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ADMANFfILLSFIVE
STORIES: if DIE
C. L. Lochridge Badly Hurt in
Plunge Down Elevator Shaft
of Masonic Temple.
Clifford L Lxxhridg*’. 825 Ponce De
l,enn avenue, is lying al Grady hospital
with his left thigh and arm ci ushedand
with possibly internal injuries as the
result of falling fi'“ stories down a
dark elevator shaft last night in the
Masonic building Physicians at the
Gt adv say that thev have not vet been
able to tell if he has suffered fatal In
juries. but they have hope of his reov
ery.
Decrees were being conferred las'
night by Hermes lodge. Scottish Rite
Masons, and Mt Loehridge. dressed it 1
the uniform of the lodge, had been en
gaged in carrying out the ritual He
left the lodge room for a moment and
went into the dark hall. He is believe.l
to have mistaken the opening of the
glevatm shaft for a door into another
room
He had lain at the bottom of the
shaft for a short time when his groans
smarted the attention of H G Martin,
superintendent of the temple. Mr.
Loehridge was conscious at thz time
and emalned so until anaesthetics were
administered at lite hospital.
Mr. Lochridge is well known in fra
ternal and club circles and Is 28
old. H. has been connected with TH.
Constitution for several years, betng
assistant manager of the advertising
department of that paper.
TERSE TELEGRAM AMUSES
OFFICERS OF U. S. ARMY
WASHINGTON. Sept. 27.—Armv 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. They furnish a new chapter to
that famous report: "Off again, on
jgain, 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:
"Referent Brown wire; Are; hire."
RICH MAN PAYS FINE OF
GIRL THIEF: TO WED HER
BRIDGEPORT. rtiNN., Sept 27.-
Afttr a jury found Miss Eva Rious
guilty of theft, a rich Italian stepped
forward, paid her fine, proposed and
wag accepted, tfnd had his wedding da- I
set. |
To the Citizens of Atlanta
On next Wednesday you will be
called upon to cast your vote for Mayor
of Atlanta for the next two years. And
1 consider it the duty of each and every
voter to weigh carefully the fitness and
qualifications of each and every candidate
before casting his ballot. For the adminis-
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 fam.ia with the < tty char
ter knows that it is clearly 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 the largest amount of this
character of claims within the history
of the -it\ Before entering upon this
statement of the condition of the city's
finances. 1 want to say that I have no
s'ord of • ondemna tion or unkindness
for out pes.nt major, for I believe
that. In the goodness of his heart and a
d'-sile to pli'lis, he lias allowed himself
to be u.s d by othets
Th. present administration has had
to it- i '. t for expenditure more than
s'■'\, t it is carrying ovet to the
text o futme administration, accord
ing to the data I have collected font
li" 'it' ha S63?,Btm It is true that
J, 00,00a of this is conditioned upon
"bathe o not the cltv desires the
• e< p . lighting plant installed w ith the
It. ineri.tmg plant But the contract
‘ ! '• *3*6.x00 of this tola, amount
250 to be paid next yea-.
J ■*■•<"o . • s with it no definite data
payment <n st'ar.ge way of doing
and the remainde i- to be
rani in annua Instalments This, it
■'■ " ■ ■ - ■ lagrant \ iolation of the
' ' an 'ipse of the pievedent of
1 ’'' Ja k (flora obligations to fu
' i "* ‘ " u ’ '■ In addition tn the bond
money expended during 1911-12, the tax
a-sossiuem - have increased - uffl.-fenth
to bring Iton.ooo t nlll lll( , (ilv IrPaPurx
1 often hear th< inquiry, what has be-
< me ot al' th's money " I .An not tell
' 1 ted, and ii is
■x
F JAMES G. WOODWARD, Candidate for Mayor
j AT THE THEATERS
“MUTT AND JEFF" ARE HERE
AT THE ATLANTA TONIGHT
“A!utt and JefT." a real oomedx with
real music—the kind you like to hear
and the sort you’ll like to whistle on
the wax home —comes to the Atlanta
tonight and tomorrow Gu» Hill sends
the big show with forty-five people, sing
ers. dancers and comedians, including
twenty-five ''Ute little girlies. A magnifi
cent scenif production, including the
steamship Insurgent, in South American
■waters, will be seen. n<»t forgetting Mutt
and Jeff, (he 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 & Luescher’s
latest grrat musical success, which will
be presented at the Atlanta on Monday,
seax and Wednesday, boasts of a cast
of mat ikin actors In addition to its splen
did company of musical comedy favorites.
