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Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25
KIDNAPPED BOY
RETURNED HOME
Willie Whitla is Restored to His
Parents After Four Days Of
Heart-Breaking Suspense.
Distracted Father Paid $4,000 In
Cash to Unknown Woman and
Boy is Placed on Street Car
and Sent Back to His
Parents.

Clevelanu.-l1ttle Wllle Wnltla,
who has caused the police of the en-
tire country endless worry since he
was kidnapped from school in Shar-
on, Pa, on March IS, was returned to
his father at the Hollenden hotel
here at $3.50 o'clock Monday morning,
March %. In compliance with an
agreement entered into with the kid
mapped boys father and an agent of
the kidnapers here, the boy was
placed on street car on the out
skirts of the city and started to the
hotel shortly after o'clock.
Two boys, G. w. Ramsey and Ed
ward Mahoney, recognized the lad on
the car and. taking him in charge,
conducted him to his father, who was
in waiting according to a prearranged
plan which he had followed at the
dictation OF the kidnapers.
An attempt had beep made to dis
guise the lad He wore a pair of
smoked glasses and large tan cap
which was pulled down over his eyes,
and the father said it would have
been difficult to have recognized the
boy In such garb as he passed him
on the street.
Willie is in perfect health. He says
he has been well treated and ever
since his capture has been constantly
indoors. He believes he was taken
from Sharon to Warren and thence
to Newcastle. Pa 1t is his opinion
expressed In happy schoolboy way,
that he was In Ashtabula on Saturday
night, at the time his father was to
leave his $4,000 in Flatiron park.
Mr. Whitla admits having paid
ransom OF $4,000 for the return of
his son. The money was paid to
woman In q candy store. Mr.. Whitla
believes the woman was an Italian
but refuses to disclose her identity
kidnapers Under Arrest.
Cleveland, OH the arrest here
Tuesday night OF man and a wo
man having s9,9S9 in their posses
sion, the police believe they have
captured the kidnapers OF Willie
Whitla, The woman. who was some
what confused, admitted that she had
been responsible for the kidnapping
When placed in custody at the Cen.
trail police station. she said to Cap
tain Shattuck.
Il am the one who planned the
whole thing. There will be trouble
for me and hell in Sharon tomorrow"
Beneath the womans skirt was
found 1889. All OF 1t but 81 was
bound In packages with the original
slips placed on the money when
.Whitla took it from the bank still
around It,
Willie Whitla, the ransomed boy.
after an experience OF Ave days with
kidnapers, was returned to his moth
er's arms soon after noon Tuesday.
The reunion took place around the
family hearthstone In the Whitla
home In Sharon, Pa, and no prying
eyes were permitted to witness the
greeting OF mother and son. only the
intimate relatives of the family be-
Ing present at the joyful homecom-
ing OF the lad
Accorded an ovation by the people
of Sharon that could not have been
heartier, the little fellow and his
father arrived at home from Cleve-
land at 1906. Fully 5000 persons
extended the lad demonstrative
greeting.
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25
FEAR FREE TRADE
Residents of Philippines Concerned
over Loss of Revenues.

Manila.-Officials of the insulai
government. members of the Philip
pine assembly and others in close
touch with the affairs Of the Philip
pine government, are seriously con
cerned over the loss in revenues
which will result from the establish
ing of reciprocal free trade between
the islands and the United States un
er the provisions of the Payne tar
if bill. 1t is feared that the deficit
for the first year. due to the decrease
In customs revenues, will approx
mate 100000 pesos (s2,500,000), anc
that 1t will increase from year to yea,
with the growth of American imports
Mountain Home maverick. [volume] (Mountain Home, Idaho) 1906-1911, 1909-03-25
INVESTIGATES OUTBREAK.
Greek Minister viii Ask Government,
to Make Restitution.

