davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29

home. Again he starts on foot. but
IS finally captured in a typical west
ern hotel combining saloon, gambling
rooms and dance hail.
While waiting with his prisoner un-
til train time, the sheriff is attracted
by the revelry Of the rooms below, ana
going downstairs, gets into the game
and loses all of the stolen money he
had just recovered from Jim. Re-
turning then to his prisoner whom he
had left in handouts, the sheriff said,
I'm a bigger thief than you are, Jim
Stokes. I've lost the money you stole
from the express company
Seeing the sheriF's predieament,
and wishing himself to be free, Jim
proposes the bargain that if the sller-
if will let him go, he will recover the
money This is agreed upon, and
Jim's handouts are removed. He
then arms himself, and going out
through the window, enters the gamb-
ling room and holds up the cashier.
He gets the money, rushes out in the
widest excitement, mounts a horse,
and is again pursued, The fight this
time takes him to the edge of great
precipice with the posse at his heels.
Without hesitation he chooses the
plunge to capture, and horse and
rider are seen rolling over and over
down the steep cliffside. Jim again
escapes, covers his trail and reaches
the hotel just in advance Of the
searching party. He enters the room
in a seml-fainting conditions tilrns
over the money to the waiting 81 S@@1ftss S@al3|
is handeuffed, and hastily tumbbffss ~;
TO bed just as his pursuers come to
the door and, gaining admittance, ex-
plain that the game had been held up
and they thought in some way jim
might have escaped and turned the
trick
The next day the sheriff starts with
his prisoner, but safely away from
the town, he looses the handouts, |
gives jim two hours start to get his
bride, and wishes him good luck, thus
fulfilling his part Of the bargain.
Jisa returns to Nell, is forgiven,
and together on his horse they ride
over the hills across the border to an
other state, where the law could not
molest them. to begin life anew in
spired by the love which alone makes
possible the right unrayeling Of llfe's
tangled webs,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29
Valli VaIIi at the Grand.

..rIa ne hve-part Metro photoplay.
,f,si nsf Debt of Honor" with Vajli
J. aasii sl y the stellar role, will be shown
~ M Us y efand Theatre tomorrow. This
sat;a. sa..etloh promises to create a SEN
bs;pn' tbs;a,a as u is full of. surprises and
finan ai.s and =, abounds in novel situa-
lian lar III Inc story was written BY VIII
Asen Nigh, who directed tile piece
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29
NEWS OF THE PHOTOPLAYs


and also appears in the cast. Others
supporting Miss Valli are Frank Ba-
con, who appeared in Cohan & Harris
stage productions for eight years and
is considered one of the foremost
leading character comedians on the
stage or screen; William Davidson,
a newcomer In filmdom, but who has
achieved Unusual success as leading
nan; john GoldWorthy, r. A. Bresee,
Aean Hume. Mrs. Mathilde Brundage
and other stage and screen artists.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29
Whv Constipation Injuries.

The bowels are the natural sewer
age system Of the body. When they
become obstructed by constipation g
part Of the poisonous matter which
they should carry off is absorbed into
the system, making you feel dull and
stupid, and interfering with the dl-
gestion and assimilation Of food.
This condition is quickly relieved by
Chamberlain's Tablets. Obtainable
everywhere. ADV.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29

Indigestion nearly always disturbs
the sleep more or less, and is often
the cause Of insomnia. Eat a light
supper with little if any meat, and no
milk; also take one of Chamberlain's
Tablets Immediately after supper,
and see IL you do not rest much bet
ter. Obtainable everywhere.(A (Adv.)
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29
Do You Know That

Walking IS the best exercise and
The cheapest3
The United States Public Health
Service administers typhoid vaccine
gratis to federal employees?
A little cough is frequently the
warning sigma Of tuberculosis!
Bad teeth and bad tonslis may be
the cause Of rheumatism?
Unpasteurized milk frequently
spreads disease?
The air-tight dwelling leads but to
tha grave?
Moderation ii AL things prolongs
Lief
The careless splitter i public
danger
When in need Of stationery get In
touch with The Chief. Phone 81.
Ticks are bad, but flies are worse.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29
PLAYING the Odds.

