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8 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.