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Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
RUBBING READY
TO ENTER PRISON
Scott County Wife Slayer DismisSes
Attorneys Who Would Fight for
His Freedom.
HOPE Is ENTIRELY GONE
Declines to Have His Case Appealed
to Supreme Court After Bond
Is Determined.
HOPE is ENTIRELY GONE

I want to go down to Fl Madison
penitentiary and serve my sentence of
20 years. l have discharged my at
torneys, Ely & Bush, and have settled
with them. l do not want the case
appealed to the supreme court.
(Signed) CARL RUBBING, SR.
Like a bolt from the blue comes the
announcement of Carl Rubbing, Sr.,
of Davenport, that he will accept the
verdict of the law, the sentence impos-
ed by the court, and serve 20 years at
Fl. Madison penitentiary
Rubbing has, since sentence was
imposed, been sitting in his cell in his
usual state of silence He had been
bordering deeply on the 20-year SEN
tence. He called for Sheriff Eckhardt
yesterday and announced his decision.
He asked for his attorneys and n.
D. Ely called at the jail After a talk
of many minutes the settlement was
effected and Rubbing had decided to
let the law take its course.
Upon hearing Ruebling's decision
the sheriff wrote out the statement
and it was signed by the convicted
man. Rubbing was apparently much
relieved and for the first time since
the day he was taken into custody
talked freely.
That he wanted to get the trouble
off his mind was the reason Ruebling
gave for his action in accepting the
sentence of the lower court and not
seeking a reversal of the verdict.
I'm tired of worrying about this
was his calm comment and a smile
twisted his mouth-the first one since
the murder-'I'm glad to get it off my
mind The worry was slowly killing
me-"
Even if did appeal to the supreme
court, it might mean a delay of year
or more, and | probably would have tc
serve the time anyway. l might just
as we'll start now and have it over
with. 1t relieves me very much.
Regrets His Crime.
Il talked with my attorney and l de.
cided to abandon the fight l would
rather serve my 20 years, than have 6
year of worry such as the one just
past. | regret my act more than l car
say, but l have been punished, and
my punishment is not complete When
ever the sheriff takes me l will be
ready to leave"
| 1t is probable that Rubbing will be
taken to Fl. Madison by Sheriff Eek
hardt within the next few days. The
statement was entered on the records
! of the court
His decision saved the county con-
siderable expense in fighting the case
/ in the supreme court. The prosecut-
| ing attorney had little to say regard.
ing the case.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12

All the news all the time-The Argus.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12

Encouraging increases in sales in all
lines investigated were reported prac-
tically everywhere in the United States.
The report was compiled through the
assistance Of over 1000 investigators
who called upon and interviewed mer-
chants.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
MARRIAGE HERMIT
SUCCUMBS A MISER

New York, Jan. 12.-FritZ Podzius,
widely known as Cupid Podzius," edi-
tor of the Matrimonial News, who
claimed to have brought about the
marriage of 10000 couples, died here
today.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12

Podzius also issued a Berlin copy
of his newspaper, called the Heirats
Zeitung.
He was bachelor and lived as re-
cluse, subsisting mainly on apples and
tea. Several bankbooks were found in
his bedroom, hidden in secret places,
and sums of money in various hooks.
Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1916-01-12
General average %

1t will be noted that only in one in
stance in the grocery sales in Moline,
was there a decrease in the two cities.
This decrease in the Pillow city is ex-
planned as being the result of num-
Der of families removing to other cites
during the year However, since the
exodus has been checked and numbers
are returning. an increase in retail
grocery sales may be looked for when
the research is conducted again next
December.
Clothing Sales Large.
The greatest outstanding feature in
the report on the two cities is the
showing made by Moline clothing
stores, in which the increased retail
sales amounted to GO per cent The
department stores also had good sales,
an increase of q per cent being real
lied
In Davenport the hardware stores
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26

