The Detroit times., 1909-02-23
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ave. has a Shivers picture in his
window. but says he will vote for
Ellis.
John Everson. No. 7i9 Campbell
ave. is an active supporter OF the doc
tor and Ellis cards are strongly In
evidence throughout his neighbor.
hood.
When such men as AIiehm and
Hely are appointed TO important CONF
mittees. while a man like Mr. Burton
is ignored something is radically
wrong in the school board. and We
need DR.. Ellis and few more men
of his kind TO set matters right" sail
Mr.. Everson. Il believe DR. Ellis will
be nominated and elected in spite OF
his opponents strenuous campaign"
w, +. Dendel, grocer at No. 32S Liv-
ernois-ave.. is another loyal Ellis sup
porter. The doctor also has the in
dorsement OF the Rev. Mr.. Perrin.
poster OF the Campbell-aye NJ e
church. and the Rev. J. G Clutterbuck.
pastor OF Emmanuel Bapt:sl church
Some OF the women workers on be-
half OF DR.. Ellis complain that they
have been followed in numerous In
stances, presumably by spies in the
employ OF the opposition. In one o.
two cases women have been warned
10 keep away from certain districts.
which is taken as an evidence that
the opposition is getting desperate
Thomas G. Carroll Is the candidate
for the nomination on the Democratic
ticket
! Still Remember FLAG Incident.
I Hopes that were expressed by the
Martindale factionists that the feeling
between the Womens Relief Corps
and the superintendent OF schools over
, the flag incident OF last year would
be wiped out by the flag exercises
held in the Webster school recently
seem doomed to disappointment Az.
ter the exercises. II was given out
that Mrs. Isabelle Christie, of the
Women's Relief corps, had declared
that the contest OF a year ago, when
the school board refused 10 allow the
ladies' TO present flags TO the high
schools, was all due TO a misunder.
standing
Mrs. Christie emphatically denies
thi.
hat is what Principal Gordon told
me Children, says Mrs. Christie Il
told MIN that he was privileged to
nave his opinion-but that the ladies'
OF the Womens Relief corps still hold
nrm 10 their opinion as 10 the slight
put upon them.
principal Gordon took occasion to
say mat there is not more patriotic
man than Supt. Martindale. The teach
ers ma! see II that way But we
know what the action that was taken
toward Us was and We have not for.
gotten or changed our minds"
Ne Kew. Carr s Jones. pastor OF
the North Congregational church. saws
that an investigation will undoubtedly
DC MADE or the conditions reported by
Schcol Inspector Burton to exist In
the board OF education. Pastor Jones
and members OF his church want TO
md out why the Second ward Is de.
MED the representation on commit.
tees 10 which IL is entitled. Mr.. Bur.
ton spoke before the Mems club OF
the church. Sunday noon, and an in
teresting discussion followed.
Machinists Fall TO Appear.
, About $50 persons gathered In the
, Fort-St. Congregational church. Mon
day night, 10 hear discussion 81
, school board affairs. Representative.
OF both factions in the board wer,
invited but the administration lead
els failed 10 put in an appearance
Inspector Burton and George NJ. Con
don. the latter being Mr.. Leonard.
opponent In the Fourteenth ward
were present. however. and made adj
dresses. Others who spoke were Cor
oner Bennett and Mrs. A. j. Ostdyk
4, president OF the Womans Independ
ent Voters association A meeting
held In the Campbel.Ave. VI. r.
church in the interests OF Or. Lucien
r. Ellis. Republican candidate in the
Sixteenth ward, was we'll attended