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8 ID MIN FILLS FIVE STORIES: Mil OIL C. L. Lochridge Badly Hurt in Plunge Down Elevator Shaft of Masonic Temple. Clifford L. Lochridge. 625 Ponce De- Leon avenue, is bins at Grady hospital with his left thigh and arm crushed and with possibly internal injuries as the result of falling five stories down a dark elevator shaft last Wtigbt In the Masonic building Physicians at the Grady say that they have not yet been able to tell if he has suffered fatal In juries. but they have hope of hie ecov ery. Decrees wet'e being conferred last night bv Hermes lodge. Scottish Rite Masons, and Mr. Lochridge, dressed it: the uniform of the lodge, had been en gaged in carrying out the ritual He left the lodge room so- a moment an went into the dark hall. He is believed to have mistaken the opening of tne elevator shaft for a door into another room He had lain at the bottom of the shaft for a short tlme<hen his groans attracted the attention of H G. Martin, superintendent of the temple. Mr. Lochridge was conscious at the time and remained si until anaesthetics were administered, at the hospital. Mr Lochridge is well known In fra ternal and club < ir< les and is 28 ygai's old He has been connected with *! «•' Constitution for several years, bdUlg assistant manager of the advertising department of that paper. TERSE TELEGRAM AMUSES OFFICERS OF U. S. ARMY WASHINGTON. Sept. 27. Army of ficers are getting a good deal of amuse ment out of an Interchange of tele grams, copies of which have been brought here by a newly detailed offi cer Thet furnish a new chapter to that famous report "Off again, on again, gone again. Finnegan.” It seems that a depot quartermaster wired a superior officer that a certain teamster. Brown, would quit tomorrow, and asking if he should hire a good man in his place. The reply was: "Refe:enc. Brown wire, fire; hire.” RICH MAN PAYS FINE OF GIRL THIEF: TO WED HER BRIIMIEPpRT. CONN, Sept. 27.- After a jury found Miss Eva Rious gui ;y of theft, a rich Italian stepped forward, paid her fine, proposed and was accepted, and had his wedding day ret. To the Citizens of Atlanta On next Wednesday you will be (ration of the next two years wilbbe one small personalities; let’s get together and called upon to cast your vote for Mayor which will demand intelligent and forceful wipe out this little inner circle of petty of Atlanta for the next two years. And action on the part of your chief executive, bosses. Let’s give Atlanta a chance to I consider it the dut\ ol each and every Atlanta at the present time is dorm- grow and develop under an administra voter to weigh carefully the fitness and nated by Ring Politics. The situation absolutely unhampered and free from qualifications of each and every candidate tion is growing more grave every hour. Ring Rule and the influence of petty before casting his ballot. For the adminis- This is not a time for petty bickering and office holders and political hangers-on. Read Carefully the More Signifcant Portions of My Announcement and Cast Your Vote for a Greater, Better and More Intelligently Governed Atlanta Creation of Debt. Everyone fanim ■ vitli the city char ier knows that it is dearly illegal to create an indebtedness that is not paid during the yea' it Is made, yet the next administration will have to con tend with tin lagest amount of this character of claims within the history of the city Before entering upon this statement of the condition of the city’s finances. I want to sac that I have no tvord of condemnation nr unkindness for out present mayor, f->r i believe that, in tin goodness of his heart and a desire to • . as. he has allowed himself to be used by othei s The present administration has bad to its credit for expenditure more than s9.iiiiii,iniii. yet it is carrying over to the $»• xt o. futu e administration, accord ing to :'o lata I hllVi eolle.'ied I • ..tn the city hail, $1,39x110. It is tine that Jlile.notf of tills is conditioned upon whether o not the illy desires the e -ct ri. iig. i ; ng p‘ nt in.»i a ied with t . incinerating plant. But the eont’ae; nails for sun of this total amo in* there - $220.25il to be paid next year; , ~i ,s with it no definite data f<o pay mint ia st’ange wav of doing kmsine-si. and th. remaimi. ls to lie J'-bl In . nnua instalments This, it a 'peats, is a llagiant violation of the a", an ; an abuse of the precedent of t.it.t ng ot, mom: obligations to fit- "tm >’s In addition to the bond ti-rnev -xp. ntiHl during 1911-12. the tax sso c H ’ < have inmeased sulficientb , tiring s4'io,ooii (nt i to. .It v t'easu'v 1 "ftit hi.. Ml., inqui v. wha* ha- be- ■ this money' I .