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OLUME XXXIX.
SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH.. THURSDAY, APRIL 24, 1919
NUMBER 32
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Something Big
WE ALL OF "OS WANT TO DO SOMETHING BIG.
NOW WHY NOT ACCOMPLISH SOME-
THING BIG IN A SLOW, EASY WAY.
IT CAN BE DONE BY ALL OP USi, "IF
WE PUT A PEW DOLLARS IN THIS
BANK AT RE3ULAR INTERVALS.
TEES START IS AS IMPORTANT AS
KEEPING AT IT.
SALINE SAVINGS BANK
The One Story Bank on the Cornea*
MEMBER OF FEBEEAL RESERVE BANK
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We wish to announce that we have disposed of our hardware
business to Messrs. A. P. and R. A. Limbright, of Northville, Mich.
These gentlemen come to us well recommended both as to integrity
of character and busius^s ability. We bespeak for them the same
generous share of y ur patronage with which you have favored usi
during the past years, assuring you that your wants will be given
prompt and courteous attention.
We also wish to take this opportunity of thanking our customers
and friends for the patronage which they have extended to us during
the time we have be_n in business here, whicli we assure you, is
greatly appreciate 1.
Respectfully,
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Everyone who creates or cultivates a garden helps, $
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feeding of the nation.
Now is the time to start planning for that
garden.   We have a good assortment of
RICE'S and D. M. FERRY SEEDS
Every Seed a Live One.
POULTRY   FOOD
Don't forget our line of Poultry Pood. Pratf s Poultry Regulator
will quickly and naturally put your birds in fine physical shape, able
to lay lots of highly fertile eggs which will hatch. Then get Pratt's
Baby Chick Pood, v. Inch will raise every chick.
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A Pure Wholesome Loaf
Is what you expect when you buy BREAD.
Thatis EXACTLY what you DO GET when you buy
SCHNEBELT'S BREAD. Made of the purest and best
materials, baked by experts, and fresh every day, insures you BREAD SATISFACTION. Ask your neighbor about SCHNEBELT'S BREAD.   You will like it.
Schnebelt's Bakery
U.S. '*"ood Administration License No. B. 11957
And What One Sees After Their Arrival in Our Sister Republic.
The following very interesting Utter was received by Miss Olive Cressy
from her cousin, A. R. Davis, who has
visited Saline upon a number of occasions and who has made many friends
here:
Personal Div. O. C. Q. M., March 15,
Am. Exp. Force, Tours, Prance.
Dear Cousin Olive:
I have intended for some time to
write you about some of the things 1
have found interesting here in France
but I have been kept mighty busy
during my spare time ever since 1
reached this country, and now thr.t 1
am at a place where I have the con-
veniences_J:or writing I am still more
busy.
I presume that it is hardly necessary to say that the trip on the briny
deep was not entirely pleasant. The
lack of something to do and the absence of entertainment did not help
the seasickness that was almost universal, from the enlisted men in the
hull of the ship to the officers and
civilians in the comfortable upper
decks and state-rooms, and even many
of the crew, for it was a rough sea
for the first few days. After they recovered from the seasickness, however, the members of the Y. M. C. A.
and of the Salvation Army, who were
on their way to the war activities of
France, entertained us frequently.
On the way over some of the boys
saw some fair sized sharks. Some
said that they were as. long as the
ship but I presume that is a little
fishy. I did not see them bat I did
see a shoal of fish that would average probably fifty pounds or more.
They followed along the side for several minutes, frequently plunging
clear out of the water so far that their
entire bodies could be seen out of the
water. It was not at all uncommon
to see a dozen or more of them out o£
the water at one time. The grace
with whic,h they dived also deserves
mention for nearly every time they
left the water they made a circling
exit and with a half turn finished
with a graceful back-dive.
