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■LUME XXXIX.
SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1919
NUMBER "38
Some Good Advice
WE ARE CONSTANTLY ADVIS.NG
BOTH THOSE WHO ARE AND THOSE
WHO ARE NOT OUR CUSTOMERS, TO
OPEN SAVINGS ACCOUNTS IN OUR SAVINGS DEPARTMENT.
MANY HAVE ACTED ON THIS ADVICE
AND OPENED SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.
TO  SHOW YOU THAT  THI^ IS  GOOD
ADVICE,   WE   HAVE   BUT   TO   SAY—NO
ONE HAS EVER REGRETTED DOING IT.
THIS BANK HAS A PLAN WE WOULD
LIKE TO TALK OVER WITH YOU.
SALINE SAVINGS BANK
The One Story Bank on the Cornea-
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i and Our Store*	
It doesn't matter whether you
want anything or not.
If you do want something that you don't see,
ask for it. We may have it put away somewhere on our shelves. But if it isn't in our
stock and is in the hardware line; we. will make
it. our most earnest business to get that article
for you as soon as possible.
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The Nash Six
Perfected Valve-in-Head Motor
It's fine lines,, elegant finish and luxurious upholstering makes this a car that you'll be proud to
own. Drive it up alongside any other ear of any
make and at any price and you'll find the Nash will
compare favorably with it.
Its fine riding qualities, its wonderful performance and its ease of operation will make the ownership of this car a joy.
The hig'h quality of the material used in its construction, the workmanship way in which it is
built and the correctness of its construction enables you to operate this car at a minimum of upkeep
expense and thus it is an economical car to own.
Sam. J. Gall, Agent
Phone 61-F2
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WONDERS OF FRANCE
Another   Fine   Lett'er   From   A.   B.
Davis to His Cousin,. Miss
Olive A. Cressy.
HEADQUARTERS ENLISTED STAFF
American E. F. University
Beaune (Cote D'Or) Prance, 4-27, '19
Dear Cousin:
Since I wrote you last, I-helieve, I
have been transferred out of the office
of the Chief Quarteraster at Tours
and as you see by the heading of this
letter I have been assigned to duty
with the A. E. F. university here at
Beaune. I have heen as "busy as a
little boy killing snakes" ever since I
reached the university and therefore
have not heen able to write you about
the chateaux that I had the opportunity of visiting while I was at
Tours. I will try to include some ol
them in this letter however, but as
there are so many things of interest
to me here that I have thus far in
my army career not had the pleasure
of enjoying, I will get some of those
off my mind first.
Request for my transfer from Tours
came on March 15th and I left there
the evening hefore St. Patrick's day,
arriving here at Beaune on the foi-
lowing evening. On the way here I
had to change at Dejon for the P. L.
& M. (Paris, Lyon and Marseilles
Ry.) for this place. The city of De-.
jon, historically, is the place where
the Romans were first checked in
their invasion of Prance, which at
that time was called Gaul. It has
many historic interests but my time
was limited to only enough to get to
the station. I am in hopes of being,
able to visit the city next Sunday. _
In the university I have been assigned to the work in public health
and hygiene in the college of science
and that of special methods in agriculture in the college of education.
This latter is given" to a class of
teachers from nearly every part of
the States. Tlieir civilian occupations range from graduate students
for the teaching profession and those
with experience up to eight years, up
to teachers in the normal schools.
Its unusual range makes it a novel
situation and on the whole makes it
a very interesting class. The work of
this class focuses very largely on the
schoolrhome project work that I have
been connected with in Cook county
and it is interesting to note the enthusiasm that they manifest in this
work.
Last week I was asked to give two
talks of an hour each to the teachers
of the divisional schools who had
come down here for the two weeks
intensive training course that was
given. The talks were in connection
with the public health and I got so
"wound up" in it that I did not get
away until I had given five talks, and
then I had to promise them another
for one day of the following week
which, fortunately for me, I was unable to find the time to give. I regretted that such was the case as the
class was very responsive and seemed to be anxious to get more along
this line.
In addition to my regular instruction in the college I am informed I
am to have two evening classes in the
city of Beaune in which I am to give
English instruction to the French Inhabitants of this vicinity. There will
be several of us in this work as there
is a great demand for it here. Each
of these classes will have from fifteen
to forty or more people between- the
ages of about eighteen and forty. 1
am in hopes that this arrangement
may not materialize, but I presume,
that it will.
The quarters set aside for the instructors have been made very comfortable now and it is rather a treat
after the conditions that most of us
have been living under in the organizations from which most of us have
come. We are getting pretty well up
on top of the world in our present
status and life is somewhat more enjoyable. We have the most wonder-
ful little Y. M. C. A. hut and two of
the best little "Y" girls "n" everything", in the A. E. F. -We are favored by entertainments from- the Y. M.
