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VOLUME XXXIX.
SALINE, WASHTENAW CO., MICH., THURSDAY, JULY 17,1919
NUMBER 44
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FOUR GREAT LECTURES
During Saline's  Chautauqua, August
6 to 10, Inclusive.
The members of the local chautau-
pua committee are anxious that the
variety and attractiveness of the "entertainment features of this year's
program shall not overshadow or detract from the interest which is due
the great lecturers who are coming
here chautauqua week.-
Without doubt we are being offered
the strongest group of lecturers—and
greater oratorical inspiration—than
has ever been- booked on a local chautauqua program.
First and foremost in interest is
the great patriotic lecture -by Hon.
Frank B. Willis, ex-Governor of Ohio,
who through his long years of "public
service has won an unsurpassed reputation as a keen thinker and a brilliant orator. Although still a young
man, this brilliant student of* statecraft has served in the Ohio legislature, as a representative in congress
and as the governor of his state. He
is frank, fearless ani fascinating. As
an orator he knows no peer. His contribution to the chautauqua program,
the powerful lecture, "Perils and
Problems,",.will give every true American much food for thought. The distinguished ex-Governor is the big attraction on the night of the SECOND
DAY"!
Another lecturer of more than usual interest is George P. Bible, a man
of force and pleas'ng personality, in
his lecture, "New Fads and Fancies,"
"that deals with some of our national
characteristics, both those desirable
and undesirable. His lecture is a
feature of the afternoon of . the
THIRD DAY.
On .tbe FOURTH DAY, James S.
Knox will bring the force of his great
knowledge of local conditions in
thousands of communities the country
over, his keen analytic powers and
his convincing oratory to bear on the
very important subject, "Community
Efficiency." This lecture is one that
appeals to all classes of people, and
especially to business men and others
interested in civic progress.
One most unusual feature of the
program of lectures is the appearance
of "Mother" Lake, who pleads for
"The Divine Rights of the Child."
She is a kindly, sympathetic soul
with a big message to deliver and
never ,fails to touch the heart of her
audiences with her plea for a sweeter
home life and a greater opportunity
for the child to develop into a really
useful, full-rounded citizen. "Mother"
Lake appears in the evening of the
FIRST DAY.
Christian Science Notes
This society is an authorized branch
of the Mother Church, The First
Church of Christy Scientist, Boston,
.Mass.
Services held in the Citizens bank
building.
Sunday morning at 10 o'clock.
Subject July 20:   Life..
""" Golden Text:   Colossians 3:4: When
Christ, who is oar life, shall appear,
then shall ye a'.so appear with Him
in glory.
Wednesday evening testimoma\
meeting at 8:00 o'clock.   -
All are cordially invited to tbess
services.
Sunday school ,at 11:00 o'clock.
to which pupils to the age of SO
years are admitted,
on all White Shoes, Oxfords     j
and Pumps I
Beginning July 12-Cash Only j
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Tlie Junior Chautauqua.
The first day of the junior chautauqua will be held from 9:30 to 11:45.
Boy Scouts and Cam"? Fire Girls will
be organized. Stories and games will
constitute the program of the day.
The second day, stories, games, yells
qf the scouts and the camp fire law
will be the order. The third day,
Roosevelt Day, from 7 o'clock to 8:30
an early morning hike will be taken
for the purpose of studying b:rds,
flowers and animal life, showing
Roosevelt's love for the great out-of-
doors. Then from 9:30 to 10:30 stories showing Roosevelt's love for home
and country. From 10:30 to 11:30
games for all the children. The
fourth day will be the community parade, all children to take part in costume. There will be floats, a field
meet, etc. The fifth day a pageant
will be the order. Children who earn
the money for their tickets will be
given honorary badges, a spe.ial
badge of honor, and will be admitted
to all the chautauqua entertainments.
This includes children from the ages
of 6 to 14 years inclusive.
VICTORY BUTTON FOB SOLDIERS
Sailors and Marines May be Secured
Through Congressman Mielitner.
Why Make Your Wife Bake?
Let us (lo it for her. We Tbalte good bread for
health of all, old and young.   Our oread heats
*   most home-made because experts excel amateurs.
Then, too, its more economical for you to have
us do your baking.
We're now serving delicious Ice Cream-
way you want it.
