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The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-04
BEST TWIRLERS
AND SLUGGERS

CHICAGO. January 22.-It is not the
best pitchers who fool the best batsmen.
Upon the other hand, the real Singer
has often his best days against the
kings OF the pitching department, while
he makes a holy show OF himself when
facing some twirIer who is in rare luck
if he finishes season with half OF his
games credited to the winning column.
For instance. Ed. konetchy the slug
ging first baseman OF the st. Louis Car
dinaIs. regards Mathewson OF the Giants
as the king of all pitchers, Yet the Car
dinaIs ewatter had little OF no trouble
in touching up Big Six.
But it WASH t Mathewson, Brown,
Overall. ReuIbach, McQuillen or Cam
nitz VINO got Honey goat last season.
Not to any appreciate extent, anyhow,
Honey nearly broke his back one day
irving to connect with the sIants of
Earl Moore. the big tt-hauded shooter
of the Quakers. In fact, Earl famed
Ed thIer times in one afternoon and
made him heaps Of trouble every time
he worked against Bresnahan : outfit.
just a. the Efittilti9 nav 9''t''i'''
Honey the first baseman has studied
the pitchers. lie says that MatheWson :
fade away is the most effective ball that
was ever pitched.
..corridou has peach of curve,
too. - saws konev. - He uses wet one
and send, it over like lightning.
think his damp twisters are even more
effective than Bugs Raymond 5 best
breaks.
Games of the Giants has the best as
sortmeut of curves ever seen. but hls
control is imperfect. Fromme Is chief
Of all deceivero with speedy ball that
fools most batters until too late to react
it. Nap Rucler of the Superhas works
a fast one in close that smashes batting
percentages when it is working right
Last season he famed sixteen OF rs II
one game.
MordecaI Brown : control is hi.
greatest asset. He has a peach OF a
fast breaking curve that bothers the
best of EN-. but it is his ability to Iano
If right where the batter doesu I want
if that makes him a leader. lie ma,
sand enough to floor the ocean and ism
afraid of the worst ~ugger that ever
lived. Besides that. he knows the weak
ness of every hat~mau in the league.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-04
NEGRO GRACE
CONFEssEs CRIME
Continued from Page One

a confession, and Breckons worked on
Grace for days with that end in view.
Grace was ohdurate and told many
wild and conflicting stories in an effort
to clear himself OF suspicion. But the
more he lied. the more deeply he be
came entangled. He made one desper-
ate effort to put the blame on another
man, accompanying Breckons to Water
town and pointing out young Ha-
waiian named keau as the man who
killed Mahu. Keau was arrested. but
Breckons quickly became convinced
that he had had nothing to do with
Mahu ; murder, and yesterday after
noon, in the presence Of Grace, Brock
ons moved United States Commissioner
Judd for the dismissal of keau. keau
was accordingly released.
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-04
Grace Breaks Down.

This act, it appears. is what finally
broke Grace down and led him to make
full confession. But before he did
so, Breckons talked 70 him long time,
pointing out how useless it was for
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-04

GotCh or JeffrIes? Denver Sports
Tell which, and Give
Reasons.
In the ring with Jeffries.
On the mat with Gotch-
But. which is the superior?
We II find that out-now watch.

What would happen if Jefries and
Gotch were locked in a room together,
each bent on besting the other IN
rough-and-tumble fight? The Denver
Post asked this question Of itself and
then to others, including the cham
pions. The Post gives the answers, as
follows:
John T. East, barber-Jeff would
certainly get him. He's nearly as
quick as Gotch. if not quite, and he
would land knockout blow before
Goteh could make his clinch.
Charles Woods. aIoonman-Gotch IS
such powerful man that he could
stand good deal Of punishment, tie
could guard until he got hold of Jeh
and then, well. You can guess the rest.
Could Hit in Chnch.
William Z. Foley. attorney at law
and ex-footban captaih-In my opin-
ion Jeff would have the best OF It,
owing to his tremendous hitting power,
Even if Gotch had him in reclining
position he could strike sufficiently
hard to force Gotch to loosen ms hold,
which. Of course. would mean the ehd
Of the struggle.
Officer IIamlin, police force-Goteh
would have jeff on his back with every
bone in his body boken, before he got
through with him. Jevver look at ms
neck and back? Solid as smoke
stack.
Mareo Ferrinj. bootblaek-Wh2t,
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-04

him to continue to deny his guilt
Grace's nerve was already broken by
the long and persistent fire Of ques-
tions that had been directed at him,
and at last he gave up and said he
would tell the truth. And for the first
time he did tell the truth. the truth
that Will probably lead him to the gal
lows in the end.
Grace broke into a wild fit of weep
ing and between sobs told a part Of his
story. He finally became calmer and
went more into detail, trying to excuse
himself by telling of the things that
MANU- had done to him or that he mag
ined MANU- to have done
The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1910-02-04
Woman Also ConfesseS.

