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The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-18
ANOTHER MYSTERIOUS
MURDER IN SUMTER
BODY OF MRS. SAM DUCKWORTH
WAS FOUND IN A WELL WITH
HER THROAT CUT.

AMERICUS, Ga.-Sam G.. Duck
worth and Mrs. Sallie Duckworth, his
mother, are held in Sumter county
jail here charged. with the murder OF
Mrs. Pearl Duckworth, whose mutt
lated body was found in a we'll near
the Duckworth home, seven and a
half miles southeast of Americas, at
an early hour Thursday morning.
Duckworth was arrested by Depu-
ty Sherifs Tom Summers and R. E.
Price at the home of Joe Howell, a
brother-in-law of the prisoner, who
lives four and a half miles from Lii
ly, in Dooly county. Duckworth de-
MES any connection with the death
of his wife, and when taken express
ed surprise that she was dead. Be-
ing asked if he wished to see the mu-
tilated body he replied that he did,
then wept copiously and afterwards
avoided the subject altogether.
Mrs. Sallie Duckworth, who was
arrested at the Duckworth home,
caused the discovery of the body
when she went to the home of Lizzie
Ware, negro woman who lives near
by, and asked her to come and sit
with her, saying she was afraid to be
alone. When the negress asked
"Where is Miss Pearl?" as the dead
woman was known, Mrs. Duckworth
replied, 81 heard the well chain rat
tie, and | expect she's in there"
This frightened the negress, who
sent her young son to the home OF
Green Perry, a prominent farmer liv-
ing near by, asking him to come and
investigate. The body of Mrs. Pearl
Duckworth, her throat cut from ear
to ear, was soon brought up from
the depths of the we'll and afterward
a blood-stained knife, said to belong
to Sam Duckworth, was found near
by.
Bloody Overalls Found.
A pair of overalls which have been
identified as belonging to Duckworth,
and which had blood on one pocket
where a cory hand had been thrust
into it, has been found at the Duck
worth home The pocket knife, which
lay with open blade beside pool OF
blood near the well, has also been
identified as belonging to the hus-
band.
The we'll curbing was covered with
blood and the ground there bore evil
dence of a terrific struggle. Inside
the Duckworth home the officers who
were sent for found a copper worm
belonging to still, which was locat-
ed in a cotton field some distance
from the house, and this still and the
sale of the liquor made there, it Is
believed, caused the tragedy. When
examined the body of the dead wo-
man was found to have several sums
of money tied in various parts of her
clothing, the corpse being bruised in
many places.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-18
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-At a substantial dis
count, two Coles Hot Blast heaters.
One in absolutely first class condl-
ton, being used only one season.
NEWS PRINTING CO., Dawson, Ga.
The Dawson news. (Dawson, Ga.) 1889-current, 1919-11-18

