New Britain herald., 1921-12-31
MAYOR FAVORS
 PARK SPOONINC
Youngstown, Ohio, Elects ECCen-
 trio Chief Executive

Youngstown O., Dec, 31 .-Georgo |" Oles, YounEstowns spectacular mayor-eleet, arrived home recently from a. vacation in Florida ready he said to clean up the city" and fire anyone who doesn't obey orders, " when he takes office next Sunday.
 Oles made political history here by running as an independent candidate, defeating the republican ncum bent by over 800 votes and the democratic candidate by over 5000, The city auditor received request from Oles | in Florida asking for a thorough in. voice" of the city Just as if l were going to buy it."
 "l want to know how much money the City of Youngstown owes" he wrote, "whom they owe it to and when 1t is due. l want to know who owes the City of Youngstown. I want to know where the money is coming | from to pay the bills. I want to know what stocks we have on hand, such as horse feed and supplies. gasoline in the tanks, stationery and ink and lead pencils, also the amount of coal and do not forget to state the amount of cash in the bank" Loser Complains.
 Shortly after the halloting Mayor Fred J. WarnoCk, defeated for re- election, issued a 2,o00-word state ment citing court decisions in an ef- fort to show that Oles' promise to l Iry;,+ l,, to ,1,, ,it, I q bribe to the poor, and therefore | disqualified him. Petitions to the courts were prepared, but were drop ped and no contest now is in sight.
 Oles went into the produce business in New Castle, Pa, 20 years ago with a wheelbarrow and a barrel of pota- toes as his sole stock fin trade After he had built up a fourishing bus- ness there in five years time he sold it to start a market in Youngstown, to be run on what he called a psy- Chological principle. Oles began pre- senting eccentric newspaper adVertis- ing, based. he say5, on Billy Sundays evangelistic tactics, which he had seen in New Castle. Slam bang state ments about womens styles, his con- petitors, local politics and current topics soon won him a reputation. | During the mayoralty campaign Oles announced in his "ad' one day that he was going to run for mayor.
 T just started it for a joke." he said later. But people took it seri- ously and pretty soon I took it seri- ously too."
 | Establishes Residence At length Oles moved into a | Youngstown hotel from his country home, to establish a legal resid ence and began to give Youngstown its most spectacular political campaign There was no organization by pre-. cincts and wards, but he and his wife held meetings all over the city-m eet ings of women which Mrs. Oles tolC what a fine husband and father MT Oles is, and meetings for men at whicf MT. Oles rushed on the platform witf arms in air, shouting; Here I am Vote for Oles!"
 Few persons professed to believe that Oles hal chance until the re
  Next day a check of admissions by various men who had challenged Oles to wagers brought out the fact tn { by taking all bets he could make enough to pay his campaign expenses and give himself and his family a trip to Florida.
 Platform PIanks
 At various times during the ca m paign Oles announced the following platform blanks:
 Discontinuance Of street car service, and turning the streets to jitneys.
 Firing the whole police force If it didn't clean up the town.
 Permit spooning in parks und CT police protection.
 Jail anyone who paid taxes under a recent revaluation.
 Tear up the Erie railroads tracks if it didn't eliminate downtown gra q Q crossings.
 After his election, however there