Ohio State journal (Columbus, Ohio : 1897), 1909-03-20

              THE WEATHER Rain Saturday and Sunday. ONDEIFUL BARGAINS in ' Real Estate are secured by reading the classified columns of the Ohio State Journal. TA7 HAT HAVE YOU TO SELL? Tell it in the classified columns of the Ohio State Journal. -Gall .Bell Main 8200. Citz. 11161. 'AvtfHrr NINETY-NINTH YEAR. siviy UtHO No. 79. COLUMBUS, OHIO, SATURDAY MORNING, MARCH 20, 1909. PRICE ne c'nl Greer f,lurol"M. Two cent a,t all other poiuu. J FIGHT III TUFT IS GUEST IT YALE DINNER FATE STILL IN JURY'S HANDS KIDNAPED BOY AND HIS FATHER COL. DUNCAN B. COOPER. ROBIN J. COOPER. LUMBER DUTIES I EMS ii -snr : . finfti r- n ff: SEEK LOST HOT JT CLEtELB is 7 1 u Southern Members to Have Sup-port from Northwest and '. ' Pacific Coast. CLASH OVER HIDES Many Amendments Will Have to Be Made to Meet the Approval of Senate. By Associated Press to Stat Journal.l WASHINGTON. March 19. There is a general disposition in the house to eliminate as far as possible any aQiomle discussion of the tariff. Mem- pers c-r DOtn sides are aesiruus ui imv ing as little general debate as possible and as much time as is practicable for the consideration of the bill under the five minute rule for amendment. While it is likely that a rule will be brought in to limit the time for considering amendments, it is believed that sufficient time will be allowed for the consideration of the whole bill un-tder the five minute rule. Members on both sides are lining up and preparing to submit amendments to the sections of the bill in which their constituents are interested. The main contention is to be over the cut made in the duty on lumber, it is understood that the Southern representatives are almost unanimously in favor of retaining the present duty , of $2 per thousand feet. They will have the support of many members from the Northwest and Pacific coast states. Fight on Hide and Leather. Hides and leather manufactures also will be the subject of considerable debates. An earnest effort will be made by the Democrats to have shoes and other leather products reduced at least 5 or 10 per cent and to have hides retained on the free list. On boots and shoes, according to the new tariff, will be levied a duty of 15 per cent ad valorem. While this is a reduction of 10 per cent ad valorem, It is contended by those who favor further reductions thafwthe, shoe men themselves have aditgted they could stand a reduction of 'o or 10 per cent more if hides were admitted free. The representatives of Western states will maku ii n earnest effort to have a duty of 15 per cent again placed on hides. . , ... The Louisiana delegation met today to consider.Jhe effect, the free truda provision i for 'the Philippine Islands would have on the rice industry in the United States. They will endeavor to have the minority report of the ways and means committee favor a small duty on rice imported from the Philippines or the quantity entitled to free entry restricted as has been done with sugar and tobacco. Little Criticism as to Metals. A committee composed of Senator Foster and Representatives Broussard end Pujo was appointed to consult with General Clarence Edwards, chief of the insular bureau of the war department, regarding the Philipplns rice importations.,, ; - In explanation of the retention of the countervailing duty, clause on petroleum, it is claimed that Mexico has developed large oil fields and that" the provision limiting the free entry of oil to countries which do not impose a tax. on the importation of American oil was made to prevent the importation of Mexican oil free of duty, if that country should impose a tax on oil fron&e United States. , , Tlfe has been very little criticism In the house of the metal schedule, but it is claimed that duty on wrought and cast scrap iron should be qual to the duty on pig iron, as Is provided in the Dlngley law. . In the Payne bill, scrap Iron is covered by a duty of 50 cents per ton, while the duty on pig iron is $2.50 per ton. - In speaking of this schedule, a member' of the house today declared that its effect would be to reduce the importation of pig iron to practically nothing, while all the scrap iron that could be secured in foreign countries: would be brought into this country. , Monotonous Reading of the Bill, For four and a half hours the house of representatives today listened to the reading of the tariff bill, which was concluded. It was the only business transacted. It was perhaps the dreariest legislative session of any held by that body in recent years. Some of the members early in the reading took, to the cloak rooms and lobby back of the speakers' ckJsTk, while others left the building for the' day, ' Mr. Sims of Tennessee injected a breath of life into the proceedings. He wanted the reading of the bill