Omaha. Neb.--Professor Theodore
P. Ion, who holds the chair of inter
national law in Boston university, has
been sent by the Greek government
to Omaha to investigate the recent
Greek riots In South Omaha. The
Greek representative said that after
full investigation has beeen made the
whole matter Will be laid before the
state department through the Greek
minister and this government be
asked to make restitution.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
WANT WHITE HOUSE 'cDRY.n
Indiana Women to Ask Mrs. Taft ts
Bar Wine

COLUMBUS, Ind. March GA number
of women in this city have started =
movement to petition Mrs TAFT, vito OF
the President. to follow the example esf
by the wife of Rutherford B. Hayes end
not allow intoxicating liquors to be
served on her table in the White Hossse.
Some time ago Mrs. Taft was auoted
as saying that though her husband did
not use wine she would allow II On the
table, as 1t had been a custom In the past,
and she had no intention OF changing es-
tablished usage Mrs. John Little Morsts
started the movement here.
The document has been signed by the
presidents of all the organizations to
which 1t has been presented. with the
exception of the Columbia Culture Club,
the Magazine Club and the Tri-Kappas.
Mrs. Harry G. Clay. president OF tho
Culture Club. says there was difference
of opinion in her club as to the advtsa-
bility Of signing the petition and there
fore She declined to sign II. She further
said that some of the members declined
to give their consent because they be-
lieved that the matter was one which
Mrs Taft should attend to herself. ana
it was meddling In her private business
to suggest what she should serve on her
table.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
Los Angeles Races.

LOS ANGELES, Cal, March 6.-FolloW-
ing the summaries of yesterday s
races:
First race. five and one-half furlongs-UncIe
Walter. 1u5 tButwellb. 10 TO ). won Good Eel
low. 1O5 uIoldstcin'. IL 10 =, second: Verbal. los
tkingI, A. to /, third. Time. Loo SO. Right
Sort. Grotto. Niger Baby, Allen Lee Beaumont.
Sisnor. Force. Sir Barry, Little Nose and Pallas
also
Second race. seven furlongs-Ed Ball. 116 .But-
welD. II to !, won: Daruma. IA tMusgrave,. {:
to /. second. Senator Barrett. 10 tMcCaheyi. 25
TO l. third. Time. 1.26. Belsnicker Day Star.
Pickaway, Josie s., Alleyiator Bitter Sir and
Aid Sainwa also
Third race, one mile-Ida May. % RusselD
to l. won; Adriuche. 100 NIcGeel. to 4, sec
third. Time, LBS 2-5. The Thorn and Hasty
Agnes also ran.
Fourth race, six and one half furlongs-Prince
Ahmed. 1l2 tMusgravc,, even. won; Rialto. 10
tMcGee,, ) to /. second Tony Bonero. 112 (Cul-
lem. 20 to 1. third. Time. 1. Is So. Lady IrnIa
Green Seal and Pala also ran.
Fifth race, and one-eighth miles-Third
tMcGeel. to l. second: Alvin. 100 Quay, 13 to
D. third. Time. 1.53 Is SInirker. Crack Shot,
Humcro. St kilda and Rip Rap also ran.
Sixth race, five furlonss Fairbanks. loo
WILSON. Is to 1. won; La Chata, 1O5 Gold
stein. u to !, second; Tamar. 1O3 Powers, II
to 3. third Time. LOO. Esther NJ, Auburndae
Sir Enlo. Korosilany, Number One, Gossiper. So
prano. Nolma c., Columbia Girl and Turnaway
also ran.
seventh race. and one-eighth milcs-Miss
Ida I04 Nlusgrave,. even, won; Needful. 105
tSchriner,, 60 to !, second; Aucassin 100 Pow
ers,. IA to ). third. Time. 1.54. Ozanne. Ivan
hoe. Skylark HOgarth and Mayla S. also ran.
Evening star., 1909-03-06

