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THE POLK COUNTY NEWS, COLUMBUS, N. C.
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What Has Been Accomplished .-Mecnlnic
Branch The Platform of the dpril nufe
Departments in the Factories Motor Car of To-day
One of the Highest Froducts of Mechanical Engineering.
Bt coker p. clarkson
, work of the mechanical branch i
, ntomoblle engineering, in original
n tcl connected with raw and
Fished material, in the establisb
nt ami intelligent use of mechan
?ai and material standards, is with
it parallel and well known. The
Lsociatiou members have been quick
toVaw to their logical and accurate
conclusion the original data on va,
,oUS engineering subject jointly and
severally submitted and discussed at
tlieir periodical meetings within the
last several years. Many of the mem
bers now maintain complete testing
laboratories of. their own.
Perhaps the two tnings accom-
ilished by the association, which are
of particular interest to the user, are
the raising of the standard of design
acd construction, and the standard
ization of parts. During the past
four years new standards for the var
ious metals used in automobile parts
have been worked out and annually
compiled, resulting in the use by as
sociation niembers of stronger and
more elastic materials. The result of
this is seen in the record of what
the association cars have done in or
dinary touring service and in around-tbe-world
International racing, en
durance, transcontinental, reliability,
and efficiency Contests. The ripe ex
perience of able engineers, exhaustive
special experiments and continued
practice have made this possible.
Users are thereby assured that they
are thereby given the full benefit of
the progress in the art, in material
and in "production, as shown in de
sign, quality and price.
The association members have ap
preciated that properly heat-treating
special metals is of equal or greater
importance than the character of the
material as judged by chemical analy
sis. This is a great lesson.
Alloys and Their Use.
As an authority has said, various
treatments of the metal have proved
successful to a greater or less degree.
The case-hardening, process has been
worked out into practical usefulness.
The result is the .acbmplishment of
the chief aim of the builder of high-
grade cars reliability and long life.
combined with concentration into
small space of mechanism conveyin
large units of .power.
The chemist is playing an Im
portant part in this work,- not only
in discovering alloys which give the
desired results, but inconstantly test
ing steel that enters into the con
struction of the working parts that
have to withstand . severe strains. In
Modern Automobile Building.
The modern automobile represents
one of the -highest achievements of
mechanical engineering. Nothing,
except possibly eleetrical machinery,
has contributed so much to the' de
velopment and refinement of machine
tools, new, quick and accurate man
ufacturing methods, and of materials
possessing enormous strength, 'and
properties undreamed of heretofore
acn ana every part has been the
constant subject of long and accurate
tests and study, to bring about sim
plicity, strength and lightness through
proper distribution of material ac
cording to mechanical laws. This re
flnement is always going on, and' no
detail, however trifling, is overlooked
in this steady march toward perfec
tion. The legitimate automobile
manufacturer is typified in an essen
tially modern man; progressive, or
he would not be in the business; alert
and full of nervous energy, if he shall
succeed and survive.
The great element of progress in
the nineteenth century has been in the
recognition of the value of scientific
generalizations in every department
of human conduct. Our science has
become sounder, our understanding
of its application clearer: and the
public has recognized that scientific
conduct of a business means the sub
stitution of universal experience.
learned with difficulty, and applied
with toil, for the narrower range of
Individual experience which was at
the disposal of the so-called practical
men of fifty or one hundred years
ago. Of this change the engineer is
the representative and leader.
Departments of the Work.
Aside from the designing and draft
ing departments, an automobile
works proper comprises a large num
ber of distinct departments, such as
the power-house; the pattern-making
shop and foundry; the smiths' shop,
including forging, stamping, brazing
and hardening; the machine shop;
the motor-testing department, wheel
making and body-building, polishing
and plating, body trimming, painting
and varnishing, assembling, tin and
coppersmiths' departments, carbure
ter making, etc. All these different
departments have to be equipped with
suitable machinery and tools, partic
ularly, of course, the machine shop.