went over that little room. He saw
the stand with the ancient Bible. He
shuddered a bit with the night chill
as he saw again the words. "Oh, Alb
SALON.! My son, my son!"
Those were the last words that the
mind of the fastener were to know
for many days. The nose of the raft
where he was standing suddenly rose
under him like a thing of life. The
night opened. fame shot upward from
the dark waters. Unreasonable sound
smote his eardrums to silence, pain
that was uncomfortable stretched AID
tore his limbs. He sailed away into
night and the world was not.
When the thing was over John Daily
picked himself up from where he had
been blown clear of the raft and the
water, landing in tangle of burberry
vines, and screamed a curse at the
serene heavens.
"Oh, God damn his soul to HE'LL" he
cried, half after the manner Of a
prayer; hes blowed her up at last!"
In the awful silence that fell in the
first moments there set up a great
groaning of the timbers. The wrecked
and opened PROV Of the raft Slowed
to the right, damned into the shore.
and was holding the rest, while the
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26

and eight Indians, all armed and wait
ing for anything that might develop
But Hampden had no notion Of meet
ing John Daily in his present mood
and it seemed as If all was to go
smoothly. AS the raft drew majes-
tically abreast of the mill at Toledo
the Yellow Pines owner was conspicu-
Gus on the dock. though he did rot ap-
pear to see anything beyond the pile
of raw, bright lumber he was marking
His ford face wore a sardonic grin.
John" said Sandry. its a wonder
Hampden didn't do something surer to
hinder us-jam the bay with logs or
tie us up some way"
Might, only I've had John Teeter-
pole an klamath Sam walkin' tn
shores fer five days-an' they're the
two worst Siwashes on tn reservation.
+ Hampden knows they're workin' fer
S'letz, an that when | said shoot or
cut they'd shoot or cut--ef il took four
years an dark night to do it,"
That first day drifted by very swift
ly, soft and sunny between showers.
and by four o'clock the ebb of the tide.
grown slower and slower, had ceased
altogether. Daily and the rest tied up
the raft, head and tail on both sides.
using heavy steel ropes and chains, to
which they gave plenty of slack. They
cooked supper ashore and Sandry
thought he had never tasted better
fare. Afterward they lay about the
fire all together, smoking. and only
the silence of the Siletz marked the
line of color. Triumph filled the heart
of the young financier and his last
drowsy thoughts were of the steamer
that was even now blowing down from
Portland to meet them, the huge check
that would follow his delivery of the
logs-how he would lift a certain
mortgage of the load that hung upon
the Dillingworth, its greatest menace
in point of time.
He walked to see the heavy chains
drawn taut, to hear the mass of tim
bers creaking and grumbling as it
strained upstream, and knew that the
tide was in. The Siwash cook walked
the men by moonlight for breakfast.
They must be ready to take advantage
of the first motion toward the sea.
The casting loose. the slow start,
the moving Of the night shores-San-
dry wished Miss Ordway might see
tit might be a bit of local color in
the mysterious book she was writing
in the little south room. His mind
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26

breath coming and going in great
gasps. like that Of a doe mortally
wounded. and in her eyes was no light.
Like the wounded doe. she fed TO
the hills for sanctuary. Coosnah
swung into his pace behind her; and
presently. after an hours climb, they
reached the great fir stump on the
crest of the ridge. Here the girl flung
herself on her knees, gripping her
braids in savage fingers, and for a wild
space something within her that she
had never known in all her life arose
and shook her. She had gone back
thousand years. Blind rage was upon
her-she wanted TO fight as the pre-
historic female fought for her mate.
So she knelt and rocked in the lust
OF fury while the little clouds sailed
in an azure sky and the hill streams
trickled to the valleys. and suddenly
a bird in a high pine top dropped
string of notes. clear. silvery, spar
king. for all the world like the dia-
mond notes OF a flute and instantly she
covered under them. covering her eyes
in instructive guilt
ITO BE CONT n UED)
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
SYNOPSIS.