ager of the club may give them an en-
forced vacation until in his opinion they
are ready to so on the field.
The buxom Sidney Smith. who had the
o sign tackled to him by Manager Nc
Aleer has signed his Atlanta contract.
He said the other day that he was glad
to get back into the minors. "They don't
work you enough in fast company
chirped Sidney. Mack and McAieer
treated me we'll enough. but I disliked
the gag of squatting on the bench Sid S
contract with Atlanta calls for the same
emoluments and perquisites he drew from
st. Louis.
"I hope to get back in the game the
coming season and be Of some service
to Lajoie and to the Maps. Except for
little attack OF the grip and unrest
just now on account Of whooping cough
in the family ] feel as we'll as I ever
did in my life. But, of course. one can
never tell 'Ty' Cobbs and Wilbur
Goodies are breaking into the game all
the time, and the bell may ring for us
old-timers at any time. But I'm going
to try This is what Elmer Flick, the
hard-hitting outfielder of the Maps, said
to Elmer Bates OF the Cleveland Press
early in the week. as the famous player
stood on the porch Of his beautiful new
home in Bedford Ind, and looked fOndly
over his nineteen-acre farm.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
"CYC[ONE JOHNNY"
DEFEATS CANNON
Jeffries Enters National A. C..
Ring and Receives Big
Ovation From Crowd.

NEW YORK, March 6.-James J. JEFF
fries saw Cyclone Johnny" Thompson of
Chicago defeat Mickey Cannon Of Pitts
burg in ten-round bout at the National
Athletic Club last night. The retired
heavyweight champion entered the ring
after being introduced by Joe Humphries
and was enthusiastically welcomed. He
was about leaving the ring when the re-
peated cries for speech compelled him
to say, Il thank you all, that is all | care
TO say"
At no time during the ten rounds of the
Thompson Cannon fight was the "Cy-
clone in danger. Both were in excellent
shape and tipped the scales at 1913 pounds
at weishing-in time. There was very lit
tie long range fighting indulged in. most
of the work being done in clinches with
one hand free. Thompson showed that he
had a pair of good hands. while Cannon
depended chiefly upon his left Both did
considerable holding, and Referee jim
Buckley had to separate them frequently.
In the exchanges when clnched Thomp-
son had much the better of it, and in the
first and tenth rounds he knocked Can
non down, and the sound of the bell in
the closing round was generally conceded
to be the only thing that saved Cannon
from a. knockout.
CllHclllHS ana uuCkiHS, WIFI hlluth-
down by Thompson, were the features Of
the first two rounds. but this kind of work
did not suit many of the spectators. who
called for the men to fight. This had the
desired effect for in the third round fierce
fighting on the part of both men was the
result. Cannon landed two hard leftS on
ThOmpSon'S face, but toward the end of
the round Thompson placed hard right
on GannOn'S face. and followed this up
with three more light ones.
pntI roll h nd
fifth rounds, and near the close of the
fifth round Cannon rocked Thompsons s
head back with his left. Gannon's face
showed evidence of hard usage, and with
the exception of one instance in the eighth
round, when Thompson was sent to his
knees, the ''Cyclone' boxer completely out
fought the Pittsburg man. In the final
round both started off by Clinching and
Thompson landed several vicious lefts and
rights. His constant rushing had seem
ingly made him little tired. but he con-
tinued his Onslaughts and finally caught
Cannon on the aw with a vicious right
handler that nearly placed him PROSTATE
on the floor. A moment afterward the
bell rang.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
BAN ON ATHLETES.
Hoffman and Turner Suspended by
the Amateur Union.


