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The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-15
ROOM IN THE RABB1NArE

a wise philosopher hath said:
"There is always room for II good
man."
We are accustomed to hear the above
reinark-slmple but sage-made to one
advised to study for profession
which seems apparently crowded ana
in which the prospects. as result.
do not seem highly promising.
Every graduating class. academic or
professional. turns out a number who
are pre-ordained. as it were, to be-
come leaders in their chosen field. But
the opposite is also true. This fact
is corroborated by actual statistics
What has just been said is equally
true Of the Rabbinate. Those who
show marked aptitude and ability
while at the Seminary are certain u
he found among leaders of the pulpit
Il reasonable time after they leave the
Seminary gates Their remuneration
will be substantial and their Influence
commensurate with their ability.
1t is sheer folly to keep sons away
from studying for the Jewish clergy
because there are Il certain number oil
Rabbinic failures, men who We're from
the beginning unfit for the profession
Why. most certainly, parents. there
is ample room for good men in the
I;abbinate as there is in any of the
other leading professions. Judaism in
America is not dying out; it is grow
ing, it would seem. from the number
OF new congregations springing into
life from the growing need of men
POSSESSING high calibre of leadership
particularly in smaller communities
where there is plenty of timber but
no spark
If your son is fit for the Rabbinate'
encourage him. By all means do so
Look at the leaders of the profession
and not at the failures to help you
in your decision The trouble Is not
with the profession it is with the
( unfit who enter it.-Jewish Advocate
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-15

lnot the proud, handsome adonis who
had turned Jew. He was wan, thin
bent. Adonis had forgotten to be
beautiful Adonis had become infirnl
and old. Adonis bore in his heart
fatal wound. As he gazed upon
Ber,,riah he cursed the day he had
first gazed upon her-and the day that
his companions had chosen him as a
touchstone to test her virtue. She
gradually finds out that the story OF
the rumOr had been false-from be-
ginning to end. He tells her that the
Academy, who knew the fortitude OF
her heart against death. also wished
10 know the strength of her heart
against love, and that he had been
chosen to that end.
"And Rabbi Mayer:" she asked.
He devised the plan-'the apple IL
,sondrous fair, said Rabbi Mayer. but
who can tell what passes on in its
the apple"
Beruriah's pain, her anguish. the
humiliation of her soul, eliminated in
bitter grief. Her husband had not
trusted her-he had sullied the purit!
of her soul with the filth of doubt
had risked her in a game-handed heI
to sacrifice. When that grief had
spent itself to its fullness, II deep
yearning, a longing for her children
seize4 her. She felt as if they were
calling to her. Then. when all he1
tears were spent, she CARRIED herself
in white, and then wrote something
in firm hand on tablet. From n
casket she drew a small sharp knife.
Calmly and piOusly she prayed. Hear.
O Israeli" and severed the veins OF
both arms. With blood streaming
from her and without cry of pain
she extinguished the light and stretch
ed herself out on the bed. and began
the journey to her little sons. End
lessly she whispered fond endearmentS
mother words. Only at the end,
when the long, long sleep was coming
over her and the vision of her children
ant, the way to them grew blurred
and dim did she utter in peaceful
yearning with silent tears, Mayer.
Mayer"
And Rabbi Mayer glowered triumph
antly Mt his students when Simeon re-
turned. He left to seek Beruriah.
But he found her dead. and on the
tables were written these few words
ale who cuts open the apple also
destroys It,"
The translation Is work of art
justified and free. Pinsid has much
10 thank DIR. Isaac GolesSerg. his
translator. And DR.. Goldberg hHs
much to thank Pinsk for the privilege
Of bringing Temptations before an
English reading audience.
Thrill GordOn-The Jewish Forum.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-15

its forms and practices and customs
that help to beautify and sanctify our
and obligations that we can transmit
to the younger generation Of our own
day and TO generations to come. only
if we give ourselves to the effort of
impianting the seeds of Judaism into
their fertile minds.-Mrs. f. Stern-
berger, in American Hebrew
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-15