When Grace had finally finished tell
ing his story and had been led away,
his wife was called in. told that her
husband had confessed and was herself
questioned. When she learned that the
authorities knew all about it, she in a
calm enough manner cOrroborated the
tale told by her husband. When she
was excused. she walked out and. with
out stopping to look at her husband or
speak to him, disappeared out of the
door.
Marshal Hendrv, for some reason
known only to himself made a desper-
ate effort to prevent The Advertiser re
porter from learning that Grace had
confessed, but as the above shows. his
success was not particularly remarkable
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-07-11
OF ELKS
in DETROIT, MICH.
"Hang Your Hat in Detroit" the Off,
cial Convention Song, Being Sung
by Best People on Earth.
(By Union Associated Press.)

Detroit, Mich, July 11.--Singing
Hang Your Hat in Detroit" the off
cial convention song, thousands of
Elks arrived this morning, swelling
the mighty throngs of good fellows
which poured into the city all day
yesterday and during the night. Most
of the arrivals came in special trains
which had been run from all sections
of the country, from Portland, Me-, to
Portland, Ore, and from Duluth to
Galveston. Detroit hotels are already
full to overf1owing, but boarding hous-
es and homes have been opened and
every visitor will have a comfortable
place to eat and sleep. The final
touches were put on the decorations
this morning, and tonight, following
the water carnival, the triumphal en-
trance of the rulers Of Elkdom and
their welcome by Governor Warner
and other officials, the city will blaze
out with such display of lights as
has never been witnessed here be-
fore.
Thursday will be the day of the big
parade, the great event of the week.
The Elks will march by states, with
Michigan in the lead, and from pres
ent prospects the parade will be by
all odds the most stupendous affair of
the kind ever pulled off by the Best
People on Earth.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-07-11
LIQUID Refreshments
IN ABUNDANT QUANTITY
Many bottles of Beer Besides a Case
And Half of Whiskey Taken From
Mrs. Aliens Place, on Front Street.
Saturday.

Saturday afternoon Chief of Police
Williams and officer w. w. Moore
added fresh stock to the city's
booze" warehouse when they raided
the premises of one MRS. Allen" on
Front street, and succeeded in To-
eating more than cask of beer and
case and a half of whiskey, which
was promptly seized and will be de-
stroyed unless someone should claim
it, which is not thought to be at all
probable.
Chief Williams has had his eye on
this resort for some time, and his
suspicion that all was not as it
should be was verified when the wet
goods were discovered on the premis-
es Saturday afternoon. No arrests
were made, as no one would claim the
property, and it will be destroyed &C.
cording to law in the event its owner
does not claim 1t within the period of
time provided by law.
Another alleged blind tiger was
captured Saturday night when Roy
Davis, a white man, who keeps a
place at the corner of Memphis and
Seventh streets, was taken in by the
officers. Davis was arrested on in
formation furnished voluntarily by a
negro who called at police headquar
ters and informed the officers that
he had just purchased a bottle of
whiskey from a white man and pro-
posed to go with them and buy an
other bottle, if they desired. Two
officers went with the negro and
watched the transaction through
window, the arrest being made after
the bottle of whiskey had been deliv-
cred.
This case is scheduled to he tried
in the police court tomorrow morn
ing. all the witnesses having been
instructed to appear in court at that
time, and Is the first instance where
negro has voluntarily informed
against white violator of the prohi-
bition laws.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-07-11
MILITARY BOYS
BACK FROM CAMP
Hattiesburg Boys Returned This Morn
ing From Encampment at Chicka-
mauga Park.

