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Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17
CITY MEAT
MARKET

Is the title of an old firm made into
a stock company made up of the fol-
lowing stockholders: Mr.. and Mrs.
Domnick Reiland, Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
Reiland and Alex Perrodin. The old
firm of Reiland & Perrodin is dissolved
by mutual consent and the new City
Meat Market Co., is now in it's place.
The new company while nearly the
same people, are in popular favor.
The newly elected officers are D. Rel
land, President; Alex Perrodin, Vice
President; and Peter Reiland Secre-
tary and Treasurer
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17
MUST PAY RENT
IN MILWAUKEE
(By United Press Association

Milwaukee, Wis, Feb. 10.-The ak
iom that it is cheaper to move than
pay rent doesn't hold good in Milwau.
kee any more A law went into eff
feet today which requires that each
expressman report all transfers and
removals of goods each week to the
city clerk Merchants, landlords, and
installment houses procured the pas
sage of the ordinance in the hope that
it would check those of a rowing dis
position who are also inclined to for
get their creditors.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17
LEAP YEAR PARTY

The Girls Glee Club of the Lincoln
High School gave a leap year
party at the Music room of the Witter
building on Saturday evening The
evening was pleasantly spent in dane
ing. Prior to the dancing short pro-
gram of musical numbers and recita-
tons was given. Light refreshments
were served.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17
FIRST WEED
SCHOOL STARTS
TODAY
(By United Press Association

BETHEL, Wis, Feb. 15.-The first
real weed and seed school to be held
in the state, opened here to-day and
will continue for two days. The fore
moons will be given over to training
children in weed Identification and the
afternoon sessions will be open to far
mers. Special attention is being given
to weed seeds which cannot be sep
arated from agricultural seeds by ma
chimes.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17
DIED IN ST. PAUL
From st. Paul Journal.

From st. Paul Journal.
Mrs. N. A. Week, past matron of
Arbutus chapter, Order of Eastern
Star, received letter to-day from
Mrs. Biddell, matron of Merriam Park
chapter o. E. S., St. Paul stating that
Mrs. August Carey would probably
be buried here Thursday and asked
that as many members as possible at
tend in body. The Journal has
been unable to learn anything in re-
gard to the death of Mrs. Carey. She
was the widow of the late A. G. Carey
formerly of this city.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17
GERMANS in
FIERCE ATTACK
Champagne Region Scene of Bitter
Fighting and Heavy Artillery
Fire.
(By United Press Association

LONDON, Feb. 15.-The Germans
are pressing forward German offens-
i've in the Champagne trying to hull
back the French on Is mile front ac-
cording to dispatches received here to-
day. Since early yesterday steady
roll of heavy German artillery has
shaken the hills of Champagne. The
Germans are hurting thousands of
high explosive shells at the French po-
sitions.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17
GARRISON'S
SUCCESSOR
NOT APPOINTED
President VIII Confer With Members
of House and Senate.
(By United Press Association

WASHINGTON, Feb. 14.-Those
who expected that President Wilson
would appoint new secretary of state
to-day were disappointed as it was
made known that he has postponed
the appointment for several days as
it was given out that he wished to
confer with members of the house and
senate before making an appointment
90 fill the vacancy caused by the resig-
nation Of Garrison.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17
20 MINERS
PERISH in FIRE
(By United Press Association

BUTTE, Mont, Feb. 15.-Twenty
men persisted in fire in the Pennsyl-
vania Mine of the Anaconda Copper
Mines here last night according to the
best advice obtainable. Several min
ers attempting a rescue of persons in
the lower reaches of the mine also per-
ished. The fire is still burning. The
origin of the fire is not known. It is
now under control.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17
WILSON A
CANDIDATE
(By United Press Assoeiation.)