-an pot ts'l f 1 ' • ’ ' 1 rlei ted. and it is r'OSt.tb .. J „ lh , . la , (i . ._. - - ' ■ ' d.' "* Atlanta. * JAMES G. WOODWARD, Candidate for Mayor I AT THE THEATERS •”MUTT AND JEFF” ARE HERE AT THE ATLANTA TONIGHT “Muit and Jeff, a real comedy with I real music the kind you like to hear land the sort you’ll like to whistle on the way home—comes to the Atlanta tonight and tomorrow’. Gus Hili sends the big show with forty-five people, sing ers. dancers and 'comedians, including tw>nty-fjv» cute little girlies. \ magnifi cent sc»ni< production, including the steamship insurgent, in South American waters, will be seen, not forgetting Mutt and Jeff, the inimitable laugh producers, who are constantly in evidence, except when a breathing spell is absolutely nec essary. ”THE ROSE MAID" IS COMING TO THE ATLANTA NEXT WEEK “The Rose Maid.' Werba <fc Luescher’s latest grtaf musical success, which will be presented at the Atlanta on Monda>. Tuesdax and Wednesday, boasts of a cast of mat ikin actors in addition to Its splen did company of nmsickl comedy favorites. The ”Kuio Kidies, who bring on their toy perambulators during the laughable •Family Song.” and who won the hearts of thousands of New Yorkers during the run of •‘The Rose Maid.” on Broadway, also introduce their dollies in the dancing number, to the great delight of the au dience. ••ALMA. WHERE DO YOU LIVE?” COMING TO THE ATLANTA AGAIN At the Atlanta theater Thursday. Fri dtt-> and Saturday. “Alma, Where I’o You Live?” one of the most charming of musi cal plays, comes for a return engage ment When It was produced on Broad way it met with instant success and en joxed a long and prosperous run there. . 'rids season. Mr. Weber has secured the services of Miss Grace J >rew for the title role Seats go on sale Monday. LARGE AUDIENCES WITNESSING WEEK’S BILL AT THE GRAND Attendance at the Grand Is growing all the time Theatergoers and a lot of people who have never joined that army ’ until now have discovered that the Grand « is a delightful place to visit. There will be matinee and evening performances Friday and Saturday, con cluding the engagement of the bill that , has so thoroughly pleased this week. The headliner. “More Sinned Against Than I'sual,” is a big act. one of the real features of modern vaudeville, and has served as a drawing card This Is a satire on the rural meller-drammer, and f ii is ver\ funny. There are other acts that ate splendid, and. as a whole, the show is the son that will crowd any I theater : For n -xt week, the biggest act in vaudeville will be the headline star. It is Joseph Hart’s "An < Opening Night.” with a east of twenty-five people and three special scenes This is conceded to be ‘.he real production of vaudeville , It is a play by George V Hobart, and it has been produced in fine fashion by Mr. Hart, who is the most prominent pro ducer tn all vaudeville “THE GOOSE GIRL” WILL END ENGAGEMENT TOMORROW “The Goose Girl.” which has been 1 pleasing packed housFs all week at the Lyric, will close Its engagement tomorrow night, giving the usual Saturday matinee * The company presenting the pla\ Is an i excellent one and has made many friends during the past week. GOOD MELODRAMA IS BOOKED NEXT AT LYRIC 1 ”Thc Little Tenderfoot” is next week’s ’ attraction at the Lyric and will be pre i sented by one of the best all-around com panies seen at the play house in some time The play Is interesting and excit ing throughout, holding its audience at a high pitch of expectancy from the rise of the curtain until the final drop of the canvas. Young men and women that arr look ing for positions and business openings | will do themselves a great justice by con- j „ suiting the •Help Wanted” and " Business Opportunity” columns of The Georgian See Nat. Goodwin in Oliver Twist at the Forsyth. I'tiring nty last administration (1905- 06) we had to take care of a similar class of obligations amounting to $343.