DR.. D. E. Wiber, chairman of the regis
tration committee of the South Atlantic
Association, has suspended for an indefi-
mite period the following athletes: A. Hoff-
man. registered with the New Jersey Y.
NJ. c. A. Of Paterson, for representing the
NJ. A. c. of Baltimore, Md, in the Federal
games. February 20, without being trans
ferred. according to the rules of the A.
A. T.; Lee Turner of this city, for repre-
senting two or more clubs under one reg
istration. The Baltimore City College and
the McCullOh Athletic Club, both of Bal
timore. are cautioned as to the action Of
their organization in recent meets
DR.. Wiber has also notified the managers
of the Washington and Baltimore Central
y. NJ. c. A. basket ball teams that per-
formed badly in Baltimore last Saturday
that another scene like the one enacted
will draw several suspensions for their
players and a possibility of withdrawal
of sanctions for their teams. The A y
L. will not stand for roWdyism, and at
the same time it expects the home club
to protect at all times the visiting players
from insults on the part of the spectators.
Sanctions have been granted the 9th
Regiment of Baltimore to hold a set of in
door games March 13; also the National
Guard of Washington to hold indoor
games March "A and %, and the George
Washington University to hold cross
country run Easter Monday in Washing
ton.
The South Atlantic Association track
and field championship games will be held
in Baltimore Saturday, June r.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
WHAT HIS WIFE
THINKS OF HIM

NEW YORK, March 6.-The opinions of
Mrs. James ]. Jeffries and Tom Sharkey
concerning a certain man named James
j. Jeffries are not believed To he al
together in harmony. In an interview yes
terday Mrs. Jeffries. among other interest
ing observations, said:
why, Jim is nothing but 4 big baby
just great big 2J0-pound baby"
Sharkey, who has also had an oppor-
tunity of studying JEFF at close range,
declares that he has never been able to
see anything of the baby in jim
Mrs. Taft is no prouder of the new
President of the United States than is
heavyweight. for whose return to the
ring to Wrest the premier laurels from
the dusky brow of Jack Johnson the pu-
gilistic world is now clamoring.
Some of the papers have said that jim
would fight again on my say SO, and that
he left the ring for my sake Mrs. JEFF
fries said.
THAT isn't true. He quit fighting be-
cause he was tired of II, and he Will fight
again if he makes up his mind to- That's
his business. | haven't anything to say
about it. l realize that Jim doesn't be-
long to me; he belongs to the public.
Mrs. Jim doesn't weigh much more than
half as much as Mr.. Jim. She is gentle
Ill lldIllltI anu very SplI bl speech, Win
slight German accent. She has brown
soft hair and blue eyes.
Il have heard that you were the real
boss of the JeffrieS household" the in
tervieWer ventured.
"Oh, no." she laughed: Jim does as he
likes and ! do as | like. And he is the
best husband In the world, even if he is
big baby. Don't YOU believe all you hear
about Jim in the newspapers. He really
drinks but very little
Then he's not bottle baby?" the in
terviewer questioned.
No, he is not.
Mr. and Mrs. Jim are in accord on the
question of boSSism
Mrs. Jeffries says she isn't the boss
the interviewer remarked TO Jim.
The champion grinned rather foolishly
and then said:
What she says goes.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
MALONEY WINS FIRST
PROFESSIONAL RACE

NEW YOK, March 6.-Paddy White
Of Dublin. Ireland. quit after running ~
miles 21a laps in his Marathon race with
Matt Maloney last night at the Goth Regi-
ment armory.
1t was Maloney's first professional race,
and he showed great endurance and an
ability to sprint when the occasion re-
quired.
The principal event was preceded by a
fivemile race for professionals, in which
seven men started. This was won by
Jimmy Curran of Edinburgh. Scotland
Percy Smallwood of Wales, second; Sam
uel B. Myers OF Boston, third Time,
1855 40. Curran won easily by fifty
yards
There was tedious wait between the
finish of the five-mile race and the start
OF the Marathon match. The men We're
finally sent away at 1904 o'clock. Sena-
tor T. d. Sullivan handled the starting
gun.
Maloney led during the first mile with
White about ; yards away. both running
In easy strides. Time of first mile,. .
minutes and 80 seconds.
Maloney continued in the lead for three
Evening star., 1909-03-06
LOWE AND KELLY.
Victor to Demand a Match With
Soldier Burns.

