FOOD ECONOMIES THAT HOOVER PROPOSES National Food Administrator Outlines Suggestions for Household Thriftr-Chiefly Urges Elimination of All Waste, Use of Home- Grown Products, and Careful Preparation of Daily Meals From the Committee The food economies which Her bert C. Hoover of the food adminis tration desires to suggest to the American people were officially pro mulgated today. They constitute the cardinal prin ciples of the food campaign and are forth in clear type on a small card in terms so definite and concise that all will know exactly what and how to save. This food adminstration card will soon hang in every American kitchen and its directions followed with scrupulous care by the home makers of the land. Already the appeal has met with a generous response. The information is at hand that a million food pledges have already been signed. A reading of the card, which is printed in full below, shows that to follow its suggestions entails no real hardships. The rules are concise and simple. Less wheat, meat, milk, fats, sugar and fuel. More fruit, vegetables, foods that are not suit able to be sent to camps or firing lines. No limiting the food of grow ing children: no eating by anyone of more food than is needed. Buying food that 1B grown close to the home. Is any of this too hard? UNITED STATES FOOD ADMINIS- TRATION. Win the War by Giving Your Daily Service. Save the Wheat—One wheatless meal a day. Use corn, oatmeal, rye or barley bread and non-wheat break fast foods. Order bread 24 hours in advance so your baker will not bake beyond his needs. Cut the loaf on the table and only as required. Use stale bread for cooking, toast, etc. Eat less cake and pastry. (Our wheat harvest is far below normal. If each person weekly saves one pound of wheat flour that means 150,000,000 more bushels of wheat for the Allies to mil In their bread. This will help them to save democ racy.) Save the Meat—Beef, mutton or pork not more than once daily. Use freely vegetables and flsh. At the meat meal serve smaller portions, and stews instead of steaks. Make made-dishes of all left-overs. Do this and there will be meat enough for every one at a reasonable price. (We are today killing the dairy cows and female calves as the result ot high prices. Therefore, eat less and eat no young meat. If we save an ounce of meat each day per per- HITMFINOS MUM M IMS MSI FVITIHK M Fran The Washington Standard for Batardmy Morning, July 97, IM7. vol. vn. No. as. The distance from New York to Sacramento by the railroad route to 3,129 miles, of which 1,887 have been completed and are in successful operation, leaving but 1,252 miles yet to be built. It is confidently as serted that this gap will be filled up within two years. It is said that Jeff Davis Intends writing a history of his connection with the rebellion, in which the parts played by England and France will be fully exposed. The Northern Pacific Railroad. — While our people were speculating upon the best means of directing at tention to this most important en terprise, through congressional leg islation, the cheering news is re ceived that their most sanguine hopes; have been anticipated and the survey already ordered. The following notice Is posted on a bulletin board in town: "Wednes day, May 23, 1867. Greenbacks will be taken at 70 cents unAll further notice. Per order, Board of Com merce." Who in the name of Caesar is the Board of Commerce? The Vancouver Register says the company engaged in salmon fishing near Oak Point has put up this sea son oter 109,000 cans of salmon in one-pound cans. They are put up and preserved In a peculiar manner which is claimed by the fishermen to be a secret of their own. General James Tllton, who is to have charge of the western division of the Northern Pacific survey, is ex pected in town this evening. It is contemplated by some of his friends < iHOPPER-miYCft^4M. THE WASHINGTON STANDARD, OLYMPIA, WASH., FRIDAY, JULY 27, 1917. m Public Information son, we will have additional supply equal to 2,200,000 cattle.) Save the Milk —The children must have milk. Use every drop. Use buttermilk and sour milk for cooking and making cottage cheese. Use less cream. Save the Fats —We are the world's greatest fat wasters. Fat is food. Butter is essential for the growth and health of children. Use butter on the table as usual but not in cook ing. Other fats are as good. Reduce use of fried foods. Soap contains fats. Do not waste it. Make your own washing soap at home out of the saved fats. (Use one-third ounce less per day of animal fat and 175,000 tons will be saved yearly.) Save the Sugar —Sugar is scarcer. We use today three times as much per person as our Allies. So there may be enough for all at reasonable price use less candy and sweet drinks- Do not stint sugar in putting up fruit and jams. They will save but ter. (If everyone in America saves on