1T is very kind Of you, said Mr..
Binks to his wife, "but / had rather
ssasy my cigars myself. Seven for a
quarter is rather too cheap.
81 know it's cheap, DEAR. said
Mrs. Binks, butt thought there must
be one good one in the seven.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29

Boy Prince Albert euery-
,phere tobacco Is sold IN
soppy red bags, Sc; tidy red
tins, f0c; har,dsome pound
and half pound tin hunt
dors- and-fhut corkiag fine
pound crystal glass huHai-
dor 1Dikh sponge 7saofsteHsr
sop that keeps the tobacco
in suck cgeUsr trim alsgaysg
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29

The home merchants are prepared
to supply your needs. Buy from
them, and BY keeping your money at
home help build UP your own com
munity.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29

The election is over, now vote for
the fair. You can vote every day
from now until Oct. and more than
once day, and buy a vote for fifty
cents. and still it will be a fair cleo
ton.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29

The keys have come Buy one
(price SO cents and wear it to show
that you are q South Louisiana Fair
booster. It will admit you the
opening Gay Of the big fair, Oct. 5-8.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29

The population Of Ascension par
ish is $4,000. AT least five thousand
ought to wear keys.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29

If you want to protect yourself
get busy and kill the fly.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29

Next Saturdays bill at the Grand
will comprise the second episode of
ssThe Iron Claw" Pathe weekly news.
d roaring comedy and an animated
cartoon
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29
Theda Bara in Sin,

The celebration Of the greatest and
most widely observed of Italian reli-
gious festivals. the feast of Our Lady
of Carmel, is faithfully pictured in
all its interesting and eolorful details
in the William Fox production Of
SIM which comes to the Grand
Tuesday. The seething crowds, the
gaily decorated stalls, each displaying
wax emblen1s for the vetaries Of the
feast to offer IN. gratitude for ills
cured, the flags and the blazing lights
of a score of colors are all seen IN
this wonderful picture in which Theua
Bara is starred. 1t is like leaf torn
from one Of the most interesting sides
of New York's Kaleidoscope life.
The great parade, which is the fea-
tllre Of the celebration and in which
thousands take part, each marchef
carrying d huge candle, which are iii
some cases 50 immense that they re-
quire three bearers. was ashot" by di-
cameras SO placed that no detail es-
capped the len9es, and the whole vivid
rector Herbert Brenon, with six
picture IS flung upon the screen III all
its scintiHating life and movement. \
Hart ii he Bargain
w. S. Hart, the famous Broadway
favorite, and undoubtedly the great
est living portrayer of western roles,
plays the principal part in "The Bar
gain" which is announced as the
Grand feature for Friday next.
In the first scene, the country is
alarmed by advice that Jim Stokes, a
.'two-gun man" is in the neighbor-
hood headed for the border, and warn
ing is given to place a double guard
around the stage on its trip through
the canyon. This warning is needed,
for Jim is planning to hold up the
stage and obtain a package Of gold
on it consigned to the express COM
pany.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29

Get rid Of that house fly,
-----
IN ad in The Chief will pay.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29

Safety first kin the fly.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29

tThe a,kthor OF the fo,Ia,v;nv .rti.,a
Dr. Max Stein, is director Of the Associa1
ton tor the Distribution OF Reer In Ger
many This organization copes with the
tremendous task of supplying the entire
esrnah army with beer. Direca3r Stein,
, WAC " swiss citizen, recently visited the
United States for q short stay and hjs
safeWd observations will interest those who
sare Tor constructive criticism and en-
iightened adyicel
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-04-29

Ticks are bad, but flies are worse.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-04
SPOTS TOO MUCH
FOR CLUBMATES
IN N. Y. A. c. SHOOT
National Champion Captures
High Scratch Trophy with
Ninety-nine Targets

