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KIDNAPPERS rOuND? Man and Woman Having Satchel Containing $9,845 Arrested Little Willie Whitla is Taken F:ck to his Home. Cleveland, Ohio, March 23.-Two men and a woman were arrested to night in connection with the Whitla kidnapping case. They had a satchel, which contained $9,845.50, in cur .reney. Inspector Rowe professes to believe that he has captured the kidnappers of Willie Whitl:a. The men and wo man in custody thus far have de dlined to explain the possession of such a large sum of money, or where they came from, or their destination. Cleveland, Ohio, March 23.-The simple, childish habit of Willie Whit la of spelling out the names of street car lines may prove helpful to the polide of Cleveland in finding the house, in, which the boy was held a captive during his enforced absence from home. While the boy was seated at a ta ble today at his home in Sharon, he began spelling street nomeuclature. Among other was the name of a street car line in Cleveland. Detective Ward, who was near the lad, asked im what he meant by spelling the word which he had seen displayed on the top of the car. "Why, that's the name of the street car which pass ed the hospital, where 'Mr. Jones' kept me," answered the boy. Detective Ward at once communi eated the clew to the police in Clere land. Private detectives were sent here from Sharon and Pittsburg to go over the car line and look for the house described by Willie in his prat tIe. Detectives refuse to designate the ear line on which the house is believ ed to be located. It is admitted, how ever, that the house is not far dis tant from the corner, at which Wil lie was placed on the car by one of the-kidnappers Monday night. The police have a description of the house. From the lips of the kid napped boy have fallen from time to time a few words about the place. The first clew to the appearance of the hnse and yard surrounding it was given in a letter written by Wil lie to his father Saturday. The boy said, the 'house was encompassed by a number of large trees. SNo arrests were made by the Shar-1 on police today. Whil~e the boy, in charge of his father, was the centre of-a triumphant home comning) the of ficials were at work on the slender eldws given them by the boy, who had been safely returned to his fath er here last night after the payment *of the $10,000 ransom. ' Tlie departure of Attorney Whitla and his son for their home in .Sharon was the occasion for a demonstration. Thousands of persons gathered about 4 'he, Hollenden 'hotel and followed them -to th'e railroad depot. *The officials are working indlepeiid ently in -their hunt for the kidnap pers, as Mr. Whitla has declared that he wil:l take no part in it. It is thought by thiose making the search that the house in which the boy was held is located near East 30th street, which is only one mile from the city's centre. Druggist Unger. in whose store Attcyney Whitla obtained a letter givng final instructions for the payment of the ransom, and Mrs. B. A. Hendricks, who was in charge of the little candy store, where the mon ey was paid, were closely q1uestioned by the officiais, but little of value was learned. The officials believe Mrs. Hendrieks -was an innocent agent of the kidnappers, and that the abduc tion was conducted by two men and a woman. DEM ONSTRATION AT SHARON. Whole Borough Turns Out to Wel come Mr. Whitla and HisI Son. Sharon, Pa., March 23.-The whole borough of Sharon turned out .. to night and participated in the demon stration dve-r the beme-eammng of Willie Whitla, who with his father, arrived here soon after noon today. A 'big parade was led by the Buhl In dependent Rifles, a National Guard company, and the Ball Rifles band, both named for Willie 's uncle, and thousands of person marched behind them through the principal streets of the town to the Whitla home, where fully five thousand persons assembled on the lawn and in front of the house. cheering and giving every evidence of the public participation in the family joy over the recovery of the little wanderer. Willie does not yet seem to comn pehend wvhat he and his parents have been through. He was out this after noon playinag with his little friend.. He is the object of the childish en. of every boy in Sharon. Governor Offers $15,000 Reward. Harorisug Pa., March 23.-Gov ernor Stuart tonight issued a procla ination offering a reward of $15,000 for the arrest and conviction of the kidnappers of Willie Whitla. MR. GALLOWAY'S POSITION. A Clear Statement Regarding Sena tor Smith's Secretary and Or ganized Labor. The State (editorial). The following editorial paragraph from the Orangeburg Times and De mocrat is reproduced in the Colum bia Evening Record: "Senator E. D. Smith has offend ed organized labor in this State by employing Mr. C. M. Galloway as his private secretary. They charge that Mr. Galloway. who had given up the telegrapher's key for a more advan tageous and lucratice position, went back to the key to help break the telegraphers' strike in Columbia two years ago. Senator Smith is requested to reseind the appointment of Mr. Galloway." While we know that immediately after Mr. Galloway's appointment, a labor agitator, at present of Colum bia, -erstwhile of Buffalo. N. Y., or West Virginia, or