When-we entered, the vicinity of tke-
gulf stream, about the only evidence
of its existence was the presence o!
floating sea weeds that lay in little
clumps all arouhd the boat. These
could be seen for nearly two days as
we passed thru the stream that has
its source in the Gulf of Mexico and
is finally lost in the cold waters north
of Great Britain. There was a slight
increase in the temperature also.
About three days out from Europe
we were met by a proud looking little
destroyer that brought" us the pilot
who guided our ship for the remainder of the trip. After the destroyer
had delivered its passenger it "fell in"
back of the stern of our ship. As we
drew near the mouth of the river we
sighted a patrol boat coming in our
direction with a heavy cloud of smoke
rolling out of the stack and plowing
thru the water. The little destroyer
was soon on its way in the direction
of the patrol, and believe me it did
some plowing thru the water also.
When it had satisfied itself that the
boat was not one of an enemy it returned to us tout de suite and fell
back into our path again.
Early in the morning of the eighteenth day of Oetober, after having
been at sea for thirteen days, someone discovered something within the
horizon line that caused not a little
speculation. Some thot it was a "sub'
or possibly another fishing ship, as
we had passed a few of these latter
on the way across. It was not long
however before we could see the deep
green color and the irregular outline
of the cape that projects out into the
Bay of Biscay at the north bank of
the mouth of the Gironde river. Ee-
lieve me the morale of the men and
women on that ship rose at least two
hundred percent. Soldiers, officers,
civilians, Y. M. C. A. and Salvation
Army workers—everyone was out on
deck.
It was low tide when we dropped
anchor in the mouth of the Gironde
and as the river was quite shallow we
had to wait until the. middle of the
day before we could make the trip up
it. When we did make it we were
checked several times by the mud
and almost came to a standstill while
the engines were "doing double time"
and the mud bubbling up astern.
It was a bright sunny day and all of
us were on deck observing the interesting scenery along the banks. It
felt mighty good to realize that we
were near real land and would be able
to get off of the ship in a few hours.
We were all anxious for that time to
come after having been confined to
that little space for so long.
Along the banks of the river the
people waved and shouted to us from
every little village and dwelling-place.
Of course we were unable to understand what they said, except when, we
passed the docks where the American
soldiers were working. Then the first
! thing we heard was the old familiar
l phrase that we had learned to dislike
we poked at the' newcomers every time
we passed thni the detention camp
there. "You'll l'ke it" had become
the official greeting for all the camps
in the United States and evidently over here also. It was indeed the "most
unkindest cut of all," as we found out
when we reached camp and were
quarantined all the time we were
there.
It was .about five-thirty in the afternoon when \ye disembarked from
the Niagara, arid rfur waiting for
nearly a.n hour for" arrangemnets to be
made and to complete the formation,
carrying full packs, we marched thru
the streets of the city of Bordeaux up
over a big hill jand-out to the camp.
We had had no Exercise on board the
ship so the hiketproved to be '.oo m*. ch
for some of the-boys. Many of them
dropped out of ranks and were picked up by the tracks that followed.
The streets were made of cobblestones about twice the size of those
used in many of the cities in the
States. Every evidence indicated that
they had no me'ans of cleaning their
streets there.     1
The vehicles that passed back and
forth looked very odd to us. Wagons,
carts, buggies and almost all of the
vehicles have only two wheels, from
the carts drawnfby women- and children to the large* wagons with heavy
loads of hay or? from six to a .dozen
barrels of wine.. The horses and other animals used'for draft purposes are
arranged in.**-Ifandem instead of
abreast as they are in our country.
"The driver frequently uses no lines
at all but directs the animals by
calls. This method is very successful even in the crowded cities.
Horses, however, are quite scarce
here and as substitutes they use donkeys, mules, oxen, go-its, dogs and
men, women and children. One team
that we saw that was led by a woman consisted of a donkey and a dog.
The dog was about three feet shorter
than the donkey tut he was doing his
bit at pulling the load. Dogs are frequently hitched on between the
wheels of carts to help pull the
loads.