Gunners Of the New York Athletic
Club returned the highest scores Of
the season at their Travers Island
traps yesterday afternoon. The light
was ideal, and as there was only lit
tie wind every one of the regular
shoots was taken by q straight score
of Is targets. r. l.. Spots, national
champion, did the most sensational
shooting of the day, winning the
scratch trophy with 80 out Of a posi-
BILE 100 targets. He had a run Of 10
kills" before he missed.
George J. Corbett, chairman Of the
shooting committee, was close on the
heels of his clubmate. He had total
Of SO, IA did also Danny Mcmahon.
The former, however had a high run
Of SO before he missed a target. The
high scratch man Was y. Rogers, who
only took the event after a shoot-of
against several other gunners.
No less than four men had straight
strings of % targets in the shoot for
the Travers Island Cup. They were
W. B. Ogden, r. l. SPOTS, d. S. Nc
Mahon and G.. J. Corbett. The winner
finally WAS the national champion.
SPOTS also scored legs on the Haslin
and the Accumulation prizes. In the
former event the champion was tied
by G. J. Corbett and F. Hall, who both
had straight strings of 25.
F. J. Ham, jr., and VI. McVoy scored
legs on the Tournament Cup. Each
had a straight score of %. McVoy ais
won a special short at 30 targets. Dur
ing the afternoon ten straight strings
Of % targets were returned. a remark
able performance, as there were only
twenty gunners on the firing line.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-04
On Next Seasons Outlook

LREADY there loud TO the "ofses which Yale
- and Harvard viii sustain through gaduaons The
ugubrous The Orange
first string football men, it On the results
Of the season this should such a tragic loss.
that John Harlan Rush will be retained hope
Despite that with apparently and veteran"
both Of the traditional rivals Of Princeton
faith the ability Rush back he not only good
football coach good and his influence Princeton
good The interest in the football to would be killed
if anybody replace John Harlan Rush
Princeton.
By the way would Ike something TO the general good
craftsmanship Of Princeton There has not been from grad
undergrad If you
there is nothing about that should Of the letters
from grads undergrads Of other colleges.
The football bug intensely partisan Sometimes he
Stay merely for recording that his college beaten
hazard opinion before that his college might not win he
sends you Black Hand letter and maybe bomb.
But the Princetonan does under defeat criticism
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-04
In All Fairness
Bv w. O. MCCLELLAN

VNHIS is the Of the when the footoal expert
hi, nadded cell tugs chains and picks an AAmecSh
Il football team Goldbergan sort OF JOB for Al'er
Won get an AAmean football what arc you going 70 90
with it," -.
OF al games football which does not call for the seec
.+D 81 an An Arnerican AnEaern AAnyodkind OF
~ II Is the one game individual counts the least You
bv og and figures upon which base the selection Of an ALI
American track team AAmecan baseball team but there
no settled logic scheme Of mathematics upon which
YOU may base selection Of AAmercan football team or an
An-Anysection team
Also it obviously impossible select championship team for
any section The game much physically from its players
70 make possible sufficient number Of games TO decide
football championship Players have forth all that they could
muster against traditional rival might show stale against an
inferior football team Certain call for the
rre effort: others are merely games All schedule
College football private affair in which championships are
not counted nor claimed This particularly true about the W
angular controversy involving Yale Harvard and Princeton
Of football team IN Of these col
e is founded upon tradition There is private rivalry
ambition produce American or an
AAnytng team defeat of Colgate commonly recognized
as the toughest the East would have been
ISOLATION defeated by Harvard The Harvard men did
not by It s the defeat the Yale Bowl that
hurts.
What trying get is the fact that payersay Cupid
Back-rght accomplish the things against team where
mere championship involved that he would accomplish against
traditional antagonists Of Yale He might not be keyed up
to the fighting pitch would the sight Of crimson
OF a orange and black jersey
ANY expert that football team rated inferior
run anuc overwhelmingly powerful eleven under certain
psychological conditions which be figured only after the
That is the charm Of the American football game
confession have list Of eleven players which
picked from force Of habit my AnAmecan
reflect the y of trying reduce football to facts
and figures
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-04
CRANBERRY HIGH
SCRATCH GUNNER
AT NEW ROCHELLE
Stoddard and Mclaughlin Also
Victors in First Shoot
of Month
By BRIGGS