The “Kute Kidies, who bring on their
tax- 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? 0
COMING TO THE ATLANTA AGAIN
At the Atlanta theater Thursday, Erl
dux and Saturday. •’Alma. Where Im You
Live” (me of the most charming of musi
cal plaxs. < omes for a return engage
men i When It \x as produced on Broad
wax u met with instant success and en
joxed a long and prosperous run there
This season. Mr Weber has secured the
services of Miss Grace lirew for the title
role. Seats go on sale Monday.
I.ARGE 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
'l’he headliner, ‘More Sinned Against
Than Usual,” Is a big act, one of the
real features of modem vaudeville, and
has served as a drawing card This Is a
satire on the rural meller-dramrner. and |
it la very funny. There are other acts
that are splendid, and, as a whole, the
show 1s the sori that will crowd any
theater.
For next week, the biggest act in
xaudeville will be the headline star It
i*« Joseph Hart's “An opening Night.”
with a cast of twenty-five people ami
three special scenes This Is conceded
to be the real production of vaudeville
it is a play by George V Hobart, and
it has beep produced In fine fashion by
Mr. Hart, who Is the most prominent pro
ducer In all vaudeville.
“THE GOOSE GIRL" WILL
END ENGAGEMENT TOMORROW j
“'l’he Goose Girl.' which has been I
pleasing packed houses all week at the 1
Lyric, will close its engagement tomorrow I
night, giving the usual Saturday matinee.
The company presenting (he play is an |
excellent one and has made many friends
during the past week.
GOOD MELODRAMA IS
BOOKED NEXT AT LYRIC
“The Utile Tenderfoot” is next week’s
attraction at the Lyric and will be pre
sented by one of the best all-around com
panies seen al the play house in some
time The play is interesting and excit
ing throughout, holding its audience ai a
high pitch of expectance from the rise
of the curtain until the tinal drop of the
canvas
Young men and women that are lock
ing f«»i pi-sit ions and business
will do themselves a great justice by con- .
suiting Hie "Help Wanted ami “Business
Opportunity" columns of The Georgian
See Nat Goodwin in Oliver
Twist at the Forsyth.
During my last administration (1905-
061 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 message to the general council
dealing with Its financial affairs of
1905-o'6, 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 single dol
lar of indebtedness created during this
administration. On the contrary we
arc leaving a cash balance in the treas
un. according to the comptroller's bal
ance sheet, above all of our outstanding
obligations and contracts, of $25,251 31
At the beginning of this administra
tion I stated tn my inaugural address
that we were facing obligations that
had to be provided for during the year
1905. amounting to $139,150. This In
cluded instalments on two waterworks
pumps completing Edgewood avenue
and Magnolia street bridges, the water
works coagulating basin, etc (As a
matte- of fact, this administration
practically built both of the bridges
(limed, as there was only a sufflcient
sum appropriated nt the time of letting
the .on tracts in 1904 t > build a small
t-.irt of either structure. > The amount
' Os $139,180 was educed to $130,355. as
: tl estimate of the city engineers for
I building the Edgewood avenue bridge
1 'was reduced in the contract price by
, S"T This was. however, more than
' J offset later in the year, w hen the
■ finance committee had to make provi
'slon so the payment of the $17,600 in
' interest .. , ten past due Georgia West
ern bonds of xi.toai each, these bonds
I- 'neve- having been presented for pay
men? This was an un>*x)>e< ted demand
and increased the oh’igmfon fm the
year 19(>5 to $1 47,955. This was a
heavy burden to start with, but exeiy
HIE ATLANTA GEORGIAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY. SEP! EMBER 27. IJM2.
BABY FALLS 35 FEET
FROM THIRD-FLOOR
WINDOW; YET ALIVE
SAVANNAH. GA., Sept. 27.—While
standing on a chair playfully tugging
at the closed window blinds on the
third floor of his home. Robert, the
nineteen-months-old son of Mr. and
Mrs. .1. 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 bis head. A
physician. hastily summoned, an
nounced that the child was practically
uninjured with the exception of four
teeth that were knocked out.
Special on Meats
For Saturday, September 21
Prime Beef Rib Boast, per pound 10c and 12 l-2c
< hoiee Beet Roast. Boneless and rolled, per pound 14c
Fancy Beef Pot Boast, per pound 7c to 9c
Fancy Hindquarters Lamb, per pound 13 l-2c
F ancy Forequarters Lamb, per pound He
Fancy Veal Boast, per pound 10c to 15c
( hoiee Beef Blate Meat, per pound 6c
Choice Veal Stew, per pound 8c and 9c
Choice Lamb Stew, per pound 7c and 8c
Choice Porterhouse Steaks, per pound 15c and 17c
< hoiee Sirloin Steaks, per pound 14c
Choice Round Steaks, per pound 13c
Choice Chuck Steaks, per pound 9c
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
Oiii' English style Sugar-Cured Breakfast Bacon, per pound. 19c
Our Own Sugar-Cured Blate Bacon, per pound 15c
Our Ow n Sugar-Cured Corned Beef, per pound . . 8c to 12 l-2c
All other Meats at the usual very low prices.