dispensed with as a farce, 'but objection was made. Then he asked unanimous consent that the bill be put on its passage, saying it was evident no opportunity would be afforded to amend the measure in the house. To this, suggestion, however, Mr. Mann of Illinois objected. TArwF OUTLOOK IN THE SENATE That Body Will Be Given Chance to Vote on Income Tax. By Associated Press to Stat Journal.) WASHINGTON, March 19.That there will be a great variety of opinions on the tariff bill when It reachesvthe senate is now certain; , , Reductions on lumber schedules will be sturdily resisted by Senators Frye and Hale of Maine, and by some of the senators from the Pacific coast and from the extreme Northwest. Senators from Minnesota and North and South Dakota, on the other hand, will make a strenuous effort to secure free lumber Instead of the mere reduction of the tariff'as proposed by the house bill. . - .- The proposed Inheritance tax will be stoutJjfjiesisted "ad senatorB will have an osrtunlty to vote upon an amendment providing for an income tax. Free coal and hides also will be resisted and there Is likely to be a strong ; fight against reductions in the various Iron and steel schedules. ; , While the general trend of sentiment among senators favors an increase In some of the Schedules, and while they generally believe that the .house has made ample reductions to satisfy tariff reformers, at least one Republican senator, Mr. Cummins of Iowa, declares 1 ' Continued am. Second Xanr. I I . si s , ? i i x m L fcflMM&iaswiP immmmsiiti'M Th jury is stiJf pondering over the question whether they are guilty or innocent of the murder of former Senator Carmack. HOPELESSLY TIED ON COOPERS' FATE Jury Acquits Sharp But Cannot Agree as to the Other Two Defendants. Will Be Held a While Longer by " the Court Little Reunion in the Jail. (By Associated Press to Stats JournaL . NASHVILLE, March 19. When the Jury today returned a verdict of acquittal for John p. Sharp,' charged with the murder of former United States "Senator E. W. Carmack, and declared It was "hopelessly tied up as to the Coopers," it was generally, con ceded that the end of the famous case had been reached. Nothing daunted by the expressive firmness of Foreman Burke's declaration of a disagreement. Judge Hart sent the IS men out for further deliberation, and announced that he would not discharge them until he was absolutely convinced that an agreement could not be reached. - The jurors looked tired, worn and 111 at easei From the loud talking heard In the room they have been having a Strenuous tim ' Th. are chaflnif un- ,der the. restraint, too, but evidently are conscientious m their determination to vote with their convictions. They Bent word to the sheriff late this afternoon that their, room was poorly ventilated; that the plumbing was defective and that several' of the men were ill from the confinement. The room is small and the sheriff decided to let them sleep tonight in the quar ters in the jail set aside for a woman's hospital, but which has no tenants at present, s Tied Up Tight as to Coopers. Judge Hart fully expected a verdict today. Several times during the morn ing he consulted with one of the 1urv deputies and when he had concluded the day s docket at Jioon he sent to ask the jurors if they had anything to report. The reply "nothing" came back. Evidently the judge had some information, however, for he ordered the prisoners brought into court and instructed the sheriff to "carry in the jury." Instead of S. J. Hyde, to whom the charge -was given, E. M. Burke, the first man chosen', carried the papers and acted as foreman. In response to the judge's question as to whether a verdict had been reached, Burke replied, "We are tied up tight as to the Coopers, but we find John T. Sharp not guilty." Judge Hart quickly dismissed Sharp and ordered the Jury to continue its ellberations as to the guilt or innocence of the Coopers. , Mrs. Sharp, wife of the acquitted man, seemed most affected of all those Interested and her greatest concern seemed to be whether Attorney General McCarn "could do anything more to John." Sharp, accompanied by his wife and sister-in-law, father, and mother the latter two reaching the Jail after the verdict, went to the room he has occupied for several months In the jail and then held a little reunion with the Coopers. With tears of disappointment in their eyes, the two daughters of Colonel Cooper still congratulated the Sharps heartily upon the ir ennd luck and listened in return to the good wisnes in tneir own behalf. .As they Tomorrow Is the First Day of Spring And you will fully realize the fact, if you read tomorrow's big Spring Fashion Edition of the : OHIO STATE JOURNAL Which will be a handsomely illustrated issue, printed in many colors. In addition to descriptions of all the latest Spring' styles of wearing apparel, it will contain well-written articles, on the, following' topics: The Nationality of New York Criminals. The Woman Who Signs the President's Name. ' The Camera Detective at Work. My Adventure in the "Men's Church," Dressed as a Man. The Moral Effect of Pain. "Home Page," by Margaret Hubbard Ayer. , The Meanest Traitor That Ever Lived, Who It the Prettiest Little Girl in New York? The Biggest Bridge on Earth. "For the Industrious Needlewoman," by Adelaide Byrd. , "Concerning Health and Beauty," by Mrs. Henry Symes. '.. ALSO . " -.' Westerman's Popular Woman's World Page. " Two Entertaining Color Comlo Pages. ( The Unexcelled Associated Press News Service. - Readlt!