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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-02
SPOUSE PLATON|C,
BAT WINSDIvORCE
Fighter TestifieS She Leaves Him
Three Days After Their We'd
ding in Hegewisch, Ill.

Chicago. Mrch Battling Nelson,
former lightweight champion pugilist
of the world, yesterday completed the
legal formula for divOrcing himself
of his wife, Fay King Nelson, the
Kansas City cartoonist.
Mrs. Nelson defaulted, not appear
ing personally or having any one
present in her behalf. Judge Kersten
indicated he would sign the formal
decree today.
The testimony was brief Neverthe-
less. it tended to show that while
the defendant, swiped in cave-like
fashion, enjoyed Bats 'platonic
friendship" and dubbed him her woolly
little lamb, she steadfastly baked at
being his wife.
Attorney Emile V. Van Bever, rep
resenting Nelson, approached the bar
of justice and announced:
Your honor, this is a charge of de-
sertion. Service by copy of the bill.
NJ
Proceed" said his honor, but be-
fore Van Bever could get in a word
the old battler stepped to the bench
and, bowling profusely, handed his
cepted without turning an eyelash.
Nelson then took the witness stand
and Attorney Van Bever asked:
What is your name?''
Oscar Matthew Battling Nelson
the witness answered.
Where do you live?"
"HegeWisCh, Ill"
What is your business?"
professional entertainer"
How long have you lived in the
city, county and state?"
About twenty-seven years"
when were you married to Fay
King Nelson. the defendant?"
ian. -, 1913"
Where"
"Hegewisch, Ill"
When did you separate?"
Three days after our marriage she
left
why did she leave?"
Just said she didn't care to live
with me any longer"
DO you know why your wife as,
sumed the attitude she did?"
mo, sir; she simply said she didnt
care enough for me to be wife tt
me-"
| Did she again return?"
! Yes, she came back in March Wher
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-02
WILSON WILL FORCE HOUSE
TO STAND PAT.

Continued From Page One.)
our hearts on our sleeves so we may
know our positions exactly.
THE presidents attitude is this:
He supports the contention that bel
ligerent merchantmen have the right
to bear arms for defensive purposes.
but he does not say, nor do 1, and I
doubt if anyone does. what consti-
tutes defensive purposes
Furthermore, if a German warshfp
without warning should attack and
sink merchantmen, the president
proposes to consider the attack a law
less act. He will be disposed to hold
the German government to strict &C
! countability, and if the German gov
eminent persisted, he would be tempt
ed to sever diplomatic relations and
| submit the matter to congress, which,
| under the constitution, is the war
making body
Il cannot discuss the question now,
but will merely state that in duty to
myself, to my constituents and to my
country, will discuss 1t here at length
in the near future. The president is
| opposed to the Gore resolution. He
| is not only opposed to laws on the sub
ject, but to any form of official warn
4 ing, keeping people off belligerent ves-
, sells.
IF l could have my way, I would
take some step to save this country
from becoming embroiled in the Eur
| opean war through the recklessness
of some thoughtless citizen.
The president has written Repre-
sentative Pou that the resolution has
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-02
The execution of Sergeant Leonardo Anzac.

was in Pueblo, Co., training for a
fight"
How long did she remain?"
Until June /, and again went on
her way"
Did she come back again.
Eyes. about Nov. L"
Why did she return?"
"She said she thought l needed
her"
Did she leave you after that?"
Yes, about the last of November,
1913, and she has constantly refused
to join me since"
Have you ever written to her or
otherwise tried to induce her to re-
turn?"
Yes, but she always replied she
didn't want anything further to do
with ne; that she liked me as a
friend. but not as a husband"
Judge kersten asked the witness
only one question, and that was re
garding one Of her departures.
Nelson Nelson, the plaintiffs father
testified to the marriage and separa-
ton, but was at loss to account for
the break. John r. Robinson, the
battler's former manager, told of the
personal efforts to reunite the sep
arated couple, but said she gave a
decisive mo" every time he asked her
to patch up their differences.
Kansas City, Mo-, March III want
to find out for sure that the divorce
is granted and that l am no longer
married before I make a statement
said Fay King. wife of Battling Mel
son, tonight, when informed that the
Chicago court had decided that Bat
would be given a divorce.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-02
NSKILLEDWIFE,'
THEN HIMSELF, IS
VERDICT OF JURY
Farmer Rock Islander and His Bride
Last Seen Alive by Farm Neigh.
bors, Feb. 16.
OTHER THEORIES ARE ADVANCED
padies on Way Here From Oklahoma,
Funeral TO Be Held Tomorrow at
GroOm's Fathers Home.
lBv Associated Press. }