Copy of Petition Referred to Above.
Georgia, Randolph County.-To
the Hon. VIM. C. Worrill, Judge of
the Superior Court of said County.
The petition of Mamie Oliver Nc
Grother shows:
/. That she is guardian of Judd
Wilkinson, age seventeen, and Della
Wilkinson, age thirteen, her children,
heretofore duly appointed as such in
said county.
2. That she desires to sell for rein
vestment at private sale the follow
ing property, the same being the es-
tate, both real and personal, of her
said wards, to wit: A one-half I'M
divided interest in and to lot of land
No. forty three (43) in the Third dis
trict of Terrell county, Georgia, said
lot containing two hundred, two and
one-half (20215) acres, more or less.
3. That said land is in a rundown
condition, no tenant houses thereon,
except one or two in a delapidated
condition, from which she receives a
yearly income of only two thousand
pounds of middling lint cotton, out
of which said income your petitioner
has to pay taxes, no schools adjacent
thereto, and the same being located
in a different county from petitioners
residence, and very inconvenient and
expensive for petitioner to manage.
4. Petitioner desires to invest the
proceeds Of such sale in two hundred
two and one-half (2O21a) acres of
land, the same being lot of land No.
sixtv-six (66) in the Tenth district
of Randolph county, Georgia, the
same being in high state of cultiva-
ton, very productive, in good white
neighborhood, splendid schools near
by, and upon which petitioner de-
sires to live, school and rear her two
wards. A more desirable and profit
able investment, being the reason for
asking for said sale and reinvest-
ment.
5. Petitioner shows that notice of
her intention to make this applica-
ton has been published once a week
for four weeks in The Dawson News,
being the newspaper in which county
advertisements are usually published
in Terrell county, Ga, the county in
WHICH IIlS IdIIO pIOpOSCN W NC SOlO
lies, and also published in the Liberal
Enterprise, the same being the news
paper in which county advertisements
are usually published in Randolph
county, Ca, the county of said guar
dams appointment, as well as the
county of said guardians residence,
las required by law.
5. Wherefore, petitioner prays
that said application be allowed and
an order granted appointing a guar
dian ad Item, in such cases made
and provided and such other orders
as may be deemed proper and right
in the premises.
MAMIE OLIVER McGROTHER.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this 18th day of October, 1919
JNO. R. IRWIN, N. P. Ga. state al
large.
R.R. Marlin. Petitioners Attorney
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06

we need not worry at all o the
smiling soldier boy: hes all right
His cheerfulness relieves the strain
upon our consciences, and so we do
not take the trouble to provide him
with a job and a little fun as well.
The war is over but not one of US
who stayed at home is released from
a debt to the men who fought over
there. Heaven cannot help nor hell
punish the sodden soulless bipeds who
fail to realize that they are forever in
debted to the Casualties of the war.
Their obligation can never be wiped
out.
Tommy has no home to come back
to. / suspected as much when he went
away. But Mother Lorimer hunted up
n for him. He is going to board
with a widow whose son is buried
somewhere in France.
Daddy talked with him n long time.
and came into mothers coy sitting
room afterwards with tears in his
eyes.
II got at the chaps affairs" he ex-
planned. How do you suppose he
had his insurance made out? To two
newsboys who peddle papers near his
old grocery standi Can you beat it?"
THE dear. good boy!" murmured
Mrs. James d. Lorimer; that reserved
lady, whom many social climbers con-
slider very proud and naughty.
james," she said. after a pause,
well buy y grocery store for Tom
myi"
Now, mother" Daddy protested,
Tommy only delivered the goods.
That's quite different, you know, from
running the store"
You can help him." suggested
mother.
ME? Madam. what do I know
about the grocery business? 1t takes
a genius to make it pay" Then. as he
met mothers smile. he added meekly:
You've always pushed me on to big
ger ventures and greater successes,
my dear. I suppose I'm not too oid
TO learn the grocery business. So. go
ahead. buy a grocery for Tommy. Per-
haps he and I can make il 60"
(To be continued-)
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06
Child Welfare Nurse
Discussed At Session

Miss Charlotte Ehrlicher. state
supervisor of nurses from Trenton.
addressed a few representatives, OF
the women OF this city at a meeting
held at the home of Mrs. William
Bawden Monday. Among those pres
ent were Mrs. ]. Logan clevenger.
Mrs. Charles I. silk and Mrs. Arthur
Smithe of New brunswick. Mrs.
smithe is chairman OF the county
woman's committee of the Council OF
National Defense and Infant Mortal
ity.
The purpose OF the meeting was to
make plans by which they would be
enabled TO bring a child welfare
nurse into this city. This nurse would
be permanently stationed here. Mrs.
William Bawden has been elected
chairman OF the committee for this
city. The plans which were formu-
lated will not be made public at pres
ent, but IL is expected that formal ar
arrangements for the nurse VIII De
completed very shortly.
Arrangements were also
for the formation of a clinic here
with treatments afternoon q
week.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06
MAKING ENDS MEET
COST or 9sEESSN4N INCOME
LIVING QWlGI0N