Miss Muri Silba. the brilliant plan
iste. will give piano recital at Ma
sonic Temple. New York. on Tuesday
evening. September 16. As pianiste.
Miss Silba indisputably ranks among
the foremost of today, and reveals III
her playing not only earnest study and
profound conception. but also discloses
II technique which enables her to 20
thru most difficult passages with ease.
Mr.. aud Mrs. Leonard Drummer were
among the promoters of the affair.
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-15
AIMS OF JUDAISM

Judaism aims 10 sanctify the
home thru religion of the
mind and the heart II has its
problems that must engioss our re-
Election. 1t has its duties and respons-
Utilities that mus he assumed. 1t has
its ideals that must become part and
parcel of our life and the life of the
community in which we live. 1t mas
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-15

.Gentleness and cheerfulness. these
come before morality; they are the
perfect virtues. Stevenson
The Denver Jewish news. [volume] (Denver, Colo.) 1915-1925, 1919-10-15
TEMPTATIONS: A BOOK OF
SHORT STORIES"
By DAVID PINSKI
slated from the Yiddish by Isaac

II TRANSLATED from the Yiddish by Isaac
H Goldberg)
Pinski is Pinski-just as Dickens i;
Il dickens. No one could ever confuse
II him with any other contemporary. For
his work is Observation-Disclosures
"Temptations"-a collection of short
stories and rales-is collection Of
gems: each one a crystalline. fathom-
less depth. Pinski dots mot touch the
surface, nor prod a little beneath the
veneer; but digs down to the heart
the soul. No one, upon reading these
stories. can fails to he gripped-for
each story, whether it be the Tempta-
lions of Akibah-or Drabian-or the
| Elack Cat. has a universal appeal.
"Beruriah"-the first tale in the
book-to quote from the Introduction
lis by no means the virtuous wife
of an oyer-wrought rabbi. She is an
eternal tyne; she can be found in the
Talmud, in the Icelandic sagas: in a
piay by Ibsen: In a noval by Hardy.
She is Antigone; she is Candida she
is the soul of woman clothed in tragic
beauty"
We are told of Beruriah that she
was so beautiful. that people could not
be sure which was of greater beauty
she or the sun-or the greater mir
acle. Her husband was Rabbi May
or tbe most renowned rabbi and teach
| err of his epoch. Berurmh was rs
/ deeply learned as she was beautiful.
/ And her courage and fortitude in tho
face of death-two sons had died sud
| d.,, - . .,,.,,,,, ,,o,c w., ,,,, of th.,
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Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04