Siletz OF Daily's lumber camp directs
stranger to the camp. Walter Sandry
introduces himself to John Daily. fore
man, as the Dtllingworth Lumber Co.,
or most of It," He makes acquaintance
with the camp and the work. He gives
Siletz permission TO ride Black Bolt, his
saddle horse. In an emergency he proves
20 the foreman that he does not lack
judgment. Siletz tells him of the Preach
er. He discovers that Siletz bears the
sign OF the Siletz tribe of Indians and
WONDERS what her surname is. In the
nush OF tender moment he calls her
the Night Wind in the Pines and kisses
ner. Poppy Ordway. magazine writer
from New York, comes to Daily's TO get
material for romance of the lumber
region. Hampden of the Yellow Pines
Co. wants Sandry to keep off a tract of
stumpage he claims title TO and Sandry
thinks he has bought as the East Belt
Aampden sets up cabin on the East
Belt ana warns trespassers off. Sandry
can find no written evidence of title to
the tract. His men pull down the cabin.
sandry compares Siletz and Poppy. San
orys and Hampden's men fight over the
disputed tract. The Preacher stops the
hight. Sandry finds that the deed to the
East Belt has never been recorded. He
decides to get out his contract first and
night for the stumpage afterward Poppy
scents trtckery and fiirts with Hampden
TO gain his confidence She tells Sandry
that Hampton is crooked and that she'll
get him. Poppy goes 10 Salem in search
OF evidence against Hampden. Sandry and
Siietz ride to the seashore and Siietz sees
the ocean for the first time Sandry's
men desert him for Hampden, who has
onered more money. Siletz goes to her
friends the Slwashes and persuades them
10 work for Sandry to save his contract.
POPPY tells Sandry that she has proof of
Hampden's filing bogus entries in collu-
sion with the commissioner.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
TRAINED TO DEFEND COUNTRY
Every Swiss Schoolboy, at the Age Of
Eight. Receives Military instrue-
ton Of Value.

On August / OF last year the call for
Swiss mobilization was issued. Two
days later the nations army was ready
an army of about 100000 men. This
efficiency was due to the Swiss system
OF universal military training, which
IL of particular interest at this time
In the discussion Of preparedness.
At the age of eight every Swiss
schoolboy begins a course of physical
training in the school This training
is under the supervision of the federal
war department. At the same time the
schoolboy is given instruction in a
cadet corps, in which ne has rife prac-
tice.
From sixteen to twenty every boy
gets weekly training under the direc-
ton OF army officers. When he is
twenty years old he serves for 81
days in a school for recruits. and after
that serves a fortnight each year until
he is twentSeight For the next four
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26

hing than to face this little grolp Of
Westerners whose instinct matched
her art.
They turned upon her in thunder
stricken silence-the doctor with a
clean amaze, the Indians in stoical
quiet, Ma Daily with an establishment
that was only the forerunner of antag-
onistic reaction. But of them all it
was the face of Siletz. fallen upon her
knees beside the cot. that shook the
heart in her. chilled her bold spirit.
II lifted itself. painting. white and
awful, it's lips where the broken Sign
stood plainly out. fallen apart and col
orless. The dark eyes stared upon her
with an uncomprehending horror that
irritated her.
81 know something of nursing and
Wen do out best"
But here Siletz sprang up to her
slim height and her voice smote the
hushed room like the swapping of a
taut wire.
mol" she cried in anguished pro-
test. mo! He kissed me and | am
his woman!"
They faced each other across the
unconscious form of the man. these
two women from the ends of the earth.
and war raised it's banner between
them. Unnoticed. the four Indians
shifted gently until they stood, back
ground for the pallid girl in the rough
western garb. Miss Ordway smiled,
though a hard brilliance came into her
face.
Perhaps" she said. HE has kissed
many. 1t is the way of the outside
world"
She turned TO the physician
when do you think he will recover
consciousness? ?"
Her cool voice terminated the scene.
She was mistress of the hour.
With both hands extended before
her Siletz went blindly out into the
sunlight. She stood a moment. her
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
PROVEN SWAMP ROOT
AIDS WEAK KIDNEYS

The symptoms Of kidney and bladder
troubles are often very distressing and
leave the system in a rundown condition.
The kidneys seem 20 suffer most, as al
most every victim complains of lame back
and urinary troubles which should not be
neglected, as these danger signals often
lead to dangerous kidney troubles.
DR.. Kilmer's Swamp Root which soon
heals and strengthens the kidneys is
splendid kidney, liver and bladder remedy,
and, being an herbal compound. has gen
tie healing effect on the kidneys, which Is
almost Immediately noticed in most cases
by those who use it.
A trial win convince anyone who may
be in need of it. Better get bottle from
your nearest drug store, and start treat
ment at once.
However, if you wish first to test this
great preparation send ten cents TO Dr..
Kilmer & Co., Binghamton, N. Y, for =
sample bottle. When writing be sure and
mention this psper.-Adv.
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
CHAPTER XVI.
A Hard Knock.