-5c Everywhere Buy It! left the courtroom. Reld Sham. young- est brother of John, received the con gratulations of friends, and to all he remarked: "This is not the end of this case.' The Jurors put In the afternoon de liberating, but after supper at 6 p. m. devoted the remainder of the evening to amusing themselves with cards and songs. jWHIPS 19-YEAR-OLD GIRL Teacher Gets Angry When Pupil Pours Water on His Chair. tBy Associated Press to State Journal.l W1L.KESBARRE, Pa., March 19, Clayton Kellar, principal of yie high schol at Laceyville, near here, was ar rested today, charged with thrashing Miss Ruth Russell, a 19-year-old girl pupil at his school. The charge was mau Dy tne gin s lather. It is alleged Miss Russell, in a .spirit of playfulness, poured some water on Professor Kellar's chair, and when he sat down there was a splash and he arose In considerable discomfort. URGES VEGETABLE DIET GyRE OF INEBRIETY Physician Declares Over-Eating Leads to Drunkenness and Advises No Meat to Be Eaten, I By Associated 1'rv.ss to Sta.t Journal WASHIMGTO.V, Mai oh 19. "If you have a strong appetito for king alco hol and tobacco and want to be. cured of the habit, Just eat a vegetable diet for six months." This was the advice given today by Dr. D. H. Kress of this citv in an address entitled "Dyspepsia, and Its Relations to Inebriety," before the American Society for the Study of Alcohol and Other Drug Narcotics. He discussed the evil effects of an excessive diet and declared that overeating leads to drunkenness. "If you would not become a drunkard," said Dr. Kress, "then quit eating meat." Other speakers were W. P. Sprattling of Baltimore, on 'Alcohol as a Cause of Epilepsy," and Q. O. Webster of Chicago, on "Alcohol and Public Health." , The drink habit is becoming a curse to this nation because Its people are overfed by the pampering of a morbid taste which later finds its relief in a narcotic, declared Dr. G. H. Benton of Chester, W. Va., tonight. The Influence of alcohol on school ch'ldren was discussed by Dr. T. A. MacNicholI, surgeon of the Red Cross hospital of New York City. Dr. C. H. Hughes of St. Louis, Mo., spoke on the neuropathic entailments following the use of alcohol. Dr. H. J. Bertley of Baltimore delivered an address dealing with the lesions of the nerve cells and vascular tissues produced by experimental alcoholic poisoning.$2750 for Death by Auto. BIRMINGHAM, Ala., March 19. A consent verdict for $2750 against Governor Comer of Alabama for the killing of J. D. Biles by the governor's automobile was awarded here today. The governor's chauffeur was en route to the depot to meet the governor when the accident happened. Dies of Exposure. MASSILLON, March 19. Dominic Define, aged 18, of Navarre, died today of consumption, contracted through ex- posure on the football field last fall. Fifteen Hundred Alumni Hear Speeches by Taft and Hadley and Join in Yale Songs. IS WELL GUARDED President Also Attends Meeting of Yale Corporation and Addresses the Students. By Associated Press to State .TournaJ. JNW YORK, March 19. With songs of the football field and the boat race course, with a deafening cheer and rousing chorus of "Here's to ood Old Yale, Drink Her Down," President Taft was greeted tonight as the first Yale president of the United States by more than 1500 graduates of the famous old iNew Haven university. The graduates came from all over the country. They ranged from silvery haired old men whose degrees bear the date of '53, own to the youths who left their alma mater only last June. The dinner, one of the largest ever given In New York, was served at the Waldorf-Astoria. From the vaulted umuiigs countless chains of pink blooms fell in erawfnl lnnm Th balcony guards and the side' walls were twined with the roses. The speakers' table, at which President Taft sat with President Hadley of Yale and other distinguished o-rari.mf o of the university, was canopied with cwnii;ia.i representations of the elms or old Yale. Back of the table was a nuge arop curtain hpnrins- n mlntir,cr ul "ie oiu oricK row, which was a reality in President Taft's student