BALTIMORE, Md, March 6-The win
ner of next Monday nights bout between
Tommy Lowe of Washington and Bat
tling Kelly, formerly of Philadelphia, but
now of this city, before the Arena Ath-
letic Club at the Princess Theater will
post forfeit to meet Soldier Burns for
the lightweight championship of the
south. Lowe is training in Washington
with the sole intention Of defeating Kelly
and then forcing Burns into a return
match, as he believes that the Soldier
would give him another opportunity to
redeem himself. Lowe will not have any
easy task in beating Kelly, for Kelly has
been boxing i'll his best form this season,
and has not had a decision given against
him. kelly's last battle was with Oscar
Martin. whom he carried at a fast pace
for fifteen rounds. the contest being de-
clared a draw. Kelly is now training
down the Shell road, and has as a spar
ring partner Benny Franklin.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
SCORES IN THE
BOWLING CONGRESS

PITTSBERG, Pa, March 6.-Louis Eb-
ner of Millvale, Pa, is heading the list of
individual bowlers in the ninth annual
tournament of the American Bowling
Congress. Elmer rolled a grand total of
80. There were no changes among the
leaders in the other events. The five
highest scores in the several events fol-
low:
Five-man events-Webcrs. Toledo. . CSC: Tirco
Toledo, 2.62I; Cherry. Toledo. 2.6l1; Peterson.
Chicago. 2.6O6: Bergman Pittsburs, $3.50
Two-man rvents-McQuOwn and Seng, Brad
dock, 1.179; DAILY and Mccormick. Toledo, 1161 :;
f. Schinchutte and Frankenberry. McKees Rocks.
1.l59; kalchthaler and Baner, Pttsburg, 1,120;
Rouse and Cook. Toledo. 1896.
Individual events-L. Elmer Millvale. Pa, 6I5:
John Locks. Braddock, 537 William Martin,
Pttsburg, 59;:: Joe Mccormick. Toledo. $50; +. j..
Ludwig, Toledo, JSJ
Evening star., 1909-03-06
BASE BALL NOTES.

Tim Jordan wasn't with the Brooklyns
and he'll have to pay his own fare south,
the Brooklyn owners say.
Training at Macon, the Detroits and
Baltimores were pennant winners. On
this basis it looks good for Stallings'
men.
"A good base ball scout" says Charley
White lis the man who can sell players
as we'll as buy them"
Some one says Charley Comiskey once
held up a schedule meeting for several
days to get a Labor day date and then
1t rained on Labor day in Chicago.
Fred Tenney is covering the doings of
the Giants at Marlin Springs for one
of the New York dailies. Fred reported
Tor practice about 20 pounds over weight.
The st. Louis Nationals had an exciting
time Tuesday when the Capital Hotel.
where they are stopping at Little Rock,
caught fire. The men were all routed out
OF bed. but the conf1agration was subdued
with very little damage
Terry Turner. the Cleveland shortstop.
says that his arm. which troubled him all
last season. appears TO be in fine shape
now and that he expects to be able to
whip the ball across the diamond as well
as ever this year.
The second division teams In the Ma
tional League were anxious to have the
number of players carried after Nav Il
limited to eighteen. This would have put
more than 100 men on the market The
best they could get was limit Of twenty
five players.
Some have said that 'Ty' Cobb is the
greatest ball player in the American
League" remarked Hugh Jennings. the
Detroit manager. land If he Is he will be
a greater ball player in 1909 than he ever
professional ball players that their third
fourth and fifth seasons in fast company
are usually their best. and Cobb is Just
right to bear history out"
Billy Sullivan. Boston's old catcher. is
making a hit as manager of the White
Sox. He is taking charge Of the affairs
OF the team with an easy grace tha,
shows all kinds OF confidence on his part
and while he does not admit that he is to
takes Jones place even yet the fact that
he is doing the managers work is taken
as proof that the mantle has fallen upor
him." says one of the correspondents with
Comiskey's team in California.
Ball players are not under salary noi
are they under arbitrary control during
the training trip. They are taken tC
spring training camps at the expense OF
the clubs with which they are connected
but so far as they are personally con.
cerned they cannot be asked to go ir
compliance with any contracturai obliga.
tions. II they decline to go to the train.
ing camp and report at the beginning oi
the season not In condition to play bal
under the terms Of the contract the man.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
EASTERN LEAGUE MEETING.
Schedule and Amendments to Consti-
tuition Engage Attention.

