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About Eagle Valley news. (Richland, Or.) 191?-1919 | View Entire Issue (June 13, 1918)
New Sport for French Aviators When Not Hunting Bochc Planes French aviator flying In Serbia when not engaged In bringing down the U. S. Insurance Tremendous Dutineti Conducted by t!io Government Ah an limurnnei.' company tho Uulti-d Htntcs makes nit other concerns In thu bushiest seem puny. On April 0 tin- total amount of In surance Undo Hum had written was over $11,000,000,000. Thnt sum had been put on tliu book In six months. In tho whole year of 1017 nil other concerns In tho United Kin ton, Includ ing fraternal organization, iiiutunl companies nml tho like, wrote approx imately ?0,000,000,000 worth of Insur ance. 8omo difference. And Undo Sum wnn Mill on the Job. The third week of April nlone $100,. 000,000 worth of liiHiirnnce wnn writ ten. Undo Siuii'h customers nro soldier and sailors. They number nbotit 1,800, 000. Tho averngo policy runs closo to ?8,B00. Thu inlnliuunt Ih $1,000 nnd tho maximum Ih $10,000. April It! wnn tho lust dny on which ruen who Joined the government mili tary or nnvnl forceH before December 4, 1017, could -secure Kovcrnincnt In urnnco, but nil new men Joining cither army or nnvy enn bo Insured nnd tho government urges them strongly to tnko tlio mnxliuum mud. In tho meantime Undo .Sum ban been paying out n great deal of money on nalnry nllotmentH nnd for death nnd disability compensation. Up to April 0 1,700,330 Hcpnrnto eheekH bad been tnndo out for such payiueutH for sums ns follows: Snlnry nllownnccH, $50, 403,402; death and disability compen sation, $00,058: government liiHuranco payments, ,$177,518. Cooks In tho Army Loarn How to Economizo on Food OpportunltloH for tho homo eco nomics demonstration workura of tho United StnteB department f apicul ture nro not limited to farm .Vid town homes. Cooks In American army camps nlso have liad an opportunity to hear about conservation methods from tho department specialists. At ono of tho army schools for bilkers nnd cooks In Mississippi demonstrations In food savings woro much appreciated by tho cooks In training, according to a re port of tho ofllcor In chnrgo, who do scribed tho demonstrations ns ft "won dorful huccosb." Tho cooks nro bolng tnught ways to titlllzo tho left-over food, tho ubo of flour substitutes, and, particularly, now and uttractlvo ways of serving corumcnl dlshcR. Demon titrations In tho making nnd uso of 11 re less cookers also have been conduct ed In tho Held ambulance hospital division. enjoy the sport of bagging wild duck Hun alrplanci. Uncle Sam and John Bull; , How Nicknames Orglnated For the Two Big Nations Nenrly every tuition has some sort of nickname. I'or many generations England ha been nicknamed "John Hull," "John null" menus beefy, brawny nnd oustl ante. It In n popular personlllcntlon of tho hngllnh people. Ho Is represented ns n bluff, corpulent, Irascible old fel low, chid In Ion thee breeches nnd top boots, nnd carrying n stout oaken cud gel. Tho nickname Is derived .from Doctor Arhutlmot's sntlro entitled "Tho History of Jchn Hull," a politi cal skit on tho subject of tho 8panlnh succession, first published In 17115 and afterwnrd reprinted complete In I'opo's ".Miscellany" In 1728. Arbuthnot thus describes John Hull "In the mala he Is an honest, plain dealing fellow, choleric, bold and of very Inconstant temper. Very apt to quarrel with his best friends, espe cially If they pretended to govern hlra. If you flattered him you might lead him ns a child." Hut with no less distinction Is "Undo Sum" tho tyio of an American nnd the tutelary genius of tho United States. Tho phrnso "Undo Ram" arose during the War of 1812. An army contractor named Klbert Anderson bad a store-yard at n small town on the Hudson. A government Inspector named Snmucl Wilson, who was al ways called "Uncle Snm," superintend ed tho examination of the supplies, and wjien they wero passed each cask, box or package was marked "H. A.