In eaeh company there may be said
to be several men of importance with
different work assigned '.-there are the
financial and executive head, the cap
tain of industry, who bears a great
fiscal and administrative burden; the
Eonie cases.it is not considered enough l ,
to analyze by sample; each individual j " P VVT , . VC
anu must oiiiuitti ly wi uicu,
iwitti farm', home. Office fort.,-
We can see clearly many specific nerl
tnanent demand, for more and more
motor machines. They are reauired
In the mail service, in fire department
service, examples where speed is a
leaning factor. "The automobile" is
a topic of. almost any conversation
of material length by people of all
classes. Greater and greater quan
tities of pleasure automobiles will be
sold as people are more and more able
to purchase and understand them.
The present method of construction
makes possible supplying this de
mand. It will also greatly increase
the use of the business automobile.
New York Post.
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APRIL 1, 1909
anatomy.
HUNT IH AFRICAN JUNGLE K
Enthusiastic Demonstration as
Ex-President and Son Depart
FORTS ROAR PARTING SALUTE
I
A More or Less Helpful Lesson For
Beginners.
Proceeding in a southerly direction
from the torso, we have the hips,
useful for paddir?, and the legs. The
legs hold up the body and are some
times used in wa "king, but when rid
ing in automobiles they take up valu
able space which otherwise might be
employed to better advantage.
Attached to the legs are the feet.
Some varieties of feet are cold. Some
people are born with cold feet, others
acquire cold feet, and still others
have cold feet thrust upon them.
The surface of the body is covered
with cuticle, which either hangs in
graceful loops or is stretched tightly
from bone to bone.
One the face it is known as com
plexion and is used extensively for
commercial purposes by dermatogo
gists, painters and decorators.
Between the cuticle and the bones
are the muscles, which holfd the
bones together and prevent them
from falling out and littering up the.
sidewalk as we walk along.
Packed neatly and yet compactly
inside the body is the heart, the
liver and the lungs; also the gall,
which in Americans is abnormally
large.
These trgans are used occasionally
by the people who own them, but
their real purpose is to furnish sur
geons a living. Thomas L. Mason,
in Lippincott's.
piece must be tested, and rejected if
sot within the required limits. At
times ,not only the surface of each
bar, but the cqre," as well, is analyzed,
to determine' the degree of segrega
tion existing i- some alloys. The
cost is greater;u edpapared with the
use of ordinary steels, but those who
value their ! reputation eonsider this
does not "offset dependability.
The peculiar stresses to which some
pans of an automobile are subjected
require special apparatus for deter
mining by dynamic as well as static
test the enduring properties of a
given metal. For example, a piece
of metal is driven; vin the laboratory
under load hundreds of millions of
revolutions to learh its life under
different conditions; closely analogous
to those metals experience in an au
tomobile running tor tens of thou
sands of miles on all kind3 cf roads
and vicissitudes of driving. . r
American-Built Automobiles.
For perfection of design appropri
ate ,to the, loaC and conditions of em
ployment, for excellence of material
and sound, accurate workmanship,
A.mericahbhilt'au'tohrbhiles cannot be
beaten- anywhere "in the world. For
efficiency-sSnio7- aggressiveness, Ameri
catf mctfaifcS areP'the ' besti Ameri
can jn'acninetools, 'W Is generally ac
kndwlVdged, -read' the orld. One of
thelp-eleauibindbile mak
ers said some, yar&v ago that if it had
nojLeengrhfi f$vthat American
houisaj lpBBMSfe .position to supply
certain .of lathes, drilling-ma-
?hiae4jimiiliiig-macii4nes, gear-cutting
appiiac.e!ftad otaer intricate pieces
of mjfcaianisilrj 'Vhen the automobile
tnovjaiittfciitiu W. expand, a popular
v;eh'icje. wa&L9np Jaare been consid
ered by the- makers, and all classes
necessarily
mt prijees.
in; automo-
-America for
L ingenious
ie possible pro-
i automobiles at
lay.
bed automobile
production, far-
ithat is a means
of loo0inotMi' Consiiare it with, the
railway, pcor-'upori which the
i' "St ecginefig:;kiil has been lav-
; lsherf olf 8.8 years;, compare
the rfilaffveltidltioas under which
trie two run," anw Temomner tne re
spective care and'., adjustment given
them. The platf Orttr' of the modern
motor-car maker can be said to be:
To produce a car that meets the peo
plo's needs, with an appearance which
strikes their fancy, whose operation
auu namg qualities are so easy as to
be a pleasure, and whose first cost
d maintenance are so low that it
8 an .inexp3nslve luxury to some and
uMttve necessity to others.
wMch nftt
blgbj grAdi
bil
machines,
ducing
lessveosf rearai
Tle ifceritly
is, as. a mechr
5upe4pfpr :Hto aj?
