1920-09-30; Saline Observer

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VOLUME XXXXI
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.    ' SALINE,  WASHTENAW  COUNTY, MICH., THURSDAY, SEPT. 30, 1920
NUMBER 3
More
and
ore
Every day more people are availing themselves of the convenience'
of a checking account. _'. ,     -
It is, after all, the business-like
way to handle expenditures.
You are invited to try this.plan.
If you do not find it better than- the
old way you may discontinue,
You are of course under n<? obligations to'continue.
Member of Federal Reserve Bank
si to Oct. 9th
Dai^Percales/wei!e50c,iiow....:t....l.....;.,....*  40c
Light Percales, were 4Sc, now...................  35c
32 iiicli Dress Ginghams, were 50c, now........  40c
27 iiicli Dress Ginghams, were 45c, now........  35c
Apron Ginghams, were 35c, now..,..:.............  SOc
9-4 Bleached Sheeting, was $1.25, now.......... 1.00
94 Unbleached Sheeting, was $1.15, now...,I  90§
8-4Unbleached Sheeting, was 95c, now   80c
Calicoes, were 25c and 30c, now..   20c and 25c
■IJarh Outing Elaiinels,were 55c, noTf...;........  40c
Light Outing Flannels, were SOc, now............  35c
One lot Child's Hose,, were 35c, now*.....;,..:  29c
AH Summer Underwear  One-Quarter Off
' All Shoes........................... :... Ten Per Cent Off
Men's Blue and Wliite Strine Overalls,, were
:     $2.75, now.. ...:, .......,.;.....,.;...,.:. 2.25
One pound Calumet BaMng Powder'../..........  24c
5 bars Flake White Soap... .'..  34c
Fels. Naptha, per har,:.„.....:......:.,.....„....,„,.:    8c
P. & G. Naptha, per bar..........:..^.....,.v....'.v::A... 8c
Large package Kellogg's Corn Flakes.....,....:. 20c
ABOVE PRICES ARE ALL FOR CASH
Special"-Sugar - |6c
TWO MAIN POINTS
AllE SUBSTANTIATED
■Claims by Belding Firm That Tlioy '
Had Been Libeled Not I'roveu.      !
East Lansing September 24, 1920
To the Press of Michigan:
An article relative to the sales
practice of certain, cattle dealers in
the state" who were disposing ol j
Shorthorn bulls on the stock com I
pany or association plan was sent t
out' from the publicity office of the
Michigan Agricultural College for ;
release in the press of- the state' dur- j
•iai'g the week oi August 2, 1920.
The truth of the statements inlade id
this .article has heen questioned by
Palmer Brothers, of Belding, Mich.,
dealers who w.ere nameil in the ar-'
tiele as, among the men sailing bulls
on the plan in question. * ,
. Believing tliat it Is the .function
of the Agricultural staff' of the. Michigan Agricultural College to.. warn
the farmers of" the . state against
practices Whicli are deemed to be
(detrimental to the" permanent development of agriculture; • and fur-,
ther believing that the -privately
promoted hull associations, as in-
stigated and carried out hy certain
cattle dealers in the state, embodied
elements whicli werev .distinctly detrimental tb the ,future interests of
the live stock industry in Michigan:
and further believing that the farmers joining the association in question were in ,a Sense being victimized by ^ being. Cjhargedjin some cases
as much as three- times ^the pries
for wliich pure-bred Shorthorn hulls
of as good or better quality could
have been placed in the respective
communities, the employees of the
Michigan Agricultural College to
whose attention the matter had been
called, and '-who had carried on the
investigation, felt obliged to send
out the news article in question.
At the request of Palmer Brothers, some three weeks ^after the ap-,.
pearance of the article, a thorough
investigation of the entire case was
authorized by the colh%e, a committe© of the State Board 'of Aigrjcul-
ture being named, as the investigat-
iug body. While the investigation
was in progress, the press ofthe
state was circularized by Palmer'
Brothers, who denlanded retraction
of the article or proof of tha statements made. Pending the outcome
of the investigation, entered into in
good faith, the college authorities
have Mt obliigect to withhold evidence on the issue.
The investigation   -has now'   been
completed,  however,    and. the    following statement of facts ot the case,
is being based uposn the .findings of
the.. committee's report.      It is    felt,
jthat the. statement of this- nature is,
idiie " to    tlie   press of •Michigan, in
j view " of   their vital interest in the
! whole  affair. \ *
The  results    of ' the investigation
have "brought to light nothing- which
I alters the basic facte of the newsjtr-
i.tacle in question, but it 'has seemed
advisable to explain more fully certain terms  "'and.   expressions'of ths
, article wliich haye  apparently been
•jnafeinterpreted in some instances..
