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The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
Grounds of AcqWttal.

The evidence developed that Mr.
Doherty had, later in the evening OF
the day on which the complaint was
made to him, visited the place COM
planned of and had found the house
dark and all quiet.
Pending his trial, Doherty has been
under suspension. This was raised
BIZ last nights action of the city coun'
Gil
To a News representative today, q
member of the council stated that the
real ground for Mr.. Doherty's acquitta
of the charge against him was th(
lack of sufficient evidence against
| him.
Before the council last night, th'
body of the police OF TINS
city, made statements to the effec
that they had instructions from Chle
Williams to look after and suppress
without fear or favor any sort of law
lessness anywhere in the city
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
First News of Gulfport.

To cap the climax, The News, be-
cause of the visit of Judge Nevils TO
this city on a special train from Cult
port, was enabled to give the first
authentic news of the hurricanes
work in that city and vicinity to the
world.
BY these means, The News gave to
it's readers in Hattiesburg, before they
ate their suppers, all the storm news
that was available at that time.
New Orleans having no connection
with Gulfport the Times-Democra
sent Mr.. Marc A. Rose to Hatties
burg in order that he might reacl
Gulfport and other South Mississippi
coast towns from here. Mr.. Ros'
spent most of yesterday in this city
leaving for Gulfport in the late after
noon. He was here when The New
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
No EXPENSE NOR
TROUBLE SPARED
Paper Was First to Give Authentic
Information of Storms Damage At
Gufport.-Long Distance Telephone
Freely Used.

No expense or trouble was spared
by The News yesterday in efforts to
obtain every possible detail of the
West Indian hurricane which on Mon
day afternoon swept the South Mis-
sissippi coast and the coast of Louis
lana with disastrous results.
Beginning early i'm the morning,
The News exhausted every possible
resource by telegraph and by long-dis
tance telephone to obtain the latest
news of the storms damage at va
rious points. and the efforts were not
relaxed until near the hour for the
paper to go to press. The result OF
these efforts was that the people Of
Hattiesburg were given every detail
known up to 2:30 o'clock yesterday at
ternoon of the havoc wrought by the
hurricane.
| The local office of the Western
Union Telegraph Company had no con
Injection until Yesterday afternoon witt
any of the other offices except tha
in Atlanta and Atlanta had no con
nection with any of the coast offices
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
PORT STOOD The
STORM MOST NOBLY
Business Was Going on Yesterday
Just as If Nothing Had Occurred
Trolley Road Biggest Sufferer
There

The interview published below was
given to The News yesterday after
noon by Judge Nevils, chief counsel
for the Gulf and Ship Island railroad,
who came here on special train
Judge Nevirs statement follows:
"Gulfport was visited by one of the
worst storms yesterday that has
been seen on the oast since 1893; in
deed there are many of the residents
Of Gulfport who were citizens on the
coast in '93, and they declare that in
length of duration, heighth and We
locity of the wind, and heighth OF the
water. that it was worse than the
storm of 93.
Owing to the efficiency OF the
Weather Bureau Service, which gave
warning of the coming of the storm
more than three or four days before
the crafts that would have ordinarily
been out at sea or out in the water,
had come in and anchored in places OF
safety. and thus, owing to that effl-
cient service, there is to be recorded
no loss of life and but very little. II
anv destruction of property or boats
"All eyes We're turned and all
thoughts centered on the harbor at
Gulfport: there were many who pre-
dicted that this port would be unable
to stand a violent southeast storm
that the pier alongside the anchol
basin would disappear like tinder, bu
despite the fact that the southeas
storm beat upon it with all of its fur!
from a. m. of the morning of th'
Goth until ten p. m. that night, tn'
pier and the shipping in Gulfport hal
Dor were absolutely uninjured and ur
impaired: indeed during the most VIC
lent period of the storm on yesterda
trains were being operated over tn
: pier, cargoes being unloaded and thl
morning at o'clock, the vessel 9
the SOU hcrrost end Of the anchf
basin began the work of loading il
~ carso
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
FORREST CLUB IN
HOTEL QUARTERS

The Forrest Club has taken posses
sion of it's temporary headquarters in
the Hotel Hattiesburg and number
Of the members spent last evening
there. The rooms are very conven-
iently arranged and will do excellently
we'll for the club until it can locate a
permanent home.
If members will make it their busi'
ness to spend a little time at the club
now they will soon find that it is a
great pleasure to them to be there all
they can.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
Trains of Cars.