Eleven men faced the traps Of the
New Rochelle Yacht Club yesterday In
the first shoot of the month. The
conditions were ideal FOR the sport and
full scores we're returned in ell Of the
matches contested. George P. Gran
berry proved high scratch man for the
day, with a total score Of SO. Tho
high handicap honors went to B. R..
Stoddard, with 50 as his score on his
handicap Of 8.
]. n. Mclaughlin won both the ten
and the fifteen bird" scratch events,
with full scores, the last-named after
a shoot-of with A. P. Bennett The
take-home prize was captured by C. c..
Moore, with a full score. Legs for the
December Cup were won by F. NJ. Will
son and B. R. Stoddard, with full
scores, and the same men. with the ad
dition of C. C. Moore, won legs for
the Accumulation Cup. The distance
handicap prize was captured by F. NJ.
Wilson.
The SCORES follow.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-04
SPEED OF WIGGER
BRINGS VICTORY
IN ROAD RACE
Paulist A. C. Runner First
Home in Catholic
Y. M. N. u. Event

Although the scratch man behind
iorty-nine other runners, Harry wig
ger. Of tho Paulist Athletic Club, ran
an especially fast race IN winning the
weekly handicap event Of the Catholic
Young Mems National Union, held over
his clubs Central Park and Fifth Ave
nue. course yesterday. Wigger was
pushed rather hard by Joe Giorgio, .
clubmate, who was second, and Frank
Vergano, also carrying the Paulist col
ors, who was third.
All three became contenders for the
leading honors at the fourth mile.
Wigger caught Giorgio at this point,
while Vergano managed 10 follow the
pace closely for another mile. Spas.
modic sprints between Ciorgio and
Wigger featured the fight for the lead
up TO within a quarter Of mile from
the finish. Here Wigger challenged
with another squirt and after 100 yards
moved away TO win.
Giorgio had 10 speed along at his
best pace 10 hold off the onrushing
Vergano. Almost one minute separated
the three Paulist members from Dick
Brandt. the St. Anselm's Athletic Club
captain VINO, III loui III pave &c" "N'
the remaining runners.
The team honors proved easy for the
Paulist athletes. With Wigger, Gior-
gio and Vergano capturing the first
three positions. fifth and sixth places
we're also obtained, for total Of sew
enteen points. st. Anselm's was sec
ond. with forty-eight points, which was
seven better than the st. Jerome's
Catholic Club, in third place.
The summary follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-04
TEAM COMPETITION
HARBR00K A. c. TAKES
TEAM PRIZE IN RUN

A field Of SIXTY runners competed in
the prize handicap road run Of the Har-
lem Athletic League held from the club
house Of the Alpha Physical Culture
Club yesterday. Team honors were
captured by the Harbrook Athletic
Club, with SO points. The Macombs
Athletic Club and ST. Christopher Club
finished next in order. Two ties feat
ured the fight for the next two posi-
tions between four clubs.
Individual honors went to George
Creed, Of the Salem-Crescent Athletic
Club, who had an allowance Of min
utes and thirty seconds. George
Wright, a Harbrook entrant q limit
competitor with minutes handicap,
was second James Flynn, represent
ing the Macombs organization, also
with 4 minutes and thirty seconds, was
third. The fast time prize went to
John Golf, a st. Christopher Club
runner, who finished thirty-seyenth
from scratch in 81 minutes. Five
starters failed TO last the distance.
The summary follows:
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-04
The scores follow:
M'NAMARA TO RIDE
IN SIX-DAY RACE