Traffic seems to be traveling dizzily in every direction and yet they
seem to get by with it without very
many accident:. Ped strians u~e the
streets more than they do the sidewalks and the walks are^ used as par-
lofs'fbr serving retVeshments'and beverages in- frcnt of the cafes and restaurants instead. There seems to be
a great disregard for the walks in
.France. They seem to be put there
in many cases for the effect rather
than for service. It is not uncommon to find the walk ahead tapered
down from four feet to a few inches
because of the projection of the corner of a building.
The streets are usually very narrow and the street cars are about the
size of the ordinary moving van in
the States. The trailer is about the
same size. The "conductor" is usually a conductress and the cars are
most frequently run by women instead of by men. The trolley wires
are suspended from a pole in between
the tracks so that the trolley pole extends awkwardly off to the left of the
car.
The steam trains are as peculiar
as the street gits. The engines are
like big toys. The cars are not ni(uch
larger than the street cars. The entrance doors are at the side instead
of the ends. There are three classes
of passage which are indicated by the
numbers on the doors. Then there is
the fourth class that is used for the
shipment of the soldiers. These cars
are usually used for the transportation of freight but during the expeditionary activities here they are used
for the transportation of the troops.
These have no conveniences at all.
In the center there are two rows of
benches without back*. Of course
comforts are not to be thought of on
a trip of that kind.
After a stay of about eighteen days
at Bordeaux we were transferred to
Chateau du Loir, where we were held
for nearly two weeks before we were
separated. Then about fifty of us
were assigned to detached service
and later "transferred out. The rest
of the company went from there to
Coblenz in Germany. I was kept at
the APO there at Chateau du Loir for
about ten* days and was then sent
here to the office of the chief quartermaster.
Since I came here I have taken
advantage of the many opportunities
D have had to visit the many chateaux
and antique ruins that are so abundant in-this vicinity. I will write
you about these at nny earliest opportunity but must close for this time.
In hopes of hearing from you in the
near future I am
Very sincerely yours,
A. R. Davis.
very much at Camp Johnson and that
Do not miss the McCords, at the
opera house Friday night.
The patriotic rally at the opera
house last Friday evening was well
attended. The addresses were good,
and the music by the quartette much
appreciated. The tableaux by The
Ypsilanti Players were exceptionally
fine and received an outburst of ar-
plause that rnust have been gratifying to the troupe.
"Tlie Lightning Raider"
S-jries of Amazing Adventures, in Fifteen Thrilling: We.kiy Episoilei.
TIIE EBONY   BLOCK
FIRST EPISODE
CAST
Pearl White...The Lightning Rader
Henry Gsell .Thomas Norton
"Warner Oland  .Wu Faag
Frank   Dedman Hop Sing
"The L"ghtning Raider"' is the sobriquet given to the cleverest girl
thief in the world by her associates of
he underworld. Beautiful, daring and
gifted with super-intelligence, she
mutches her wits against the powers
of the law and always comes out bcsl
in every en-:.ou-nt.r. The petty profits
of ordinary thieving are scorned by
"Lightning," who always plays for
big game. A hundred thousand dollar
painting, a gem so rare and large that
it is practically priceless, or a paper
that may change the destiny of a nation, will lure this girl, but common
burglary or even bank robbing are far
below her intelligence". She is athief-
de-luxe, a feminine Raffles who steals
for sheer love of the game. In the
first episode of "The Lightning Raid
er" she is revealed p*aying the game
she loves. She is in the curio room
of the Mussum of Art in New Ycrl*
City. It is " ten-thirty at night i nd
Lightning has just spread adhesive
tape over a glass case containing th;
thing that h?.s lured her. It is a
sqi.at Karatsi vase, turquoise-hued.