Trains of cars loaded with
lumber are seen moving on the pier
today, and with the clearing OF the
clouds and the beautiful weather pre-
yailing, business is going on just as
though nothing had happened. There
were in the anchor basin at the time
of the storm over seven steamships
and sixteen sea-going sailing vessels,
and they rode through it without the
slightest harm or scratch to either
one of them, and absolutely no dam
age at all was done to the pier.
"The magnificent trolley road run
ming from Long Beach to Biloxi suf-
fered somewhat, but will resume oper-
alton in at least three or four days;
the only damage to this property be-
ing the washing out of the road bee
and the falling of the electric poles
The city was enveloped in darkness
because the management Of the trac
tion company, apprehending the dan
ger from the storm by the blowing
down of poles and coming in contac
with live wires, concluded early il
the evening to cut off the current. thu
preventing any accidents which Nigh
occur and no other lights except thos
furnished by candles and lamps wer
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
Some Fine Talks.

This was followed by a talk by
Mr.. w. NJ. Conner, and to say that
his speech meet the exact requires
ments of the moment is not to ex-
aggerated. Mr.. Conner briefly outlin-
ed the benefits that were sure to re-
suit to South Mississippi and Hatties-
burg from the holding of the great
celebration and he put it up to those
present in a manner that would have
left no answer for the most eloquent
pessimist in the world to make haa
the latter been there.
Mr.. John A. Mcleod was the next
speaker called upon and he, too, en-
dorsed the celebration in the most
hearty manner, taking the opportunity
also to put in a good word for the
building of good roads in this coun-
ty afsa section. Mr.. Mcleod also
paid the management of the News a
high and appreciate compliment
DR., w. w. Crawford, always to the
front in anything that will help Hat
tiesburg, spoke next and made splen-
did talk in the interest of the great
Prosperity Celebration.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
MEETING CLOSED AT
IMMANUEL CHURCH

The protracted meeting at the I'M
manuel Baptist church closed Sunday
night after a most successful meeting
during which there were sixteen ac-
cessions to the church. The church
was greatly revived by the meeting
and it resulted in great good other
wise.
Rev. T. E. Waldrop, of Laurel, will
preach at Emmanuel church next Sun
day.
Today Rev. A. l.. O'Brien, postor OF
the church, and Rev. z. 7. Sullivan,
will go to Mccain in Greene county
whore they will conduct a meeting.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
name WAS FAMILIAR
tn ALL CIVILIZATION
Was Famous as an inventor and Man.
ufacturer, and Was Marvelously Sue
cessfuI in These Lines-lnvented
the Color Printing Press. -. -.

Associated Press Special 10 the NeDs.
LONDON, September 22.-Robert r.
Hoe, one of the greatest developers of
the printing press, and head or the
firm of R. Hoe & Co., printing press
manufacturers of New York and Lon
don, died here today, after short
illness.
He suffered an acute attack of kid
ney trouble ten days ago.
Robert Hoe while still young man,
succeeded his father, Robert H. Hoe,
in the management of the printing
press factory established by his
grandfather, and achieved fame as
the greatest OF a family that had
brought the mechanical art of print
ing to it's present state of perfection.
When he entered the business. the
Hoe Cylinder patented in 1916, was
considered a marvel. His inventive
genius developed this press into the
and double octuple presses. He was
also the inventor of color printing
| presses.
He was one of the founders of the
/ Metropolitan Museum Of Art.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
MASS MEETING
IS BIG SUCCESS
HAMLET WIPED
OUT BY STORM
Score of Persons Seriously Injured
and Houses Demolished At Lee
Station, La.
Associated Press Special to the Neps.