-U. 8.," tho Initials of tho contractor and of thu United States. Tho man whose duty It wns to mark tho casks, being asked what tho letters meant, replied that they stood for Elbert Anderson and "Undo Snm." Tho story was retold, printed nnd spread throughout tho army nnd tho country. I Mother's Cook Book War Foods. Tho new things that aro being thought out by our housewives today will All many recipe books and bo a sourco of great comfort, because they menu good things with no lncrenso In the foods wo must save for our armies. Honey Custard. Cook n pint of milk, n half cupful of honoy and grating of nutmeg, two eggs, nnd a pinch of salt, over hot wa ter stirring constantly, or bako Betting tlu) cups In hot water. Maple flavor may bo used for a change. 8teamed Drown Dread. Take two cupfuls each of barley Hour and corn meal, ono and u half teaspooufuls of soda, thrco-fourths cup fid of molasses, two cupfuls of sour milk, n lenspoonftil of salt; mix well and steam three hours. Cream Pie, Rice Crust Cook n cupful of rlco In milk or In water until tender. Unci a well greased plo tin with tho rlco, then (111 with tho following cooked lining: A pint of milk, yolks Of two eggs, a tea spoonful of corn starch, a Imlf cupful of honoy, and n tenspoonful of vanllln ; cook until smooth nnd cover with n morlnguo inndo with tho whites; set Into tho oven to brown. Potato Flour Sponge Cake. Separate tho yolks and whites of four eggs, bent yolks until thick, add ono cupful of sugar, beat well, add tho whites beaten stiff, a pinch of salt, a half cupful of potato flour and a tea spoonful of baking powder. Ilnko In a moderate over 30 minutes. Raisin Drop Cakes. Take n third of n cupful of shorten ing, n cupful of sugar, two eggs, two cupfuls of corn flour, a cupful of rais ins, a tvaspoonful of vanilla, n cupful of milk. Mix ns usual ; bako In a mod ornto oven. 1 Cornmeal Muffins. Take two tnblcsimoufuls of shorten ing, a half tenspoouful of salt, a half ' cupful of com meal and five-eighths of n cupful of wheat flour, n tcimpoonful oj salt, two teaspooufuls of sugar, tho white of an egg and two-thirds of a cupful of milk. Cream tho shorten ing and sugar, add salt, then milk, al ternately with the dry Ingredients. Lastly fold In tho whlto of egg beaten stiff. Hake 20 minutes. Luminous Paint Is Put to Good Use In Present War, Greatly Aiding the Soldiers Many Ingenious uses have been found of Into for luminous paint. Wntchcs with dials which glow In the darkness nro becoming common, nnd only tho other day nn order was given for 100,000 marching compasses with luminous needles to bo carried by sol diers nt tho front, says Hoys' Life. Im mense quantities of luminous cloth arc used by tho soldiers who ro over the top. It Is cut Into small rectangles about ten Inches long and fastened to the collars of the uniforms. The sol diers can thus recognize their own men In mi Indiscriminate fight In the dark. Tho luminous pnlnt Is nlso smeared on the end of sharpened sticks. which when stuck Into tho ground make a fairly clear beacon. Luminous tape Is also used by the mile for a variety of purposes. In this way tho stretcher-bearers mark the paths they nro to follow. It has been found that on n dark night tho luml nous paint Is visible for only 00 feet A soldier can dip his hand In the paint nnd signal by describing letters In the nlr or by wigwagging, knowing that the enemy cannot sco him a hundred feet away. ,ii....i..l. , WHEN LITTLE ONE SINGS H-W-K T"I"IM1"I' When evening come over the gray ahad ows fall. Softly my Little One sinus; Cuddles nnd coos to a llttlo rag' dolt, And babbles of wonderful things. Voice llko a linnet, and eyes like a dove Little One rocks In her chair. And tenderly sings, whlto her motherly love Warms to her llttlo one there. I want to Bet down by the side of her, too. And rock-a-by bark through the years, Voyaging- the 8lumbrUnd Itlver ot blue, Untroubled by doublings or fears. To drift to a nest In the crook ot an arm, And Ho In a cuddlo of dreams; Ah, Little One, sing me the wonderful charms Up, up from the Lullaby streams. And Mm? whlto tho heart of you bursts In a song. Cuddlo your little one so, Kor yours Is a fleeting time, age Is bo long, And you. little singer, will grow. Age will lay hand on your curly, brown hair, Mnko vnti a erown-un too soon: HuBtlo you out of your llttlo red chair