lily and was told they were all right.
He said there had recently been sick
ness in his family.
On cross examination he said his
wife was a sister Of Duckworth. His
wife was Ill of chills and had been
in bed weeks up to few days be-
fore Duckworth came. He said he
did not meet Duckworth, but Duck
worth walked to his house, miles
from Lilly. He said when Mr.. Kitch-
ems told Sam, when arrested, That his
wife had been killed, tears came to
Sans eyes, but he didn't ask any
questions. He denied, however, that
Duckworth was nervous as a cat"
He told Attorney Chappell Duck
worth made no effort to get away
when the officers arrived for him, but
came from the house when called.
Sam Duckworth at this point took
the stand to make his statement.
Duckworth's Statement.
Following is the substance Of Duck
worth's statement:
That morning | went out and
killed some birds. When I got back
my wife came to me with that letter
and said something about me going
over to Dooly to see Howell's folks.
told her l didn't have no money and
couldn't very well go. She said I've
got a little. I'll let you have it if
you'll 60 I was feeling bad and
told her / wasn't able to go. But
after while l went and dressed and
decided to go over. Pretty soon
mamma looked out of the window and
said fYonder is a car stopped out
there in the road and you can go on
up to Americas and catch that train
tonight. l went out and asked the
man if I could ride to town with him.
Up town l thought would go to the
show l then decided not to go, as l
thought might stay too long. l
met several of my friends, Mr.. Page,
Mr.. Minis and others; l went to Jack
Tinsley's place, went to DR.. Nc
Maths, and went on down to the de-
pot where l asked about the train to
Lilly. Then came back to town and
waited around awhile, then walked
down to the depot where l watched
the circus load for two hours before
my train came"
At this point he stopped, apparent
ly unfinished, but after waiting few
moments for him to resume, Mr.
Chappen waved him from the stand
He made no denial of the crime anC
did not mention.
With Duckworth's statement the
defense closed.
Sheriff Harvey was recalled by the
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20 in, shutting off the solicitors ques-
tons.
He said Mrs. Duckworth's body was
taken from the well after p. m.
Solicitor FELTON, here had a sub
poena issued for Mrs. Green Perry.
Boy Went For Help.
Willie Duggs, a negro boy on the
Perry farm, who went home with Liza
Ware, on the "shoo-fy" train after
dark. carried Mrs. Duckworth's mes
sage to Jimime Lee Perry that she
thought mis- PEARL was in the well.
She said when Mrs. Duckworth first
came up she called for Liza Ware to
c5me out and Lring her some cam
phor. He denied she had said any
thing about she thought "Pearly's"
throat would be cut She said she
heard the chain rattle, he said, which
made her believe she was in the well.
Jimmy Lee Perry, Green Perry's
son, said he saw the two Duckworth
women and the little girl thirty min
utes before dark. He said Willie
Duggs came to his house at 1885
p. m. The boy called him to "come
out here" He went to the Duckworth
home and looked in the well with a
fashlight, when he saw the body. The
bucket was hanging in the well. He
went after his father and the body
was taken out about o'clock. The
body was still limp and bled after be-
ing taken out. He repeated his faith
er's testimony regarding the finding
Of blood.
On cross examination he admitted
he saw what appeared to be parts of
denied he had employed counsel for
Duckworth.
On redirect examination he said
be saw what appeared to parts of
oirds on the dining table. Dove feath-
ers were in the back yard. He told
the solicitor he did not know where
Duckworth went on the morning of
he day.
Letter Offered By Defense.
The defense here introduced an
unexpected phase. Mrs. Ruby Kitch-
Ems, a sister of Mrs. Duckworth, of
near Andersonville, identified let
Ter, written to Mrs. Duckworth. 1t
was written Nov. 6, and told of Sc
rious sickness in the family of Joe
near Lilly, at whose home
was arrested.
Joe Howell was called next. He is
brother-in-Iaw. He said
Duckworth got to his home "about
half an hour by sum-" He said Duck
worth complained Of his back. He
said he INQUIRED of Duckworth's fam
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04

argument in behalf OF Duckworth.
Mr.. Chappell asked the jury what
matter if Duckworth had made a con.
fession. Many an innocent man
has done that" he said, and he told of
a Vermont case in the legal records
IN which two sons confessed to killing
their father, who had disappeared,
when told that if they confessed thew
would not get worse than life i'm
prlsonment, and that five years after
they had been convicted the father
re-appeared. Mr.. ChappeH spoke
nearly As minutes.
1T is only man that will kill the
thing he loves, that will kill the per.
son ne ought" said the SOLICITOR in
opening. II don't know about this
mans education, but I know he is a
bad man and comes frora trotbel
that should be corrected" he called
attention to the defendant being in
the habit of beating his wife. He
declared the crime was not one of
ravishment.
You don't need to call on God to
tell you who did this, as Mr.. Chan.
pell suggested" said the solicitor
This man here knows who killed
her" With that he pointed at Duck
worth, who shook his head to the jury
He called attention to the fact that
Duckworth had not denied the crime
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04

state in rebuttal He said when
Duckworth made his statement re-
garding the killing he said it was "be-
fore he left home" No reference
was made to time, he testified. He
told of seeing blood on a post and
on the floor under the table in the
Duckworth kitchen.
]. c. Hoffman saw Duccworth
walking along the road above his
house the day of the killing. Sam
carried a stick. A negro was with
him. His wife and mother and
daughter were not far away. The
wife was crying.
Deputy Sheriff Summers said Joe
Howell on Sunday following the
killing, said he knew something was
the matter when Sam came to his
house as he was awfully nervous. He
said Howell this morning told him
Dnckworth's nervousness was due to
his lame back he thought
Mrs. Georgia Duckw0rth, an aged
woman, whose husband is a distant
relative Of Sam Duckworth, said Lii.
liam Duckworth told her her father
had left home "about dark" on the
afternoon of the killing.
Mrs. Leverett Duckworth, another
distant relative, said Lillian had
told her her father left home about
shutdown and then changed, saying
she didn't know when he left.
Jimmy Lee Perry was recalled by
the defense. He said he looked in
Duckworth's trunk on the day after
Mrs. Duckworth was buried. He
found knife. Mr.. Chappell held UT
a knife and he identified it as the one
found in the trunk.
AT this both sides rested, with the
solicitor reserving the right to ex.
anime Mrs. Green Perry as soon as
she should arrive in court.
Solicitor Waves Opening.
Solicitor FELTON, waved the open.
ing, and Attorney Chapuell BEGAN his
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04
ALLIES AGREE IN
FIUME PROBLEM
Plan Is Reported Ready
For Submission To
Italy