WASHINGTON, Feb, 14.-Presi-
dent Wilson to-day announced his can
didacy for the Presidency in a letter
written to Secretary of State Hide
brand of Ohio, asking the secretary's
assistance in placing his name on the
primary ballot of Ohio.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17
WIDOW WOOD
ASKSFOR MONEY
Suit Brought Against Insurance Co.
For Money On Policies of
Arabic Victim.
<By United Press Association

GAINESVILLE, Feb. 14.-Mrs. Mar
garet B. Woods, widow of Doctor Ed
ward S. Woods who was drowned
when the Arabic was torpedoed to-day
brought suit against New York Cas-
uality company for $4,000 and a.
gainst the Standard Insurance Comp
any of Detroit for $1,000 on policies
which the physician is alleged to have
filed at the time of his death.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17

ST. PAUL, Mimi, Feb. 14.-Big
and healthy lungs are more
to be desired by University goods than
1ainty feet, Miss Georgiana Sanford,
Hamline university told her class.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17
FOOTBALL men
GET EMBLEMS
AT MILWAUKEE,
(By United Press Association.

MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb. 15.-The
annual banquet given in honor of the
football players of Marquette Univer-
sity, will be held tonight Fifteen of
the members of last years team will
be awarded emblems. Floyd Beutler is
captain for next year.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17
POT POURRI
PARAGRAPHS
(By United Press Association

WINNIPEG, Man, Feb. 14.-Plans
for the erection of home on 100
acres, at total cost of 100000, for
soldiers returning from the war, were
announced to-day by the Manitoba
soldiers association.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17

TRENTON, N. J., Feb. 14.-An anti
saloon campaign by the "Flying Squa-
Iron of America" began here to-day
with an address by former Governor
Frank Hanley of Indiana, in Taylor
Opera House.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17
GIRL SLEEPS
100 HOURS
(By United Press Association.)

OCONTO, Feb. 15.-Dora Peterson,
whose sleep of period Of 100 hours
last week, has again gone to sleep and
physicians have to-day said that she
will probably never wake.
When she awoke from her long sleep
last week, she had lost control of her
vocal cords. 1t is impossible for her
to recover now.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17
RURAL CREDIT
BILL REPORTED
To SENATE

(By United Press AssOciatlOn.)
WASHINGTON, Feb. 15.-The Hol-
lis Rural Credit Bill which promised
loans to farmers was favorably re-
ported to the Senate to-day.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17
GIBBONS FIGHTS
At WINNIPEG

(By United Press Association
MILWAUKEE, Wis, Feb. 15.-Gus
Christie of this city, will meet Tommy
Gibbons, Mikes brother, at Winnepeg
tonight.
Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1916-02-17
Grand Rapids, IA Points

Atcherson of Tomahawk refereed
the game
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-27
{ l,ai,tp!. VII.

ii was now necessary to cStabiiSt the movements of the ear nine months before aud 1O de this without awaken ing suspicious The task Was pcculiar- ly delicate. but several weeks work proved beyond q doubt tbat the ca had made q trip to West WaShingt m market the night of the murder.
 Put it was learned that the car had been for hire, and lhat many men had driven il. Suspicion fixed on young Italian plumber. Frank Forrara, and 4 was discovered that he had driven the car much more Frequently in 1914 than last Veal.
 On October the police had a wind fall Ippolito Greco vas shot down at the doorway of his stable in Little Italy" So many Killings had taken place thcrc that ii was known as the "murGer stable" Greco had been Il political power.
 In the course of his vigorous in~ quiry into the Greco case, Captain .I0nes found that about the time of the Baff murder there had been a quarrel over "bg money in a saloon owned by Greco. Ii was the $2,400 known to have been collected to fight Baff.
 "Stocl pigeons' soon informed the detectives that the plumber Ferrora had been frcquenter of the Greco
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-27

annual license change time came. Every nmber Was officially changed. The old license number only remained as a final check on the work
 Deputy commissioner Guy Sculi Widcncd the search to include inc car% of ajl known and suspected enemies of Bait, but SiN moHb6S went bF and titis patienl labor was without reSuH.
 Bui July of Iaat yea' the detectives had gained tLn 4troHG belief that the gnnmcu had come from turbulon, Little Italy =u 4a}len, The search closed in upon the Market Anto gar age, i'll F,aSt ldlth street, freqneute l by hnckstefs AHans thc delivery trucks. otc.. W9s loaud one tiyc-pas- scnger touring ear, painted ligh green. It's number was ROW A1,2,1 but he record SshoWcd that in l9fA it mad borne ihe nnmbof 24,S3G. Before il was painted Il had been brown.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-27