Muskogee. Okla. March g.
Harry B. Jens killed his wife and
then committed suicide at their
home near here, according to the
verdict today of a cOr0ner's jury.
Their bodies were found last
Tuesday on the little fruit farm
where they had spent their five
months honeymoon. The pair
last were seen Feb. is.
other theories leading to con-
illusions which vary from the yer-
diet OF the coroner's Jury have
been advanced in explanation OF
the TRACEY.
The bodies OF Jens and his bride
have been shipped 10 Rock Island,
ILL., where they were married.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-02

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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-02
SIOUX CITY STRIKE
FINALLY SETTLED

Sioux City. Iowa, March 1.-THE end
of the Sioux City packing house strike,
involving $500 men, came today A
peace agreement providing for u
cents an hour for common laboreTs,
was accepted.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-02

Island Y. NJ. c. A. with $50 in attend
ance The pillow company defeated the
power men at basketball, and also
won free-for-all tug of war, but lost
the team tug Of war. The pillow com
pany employees put on several Wrest-
ling exhibitions, while the power men
gave boxing performances of two
rounds each. In the swimming events
in the big tank honors were about
even
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-02
Funeral to Be Held Tomorrow.


The bodies of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry B,
lens. who we're found dead in bed at
their farmhouse near Muskogee,
Okla, yesterday, with their Threats
cut, will arrive in Rock Island tonight
Mr.. and Mrs. ". b Killmer of Tulsa,
Okla, the latter sister of Jens, are
accompanying the bodies here.
Double funeral services will be held
tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock at the
home OF Jens' father, Edward Jens,
Ninth street road, south of Center Sta
ton. Rev F. J. Rolf will be in charge
of the services. Interment will be in
Chippiannock cemetery.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-02
SHOP EMPLOYEES IN
ATHLETIC MEET AT Y

The second athletic meet between
employees of the Rock Island Pillow
company and Peoples Power COM
many was held last night at the Rock
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-02
Be Sure You GET
'G.EaI-S-..-T'
for Your Corns
Don't Let any One Deceive You By
Handing You Something
Else for Corns.

There are limitations Of "Gets-It."
are trying to cash in" on "Gets-It''
success by deceit and by names that
sound like "Gets-It" Notice how it's
snelled. G-E-T-AI-T."
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-03-02

You wouldn't Lose ouF en- per, d onns
If You Used 'Gets-lt" Tor Those Corns"
why, John. I never knew you to
use such language! I've told you
several times it's no use to try those
bandages, salves. tapes, plasters. and
COntraptions for Corns. Here's some
fGets-It, it's Just wonderful how easy.
clear and clean it makes any corn
come right off. Takes but a few Sec
onds to apply. 1t dries at once. Pat
your sock on right over it,-there's
nothing to stick or roll up, form
bundle Of your toe, or press on the
corn. It's painless. simple as rolling
OFF log Now put away those knives;
razors and scissors. use 'Gets-it ana
you'll have a sweeter disposition and
no more cOrns and calluses.'
It's an insult to your intelligence
for any one to hand you an imitation;
Accept no substitutes: get "Gets-lt.
"Gets-It" is sold by druggists every
where, Csc. a bottle, or sent direct ny
Z. Lawrence & Co.. Chicago. Ill.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28

at all on his part to follow this advice. It did require courage to refrain. History proves that the safest thing a President can do when the oppor- tunity presents itself is to go into war, If he would make sure of his re- election. No war President was ever defeated. Wilson had enough oppor- tunities to wage war on Mexico to make this campaign absolutely futile from, a Republican standpoint. His brand of diplomacy is of a different order. With it President Wilson has kept the American people out of the greatest slaughter the world ever witnessed, and he has done this with out the sacrifice of any right recog- nized in the statute books of 1nterna- tional law. To claim that President Wilson has not kept us out of war is just as logical as to say that the En- peror of Austria, the Czar of all the Russias or Kaiser Wilhelm have kept their people at peace.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28