!    In the first, place, there, seems to
I be conf uSion,,-as to whsether qr not the
.bulls sold by dealeps. on the privately
organized association,. plan -are. pure
bred registered  animals.    "While the
college   -.investigators      who    "have
■Worked on this case have; never' contended in any way that the bulls in
I question are not pure bred register-
ed animals, the use ini> the news.ar-
BREAD, CAKES, PIES, COOKIES
AND CONFECTIONS..:. ,    ■
We can make'a better cake than you can fpr
the-same -money,."and we save you the time of baking, it. It is the same with bread, - cookies, etc'
There's not an ingredient goes into our baking
that would not meet your full* approval.' May- we
not serve you, when we can serve you so well? ' '
Schnebelt's Bakery
jticla   of   the   -expression "go-called
j pure bred Shorthorn hulls" apparently was im some cases misinterpreted
-to meail'that Sthe bulls' were* not pure
bred.   - *     -._"'. ,  "
< This misinterpretation was an injustice to Palmer Brothers and otherwise might   be   implicated,   inas-
jmuch as the evidence has shown at
all times that the hulls" sold by them
axe pure bred stocK although in many cases found to her individuals of
inferior quality, commonly knqwn as
scrub pure bred. . „
" The term "so-called "pure bred," as
used in' the article in question • was
intended nterely in the sense oE "so-
• known,1' "thus known," "thus called,"
'or "commonly dalled1," and was Used
in no sense as a neagtive.
I Again,, the use of certain .words
and phrases, tihiefly in the heading of
the article, is held'to haye given the
.impression of a, more serious charge
.than   was -intended 'in  the   article.
;Such terms as- "Gold Bricks-.Sold
Michigan Farmers," and—'"being
badly ' defrauded—beings charged* as'
much as three Ijnfes .actual- value—"
are reported as having, In some in-'
stances', .given' the  im-pressiojn' of a
aharge that a complete and thorough
conspiracy to defraud existed,- in the
s'ense that farmers under their contracts of purchase received 'animals
of no value whatever. No such intimation, in the sinister interpretation
of the term "to defraud" was intended in the article hy those responsible
for the investigation. The term "defrauded" as used referred merely, to
the fact that bulls of inferior quality
were being sold to Michigan farmers
a,i exhorbitant prices;—several times
actual value.
In analyzing the contentions of the
newspaper article in question, the
committee investigating the case has
found tihat there are tv^o basic facts
upon which the article wag built,
other points being mere details and
dependent upon these two facts. The
findih,g ojf the cjosmffnittee is that these
tv?o fundamental contentions are
sound, and that the evidence submitted in the case, during the course
of the investigation in no way alters
the original stand taken by the college investigators.
The first of these basic contentions
is that animals which w.ere in inferior quality -were sold to Iarmars
who joined the previously organized
■associations. That the - .bull's sold
were pure bred ' registered animals
has been admitted at all times. It
is - universally recognized by live
stock breeders, however, that there
are different classes ol pure breds,—
on the one hand the so-called fanciy
pure pred, and * on the other hand
the- so-called plain pure' bred, which
are eligible for .registry but, recognized as not "containing a large percentage of: the blood t»f the prominent, families of the breed. ; Plain
teed Eure breeds may be individuals
of exceptions! merit, hut among the'
(animals sold, on the plan in question
many were of inferior individuality,
.commonly known as"'soru.b pure
breds." ' The 'inferior ..pure bred,
sometimes called the "pedigreed
scrub," is being recognized as a
.greater menace to the future of'.the
live stock, industry than the scrub
.-■it-sell:j - hecause of the Jact thatrthe
scrub pure bred often' maspuer.ad.es
under his registration papers as -a
worthy sire, without regard to his
individual merit. It is this class of
animals which was in many cases
being sold to Michigan farmers, and
at which the article in question
aimed.
The second basic contention of the
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news article 'in question is that farmers joining thes.e privately organized associations iSaid as much as
three times ' actual vtalue for bulls
said them" on this plan.
It is admitted that the price paid
for these bulls in Canada averaged
.arcu'nd §150, as claimed in the hews
article sent out, and most of them
were sold for as high-as $900.00 After being brought ^into Michigan.
(The. price, of §1000.00 mentioned in
the news article has been- found to
be 4100.00 above the maximum, for
which the bull^ were sold.)
The pric.e for whicli expert testimony shows that pure bred bulls of
•as good or'better quality could have
been delivered to the * comimunity
must be accepted'as the standard of'
"aetjial" value.     ,-.   "    ,.
There must be plenty of evidence
to. support both- of the above mentioned basic contentions of the news
articled Competent; judges of live'
stock have !testih^d "as to the,inferior quality, of miany of the bulls in
questijon. There is - also abundant
testimony ,to shqw that bulls of better quality can he bought'in Michigan today for one-third, or less the
price paid for, animals sold to purchasing associations, so-called; under
the plan in tiuestion.