-any
Schnebelt's Bakery
A lapel button, to be known as
the Victory Button, for wear on civilians clothes, will be issued to all officers, enlisted men, field clerks and
members of the Aimy Nurse Corrs,
who served on active duty in the
army of the -United States, at any
time between April G, 1917 and November 11, 191S, "and whose service
was honorable. The button will be
silver for those wounded in action,
and bronze for all others. These buttons may be secured at recruiting offices by presentation of'the honorable
discharge papers. Sold'ers in the
Second District nwy secure theirs- by
sending their honorable discharge
papers to me. Or, upon application
to me a blank will be furnished
which should be executed before a
notary public, and which will be sufficient without the original discharge
paper.
EARL C. MICHENER,
Washington, D. C.
476 House Office Building.
The Federated Church
Rev. W. H. Hoffman. Pastor.
Subject Sabbath morning: "Those
who did not get across and over the
top. Evening theme: The history of
the Bastlle, or the struggles for liberty.""
Y. P. S. C. E. at 6:30. Subject:
"Crusading Against Intemperance."
Leader, Miss Mordsn.
Sabbath school lesson: The Lord's
Supper.
Prayer meeting Thursday evening
at 7:30: "Our Duty to Others."
Om* well laid plans are subject to
many and repeated revisions. In
keeping with this human limitation
the pastor's vacation has been postponed one week. Rev. J. F. Tree will
therefore preach the last Sabbath in
July and the first Sabbath in August,
and it is hoped every one will avail
themselves of the opportunity of hearing this good brother, so well and
favorably known in Saline.
Dr. and Mrs. Graham, whom the
pastor had married while settled in
Mt. Pleasant, called at the parsonage
on Monday. They were returning
home from a two weeks automobile
trip through the New England states
as far as Portland," Maine. It was
thrilling indeed to hear their description of motoring through the Whit3
mountains and the hi-torie places
they had visited. - For the past six
years the doctor and his wife have
been taking auto trips all over the
country from California to Maine and
from old Mexico to the extreme north
west, viewing the wonders of America, God's last and greatest country. I
mention this incident, more particularly to impress the fact, that here
were true Americans who instead of
rushing over Europe s'ght-seeing intend to acquaint themselves with the
grandeur of American scenery.
RETURNS FROM RUSSIA
LaVerne Drake Has Had Enough of
the Land of the Bolshevikis.
The following letter was received
by Mrs. Gib. Birkle from her brother,
just discharged from active service
from Camp Custer.
$500 IN CASH PRIZES FOR
OVERSEAS EXPERIENCES
It is a criminal offense to allow
automobile headlights to remain
bright either in the city or on state
roads. Furthermore if an accident
results from such, disregard Of the
law, the guilty party is liable for all
damages incurred.
Nearly every lad who went overseas has an interesting story to tell—
pathetic, amusing, or tender—of some
child in France. Perhaps it is little
Pierre who crept in to eat with him
at mess; or Mareelline whom he
found, white-faced and terror-stricken, in the cellar of a ruined house; or
Henri, whose father was killed in the
trenches and whose mother was taken
to Germany by the enemy; or it may
have been Aimee who insisted .upon
being adopted by the ' Americaine."
At any rate, there is always a story
and a child.
For such stories as these, or simple
ones telling of the friendship between
the French child and the American
soldier, 178 cash prizes are offered.
Soldiers, sailors, marines, men and
women who were in France during
the war in any capacity, or their
families, sweethearts or friends, are
invited to compete for these prizes.
Literary ability is not required. Anybody who can write a letter home can
write well enough for purpose of this
contest. Conditions of the contest
can be secured by writing "The
Fatherless Children of France, Room
634, 410 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago."'
There is no expense attached to entering the contest, which is open to
anybody who wants to compete.
Mothers, sisters, sweethearts and
wives should turn over their letters
from Bill or Tom" or Jack which they
have been s'o proudly treasuring, and
hunt up the references to the little
French children. Just some one little incident told simply in a letter
may win a prize.
OBSERVER LINERS
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! Lost, lady's gold wrist watch. Reward if returned to Mrs. Thomas
Beatty.
6c per Line tfirst insertion;' Then 3c
per Line;  Minimum charge 25c
On Board the Von Steuben,
June 27, 1919.