Sing, sing, whilo your noan is in lunoi Softly gray shadows come deeping down, Utile One journey away Mother and Dolly to Slumberland Town. Drowsy-eyed dreamers astray. Leaving me hero where a mist of her song Italia on mv heart like a dew. And heaven, I thank you, through age la bo long, Many tho dreams that come true. -Jay 11. Iden In tho Kansas City Star. Fought In France at 73. An American Civil war veteran who fured tho Hermans In tho trenches for eight months boforo his nge, soventy- threo, was discovered, anu no was uis charged, Is J. W, Huschor, who served' In tho Twenty-third Michi gan volunteers In tho Civil war. Ho nllsted recently In tho Canadian rail vnv hnttnllon. KIllL' Gcorco wlslllnir to sco tho oldest soldier In khaki, sum moned Husclter to Hucklngham palace, and praised him heartily for his cour age nnd determination. I STATE NEWS : IN BRIEF. I - Pendleton was selected as the next meeting placo of the Oregon Retail Jewelers' association, which closed Its annual convention in Salem Saturday, tho dates of tlio convention to conform with those of tho Roundup. Sleek, fattened and conspicuous for its stylo and class, the cream of Union county stock passed in proud review beforo 3000 admiring spectators Thurs day afternoon at Union as the feature of tho opening day of the 1918 stock classic of Uie Northwest J. B. Olmstcdad was appointed by Governor WItyhcombo as county Judge for Wallowa county to succeed G. S. Itcavls, who has resigned because of ill health. Tho now judge formerly held tho position. The term of Judge Itcavls would have expired in 1023. Edward H. Hayes walked 96 miles, from Gold Beach to Marshfleld, to en list in the United States army, and presented himself hoping ho would be accepted for service. Recruiting Offi cer Greenup was unable to supply him with transportation at once, but the youth will leave soon. Salmon Llndquist and Matt Nicmi, both of whom recently arrived at As toria from Butte, Mont., were arrested by Sheriff Burns for failing to register for military service. The young men are about 25 years of age. They are being held to await instructions from the Federal District Attorney's office. Immense sums subscribed to liberty loans have not afTected bank deposits, which, on May 10, amounted to $194, 383,098.67 in all of the banks and trust companies of the state, or an in crease of $25,172,407.28 over May 1, 1917, according to a statement issued by Superintendent of Banks Bennett A total of 54,741 motor vehicles were registered by June 1 this year, according to a statement issued by Secretary Olcott Tho total fees re ceived for the half year were $403, C77.C0, as compared to 38,242 vehicles registered for the first six months of last year, and $152,459.50 in fees re ceived for the same period. James T. Chinnock, superintendent of water division No. 1, comprising counties west of tho Cascades, has re signed, effective July 15. Governor Withy combe has announced that he will appoint Percy A. Cupper to suc ceed Mr. Chinnock. Mr. Cupper is the Republican nominee and now as sistant state engineer, as well as sec retary of the Desert Land board. The fourth band saw has just been put into pern ti on by the Chelsea Box company at Klamath Falls. This com pany, which was launched less than a year ago, now has u force of 50 to GO men and is fast building up its busi ness. Orders are being received faster than thoy can be filled. Company rep resentatives say they have not been handicapped by car shortage at any time. The first real summer weather of the season arrived this week and the Heppner farmers and stockmen are pleased. While rain is beginning to be needed, but little damage has been done by lack of moisture. Sheepmen are busy getting their sheep to the mountains this week, and farmers are also busy getting ready for what is ex pected to be the biggest harvest ever gathered in Morrow county. Petitions asking for the immediate resignation of County Commissioner Archie P. Phillips and County- Judge James Watson are being circulated in Nor Ui Bend and are being freely signed. The movement is the result of action taken at a recent meeting of Jtho newly-formed Coos County Tax League, at which