NEW ORLEANS, September 22.-
Twenty-three houses, two churches,
three stores, the school house and the
town hall at Lee Station were COM
pletely destroyed by the hurricane
Monday afternoon. A score of persons
were seriously hurt. They are being
cared for by friends in the settlement.
The men, women and children of
Lee Station are without food, and
many of them are sadly in need OF
clothing and bed-clothing. In most in
stances their condition is serious, AID
! they require immediate assistance.
The injured are:
Jack Davis and wife.
David Woodson and wife.
Lizzie Johnson.
The most seriously hurt is the wife
of David Woodson. She suffered nu-
merous bruises on the body and sus-
tanned internal injuries.
There were nine children in the
house of Jack Davis when his house
fell in. None of the little ones were
hurt. Their parents were injured by
timber.
Davis was confined to a cot Tues
day and appeared to be suffering in
tense pain from injuries about boti
legs. His wife was suffering from
hurts about her body. The wounds D
neither will be fatal.
1t is roughly estimated that the dam
age done by the storm at Lee Station
will amount close on to $4,000, Thi
will cover the loss on buildings, pecal
trees and truck gardens. The entir
section is under water.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
$500 Is Raised.

Mr.. H. A. Camp was next called up
on. Mr.. Camp did not say much, but
what he did say was right to the
point and he wound up by asking now
much money would be needed to pull
off the celebration in proper style.
President Jackson quickly replied tnat
it had been determined to raise SLOW,
and Mr.. Camp started the ball y
rolling with a personal subscription q
$50. Others followed quickly and tne
sum of $500 was soon raised, MT
w. NJ. Conner doing splendid evan
gelistic work while the subscrlptions
were being taken. Finance cQmmA<7
tees will begin at once to canvm tns
city for the remainder of the money
needed.
At the conclusion of taking supF
serintions. Prof. Woodley, super1
tandent of the Hattiesburg publf
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22

at six hundred thousand dollars, were
sunk in the Mississippi river above
New Orleans. 1t is thought that about
seventy-five per cent. of the coal can
be recovered.
1t is also reported that six hundred
barges of coal were sunk near LOB
dell. La. The cargo was valued at nan
million dollars.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
N. 0. & &. N. Will
give 2 CENT RATE

The New Orleans and GGreat North
ern railroad will grant a two-cent rate
to Hattiesburg on the occasion of the
big South Mississippi Prosperity Gel
ebration October President Jackson
having received letter to this effect
this morning.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
J. c. BALLARD IS
NAMED A DELEGATE

Mayor Donald has appointed Mr. ].
c. Ballard delegates to the Lake-to-
the-Gulf Deep Waterways convention
to be held in New Orleans soon. Mr..
Ballard is named in the place of Mr.
NJ. L. Bixler, who, as secretary OF tne
Commercial Club, is entitled to a seat
in the convention anyway.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
details Of THE
STORM M'SRAVAGES
CITY POLICEMAN
GETS ACQUI77AL
City Council Raises suspension OF B.
o. Doherty, Charged With Neg
lect of Duty.

In executive session last night, tho
city council tried and acquitted Pollce
man B. o. Doherty, charged with fail
ure to do his duty as a peace otf1cer'
The following affidavit by Chief OF
Police P. F. Williams constituted the
grounds on which Doherty was tried;
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
Additional Deaths.
Associated Press Special TO The NeDs.

Associated Press Special TO The Ne0s.
NEW ORLEANS, September zz'-
Resides the four men who lost their
lives here as a result of the storm, but
four deaths had been shown up to last
night. These included two at jack
son Miss, one at Grammercy, La, anu
one at Plaquemine, La.
The passenger train which was iso'
lated at Chef Mentour was reached by
q relief party which went by steamer
by way of Lake Ponchatrain and the
passengers were conveyed to New Or
leans.
Coal Barges Sank.
Two hundred barges of coal, vafued
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
EFFECT OF STORM in
YELLOW Pine REGION
Timber Destruction Lighter Than An
ticipated-Heavy Property Loss in
Louisiana and Florida-Passenger
On Isolated Train Were Rescued.