Dear Sister:        •
At last the joyful day has come
when 'I am headed for home and ea.-h
revolution of the propeller on this
great ship brings me fourteen feet
nearer home.
I am on board the Von Steuben, one
of the big ships Uncle Sam! took from
the Germans, and headed toward Ho-
boken, New Jersey.
We expect to reach port on Sunday
night, June 29, so you can look for
me in about ten days after you receive this letter. I suppose we will
have tq parade in Detroit July 4th,
and then the most of us will be discharged from Camp Custer, our nearest home camp.
Well, I have not told you anything
of my experience because I did not
want you to worry, but I had two or
three narrow escapes from death, by
bullets and shells, but I am one of
the lucky ones. I ans in Company A,
339th Inf., and our company has a
history worth reading. We had 108
casualties in the one company. Half
of the regiment left Bdsonomy, Russia, June 3rd and arrived in Brest,
France, June 13. I happened to be
in one of the lucky companies that
came first,
I had some exciting times in Archangel, working all day at carpentering and then have to be out on post at
night, or else "stand to." "Stand to"
means to be ready to fight any minute. I have patrolled the city for
hours when we expected the Bolsheviki sympathizers to start something.
One day we did have a scrap, killing
eight and wounding some more. This
was "when a company of Russians refused to fight or go to the front, and
fired on American headquarters.
There was a merry time for a while
and the bullets flew fast. It only
lasted twenty minutes and they finally decided they had better go to the..
Ei ont.
They had not been at the front long
when they went over to the Boloo.
Might better have shot them all.
That is only one of the things we
were up against.
We came from Russia on a British
ship, The Czar. We ploughed through
SO miles of ice in the White sea on
June 6 and 7, accompanied by an ie~
crusher. The propallers were damaged some by the ice, but we made
fairly good time. You can tell everybody I was glad to get out of thaf
country. The last place we were in
was nothing but a lumber and saw
mill camp. The grass had just started and in France the grass was knee
high, so you can 'judge what it is
like. The days were all daylight and
one could read at midnight. We
played ball one night at 1:30, just for
fun.
Did you get cablegram from me at
jEaster time? I sent one and it cost
me $2.10 to send it.
I am doing K. P. on ship in the
kitchen, so I get plenty to eat. We
all wear an NR on our left shoulders
as insignia of Russia.
We are 48 hours from New York—
I wish it were only 48 minutes.    Oh,
for a glimpse  of  home,  home sweet
home.   No more armry for me.
From your brother,
LaVerne F. Drake,
Co. A, 339th Inf.
Second-hand Deering Binder, guaranteed to work, for salef'cheap.
Herman Heininger.
Two new Deering Binders on hand,
as well as a full line of repairs for
the I. H. C. Line.
Herman Heininger.
Cash paid for Liberty Bonds. David A. Killins & Son. 107 First National Bank Building, Ann Arbor, Mich.
For Sale—A davenport, mahog.n;
trame, upholstered in green taieslry
For particulars inquire of Mary J.
Eccles.
Lost, Tuesday, July 1, between
Macon and Saline, two milk cans.
Finder please leave at Saline Creamery, or call Carl Austin, Macon phone.
TAXES NOW DUE.
Village taxes are now due, and may
be paid at my office in G. L. Parsons'
itore. Roy Rogers,
44 Village Treasurer.
JUNE WAS HOT MONTH.
June, 1919, was the hottest June on
record, aecord'ng to the monthly report of Director C. F. Schneider of
the Grand Rapids weather ljureau.
The mean temperature for the month
was 74.2, the closest to this record
being 72.41 in 1895, There were six
days of a maximum temperature of SO
or higher and 12 days of a minimum
of 68 or higher, the latter beingoion-
sidered a compartively high temperature.
The highest temperature recorded
during the month was 94 on June 2
and the lowest was 49 on June 29.
The highest temperature recorded for
June was 99 in 1895, normal for the
month being 68.1,
Rainfall last month was 1.83 inches
as against a normal of 2.52 inches.
Wanted-Young man not under 17
y-ears to learn Office Supply business.
Must be steady and willing to work
Apply Calvin Wolf, Meyer & Schairei
Co., Ann Arbor, Mich. 44
Wanted"— Painters, p-p3i*han_er
and kalsomimers;   70e  per  hour   for
good men; open shop. Phone 774.