C. A. entertainers and by "local talent", and there are dances nearly every evening given by some regiment
or other organization of the university. There are many athletic tournaments of nearly every kind being
played off almost constantly and as
many other kinds of amusement as
possible to keep up the morale of the
boys, hut even these fail to reduce'
the expressed ambition to return
home "toot sweet" (tout de suite).
Organizations are moving homeward
constantly and I am personally entertaining great hopes' of being
among the lucky ones to return home
before July.
■General Pershing has been here
twice in the last month and the last
time he was accompanied by Secretary of War Baker, who gave us a
rather lengthy talk. Both he and
General Pershing made an inspection
of the classes, offices and barracks
and then formally "opened" the uni
versity.
The university here is very well located and is within quite convenient distance of several r.o'nts of interest. We are within ahout sixty
miles of the Alps mountains and it is
said that on c-lear days their snowcapped peaks may be seen, jarticu-
larly that of the highest of the_e
which is Mt. Blank. I am in hopes
of being able toavisit these mountains
before I return and if possible to see
Geneva and .Lake Geneva on that trip.
Then too* we are not very far away
from Paris-and Chateau Thierry.
I cannot leave this region to tell
you about the chateaux I have seen
until I have mentioned some of'the
things that nature has favored this
region with that our country, so far
as I know, does not have the privilege of enjoying. °The first of these
and the most enjoyahle ones are the
wonderful little sky larks that pour
forth their sweet volumes of most delightful lyrics as they gradually soar
higher and higher into the heavens,
and be it cloudy or clear blue, they
fill the skies with their great chorus
and shower tha whole earth seemingly with a most pleasing atnCsphere
of harmony. I belive that even with
the wonderful variety of songb'rds
there at home we have not the good
fortune to he favored «with the -musical productions of quite so delightful
a songster.
Quite the opposite to this little wonder but still a creation that so far as
I know is not known in the States, or
certainly not in our part of it, is the
little mole-cricket. They are very
numerous in this region. They possess the cricket's habit of night prowling and the mole's habits of living
under the ground, except at night.
The body of this insect has the ap
pearanee of the cricket but the four
front feet are broad and webbed like
those of the mole, and in these he is
as strong as the mole comparatively.
These are two of the many animals,
or rather animal creations, of this
region that deserve mention. There
are many flowers and plant creations
that also deserve mention but I can
hardly lend discussion to them, in this
communication because of the limited
time and space.
I see already that my space for the
chateaux is limited so I will begin
with the one that has the greatest
historic value perhaps of those I have
seen. The one at Blois will probably
lead in that respect.
The city of Blois is about fifty- kilometers from Tours on the way to Paris. The castle there was erected on
the site of the old Roman military
camp, as many of the chateaux cf
France are. Many of the most important events in the lVstory of
France took place in this castle during and after the reign of Louis XII.
Charles of Orleans, after having been
a prisoner in England for 25 years,
built a part of this castle. His son,
Louis XII, was born in Blois in 1462
and from his reign to* the time of the
French Revolution all kings of Prance
lived in this castle. The magnificent
states room, built in the thirteenth
century, still stands and is in very
good condition.
The castle is well protected by virtue of its position, as it is built on
the top of a high mound or hill and
is perhaps a hundred and fiEty feet
above the village that surrounds it.
The interior has many very, very
interesting features associated with it
but space -will not permit my entering into any lengthy description of
them. The principal ones of note are
the secret chamber of Catherine de
Medicis, who ruled in France in
about 1559 or thereabouts, and the
room in which Henry the Third caused the murder of the Duke de Guese.
The former room has several hundred
panels each of a different design and
under sveveral of these she had see-
ret closets in which she kept the
things she wished no one to see but
herself. The Duke de Guise was very
influential among the people of
France and the king had his guards
murder him - to get him out of his
way.
I must conclude this for this time
and will tell you more of the many
interests of Blois and of other chateaux that I have seen as soon as I
can possibly find the time and an opportunity to do so.
Yours very truly,
Pvt. 1st Class A. R. Davis.
Residents of
Saline and Vicinity
are invited to take advantage of the
superior facilities and conveniences
of Our Optical System.
TVo delays.
" Quick service.
Complete records ior future work.
Let us prove to You that we give
better eye work for. less money than
others.
EMIL H. ARNOLD
Optometrist
220-So*uth Main Street
Ann Arbor.