jumped into an automobile Ina was
 waiting there, the engine running, and everything ready for ! q2icll get away. In addition to the man at the wheel there were three others acting as lookouts.
 While the two men Whj We're con cernod in the actual ihootins were still on the running board, the ear sped away. It turned wes7 in Gansc- voort street, one block over t0 WHsh- ington street and then proceeded north. II fairly flew 1o .ht aEcnde to Bank street and from thor on the police lost track of it.
 Later a policeman saw an aninmo' bile running al terrific speed on West Tenth street At Twelfth street an1 Sixth avenue, il has become known the five men left the car. paid 1h" chauffeur and then wa'koC to foUr~ teenth street. where they iGmpnl on 8 northbound elevated train.
 Chapter V.
 In the old days the det 'niivoS would have pursued the Baff case q few days. found it difficult problem and plae- tically dropped it. But new man sits beneath the goldon ;lomc cn Broome street. New things arc oo servable in all the vast sv strm which constitutes the New York police.
 It is said that only WicNedncss IS interesting. When there is scandal in the police department the front pages of the newspapers are fall of it. Little is heard of the police these days. Tn this case, at least, no news is good news.
 Arthur Woods works witE0ul trum- pets. He followed series Of commits sioners who out wardly quarreled with all the other city departments and inward]y, acc or.lin to general Belief, ran things to s"it their hidden bosses and their own sweet Whims.
 The gangs nave been broken 'ip. The corner loafer aud tie gunman arc dl=- appearing. 'Owncy' Madden. who laughed at "faat dud Wocds' will spend the next 20 years ill Sing Sing
 The semi-political racko.. which te- gan with blackmail of mecchants and ended in dance hall pistol fight is no more. Tn the first :1iaa months of 1915 the number of burglaries was
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-27
hysteria, arose and declared:
 "Raff has got to be killed"
Chantar III.

\"AptOl
 The chicken merchants were just entering upon the Thanksgiving trada of 1914. Baff, it was decided by his enemies, must be eliminated, befoa he set the prices for that successful period.
 committee of 25 was appointed at one of the meetings of the chicken merchants in murder convention hall" to devise ways and means to get the upper hand of the man who was controlling the industry. A funl of 5000 was raised to be used to that end.
 A subcommittee of l2 was appointed which had direct charge of the work. Still another committee of two was later named, which it was alleged, was entrusted with the details. The meet. ings were attended by Kosher chicken merchants in general.
 Baff knew that his years of fight ing had made him marked man. He , was in daily dread of death. For months before he was killed he was constantly on the lookout. He never ventured from his house or from his place of business without being ac- companioned by member of his family or guard, Several times at- tempts upon his life were frustrated. The first was on March II, 1914. Five masked men entered one of the branches owned by Baff at No. 4l7 East One Hundred and Ninth street. At the point of revolvers, they asked for Baff. He had just left. Employees saved $5,000 of the firms money. The hold-up men went through the en- ployes, secured $40 in cash and es- capped. Later they were captured and sent to Sing Sing.
 Chapter IV.
 Barnett Baff was shot to death on the night of November 24, 1914, three days before Thanksgiving. He was lured to his death by false message
 The poultryman had left his estab- lishment at Nos. 60 and GA Thompson avenue at o'clock to visit his place on Thirteenth avenue. He had been there but short time when man entered and said to him:
 MT. Baff. you are wanted down at the corner"
 There was nothing unusual in this message, as poultrymen frequently summoned him in this manner. Ignorant of the peril tha. awaited him, Mir. Baff crossed over the street and walked southward to Gansevoort street. He was directly m front of the Brooklyn poultry house at No. IS Thirteenth avenue, when two men walked up behind him. One of them said something which caused him to turn @Wl As he did so one of the men drew a revolver and fired two shots into his back. A bullet went throug, his heart. The other entered his left shoulder. l As Baff dropped to the sidewalk, the l two men ran about 25 fee. south and
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-27

