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NhtIleS he'N'rS lawyers are prepar-
inE to demand a new trial for the man
trice convicted OF tho murder Of Her
man Rosenthal
Before the Court Of Appeals can af-
Arm or reverse the verdict OF the sec
ond trial Martin 7. Manton and John
3. Johnston. BeCkcr's counsel, hope TO
convince some Supreme Court Justice
that Assistant District Attorney Freder-
ok J. Groehl was practically guilty OF
suboruat.on OF perjury in forcing or
Inducing James Marshall, the young
negro whose testimony in the second
rial established the actually of the ia
nous Harlem conference" to swear
10 false statements.
Inc mist development Of tine bold and
perhaps hual effort to save Becker from
he electric chair appeared in news
flashed from Philadelphia yesterday
that young Marshall. after being dts
charged from a Magistrates court on u
complaint OF wife beating, signed
statement repudiating his testimony
against Becker. Marshall's statement
vii be used as one OF the bases for an
application for a new trial.
Recently In Conference.
II is known TO District Attorney Per-
kns that Becker's counsel have been
in conference with Harry WALTON and
Sam Schepps, the former OF whom tes-
thed against Becker in both trials and
the latter Of whom had only one chance
10 testify that Becker was at one time
with the gunner murderers and their
procurers.
The trouble with WALTON and Schepps
"a said 10 be that they are afraid
Beckers lawyers can't save them from
such punishment as District Attorney
WhItmans immunity stipulstions warded
Of According TO the talk that is going
around both WALTON and Schepps have
declared their willingness to admit
black perjury, but they want to know
low they are going TO be saved from
jail and that is what Mr. Manton can.
not tell them,
Other witnesses who are said 10 have
Indicated n uIIIinpress IN recant are
ch,.,. u nm. ,.,,aa o.
"'" WV
ne'Ner IN the hrst trlal' ana against
nun IN the second, ana a negro tele-
pnou' BOY VINO worked IN becker
apartment mousse
p..,, c, ..,,
fol the moment the recantation OF
harshlll, the young negro Is the most
lHer sting development Immediately
after me- told "A reporter for the Public
Ledger iu Philadelphia yesterday that
he had been induced by Assistant Dis
uict Attorney Grochl about month
before the second trial, TO give false tes-
Hmony District Attorney Perkins made
% III, office in this city the fiat state
mcni that persons acting In Becker's
interest had been trying TO bride or
,niimIdlte Marshall ever since last
Angus
The District Attorney exhibited sew
sral letters which Mr.. Groehl had re-
'eiyci from Mprshall-letters in which
oad been offered to him to repudiate
mis- testimony and that he was afraid
ne would be- harmed by Beckers agents
II hc didn't desert the States case
"Noo a.. have known Tor two days"
said District Attorney Perkins. that
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
ATTACK WILSON
COMMISSION IN
COAL FIELDS
Colorado Operators Say 1t
Would Raise New
Issues.
CRITICISE TWO MEN
PRESIDENT PICKED

Seventy-one coal operators OF Colo
RADIO, all Of whom joined last September
in rejecting President Wilson's plan for
three year truce as n preliminary to a
permanent settlement OF their differ
ences with the miners. have now declined
to have anything to do with tho Colo
RADIO Coal Commission. which was APP
pointed last November by the President
TO study the situation and TO devise a
peace plan In accordance with their
findings.
The operators declare that there are
no differences to settle and that II there
were they would hesitate to submit their
settlement to a commission which in
theIs opinion is strongly BIASED against
them.
The commission is headed by Seth
Low and the members are Patrick Gil
day, former president OF the Second dis
trict OF the United Mine Workers 81
America, and Charles W. Mills. a Phiia-
delphls operator. The Colorado oper-
ators assert that Mr.. Mills has been
closely associated with Mr.. Gllday and
that nis appointment to the commission
was made at MIR. Gilday's suggestion.
on January 10 Chairman Low nd
dressed to President d. w. Brown Of
tho Rocky Mountain Fuel Company a
letter offering the good offices of tho
commission. He included the letter OF
President Wilson sent 10 the commission
on December Fl, 1914. in which the md
zion were referred TO as indicating
possible way out OF tho difficulties
The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-02-14
MASSACRE OF JEWS.