LONDON, Dec. 4.-(Bv Asa.
ciated Press. AN agreement which
it is hoped will solve the Adri.t.
question has been prepared in Par.
by American, French and Rrit;as
peace representatives for submissio.
to Italy, according to private die.
patches today. Frank L. Polk ana
Premier Clemenceau are declared -
have already signed the agreement
Italian irregular troops will occn.
py Fiume and that territory includes
in the Treaty Of London, signed in
1915, and Capt. D'Annunzio's vohD.
teers will withdraw from Fiume it il
said, under the terms of tie agree.
ment.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04
New Officers Named
By Local Woodmen

At the regular meeting of Amer.
icus Camp, No. 202, Woodmen of thu
World, last night the following Of
ficers were chosen for the coming
year:
]. II. Clark, council commander;
]. c. Pouncey, advisor lieutenant; Nat
LeMaster, clerk; W. W. Mcneil,
banker; Clyde Williams. escort; B.
G. Holloway, Waterman; D. A Meth
win, sentry; DR.. H. B. Allen, physic-
ian; managers, A. NJ. Query, years,
R. E. Castleberry, years, C. B.
Pouncey. 1 year.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04
The NY WITNESSES
FOR DUCKWORTH
Mother and Daughter OF
Defendant Heard AS
Witnesses
CONTINUED from 2ss. -


the commitment hearing of Ware s
wife
Charley Davis, Of DeSoto, who
came to Americas on circus day, talk
Cd to Eric Wallace at Barlow Coun-
ellis place at 3:15 pm. on the day
IF the killing. A white man and two
Segroes we're in the car with wal
lsee. he said. He told the solicitor
Duskworth's house was about s miles
from the river. He said one could
20 from Americas to Duckworth's
Aouse probably in 20 minutes.
Harris Frazier told Of passing an
auto in the road the afternoon OF the
killing. Duckworth was one Of those
n the car.
Nein Carter, white-haired grocer
of Reese Park, said Duckworth paid
hin a small account on the day Of the
killing. He didn't know the hour.
DIVE StaIlings, an aged negro hv-
ing on Green Perrys place, where
Duekworth also lived, who went to
the circus. told of passing Duck
worsA and Ware between the Shelf
keld and Littlejohn home in Ameri-
Gus, as he was going home. Sidney
Ware got into the wagon with him, he
said while Duckworth continued on
sowxrd town. 1t was dark when he
got Aeuae. He said Duckworth was
not wearing overalls. He didn't
knsx whether Ware had on overalls
or not.
Inma Stallings, Dawes wife, cor
FEDERATED her husbands testimony.
Oscar Stallings, son of Dave, who
was going home with his parents, got
cut of the wagon and came as far as
c. M Councils house with Duck
worth.
Bought Lunch for Trip.
jack Tinsley, Americas lunch
counter man, said Duckworth came
into his East Lamar street place and
bought some lunches. He ate one
and told Tinsley to wrap up four, as
be was going TO Vienna He said
Duekworth appeared sick or like he
had been drinking. This was "late"
IN the afternoon, he said. Pressed
by the solicitor, he estimated the
time at pm. He didn't remember
whether he had told the sheriff the
time was o'clock.
Dave Willis, colored, saw Duck
worth in Tinsley's about "three-quar-
GERS Of an hour of sun"
Dr. J. T. McMath said Duckworth
was in his Cotton avenue Office be-
tween 4 and o'clock the afternoon
Of the killing. He said Duckworth
get some medicine for "backache."
He said Duckworth talked of going to
DoOly county, speaking Of his broth
er-in-law being sick or dead, and dis
enxsed the cost of hiring a car.
VIII Mimms saw Duckworth near
Dunaway's store on Cotton avenue
between 4 and pm. on the after
coon Of the killing.
B. B. Decker, who works at DAN
ASA 2 hAAAA hSaA OOC1OH avenue So
DueEworth on Cotton avenue after
he hNd left the mill. The mill stopped
work at o'clock and he said it took
him a half hour to change clothes
and get up town.
WIN Feagin saw Duckworth in
front of the Americas Cafe between
6 and 6:15 o'clock on the afternoon
Of the killing. He remembered the
time, he said, because he had date
for o'clock and was late
Glenn Finch, who works at Souther
Field, saw Duchworth in front of the
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-12-04
Old New Orleans
Opera House Burns

