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ID IN FALLS FIVE
STORIES; MW DIE
C. L. Lochridge Badly Hurt in
Plunge Down Elevator Shaft
of Masonic Temple.
Clifford L. Lochridg*. 625 Ponce De-
Leon avenue. is lying at Grady hospital
with his left thigh and arm crushed and
with pos-ibly internal injuries as the
result of falling five stories down a
dark elevator shaft last night 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 his recov
ery.
Degrees were being conferred last
night by Hermes lodge. Scottish Rite
Masons, and Mr. Lochridge, dressed In
the uniform of the lodge, had been en
gaged in carrying out the ritual. He
left the lodge room for a moment and
sent into the dark hall He Is believed
to have mistaken the opening of the
elevator shaft for a door into another
roojn
had lain at the bottom of th*
shaft for a short time when his groans
attracted the attention of H. G. Martin,
superintendent of the temple. Mr
Lochridge was Conscious at the time
end remained so until anaesthetica were
administered at the hospital.
Mr. I.ochridge is well known in fra
ternal and club circles and is 26 years
o)d He has been connected with The
Constitution for several years, being
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. They 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:
"Reference Brown wire fire; hire."
RICH MAN PAYS FINE OF
GIRL THIEF: TO WED HER
BRIDGEPORT. CONN.. Sept 27
After a jury found Miss Eva Rious
guilty of theft, a rich Italian stepped
forward, paid her fine, proposed and
was accepted, and had his wedding day
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
I 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 familiar with the city char
ter knows that it is clearly Illegal to
create an indebtedness that Is not paid
during the year it is made, yet the
next administration will hate to con
tend with the largest amount of this
character of claim* within the history
of the city Before entering upon thia
statement of the condition of the city's
finances. 1 want to say that I have no
word of condemnation or unkindness
for our present mayor, for I believe
that, in thi goodm «s of his heat and a
desire to p ease h- ha* allowed himself
to be used by others
The present administration has had
to its credit for expenditure more than
$9,000,000. yet it is carrying ovei to the
next or future administration, accord
imr t > the data I have collected f>om
the city hall. 1639.500 It is true that
sll'o.lloo of this is conditioned upon
' ' the' city dealtes th«
electric lighting plant Installed with the
incinerating plant. But the contract
ca Is for $376,809. of this total amount
1 '' '• ' s22u to be paid next ’.ear.
5 H.btiO <a: with It no definite data
1 ‘intent 1... strange way of doing
"cutte-se the i emainde is t o be
paid in annua instalments. This. It
,’r'P , ‘' !is ■ flagrant violation of the
' *.; anri an abuse of the precedent of
v. nt.ca’ obligations to fu
‘""•l ' In addition to the bond
"*"• ‘Xpended during 1911-12. the tax
|, ;t \e increased sufficiently
1 Into t te city treasury.
, 1 l’"tui y, what has be-
nw" ' money .' I can not tell
“ TA
JAMEb G. WOODWARD, Candidate for Mayor
Fat the theaters
i "MUTT AND JEFF" ARE HERE
AT THE ATLANTA TONIGHT
'Mult and Jeff. a real comedy with
real music the kind you like to hear
and the sort you'll like to whistle on
the way home -comes to the Atlanta
tonight and tomorrow Gus Hill sends
the big show with fjrty-five people, sing
ers. dancers and comedians, including
twenty-five cate little girlies A magnifi
cent scenic 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 A- Luescher s
latest great musical success, which will
he presented al the Atlanta on Monday.
Tuesday and Wednesday, boasts of a cast
of manikin actors In addition to its splen
did company of musical comedy favorites
The "Kute Kldies," 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
day and Saturday, "Alma, Where Do You
Live?'' one of the moat 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
joyed a long and prosperous run there.
This season. Mr. Weber has secured the
services of Miss Grace Drew for the title
role Seats go on sale Monday.
LARGE AUDIENCES WITNESSING
WEEK'S BILL AT THE GRAND
Attendance at the Grand is growing ail
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 Canal. ' is a big act. one of the
real features of modern vaudeville, and
has served as a drawing card This is a
satire on tile rural meller-draminer, and
It Is very funny There are other acts
that are splendid, and, as a whole, the
show Is the sort that will crowd any
theaier.
For next week, the biggest act In
vaudeville will be the headline star It
Is Joseph Hart's "An Opening Night,"
with a cast of twenty-five people and
three special scenes. This is conceded
to be the 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 In all vaudeville
"THE GOOSE GIRL" WILL
END ENGAGEMENT TOMORROW
"The GOose Girl," which has been
pleasing packed houses all week at the
Lyric, will close its engagement tomorrow
night, giving the usual Saturday matinee.
The company presenting the play is an
excellent one and has made many friends
during the past week
GOOD MELODRAMA IS
BOOKED NEXT AT LYRIC i
"The Little Tenderfoot” Is next week's
attraction nt the Lyric and will be pre
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 are look
ing for positions and business openings I
will do themselves a great justice by con
sulting the "Help Wanted” and “Business i
Opportunity' columns of The Georgian.
See Nat Goodwin in Oliver
Twist at the Forsyth.