On pages one and two of the Fift
section of this issue Herman Bern
stein tells of the tragedy of
Israel in Poland.
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Purpose Not to Investigate.

Mr.. Low explained that it was not the
business of the commission to !nveSt.-
gate anything or to 70 into the past in
any way. He also mentioned the letter
written by John d. Rockefeller, Jr.. in
which was described the scheme adopted
by the Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
to AFFORD easy access on the part OF it's
employees TO It's officers with reference
to grievances.
The answer of the seventy-one oper-
ators to this communication Is as fol-
lows:
We thank you for the tender OF your
good Offices, but beg to state that unde
existing conditions there il no way
in which your commission can be OF
service to the coal mining Industry in
this state.
We believe that il would be unwise
for you to come to Colorado as a com
mission or 70 attempt In any way to
raise new issues or revive those which
have been settled by the termination OF
the strike.
"Our employees, both before. during
and since the str Ike. have been and
are working contentedly and their re-
lations with us are such that should
any d fferences arise In the future they
can be adjusted satisfactorily without
the assistance of your commission.
referring to the Pres dents letter Of
December Il, 1914, n copy of which
accompanies yours, and the three
points to which the President calls your
attention. we have already expressed at
length to the President our views in
relation to q board of Cancellation and
see no reason now to change our views.
"a bll has been introduced In the
Colorado Legislature, noS in session,
providing for an industrial commission
which in case OF necessity win act as
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interested IN "Expcriment.
The plan adopted by the Colorsd ,
Fuel and Iron Company TO which you
refer was adopted by that company
without advising or consulting with any
Of the other operators: while We are
sceptical as 10 its success, we shall
watch the experiment with interest.
The coal mine operators of Colorado
have been persistently lied about by
the strike leaders and their sympathiz-
ers, and the conditions attending the
recent strike have beeA grossly mis-
represented by sensational newspaper
writer's, unprincipled politicians and
biassed investigators The people OF
Colorado, who understand the situa-
ton, at the last election expressed by
an overwhelming majority their con-
domination of the lawless acts OF the
United Mine Workers OF America and
the attempt to force their organization
on the employers and employees OF tho
State.
This unqualified disapproval was
inclusive OF those who aided and en-
couraged lawlossness by word or deed,
whether such aid and encouragement
were prompted by misdirected sympa-
thy or by the ignorant belief OF self
seeking politicians that such a course
commended itself to public approval.
n frONCTilOI ana btNtI Sltle
pledged to the enforcement OF law and
order without Federal assistance were
elected by vote the magnitude of
which was most significant.
Patrick Gllday, a member OF your
commission. Is II member and until re-
Gently an officer OF the United Mine
Workers OF America, the organization
responsible for the Colorado coal strike
and the violence which accompanied 1t.
Charles W, Mills, another member of
your commission, is unknown to us,
but we have learned from sources we
believe to be reliable that he has been
closely associated In the past with MIR.
Gilday and that his appointment on
your commission was suggested by Mr..
Gilday.
"As stated, there are no differences
to be adjusted with our employees. II
differences existed we should be loath
to submit their adjustment to com
mission majority of which we be-
lieve 10 be strongly biassed against us.
or one which has in It's membership an
official member of the United Mine
Workers of America
The business OF the coal operators,
the welfare OF employees and the PROS
perity OF the entire State have been
most seriously affected by the strike.
Peace has been restored. ana what 10
now most Ia be desired is continued
harmony and the restoration Of the
normal industrial conditions"
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THE WEATHER FORECAST.

Cloudy and warmer to-day; probably
rain tonight and tomorrow
Detailed weather, mail and marine reports will
be found on page Io.
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Continued on sirtk Page.
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Like the Purple Cow.