both, had protested to Senator Smith, and that the at tempt was being made to stir up local labor circles, the matter did not seem to warrant notice by the State. Up to this time it appeared to be nothing more unworthy than the effort of the professional agitator to impress the hard-working men with the idea that he was earning his wage. But the publication of editorial comment in another city indicates a. purpose to inqure the reputation of Mr. C. M. Galloway before the public of this State by the promulgation of damag ing inferences. Therefore, in justice to him and to the State, we must re call the record of the matter and put the labor-union men that regard hon or and gratitude and obligation to duty, in position to escape from the false attitude in which they are be ing placed. Like millions of - the rest of us in the South, C. M. Galloway was a very poo-r boy. He. began to work when ten years old. In all his life he had but a few months of instruction in the rudiments. In the cities we see, with a pang of pity, little telegraph messenger boys taking long tramps on dairk and trainy nights. Galloway was one of those. But he was ambi tious. He got familiar with the sound signs of t.he old Morse code. Then he. learnt to telegraph, serving long ap prenticeship in railroad offices. The step was into a tononerceal oui<e, Comparatively few men master what is known as the Phillips code that has been introduced in telegra hy since typewriter machines made. it practieable. It is used by Associat d Press operators in newspaper of fies. The ruessage, sent in a sort of short-hand form, is menvtally translat ed by receiving operator. and type written for the printer. Young Gal loway .mastered that. lie came to the State to ''take'' the Associated Press fourteei' years ago. In the Spanish-American war he was fre quently ''on duty'' fifteen hours at a time. In 'those years when tele grapher, just to learn and just to help, Galloway did other work-a lot of it. Whern a vacancy oeeurred in the news editorship of the State Gallo wa had faith in himself. He was given the place-and he made good. While news editor and working at the duties of that office from nine to eleven hours at night, ne took up the study of law, and graduated in law at the University of South Carolina. Mr. Galloway never affiliated with any labor organization. He declined to join the telegraphers' union, and after becoming news editor of the State refused the presidency of the local t.elegra.phers' union, a.lso declin ing honorary membership. About two years ago railroad tele raphers in the west wvent on strike. The State give them sympathy, but deplored the precipitate strike of Southern telegraphers who were to tlly unprepared to stand a siege. Most of the commercial and railroad tegraphers went out in a movement for which there had been no prepara tion. The strike officials conceived the idea of forcing public opinion to fre the telegraph companies to vild by cutting off news from the publie. To that end most of the As sociatedi Press telegraphers, hiigh pried men. were got to strike. The State 's regular telegrapher, who would not have struck, was on vaca tion; his substitute went out. Mr. Galloway, bound to the State and its interests by affection, by the senti ment of loyalty, by the ties of grati tude, and by the honor of manhood, took up the work where the alien left off, just as lie r;ould have done had the telegrapher got drunk or. dropped dead. At that time. a 0- Ie'n was pah ised that Mr. Gahllz; '. <- an h-I n rarv member of the telegraphe1 's uia had deserted his fellows. He immediately published a cald denying having ever a-(cspt?.l hono! : or a: ' e :t :'.., or that he had even been notified of such elee tion. And there is no record or evi dence to dispute him. But ten thou sand accepted honorary memberships can not wipe out a man's obligation to do his duty. Mr. Taft is an hon orary steam shoveler; is it his duty on that account, to take sides with the steam shovelers on the Panama canal work in whatever demands they may make? The idea is preposterous. It is gross impertinence to demand that Senator Smith rescind the ap pointment of his private secretary, and it is as futile as it is insolent. But that is not the question which should most concern the labor men who have honest regard for their re sponsibilities ;.nd duties to society. Such men wisir a square deal and they wish to give a square deal. They wish the sympathy of public opinion, and they wish to earn that sympa,thy by being in the right. Such men must realize that the name of honest labor is being prostituted by such baseless and contemptible assaults as that which has been made upon Mr. Gallo way. ROOSEVELT OFF FOR JUNGLES. Makes no Statement Regarding His Hunt, Other Than That he Will Return in About a Year and a Quarter. New York, March 23.