Reports received last night in NAL
communications and from passengers
indicate that the amount OF timber
felled in the long leaf yellow pine belt
by the tropical hurricane Of Monday
night was not so heavy as first feared.
While the damage to timber will be
very extensive, and cannot be made
fully known for several days confl-
dence is felt that it will not be as
heavy as that in 1906, when fully five
million dollars worth Of yellow pine in
Mississippi alone was destroyed, one
large syndicate suffering a loss close
ly ap lro4.;l;ls 3 ,'t l. llirn collars.
The Monday night hurricane had al
most the same velocity as that OF the
storm three years ago, but, but 1t
lacked the continuity, and. this ac-
counts for the smaller property de-
struction. In 1906 the storm was un
abated for more than twenty-tour
hours, and Mondays blow hardly eX'
ceoded twelve hours.
However, the loss this year is sur
ficiently large to be keenly 1elt, ana
the manufacturing syndicates and tim
her owners will have troublesome
problem to deal with in working up
the fallen timber before it is damaged
by worms and insects. Three years
ago Herculean efforts were made to
get the fallen timber out of the WOODS
and into the mill ponds in time ia
save il. but only small portion oi
the forestry felled was converted into
merchantable products.
Damage to the Crops
Reports of crop damage are alse
doubtless magnified considerably II
the earlier reports.
There can be no doubt. however
that nrospects have been cut short BY
the hurricane, and that the qualit.
of the staple is badly damaged. PICK
inc was well under way over a goo'
norton of the state, the fields Wer'
white with the fleecy staple, ant
much of it was beaten to the groun
bv the high winds or whipped out
tbe hollis and driven into the dirt an
mud of the rows
Reports of crop damage are sti
meagre and accurate information froI
representative cotton growing section
rather difficult to obtain. Some
the reports are evident gross exagge
ations, and will be so found Whe
more information is in hand.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22

went TO press and warmly congratulat-
ed tn paper upon the enterprise it
had displayed in obtaining the news
of the storm.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22
One Drowned at Plaquemine.

Associated Press Special 10 the Netos.
PLAQUEMINE, La, September %
Louis Banta was drowned here when
a barge of which he was an occupant
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22

CONTINUED on Page Four.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1909-09-22

Two hundred bargea Of coal, vaiued
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-28
EMPIRE CITY RESULTS

EMPIRE CITY, N. Y, July 27-Aron-
dack proved a big surprise when she
won the Knickerbocker handicap at
Yonkers today. She was coupled in the
betting with Personal.
Field Mouse and Prince Gal made the
pace until the turn into the stretch,
when McCahey took Arondack to the
outside and under the whip she won by
three-quarters of a length from Field
Mouse, which in turn was half length
before Prince Gal Summary:
First race ADMINISTRATIONS won
Jennie Wells second, Norfolk third; time
l:13 Is.
Second race, 5ls acknowledgement
won Frank Purcell second, Madeline L,
third; time 1907.
Third race furlongs-Jack Atkin ~Hon,
Jolly second, Halket third; time III As.
Fourth race, furlongs-Arondack won,
Field Mouse second, Prince Gal third time
Iii 3-5.
Fifth race, 5h furlongs-Dun cars won,
Shannon second. Henderson third; time
1907 Is.
Sixth race l l-18 miles-Apaohe won,
May Rivers second, Juggler third; time
1:45 As.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-28
NATIONAL LEAGUE

BOSTON, July 27.-Boston and New
York each won a game today, the home
team taking the first and the second
going to the visitors. Score:
First game
New York 4, hits 8, errors 8.
Boston Z, hits II, errors ?.
Batteries CrandaI Wiltse and
Schlei; Tucker, Richie and Graham.
Second game
New York 6, hits s, errors 4.
Boston 2, hits 8, errors !.
Observation-Disclosures and Myers;
Ferguson, More, Brown and Graham.
Umpires-Johnstone and Emslie.
PHILADELPHIA, July 27.-Brook-
lyn was beaten by Philadelphia in both
games Of a double header today.
Scores:
First game
Philadelphia T. hits r. errors l.
Brooklyn 0, hits Z, errors ..
Batteries-Corridon and Doom; Bell
and Bergen.
Second game
Philadelphia g. hits 10, errors /.
Brooklyn >, hits Z, errors 0,
Batterios-Sparks and Doom; Rucker
and Bergen. Umpire-O'Day.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-28

