The Birmingham age-herald., 1921-08-25

over the rough strets in Wylam. Mfr. Broyles declared there were too many unnecessary and foolish laws In effect
 Active prosecution of fight against social vices and the liquor traffic would be one of his main objectives should he be elected. he said. He urged that the men placed in office be doers and not takers. Men who are elected should be suc- cessful in their own line of busI- ness before being entrusted with everybody's business. All classes should be represented by the men elected.
 Declaring that he had stayed on the job through the four years of his administration faithfully, ln- dustriously and under great handi- caps, H. P. Burruss, commissioner of public Improvements, asked to be elevated to the presidency on his record. He promised the same devo- tion to the presidency ias he has given to his other place.
 Elect man whose record and qualifications commend him as the most efficient and best fitted person for the job" declared MT. Burruss T am confident am the man. but il you don't think so after looking over my record. then don't vote for me- Mir. McLendon pointed to his record as tax assessor. He took shot at the present auditorium situation, de- claring he would not need woman to point out the law to him.
 First Woman Candidate
 Following Dr. Barrett, Mrs. Myrtelle w Shell, candidate for
 associate commi ssioner, spoke |
 viewpoint was needed in the .city
 government. City mothers as well as fathers are needed. she said She indorsed plan for central charities committee, to take care of emergency cases. She declared in favor of clean city and. bet ter garbage handling. Mrs, B. H. Cooper of Fountain Heights was very brief. She said she was the working women's candidate and that she would nor
 mix talking and work. She was
 accompanied by her son, who i5 acting as her campaign manager Mrs Mary Echols of Eusieys made a talk of local character She told how she had helped se- 1ect the site for the Wylam school and hoped it would be en- joyed. She pledged strict ob- servance of the peoples rights m the event she was elected. Not sIinxinx Mud Declaring he had no mud to sling, Capt D. c. Simmons asked to bs elected to the commission as re. ward of 14 years of faithful servics in the police department without 2 reprimand. He asserted he did not want to be elected through slinging mud
 Ellis Brown. commissioner of pul- lie utilities. who is seeking re-eicc- tion. declared he was glad to ses community meetings. He said he was glad to give the playground 10 Vivian and the rest of Birmingham He said he had done his best and be- lieved he had done as well as anyone else could have done under the cir cumstances.
 Action of the legislature in pass ing the utilities bill which took the power of regulating utilities out of the hands of municipalities. was bit- teriy scored by Mir. Brown. He said the city commission fought as hard as 1t could, but in the end the public service commission does just as it pleases.
 Park and playground work in the city was cited by Mir. Brown as good works in his department. He placed churches first. schools second and rc' creation third in community life. He said 21 playgrounds had been oper- ated this year.
 Hovnady Comes Ont
 John R. Hornady. commissioner "f health and education, began his drive for reelection with his formal an- nouncement at the meeting He dc- clared Vivian should support him because he had given them school. library and a site for their play ground. WyIam's new grafnmar school will be started within SO days, he said.
 The revenues of which Mir. McLen- don talked so much were made nec- essary to enlarge the school system. he said declaring he had fought hard for better school facilities. win ninG his fight with the authorization of school bond issues.
 Typhoid fever has been practically eliminated in Birmingham under the aggressive health fight during his administration. Mir. Hornady said. lie asked for support in the coming cleo ton mot on the basis of promises made. but constructive e~e-snoiish- ment"
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 Finances of Bir sf. been such duri- fa~'