George Tyler OF Liebler & Co., the
New York theatrical managers. who
crossed on the Lusitania. said that
German submarines to his mind we're
like Gelett Burgess's purple cow:
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
SELLING FOOD SUPPLIES

The newspaper man who makes a
practise of looking over his exchanges
must be greatly impressed with the
great amount of space given to adver-
Using food products.
Formerly the bulk of newspaper ad-
vertising was done by about four elias
ses of dealers: Dry goods, mems cloth
ing and furnishings, furniture, millin-
cry. These classes of retailers still
furnish big section Of newspaper ad-
vertising. But there has been a great
tendency for advertising to spread out
into other lines of business, particular
ly into food products.
A good number of market men, pro-
vision stores, and groceries have ad-
vertised for years. Many of them have
seen their trade grow large and per-
manent thereby. But in a great many
cases their publicity work was confined
to small and rather routine notices,
with no detailed information about
their goods. While this kind of notice
helped fix their business in the public
mind, it could have been made far
more effective.
The typical food product advertising
of to-day with which many of our ex-
changes are fairly loaded, is simple
price list of special bargains. Market
focus attention on a few special val
ues, as means of getting the public
in the habit of visiting the place.
A typical advertisement now lies on
our desk. 1t simply consists of about
20 items of special values in black type
each giving the price. "Pot roast,
clear lean meat" Fresh Killed fowl"
"Pure lard" Native dandelions," "Ex-
ira large grape fruit" Large navel
oranges" are typical items.
This advertising must pay, or it
would not be used so freely. In these
high cost of living times, it would be
read with closer attention by the aver
age householder and his wife, than the
biggest battle that has been reported
in black headlines for three months.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23

Remember, when assaulted by attic
ton that every cloud has a silver
lining, and, could we but see Alright,
many apparent calamities are but
blessings in disguise Hope is bet
ter companion than fear, and morning
ia ever the daughter of night. What
ever is, is right; presumption alone
would avert the hand Of Providence.
Give US, oh give Us, the man who
sings at his work. Be his occupation
what it may he is superior to those
who follow the same pursuit in silent
sullenness. He will do more in the
same time, he will do it better, he will
persevere longer. One is scarcely SEN
sible of fatigue while one marches to
music. The very stars are said to
make harmony as they revolve in
their spheres.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23

she is teaching school to spend the hol-
idays with home folks.
Emil Anderson is nursing a sore
hand
Miss Dora Larson was called home
from Grand Rapids last week on ac-
count Of the illness of her mother.
A Christmas program is being pre-
pared by the Sunday school children
of the Swedish Lutheran Church which
will be rendered on Sunday night Dec
ember rs at the church. The public is
invited to attend.
Miss Kronholm is home from Mer-
rill where she has been spending the
past three weeks.
Mis- sEdith Bloomquist is enjoying
a two weeks vacation from her school
duties.
Miss Edith BIoomquist is enjoying
high school at Grand Rapids is spend
ing the holidays at her home here.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23

fire. In addition to the danger to life
and property, fire in a crowded store,
bazaar or church is apt to start pan
ic, and a preventable fire is always
poor advertisement for a business
house. Another reason is that the
use of infammable materials for de-
corations, and of amateur electric wiz
ing In store windows and displays,
may void The insurance in case of fire.
All policies provide that they are void
eff the hazard be increased by any
means within the control or knowledge
Of the insured" Temporary electric
wiring should be officially inspected
approved non-combustible or fire
PROCEED materials should be used fo1
decorations, and the ordinary precau-
tons against fires and panics should
be redoubled, in order that the holi.
day season may not be marred by q
tragedy.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
Admits His Treachery.