II was a sweet spring day. blue
arched and fitful-aired, with a riot Of
bird songs in the pines when the little
cavalcade bore Walter Sandry up the
vivid valley.
They took him up the slope and
into the office and held him while ST.
letz few to the house for many more
blankets to pile high on the spring
cot, and presently they laid him, a
sadly broken thing, upon it. The color
had drained from the dark face of the
girl. and her hands, shut hard. hung
tensely in the folds of her skirt as a
silence fell with the easing of the man
upon the bed.
Doctor" she said hoarsely: doc
tor" and could get no further.
The doctor had known her for the
several years he had been in the coun-
try and he studied her face a moment
before answering.
"Close call, S'letz." he said gently:
maybe he'll live-maybe not"
For moment she swayed upon her
feet, .inging her hands across her
eyes. while her breath came in catch
ing gasps.
But God sits above the seal" she
cried at last, tragically. "0h. Father.
spare him. for he is an unbelieverl"
AT this tense moment Poppy Ord
way, who had been watching from the
background with parted lips and kin
ding eyes. stepped forward.
'Doctor-Mrs. Daily she said.
this terrible thing forces me to speak
of something which land Walter
also-had not Int ended to make known
at present. | 1rI Mr. Sandry's prom
ised wife and as such | will take
charge Of him.
All her life had this woman taken
chances. sharp chances. fraughs with
swift danger and trying TO nerve and
skill, but never had she done a harder
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
Glass of Hot Water
Before Breakfast
a Splendid Habit
Open sluices of the system each
morning and wash away the
poisonous, stagnant matter.

Those OF US who are accustomed to
feel dull and heavy when we arise;
splitting headache, stuffy from a cold.
foul tongue, nasty breath, acid stom-
ach, lame back. can. instead, both
look and feel as fresh as daisy always
by washing the poisons and toxins
from the body with phosphated hot
water each morning.
We should drink, before breakfast,
glass of real hot water with a tea
spoonful Of limestone phosphate in
1t to flush from the stomach, liver,
kidneys and ten yards of bowels the
previous days indigestible waste, sour
bile and poisonous toxins; thus cleans
ing, sweetening and purifying the en-
tire alimentary canal before putting
more food into the stomach.
The action of limestone phosphate
and hot water on an empty stomach
is wonderfully invigorating. It cleans
out all the sour lamentations. gases,
waste and acidity and gives one a
splendid appetite for breakfast and IL
is said to be but little while until
the roses oegin to appear in the
cheeks. A quarter pound Of lime
stone phosphate will cost very little at
your druggist or from the store, but
is sufficient to make anyone who is
bothered with biliousness. constipa-
tion, stomach trouble or rheumatism
a real enthusiast on the subject OF in
ternal sanitation. Try it Rnd you are
assured that you will look better and
feel better in every way shortly
Adv
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
PRESSED HARD
coffee's Weight on Old Age.

When people realize the injurious
effects of coffee and the better health
that a change to Postum can bring.
they are usually glad to lend their
testimony for the benefit Of others.
My mother, since her early child
hood, was an inveterate coffee drink
er, had been troubled with her heart
for number of years and complained
of that 'weak-all-oves' feeling and sick
stomach.
Some time ago / was making
visit to a distant part of the country
and took dinner with one of the mer-
chants of the place. / noticed some
what unusual flavor of the coffee
and asked him concerning it. He re-
piled that it was Postum.
Il was so pleased with it that
bought package to carry home with
me, and had wife prepare some for
the next meal. The whole family
liked it so well that We discontinued
coffee and used Postum entirely.
Il had been very anxious concern
ing my mothers condition, but we
noticed that after using Postum for
a short time she felt much better, had
little trouble with her heart, and no
sick stomach; that the headaches
were not so frequent, and her general
condition much improved. This con-
tinued until she was well and hearty.
Il know Postum has benefited my
self and the other members OF the
family, especially my mother. as she
was victim of long standing" Name
given by Postum Co., Battle Creek.
Mich.
Postum comes In two forms:
Postum cereal-the original form
must be well boiled. 15c and Csc pack
ages.
instant Postum soluble powder
dissolyes quickly In q cup Of hot wa
ter, and, with cream and sugar, makes
q delicious beverage instantly. soc
and SOC tins.
Both kinds are equally delicious
and cost about the same per cup.
There's a Reason" for Postum.
sold By GrocerA
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
SIinhtIv Embarrassing.