The Hattiesburg Company of the
Mississippi National Guard returned
this morning from ten days encamp-
ment at Chickamauga Park, where
they witnessed the maneuvers of the
regular army, and took part in work
ing out the war problems and skir-
mish movements.
The soldiers state that while the
discipline was extremely rigid and the
work hard, the event was altogether
a very enjoyable one, and more bene-
fetal to them than any of the regular
state encampments have been, as they
were given instructions which hereto
fore have been impaired only to the
regulars, and of which the volunteer
soldiery have known very little.
The local company took part in the
great mimic battle which was the last
and most impressive feature of the en-
campment, and in which the atmos-
phere was made to reverberate with
the sound of exploding firearms, large
and small. 1t was in every way a
real battle, the bullets being the only
thing lacking to make it a life and
death combat.
Officers and members of the Hat
tiesburg company are glad they went,
and it is believed as a result of this
encampment there will be general re-
newal of interest in military affairs in
Mississippi.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-07-11

field, and that is the urgent need of
so reducing the emerging weevils as
to minimize the expense and trouble
of picking them.
"The only way to do this is by burn
ing all cotton stalks before frost in
the fall.
Hundreds and thousands of weevils
have appeared in the fields in weevil
sections this spring, and the expense
and trouble of picking them has often
been very considerable item. How
ever, it was one Of the effective means
of fighting the pest, and every farmer
who has carefully followed this prac-.
tice>will profit by it.
by destroying your stalks In the
fall at a cost of fifty cents an acre
you can very greatly reduce the cost
of picking weevils and punctured
squares in the spring, and practically|
(continvel on pste two1
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-07-11
MANAGER Stevens
MAKES Statement
Over Street Paving Matter Dis
cussed at Council Meeting.

Manager Stevens of the Hattiesburg
Traction Co., was questioned this
morning by News representative as
to the basis for the rather heated dis
cussion Friday night at the meeting
of the city council relative to some
imperfect street repairing done by the
Traction Company.
Mr.. Stevens stated that 1t was rea-
ally of not enough Importance to cause
any public agitation. That the Trac-
tion Company stands now and has al
ways stood ready to do its part and
more than it's part towards the city
and the people, and has never quibbled
over technicalities. AS to the repairs
in question, he said that wherever the
Traction Company had torn up the
streets or the paVements in putting
ing gas pipes or for other improve
ments, the paving had been replaced
under the direct supervision of the
city engineer, and that all work Of
this kind had been approved by the en-
gineer after it's completion.
A very few of these repairs, how
ever, had worn, he said, and while the
Traction Company was not legally
bound to replace them, it had been
their intention to do the work over
in more satisfactory manner, and
to this end they had arranged to have
a representative of the Southern Btu
lithic Company of Chattanooga, the
same company that did the street paw
ing here, to do this repair work, the
city already having arranged for this
representative to come here and re-
pair some imperfect street work on
Mobile street, and as soon as this man
arrives, the few holes mentioned will
be repaired in the most satisfactory
Nonner.
for the hole on Main street, be-
tween Front and Pine streets, which
was repaired last week, work had al
ready been delayed by the daily rains,
being impossible to, do satisfactory
cement work during wet weather.
The Traction Company, Mr. Stevens
said. had more than met every situa-
Continued on page six.)
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-07-11
LOUISIANA MOB
LYNCHES fireman
Fact That Appeal Had Been Taken in
Citizens and Man is Mobbed.
(By Associated PreSs.)

Rayville, La. July 11.-Aroused by
the fact that an appeal to the supreme
court had been taken following his con
demnation to death here Friday on
the charge of having murdered Town
Marshal c. c. Chenault, a mob batter
ed down the doors of the parish Jail
at Rayville yesterday and dragged j.
J. Freeman, a white man, from his
cell, hanged him on the same spot
where he had slain the marshal. The
fact that a deep cash was found in
Freeman's throat led to the theory
that he had attempted suicide, proba-
bly, with piece of glass.
The lynching occurred shortly after
2 o'clock this morning. Late Saturday
afternoon an appeal to the supreme
court in Freeman's behalf had been
granted.
This is the outcome of the appeal"
was the note found penned and at
tached to the dead mans clothing.
Freeman, who was a blacksmith,
shot and killed Chenault three weeks
ago when the latter attempted to ar
rest him for a minor offense. The
feeling against his slayer was intense.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-07-11
DIAz CHOSEN FOR
Seventh Term
Reports From All Mexican States Say
Diaz and Corral Won OverwheIm-
ing Majorities.
(By Associated PreSS.)