WISE WORDS.
the su
perintendent, the producer in charge
of endless intricate machine problems
of detail and time; the purchasing
agent, who. In awarding credit for
the general result, should by no
means be forgotten; the general man
ager, a man impressed With the man!-'
fold responsibilities his title implies;
the sales manager, delegated to place
the product, and instu in agents, and
users the necessary information as to
the machines and policies of his com
pany; the advertising manager, the
hectic pencil-pusher, whose tireless
work , is that of a large cog of the
whole, and in a way permeating the
whole, and the head tester, a unique
character developed by the automo
bile industry, who has the sentitive
ear of a musician and the analytical
power of a logician.
The above outline is general; title
Is not identical with ability, staying
power and work done. Many men are
doing yeomen's service as "factory
managers," "secretaries," "treasur
ers," "managers of manufacturing de
partment," or with no particular title.
But the success of every factor de
pends upon, in addition to many oth
ers in more or less degree, some such
group of men.
The Strain of Production.
The physical and mental strain
upon the managers of an automobile
factory is not at all understbbd5 gener
ally. In their relatively new art they
must acquire and digest the latest in
formation . of the whole . world, as to
material, design, production, distribu
tion and care of customers. In the
face of this; traditions as to office
hours, work at night, Sundays and
holidays fade awayl Ko. business ex
ists in which competition is sharper,'
or financing, securing material and
production more difficult.
Automobile manufacturers appre
ciate that the merit oX their' product
depends upon the , efficiency of Jhe
men concerned in its manufacture;
Therefore many of them have mostly
highly developed apprenticeship and
welfare systems, and schools bt their
own to increase as much as possible
the knowledge, both broadly and in
detail, of their employes. .
From such a source of advanced or
ganization and work we have the. up-to-date
automobile, as to the running
qualities and dependability of which
there is no question, and with the
economy of which, if the machine be
properly selected for the given pur
pose, the horse cannot compete. Dis
tance is covered more quickly in a
more comfortable and pleasant way
at less cost of money and time. "
The transport of passengers and
freight on the highwaj-s of our coun
try is just as important in many ways
as their transport on rails. In this
sense both are vital to the adequate
j development of production and dis-
Stealing time from sleep is a poor
way to beat it.
There are two sides to every story
and some have four and a ceiling.
The wind frequently turns an um
brella, but a borrower seldom re
turns it.
The right kind of a man desn't
have to spend half his time looking
for a job.
A woman gets more enjoyment out
of a good cry than a man does out
of a hearty laugh.
Remember girls, that boasting of
an old love affair is a mighty poor
way to boost a new one.
An engagement ring is a girl's idea
of a band of hope.
Some men make money and some
women make alimony.
When lovers elope it's also a get
away for common sense.
Adad bad cause to remember his
first New Year's Eve for many a day.
The average husband is a silent
partner in the domestic firm.
If "a girl is pretty her knowledge
of the fact Is apt to spoil the effect.
When a woman Is In a speechless
rage she simply won't stand for a
man'3 silly talk.
Only when a man offers an apology
Is a woman willing to let him have
the last word.
Once in a great while you meet a
married man who actually seems
proud of his condition.
A woman's interest in a divorced
man never lets up until she discovers
why he wa3 divorced.
Possibly the hold-up man takes to
the highways in order to raise suf
ficient coin to enable his wife to take
to the byways.
Probably nothing pleases a woman
more than her ability to . look young
er than some other woman who is
the same age.
If a woman is unwilling to take
in washing and fubb'ng to support
the family she has no business to
marry a man to reform him. From
"Sayings of a ; Cynic," in the New
York Journal.
f 5 Uncle E ob's Ride.