just one Aalf what i vas n the same period of the previous 'nar.
 4 skilled psychologist eyes the n"W prisoners af headquarl"'s every day, and the offenders whose trouble IS mental are singled out from the hard cncd criminals.
 The work of detectives and patrol men has been co-ordinated so that 2n arrest is almost bound to resnE in d oonrction MurlarerS are handled i'll a Way which smpasses Sherlock Homes for system.
 There is specialized gang squad, a bomb squad. a white slave squad a lofl burglary eqnad, an au' moblle squad. vice squad and mendicancE squad,
 An era of good feeling has come. Tor the hulnblest paddy" knows thai h" can go to headquarters and lay h'' troubles before "Thc Commish' Wit'l- out fearing any of the intermediate officials.
 Space lacks to do justice to tN" Woods reforms. For instance, nothln% has been said of his introduction to army methods.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-27
gave the dealers who supplied it what
 It ch9se, and exercised complete au-


 Barnett Baff objected to thei, methods. Others had objected before him. But although Baff had little money, he had an iron will. He began to prosper.
 The poultry trust was amazed one day to find that Baff was securing independent shipments. It was decided to .get after" Baff But driven into corner, he showed his teeth, and defied the poultry trust to do it's worst. The fight was on to the death.
 One day Baff went to District At torney Jerome and told his story of the injustices practiced by the trust.
 That was in 1910 Then followed long fight, this time through the courts. Eventually, indictments were found against more than 75 members of the trust. Thirty-five pleaded guilty, and dozen of the leaders were sentenced.
 Barnett Baff prospered beyond his widest dreams. He was hailed as the man who had wiped out the poultry trust, customers flocked to his stand in hundreds. He opened other stands, and still others.
 Finally, he established a large wholesale and retail establishment in the heart of West Washington market district, where he had so successfully waged his fight.
 Meantime the members of the poul l. try trust were operating under the more genteel title of the Live Poul- try Mems association. All of the big dealers, and most of the little ones, were members-all except Baff.
 Baff finally became such big man that he was really controlling the kosher trade, and making prices.
 If member of the association had a prosperous store in one section Of the city, Baff would open one in the vicinity. By lowering prices, he se drove his competitor out of business.
 He practiced similar methods in the wholesale business. At that time he was working hand-in-glove with the three Cohen brothers-Harry, JacoO and Joseph. They were the guiding geniuses of the Chicken Pullers's as- sociation.
 In the days of his greatest prosper ity Baff had a disagreement with the Cohens, and they became bitter en- emies. He entered the pulling" busi- ness himself in opposition to his former friends.
 That was the beginning of the end. The chicken merchants who were fighting Baff welcomed the Cohen brothers to their side. Then began the efforts to eliminate Baff. Tn the spring of 1914 this action took definite form. Meetings were held in frame building at the corner of Tenth avenue and Fourteenth street. which afterward became known as murder convention hall" At one | lof. these meetings woman poultry dealer. wrought up to state of
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-27
Chapter VIIi.

Suddenly one night Ferrara's room flied With buriy men. He rose from his chair, half bewildered, half threatening. An instant later his hands wore ,nanacled.
 Then came several hours of grill ing ard the plumber, overcome Ey the amount of knowledge the police had about him. confessed.
 In few hours the detectives were scurryin@ about the city, picking up the men Implicated by the motor car driver. Their efforts centered on net tmg the men higher up." the big deal CTS in chickens who had collected the fund meant to dethrone Baff as chicken king
 The men were seized, questiond and soon established for certainty that i25 chicken dealers contributed to tre murder fund, and that at least 20 of them knew it's exact purpose.
 Two hundred dollars for tho fund had been obtained from Baff himself on the plea that it was to prevent another strike of chicken pullers.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-27
(I,aptev VI.