Mexico City, July 11.-President
Diaz, who will be eighty years old on
the eighteenth of September next, was
yesterday reelected as president OF
Mexico Tor term of six years, this
being the seventh time he has been
chosen by the people of his country,
as the head of the national govern
ment.
Ramon Corral was elected vice presi-
dent. Reports from all of the states
in the Mexican union are to the effect
that in the electoral college which met
today Diaz and Corral won overwhelm-
ing victories, and that no disorder of
any kind occurred in any section of
the country. President Diaz was first
elected president in 1876 to serve a
erm of four years. He has been presi-
dent ever since with the exception of
four years, 1SSO-S4, when Manuel Con-
zales was chief executive.
Until 1S92kthe president was chosen
for feur years; since that time the
term has been ak years.
President Diax is hale and hearty.
Accompanies BY his wife. he was an
interested spectator u the race track
here today when a'racing program un-
der the auspices OF TIE French colony
was carried out.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-07-11
Wreck ON A. G. S.
EARLY TODAY
Train Jumped The Track Near Toom-
suba, Miss, Seriously Injuring
Several Trainmen.
(By Associated Press.)

birmingham, Ala, July 11.-South-
bound passenger train No. 1, on the
Alabama Great Southern railway,
jumped the track near Toomsuba,
Miss, today, seriously injuring Dan
Green, a negro porter, and George
Wilson, negro fireman. Engineer
Harry Aydelott. Mail Clerks ]. G.
Roberts, A. Coffin and A. B. Melvin
were slightly hurt, while F. M. James,
F. A. Lested and ]. A. Juliette, pas
sengers, were bruised and shaken up.
The train was travelling at rapid
rate at the time, and when the en-
8ine left the track it was followed by
TIE mail car, two baggage cars and
ouo Passenger coach.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-07-11
PROBABLE NUMBER Of
VOTES TO Be POLLED
Twenty-One Candidates For Commits
sioner Are Working Like Beavers,
While the Mayoralty Candidates
Are No Less Active.

Two weeks from the date of the
first primary election to nominate a
candidate for mayor and two candi-
dates for commissioner finds the DO
litical atmosphere of Hattiesburg
rather dense and the situation In a
most extraordinary state.
In view of the fact that there
will probably be not more than eight
hundred qualified electors after the
poll books have been revised, and that
this number of votes will be divided
between twenty-one candidates for
commissioner, no one seems willing
to venture even a guess as to who
will be the successful candidates for
this office or who will succeed in
going into the second primary for a
run-off
The candidates for. commissioner,
it appears, are contenting themselves
with working for a place on the
ticket at the second primary, and all
are figuring on the probable number
of votes required to put them in the
last heat.
Assuming that the votes will be
evenly divided among the twenty-one
candidates, (Which is not at all prob
able) the number of votes required
to put a man in the second race would
be less than forty. Each candidate
is confident of securing this number
of votes, and all, therefore, are fig
uring on going into the second pri-
mary.
The mayoralty contest, while not
so complicated as the commissioners
race, is no less interesting, and the
friends of each of the three candi-
dates are confident of the success of
their favorite. 1t is generally thought
that a second primary will be neces-
.sary to determine the final result,
and figuring an equal division of the
votes between the candidates, less
than 275 will be necessary to put a
man in the second race.
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-07-11
GOOD ADVICE TO
COTTON GROWERS
srookhaveA Board of Trade Advises
Agriculturaists How to Combat
the Boil Weevil.

SBccidl to The Netos.
Brookhaven, Miss, July 1.-THE
Rrookhaven oard of Trade has sent
the following letter to the Farmers
Trnien of Lincoln and adjoining coun-
ties: =
From speJ ems being submitted
to us daily irmers living in Lin
coin county, it is evident that the boil
weevil is now beginning its invasion
Of the cotton fields of our section and
believing that it's seemingly sudden
appearance may cause some fright and
generalization to the cotton growing
interests of this territory We wish to
address a few time words. to the
farmers, business md professional
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-07-11
BEHAVED in A MOST
EXTRAORDINARY MANNER
Refused to Stop, Even After Two Re-
voiver Shots Had Been Fired After
Him-couIdn't Explain His Extra
ordinary Behavior.