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i .Here's a record which is hard to
beat, even if it can be equalled, by
any eighty-eight -year-old boy Who
may try it: Undo Bob Smith, asT in- I
su ranee agent in Boone County? fln
ished a horsebacl: ride of 11 miles
in two ' days last week. Wis'ilng to
do a little soliciting; redo from
Columbia to Rocheport, thence to
' Harrisburg, from there t , C! ark in
Howard bounty, from dark. to Stur-
geon, 8na "iron xnere . to tu;eiiu-ua,
then to Stephens' Store and to points
In Eastern Boone County, covering in
the two days a" trifle over liO nillea
Columbia (Mo.) Herald..
Series of Ovations on Trip From Oys
ter Bay to Hoboken Dock, Where
Hundreds of Friends and Associ
ates Say Good-by.
"Thank you I wish yon all good
luck. I wish all Americans good luck
also."
This was the last word of Theodore,
Roosevelt to his countrymen as he
left for Africa on the steamship Ham
burg. The parting message was
hurled at the enthusiastic crowd
which swarmed about Mr. Roosevelt
at the entrance to the gangplank of
the ship.
New York City. Theodore Roose
velt, picturesquely clad in a black
soft hat and an olive drab overcoat,
after the fashion of the army officer,
and his son Kermit, similarly attired,
sailed away from Hoboken on the
steamship Hamburg at 11.06 o'clock
a. m., to hunt big game in East
Africa. The former President's de
parture was accompanied - by one of
the most remarkable demonstrations
in the history of the United States,
and he left on the most remarkable
trip ever undertaken by an ex-Presi
dent.
While fifteen bands played and
whistles blew and thousands shouted
on the pier of the Hamburg-American
Company the former President and
his son stood on the bridge of the
liner with Captain Burmeister. Mr.
Rosevelt s black slouch hat was
waved time and again, and the hats
of those on .the pier were thrown
high In the air. As the liner was
towed out to midstream and slowly
got under way, gliding along until
the figure on the bridge was almost
lost, the movement of the big hat
could be seen.' The tugs that passed
and the ferryboats which went by,
crowded with men and women on
their daily trip of toil, crowded the
decks to see an ex-President on his
way to the jungles.
- WI can't say how long I shall be
away," said the great hunter. "It
will be at least fifteen months."
There was a crowd of more than
6000 waiting in Hoboken and held
back by the police force of that city.
The crowd cheered and the denarting
American waved his hat to them.
Flags of many colors and sizes
waved from ship and dock in honor
of the occasion. Bands made music
on the decks and beneath the pier
shed. Crowds with special permits
lined the wharf. More crowds, with
out passes, were in the Hoboken
streets roundabout. There was much
cheering. A convoy of tugs followed
the vessel down the North River.
Delegations from political clubs,
diplomats , from Washington, , and
groups of the departing hunter's
J friends streamed on and off the
steamship throughout the last two
hours before 11 o'clock, the sailing
hour. Colonel Roosevelt had taken
possession of his suite well ahead of
time, and his appearance on deck had
been the signal for rounds of hand
clapping by fellow passengers and
visitors who lined the rails.
The interval between his appear
ance on the pier and his waving of
farewell, as the boat glided out into
the river, was' a period of continuous
ovations, varying from a strenuous
jam to quieter personal good-byes.
One of the last things Mr. Roose
velt did before the steamer left the
dock was to send a telegram to Presi
dent Taft acknowledging the receipt
of several fine photographs and a
message of good cheer. The telegram
read:
"Parting thanks, love and sincer
ity." President Taft early In the day had
sent a cordial message of good-by
and "bon voyage." Mr1. Taft's good
by gift to his predecessor was a gold
pencil inscribed, with the words
"Good-by and good luck."
The passage of the Hamburg from
her pier to Sandy Hook was one con
tinuous ovation. Every craft in the
harbor saluted as the vessel ap
proached the Narrows in the Lower
Bay, and the guns of Fort Hamilton
on the Liong Island shore and Fort
Wadsworth on the Staten Island
shore boomed forth the ex-Presidential
salute of thirteen guns. To
this the .HamJiurg responded by. dip
ping the German ensign at her stern
three times. The soldiers of ' the
garrison were drawn up in line on
the ramparts. .