The public is invited to sympathize
with a quiet and retiring citizen who
occupied a seat near the door of a
crowded street car, when a masterful
woman entered. Having a newspaper
behind which to hide, he was fixed and
subjugated by her glittering eye. He
rose and offered his place to her
Seating herself-with< thanking
him-she exclaimed in tones that
reached to the farthest end of the
car: What do you want to stand up
there for? Come here and sit on my
lap"
Madam. gasped the man. as his
face became scarlet, II fear l am not
deserving OF such an honor"
What do you mean?" shrieked the
woman. You know very well was
speaking to my niece there behind
you."-Pathfinder
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26
SHOWED CAUSE FOR ASSAULT
Stonemason Really Had Good Reason
for Shifting His impairment
Son-in-LaW.

A stonemason and cutter who did
odd Jobs for graveyards while not 9TH
erwise engaged. was arrested for strik-
ing his son-in-law, Frank Andrews.
over the head with a malIet and rem
dering him unconscious.
Jim Renfrow, stand up" command
ed the judge.
Here l be, your honor" answered
the self-possessed prisoner. grizzled,
brawny man Of fifty years or more.
Did you strike gr. Andrews with
a mallet?"
Il did, your honor
With WHIT provocation ?"
The defendant fumbled In his pock-
ct for a moment ana finally drew
forth a bit OF torn. soiled paper upon
which words were scrawled.
1T was Just this way. judge" con-
tinued Renfrow. 4 was working in
the yard, cutting stone. yesterday
afternoon, when Frank came up to
Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1916-01-26

jammed raft. He studied the problem
from all sides. Then he took his re-
naming Indians, for none of them
were beyond work from their shaking
up. got off the mooring chains and
snubbed the monster to the shore
pines fore and aft Then he calmly
prepared to wait the turn of the tide.
She would loose herself.
The damage at the prov was slight.
The lift had come a moment too soon
to hurt the big raft much. Several of
the binding chains at the extreme
head Of her had been broken, loosen
ing the ends of the logs which slid
downward and apart, eving her the
appearance OF a ragged broom
Snamishta, like all the coast Indi-
ans. was a good waterman. He Of
fered to dive for the broken chains
and Daily let him go. In three hours
he had found all the ends, fastened
to them hauling lines. which the others
used TO bring them up, the breakage
was repaired. and Daily was ready to
mend the broken nose as well as he
could. He needed to circle the loos-
ened logs with the chains again. and
he went about it in a simple manner.
There was no getting under the raft
from the front because of the jam
against the shore, even If Snamishta
could have managed the tide and cyl
dured the time under water There
fore it must be done from the other
end.
So Daily laid the chsins across the
spreading nose, attached a long tow
line to the shore ends and dropped
them into the water The line was
then led to the stern, under the moor
ing chains, around and forward to the
prov.
He then lay down for a needed rest
until the sucking green water grew
slower and slower and finally stopped
altogether
With the first insidious movement of
the flood tide the groaning and creak-
ing set up again throughout the giant,
and the foreman was on his feet at
tibly, to back out from the shore. The
ends of the chains were hauled up
slipped forward and fastened securely
after the logs had been coaxed to-
gether as much as was possible with
rope and peavey and cant hook.
by jingo!" said Daily. but that
was a blast The son-of-a-gun must
have had a wagon-loan o. sticks. An
it was a plant all right. Must've had
some batt'ries an trigger wire. But
he hain't smart enough to figger out
such things. Twan't tn right slant.
or she'd a hit us amidships an opened
us up proper-an' we'd a-gone to sea
in pieces"
The hours of the food tide were irk-
some to him, waiting. wondering how
it Jared with Sandry swinging be-
tween the Indians, and thinking bit
terly of Hampden, who was proving
himself dangerous enemy.
But he thought also of the steamer
blowing down from Portland, which
would stand in at Yaquina, ard he
knew he would be ready to turn over
the raft in spite of all.
BE a damn hard matter to tow by
that head" he told himself: guess
we can drift her out an turn her tail
en-"
Then he fell to wondering II San
dry would ever know of the big check,
or II it would travel east with him to
the old man in the wheeled chair on
Riverside drive-mute evidence of the
tenderfoots first and last fight!