All Oiii- Meats are strictly I S. Government Inspected and
a first-class qualify.
Buy your Meats at living prices at v
BUEHLER BROS.
119 Whitehall St.
Come Early and Avoid the Rush
tration of the next two years will be one
which will demand intelligent and forceful
action on the part of your chief executive.
Atlanta at the present time is domi
nated by Ring Politics. The situa
tion is growing more grave every hour.
This is not a time for petty bickering and
uollai 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. 1 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 «! especially
was this the case last October, when I
( ailed them together for the purpose of
making arrangements to provide money
for the payment of claims that it had
been agreed would be recommended to
the incoming administration for pay
ment The general council had revoked
so many liquor and beer licenses, there
by considerably affecting the revenue
of the city fnr 1907. I was firmly of the
opinion that these claims should not be
put upon the incoming administration,
but that my administration should end
with a ran bh'ance sheet.
Disregard of Charter Laws.
"There has of late years grown up
too great a disti gat'd for that part of
the (barter laws regarding the carry
ing over of obligations to succeeding
years and (specially tn some cases t >
other administ atlons lam mindful of
the fact that it may be necessary in
case of an epidemic or of some latge
improvements that a portion of the ex
pense might be (-ai rfed over to the mic
, ( ceding council, but the custom should
not be a ousel, and If proper limitations
are not regie ded. ii should bi' aban
doned altogether.
"It will be seen by the comptroller s bal
ance sheet that the city has to her credit
I in the treasury and in the four banks In
which cit' money is deposited the fm
- mense sum of $468,969 21 Xgains this
sum is charged the f.'lowing Items:
DAUGHTER FINDS BODY
HANGING FROM A TREE
ST. IXR’IS. Sept. 27.—Frank Miller,
a wealthy retired farmer of New Ath
ens, 111., was 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 j
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 1 14 378 87
Balance sewer bond sale 51,422.63
(Jutstanding warrants 12 503 17
December light bill s’oOO.OO
Peachtree asphalt 12,000.00
Boulevard underpass 27,572.50
Pryor street school IJJIOO'OO
Balance Washington st viaduct 15,926.71
School Vouchers 1.149.35
Tax vouchers .... 107.45
Grady hospital vouchers 297.45
Grady hospital boilers 2.850.00 '
Sower vouchers 1,435.30
t'lty hall vouchers 716.05
Park vouchers 638.30
Bridge vouchers . . ... 128.55
, Street vouchers . » :',676.12
Hunter street work 2,
Surplus cash to balance 25.251.31
Total $461,969.21
"This is a showing that eve y mem
ber of the administration of 1905-06
has good reason to point to with pride,
as it is one that, from a financial stand
point, has m> superior in the bistorv of
Atlanta.
“This most splendid showing in the
financial condition of the city Is nut
made at the expense of public improve,
ments. for we have many to our credit.
During the past two yeats we have built
. two of the best and most modern school
houses, in addition to adding many ad.
ditional rooms to those already built.
We have also constructed two new fire
engine houses. including the one at the
coiner of Washington and East Hunt
er streets, which was paj(l for by the
Louisville and Nashville railroad in ex
change for the old dilapidated building
at Waverly place and Washington
street. In addition to building practi
cally the whole of Edgewood avenue
and Magnolia street bridges, contracts
that were forced upon us. we have to
our credit tn this line the magnificent
Washington street viaduct and the
South Boulevard underpass. While
neitlici of these large improvements is
completed, we 'nave provided money for
their payment when the' arc finished.
Great Special Offer
Most Sensational Tailoring Offer Made
With every SUIT or OVERCOAT order
you get choice of the following :
FREE! TWS
$5.00 Extra Pants, $5.00 Raincoat or $5.00 Fancy Vest
Our woolens arc undoubtedly the best, most repre
sentative line of pure woolens for voung Men in the
SOUTH. "
The Suit we are offering in this sale is of the NE\X r
FALL STYLES, lined with ALL-WOOL MOHAIR
Wool serge, or Venetian linings, and
med with SILK FINISHED TRIMMINGS with a guar- tsgpX
afiteed NON-BREAKABLE hair-cloth front—and above ll O
FREE choice. - x 7ft
SUIT OR OVERCOAT
To 8 If* Ant > I'l
Your oß> >i
Order |
ONE PRICE ONLY
No Such Offer Was Ever Made in Good Faith Before in the SOOTH
EXACTLY OPPOSITE PIEDMONT HOTEL
NO OiHER STORE IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA
The Southern railway Ims also nearly
completd the Nelson street bridge, the
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
Sjiencer, avenue and Elliott street. The
most necessary improvemenjt along this
line is the relaying of asphalt on
'Peachtree street The contractors have
gotten well started with this work, and
before many weeks have passed Peach
tree street, the pride of the city, will
present an entirely different appear
ance than for many months past The
money for the full completion of this
work has been provided for. In addi
tion. tile new prison at the city stock
ade has been finished. This is possibly
one of the best constructed fireproof
prisons of this character in the coun
try. Material has been purchased for
the erection of a pavilion at Grant park
capable of holding 5.000 people. This
new addition to the comforts of the
people visiting the park will be ready
for use next spring."