oS~1SAS We've f1lmy yellow nets of sun; Into the drowsy snare too soon The guards fell one by one. Through the kings gate unquestioned A began went and laughed, This
 brings Me chance, at least, to see if men Fare better, being kings The king sat bowed beneath his
 crown,
 Propping his face with istless
 hand; Watching the hour glass sitting Too slow it's shining sand. Poor man, what wouldst thou have
 of me?''
 The beggar turned, and pitying, Replied, like one in dream, "Of thee, Nothing. I want the king" Up rose the king, and from his head Shook off the crown, and threw it
 by, 70 man, thou must have known" he
 said
 "A greater king than l." Through all the gates unquestioned
 then,
 Went king and beggar hand in
 hand. Whispered the king Shall I know Before his throne I stand?" The beggar laughed. Free winds in
 haste
 Were wiping from the kings hot
 brow The crimson lines the crown had
 traced,
 This is his presence now.' At the kings gate, the crafty noon Unwove it's yellow nets of sun; Out of their sleep in terror soon The guards walked one by one "Ho here! Ho there! Has no man The king?" The cry ran to and Beggar and king, they laughed, I Ween, The laugh that free men know On the kings gate the moss grew gray; The King came out They called him dead; And made his eldest son one day Slave in his fathers stead -Helen Hunt Jackson.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28
NEW LITE.

After the enthusiastic meeting of st night held in the Chamber of Pmmerce rooms, the directors of the ew Britain Charity Organization are Rbued with a new life. They are Rdy now to go out, and battle in real |rnest for a handsome sum with gaich to carry on the work during the lproaching winter. The talks were lry frank, very sincere. And every Idy left the meeting with 8 better lderstanding of the mission at hand. key left better friends, better citt- sns, better charity workers. All of Rlich augurs well for the destitute Sd the poor. Someone has dis 5vered that the only difference be- &een the rl1t and the grave is depth. Charity Organization has now
 otded the rut, has started out on
 high road to success and every
 m and woman in the city with the
 pessary wherewithnl stands ready
 help along the worthy enterprise. $e Dollar Fund from now on will be-
 he 8 real campaign.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28
REGISTRATION AND INDEPEND-
 EINCE.

While Republican leaders rejoice, Democratic leaders are not dis heartened by the number of citizens who have enrolled as Republicans in this city. Registration, in the past, has not even been a straw to indicate Many independent voters decline to register because of the belief that their political creed is a personal mat ter, not to be Haunted in public
 New Britain's experience with reg istration has demonstrated that it is not a trustworthy basis on which to forecast elections. The Republican party, if registration is a test, should far outstrip the Democratic party at the polls. Yet this has not always been the case and Democratic candi- proving that many who are registered as Republicans are not so on elec- tion day. Democrats have frequent ly elected candidates for office, offering convincing eVIOe1Co that r0S1SCraL1On is not a safe criterion. Registration is purely for the purpose of assisting friends at caucuses or primaries. That it has no greater significance is shown by history
 Notwithstanding the heavy Republi- can registration, if it can be called heavy when Republican leaders are moving heaven and earth to get out a large vote for their candidates, Dem- ocrats expect President Wilson to re- ceive highly complimentary vote on November from this Republican fortress. Independence in voting is expected to play havoc with the normal Republican plurality and those in charge of Democracy's destinies here are not alarmed. In fact, they are hardly interested by the claims of the Republican publicity bureau.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28
597 VOTERS MADE.
Sclect1nen and Registrars Hold EIra1
 Session for Few Irndo a4

Sclectnen and Registrars Hold Evr.1
 Session for Few Under o1
 Out of a list approximatine I ooo the selectmen, registrars and +o1n clerk in their three sessions made 5o7 voters, including a few who arc TO stored. The officials will meet ae.i, for a few minutes on Monday, Nover,- Der 6, to make voters of those who have attained their majority since ves~ terday.
 According to the registration Of the 697 voters made at the present tima 345 registered as republicans and 167 as democrats. The balance, S5 in number, did not register.
 Towards the close of the session last evening, Registrar William Zegler re- ceived a telegram from Hartford asking that a conveyance meet the 7:55 train at the local depot The message was from Ernest Ritter, son of William Ritter of the Cremo Brewing company. He came from Am herst, Mass, to be made voter, and realizing that it would be neces- sary to reach City hall before o clock sent the telegram. MT. Zeigler com- piled with the request and MT. Ritter was made a voter just in the nick of time.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28
THE SPIRIT OF HECKIING.