"The Lightning Raider"
CAST
Frank  Dedman Hop Sing
Henry Gsell- .Thomas Norton
Warner Gland Wu Fang
Pearl White...The Lightning Ra'der
SEVENTH EPISODE
MESHES  OF. ETIL
When Wu Fang thrust his kni'e into the bunk in the abandoned hut
where he supposed Lightning to hs it
cut through nothing but an old mat
tress as the girl had jumped through
a window and escaped. Wu and his
■*alet rushed outs'de and seized
Lightning but, just then Amariily's
hree • brothers rushed up and the
chinamen gave up and made off without the block which the Raider retained. Lightning is taken to their
home by the three brothers and made
eomfortable for the night and the
next morning Tom rejoins her, little
the worse for his wound in the arm
and the shaking up he received- in
the explosion. They open the eb;ny
blo'-k they found in Michael UgCeU's
h; c!c f nd find a scrap of parchmen1
reading, "Go to Calucchi Cave." They,
decide that they must find the loca-
'ion of this cave and start back to the
-".ity in a taxicab. Meanwhile Wu has
ilso hastened back to the city and
from his underground den spread a
et far and wide for the express purpose of capturing Lightning, Tom and
' he ebony block. Thus, when Tom
and Lightning nbte that the taxicab
is running far over the speed limit
hey suspect trouble and soon a mct-
jreycle cop comes up in his "machine
nd declares they are under arrest
or speeding. The motorcycle ccp
boards the taxi and orders the driver
o go to the nearest station. But at
i. lonely spot of the road they stop
^nd the three men turn on the boy
md girl and the supposed cycle cop
lemands the ebony block. They are
ill Wu's men and Lightning and Tom
ive battle royal. They finally get
■i.way from the three men and run to
the neaiest house, which happens to
be the one where* Wu is waiting for
his men to bring him the block. They
'rave another thrilling fight with Wu
ind finally lock themselves in one of
he rooms and Lightning telephones
or the police. They arrived in the
.rick of time as Wu is battering the
loor down and as the Chinamen leave
.a&htning tells the police that the
nen who have just left are the fam-
.us girl thief, Lightning Raider, and
ler gang, and begs protection against
hem. The police agree to protec*
f-."shtning against he.self and set ofi
ifter Wu and his Chinamen. Meanwhile the girl and boy ponder over
•he problem presented by the parch-
nent in the block. They must find
Jalucchi cave. Tom's eyes rest on an
)ld encyclopedia in the room and he
opens it in the hope that he might
Ind some information about the cave.
They find at once that Calucchi Cave
is in Brazil and, turning to a map cf
Brazil soon locate the Cave. It is on
a tributary branch of the Amazon
river in the most remote jungles of
Brazil. Tom indents the map over
the location of the Cave with his finger nail and Lightning immediately
rebukes him for she fears that may
furnish a clue for Wu. Then turning
io one of the officers who has remained with them, Lightning exclaim:-,
"And, now, thanks for your protection; officer, we are off for Brazil."
They, return to the city and prepare
at once for the long journey which
the scrap of paper has compelled
them to take. Lightning's words to
Tom about indenting the map of Brazil were prophetic, for within five
minutes after the pair had left with
the officer Wu was back examining
the room minutely. He found the
book with the map and, going oyer it
carefully, soon found the indentation
over the words "Calucchi Cave" on
the map. He shouted aloud with glee
and to his valet exclaimed, "Hop
Sing, we are about to make a long
journey. We leave for Brazil tonight."
"The Lightning Raider" will he
shown at The Liberty Theatre-on Friday evening of each week.
CENTRAL YORE
Miss _Mahel Bible was home from
Detroit from Friday until Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Forsythe of near
Ypsilanti were Sunday guests of Fred
Suddaby and family.
Mr. and Mrs. Marion Murray were
Sunday guests of his parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Andrew Murray.
Miss Mary Murray spent Friday at
the home of her uncle, John Murray,
and family near Milan.
Mrs. Charles Gooding of New York
state is visiting her mother, Mrs.
Mary Suddaby, this week- "-->
Mr. and Mrs. John Gooding called
on his cousin, Othniel Gooding, and
family of Stony Creek Sunday."
Miss Helen Knerr of Bowling Green,
O., is spending the week with her
parents;-M5. and Mrs. Lewis Knerr.
Mr. and Mrs. George Kelsey entertained their daughter, Mrs. Jesse
Bird, and family of near Stopyr Creek
Sunday.
OBSERVER LINERS |camp birkett dates
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING.
Probability All Boys Who Wisli-to Go
1 Cannot lie Accommodated.
Gc per Line First lnsjirtionr  Then 3c
per Line; Minimrni charge 25c.
Cahbage plants for sale. 40
Mrs. George Hack, Monroe street.
For Sale—Four year old horse.
38     August Braun, phone 192-F31.
For Sale—Yellow Dent Seed Corn,
hanger driejl and tested. 38
Albert Graf, phone 192-P3.