who swears he killed all the doves, but
in my private belief shut his eyes when
he fired off the blunderbus; Guy Hill
and Fred Simpson. 1t looks mighty
suspicious when you return from a
days hunt without a sign of a victim
Mr.. Hunter, from out of your expert
ence, how does 1t appear to you?
The fight scheduled to take place al
San Pedro Thursday night of this week
has been postponed TO Friday night
Those sports of Los Angeles who were
planning to take the trip will please
note this change. Billy Cappelle and
Young Pico, two beach prides, are the
chief attraction of the seaside card.
The term Gentleman Jim" has been
assigned to Jim Corbett, the once IA
nous pugilist and now the well known
actor, who arrived at Queenstown from
New York on board the great Cunarder
Lusitania, says the London Sporting
Life.
During a chat with Jim Corbett
previous to his departure from Cork to
Dublin he gave our correspondent an
outline of his tour. First of all he said
that he was going to Dublin. He in
tends to give an exhibition of his play
and humorous sketches in the Irish
metropolis. Then he will travel to Bel
fast, Manchester, and afterward Lon
don, where he will stay two weeks. His
stay at this side of the water will ex-
tend to six weeks altogether, when he
will return again to the United States
to resume his plays.
Referring to pugilism, he said that
recently he had the pleasure of meet
ing in the United States Freddie
Welsh, owen Moran and Jim Driscoll,
England's famous lightweight boxers,
who were the greatest marvels in the
world. They had not their equal. He
had seen the trio box repeatedly In
America, and their doings were phe-
nomenal. The Yankee boxers were all
outclassed by them.
Freddy Welsh is a wonder" he said
He added that Welsh had met Abe At
tell, the premier boxer of America, and
had disposed of him in the easiest
fashion. Attell had stated to him in the
course of conversation relative to the
fight that Welsh's boxing powers were
something that he could not realize
The English boxer had rained blow
after blow on him, and delivered them
in such a scientific fashion that he
was completely outclassed.
By the manly way the trio fought in
the ring, and through the fair and hon
orable tactics throughout, they had wor
the esteem and good will of all Amer
leans. Jim Corbett remarked that Il
was his great desire and wish to meet
Freddie in England or Wales, anC
hoped to see him box with Josephs neal
Pontypridd soon for the championship
of the world, and predicted for him &
certain victory.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-28
FERNANDos BEAT ALL-sTARs

The San Fernando baseball team de-
feated the Evening News All-Stars in
a fast game for the second time this
season by a score of to 6. The game
was played at San Fernando and
brought a great finish in the ninth
inning, when the home team batted
in three runs and won the game The
All-Stars are composed of some of the
best talent in Los Angeles amateur
ranks and therefore their defeat places
a credit mark in favor of the Fernan-
dos. The star feature of thu contest
was the pitching of Joe Garcia of the
losing team, who relieved Jenefer in
the fourth inning. The latter had been
pitching fair ball, but with the bases
full the leader did not care to take
chances. Garcia held his opponents
down without letting in a run. The
Los Angeles boy also banged out a
stiff one that looked like a home run,
but the old reliable Ferguson was
waiting for it and spoiled a circuit
hit with neat catch, bringing the
crowd up standing. Next Sunday the
Fernandos will cross bats with the
Newhall team at the latters grounds.
Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-07-28
WOOD IS VICTOR ON
HOMEWOOD COURSE
Golfer Makes Remarkable Low Score
of 1916 in Qualifying Round of
the Western Amateur
Tournament

FLOSSMORE, Ill, July 27.-Warren
K. Wood of Homewood today won the
low medal score prize in the 36-hole
qualifying round of the annual amateur
championship tournament of the West
ern Golf association. His card for two
days was 146, which sets new compe-
tition record for the Homewood course.
His work has strengthened the opinion
that he will succeed Mason E. Phelps
as western champion.
A close second was Eben M. Byers Of
Allegheny, Pittsburg, who turned in a
IA and totaled 152 for the sc holes.
Ned Sawyer of Wheaton also dupli-
Gated his n of yesterday, giving him
total of 154, which is temporarily sec
ond to Woods score.
Other low scores follow:
Charles Evans, jr., 78-77-155.
c. Macarthur, Homewood, 80-7S--15S.
H. w. Lockett, HomeWood, 83-81-
1854.
Walter Fairbanks, Denver 85-S2-167.
The second half of the qualifying
round will occupy the entire day and
tomorrow the first and second rounds
of match play of Is holes each will be
decided.
The Minikahda club of Minneapolis is
making a decided bid for the next tour
nament. The Detroit Golf club is also
a bidder.