days, but which is now mostlv n inemr.1.1 only the central portion, "Connecticut hall," being preserved. Initials on Old Rail Fence. In front of the curtain and the speakers was a replica of the old Yale fence. The representation of the old barrier was complete down to the last details. Many of the initials, including the "W. H. T." of Mr Taft and the "A. T. H." of President Warl- v, weie faithfully reproduced. An orchestra Dlaved Val throughout the evening, and the singing of the rollicking songs was led bv a glee dub of 32 graduates seated at a center' table. . President Taft was"probsrth' hd ha - piest man at the dinner, which was given entirely in his honor.' He was nut nanea as president, however, but as "Bill" the salutation which punctuated the cheering as he entered. The only set speeches of the evening were made by President Taft and President Hadley. The latter spoke first, responding to the toast, "'Neath the Rims," while the former, speaking entirely extemporaneously, had for his subject, "For God, for Country and for Yale." There were other Informal speakers. Among the guests at the dinner were Henry w. and Horace D. Taft, brothers of the president. While the dinner was being served, many of the . graduates, including a host from his own class of '78, made their way to the president's table, shook hands with him and renewed the acquaintance of college days. "Boola" was the favorite sons' rif graduates at the dinner tonight, but mere were otners tnat told of the vie tones or tne athletic field and of the love of the university. The toast of me evening ran: "But now tonight we are boys once more ; (Who cares how the fates have spun?) A pledge to the mother of years ten score, A pledge for her favorite son; Here's wishing her wealth and wishing him health, Long life and an easy trail-With the heels of the glass (fill up and (pass) To the dust of Elihu Yale." Among the-songs, which rang to the echo as the 1500 graduates joined in a mighty chorus, were: "Wake Freshmen, Wake:" "Yale Will win," "Eli Yale,'1 "Should Fortune Prove Unkind," "Stand by Your Glasses," "Old Mountain Tree," "The Old Brick Row" and "Bright College Years." President Taft reached the banquet hall Just before 8 o'clock. The speaking began two hours later. Just before the president spoke lights in the ballroom were dimmed and screened calcium sent a flood of blue rays upon the speakers' table. Through the windows of the "Old Brick Row" lights gleamed. Then began a yell of "Oh, Fresh, put out that light." It was caught up all over the room and finally died out amid loud peais 01 laugnter. 1 Yale Snirit a Guidina Influence. ' It was nearly 11 o'clock when Mr. Taft began to speak, and as he was leaving on the midnight train for Washington, his remarks necessarily were brief. He confined himself almost entirely to a eulogy of Yale and of the Yale spirit, which he declared had been a guiding influence in his life since the time he was six years old. Mr. Taft spoke largely in reminiscence of his own days at college and those of his father. Not content with graduating five of his own sons at Yale, the president declared, his father had sent the boy of a dead friend through the college. i "This is a personal gathering," he explained, "and you must expect some personal references. : Mr. Taft said he was carrying the rale spirit with him to the discharge ot the duties of president, which office, he declared, was the greatest responsibility which could co-ne to an American."And," he added, "it is a great deal better to leave that office with the plaudits of your countryman than to enter It. The opportunities for mistakes, the opportunity for failure, or If not failure, of a dead level of doing nothing, are so many that ! look forward with great hesitation and reluctance to the results of the next four years,". ..' - ...... , "Eight," called a voice, and others took up the chorus. if I do all that I ought to do In the next dent, tour years," rejoined the presi-"X will have done all that is In Cuntluued on Second Pace. ; 'ill YK UL TTOCUBB OF COLLEGE DEGREES Presidents and Deans of Ohio In- --f<utions Will Ask Legislature to Act. Action to prevent the promiscuous handing out of degrees by "wild-cat" ColletrpM finrt nthora hnvinc a curri culum of a low Ktarularrl vvns lpflflpflM upon at the fourteenth annual conference of Ohio college presidents and deans, at the opening: session at the Vendomes hotel yesterday. President Welch of Ohio Wesleyan university, as chairman, read the report of the committee on the standardization of degrees. Several new members were added to the committee which was instructed to prepare plans for the bringing of a bill before the next session of legislature to accomplish the standardizing of degrees. Representatives of 20 colleges were present. Meetings were held