-Waving a hearty farewell with his black slouch hat, his smiling face beaming in the morning sun as he stood on the cap tain's bridge of the steamship Ham ,burg, Ex-President Roosevelt sailed tod,ay for his long-planned African "Safari.'' He left amid the cheers of thousands that swarmed the Ham burg-American Line pier, the whis ties of countless river craft and the thunderous reverberations of the Ex president's salute of 13 guns fitm Forts Hamilton-and Wadsworth. Beside the happy figure of the for mer chief magistrate as the big steam ship slipped out of her dock, stood a young lad, seemingly dejected as be wistfully gazed at the cheering multi tude on the pier below. it was Ker mit Roosevelt, who accompanied his father as official photographer. Fath er and son, both -elad in brilliant buff hued army coats, remained on the bridge on the trip down the bay and acknowledged~ with sweeps of their hats the salutes of the vessels. The ovation was unofficial in character, but many high in the affairs of the nation were present. The crowd in its enthusiasm bowled over the lines of policemen on the pti siTronidedl the former president while he a bing presented .a bronze tablet by Uie talian-American chaniber of com merce. and before'he was again safe ly back on the sheltering gang-plank, knocked his hat from his head and caused him to drop a vacuum bottle. which had been presented by .some admiring Pittsburg friends. Forn - ately Mr. Roosevelt was not hurt in the rush, and he seemed to enjoy !is experience with the crowd. True to his promise, Mr. Roose velt made no statements regarding his coming hunt in British East Afri a ,other than to say that he proba bly would be gone about a year and a quarter. Mr. .Roosevelt eschewed politics to inquiring friends, and eeni tented himxself with expressions of pleasure and appreciation of the kindly farewells of those who came to see hm off. The New Idea Woman's Magazine for April. The April New Idea Woman's Magazine presents many valuable features in addition to its monthly review of the fashions. Helen Corinine Hambidge introduces "The New Chil dren of the Old White House," and the Rev. Madison C. Peters, D. D., tells "Why Men Do Not Marry." Maude Odell, who won the $10,000 prz for beauty in England, describ es "How I Made Myself Phvsicaliy Beautiful.'' ''Advertising, a Field for Business Women'", by M. G. Pride, and "'You'r Town Shou:ld Have a Hospital" by 1 T.homas How el, M. D., are timely and suggestive R'tiles. Charles Hanson Towne contributes "A Song at Easter,"' and exquisite poem: and the fiction of the monthI includes "The Shogun 's Sword." by Seward W. Hopkins. "~Why Betty Broke Her Promise." by Anne War ner. and two serials-"The House of Daner" by Ann Devoore, and "'The Sun-Dial." by Fred M. White. In the fashion section the newest moels for g-owns are described and illustrated. The Easter hat, of ourse, receives attention, and infor mation in a1 the various topics of dress is si >plied. The magazine, which has sa a high standard of ex eellence. this month offers many in tresting 'nid hielpful s:i estdens eon eernng the hou)isehotld, gardeniing a nd The April Designer. There is something to please wo men of every .taste in the April De signer, which contains many Easter suggcestions. In this springtime num lber the poetry, fiction and fashions conform to the magazine's high stan dard. Among the special features many subjects are considered. The Rev. Christian Reisner, D. D., gives sugestions concerning "The Practi cal Side of Saving Souls," and Edith R. Crosby writes about "Making an Easter Festival." Charlotte Walk er, the actress, tells "What I Think of Maxine Elliott," and in "I Mar ried an Editor,'" the Wife of One describes the trials of life in a small town. Martha Gale Gates sketches, "Some Parents and Some Teachers,'" and Charles Hanson Towne contri butes a poem. "The New Spring." Gustav Kobbe discusses "An Even ing at the Opera," and Laura Clarke Rockwood considers "The College Woman as a Houseworker." Among the fashion articles are: "A Talk about Your Easter Cloth es." "The Styles for Spring." "The Economics of Dressmaking." "Veiis Ithat Become the Bride,"' "Making a Semi-Princess Dress," "The New Dress Fabrics for Spring," and "Smart Hats for Coming Spring and Summer.'' An Opportunity. Philadelphia Ledger. The manhater had just announced her engagement. "But you always said that men were horrid creatures," said her friends. "So they are," replied the bride-to be, "and here's my opportunity to punish one of them." A-styp-to-dyn. Cough remedy for colds and coughs, pile ointment for piles, pneumonia and croup salve for pneumonia or croup. For sale at Mayes' Drug Store. 12-11-08-1taw-tf. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT I will make a final settlement of the estate of Sumter Jones, deceased, in the probate court of Newberry coun ty on Friday, April 9, at eleven o'clock in the forenopn, and immed iately thereafter apply for letters dismissory as administrator of said estate. Al' persons ihaving claims against said estate will present the same on or before said date. John C. Goggans, C. C., Administrator Sumter Jones, deeeas Ied, S-12)-1tw-4t, Quick! Mr. Druggist-Quick!1-A box of Bucklen 's Arnica Salve Here:s a quarter-For the love of Moses, 'hurry! Baby's burned him sef, terribly-Johnnie cut his foot with the axe-Mamie 's scalded-Pa can't walk~ from piles-Billie has boils-and my corns ache. She got it and soon cured all the family. Its the greatest healer on earth. Sold by W. E. Pelham & Son, Newberry, S. C. NOTICE OF FINAL SETTLEMENT Notice is hereby given that I wili make a final settlement of the estate of Lucindia E. 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