Ottawa. He is the first Pendleton man to meet this fate. The four-story building completed and machinery installed, the new mill ing plant of L. B. Aplin and son, J. C. Aplin, nt Hood River, will be put into commission this week. In addition to the manufacture of wheat flour, the new millers will turn out substitute products and also wilt grind poultry and stock feed. A fire which broke out late Saturday night in the wood camp of the Cottage Farm of the State hospital and threat ened to destroy two years' cutting of state wood, was put out by large gangs of men sent in by Superintendent Stiener, nnd the loss probably -is not more than 25 cords of wood. Its ori gin is unknown. Men are engaged in finishing the work of sinking caissons for the" piers of tho new concrete bridge of the Co lumbia River Highway spanning the river at Hood River. The new struc ture, to be constructed jointly at a cost of approximately $40,000 by the state highway commission and Hood River county, will bo built just north of a wooden approach and steel span across the, river. The C. A. Smith shingle milt, at Marshfield, which had operated stead ily for the past nine years, hns been closed down indefinitely, and probably will not re-open during tho war period. There promises to bo a lively con test at the primary election next month in Yamhill county for tho Re publication nomination for county treasurer, tho principals in the running being three popular women. What may prove to be tho nucleus of a state organization of women to be known as tho Oregon Legion of Home Defense, an auxiliary of tho Homo Guard, is being organized in Salem. A number of State Capitol employes have signed. Two members of the Coast artillery corps Btationed nt Fort Stevens, died at tlio hospital there Wednesday.' They wero Algio Loomls, aged 20 years, of Ashland, who expired from pneumonia, and Victor A. Johnson, aged 23 years, of Radville, Sask., Canada, who suc combed to an attack of spinal menin gitis. Tho dwelling on tho farm of Mrs. E. B. Pbrter, near JofTorson, was burned down Monday afternoon. Tho resi denco was a threo-story structure and was situated on tho Linn county sido of tho Sanitam river near Jofforson. A. A. Asbnhr, Lincoln county agri cultural agent, has just issued a cir cular lottor to mohair growers of tho country urging them to attend a moot ing to bo held at Eddyvillo on April 23 for tlio purposo of organizing a mohair pool. STATE TO AID ROADS Bridges and Hlgnways Damaged by Floods to Be Restored by Joint Act of County and State. Yakima, Wash. The'state highway department wilt join with the county commissioners with the improvement of the McClellan Pass road. State funds will be applied to the building of a concrete bridge over the Nachcs river at Car mack's and perhaps to the building of a heavy timber bridge on tho Bumping river. Both these bridges were carried out by the freshet last winter. In addition to building the two bridges the state and county will join in making repairs on the highway at places where the high water im paired the grade. These points were settled In detail at a conference held here, when James. Allen, state highway commissioner, and Charles T. Jordan, highway engi neer, were in consultation with the county commissioners. The program agreed on by these officials will be presented to the state board of high way commissioners at a meeting to be held Monday, and if the plan goes through the state will superintend the construction of the Naches bridge and the county the construction at Bump ing. About $50,000 will be spent YANKEE APPETITES GREAT American Soldiers Consume Average of 4.5 Pounds Daily. Washington, D. C. The American soldier consumes four and one-half pounds of foodstuffs daily, according to a statement made public by the quar termaster's department of the army. To feed a million and a half men it is necessary to obtain 1,500,000 pounds of beef, 225,000 punch of bacon, 210, 000 pounds of ham, 135,000 cans of to matoes, 225,000 cans of jam and 3000 bottles of tomato catsup, aggregating some 6,750,000 pounds. Every pound passed for consumption of the nation's fighting men, the state ment said, is subjected to the most rigid inspection. 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, $14.5015.00; rye flour, $10.75(0)12.75; corn meal, white, $6.50; yellow, $6.25 per barrel. Millfeed Net mill prices, car lots: Bran, $30.00 per ton; shorts, $32; middlings, $39; mixed cars and less than carloads, 50c more; rolled barley, $7576; rolled oats, $73. Corn Whole, $77 per ton; cracked, $78. Hay Buying prices, delivered: Eastern Oregon timothy, $2930 per ton; valley timothy, $2526; alfalfa, $2424.50; valley grain hay, $22; clover, $1920.00; straw, $9.0010. Butter Cubes, extras, 37Jc; prime firsts, 37c; prints, extras, 42c; car tons, lc extra; butterfat, No. 1, 41c delivered. Eggs Ranch, current receipts, 34c: candled, 35c; selects, 36c per dozen. Poultry Hens, 27c; broilers, 40c; ducks, 32c; geese, 20c; turkeys, live, 2627c; dressed, 37c per pound. Veal Fancy, 18J19c. Pork Fancy, 2323Jc per pound. Sack Vegetables Carrots, $1.15 per sack; turnips, $1.50; parsnips, $1.25; beets, $2. Potatoes Oregon Bur banks, 75c $1 per hundred; new California, 10c per pound; sweet potatoes, 10c per pound. Onions Jobbing prices, lllc per pound. Cattle April 25, 1918. Med. to choice steers. . . .$13.0014.00 Good to med. steers 11.7612.75 Com. to good steers 10.2511.75 Choice cows and heifers. 11.5012.50 Com. to good cows andhf 7.2510.75 Cannors 4.25 6.25 Bulls 6.2610.75 Calves 8.7513.00 Stockers and feeders..., 6.50 9.60 Hogs Prime mixed $17.9018.00 Medium mixed 17.6517.85 Rough heavies 16.6516.85 Pigs 15.5016.50 Bulk 17.90 Sheep Prime spring lambs $ 20.00 Heavy lambs 16.5018.00 Yearlings 15.0015.50 Wethers 13.0013.60 Ewes 12.0012.R0