both afternoon and night. After the routine business was transacted and reports read, officers for the coming year were elected as follows: President, Charles S. Rowe, president of Case Scientific school; vice president, W. M. Montgomery, president of Muskingum college'; secretary and treasurer, Mary A. Saw'yer, dean of the Western College for Women at Oxford. Sessions were held both afternoon and night. , Discussion was made on faculty meetings and their work and as to how much credit should be given for technical and artistic studies. It was the general opinion that credit should not be given for work in literary societies and In Intercollegiate debating. I No conclusion was reached as to the advisability of the award by colleges without graduate schools of the degree of master of arts in course. The fact was brought out, however, that each college has different requirements for the granting of the master's degree and that uniformity is desirable. The conference will be continued this morning. Student life and misceilane ous questions will be discussed. KING WEDS; TO ABDICATE Purdue University. Student to Quit Christmas Island. By Associated Press to State Journal.l LAFAYETTE, Ind., March 19. Christmas island, in the Pacific ocean, near Singapore, will have to find a new king, for its present ruler, John Davis Murray, a Purdue university graduate, has Just been married . in London and as his wife prefers to live in civilized domesticity rather than be a queen. Murray will abdicate. His college friends here have this information from him. Murray has been the manager of a phosphate company's- interests . on Christmas island, and in order that he should have sufficient authority over the natives, their leaders made him king. HELD FOR WIFE MURDER Man Admits Giving Woman Strychnine Hypodermically. By Associated Press to State Journal.) WABASH, Ind., March 19. Dr. George E. Snearly of Roann was arrested on a grand jury indictment this evening, charged with murdering nis wife by administering strychnine hypodermically. Snearly, who has been held in jail here on a coroner's Writ since- a short time after his wife's death, admits he administered strychnine, but contends he did so for medical purposes. At a coroner's inouest no Doison was found in the woman's: stomach. Snearly is i years 01a; bis wuc was W C ".re A LIS, if HOLD-UP MAN IS HELD UP Robbers Give His Money Back and Then He Arrests Them. By Associated Preaa to Stat Journal.) CHICAGO, March 18. After being held up and robbed of his watch and money by two men on a lonely South Side -street tonight, William Paul Informed the robbers that too, was a holdup man and that he was waiting for a victim. ... The robbers offered Paul his money uacK ana ne asuea tnem to walk along with him. The trio walked until they came to a policeman. Then Paul unmasked and helped the officer capture the robbers. KILLS HAN Alio WOMAN, THEM TAKES OWN LIFE Pennsylvanian Murders Couple Who Had Had Him Arrested for Beating Their Son. By A.ociated Press to State Journal. OIL CITY, Pa., March 18. The bodies of Mr. and Mrs. Warren Briggs, with bullet holes in their breasts, were found at their home, 10 miles east of Tionesta, Forest county, today. The body of -Amos Walton, a neighbor, was found in the house, with his head almost blown' off. : It Is believed Walton killed Briggs and his wife and then committed suicide. Recently Walton beat a sory of Briggs and heAvas arrested. The hear ing was to have taken place this morn ing. Walton asked permission of the constable to return home that he might secure witnesses and the request was granted. He went to his home, took a rifle and was seen going to the Briggs residence. The body of Briggs was found near a barn, from which he was evidently coming when killed. Mrs. Briggs was killed in the kitchen of her home and the body of Walton was found on a chair in another room. , PATIENTS IN FIRE PANIC Rush to Windows When Fire Occurs in a Hospital. WASHINGTON, : March 19. Panic-stricken from fear, 50 patients In the George Washington hospital rushed to wlndowB, In scanty clothing, and at tempted to get out of the structure when ,flre broke out today in the medical department, adjoining the hospital. Doctors and nurses were compelled to do heroic work to quiet the patients. The hospital at one time was en dangered. The medical department was considerably damaged and there was loss of much expensive apparatus as a result of the explosion In the chemical laboratory. AMATEUR VILLAIN SHOT Bullet Fired by Hero in School Play Hits Him in the Head. (By Associated Pram to Stat Journal. MT. VERNON, Ills., March 19. John Moake, the villain in an amateur performance given today by the pupils of the Grand Center school, south of here, was Bhot In the forehead and dangerously wounded by the hero, Roy