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Show at all. All we have discussed is the j loss of the boy, and 1 stand ready at any time tho kidnapers get Into com-i com-i munication with mo to pay over the j money they demand." I From Toledo It was reported that a man and a woman who may know something of the boy aro being watched watch-ed and an arrest may be made in that ; clly. The sudden activity of tbe police ' here was brought about by a report made by tho cleric of tho Hotel tlu clld, who stated that Thursday night, a man accompanied by a boy answering answer-ing Willie Whltla's description, naa como to the hotel, the man telling the clerk ho had been entrusted with the boy to deliver him to his father. Later. Harry Ball, a restaurant cool:, was detained by the police, and to th-m ho said tho boy had been left ?t the Hotel Ben way. When that hostelry hostel-ry was reached, the clerk said tho I lad was not there, having been taken I away. Ball was identified by the hotel cle rk Q8 the man who appeared at that hotel. Ball then stated to him that the lad was the son of a friend and that he had been given in his custody cus-tody to be given to bis father. Investigation In-vestigation of the statements by Ball showed no deviation from his story and the police thereupon released him. VIGOROUS SEARCH FOR LITTLE BOV CONTINUES UNCLE OF WILLIE WHITLA READY TO PAY THE RANSOM. A Plausible Clew Followed Up By Him In Cleveland Results in Disappointment. Disap-pointment. Sharon, Pa., March 20. Sobbing and crying. James P. Whitla, the lather lath-er of the kidnaped boy, broke down today when no word had been received receiv-ed from the abductors, and in a statement state-ment to the Associated Press said he v outed to impress on every person interested in-terested in the recovery of tho boy, tuat all he wanted was to see hit child safe back home. He said ho was ready to pay the 510.000 ransom at nny tiruo. and had authorized agents to pay over the money. Mr. Buhl, the boy's uncle remalnod In Cleveland today, to be ready io open negotiations with tho Kidnaper.-!. Although every clue is being run down nothing has developed to give the searchers the sllghtebt ray ot hope. Cleveland. Ohio, March 20. Arte? u night of extraordinary effort to find a definite basis for reports that h!s nephew, Willie Whllla, kidnaped front school in Sharon, Pa., Thursday, had been located in Cleveland, Frank Buhl, millionaire uncle of the missing Syear-old child, today resumed, In a Vigorous manner, the search for clews. Brought to Cleveland by the statements, state-ments, Mr. Buhl, upon his arrival, was taken In an automobile, accompanied accom-panied by police officers, to various ad-droHses ad-droHses furnished to the detectives by a nan giving the name or Harry Ball. Dleappointment was the only Immediate Immed-iate result, for after three hours Klriingent quelonJng, Ball was allowed al-lowed to go, tho police declaring there was no ground on which to hold him. Buoyed with hope that today'8 Tur-thor Tur-thor search of Cleveland would at least reveal a central clue, and accompanied ac-companied by a Pittsburg detective who has been working on the case, Mr. Buhl started anew to attempt, the unraveling un-raveling of the mystery of Willie Whltla's Whlt-la's whereabouts. Just what Information he expected to bo supplied with, Mr. Buhl declined I io say, but he added, "There Is no question that Billy was brought here. I base, my belief on tho statement ot the hotel clerk. I am going to wan. over In Cleveland a day or two in hopes that the kidnapers will find me. I will pay the money demanded and pay it inbtantly. If they need more my c-edlt Is good. As soon as I get the Ley. the kidnapers may go free us tar as I am concerned. All I want is the boy." "Will tho parents prosecuto if tho kidnapers are caught?" "I don't know what their Intention arc. We havo not talked about that i |