The above' statement of the fundamental facts »f the news article under disCusion is based directly upon
the report of ■ the committee which
investigated; the entire case, aud has
heen substantiated by thg fiAdings of
this committee in the course, of its
investigation.        - • ■ '
8IC3ICAL CCIiTURE IN AJIERICA. .
Christian Science Notes
Services will he held in the Citizens Bank building Sunday 10 a. m."
Testimony meeting Wednesday
at. 8:00 p. m.
A cordial invitation is extended to
al>
.Sunday school 11 a. m., to • which
pupils 'under 20 years may he admitted. '      •
We are Rapidly Becoming * Music
Tjoving People.
W.hlle it,has been said that the,
American people are not. musical,
and that a great debt^is owed to
those Er.ropean nations which have
done so much to bring the musical
element into our national life, it is,
nevertheless, a fact that the "growth
ot musical culture in this country
Is progressing to-day as njver before. Pew, Indeed, are those, homes
—even in remote villages—in which
a musical instrument, of some kind
may not be found, while in by -far
•the great majority more than one ia
played by members of a family. Cer*-
tain it is that at no time in the musical history of this country has it"
been found "so easy to obtain expert
Instruction—vocal or instrumental
—in any desired branch. The study
of vocal music or the mastery of'any
Instrument, aS of any thi as slso, may
be a pleasure or drudgery, just in
proportion as the teacher stimulates
the*interest of the pupil.
Pjano playing - is more in evidence to-day than ever before, and.
as an eminent instructor has so well
said, it Is because modern methods
have so transformed the processes of
study that what in 'other days was
a source-of drudgery and despair, is,
tp-day a ■ delight and a constant Incentive to-higher and better work.
The whole aim of modern teaching
Is.to train the student to use mind,
muscle, will and Imagination, so that
there shall be. a command over "the
instrument such as will enable the
performer to reproduce the artistic
vision that must underlie all successful performance.
Of vocal instruction a, daughter
of the late Itersenyl has said that
the requirements needed to become
a great singer are a musical voice*
and nature, perfect physical health, -
a well-balanced - mind, an artistic
and emotional tempfirament and
general intelligence' and education.
These factors given, what a student
needs Is a teacher who will wisely
plan and direct a course of study.on
thoroughly individual lines.
Manhattan is rich- in many instil
tn tions which for years' have been
developing musical talent, and in
jnost effective manner diffusing, and
' cultivating .a, taste Io.r wuslo.v-ManJt •
of these institutions- are on a level
.yrlth the best* schools of the Old
World, equipped with a distln-*
gashed array of teachers qmd pro^
fessors, and with comprehensive
courses, embracing not alone music
In the abstract, but the arts allied
with it     '.  '
Tit for Tat.
"That -#as tit for tat with a venge-
.ance,"- said Walter Christie, the au-
tpmobillst, aprops of a quarrel between two French chauffeurs. "It
was very neat. It reminded me of a
grocer I used to know in Paint
Rock. «
"This grocer went over to the
jeweler.'s one day to get a new crystal put on his watch, The jeweler,
as he fitted and cleaned the- crystal,
suddenly flushed. He bit his lip and
frowned. His hand trembled so that
he could hardly -go on with;his task.
"Finally, handing the watch to
the grocer, the jeweler-said in a restrained voicei ,   •,
" Beg pardon; but didn't. I Just
see you put a couple of rings and* a
sqarl-pin in your pocket?"      v
'"Sure you did,' said the, grocer
boldly. 'When yoi} come to my 'place*
aren't you always putting things in
your mouth?' "
Marriage Licenses.
Birkett F. Newkirk, 26," Ann Arbor; Julia Winifred Wilson,, 19, Detroit.
O. Olin, 42, Ann Arbor; Lottie
Jones, 45, Mason.
Roy C. Clark, 28, Ypsilanti; Lula
jparo, 18, Ypsilanti.
Peter K. Kivi, 28, Lansing; Anneta
L. Wood, 25, Ann "Arbor-.
Alfred Hinz, -20, Ann Arhor; Mary
Monaghan, 20, Ann Arbor.
Herman A. Janousky,. 22, Ann Arbor; Cora K. Young, 20, Ann Arbor.
John P. Kilbourn, 31, Ann Arbor;
Gretchen M. Mann, 22, Ann_ Arbor.
Cary H. Birdr 26, Ann Arbor; Elsie
Azling, 26, Saugatuck.
Julius R. St. Clair, 26, Ishpeming;
Coral W. Wanhams, 22 Ann' Arbor.-
A. C. Damkin, 23, Ypsilanti;. Celia
G.- Kuller, 23, Detroit.
Edward    Frentner    43,-   Tpsilariti; '
Mary Allen, 43, Ypsilanti.