Rampant in the breast of ever,
 man IS the spirit of the heckler, nov a we'll founded institution which, we are creditably informed had its ori gin in England. No Democrat evel sat in an audience addressed by g rabid Republcian orator without feel ing the spirit of the heckler. No Re- publican ever listened to the public without feeling the spirit of the heck Ter. It is an inclination as old as the hills, this prompting of the heart to halt a speaker propounding doctrines foreign to his auditors beliefs. If in the past the heckler did not as- sert himself 1t was because campaigns for the most part were different than the present one. In the days when party lines were strictly defined, when 1t was not safe for a Democrat to show his face at a Republican rally or a Republican to enter Democratic gathering, there was no need of the heckler. He is therefore the child of necessity. When Republicans sat and listened to Republicans all, naturally, had to be harmonious. When Dem ocrat1c spellbinders soothed the ears of Democratic listeners there was no cause for interrupttng the orator of the evening"
 But in this campaign independent voters, and by that are meant inde- pendent Democrats and independent Republicans, have gone from one side to the other to listen to the argu- ments and in so doing they have known that all assertions are not true, no matter by which side they might be propounded. So in came the heck Ter and, knowing both sides of the question, he interrupted the speaker of the evening, inquiring What would you do under the same circum- stances?"
 At the first appearance of the heckler the natural inclination of every one was to throw him out Upon his second, third and fourth visits. the antagonism against him became less pronounced for American orators were not really afraid of the heclxler and American auditors found that they, too, in heart, were hecklers. So the heckling has gone merrily on un- Perfected, it will guarantee audiences in this country the presentation of the truth, what though 1t does inconven- fence the men who go about trying to impress their political views upon pub lie gatherings?
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28
BOYS JAW BROKEN.
Hartford Avenue YOungSter Run Down by New York Automobiles.


 John Sadie of 162 Hartford avenue, seven years old, is at the New Britain General hospital suffering from a broken jaw and other injuries about t7,he body received shortly befofc 6 o'clock last evening when, near Tal- colt street and Hartford avenue he rushed blindly into the road directly i'll front of a heavy touring car driven by Wilson Potter, Jr., of Union Square, New York city. The driver is sixteen years of age, but his mother Mrs. Lydia H. Potter. who was with him, had Q license.
 Witnesses state that the young New Yorker was in no way at fault They declare he was driving slowly and was sounding his horn. LIT. Mendel Volkenhein is attending the injured boy. .,."
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28
LE HAS KEPT US OUT OF WAR;"