''The Man Who Put Up The Job"
probably did not realize what a boom
arang he was making when he started
spreading the story around town that
G. E. Krause had been sentenced. His
only thought was to have it get to the
ears of the Reporter so that they
would fall for it," and publish it. He
did not stop to think that he as the au-
thor of the story was the one who
could be punished through the courts.
He has admitted in the Little Leader
that he was "The Man Who Put Up
The job" and so admits that he was
the one who started the lie and there
fore says he is liar.
The Reporters reputation for giving
facts stands unimpeached by the arti-
Gle that appeared in the Little Leader
and which could only have been writ
ten by a man who was insanely jeal-
Gus of the good name of the Reporter
No sane person would have lowered
himself to do the contemplate coward
ly trick that this man did, whoever
he is.
He did not hurt the Reporter, The
Reporter is not in bad except with a
few who are mutually as jaundiced as
the Little Leader. Who the liar did
hurt was Mr.. Krause. The story was
spread by the man who confesses in
his article that he is the liar and that
he started the story Mr.. Krause VIII,
no doubt, learn who the coward was
and make him sweat for it.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23

ny statement some time ago of the
$4,000 fire in Port Edwards-how a
bout the story about the two hand
some business blocks on Grand Avenue
that were to be built in the spring?
Qast spring.
How about that statement about Ira
banks, and the Orphans Honpe that
they had to retract-how about the
statement of retraction three columns
to the right of the story about the
Reporter? The one in which they take
back what they said about the Starks
Potato Co.? Honest, doesn't it make
you laugh to see the statements made
in the story and then consider the
facts as they are? If THE Man Who
Put Up the Job" was considered a
newspaper man by any one, we have
yet to hear of it-he is generally called
by other names.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
SIGEL.
AS peacefully as now.

George ForsIund returned home on
Monday of last week from Middle Riv-
er, Minnesota where he has been work
ing on dredge.
A. Ingraham and son Harold have
returned to their home at Westfeld
after short visit with relatives.
Lucas Perch was guest at the J.
Kappa home at Biron last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Karberger left
last Tuesday for their home at Chiffon
after pleasant visit of week at the
Frank Krause home.
Mr.. Nordgren left last week for Uni
ty where he will remain till after the
holidays.
John Pecor of Minocqua is a guest
at the John HENDERSON home.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. Krause and Mr.. and
Mrs. G. Karberger spent one day of
last week at Pittsville.
Eric Jacobson left last week for
Mansion where he will spend the win
ter.
Miss Anna Forslund of Grand Rap
ids spent Saturday and Sunday here.
John Pecor is employed at Grand
Rapids.
Miss Ida Nordstrum is home from
Grand Rapids where she has spent the
past four months.
Mrs. Dave Sharkey of your city
spent the later part of the week at the
home of her parents here.
Miss Louise Omaholt of Grand Rap
ids was a guest at the Forslund home
last week.
Mrs. F. Whitman was on the sick
list last week. l
Mrs. Jensen and son William of Rud-
olph Sunday in our midst
Miss Signe Heden will arrive here
on Friday from Sank County where
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
Editors Prayer.

An editor went to church the other
day and was called upon to lead in
prayer, when he responded as follows
Almighty and Kind Father, who doth
from Thy throne look down on the
government Of delinquent subscribers,
most humbly we beseech Thee to draw
near unto them and whisper a few
things into their ears that the statue
forbids as to print. Thou knowest
our wants, but the subscriber knows
them not and seldom stops to inquire
Let it be known to them that there
are patches on the homestead of our
pants, and that there is an aching void
in the front part of our back, and that
we hunger and thirst and he asks US
not to come and sup with him. Thou
knowest, Lord, that our ink and print
paper costs money, but the subscriber
knoweth it not, and careth a great
deal less. Thou knowest we are cold
and the subscriber bringeth not the
wood he promised, and we are SILVER
ing and shaking while he roasteth his
shins before the red hot fires of his
mother. Tell them all these things
Lord, and if he faileth and bringeth no
succor, Danish him to the lower re-
gions, to dwell among the Repubh-
cans, Democrats, Popocrats and ca
lamity howlers, and Thine shall be the
praise and glory throughout our news
paper career. Amen"
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23