Catherine I. Sloeum, 24, Ann Arbor; Fred C. Gallager, 24 Clevieiand.
OBSERVER UNERS
CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING
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6c per Line tflrst msertionf Then 3c
yer Line;  Minlmyui charge 25c.
For Salej—Delaine buck. Fred Wai- ,
ker, phone 149-F32. 5
Por Sale—Some thoroughbred rabbits.    The Tavern.- '     . 52x
For Sale-^-Popsorn,  beans,   butternuts, walnuts,' vinegar, cider barrels,
ltf   Prank Camhurn, phone 160.
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Barred
, For    Sale^-Thoroughhred
Rcclc cockerels,
ltf    .  -      S. Y. Cotton, phpne 74.
Visiting cards, wedding Invitations;
and announcements, either printed or •
engraved,- at the Observer office.
Wanted—To rent five or six toom
Jhoifse.   What-have you?a 'See Bailey-
& Stark.
Wanted—Customers for milk and
cream. Have good Jersey cpws. A.
C. Lange, 306 E. Henry street, phone
76. ' 3
For   Sale-^-Two   sows    with   pigs, •
Pine Wool ram, McGormick corn binder."    Fred . J. Wiedman, .phone 200-
P12. "/       3
For Sale—Second* hand Johnson
Conr Binder aaid ai nearly new Osborne. Corn Binder; "
Herman Heininger.
Let us Have your vulcanizing jobs.
Satisfaction as tb work aiid price as- .
sured. George ijphaus, at Wiedman's
Garage. ,
ATTENTION
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■ V. .MACON-   "
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis Coller spent
last week in- Jackson.
Little Adeline Graf, who" has been
very ill, is out'again.   .
. The far ily of. Melvillej Higgins
a*e quarantined with . diphtheria-
,Ma-. and Mrs-.- J. P. ICoebbe attended fihe M.*B. eonference at Bay City.
Mr. and Mrs. F, M. Smith- of Yp:
silanti were Shinday callers at the
home of Mr. aud Mrs. IJlm^r -Cam-
burn. ; ,    •
' Mrs.-Ida VanValkenherg and children," who have-been spending" sjnie
time with relatives here, have returned ;to their home ih Laurel, Indiana, -   - . • -   ■ .
Williiam 'Schoolmaster of Carleton.
who. has been visiitin,g his son. Otto,
for'the past several weeks, returned
to his home Sunday.
Mr. and ■ Mrs."Otto    Schoolmaster
and daughter, Wilma,    and Lamont
Camburn visited at-the home of Ssyn
Calkins -in ■■•Carleton Sunday.'
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Dr. Loree" of Ann Arbor' performed
an (Operation * on Everett Lindsley
Moriday afternoon 'for appendicitis,
Snd he is reported as doing nicely.%
For Sale—-Top buggy, .nearly new.
Also road wagon and gasoline engine"
.. it
on trucks. - ..*■-.
-   Wiedman Auto Company.
;. Pert ection Oil. for tractors goes
farther than any other. Be sure to
get Perfection. .'..
Barl Fosdick, Agent.
WAJVTED—People in this vicinity
who have any legal printing required
in the settlement of estates', etc., to
haye it sent to this newspaper. The
rates are Universal m such matters,
and to have your notices "appear in'
this paper it is only necessary to ask
the probate judae to send them here.
TIMBEB WANTED.
Having leased the mill of Charles'
Fahrner for another year, we -are in
the market for all 'kinds of saw tim-'
her, especially elm and oak. .Oua?
market.will permit us to pay you a
good price, standing, or .at'the mill.
Write, or phone No; 70, and we'll be
pleased "to call and ^see what you
may,havQ; »
\-33tf.- G. F. BRAOEY & SON.."
October 1. Her name -is Misst Voose.
She will . live; right here in Saline.
Her residence address, will be'given
next week. ' ,
Saline is.to have her own'.puljlia,^-
health nurse thiS winter, beginning]    Clifford Mansfield, son of Mr. and
MrS(. Vera -'Mansfield- was removed to
aiu Ann Arbor hospita,l Monday afternoon, suffering from appendicitis,
.and w:as at once operated upon.'
- Detroit 'United Lines" •
Eastern Standard Time. -
IJetweeft-Saline and Ypsilanti "
Leaves Saline—
6.:55 a. m., 8:40 a. m., and every
two hours to 8:40 p. m., 10:45 p.
m., 1:15 a* ja..
Leaves Ypsilanti—•
6:30. a. m., 7:4» a. m., and eve'rr
two hours to 7:40 p. m, 10:15 p.
m. and 12:45 a. m.
'"- Last par^waits for the theatre car
from Ann Arbor.
. Cars  connect  at Wayne  for Plymouth and Noithyille; 'ai 'Ypsilanti.
"for Detroit and Jackson.
In -effect Ma? 18, 1920.
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