used for study as representing the av-
erage of standard of expenses.
Accurate accounts of money spent
for food or clothing for six months
or a year give a fair estimate of
what the monthly expenses for those
articles will be. On such estimates
the budget-or yearly apportionment
of the total income is based, the
money distributed SO that there Will
be no lean periods, and in a hammer
that leaves a margin for higher life
as well as provides for necessities.
The standard of measurement for
such budgets must be the average
weekly or monthlxlexpenses for tbs
J s2sire ssarXRat is w.-e1s11e
Al essential to good budget making
Household bills vary from month Il
mcnth-Sometimes as much as $50 o.
800. In fall and spring the cloth
! ing bills are apt to be larger. In win
ter fuel bills are out of proportion to
other expenses. while I'm summer. the
plentiful fruits and vegetables make
food bills less than In other seasons.
Unless there Is a budget no provision
Is made for extra large expenses
and at other times there is an excess
of income owe expnss
A careful study of accounts for
each item of expense will show about
what sums should be allowed for each
The accounts of one month may be
used as a basis for the expense of the
next, and so on, until the system has
been tried and studied for Il year or
two. After a year Il is possible TO
make a fairly reliable estimate or
the annual expenses for each division.
Next week In this department the
praetiacl working of the budget sys-
TEN will be discussed.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06
On My Morning Stroll

How much longer will 1 have to
wait, / wonder remarked one young
woman whom l met. She is the wife
OF Il captain who is in France or l
should say in Germany at the present
time with a signal battalion. you
see, Charlie went over very early and
has done his share and don't see
Why they are keeping him over there
any longer. As long as We were at
var / didn't say a word Yes, of
our i missed him dreadfully but /
just held on tight and never said a
single word. But now when every
thing Is over l want him back home
here with me-"
How my heart ached for this little
woman. How / wished that | was in
a position TO help her. Especially did
Il think of a fact of which l had just
been informed that morning thai
there were men. foreigners, being
kept in positions at high wages right
in this city and our lovely boys were
fighting their battles over there in
Germany and Russia
why so sad. my little Iass?" came
n voice upon my ear and looking up
l saw an old friend of my dadikins
walking beside me. "Oh, / was Just
are resulting from this war are not
fair" i then related the incident
concerning the meeting OF this brave
little wife and then told him of these
foreigners employed here. He said,
Il wonder il through your readings
you have not noticed that in order TO
accomplish a very great amount OF
good the seemingly unnecessary sac
rihce OF good men is the outcome but
in the pages OF history his little deed
is oft forgotten n only the over
~powering good is registered? Well,
the same is the case in this instance.
IL We were TO send these aliens away
to fight their own battles we would
have the same state Of chaos result
ing in a very short time as before the
great carnage. IL is up to us. the en-
lightened nations TO stay there until
have taught them how to do
After talking a little longer
along these lines We separated.
My point OF view had changed en-
He was most ~assuredly right.
1 hunted up my little friend and
her all hat my old friend had
me and IL seemed 20 give her
courage and sho said. II am will
to wait" And only those who
dear ones over there can realize
what il means to say Il am willing
TO walt"
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06

or colored crayons add to the fun and
the effectiveness of the finished VAL
entines. Teach the children to color
the birds and butterflies in natural
colors. An older person should work
with the children to help and instruct
them. The grown-up should cut a
large number of hea rts in different
sizes from the gold and silver paper
and let the children dispose them as
they desire. The little folks can man
age to cut the larger patterns by
themselves.
Little verses should be written in
side each valentine.
Provide pieces of scarlet yarn and
ribbons to tie tho missives. or use
scarlet raffia or twisted crepe paper
rope. Show the youngsters how 10
fold their own envelopes.
by using scraps of lace paper, frills
OF different colored tissue paper, tiny
pictures cut from magazines, and
plenty of imagination and patience
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06

CaDrssAed 1910 b. tho -IM~gup4Eta7~rpA7s.ahon
Copyright. 1919, by the Newspape
Enterprise Ass'n.)