Christmas eve! The wondrous
Santa Claus comes to the children
with thee. What visions of dolls,
games, books, candies, and all sorts
of goodies; drums, trumpets, whistles
of all sorts of squeaks and discordant
blasts, and the wonderful Christmas
tree with its brilliant lights, gay col
ors, and mysterious packages, some of
which may contain the long-wished-
for skates or the huge jack knife. It
is all enchsntment, all the color of the
rose, the rainbow that spans their
young lives. Not all the agony in
the manger, all the wonder of the
story of the star of Bethlehem. of the
following and guiding of the wise
men to the lowly cradle of the coming
King; not all the sad beauty of the
old, old story can fully satisfy the
juvenile heart like those. But are we
not children of a larger growth. In
spite of the solemnity of the occasion
in spite of its deep and tender mean
ing, the gifts and goodies and merry
making are all dear to us, children in
heart as we are.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
1T IS TO LAUGH

The story in the little Leader Sat-
urday evening was about the funniest
thing that has happened in the town
for years. Just imagine making a
statement about "the first rudiments
of newspaper work" It is apparent
to the observer that they seem to know
nothing Of any of the rudiments Of
either newspaper work or of common
decency. eve take nothing for grant
ed-we investigate" sounds good, BUT
how about investigating before publish
ing that wonderful flight of magma
ton regarding the firemen going to
Necedah in 80 minutes-how about the
investigation that has lead to that fun
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
Inaccurate News Service.

Some of the newspaper accounts of
the Necedah fire were so grossly ex-
aggerated as to be ridiculous to those
who know any thing about the town.
Where the Milwaukee papers got their
information regarding the hundreds of
people who were driven out and made
homeless is something to be wondered
at.
Where local paper got that awful
noise about the Grand Rapids men
making the run in 80 minutes was
something else to be wondered at. The
actual time taken in going was near an
hour and forty minutes. The Reporter
was assured by the railway officials
that the run would be made in one
hour, but delays because of two
freight trains that had passed added As
minutes to the actual time.
Exaggerations such as were printed
in the yellow" are what hurt the news
papers and are the reason so many
people say, ''It's Newspaper story
and imply that it cannot be believed.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23

Badger Holstein breeders are much
interested in the new worlds champ
ion cow, Duchess Skylark Ormsby, own
ed in Minnesota. The Grand sire of
this great COW, on the sire side, was
owned by NJ H. Gardner of Walworth
County, secretary of the Holstein Erie
sian Advanced Registry and was for
many years used in that herd. The
same blood was formerly strongly rep
resented in a Jefferson County herd
and a Milwaukee County herd now con
tains animals with similar breeding.
A Waukesha County herd has individu-
ais directly related with the dam of the
new champion.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23
CHRISTMAS DAY.

All hail to Christmas day; it draws
all the good forth from our natures
until we really love our neighbor as
ourselves. We rise out of our selfish
ness and seek to bless others, and we
rejoice over another's joy. We are
happy because others are happy and
our happiness makes other hearts
glad. We have sorrow, but put it
away; have we an animosity, we bury
it; have we grudges, we pierce them
with an arrow; have we an unforgiv-
ing spirit, we crush it; and come
forth in newness of life this day into
new world ruled by love, ordered
by love and permeated with love. A
wonderful place hallows all things,
and kindness wells up in every heart
throb, and our 'Merry Christmas"
carries with it so much of good will
the whole atmosphere is filled with
the music, and the re-echoes of the
Merry Christmas keeps returning as if
it could never quite dies out again,
and so it goes ringing, ringing on,
Merry Christmas, and we pass it
along-to all Merry Christmas.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1915-12-23

It leads to the promotion Of better
spiritual conditions for the good of the
soul in vast eternity.
Church attendance is your best Con
fession of Faith!" Express it
Because Thou Hast Kept the Word of
Ny Patience, | also will Keep Thee
from the Hour of Temptation, which
Shall Come Upon all the World"
Written especially for this paper.