Probably 20 persons saw the assas- sination of Baff, but no one of theHl in the dusk got the number straight They agreed pretty well that the first two dgits of the five were "A. One man was fairly positive it was 24,119 But this number was found to be borne by the car of a Flatbush man Of repute. His car had been locked u& the night of the murder.
 The only agreed on facts for the detectives were that it was touring car for five passengers, that it nad a mohair top and was painted brown. somewhere between a light brown and a coffee color. And repainting is easy
 The police tackled the job of run ming down every one of the thousand cars in the 24,000 class. But it was found possible to eliminate trucks, limousines, runabouts and small cars, leaving about hundred which an swered to the ascertained facts. Some well-known men were highly offended before the work was done.
 Then came new difficulty. The
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-27

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 Tt is our aim to please you in the smalles detail: American-ExcaS- sior Laundry O.. phone 146. !.
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-27

dives. He was closely shadowed. It
 was determined that he had been ;t party 70 tho quarrel, and the date Of this Was fixed aS the night after the Rait slaying
Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1916-02-27
New York Super Police Un. earth Details of Battling
 Murder Conspiracy.
SLAYER HIRED BY
 POULTRY TRUST
Young Italian, Who Killed Baff. as
 Rosenthal Was Killed by Four s7
 Ganmen, duplicates Rig Dealers in Plot,

# New York, Feb. 26.-The great Bar nett Baff murder mystery of Novem- Der "A, 1914, seems about to be ex- posed in all it's wide notifications of metropolitan crime. The driver of the murder car has confessed, and the authorities believe they have the other cOnspirators r against the wealthy chicken dealer either under lock and key or within their reach.
 M The solution of this bold crime, year and half after it's commission. marks new era in the history of the New York police department, with it's ten thousand stalwart bluecoats. Po- lice Commissioner Arthur Weeds, working nOisefessly, has turned them into an army division of Super police"
 x Charles S. Whitman, when district attorney, used the murder of Herman Rosenthal by Lieutenant Becker and his gunmen as means to eradicate the graft in the department It re- mained for the great Woods to vitalize the vast, clumsy police machine un. til it works like high-powered rac- ing car.
 The recent John D. Rockefeller vice commission report paid a remarkable tribute to the present ability of the police department. The Baff case again reveals the new day which has dawned. Here is it's history: LA
 Chapter l.
 When BarnettBaff opened poultry stand in the West Washington market more than a dozen years ago, very little attention was paid to him by the other dealers. He was one of the many. He struggled along as did the others. The poultry trust was then in full swing. It controlled the prices,
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-13
Questions Put to
Pupils Bring Out
Humorous Replies

The list OF questions printed in The
Bee recently. for a test of general in
formation among students In high schools
and colleges, Is creating a great deal Of
interest and amusement throughout the
city. In one OF the largest schools in
the city the principal submitted the ques-
tons to the eighth grade pupils. In the
main the answers were quite satisfactory,
hut some Of them were decidedly humor-
oous.
What Is the normal temperature OF the
human body?" asked the principal.
One little girl raised her hand promptly
and the principal told her to proceed with
the answer.
THE normal temperature for girls Is
50. and for boys 70" piped the little lady
and sat down, while the teacher and
principal enjoyed the heertiest laugh they
have had for many moon.
What is the motto OF the United
States?" asked the principal.
One boy shouted. In God We Trust,
while another insisted that It was Peace
Omaha daily bee., 1916-01-13
The Easiest Way
To End Dandruff

There Is one sure way that never fails
to remove dandruff completely and that
Is to dissolve It, This destroys II en-
urely. To do this, just get about four
ounces of plain. ordinary liquid arvon; ;
apply II at night when retiring; use
enough to moisten the scalp and rub 1t
In gently with the finger tips.
BY morning, most II not all. OF your
dandruff will be gone. and three or four
moro applications will completely dis
solve and entirely destroy every single
align and trace of 1t. no matter how much
dandruff you may have.
You will find, too, that all itching and
digging of the scalp will stop instantly,
and your hair will be fluffy, lustrous
glossy, silky and soft, and look and feel
hundred times better.
You can get liquid arvon at any drug
store. 1t is inexpensive, and four ounces
is all you will need. This simple remedy
has never been known to fail.-Adver-
tisement.