One of the last things that Emil L.
Boas, resident director of the Hamburg-American
line, did before he
bade farewell .to Colonel Roosevelt,
was to instruct Captain E. Burmeis
ter, the commander of the Hamburg,
to bring his Vessel into Naples Bay
April 5 instead of April 3, the sched
uled day. '
At the last moment-Colonel Roose
velt decided that he did not desire to
go ashore at Naples, but: preferred to
go straight to the steamer Admiral,
which is to take him to Mombasa.
The Hamburg, therefore, will not
go out to .the Mediterranean as fast
as she usually does.
Wholesale Prices Qnoted in New York
BULK.
The Milk Exchange .price for standard
quality is 3c. per quart.
BUTTER.
Creamery Western, extra. $ 30$
Firsts 27
i Seconds .. ....... 24 w
State dairy, common to fair 19 (Si
KKHPERS CfTiEO'
1 -iStrfiECOVEllEl
Man and Veiled Woman Arrested
in Cleveland, Ohio.
5 Chose With Judgment.
Mrs Washboard " 'Skuse mah
pert'nnnce, honey, but why on erf
did yuh hitch up tuh sich a homely
niggah as yuh man is?"
Mrs. Washington "Wa-al, yuh
see, ch'le, I prefud a ugly husband
what'd sty tuh home 'n' wring mah
clo's rad'r'n a shore han'sum niggah
what wud kite 'round 'n' wring mah
heart!" St. Louis Republic.
Thoughtful Waiter.
Waiter "Be careful of the soup,
gentlemen. It is so hot that it has
scalded both my thumbs." Meggen
dorfer Blaetter. - ' -
Governor Withdraws Resignation.
Governor Curry, at Santa Fe, In
response to a telegram from Wash
ington, D. C, telegraphed President
Taft withdrawing his resignation as
Governor of New Mexico.
HERO OF FORT FISHER DEAD.
Colonel William Lamb, of Norfolk,
Va., Was Soldier and Politician.
Norfolk, Va. Colonel William
Lamb, aged seventy-three, soldier,
lawyer, editor, merchant and poli
tician, died here.
He was best known as the "Hero of
Fort Fisher," in the Civil War, when
in a siege of three days he held the
fort near Wilmington, N. C, with
1900 men against the attack of 10,
000 Federal troops on land and 600
guns on water, Butler and Porter los
ing more men than Lamb had.
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BEANS.
Marrow, 1908. choice......
Medium, 1908, choice ....
White kidnev. 1908
Red kidney, 1908, choice.
Yellow eve, 1908, choice. .
Pea, 1908, choice...:....
Black turtle sout. choice.
Lima. Cal 2 75
CHEESE.
State, full cream 10
Small
Part skims, fair to good
bull skims
EGOS.
Jersey Fancy (S
State Fair to choice 20 (St
Western Seconds to firsts. 18fS
Duck eggs 28 (3).
Goose eggs " 75
FHUITS ASP BERRIES FUESH.
Annies Baldwin, per bbl. . 3 50
Russet, per bbl ......... 3 50
Greenings, per bbl 4 00
Crfmberries.C.Cod.per bbl. 10 00
Jersey, per crate 2 00
LIVE 4OOLTttY.
Broiler's, per lb 25
Fowls, per lb 18
Boosters . per lb
Ducks, per lb
(ieese. per lb. . , 11
Pigeons, per pair 25
Or.ESSEU POULTRY.
'i urkeys, per lb 16
Fowls, per lb 12
Cocks, per lb. . r-
Squabs, per' dozen: 125
, ? HAY AND STRAW.
Hay, prime, per 100 lb 82
Nos. 3 to 1, per 100 lb.... 60 3
Clover, per 100 lb 55
Straw, long rye, per 103 lb. 1 05
uors.
State. 190S. prime to choioe
Alptlium to good
Pacific Coast, 1908, choica. .
Medium to good, 1907....