There are some men who see red moment a supporter of President lson gives voice to the expression, Ee has kept us out of war" Notably hong those who resent this senti- ent are Charles Evans Hughes, &eodore Roosevelt, Chairman Will k, the National Committee, and bse who edit journals advocating real campaign slogan, Anything ! Beat Wilson" These men cannot
 where The has kept us out of war; #ce what they term his weak and eillating" policy caused such loss of e in Mexico. A legal decision pre- Fred by the Judge Advocate General the army is used as an argument to bye that we are actually at war. is decision Is founded on the prece- ht set when American troops %rched to& Pekin during the Boxer rising of 1900. If we are at war
 h Mexico now we were at war with ina in McKin1eys admtnistration,- ! no one will affirm the latter pro- sition. Judge Advocate General bwder rendered a technical deci- #n so that any American soldier 4lty of murder or rape in Mexico #ght be tried before a United States Eitary court and not before some #xican tribuna1,-just as Mckinley &uld not suffer them to be hauled
 fore a Chinese mandarin in Pekin
 t is strange situation we find our &gves in. Those who believe The has pt us out of war; are now con- Xnted with the assertion, real or Hplied, that we are actually at war. B American people. If we are at &r we should have brains enough T know with whom we are fighting, d not be so foolish and stupid as to &ieve we are not at war. Yet, that what they are trying to tell us. As matter of fact the American people #Iize that President Wilson has #intained an honorable peace when gre was every chance in the world become embroiled in war. This is < at hurts: Theodore Roosevelt has 9kached from one end of the country the other against the ftdmidity and akness" that gripped the United
 tes when 1t refused to go to war
 h Germany over the invasion of #lgfun1. His great source of pain nss from the fact that America is
 now fighting Germany. MT
 ghes recognizes the dama aging eff It of this sort of campaigning and time and again asserted his love
 peace, but he always prefixes his
 marks with @ severe denunciaion o1
 Bsident Wilson and his foreign poli-
 -the same policy that kept US out
 war. Had any of the diplomatic
 pSLlOnS which cOnTrOnIeO this ad-
 nistration during the past two an6
 half years been handled in any
 fer way no one could say today that
 has kept us out of war" Ther Ere would indeed be some cause
 resentment.
 n We must be honest with ourselves
 President Wilson wanted to insure
 own reelection he would hav' nped into the war, one way O Wother And he could have done st
 any number of incidents. H. id have forced Germany to fgh sr the Lusitania, or the invasion O # #Igiurn, not to mention the numerou
 ases of later submarine warfare
 could have fought England over "a seziure of mails and ships, whicf Hany. patriotic CD societies have advo #ted him to do.- It required no fea
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28

A travelling political correspondent finds Wisconsin too much of a puzzle. The state is full of Hughes democrats and Wilson republicans, not to men ton the hyphen and La Follette.- Springfield Republican.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28

A New Jersey farmer has paid off a S20,O0O mortgage with the money received for his potatoes, and at pres cnt prices some of us may have to mortgage our homes to eat his pro- duct.-New York Sun.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28

We like to see a notorious sinner converted. But we don't like to see him start right in and try to run the church.-Kansas City Journal.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28

And now we learn that President Wilson should be defeated because in a speech Secretary of War Baker said something that he declares he didn't say.-Utica Observes.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28

The democrats of Connecticut who are complaining of MT. Taft's pre- rondering political influence at Yale seem to have forgotten the election returns of 1912.-New York World.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28

Mount Lassen continues to spout al intervals to let it's critics know it fn- sists on being a volcano.-Washing ton Post.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28

There are a whole lot of people who are mighty glad that the Command ruents are limited to ten. It might De so much worse.-Los Angeles Times.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28
FACTS AND RANCHES.

Greece to the Allies: If you don't see what you want, just ask for it. - Atlanta Constitution.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28

|sued dsify <sunday excepted) at 4:15 D. na- aS HersTd Building, 67 Church St
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28

nsared at the Post Off1ce at New Britain
 as Second Glass Mail Matter.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28

Canned goods are going up. An other low to matrimony!-Chlcago News.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28

g only profitable advertssdns medium ID ene cfty. Circulation books and press room always open to auvsrttGers.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28
Coronation.

At the kings gate the subtle noon
 We've f1lmy yellow nets of sun; Into the droWsy snare too soon
 The guards fell one by one.
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28

With the civil service commission
 about to give examinations and the safety board to make an appointment
 as captain in the fire department
 many of the firemen, and public as well, feel that the civil service tests in this connection are not really the best way to select the most capa ble man. It is argued that a fireman who is second to none as a fighter of smoke and flames and who may be an ex- cellent disciplinarion and have the entire confidence of his fellow fire men, may not be sufficiently well ed ucated to pass a reading, and writing high record as some better edu- ucated but less efficient fireman Thus, the best man for the position
 might be at aa mterial disadvantage and the deparment wod1d suffer- Some people think that together with the educational side of the civil ] service, the candidates physical, moral and mental makeup, his stand l ing in the department and in the 1 opinion of the men, as well as his 1 past records should be considered It | has also been suggested that the va rious candidates be given an oDpOr- 1 tunty to show what they can actually do in the line of the physical work of l a fireman by competitive drills, etc.
 ! Some criticism, not alone among the 1 fremen, has also been heard con- 1 corning the eligibility rules. In New Britain any fireman who has been a. regular for a year is eligible. to take
New Britain herald., 1916-10-28
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