JOHN M. FEINER,
117 W. William St., Ann Arbor.
For Sale—The coal business, scales
yard and sheds as conducted by B. &
F. E. Jones; also the office building
on McKay street, to he removed. Inquire of Frank E. or Minnie R.
Tones. 31tf
Women and girls may serve their
country as faithfully and as truly in
peace as in war. The sick are ever
with us. For. household work, cooking or laundry work, apply to the
housekeeper, W. A. Foote Memorial
Hospital, Jackson, Michigan.      44x
Marriage Licenses.
Edwin.W. I. Shalford, 25, Ann Ar-
lor; Lillian I. Dittmer, 22, same.
Meeting of Chautanqua Guarantors.
All who signed the guarantee for
this year's chautauqua are requested
to attend a meeting at the council
-ooms Friday evening, July IS. There
is much of importance to discuss and
i ifull attendance is desired.
THE AMERICAN LE&ION
Effort to Majke Michigan One Hundred Per Cent is Under Way.
Girls Wanted—In our yarn, knitting and? finishing departments.
Steady employment and good wages.
Those between 18 and 45 preferred.
Experience not necessary. - Beginners
start .at $1.75 per day. Board and
room.furnished at $3.00 per week at
"*ompany'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 Arbor, Midi
Office: Hutzel Bldg. Hours: 1:00-4:00,
7:00-8:00 p. m. Sundays by appointment.
Res. 502 E. Jefferson.   Phone 1935.
Wi'.l  he   at  The  Tavern Wednesday
evenings .from 6 to 8.
Within the next sixty days, the
Michigan officials of the American
Legion hope to gather within the
ranks of the Leg"on every retuived
soldier, sailor, and marine who served
in the Great War, whether abroad or
Ui this country. In other words, the
slogan, "Michigan iOO per cent" has
been hoisted and the county post and
organization are now busy "rojnding
up" the boys who have left military
life. The Legion, with its non partisan, non-political creed, is committed
only to the support, advancement and
deve"opment of patriotism—Americanism. -It has already declared not
only by resolution, but by. a: tion,
against Bolshevism and all other
forms that seek to tear down the
form of government under which
America has reached Its greaine-s
and under which individual liberties
have been brought to a point not attained under any other flag or form
of government.
July 4, in Detroit, in the Upper P---
nincula, and one or two other places
where it was suspected the "Reds"
might become active, the American
Legion stood ready with its trained
and patriotic members as a reserve
for the police and other law officials.
In Detroit police and federal officials
declared that the big display of force
by true Americans overawed the
"Reds" who had made elaborate arrangements. So, happily, the tbject
of law and order was accomplished
without trouble and while the L-g-
ion's service was not that of armed
force, it was nevertheless effective.
Every returned soldier, sailor, and
marine is eligible to membership prc-
vided he be 100 per cent American
and support the Americanism for
which he fought. Each county seat
has its headquarters and veterans
may join upon application. In ca?e
veterans cannot locate headquart rs,
a letter to Lyle Tabor, state seu*e-
tary, Moffat building, Detroit, w"ll
bring directions.
The Prince of Wales will be a gjc'st
at the White House August 12 to 25.
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BIG SOILS DAT SET
FOR M. A. C. AUGUST 1
Michigan Farmers Will Meet at East
Lansing to Study Improvement
Methods.
Michigan farmers will gather at
East Lansing on August first to attend the first annual Michigan Soil
Improvement Meeting, which is being
p'anned by the soils department of
the Agricultural coliege. Lead'ng
farmers of the state and noted sr.ee-
ialists will discuss the soils problems
which are vital to Michigan agriculture.
W. D. Hurd, of the National Soil
Improvement Committee, will be
among those in attendance at the
meeting. He will tell of successful
soil improvement methods which have
been carried out recently in neighboring states and bring valuable information for Michigan farmers.
An inspection of practical demonstration tracts and a consideration of
the fertilizer requirements for various Michigan soils will be included
in the work of the day, which is expected to prove of great value to the
farmers of the state. Agricultural
men with soils problems on their
hands will have an opportunity to get
expert help at the East Lansing
meeting.
It is estimated that $300,000,000 is
invested in this country in pedigreed
dairy stock.
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you to find fault with anything" you buy here.
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dependable merchandise and we make it plain
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