Slater. - - - ,. The cartridge, which was thought to have been a blank, was prepared by Moake, who cut the bullet off close to the rim of the shell. - The bullet Is lodged in the nasal bone. , Mm TURNER GOES EAST FOR BURTON'S AID Unable to Draw Anything Out of Bond, But Assumes He Will Not Run. Marshall Will Open Headquarters Monday Socialist Convention Today. Edward C. Turner, prospective candidate for the Republican nominatlou for mayor, left last night for Washington to consult Senator Burton. Before leaving he had a talk with Mayor Bond. Turner did most of the talking, which was in the shape of deftly put questions designed to extract from the mayor definite Information as to his intentions to be or not to be a candidate for a second term. What information Turner bore with him to Washington was not obtained from Charles Anson Bond, who told him no more than he has the public that his decision will be announced later. That Turner, however, Is convinced Bond will not run admits of no more doubt than that his trip East is to urge Burton to help him make a fight at the September primaries against whoever is to be the candidate of the local organization. He hopes to. enter thS; campaign as the Burton candidate.- The local leaders are a retfeefit as the mayor himself regarding the second term proposition, but they are convinced that there is little likelihood of his becoming a candidate. Therefore they are discussing possibilities. They have gone no further than that, and the report that the nomination was tendered to Representative Carl Braun, who declined it, is true only to the extent that his name has been discussed among others and that it was ascertained that he didn't want it. Marshall to Open Quarters. ny ciouciior Marshall will open mayoralty campaign headquarters In room 501 of the Wyandotte building Monday. His campaign has made such headway as to show the need of head quarters. He also wishes to keep his candidacy separate from his official worK as solicitor, and will pay attention to his campaign plans only after his day's work at the City hall has been finished.- Though no state ticket is to be nominated this year, the Socialists will hold their state convention today and tomorrow at uaa yellows' hall, 198 , isouth High street. The delegates will receive the announcement of the result of the referendum on the question of wie ueposition or secretary John G. vv inert or the state committee. Opposition to Willert, who lives in Cleveland, caused a demand for his re call, which was submitted to referendum, which resulted in a vote of 383 to b&o, a victory for the secretary. The convention also will hear a re tB uuraraiiree wnicn called on Attorney General Denman and ascertained his informal opinion that the socialist ticket is entitled to a place on the ballot without petition. ACCUSED OF 4 MURDERS Mrs. Kelleher Charged With Poisoning Her Children. By Associated Prem to Stt Journal. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 19. Four indictments, each charging murder in the first degree against Mrs. Mary Kelleher of Somerville, have been returned by the county graid Jury. Thy charge the , killing by arsenical poisoning of Mrs. Kelleher's children, Mary. William and Catherine M., and of her sister-in-law, Annie T. Kelleher. Mrs. Kelleher is now in Jail at East Cambridge awaiting ' trial on two indictments charging arson. Following her arrest, charged with setting fire to a house in Cambridge where she was employed as a domes- tic, the police began an investigation of deaths in Mrs. Kelleher's family within the past two or three years. In all these cases the death certificates named natural causes, but the bodies or Mrs. Kelleher's sister-in-law and children were ordered to be disinterred rrom a cemetery ln Arlington. The organs were submitted to Professor William F. Whitney of the Har vard medical school, and he reported mat nis anaiys.is snowed traces of ar senical poisoning in each case. Goes to Jail With Baby in Arms. DAYTON, March 19. Mrs. Daisy Watts, 20 years old, with an infant at her breast, was committed to jail today on an accusation of railroad de tectives that she had broken into freight cars and robbed them of dress goods. Her 7-year-old stepson accompanied her to the Jail and shared with her and her baby a room in the female department. General Shape-Up Expected. DULUTH, March 19. Joseph B. Cotton, general solicitor for the United States Steel corporation, resigned today. A genera! shakeup of the officials is expected. Hotel Clerk and Porter Furnish Clew Which Is Now Being Run Down. PREPARED TO PAY Whitla Lad's Uncle Says He Is Ready to Hand Over $10,000 for Return of the Child. tBy Associated Press to Stats Journall CLEVELAND, March 19. That Willie Whitla, kidnaped son of Attorney James B. Whitla of Sharon, Pa., would be