Copyright. 1919. by the Newspaper
Enterprise Assn.)
Chapter 1870.
I have slumped morally. as I have
said before, and 1 have also sagged
emotionally. / have fallen into an
awfully hysterical state. / can scarce
ly speak to any one of the family
about Bob without crying. Bob is
forever in the pack of my mind. V
while l fret and fuss about crown jew
| els and mysterious dukes and my own
tickle nature. And, lately l have be-
gun to value points about Bob which
used to irritate me. There's his dread
full stubbornness: 1t has made me
writhe SO often, but lately I realize
that 1t has often kept me from wobbl-
ing woefully and from following after
many a faddish will-o'-the-wisp.
I ne longer can the casualty lists,
for mother has had letters from Bob
| since the armitsice was signed. How
ever, we de not know whether he is
on his way home OF whether he is
with the divisions which are patrolling
| the Rhine.
Once more. just as when Bob first
went away, / pick out all the service
| hats which top the crowds in the
| streets and watch them anxiously as
| they come closer. My glance must be
eager-intimate-for sometimes II
| embarrasses its unfortunate object or
makes him stop to speak to me! l
| hurry on-and pick out the next six
| footer. Bob MIGHT chance to come
home unheralded! Some men do. And
! wonder and wonder how Bob will
! greet me when he comes at last.
Sometimes, as / study the soldiers
in the crowds, I come face to face
| with an old friend. Only yesterday, i
| met Tommy, the grocer's boy. a very
thin Tommy. with a mended leg and
| one eye gone, or rather, replaced with
a strange, false eye.
Tommy greeted me with the cheer
| full smile" which all veterans hand us
people who have stayed at home.
How little some of us understand
| that cheerful" smile! We are so apt
to accept it too quickly as saying that
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06
Essay Contest for
The YOUNG NdednS

A meeting of the young Judean
Council was held in the Y. NJ. H. A.
on Tuesday night. The chairman of
the educational committee announced
that an essay contest is going IN. The
words are limited, being from 1000 to
$500 words. The essays are to be
written on n side only and in ink.
Some identifying mark is to be put
upon the essay. no initials are to be
used. Put the same in a small
envelope containing the name of the
writer and send both to the chairman.
Morris Margaretten. of 3S4 Park ave-
nue.. Two prizes are to be awarded,
one for seniors and one for the jun
fcrs.
The topics are as follows: Esther's
Eeroism, Purim in Many Lands, Why
j Like Purim. Persia and Jews "a his
torcal review, Hannah. old and new
also original titles dealing on this SUBJ
Sect. All Young Judeans are requested
10 enter the contest. The essays are
due on March s.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06

any mother can use the valentine
making to muse a half dozen chill
dren for a long time.
Bits Of stiff cardboard may be
pasted on the back of Tho laTggel
hearts to act as support. and max,
them stand up"
Clever valentine place-cards fol
tho grown-ups' party may be made
by the children. Cut medium sized
hearts from red cardboard. Cut two
Sits in the center and insert n dart
cut from white or gold paper. Red
paper hearts cut in differing sizes and
strung on scarlet yarn make effective
table or room decorations.
If the children are small, an older
person should make several designs
in simple valentines for the little folk
TO copy. Do not let children work
over the papers until tired. 1t is bet
ter to have several short valentine
markings than n too long and ex-
citing.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06
Farewell Party For
Mrs. /. ISenberq

