Palatka daily news. [volume] (Palatka, Fla.) 1919-1994, 1921-12-31
CLEANUP MAYOR ARRIVES
HOME TO TAKE UP JOB OF
MAKING HIS TOWN CLEAN
Oles Spent Season II
Florida to Prepare
Him for Job
tBy Associntea Press,

arrived home today from
a vacation in Florida ready he said
to "clean up the city" and "fire any
one who doesn't obey ORDERS" when
he takes office Sunday.
Oles made political history here by
running as an independent candidate
defeating the Republican incumbent
by over so votes and the Democratic
candidate by over 5000. The city au-
ditor received request from oles
in Florida asking for thorough in
voice. of the city "just as if ! were
going to buy it."
~ want to know how much money
the city of YOUNGSTOWN owes" ne
wrote, whom they owe it to and
when it is due. / want to know who
owes the city of Youngstown.
want to know where the money is
looming from to pay the bills.
want to know what stocks we have OF
hand, such as horse feed and supplies
,. gasoline in the tanks, stationery am
link and lead pencils, also the amour
OF coal--and 10 not tforget TO stat
the amount of cash IN the bank
Resorted to Courts.
Shortly after the balloting Mayo
Fired j .Warnock, defeated for re
election, issued 2,000-word state
! fment citing court decisions in an ei
fort to show that Oles' promise
r give his salary TO charity constitute
Ia bride to the poor, and therefor
disqualified him. Petitions to tt
Y lcourts were prepared, but were drol
j Iped and no contest now is in sight.
Oles went into the produce busine
N in New Castle, Pa, 20 years ago WI
lie wheelbarrow and barrel Of pot
ID toes as his sole stock in trade. Aft
a he had built up flourishing busine
Is there in five years time he sold 1t
s start a market in Youngstown, to
in run on what he called psychologist
C. principle. Oles began presenting
a. centric newspaper advertisinG bas
Ie- he says, on Billy Sundays evangel
IS tic tactice, which he had seen in N
Castle. Slam-bang statements abb
he women's styles, his competitors, 10
Ike politics and current topics soon "
his him a reputation. ,-.
II, During the MAJORITY campo
10 Oles announced in his lad" one
nat that he was going to run for ma,
uld 81 just started it for a joke"
mid later. "But people took 1T
md iously and pretty soon took it
,rt- iously. too"
359 Made Spectacular Race.
and At length Oles moved INT
di- Youngstown hotel from his cour
The Ihome, to establish legal reside
less and began to give Youngstown
most spectacular political canpa
the There was no organization by
,me Icincts and wards, but he and his
the held meetings all over the cl
a;- meetings for women only at W
ting Mrs. Oles told what a fine husl
his and father Mr.. Oles is, and meet
for men at which Mr.. 0les rushe
ring the platform with arms in alr' 81
lived ing: "Here l am! Vote for U
bal Few persons professed to be
the that Oles had chance until enc
turns began to come in election n
. Next day check on admission
ario' various men who had challenged
con- to wagers brought out the fact
re- by taking all bets he could
enough to pay his campaign exp'
iates and give himself and his FAM
en-. "Trip to Florida.
in At various times during a.
made paiep Oles announced tn w6o
rep platform planks: lar
Discontinuance of ST
viii vice, and turning over ulI1l
ljitneyss torceds
in be Firing the whole poll asn
sives, didn't clean up the to-
sition Permit spooning in I adj
labor lice protection.
/. Jail anyone who pnd taxes