pot-bellied as when it was moulded by
the cunn'ng   hand   of   Ch'ien Li'ang
enturies before. Ugly as tin and as
priceless as virtue it stretches forth
unseen hands to the girl.   She knows
hat two policemen are waiting be
low the window by which she has entered the museum, to capture her
when she leaves; but, she quietly c; ts
'.he glass top of the case, removes the
detached section fixed to the adhesive
•ape and reaching in, brings out the
hideous little vase worth a king's rau-
soni. Pooling the police who were
waiting below, by a trick, she slid
d;.wn the rainpipe to the ground and
junped to the running board of a passing taxi -in which reclined Thomas
Norton, a young millionaire. The police scon followed in another taxi aad
when the chase became top_hqt s?.e
thrust the precious vase into Tom's
hands, and jumping from the cab.
made her - secape via an elevat-d
train. An: hour later she visited Tom
at his apartment and found htm terribly agitated over the theft of an en hy
blo.k, a token left him by his falh.r
at the time of his death. He suspects
Wu Fans, a craf y" Cr.inese erlmibal,
and, Lightning, who is Wu Fans.'s
most hated enemy, agrees to helplu.n
. nd the block, The next day sl e
takes him to Wu Fang's den, which is
built at the convergance of two sewers beneath New York and through ; n
aperture they seo him at his desk
with the ebony block in his hands.
Then they return to the street and
Tom tells Lightning the history of t e
block. His father had years before
been employed by Wu Fang in the
rubber forests of Brazil. He had fallen in love with a beautiful Chinese
girl whom.Wu Fang was holding prisoner, and had finally taken the girl
and fled to America. The ebony block
was Wu Fang's most cherished possession and they had taken it in order
to have a hold on Wu Fang. Years later Tom's father had been mortally
wounded by an emissary of Wu Fang,
who had never ceased in his attempts
to secure the block and before hi3
death had given it to Tom with the
injjunction to guard it as he would his
own honor as it was the most dangerous thing in the world. Lightni.g
then told Tom to return to his apartment and she started out to have her
first interview with Wu Fang. Sho
found him in his den and came dow.i
to business at once. She demanded
the block but Wu simply clapped hi*
hands and half a dozen villianou.
Chinks entered the room. Lightnirg
immediately clapped her hands and
six of her men followed the Chinks
into the room and covered them with
revolvers. Wu, apparently beaten, told
Lightning to open a chest and get the
block but as her hand touched the
chest she turned suddenly and asked
where he kept his snakes. His crestfallen look revealed .that she had
guessed rightly and to have opened
the chest would have meant sudden
and horrible death. Then he pointed
to another chest but as Lightning
stood in front of it she suddenly grasped a shelf overhead and hung" on as
the hidden trap door dropped leaving
her suspended by her hands. She
quickly swung her lithe body to the
floor and said to Wu, "Now that you
have used up your old tricks give me
the block," emphasizing her words
with a revolver pointed at the Chinaman. He drew it from the capacious
folds of his sleeve and handed it to
her. A new episode of "The lightning
Raider" will be shown on Friday evening of each week at the Liberty
Theatre.
OBSERVER  LINERS
Classified Advertising
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per Line;  Minim rin charge 25c.
A few bushels of nice white beans
for sale. Henry Cornish.    32x
OVER THE TOP
AS USUAL
Saline Made Short Work of
Raising Its Quota.
Ed. Guenther has a rain coat that
belongs to some one else, and some'
one has his, the exchange being made
at church Sunday morning. Mr.
Guenther would like to swap back as
soon as possible.     "
For Sale—Sow and eight pigs.
34x Theodore Fosdick.
Privy, in good condition, for sale.
$10.   Inquire of William Larzelere.
For   Sale—Barred  R^ck   eggs   for
hatching, Park's laying strain.
29tf Walter  Gross.
Barred Rock eggs, M. A. C. stock,
i?5.00 per hundred.   Phone 142-Fil.
30tf C. D. Finkbeiner.