Will johnson, an unusually vicious
looking, but evidently simple-minded
negro, probably owes his existence this
morning to a dispensation of Provi-
dence, as, he gave ample provocation
for the application of a heavy charge
of lead when he entered the residence
of Mrs. NJ. E. Hawkins, on Main street.
Johnson, who was arraigned before
Police Justice Davis this morning on
a charge of trespassing, presented
more the appearance of lunatic than
that of a sane person, and testimony
adduced at the trial tended to indicate
that the mans mind was unbalanced.
Mr.. L. c. Carter, who, with his wife,
does light housekeeping at Mrs. Haw-
kin's residence, testified that he was
awakened early yesterday morning by
Mrs. Hawkins, who told him that
someone was prowling about the
house. He made a hurried investiga-
tion, and saw Johnson leaving one of
the rear rooms of the Hawkins home,
and called upon him to stop. The ne
gro paid no attention to the order, but
proceeded slowly toward the barn,
Whereupon Mr.. Carter went back to
to his room and secured a revolver. He
again called to the negro to stop, the
man making no answer, but contin-
uing to walk slowly in the direction of
the barn. In order to stop him, Mr..
Carter fired two shots in his direction,
neither of which appeared to impress
the negro with the danger of the sit
iation. He proceeded leisurely toward
he barn, and Mr.. Carter believing the |
nan to be crazy, returned to his room |
Ind dressed, at the same time sum-
noning an officer.
When the officer arrived, Johnson
vas found concealed in the barn. and
efused to make a statement in ex-
lanation of his conduct. He was
onveyed to the city Jail, where twen-
v-four hours of confinement failed to
roduce beneficial effect on his mind,
nd this morning his conduct was any
ling but that of a sane person.
After questioning the man closely,
nd failing to obtain from him any
tatement in justification of his con-
uct, except that he had been drink
lg' and in bad company" Judge
avis sentenced the man to thirty
ays in Jail, remarking that in that
myth of time the true condition of
is mind might be ascertained and the
roper disposition be made of the man.
Johnson manifested very surly and
ogged disposition this morning, show
g an evident intention to get away ,
ON the officers when he was con-
eyed to Jail. The negro is said to ,
ave lived in Hattiesburg for several ,
ears, and was never known to behave ,
such manner, it is stated. /,
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-07-11

men of this and adjoining counties.
Remember first of all, that this
crop was planted with a full knowl.
edge that we are living in boil vice.
vii territory, and that this seasons
cotton crop would have to be raised
under these conditions.
I'VE, some time ago, accepted the
challenge of these little pests and
should now be ready to put our fight.
Other sections are successfully rails
ing cotton in the face of the boil wee
vii and we must do the same thing,
or become laggards in the race for
prosperity. a
THE present and prospective prices
of cotton and other farm products,
hold out great promise to all classes
of people in the South and we know
we in this section must make every
effort to grow our share of these ready
money crops.
Men who are In position to know,
tell us that the appearance of the vice.
wills at this time is only normal and
should occasion no scare whatever.
"The cotton acreage of this section
has been reduced to meet the weevil
conditions, and with good sunshine
weather our farmers are better pre-
pared now than last year to carry out
proper cultural methods in their fields.
Experience has taught that three
things are absolutely essential to wage
successful fight against the boil wee,
vii and they are given in the following
order:
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-07-11
INJURED STEAM
PUTS into P
With Her Decks Charred as
OF Six-Day Fire, British Ste q
Arrived at San Francisco.

San Francisco, July 11.-Blac
and charred, and with her
warped by six-day fire which
in her hold during her trip acros
Pacific the British tramp steame
Nicholas, of Liverpool. put into port
late last night. Fire broke out in the
hold on June % and ragged that day
and for five days following. The
crew finally managed to sabdue he
flames with steam. The damar>
amounts to about half million dol-
lars. The steamer was brinxin< I
cargo from Antwerp ~
San Francisco. <. &, s
The Hattiesburg news. (Hattiesburg, Miss.) 1908-1917, 1910-07-11

Washington, July Ill
capital sweltered in q u
yesterday, which caused
that of a negro infant an
tration of four other pei
Pennsylvania avenue the {.
registered 102 degrees.