- 000, and 1 desire to incorporate in this announcement that part of my valedic tory messag' to the general council dealing with its financial affairs of 1905-06, as follows: Financial Success, 1905 06. "It is with genuine satisfaction and pleasure that I feel able to say that we are turning over the city government to our successors without a sing e dol lar of indebtedness created miring this administration tin the contrary we are leaving a cash p.i anee In the treas ury according to the comptroller's bal ance sheet, above all of our outstanding obligations and contracts. of $25,251.31 \t t lie beginning of litis administra tion 1 stated in my inaugural address that we were facing obligations that had to be provided for during the year 19H.1. amounting to $139.1NU. This in cluded Instalments on two waterworks limps, completing Edgewood avenue and Magnolia street bridges, the vvate'- works, coagulating basin, etc lAs a oattei of fact. this administration piaetieallv built both of the btldges t,anted, as there was only a suftl. lent s an appropriated at the time of lotting toe contracts in 1904 to build a small part of either structure > Tile amount of $139.1X11 was educed to $130,355. as tit- estimate of the city engineers for building the Edgewood avenue bridge was reduced In tile contract prl. . by SS,S2.'. This was. however, mote than offset later in tile yea:, when the tlnanv. committee had to make provi sion to the payment >f the $17,600 in interest t,n |a«t due Georgia West ,' i’ bonds of S|.it" •> < a ch, these bonds nr v.- having been presented for pay nv nt This was an unexpected demand ar In. ~p igatian sot ■ ■>. ’ year 19h5 to $147,955 This was a heavy burden to s'art with, but -vi v IHE ATLA.xTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY. SEPTELIibek 27. 1912. BABY FALLS 35 FEET FROM THIRD-FLOOR WINDOW; YET ALIVE SAVANNAH. GA., Sept. 27. While stgnding on a chair playfully lugging at the closed window blinds on the third floor of his home. Robert, the nineteen-ntonths-old son of Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Kent, pitched through the window and fell a distance of 35 feet. Fortunately. the child escaped death by striking the edge of a portico cov ering the entrance to the dwelling and then rebounding to the pavement. The tot landed directly upon his head A physician, hastily summoned, an nounced that the child was practically uninjured witli the exception of four teeth that were knocked out. Special on Meats For Saturday, September 21 Prime Beef Rib Roast, per pound 10c and • lioice Beet Roast. Boneless and rolled, per pound 14c Fancy Beef Pot Roast, per pound 7c to 9c Fancy Hindquarters Lamb, per pound 13 l-2c Fancy Forequarters Lamb, per pound _• n c Fancy Veal Roast, per pound 10c to 15c Choice Beel Blate Meat, per pound 6c Choice Veal Stew, per pound 8c and 9c Choice Lamb Stew, per pound q c an( j 8c Choice Porterhouse Steaks, per pound 15c and 17c Choice Sirloin Steaks, per pound 14q < hoice Round Steaks, per pound i3g Choice Chuck Steaks, per pound g c Our Royal Brand Sugar-Cured Hams, per pound 17c Our Royal Brand Sugar-Cured Picnic Hams, per pound... 14c Our Royal Brand Sugar-Cured Breakfast Bacon, per pound. 20c <»ur English style Sugar-Cured Breakfast Bacon, per pound. 19c Our Own Sugar-Cured Blatt* Bacon, per pound 15 c Our Own Sugar-Cured Corned Beef, per pound . . 8c to 12 l-2c All other Meats at the usual very low prices. All Our Meats are strictly C. S. Government Inspected and a first-class quality. Buy your Meats at living prices at BUEHLER BROS. 119 Whitehall St. Come Early and Avoid the Rush dollat of it was paid by the first of January. 1906. I took the firm position in my inaugural address that no obli gation would be carried over to the council of 1906. except those that we e already in effect I gave further notice In my annual message last January that the same rule would apply during the year 1906. and that no obligation would be carried over to the next ad ministration unless they were for ab solute necessity While the finance committee at times thought that my position was rather ha sh especially was this the case last October, when I called them together for the purpose of making armng'emeists to provide mon. y for the payment of claims that It had been agreed would be rev omniended to the Incoming administration for pay ment. The genera! council had 'evoked so many liquor and beer licenses, the, - by considerably affecting the revenue of the city for 1907, 1 was firmly of the opinion that these claims should not be put upon the incoming administration, but that !»tv administration should end with ti clean balance sheet Disregard of Charter Laws. '"There has of late ycats grown up too great a disregard for thiit part of the i barter laws regaiding the .ally ing ovi ■■ of obligations to succeeding ye: rs and e-p v tally in some cases t < "the administ aliens I am minutil of the fact that it may be necessary in . use of tn epidemb ot of some large Improvements that a portion of the ex pense might be tallied over to the suc ceeding council, but the custom should not be abused, an I If proper limitations t are not rega'ded, it should be aban doned altogether. “It will la seen by the comptroller's bal ance sheet that the citv lias to her -redit ' in the treasury and in the four banks tn 1 which city money - deposited the im mense sum of $468.1'63 21 Vo 'nst this sum is charged the follow'ng Items: DAUGHTER FINDS BODY HANGING FROM A TREE ST. JjduiS, Sept. 27.