Por Sale—Pure bred Single Comb
Rhode Island Red eggs for hatching,
Phone 166-F2.     Mrs. W. L. Rundel.
Cash paid for Liberty Bonds. David A. Killins & Son, 107 First National Bank Building, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Selected Ringlet Rock eggs for
hatching for sale; also seed corn for
sale. Frank Stilts, Macon ph-ne
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To Rent—The flat above the printing office. Electric lights, bath and
-.ther conveniences." Rent ve.y low.
Inquire at Observer office.
NOTICE:—The Ypsilanti Mineral
Bath Sanitarium is now ready to receive patients. Extensive repairs
have been made and experienced attendants secured.   Phone 800 M.   32x
For Sale—The coal business, scaUs,
yard and sheds as conducted by B. &
P. E. Jones; also the office building
on McKay street, to be removed. Inquire of Frank E. or Minnie R.
Jones. 31tf
For Sale—In saline village on Lewis street I am offering what is known
as the Fred Richards property, consisting of a nearly new 7-room house,
all modern; full lot with outbuildings
and li acres of splendid land, at a
very reasonable pries. R. P. Broo"ks,
Ann Arbor, Mich., phone 1S38-R.   31x
WANTED—CARPENTERS, CABINET
MAKERS, BOAT BUILDERS,
JOrNE'RS, AND PAINTERS WHO
UNDERSTAND HIGH CLASS FiN-
ISHING. Our plant is light and
well ventilated. Port Clinton is.located on Lake Erie in the famous
growing* section, midway between
Toledo and Cleveland on the- ma*"n
line of the New York Central R. R.
A good, inexpensive little town in
which to live. Plenty of fishing,
hunting and boating. Attractive
summer resorts near by. Steady
work.—The Matthews Co, Port
Clinton. Ohio. 37x
Subscriptions to the Victory Loan
opened .auspiciously at headquarters
on Monday, and at the close of the
day receipts totaled more than:
?1S,000. Tuesday and Wedaesdsy
were equa'-ly good and then, to show^,
what they think of this issue!
bonds, the local banks stepped fo -
ward and'took the balance of Saline
district's quota, putting ns over the
top, as usual, ahead of any other dis-
' rict in the county.
ARBOR DAY
("overnor Requests That it he Fittins
ly Observed Tliis Year.
The observance of Arbor Day dates
back more than half a century, and
from the beginning it has had a civic
motive and a patriotic association.
This year, more than ever before, we
have reason to give the day a patriotic setting. The great world war is
over. Our soldiers and sailors and
marines most nobly bore their part in
the struggle. Many of them made the
supreme sacrifice. Costly monuments
will arise to commemorate their
deeds, but meanwhile we can perpetuate their memories in familiar
places. It has been happily suggested
that we should adorn our yards, our
waysides and our parks with young
trees, each named for some one of
Michigan's fallen sons.
It has been further suggested that
in every city and village and township a Victory Elm should be planted
to commemorate the great triumph of
Freedom and Democracy.
It is fitting too that I should at thJ^
time call attention to the fact that
Act number Fifty-nine of the Public
Acts of 1919 makes it unlawful for
any one to keep upon his premises
mahonia bushes, or any other varietj;
of barberry bush which harhors a$>tl
spreads the black rust of wheat aatd
other" grains. I**" the«a!6rr*ef**Pe!3im-
meiid that these noxious shrubs be
dug up and destroyed aad their
places given to harmless cr.iamontal
shrubs.
Therefore, I, Albert E. Sleepor,
Governor of the State of Michigan, do
hereby designate and set aside
Friday, May 2, 1019, as Arbor Day.
and I request that trees be planted, as
indicated above, in memory of our heroic dead.
I particularly request too that in all
Michigan schools appropriate Arbor
Day exercises be he'd, following, so
far as practicable, the community
program as outlined by Mrs. Dora H.
Stockman in Moderator-Topics of April 10, 1919.
ALBERT E. SLEEPER, Governor.
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