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Show FLAG INCIDENT IN DETROIT Detroit, Mch Sept 9. Windsor nearly had a "FlagMncIdent," yesterday. yester-day. What caused 'it was the appearance ap-pearance a various -points' in the bupl ness section, whero decorations had been put tp In honor of Sir Wilfrid Laurlpr's lsll today, of a strange en-Blgn en-Blgn that looked like 'a cross between the'Qanadlnn flag-and the stars and stripes Seen from a distance, It woulcj havo passed for the Canadian natlopal emblem, with the Union Jack In tho upper corner and-the maple leaf dcslgp on a plain rod .field nut the maple leaf war missing and In its place were four stars. Residents Of the clfy gazed at It In surprise and began to wonder wheth or afjer all there might not be Bomo foundation for the annotation scare "If four stars appear on our flag beforp the election held, how manj might wo expect to sep In It In case reciprocity carries?" apkod one ma'n. At first no ono saw anythlnz serious seri-ous Ip tho appearance of the strange flag. But gpmchffw a s'orj was start cd to tho effect that- It was reallv a new ensign to Mgnallzc the prospect of better trado relatidne between thf two countrloE and then tho fuss be gaxL Sevoralr-morchantB approached the chnlrman of the decoration committee. com-mittee. They wanted to konw the significance of tho new flag, nnd t the stars on it bore any relation, to the stars on "Old Glory" and thoy deslrod It torn down forthwith. That officer was unable to explain and an appeal was made to former Mayor J. W. Drake, who promptly solved the mystery "Why, that Is tnc flag of Australia and New Zealand," he said, "and the four stars are meant to reprcsont the southern cross," whoreupon tho "flag incident" was closed. , |