NEW ORLEANS, Dec. 4.-(Ry As
ISOLATED Press. THE historic French
opera house, built in 1859, was com.
pletely destroyed by fire this morn
ing.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-17
IGp13li41R
EMB1t1eS/
rMss1z1.f. rMss1z1f. fMI1Soz A.!
MELANCHOLY DAYS.

IN this broad continent soms
~ where, the warmth OF spring is IN
the air, and doodadS are in bloom;
but where live the winds are bleak,
and drcarly the heaven, leak, and all
is wrapped in gloom. Somewhere tho
skies are blue and bright, and mock
ing birds SIT up all nigh, to sing their
sweet refrain; but here the north wind
has an edge that pierces like an IRON
wcdge, and fros, is on the plain. Aud
there will be long months OF snow.
and many weary storms will blow,
before we see the spring. before that
season We behold when blossoms
brigh, sdorn the void, aud IMPLY
doodles sing And So distressed, upon
a time, ! hcavc sigh ior,some hriplA
cline where skies are always bright,
TIL | reflect, "ln such land the pesky
flies are never canned, and chiggrrs
always bitel" II am prone to grumb-
ling here, Id be dis,raugh, where skies
are clear, and balmy brce.es blow I'd
grow accustomed to the sights, TO per-
fec, days and scented nights. and dig
mp some cheap woe.
The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-17
May Get Newsies
Their Annual Feed
Art Gun,,n|

Dear Editor
Well Ed Lloyd George King George
somebody has call and will hold and
w settle world problems which touched upon
Some of us bird, which have firm grip upon topic, which
~ pubcs Will probable
pwed to turn IN expensive and have mind the
PLACE myself and no' write literature for while
M nominated for Ed out and stand upon the
smp and get out big vote for myself and probable swamp
~ put sgainsa
guess the biggest problem which ,, Russia
18th 10 stuck u OF BuIks like pncuhon was not for them
ts tey would be lot places than Russia but am not
3Io4 70 recall the OF them
Well Ed they their
A1ovng dinner OF Mr. Williams being no onpe Gov
and they much H. rad
iGoney / would give then feed myself
W III could only get off couple Thanksgiving would
fearm and ay enough ducks feed a the
1pnpef kida h the city
Well I'd editorials has which give over other
I&sone YOU are not careful
Twill him better and have contributor down in h,
fsser
4 Intentionally Yours
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The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1919-11-17
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CONTRIBUTORS DAY.
Tha Lahorer And His Hir0.

1t once was the fashion to weep and to sigh
For the down trodden aborer who lived in sy;
No bread in the cupboard flour In the bin
The children all hungry and dad full OF gin
His wages one dollar or maybe a pair
And oft out OF work he must live on thin airi
Such was the LIE OF the suffering wop,
Bu, the OF the wheel has brought him to the top.
Now It's the preacher, professor clerk
Who can't make living though hard he may work;
He wears his old clothes and his old coat
And he walks where he used to take trolley or boatj
He scours the cheap market, for cabbage and bones
To fiji the kids stomachs and . their weak moanS;
He lodges the plumber and runs from hi, bills
And the first Of the month he take, to the hills,
The price OF potatoes and butter and milk.
The cost OF hardwaressnd htoadcoth and silk
Are out Of his range and he passe, them by
And he munohes cracker where once he ate pie
His and hi, daughters working for wage,
They're sporting the style, that all the rage;
They sncker at dad and they smile the wop,
For dads at the bottom and tothers top
J. B. Cheadle