The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-24
WOMAN'S LEAGUE
 TOMAKE PROBE OF VICE CONDITIONS
Four Candidates for City Commission Chilled at Meeting Yesterday
 Afternoon
Bv MIGNoN HALL

Vice conditions in Birmingham are going to be better if the League of Women Voters has anything to do with it.
 At it's meeting at the Hotel Hill- man yesterday afternoon, in which much pep" and spirit were shown, the league unanimously passed a res olution to investigate conditions, and adopted "a definite policy of educa- ton regarding the actual vice condi- tions existing in the city of Birming- ham, looking toward the enforce ment of the law"
 The league, in addition to this, passed resolution to ask other or ganizations-particu those of women--to assist in the investga tion and in the work.
 The report has come to the league through questions asked candidates appearing before them and through other channels, has been that there are large number of disorderiy houses in Birmingham being run under inspection. As this is against the law the women as body state they are going out to see why the law cannot be enforced.
 Tho question was brought before the assembly through resolution passed to that effect at the last executive meeting of the league, and the women decided to visit Judge Richard V. Evans court to see what disposition was made of case in which woman was charged with running the kind of house com plained of
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 Other matters before the league were speeches of several candidates among them Dr. N. A. Barrett, presi- dent of the city commission; William l. Harrison, $. R. Batson, and Will L. White. All except Commissioner Barrett, are running for associate commissioners.
 Following their speeches in which the candidates set forth their req sons for wishing to be commissions CTS, the women fired questions at them that dealt with a great many city affairs.
 Dr. N. A. Barrett, who said that the city's finances were in splendid shape and that the city was out of debt N.ls questioned as to whether or not the plans for the citys audito-
  Barrett said the plans had not been submitted as yet, but that , per cent was supposed to be paid for plans architect, consulting architect and the superintendence of the job.
 When pressed as to whether he thought the work on the auditorium ever would begin, he said the money was ready.
 The women were interested in whether work on the city streets could be expedited after the streets had been torn up for that purpose, but as that was the work of the street department, the question was passed up.
 When asked whether he thought 1t the better plan to vote for the com missions just as commissioners or vote for them for a particular line of work, pr. Barrett said that after the election, the work was parceled out. and it seemed a better solution no him than if man was to put in just for a certain job.
 We try to give every man the task he is best fitted for. anyway" pr. Barrett declared.
 pr. Rabe. of the United States Health department appeared before lin its work of stamping out social diseases. As it was in line with the resolution just adopted by the league. Mrs. Trenton Fisk spoke from the chair and said that she felt sure the