—Frank Miller, a wealthy retired farmer of New Ath ens. 111., wa- found by his daughter. Mrs. John Link, hanging from a tree In the yard adjoining his daughter's home, five miles northwest of New Ath ens. A piece of new rope was tied about his neck. He apparently had been dead several hours. Miller at tempted to kill himself last Sunday by walking into the Kaskaskia river, but was rescued by witnesses. He was de spondent over the death of his wife a year ago. , See Nat Goodwin in Oliver Twist at the Forsyth. Perpetual charter fund $175,000.00 Bond sinking funds 114 376 87 Balance sewer bond sale 51.422.63 Outstanding warrants 12 503 17 December light bill sjtoo'otl I ea. htree asphalt 12.000.00 Boulevard underpass 27.572.50 Pryor street school 14'000'00 Balance Washington st viaduct .15,926,71 School vouchers 1,449.35 Tax vouchers 10L45 Grady hospital vouchers 297.45 Grady hospital boilers ’ 2.850.00 Sev.tr vouchers City hall vouchers 716.05 Park vouchers 6.38.30 Bridge vouchers 128 55 Street vouchers 2,676.42 Hunter street work 2*500.00 Surplus cash to balance 25.251.31 ■ ' -tt «468.:'6!' 21 “This is a showing that eve: v mem ber of the administration of 1905-U6 ha-- good reason to point tn with pride, as it is one that, from a tinaneial stand point. has no superioi in the histoi'y of Atlanta ' i'his most splendid showing in- the financial condition of the city Is not made at the expense of public improve, merits, for we have many to our credit. During the past two yea’s we Have built two of the best and most modern school houses. In addition to adding many ad ditional tooms to taos' already built. We have also constructed two new fire engine houses, including the one at the cornet of Washington and East Hunt er streets, which was paid for by the Louisville and Nashville railroad in ex change for the old dilapidated building at Waverly place and Washington str-et In addition to tyullding practi cally ti’e vyhole of Edgewood avenue and Magnolia street Jarldges. contracts that were forced upon us. we have t<l9 our credit in this line the magnificent Washington street vqtduv t ami the South Boulevard underpass. While neithet of these i.-vge improvements Is completed, we have provided money for their payment when they are finished. Great Special Offer Most Sensational Tailoring Offer Made in the South With every SUIT or OVERCOAT order you get choice of the following : FREE! $5.00 Exira Pants, $5.00 Raincoal or $5.00 Fancy Vest Our woolens are undoubtedly the best, most repre- /Op* sentative line of pure woolens for young Men in the fes* I SOLTII. " The Suit we are offering in this sale is of the NEW FALL STYLES, lined with ALL-WOOL MOHAIR Jr WOOL SERGE, or VENETIAN LININGS, and trim- med with SILK FINISHED TRIMMINGS with a guar anteed NON-BREAKABLE hair-cloth front—and above il FREE choice. f ■MfjX SUIT OR OVERCOAT _ Any jg 1 Your Style gjp Order | ONE PRICE ONLY " No Such Offer Was Ever Made in Good Faith Before in the SOUTH EXACTLY OPPOSITE PIEDMONT HOTEL ND OiHLR STORE IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA Tile Southern railway has also nearly completd the Nelson street bridge, tb construction of. which commenced the first part of 1906. In the matter of per manent street improvements. there have been laid substantial block pave ments upon a portion of Madison, now Spencer, avenue and Elliott street. The most necessary improvement .'long this line is the relaying of asphalt on Peachtree street. The < ontrai tors have gotten well started with this work, and before many weeks have passed Peach, tree street, tile pride of the city, will present an entirely different appear ance than for many months past. The money for the fuli completion of this work has been provided for. In addi tion. the new prison at the city stock ade has been finished. This is possibly one of the best construct'd tireproof prisons -of this character in tile coun try. Material has bet it purchased for the erection of a pavilion at Grant park capable of holding s,uno people. This new addition to the comforts of the people visiting the park will be ready for use next spring.” Difference in Six Years. The administration of 1905-6 had a total of $4,545,2115 to its credit, while the |,:.s.'nt administration has had more than $9,000,000 The administra tion of 1905-6 straightened out the financial tangle of t ie city and left $25,251 in the treasury The present administration is leaving s63'.'