Evening journal., 1916-02-29
FIGHT IS ON FOR
school BOARDPLACES
Women of New Castle viii
Take Part in the Sat-
urday Election
"POISON PEN" AGAINST
ONE CANDIDATE
speeIal to THE EvENING JouRNAL

Special to THE EVENING JOURNAL.
NEW CASTLE. Del. Feb. 29.-New
Castle will have spirited election for
three members Of the Board OF Edu-
cation on next Saturday The candi-
dates are: J. Ernest Phillips, Arthur
C.. Milligan. Edmund Gambrll and
Jacob Spiecher The latter served as
a member Of City Council When Mr..
Spiecher opened his mail on Satur-
day ne found a letter couched in
scurrlous terms. II will be turned
over to Postoiiice Inspector Plummer,
For the first time a number Of women
property owners will vote.
mo, am not a suffragist, but am
going to vote on Saturday" said one
woman property owner today.
why should not the women vote
at the school election" she continued.
1--WE own property pay our taxes and
ought TO have a say in the affairs of
the city. The Board Of Education has
$4,000 year to spend and we ought to
interest ourselves in the Board of
Educations affairs.
How are you going TO vote ?" ven
tured the writer.
Nothing doing: we are not going
to below out what we are going to
do. but we have our reasons for voting
and consider them good ones"
Lewis T.. Eliason. Richard S. Rod
ney and J. Ernest Phillips are the
retiring members. Mr.. Phillips is the
Fonly candidate who is up for re-elec-
ton.
William A. Matthias, car conduc-
tor was cut on the. right wrist by a
colored man yesterday afternoon. The
man was partly intoxicated and when
the conductor requested him for his
fare he commenced a search of his
pockets He failed to find the coin.
however. whereupon the conductor
opened the car door and started TO
eject the man. The car was then on
the Wilmington causeway and the
colored man resisted his election. In
the scuille Matthias felt a jab on his
wrist but paid no attention to the in
cident until he reached here and then
found blood running down the back Of
his hand.
A branch OF the Congressional
Union, suffrage. was formed here
yesterday afternoon at a meeting held
in the residence of Miss Ford The
following officers were elected: Pres
ident, Mrs. William s. Hilles; secre-
tary, Mrs. Helen Herman; vice-presi-
dents. Mrs. p. B. Lightner, Mrs.
Charles Willis. Miss Pauline Rogers
/ Mrs. Dodd. Mrs. John NJ. Wilson, Mrs.
/ p. Cunning Mrs. f. p. McCallin. Mrs.
I William Deakyne, Miss Iva Willis
and Miss Anna M. Platt.
In the M. ~ Church this evening
the fourth quarterly conference oi
the church will be held District Su-
: perintendent Hoffeoker will preside
New Castle people hope 10 see the
Rev. John l.. Johnson returned as
pastor of the NJ. Il. Church.
Tenants of the 100 houses in Dob
binsville are perturbed especially on
account OF the fact that there are no
houses here TO rent Should the pro-
posed deal 90 through. the houses viii
be razed and 100 families will have 10
hustle to get new homes.
The new plant OF the New Castle
Construction Company expects 10
start operations tomorrow. II has
had a number Of men and girls here
for over a week. getting ready for
the work.
Owing to the extraordinary sale OF
seats for Down in Dixie to be pre-
sented in the basement of ST. Peters
Church on next Monday night, seats
must be reserved. The chart will
open at Lawlwess" store tomorrow
& evening.
WANT LYON CAMPAIGN BILLS.
The executive committee Of the
Lyon campaign requests all creditors
to send in their bills.