During my last administration (1905-
06> we hail to take care of a similar
class of obligations amounting to $343,-
000. and 1 desire to incorporate in this
announi ement that part of my valedic
tory message to the general council
dealing with Its financial affairs of
1903-06. as follow s:
Financial Success. 1905 06.
"It is with genuine satisfaction and
pleasure thut I feel able to say that we
are turning over the city government
to our successors without i single dol
lar of indebtedness created during tills
administration. On the contrary we
are leaving a. cash balance in the treas
ury. aeeoiding 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 1 staled in nty Inaugural address
that we were facing obligations that
had to be provided for during the year
1911.5. amounting to SIX9.ISO. This in
cluded Instalments on two waterworks
pumps. completing Edgewood avenue
and Magnolia street bridges, the watet -
works coagulating basin, etc (As a
matter of fact. this administration
practically built both of the bridges
named, as there only a sufficient
sum a p|>; oprinted at the time of letting
the contracts in 1904 to build a small
part of cithc structure.! Th** amount
of $139,180 whs educed to $130,355, as
the estimate of the city engineers for
budding the Edgewood avenue bridge
was reduced in the contract price by
$8,825 This was. however, more than
offset ,ater in the year, when the
finan.. committee had to make provi
sion so the pay incut of the $17,600 m
Intel est on ten past due Georgia West
ern bonds ( ,f SI,OOO each, these bonds
neve having been presented for pay
ment. Th s wa- an unexpected demand
and increased the obligation so- the
year 1905 to $147. 9:. 5 This was a
heavy burden to start with, but every
THE ATLANTA GEORG LAN AND NEWS. FRIDAY. SEPTEMBER 27. 1912.
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 hls home. Robert, the
nineteen-months-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
eting 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 with the exception of four
teeth that were knocked out.
Special on Meats
For Saturday, September 21
Prime Beef Rib Roast, per pound 10c and 12 l-2c
( hoice 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
baney Forequarters Lamb, per pound He
baney \ eal Roast, per pound lQc to 15c
Choice Beef Blate Meat, per pound g c
Choice Veal Stew, per pound 8c and 9c
Choice Lamb Stew, per pound 7 C an( j 8c
Choice Porterhouse Steaks, per pound 15c and 17c
Choice Sirloin Steaks, per pound
Choice Round Steaks, per pound
Choice ( buck 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
Our English style Sugar-Cured Breakfast Bacon, per pound. 19c
Our Own Sugar-( ured Blate Bacon, per pound 15c
Our <>wn Sugar-Cured Corned Beef, per pound .Bcto 12 l-2c
All other Meats at the usual very low prices.
All Our Meats are strictly I’. 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
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
dollar of it was paid by the first of
January , 1906. 1 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 harsh -especially
was this the case last October, when I
called 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, then. -
by considerably affecting the revenue
of tile city for 1907, 1 was firmly of the
opinion that these claims should not be
pm upon the incoming administration,
but that my administration should end
with a clean balance sheet.
Disregard of Charter Laws.
■ There has of late years grown up
too great a disregard for that part of
the charter laws regarding the carry
ing over of obligations to succeeding
years and especially in some cases t 1
other administ' a t ions lam mindful of
. the fact that It may be necessary In
, case of an epidemic or of some large
improvements that « portion of the ex
pens.- might b“ carried over to the suc
, reeding council, but the custom should
not bo abused, and If proper limitations
, h ■ not regarded. It should be aban
doned altogether
"It w ill be seen by the comptroller's ba!
nnce sheet that the city has to her credit
. m the treasury and in the four bank* In
which city money Is deposited the im-
1 rnense sum of $463,969 21 (gainst this
sum Is charged the follow ng Items
DAUGHTER FINDS BODY
HANGING FROM A TREE
ST. LOUIS. Sept. 27. —Frank Miller,
a wealthy retired farmer of Naw 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
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 114 378 87
Balar.ce sewer bond sale 51"122 63
Outstanding warrants 1'50.3 17
December light hill SJIOO.OO
leachtree asphalt 12.000 00
Boulevard underpass 37 572 'SO
Pryor street school ....... ' u’ooo.oo
Balance Washington st. viaduct 16 926 71
benool vouchers 1'449 35
Tax vouchers ’10X45
Grady hospital vouchers .... 297 45
Grady hospital boilers . 2 850 00
( s .?, we C vouchers L435J0
< ity hall vouchers ... .