alleged mismanage ment of county affairs and extravagant expenditure of county funds wero charged. The Nominate McNary Senator com- mitteo, through its chairman, T. B. Neuhauscn, has filed an expense state ment showing expenditures of $0321.48 for their candidnto at the recent pri maries. Witli the fund for special agents ex hausted, Governor Withycombo will Invest each member of tho Military Police with such authority and provide him with a special agents' star to en force the prohibition law. It is un derstood that tho State Police already have been responsible for apprehend ing a number of bootleggers and it is tho intention of tho oxecutivo to use members of that body extensively in suppressing illicit liquor sales. Umatilla county must forego the use-of all white flour until tho next grain crop is-on tho market. Grocers representing tho entiro county mot In Pendleton Wednesday, organized and mado n pledgo to soil no mora white flour until harvest Tho only excep tion will bo to sheepmen in remote districts who must bako in a pan; un der n county food administrator's or dor, they con got a limited quantity of mixed flour containing 50 per cent of .wheat. BUILDING BIG FRUIT STORAGE PLANTS Unusual Activity Being Manifested at Points In the Wenatchec Valley Plan Community Packing. Wenatchec, Wash. Preparations for handling the 1918 apple crop in the upper Wenatchec valley are manifest ed in unusual building activities which will greatly increase the warehousing and storage facilities and materially assist tho growers' and shippers' or ganizations in coping with labor and car shortage. In addition to large warehouses in Cashmere, Drydcn, Pc shastln and Monitor, home storages now contemplated or under construc tion "ill bring the total storage capa city in the upper valley to approxi mately 1200 cars, according to men Identified with the Industry in the above localities. A feature in all of the new warehouses is the provision which is being made for community packing operations. Past experience with the community plan has firmly established this system as an efficient and economical method of insuring uniform grade and pack. Buys Storage Water. Yakima The Yakima Valley. Canal company is the first private corpora tion of the valley to take advantage of the government's offer to sell storage water to guard against shortage this year. The stockholders voted to buy 2C09-acre feet as a minimum, with the privilege of 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 of avoiding losses in food produc tion. Mexicans to Work in U. S. Brownsville, Tex. 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 of the border, has been formed here, it'was announced Wednesday. The purpose of the league will 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. O. Senator McNary is advised by the Food administration that it does not contemplate fixing the price of prunes for commercial trade. NORTHWEST MARKET REPORT Wheat Bulk basis for No. 1 grade: Hard white, $2.05. Soft white, $2.03. mite 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, $10.7512.75; 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, $2424.60; valley grain hay, $22; clover, $1920.00; straw, $9.0010. Butter Cubes, extras, 37 Jc; 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; geeso, 20c; turkeys, Uve, 2627c; dressed, 37c per pound. Pork Fancy, 23231c per pound. Sack Vegetables Carrots, $1.15 per sack; turnips, $1.50; parsnips, $1.25; beets, $2. Potatoes Oregon Burbanks, 75c $1 per hundred; now California, 10c per pound; sweet potatoes, 10c per pound. Onions Jobbing prices, llic per pound. Cattle v June 8, 1918. Prime steers $14.0015.00 Good to choice steers.... 12.5013.50 Medium to good steers. . 11.0012.00 Fair to medium steers ... 10.5011.50 Common to fair steers . . 9.0010.00 Choice cows and helfers.Ml.0012.00 Com. to good cows and hf 6.50 8.50 Canncrs 4.00 6.00 Bulls 6.5010.00 Calves 8.5012.00 Stackers and feeders.... "8.0010.00 Hogs ' 1 Primo mixed $16.8517.00 Medium mixed 16.4016.60 Rough heavies 15.8516.00 Pigs 15.5015.75 Bulk 17.00 Sheep Prime spring lambs $16.5017.00 Heavy lambs 16.0016.50 Yearlings 10.0011.00 Wothers 10.0010,50 Ewe? 7.00 9.50