VEOETABT.ES.
Potatoes, Maine, per bag. . 2 G5
State, per bng.; ; 2 25
Swpets, per basket &)
Tomatoes, per carrier 50
Kg plant, per box 2 00
Squash, per bbl 1 00
Peas, per basket 2 00
Peppers, per carrier 1 25
Cn.l)bcTC3. per crate 2 00
String beans, per basket... 2 00
Onions. Conn., white, per bbl 3 00
Orange Co., red, per bag. 1 00
j State, red. per bag 1 00
Jvale. per bbl ,
Eeet, per bbl
Carrots, per bbl
Spinach, per bbl
Parsnips, per hlu.....
Cauliflower, per basket
Radishes, per basket..
Lettuce, per basket ..
Celery, per case 1 25
Turnips, per bbl CO
Brussels sprouts, per qt. . . . 6
Parsley, per bbl.. 3 00
hcaui.ons, per 100 bunches. 1 00
Snallots. per 100 bunches.
Horseradish, per ICO lb...
Oyster plants. 100 bunches
Leeks, per 100 bunches...
Watercress, 100 bunches. .
31
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BOY'S STORY REVEALS CAPTORS
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GRAIN, ETC
Flour Winter patents 5 50 0 6 CO
Snrin? patents 5 60 0 6 75
Wheat. .No. 2 red 1 22 1 23
iO. 1 Northern Duluth.. 0.
Corn, No. 2 73
Oats. mNed.. 56
Clipped white ; 57 0
Rye. No. 2 Western -w
Lard, city
LIVE STOCK.
Beeves, city dressed . . .... 8
Calves, city dressed 9
Country dressed 8
Sheen, per 100 lb 4 50 5 00
Lambs, per 100 lb 0 H 05
Hogs, live, per 100 lb 0 7 05
Country dressed, per lb.. 6 9
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61
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BOSTON SHOWS OPTIMIS3I.
Money is Said to Be Cheaper and Col
lections Prompt. t
Boston, Mass. Boston regards the
business situation with equanimity,
and is not disposed to think that the
tariff question is a hindrance to a
more rapid return to "boom" times.
"Money is cheaper than it has been
in a number of years," said Jerome
Jones, "and the crops of cotton and
breadstuffs are large. To be sure,
some whose business would be affected-by
changes-in the tariff may be
acting Conservatively, but that is
more an excuse, I think, for not en
larging their operations. Improve
ment is visible all around, but people
don't care to force the course of
events."
T. B. Fitzpatrick, of the Brown
Durell Company, declared emphati
cally that general business was much
better than it was a year ago much
better than business men were willing
tt admit.
The local brokers' letters are opti
mistic. Freeman, Rollins & Co. say,
(or instance:
"We believe that the country is
now through the, worst stage of the
industrial depression. The tariff agi
tation will be out of the way within
tire next four or five months at the
most. '. r
"Statistics show that the chances
are. ten to one in favor of good aver
age , crops. We are inclined to be
lieve, therefore, that by September
the revival of business in this country
will be in full swing."
. .
Eggs Vary With the Weather.
The egg markets of the country
have fluctuated within a range of a
cent or so during the past fortnight
following closely the abrupt changes
of weather.
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Potatoes Higher.
The potato market continues to ad
vance, choice Northern Maine stocks
readily bringing ninety cents per
bushel in bulk lots. Receipts are
rather large, the better prices having
called out liberal shipments from the
potato sections.
Eggs Still Lower.
The egg markets have continued
working downward in view of the
heavy production and large receipts
at Western markets.
Miscreants Who Stole Little Willie
Whitla, of Sharon, Pa.t Are ia
the Clutches of the Police, Witto
$0845 of the Ransom Received.
Cleveland, Ohio. The man who
kidnaped Billie Whitla from Ma
school at Sharon and'the wbnlan who
assisted him in hiding the little chap
were captured here.
The police also recovered $9848.50
of the $10,000 paid as a ransom by
James P. Whitla, the boy's father.
The couple were caught just before
11 o'clock at night by Captain Shat
tuok, of the local police, and Detec
tive Wood, of the Cleveland bureau.