.S"ti in debtedness. If I am eh i ted. and from the information I have received from all parts of the city and all < lasses of its people I have no doubt of the re- Sult, I will attempt to transact the ( business of the city in that business like wav that it was transacted during 1905-6. There are some things tolerated by tile t resent mayor that 1 would not al low for one moment. The charter says N" i.general coun- cil shall be directly or Indirectly inter- ■ ested in any contract with the city.” ■ There is no doubt in my mind that when a member of the general council ■ votes on awarding contracts to do city work and then that work is sub-con tracted to himself that he is violating ■ that section of the charter. Such a i practice is vicious in its nature, liable to pmduce bad work and it is an unfair advantage to take of other contractors. I would not allow a member ok the general council to remain as chairrnan ot one ot the most important commit tees. passing on contracts and supposed to be looking after the interests of the ■ City tn the carrying out of that con tract, when his partner In business is t ie legal attorney for that contractor . 1 ''Hi making no charge of improper acts, but it looks had. and if allowed to prevail Would result in graft. There is, to my mind, a verv seiimt* . condition lacing the people of'this citv , at this time-one that if it is n ,,’ t ergetically taken hold of at once and stamped out will b< hard to handle later. 1 mean ring politic- You h ir Ot it on , very side. The i ~,,p],. 11Hi , not been as careful in all . in Fn ■ sei. etion Os men to mi positions in the i general council as they should have be.-n, Iwo conditions Inevitably follow s ruption ami graft M lb n th' people put a man in the |e". islative body he should be given to nndei stand that h. is sei, . t,.,i tl , strict !'. perform the dtiti. s of that position i and not to boss and control all other political positions. I"ntil v, t v rei-nt 1v Atlanta has been v.-ry fortunate on A lose observation now will disc.ose a different condition. r-,.|, >s : I ositions at good salaries to provide lor • > li ' l ' and fs'orites who will do he b ddmg of tk. .fi„g. positions on ’.iftercnt boards and even a ecm l binatmn with some "f the .om ty ottl s. ire th" r. su is . f ring polities Will Break the Ring. Contractors for the city work have to pay tribute to the ring, and the means cheap, shoddy work, and t taxpayers are the sufferers. I am it" arraigning the whole city governmen'. for tin re are good men in > very .a partment. but I am fearful that the.' are in the minority in many .lepai tnents. In the language of the late Re' Sam Jones, “Let the hit dog y<'ll>. promise the people that if 1 am er "t that little ting will be out of eonimi sion before the end of my administra tion. With the prelent financial <ot . ’ ' of the city in view, I consider : talk to map out a line of imii ''*' ments Mr the next year. Thei' many that will claim attention, but first that should receive attention the streets of the city. It has been said that there should be no 11 south, east and west side of the ■ iMit Atlanta without regard to tions. This is what the building ■ these bridges and viadmls i- >■ - railroad tracks was intended t" " plis'n. But that sentiment she practiced 11 terally and not a< G name only. The tax money "f people should be used for the her' all the people, and not used in a locality for the benefit of a few b estate speculators. There are two matters of gr-■ portance to the , ity of Atlat ' should receive earnest attent: ' manufaetuiers' exposition and cation «f grounds for fair p ; ' The recent exposition at th. rium, wltii the limited number repr< sented. was something ' city has a right to be proud " proposition is something th..' have the support and co-ope' tin city government, for in tlia' m< nt there is gloat good coining ell v of V flam i