Difference in Six Years.
Tiie administration of 1905-6 had a
total of $4,545,205 to its credit, while
the present administration has had
more than $9,0(10.000 Tile administra
tion of 1905-6 straightened out the
financial tangle of tiie city and left
$25,251 in the treasury. The present
administration Is leaving $639 XOO in
debtedness. If 1 am elected, and from
the information I have received from
all parts of the city and all classes of
its people I have no doubt of tip re
sult. I "ill attempt to transa t the
business of the city in that business
like way that it was transacted during
1905-6.
There are some things tolerated by
the p esent mayor that I would not al
low for one moment The charter says
that No member of the general eoun-.
small personalities; let’s get together and
wipe out this little inner circle oj petty
bosses. Let s give Atlanta a chance to
grow and develop under an administra
tion absolutely unhampered and free from
Ring Rule and the influence of petty
office holders and political hangers-on.
cil shall be directly or Indirectly inter-
f stp d in an - v contract with the city."
There i» no doubt in inv mind that
when a member of the general council
votes on awarding contracts to do eitv
work and then that work is sub-con
tracted to himself that he is violating
that section of the charter. Such a
practice is vicious in Its nature, liable
.produce bad work and ft is an unfair
advantage to take of other contractors.
1 would not allow a member of the
general council to remain as chairman
Ot one Os the most important commit
tees. passing on contracts and supposed
to be looking after the interests of the
city in the carrying out of that con
tract. when his partner in business is
tlu legal attorney for that contractor
I am making no charge of improper
acts, but it looks bad, and if allowed
to prevail would result in graft.
There is. to my mind, a verv serious
condition facing the people of'this citv
at tins time—one that if it is not . n
ergetieally taken hold of at linc ,, an ,|
stamped out win be hard to handle
later. 1 mean ring politics. y ou
01 it on every side. The people have
nut been as careful in all cases it, the
se. ection of men to fill positions in the
general council as they should have
been. IWO conditions inevitable follow
ring politics— cotruptlon and graft,
'then inc people put a man in the leg
islatite body he should be given to
und. rstaml that he is selected to strict
ly perform the duties of that position
and not to boss and control all other
politua positions I ntii very recent
ly Atlanta has been very fortunate mt
tin- litp. A close observation now will
d:-. ms. a different condition. f se ], , u
positions it good salaries to provide
tot relatives and fs’orites who will do
j he bidding of tK. ring, position" on
the diffetent boards and even a com
bination with some of the county offi
cials. are the results of ring politics.
Will Break the Ring.
Contractors for the city work wtl
have to pay tribute to the ring, and tai'
1 means cheap, shoddy work, and tin
taxpayers are the sufferers. I ant not
arraigning the whole city governn
i for there are good men in every
■ partment, but I am fearful that they
‘ are In thi minority in many depart
ments. In the language of the late 13 '
Sam Jones, "Let the hit dog .''lt
■ promise the people that if I am C-
1 that little ting will be out of corm
sion before th, end of my admi
t ion.
With the present financial ■ - ■
of the city in view. I consider i
t talk to map out a line of im>
ments for the next year. Tin
■ many that will claim attention. '
first that should receive atten’ ’
tlte streets of the city. It lias been
said that there should be no
south, east and west side of
hut Atlanta without regard
tions. This is wiiat the builrlinfi '
i these bridges and viaducts a 1 •
■ railroad tracks was intended m <
plisn. But that sentiment ' '
practiced literally and not a> ■
name only. The tax money . . .
people should lie used for tie ■’
• all the peoph . and not used in 1
locality for the benefit of a few
( State speculators.
1 There are two matters of ut
portance to the city of
should receive earnest atten"’
• manufactuiers’ exposition anc
cation of grounds for fair I 1 ’"
The recent exposition at t!i° ;
I riurn, with tiie limited number • '
1 io presented, was something ...
city has a right to be proud ■
1 proposition is something th' l
1 have the support and co-op- ' , p .
the city government, for in th 1
ment there is great good
city of Atlanta.