Atlanta Georgian. [volume] (Atlanta, Ga.) 1912-1939, 1914-03-20
Two Convict Bosses Are Fined AS Cruel
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ST. LOUIS, March 2o.-Frank
WheatIey, 40 years old, discount clerk
for the Third National Bank, it was
discovered this afternoon is short in
his accounts $17,053. The announce
ment of the shortage was made by
President F. o. Watts, of the bank.
WheatIey is in the custody of private
detectives.
Fred Holder, of No. $40 Luckie
street, messenger boy, was run down
and painfully hurt at Piedmont and
Ponde Deleon avenues by an auto
mobile Friday afternoon. Holder, who
was on a bicycle, was hurled to the
pavement. The driver Of the car rode
on without finding out the extent of
his victims injuries; c. R, Hooks; Of
the Overland Southern Automobile
tn accident and picked up the in
jured boy, rushing him to Grady Hos
pital.
HOUSTON, March 2o.-Ray CaId-
we'll, the Yankees pitcher, was sus-
pended and fined $500 to day by Man.
sser Frank Chance for breaking train
ing camp rules.
WASHINGTON, March 2o.-The
Senate to day confirmed the nomina
ton of Charles 3. Streker to be as
sstant treasurer of the United States
in Boston.
NEW YORK, March 2o.-The body
of Frederick Townsend Martin, the
wealthy New York society man and
club man who died in London on
March 8, arrived here to- day.
NAGASkI, JAPAN, March 20
Prof. Frank Alvord Ferret, the Brook
lyn scientist who went to Aura
Island to study the volcano of Sakura-
Jinna, was badly burned about the facs
and hands to-day by an explosion of
molten lava.
HALIFAX, N. S., March 2o.-The
terrific pounding of the AtIantic's
waves day broke in two the steam
er City of Sydney, which went ashore
on the Samoro Ledge on Tuesday. All
on board and part Of her crew were
saved.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA, March
2o.-Discouraged by the almost con-
tinuous snowfall, Manager Clark
Griffith, of the Washington baseball
team to- day announced that he will
break up spring camp here to morrow
and ship his young athletes back TO
Washington.
NASHVILLE, TENN, March 20
Robbers entered the First National
Bank in GaIlatin. Tenn, early to-day
and escaped with $4,000 in cash from
the safe. They worked the comblna-
ton.
WASHINGTON, March 2o.-Secre-
tary of War Garrison to-day made
public the fol blowing appointments in
connection with the permanent or
gineer of maintenance, Colonel Harry
F. Hodges, U. S. A.; superintendent
of transportation, Captain Hugh Rod
man, U. S. NJ; electrical engineer,
Captain William II. Rose, U. S. A.;
captains of the terminal port, Captain
D. E. Dismukes and Lieutenant Com
msnder Henry V. Butler. U. S. NJ;
Superintendent of shops and dry
docks, Naval o. c. Nuttins, V. S. NJ;
general purchasing officer, Major F. c.
Boggs, U. S. NJ; chief quartermaster,
Captain X. Z. Wood, -. D. Al chief
health officer, Lieutenant Colonel
Charles r. Mason, v. S. A.; superin-
tendent Of hospitals, Lieutenant Colo
mel George b. Dishon, v. S. A.; chief
officer of the quarantine division, DR..
Marshall c. Guthrie, Y. S. Public
Health Service; auditor, n. A. Smith;
assistant auditor. q. F. Harrah; ex-
ecutiVe secretary, c. A. McElVane.
NEW YORK, March 2o.-Three men
were hurt, two so badly that they will
probably die, when a fve-ton steel
eorder which was being hoisted into
place on the new Equitable Building
fell upon a platform built over Broad
way for the protection Of pedestrians
The windows in two passing street
cars were spIintered and the passen-
gers thrown into a panic. Traffic
was blocked.