A farewell party was rendered to
Mrs. 1. Isenberg and Miss Fannie
Weinberg by Mr.. n Mrs. L. Jacob
son of Madison venue They are
leaving TO ran indefinite stay with
their brother in Atlanta.
Games, singing and music was en-
joyed throughout the evening. Miss
Ruth Jacobson rendered several Sc
leaving for an indefinite stay with
at about 1850 o'clock.
Among those present were Mr.. and
Mrs. l.. Jacobson. Mr.. and Mrs. ID.
Isenberg, Mr.. and Airs. A. M. Metzen-
dorf, Mr.. and Mrs. +. Meyers, Mr.. and
Mrs. p. Levine, Mr.. Snd Mrs. NJ. Isen-
berg. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Weinstein. Mrs.
l.. Isenberg, Mrs. Jacobsen and the
Misses Fannie Weinberg, Ruth Jacob
son.. f.. Isenberg, Esther Levine and
Messrs. w. Weinberg. Benjamin Vein
berg and G.. Isenberg.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06
Personals

Mrs. A. H. Jeamby, of Railway,
and Mrs. Robert Graham, of Eliza
beth. spent Tuesday with Mr.. and
Mrs. James E. Nolan, of Washington
street.
Miss Jeanette Gimpleman, of New
York, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. NJ.
Klein. of Smith street. for a Few days.
Moe Isenberg, of Smith street. was
q Newark visitor Sunday.
Max Levinson, of State street, was
a Newark ~sojourner Sunday.
Arthur and Alex Weiss, of Smith
street, spent Sunday In New York;
Mrs. Thomas Patten and son James
were Newark visitors Sunday.
Sergeant Curran and Corporal At
las, of the American Expeditionary
| Forces. visited Mr.. and Mrs. James
e. Nolan. of Washington street, Sun
day.
Miss Agnes Koyen. of Madison ave-
nue.. visited friends in Brooklyn over
the weekend.
visited friends in South Amboy We'd
nesday.
Samuel Silverberg. of the II. s.
Navy. visited Mrs. Rose Spivack,. of
Division street. Sunday.
Miss Rebecca Stillman, of New
| York. visited Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Klein.
of Smith street, Sunday.
herman quinn VISITED 1rlendS IN
this city yesterday. Quinn landed in
| America Sunday from nine months
service abroad in the gas and fame
division OF the first gas regiment.
Virginia Wederstrom, OF Madison
avenue. is taking a two years course
at the Montclair Normal school.
Mrs. August Farlander was a New
York visitor yesterday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Borak have re-
turned to their home in Madison i've
nue. from a two weeks trip to Albany
Harry Heyman, who has been con-
fined to his home in Madison avenue
with influenza, has been able to leave
for Ashevilile. N. c., where he will
stay two months to recuperate.
Marcy Michaels, OF State street,
was a New Brunswick visitor yester-
day.
William Petty. of the 310th Infan-
try, has returned from service abroad
to his home in Rector street. Mr..
Petty has been gassed and has seen
service upon practically all OF the
fronts.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pugatsky. OF Park
avenue. the birth of a son.
Corporal Joseph Karisten. OF Head
quarters Company 49th Infantry. has
returned from active service in
France and is now stationed at Fort
L~eavenworth. Kansas.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Thompson,
of Water street, spent yesterday in
New York.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06

It's not HALE SO much fun to re-
.ceive q valentine as it is to MAKE
one!
Give the children the opportunity
to spend a happy afternoon and train
their fingers in the dainty use of
paper Inc paste by using these home
made valentine patterns.
The materials cost only a few cents
and provide unlimited entertainment
and pleasure for mail hands and
heads.
Spread papers on the floor or a
large table in preparation for the
valentine party" Provide several
shallow saucers of -four and water
paste with small brushes or tooth
picks for pastors. Give the young
sters round pointed scissors. several
sheets of heavy red paper. white pa
per, a few sheets of gold n silver
paper, and all the scraps of lace
paper that can be collected from soap
and candy boxes. Water-color paints
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06
Miss n cQueon Has
.eGS1nt SURPRISE