Gasoline  25c per gallon, in lots of
five gallons o^ more.
Wiedman Auto Co.
For   Sale—Barred  Reck  eggs   fo:
hatching. Park's laying strain.
29tf «r Walter  Gross.
Cash paid for Liberty Bonds. David A. Killins & Son. 107 First National Bank Building, Ann Arbor, Mieh.
To Rent—The flat above the printing office. Electric lights, bath and
.ther conveniences. Rent very low.
Inquire at Ohserver office.
For Sale—Combination heater; wiP
'mrn hard or soft coal, coke or wood.
In fine shape and would cost in the
neighborhood of $50 new; yours if you
want it for about one-quarter of that,
nquire at Observer office.
For Sale—The coal business, scales
yard and sheds as conducted hy B. &
F. E. Jones; also the office huilding
on McKay street, to be removed. Inquire of Frank E. or Minnie R.
lones. 31tf
WANTED—People In this vicinity
who have any legal printing required
in the settlement of estates, etc., tc
iave it sent to this newspaper. Th?
rates are universal in such matters
ind to have your notices appear in
this paper it is only necessary to as!
he probate judge to send them here
Girls Wanted—In our yarn, knitting and finishing departments.
Steady employment and good wages.
Those between IS and 45 preferred.
Experience not necessary. Beginners
start at $1.50 per day. Board and
-oom furnished at $3.00 per week at
Company's boarding house. All modern conveniences.    Apply at    -
Western Knitting Mills,
38-46-x Rochester, Mich.
A. E. A. MUMMERY, M .D.
Physician and Surgeon
Ann ATbor, Mich
Office: Hutzel Bldg. Hours: 1:00-4:00,
7:00-8:00 p. m. Sundays by appointment.
Res. 502 E. Jefferson.    Phone 1935.
Will he at The Tavern Tuesday and
and Friday evenings from 6 to 8.
The dates for Camp Birkett, County Y. M. C. Ai. camp for boys, ha-.e
been set for July 1 to 15. There will
be one section of camp and the attendance will necessarily be limited
to about seventy-five boys and leaders.
Those boys who reg'ster first will
be accommodated.   Last year the attendance   at  camp   was 88 boys and
leaders, so an overflow of applications"
is expected.
Camp Birkett is a camp of ideals,
it is not merely a place to send a. boy
to get rid of himi. Any boy who goes
to this summer camp must conform to
the rules and no lad can go through .
'such a camp as the one at Big Silver
and not come home a better, healthier
and a more alert boy than went up.
rhe White Swastika program used in
Camp Birkett gives a boy instruction
in swimming, boating, life saving,
first aid, nature study and e'emen'.al
astronomy, service to "the other fel-,
ow" and campfire talks that no hoy
can forget.
The camp cost will be §12 for the
two weeks. This pays for board,
transportation and all necessaries.
MICHIGAN GROWN ALFALFA
SEED APPEARS ON MARKET
Michigan grown alfalfa seed is appearing on the market for the first
time since the introduction of the
crop into the state, according to Prof.
J. P. Cox, head of the farm crops department at M. A. C. Heretofore all
Michigan alfalfa has been raised fr. m
seed imported from other states. The
locjal seed is particularly valuable
because of the fact that it has been
produced hy plants which are winter-
hardy under Michigan conditions.
Michigan growers of alfalfa must
be careful not to plant alfalfa seed
which has been grown in the south,
as southern seed will not be dependable in Michigan. Turkestan Feed,
for instance, will not withstand Michigan winters, while Peruvian seed and
seed grown in the southwestern states
is also dangerous.
Only northern grown seed from lho
Dakotas, Montana, and Minnesota, or
native alfalfa from central and western states should be grown in Michigan. The Grimm., Baltic and Cossack
are particular hardy strains.
AVhen Michigan growers are producing a large amount of seed the-
•produetion of alfalfa in the state will
be on a much more dependable basis,
and it has been demonstrated that
the ;seed can be grown profitably in
the state.
On Wednesday evening Andrew
Hartman and Miss Amanda Scherdt
were united in marriage at St. Paul's
parsonage by the Rev. C. H. Wittbracht. They repaired immdeiutely
to their new home, the Stimpson
house, on Michigan avenue, which
they had furnished and made resdy
for occupancy.
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you to find fault with anything you buy here. %
We make it a point to handle only the most I
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PINEAPPLES SOc, 25c and SOc each 1
Lettuce 20c per pound Lemons 30c a dozen §
Grape Fruit 15c each      Maple Syrup 50c pt.    j
Lima Beans 18c a pint, 2 for 35c 1
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We send Laundry and Dry Cleaning every Tuesday.