Reggie Mcnamara, the popular six
day rider, will be ready to start in the
annual event at Madison Square
Garden, December 1923. according 10
the track physician OF the Newark
Velodrome, where the fast Australian
had brief workout yesterday. 1t was
considered doubtful whether Nc
Namara would be able to ride this
year after sustaining a broken collar
bone in the recent Boston race.
Manager Chapman will start to-day
TO pair up the riders already signed.
To date twenty-five riders have been
booked, and 1t is expected that by the
end Of the week at least seventeen
teams will be coupled TO enter the
famous event Peter Prunty, who has
acted as announcer for the race for
several years past, has been engaged
to announce the hourly scores this
year.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-04
BROWN TO LOSE ONLY
FIVE FOOTBALL MEN

Providence, Dec. 3.-Brown will lose
only five men from its football squad
this spring by graduation-Sprague
Wade. Ward, Jimmy Murphy and Orms-
by. OF these Sprague was the regular
centre and Wade a regular guard
Ward would unquestionably have been
n regular tackle had not injuries kept
him on the hospital list greater part
of the time. Jimmy Murphy was sub
stitute quarterback and 0rmsby subSti-
tute end.
With ffty-fve Of the squad Of sixty
first and second string men returning,
with three men Of absolute varsity
calibre in Shaw, Kowalsky and Gordon
becoming eligible and with the usual
amount OF good material from the
freshmen class the prospects for 1917
should be the brightest in the history
of the college.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-04
TWENTY-THREE GAMES
FOR WILLIAMS NINE

Williamstown, Mass, Dec. 3-The
schedule Of the Williams College base
ball team for the 1917 season. as rati-
fed By the athletic council, was made
public to-day. II contains twenty
three games, as follows:
April II. Army. al Wet Point. u. Ne- York
University at New Yost. 49, Princeton A. Prince
ton: IA. Nav a. Annapolis 10. Washington ard
rAris a. Phiiafslphs IS Columbia a. SsT York
a. sprngfsd Y VI College a. Williams
town. IS Holy Cross. =, Worcester Mas l. Wes
leyAn. a. Mddietoun. g. Yale 81 Nsv Haven s.
COsEie. a. WilllamsicTu. a. Dartmouth a. Hano-
yer. II. Amberst. =, Amherst; 10. Cornell. A. WILL
bury. At Hlllisns,o~n. q, N A C.. At williams
tossn: 50. Amherst, At wilnLnst0wn. Jung l. Har-
yard, a. CAmbridEe. 20. Ieh4h. at WilnAfns-
toan; 81. Leland Stanford a. NiriLnsto~n a.
Nermout a. Williamson.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-04
VIII Number All Players
and figures

SEEMS certain this writing that the football spectator
viii little recognition next Football players in all
important games Will be numbered As far the Army and
The matter being taken
up Washington already In justice 10 the Annapolis they
willing number the for the convenience Of the
tators this year It the Army that baked
Of the universities only Harvard held out this Yale
began numbering players early in the Pee Dee Haughton
the unreconucted opponent Of the numbering SYSTEM hardly
affair the Yale Bowl that
beng injurious football system The numbered Yale eleven
defeated the unnu1nbered Harvard eleven
The abb Of the opponent Of numbering is that the coreboard
everything Spectators themselves keep
game while with the other they follow the gyatons Of the
scoreboard manipulated by wearied peanut boys.
Yalearvard showed profit Of something like $780,
Ooo It a of this would
ball players should be numbered Anyhow, this
poor be insied into the young colegian
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-12-04
Mayor Will See Bout

One Of the most ardent admirers of
boxing in the East is Mayor Radclih
Of Paterson, ~ j. He has announced
that he will be present at the Harlem
Sporting Club on Friday night 70 see
his protegt, Tommy Tuohey. the hard
hitting Jersey boxer. exchange wares
with Billy DeFoe, the clever St. Paul
boxer. Frank Carbone, the Texas Cow
boy, who has Jared quite we'll since he
came North, will meet Nero Chink, the
negro middleweiRht, who has the honor
Of holding the Championship Of Porto
the Tuohey-DeFoo bout