NEW YORK. March 6-The schedule
meeting of the Eastern League of Base
Eall Clubs. which began yesterday at the
Victoria Hotel. was In session until a
late hour last night. The meeting will be
resumed today.
The day was mainly devoted to the
hearing of reports from the various COM
nnittees, the matter of transportation and
20 making a few minor changes in the
constitution. The consideration OF the two
schedules drawn up by President Powers
was put over until all the other business
had been transacted.
The committee that had been appointed
10 go to Cincinnati and Chicago to treat
with the national base ball commission
was among those that turned in reports.
None of the details OF its work was
made public The league deferred action
on the report until the joint meeting with
the American Association Is held.
One OF the amendments to the Constitu-
ton makes 1t compulsory for the home
club TO furnish proper dressing rooms for
visiting teams
The extension from 140 10 154 OF the
games to be played gave the members
Evening star., 1909-03-06
GoTHAM's SOUTHERN SOCIETY
Waiting List Is Long and Mary
lander Is Elected CHAPLAIN,

NEW YORK, March 6.-At the annual
meeting of the Southern Society, held yes
terday in the aidorf-Astoria, 1t was an
nounced that the resident membership of
the organization IS now $50, and there
are many Southerners on the waiting list.
The number of members has increased 25
per cent in the last year. The officers
elected for the ensuing year are: Presi-
dent, William G.. McAdoo; vice president,
Walter i. McCorkle: treasurer, William d.
Buckner: secretary, Stuart G. Gibboney;
chaplain. Rev. DR.. j. Nevett Steele.
DR.. Steele is a well known Marylander.
president of the Maryland Society of New
York. and was formerly assistant rector
ofSrrinity Church.
Evening star., 1909-03-06
HANDMADE EAR FOR BOY.
Remarkable Operation Performed by
Baltimore Surgeon.

Special DlSpatcn TO Ihe star.
BALTIMORE. March. 6-Wearing a
brand-new ear that casual glance could
not mistake from a perfectly normal ap-
pendage, Earle Elsner, seven years old, OF
Hagerstown, was discharged from the
Maryland Homeopathic Hospital yester-
day. The new ear was made in Balti-
more" in the strictest sense Of the word,
and DR.. H. J. Walton of the hospital,
who made" the artificial hearing appara-
tus, has received a number of congratula-
tions on his unusual achievement.
Perfectly normal otherwise, young Els
ner was born without right ear The
drum and vital parts of the organ were
there, but no lobe. Its absence caused
the boy considerable Inconvenience, since
the drum could not properly receive sound.
owing to the lack of concentration. He
was brought to the hospital in January.
Then DR.. Walton began an exceedingly
delicate series of operations.
The f1eshy part of the head directly
about the ear drum was placed in the re-
quired state for grating. and then. piece
by piece and tissue by tissue, the physi-
clan nodded an artificial lobe. But small
part Of the manufactured ear was
placed at the first operation, and three
or four operations were necessary before
it had reached the bulk 1t now has. The
first attempt indicating a successful termi-
nation to the unusual feat, second graft
ing was made. Then at intervals of a
week or more additional graftings were
performed until now the ear resembles
in marked degree its companion on the
other side OF the head. 1t Is slightly
smaller, but unnoticeable to the average
person, while In shape and contour 1t
would compare well with the genuine lobe
Already the desired result has been OBJ
tained for the little fellow. The lobe con-
centrates the sound properly, and It Is ex-
pected that in y few months. when the
transferred skin, has been more deeply
vitalized by the boys blood, the manufac-
tured lobe will begin to acquire more
stiffness and rigidity.
The skin and flesh necessary for the op-
Grafton were taken from almost every part
of the boys body-a small area from his
right leg, another from the left, more
from the body. and so on. A very small
portion was taken from the scalp.