A surprise party was rendered to
Miss Elizabeth Mcqueen of 273 Meade
street at her home on Saturday night.
Dancing was enjoyed throughout the
evening and refreshments were served.
Among those present were the
Misses Elizabeth Mcqueen, Helen
Larsen, Mary Collow, Mamie Fem
nisey, Lena Nelson, Minnie Lindervall,
Mabel Frazer. Margaret Ruffner, Lor-
etto Duffy. Mary Kellner, Anna Ad-
ans, Elizabeth Shilling, Madeline An
derson II Mamie McQueon; the
Messers. Hans Stocked, Lester Ander-
son. William Frazer, James Rebvich.
A. Martin. Dominick Stillo, Robert
Brown, A. Nicholson, J.. Henritti. A.
Brcse, J. Rebeck, r. Lund, A. Jonel.
Joseph French, r.. Money. Michale
Malinuski, Alex Moinar, Frank Smith.
ID. Mcqueen and Mr.. and Mrs. Nc
Cueon.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06
PhildthedS Plan
Valentine Social

The regular monthly meeting of
the Philathea Society of the First
Baptist church was held Tuesday
night at the home of Miss Sue
FRANKIE. Various plans for making
money were discussed and the enter
tainment committee reported that ar
engagements for an entertainment IN
the near future were under way.
The society will hold a valentine
social in the church next Thursday.
Mrs. r. b. Rock is chairman of the
committee of the affair. The next
regular meeting will be held at the
home of Mrs. L. Bartlett on Water
street.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06
Girls Who Sang At
WOmanS Club Event

Following are the names of the
girls who SAM at the meeting of the
Wom,an's Club Monday afternoon,
contributing largely to the enjoyment
of the occasion:
Gertrude Anderson, Elizabeth Pa
40, Marie Bacla, Helen Campbell.
Gertrude Notaro, Marguerite Love.
Alice Bjork. Rebecca Greenspan. Ag-
mes Jesko. Florence Grodensky. Leonis
Thistle, Anna Witt, Agnes Petersen,
Gertrude Magee, Frieda Zeltman.
Elizabeth Beres, Hilda Rasmussen,
Elizabeth Bartha, Sadie Griff, Sarah
Eacko. Gladys Trotter, Agnes Nielsen.
Leonore Smith. Annie Metzger. Helen
Matigi, Ruth Anderson. Helen Rein
hart, Helen Wujcicka, Christina Cur
rie, Helen Korybski, Margaret ellis.
All are seventh grade girls and
were under the direction of Miss
Grace Hawk.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06
Marie Van Sbreckelsen
HOnOred On Birthday

A birthday party was held at the
nome of Mr.. and Mrs Won Spreckelsen
OF 430 State street. in honor OF the
eighth birthday of their daughter.
Marie. Games were enjoyed through
out the afternoon and evening. Deli
cious an plentiful were the refresh
ments.
Among those present were Marie
Marie on Spreckelsen. Lottie Scibun-
ski, Mildred Feth, Marion thinner
man, Ruth Cast. Dorothy Burns.
Eleanor Desmond, C1ari Bird, Ruth
Zimmerman. Helen Wainwright. Ruth
Deik. Master Friedrich Deik. Jr.. Mrs.
d. Mltche, Mrs. +. Scriber. Mrs. r.
Mr.. and Mrs. Won Spreckensen. Mr..
and Mrs. F. Deik and Miss Mildred
Bird.
Perth Amboy evening news., 1919-02-06
Famous Women

Today is the festival OF st. Dor
othy, Virgin and Martyr. and pat
ron saint of all girls and women
bearing her name. Her parents
were martyred before her In the
Diocletian persecution. and she
herself became a victim under
Sapricius, governor of Caeserea,
where she lived. She wa stretch
ed upon the rack. and when she re-
fused to recant. was placed In the
custody of two women who had
fallen away from the faith, in the
hope that they might perveft her.
But instead she rekindled tie faith
in their hearts. After further ter
rible tortures, which she bore un-
complainingly. st. Dorothy was be-
headed.