Park vouchers ;. ' «38>0
Bridge vouchers 128 55
Street vouchers ' $ 676 42
Hunter street work ’ "'nOO OO
Surplus cash to balance 2ih25L31
l ‘’ l , al $468.969 21
"This » a showing that every mem
ber of the administration of 1905-06
has good reason to point to with pride,
us it is one that, from a financial stand
point. has no superior in the history of
Atlanta.
liiis most splendid showing in the
financial condition of the city is not
made at the expense of public improve
ments, tor we have many to our credit
During the past two yeais we have built
two ot 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
corner 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
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 in this line the magnificent
Washington street viaduct and the
South Boulevard underpass. While
neither of these large Improvements is
completed, wc have provided money for
their payment when they are finished
Great Special Offer
Most Sensational Tailoring Offer
With every SUIT or OVERCOAT order
you get choice of the following :
FREE! TWO
$5.00 Exira Pants, $5,00 Raincoat or $5.00 Fancy Vest
Our woolens are undoubtedly the best, most repre-
tentative line of pure woolens for young Men in the AwHSwel
SOUTH. c“ ’
The Suit we are offering in this sale is of the NEW
FALL STYLES, lined with ALL-WOOL MOHAIR
WOOL SERGE, or VENETIAN LININGS, and trim- 4?
med with SILK FINISHED TRIMMINGS with a <«uar- ’fl®?*'
anteed NON-BREAKABLE hair-cloth front—and above W7 ll
FREE choice. I S/j
SUIT OB OVERCOAT <l®
KMsnßuoßm 'w®;
To An * jH4
Your | W Style Bit
Order |nJ Wanie Jr
ONE PRICE ONLY ■j......
No Such Offer Was Ever Made in Good Faith Before in the SOUTH
EXACTLY OPPOSITE PIEDMONT HOTEL
NO OTHER STORE IN THE CITY OF ATLANTA
Tlie Southern railway has 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
Spencer, avenue and Elliott street. The
most necessary improvement along this
line is the relaying of asphalt on
Peachtree street. The contractors have
gotten w ell started w ith 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. the 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 erran
tly 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 readv
for use next spring."
Difference in Six Years.
The administration of 1905-6 had a
total of $4..>45,206 to its credit, while
the present administration has had
more than $9,000,000. The administra
tion of 1905-6 straightened out the
financial tangle of the city and left
$25,2i>1 In the treasury. The present
administration is leaving $639,800 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 1 have no doubt of the re
sult. I will attempt to transact the
business of the city in that business
like way that it was transacted during
1905-6.
There are some things tolerated by
the present mayor that I would not al- j
low for one moment The charter says
that "No member of the general court- I
small personalities; let s get together and
wipe out this little inner circle of 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.
cii shall be directly or indirectly inter
ested in any contract with the citv"
1 here is no doubt in inv mind 'hat
when a member of the general council
\otes on awarding contracts to do citv
work and then that work is sub-con
tracted to himself that lie is violating
that section of the charter. Such a
practice is vicious in its nature, liable
to produce bad work and It is an unfair
at vantage to take of other contractors.
1 would not allow a membei of the
general council to remain as chairman
ot one ot the most important commit
tees passing on contracts and supposed
to be looking after the interests of the
f’ lv , ln , thp parrying out of that con
tract when his partner in business i«
he legal attorney for that contractor.
. "7"'"'? 7° ‘harge "f improper
acts, but it looks bad. and if allowed
to prevail would result in graft.
There is, to my mind, a very serious
conditmn facing the people of'this citv
at this time—one that if it is not en
fgetually taken hold of at once and
lat'er 1 ’ 0 ? " lH "I" hi ' r,i ''audio
later. 1 mean ring politics. You hear
of it on every side. The people have
not been as careful in all cases in the
selectloj! of men to fill positions in the
general council ns they should have
rin'7' , m? con<]t,if> " a Inevitably follow
ring politics— corruption and graft
IMien the people put a man in the leg
islative body lie should he given 7o
understand that he is s.-lected to suie -
1y perform the duties of that position
and not to boss and control all other
political positions. I'ntil verv recent
y Atlanta has been very fortunate on
tli line. A close observation now will
disclose a different condition. I'sele**
positions at good salaries to provld?
fm lelaiive* and fa-orites who will do
j f Positions on
th. diffeient boards and . ven a com
bination With some of the eountv offi
ila *. are th.’ results of ring polities.
Will Break the Ring.
Contractors for the city work "IT
have to pay tribute to the ring, and thi?
means cheap, shoddy work, and the
taxpayers are the sufferers. 1 am n
arraigning the whole city government,
for there are good men in every de
partment. but I am fearful that the'
are In the minority in many depart
ments. In the language of the late R p ',
Sam Jones. "Let the hit dog ye’p
promise the people that if I am elect; <:
that little ring wiil be out of lonimh
sion before the end of my administra
tion.
With the present financial cone
of the city in view. 1 consider it
talk to map out a line of improve
ments for the next year. There
many that will ck.ini attention, bib
first that should receive attenti"
the streets of the city. It has been '•b
said that there should be no nOl
south, east and west side of tli H
but Atlanta without regard b sei i "
lions. This is what the building "<
these bridges and viaducts a< r "
railroad tracks was intended to a
pli»h. Rut that sentiment sh.
practiced literally and not ace i l ’;
name only. The tax money of ■ ,
people should be used for the be
all the people, and not used in a
locality for the benefit of a few g
estate speculators.
There are two matters of gi'
portance to the city of At: >r/ 1
should receive earnest attend
manufacturers’ exposition and :
cation of grounds for fair p"
The recent exposition at the 1
rium. with the limited number
represented, was something
city has a right to be proud 1
proposition Is something th.' ~
have the support and co-op<
the city government, for in th
ment there is great good coinink
city of Atlanta.