restored to the hands of friends within a few hours was the prediction made by the Cleveland police late tonight, after they had placed under ar-night..',A definite clew to the wherabouts of the iad was obtained here today when George Dougherty, clerk of the Hotel Euclid, recognized in the publisher! photograph of Willie Whitla the features of a boy who, in company with a man, appeared at the hotei last flight. The man told the clerk he was waiting for the appearance of a friend with whom he expected to transact important business. Dougherty paid no attention to the matter, but today informed the detectives of his suspicions.Every detective' in the city wa? placed upon the trail and late tonight Clerk Dougherty, accompanied by officers, was whisked away in an automobile, apparently to assist In the Identification of the boy who came to the hotel last night. According to the police, Ifeni v Ball, a porter ln a local restaurant, told the officers that a friend, who lived at the Hotel Henway, on Ontaria street, met him on the street last night, saying he was the son of ta Mrs. Satchel, and asked Ball to take the child to a business place near the Erie depot, ' where the boy's father would meet him. Ball received $2 as remuneration, ha says. He failed to find th l"nrW rwi then proceeded to visit all the hotels in the hope of locating him. Not sue-, ceeding, Ball took the child back to ' the . Hotel .(tenway and left him. ' It was to this hotel that the police went tonight. Frank H. Buhl,' the millionaire uncle of Willie Whitla, arrived here tonight from Sharon and immediately assumed charge of the hunt for his nephew., Boy Is Not Found. Ball gave the police but one address, at which he said the boy might be found. When inquiries had been made for the lad at that place and he had not been located, Mr. Buhl insisted that all of the family hotels in the city be visited. "Go to every place where there is a possibility of the boy having been taken," he ordered the chauffeur of s the machine. "I must restore the lad to his parents." For two hours the automobile whirled about the city. At midnight, thoroughly worn out, he returned to the Hotel Euclid, from which place the hunt had started. He was unwilling to admit either that the boy seen here was or was not his nephew. "I have hope," he said, "that the lad may be found. Every clew will be run down at my expense. "I believe the story that Ball tells about anther man promising to meet-him and take the boy off his hands Is true. We have a clew to the identity of the second man now. Detectives in my employ, I believe, will locate him tomorrow. Then we will be able to settle to a certainty whether the lad we are now trailing is my nephew. "The description of the boy seems to fit Willie exactly. Everyone re-, marks about the Intelligent appearance of the child. That was the characteristic of my nephew. He was a bright lad. The blow , of losing him has taken all the happiness out of his mother and father's hearts. "I am prepared now to pav the S1 0. - 000 for the return of the child. There need be no questions asked nhnnt vhn stole him or how he was stolen. . The man who returns him shalj have the ; eiu.uuu m oraer to get the boy back. nave set no limit. The child tihn.11 be returned at any cost." Ball was released from detention at- midnight, after three hours'- examina- tion. BOY'S FATHER WILLING TO PAY Say He Is Anxious That Abductor Open Negotiations. By Ajssoclated Press. ft State Jowiutf.l SHARON, Pa., March 19. Frank H. Buhl. thA milllnnntra unMa IxrunA.M wi,it, e co, , . .. .itla' the -ye-old son of Attorney James P. Whitla of this citv. who was kidnaped yesterday from school ana taken away , by his abductor, or abductors, In a buggy, left tonight for Cleveland. The supposition is that Mr. Buhl has received word which makea him believed his nephew is in Cleveland or that vicinity. Mr. Buhl said today fae ."would spend $100,000 to recover the boy. Mr. Whitla, the father of the missing boy, was away from his office for a time today and returned late this after- noon bespattered with mud as if ha had been driving over country roads. Mr. Shilling, who is associated with Mr. Whitla in the, search for the lat-ter's son, gae out a statement tonight, as follows: ;'.s . -, ... . ' "Nothing new has developed today. Last night about 6 o'clock the rig ir which the men carried the boy away was found in front of a livery stable ln Warren, O. Where the uartv left the buggy is hot known, as no one saw them in It at this point The bugyr ; contained a new cap which had ap parently not been worn. It was n'.it the cap of young Whitla, as first r. portfcd. The police In the near clllc and towns were promptly m-t to work. "Mr. 'VYnllla la not mishinif mnrti vigorously, his great wish bvltiK- tn i,t his boy tack. He Is hyping Ui.A Wj