It is understood that Wood had been
shadowing the man all day. The
man and woman were walking hastily
along Ontario street in the direction,
pf the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
station. Captain Shattuck grasped:
the man and said:
"Where are you going In such
haste?"
The man broke from the police
captain and fled. At the same time
the woman made a savage attack
upon Wood, who was holding her.
Shattuck ran after the man, who sur
rendered after two shots had been
fired at him. He stumbled and fell ,
as Shattuck fired the second time, and
before . he could rise his pursuer had
thrown himself upon him. -
At the police station the woman
fought . savagely against being;
.searched, but finally quieted down
and accepted the situation.- She ap
peared to be the master mind of the
two, and did the talking.
"You've got it now. There'll be
hell to pay in Sharon wnen uuni
hears of this. It's the ransom all
Neither of the prisoners would
give any name and both declined to
tell anything about themselves. The
woman was handed over to Matron
Louise Love for examination in a
search for incriminating evidence.
The man readily banded over all the
money he had $58.50. The woman
made a desperate fight against being
searched. Another woman was called
to assist the matron. . ,
The two women threw the strug
gling one to the floor and searched
her. Under her skirts, tied to her
body by cords, they discovered a bag.
Opened, it was found to contain
$9790. The money was put up in
separate packages, most of which
contained $5 0 0. In her j acket pock
et was some small change.
In a box carried by the woman was
found some clothing, new, andsbqwn
from the sale tags to have beeni pur
chased in the Bailey Company's store, .
at Ontario and Prospect avenues, only
three blocks from Central Police Sta.-.
tion. V. ' -
It is believed that the kidnapers: i
kept Billie in the old city pest liause,..
now abandoned. It was searched,, and ,
the police say they found traces of ac
cent occupancy. The building ipr
practically isolated in the, fe" aouth
eastern part of the city, and is ah a.aT
mirable place for the purposs to
which the kidnapers put it. The boy
said that his captors told him there
was smallpox at his house, for which
reason his father wanted him to stay
away, and he also said that the wom
an was dressed like a nurse-. This
she no doubt did to deceive any one
who should notice that the old peat
house had tenants.
The bulk of the money found on
the woman was in the original pack
ages as Mr. Whitla received It from
the bank. . ' ,
"This is the money all right,' said
Captain Shattuck, after the matron
had reported her find,' M It is the
money Whitla paid over ,tio the wom
an in the afternoon. I am satisfied
of that. There is no question even
though the numbers on some ol the
bills had not been verified already,
as has been done. Why. the Woman
practically admits we have the right
money. She said when we found it
that we had the money, and that there
would be hell to pay in Sharon when
Buhl hears of it." a t"
It appears that the capture was
really brought about through infor
mation given by Willie Whitla to Mr.
Whitla's friend, Charles Sankey, of
this city, who returned with them to
Sharon. Willie told of the. signs he
could see from the window of the
room in which he was kept, and a
detailed description of the man and
woman. - "
Telling of his arrival in Cleveland
Willie said that the man took him to
a house at 11 o'clock at night. They
went to a second-floor room. No. 2.
Immediately opposite this room was
No. 17, and the man knocked at the
door and the woman appeared.
"Here's Mother Jonesy, he said. The
woman; then, got supper, and soon
after "put him to bed. The woman
was dressed as a nurse, and he was
told he was in a hospital. He was
hidden away in the sink cupboard
several .times while there, but other
wise -was well treated.
The signs Willie saw from the Win
dow and which he remembered were
the "Thorpses Hotel" and "San
Corso," and he also saw a stone
church. He was also able to teff the
various street car lines that
the house.
He said that the woman told Mm
before he left to tell his father and
mother that she was middle aged
very fat, and pock-marked.
French Strikers Back at Work.
At a mass meeting of 6000 of .the
striking Government telegraph and
postofflce employes, at Paris, France
it was voted by an overwhelming ma
jority to resume work. Only about
200 of the men voted to continue the
strike.
New Steel Trust Planned.
Plans for a new Steel Trusi com
posed of independent concerns, with,
a capital of $800,000,000, were di
vulged at Pittsburg, Pa.