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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
a SAFE. TEST,

For those who are in need Of a
remedy for kidney troubles and back
ache, it is a good plan to try Doan's
Kidney Pills They are strongly rec
commended by Plaquemine people.
Mrs. L. l. Roberts, Plaquemine,
La, says: 81 had pains through the
small of my back, and at times my
back seemed broken. | could hardly
stand on account of pains in my kid
news. The kidney secretions at times
passed too frequently and then again
they were scanty and contained sedl-
ment. My head ached and sharp,
shooting pains ran up my spine and
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Price soc, at all dealers. Don't
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Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
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has been done at cost of $40 per
month to the board.
On account of the large enrolment
in the fourth and fifth grades in the
Gonzales High School, it was neces-
sary to employ an extra teacher for
those grades. Also an extra teacher
was employed in the ST. Amant
school, | therefore submit for your
approval the name of Miss Dorothy
Dyer for Gonzales High School, and
Miss Claire Grillot for the St. Amant
school, both Normal graduates.
I wish to report the designations of
Miss Ruth Seller, J. B. Picot, Sterling
Leblanc and Miss Cecilia Gardner.
Successors for the above teachers
have not as yet been appointed.
The Galvez consolidated school is
now completed and in use by the pu-
pills and teachers. This school is a
modern frame building, containing
four large class rooms, well lighted
and we'll ventilated. The latest sys-
tenn Of heating, the jacketed stove,
which heats a continuous supply of
fresh air, has been installed in the
building. That, with new, modern
desks already purchased, and a three
acre plot of ground for the teaching
of the elements of agriculture will
give the community type>aeerural
school equal to any in the state. 1t
will be necessary for the board to
authorize me to receive the two
acre plot purchased for that school
by the patrons.
| have purchased from F. Kohn a
transfer wagon for $45, payable as
Soon as will be convenient by the
board. It was necessary to buy a set
Of wheels for the wagon at cost of
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
Al POINTED REMINDER
D. w. D III r.. ID
St4H VIA t1N AGEOEE IdNs OF
Lose Right to Vote.

EAa5fRY es5Ee cit DUfUTE eFaMs i OF
Lose Right to Vote.
The News-Star does not feel dis
posed to put forth any extraordinary
effort in order to induce men to pay
their poll tax. We feel that those
who desire to exercise the right of
franchise should be more than will
ing to pay the small tax demanded,
and if they are not thoughtful
enough to pay this tax without being
urged to do so, then they should be
deprived of the privilege of voting.
Property owners will be forced to
pay this tax, sooner or later, but if it
is neglected until after December,
81 they, too, lose the right to vote
for two years.
The tax required is only one dol
lar, 95 cents of which goes to the
public school fund and helps to edu-
cate the children of the parish.
Surely there can be no serious objec-
tion to contributing this small sum
to the support of the public schools,
and if it is paid prior to January it
also gives those who thus pay the
right to vote in any and all cleo
tions held. If it is not paid before
the date specified, the privilege to
vote will be withheld for two
years.
Those who fail to pay this tax on
or before January, |, 1917, will not
be permitted to vote in any election
held during the years 1917 and 1918.
Nor will they be permitted to hold
any office within the gift of the peo-
pie during that >Fos1sd The law is
very plain and specific on this point,
and declares that any one holding of
fee must be qualified elector. There
fore, no squaw man-one who fails to
pay the tax-is or can be qualified
elector, hence cannot hold an Office of
any kind or description-legally.
Pay your poll tax now.-Monroe
Mews-Star.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
WHERE ARE MY CHILDREN p
Famous Photoplay at Gem Theatre
Tomorrow

Those who have anxiously awaited
chance to view the mammoth pro-
duction, ''Where Are My Children ?"
will have their opportunity tomor-
row, when the famous picture will
be shown at the Gem Theatre
Never in the history of motion pic
lures has so delicate subject been
attacked with such marked realism
as this humane plea for the regula-
ton of birth control. The Smalleys,
creators of Scandal and 'sHypo-
critics." produced it, and have given
it a mounting as lavish as the silent
drama has yet conceived Originality
has been the Smalley slogan ever since
feature productions have become
popular. In ''Where Are My Chill
dren?" they ltlhch a subject which is
of vital impoarante to every man and
woman who has the interest of the
present and future generation at
heart. The morbid and sensational
will find no comfort in "Where Are
My Children?" 1t is a powerful in
ddiiettf11er1t diettf11er1t Of race suicide.
Every strata of life is affected in
its mission-from the wife of the dis
trict attorney Of New York to the all
trusting little daughter of his house
keeper, who was the victim of his own
brother-in-law The trial of the ply
sician for malpractice is one of the
most impelling climaxes yet given to
motion pictures. Evidence adduced
in the trial tells the district attorney
that before sitting in judgment of
others he should investigate the af-
fairs of his own household, and this
is the most startling development in
the denouement of "Where Are My
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
CONFEDERATE PENSIONS.
No Increase Possible illness Addition
al Revenue is Provided.

For the information of pensioners
| who are anxious to know if their pen
sions are to be increased, and if so at
what time, the Pension Board has pre-
| pared the following statement:
Article 303 of the, constitution of
1913 fixed the sum of S550,000 to pay
Confederate pensioners, out of the
revenue derived from the one
mill tax assessed for that purpose,
and provided that any surplus from
said fund should be turned over to
the common school fund.
This article was amended at the
last congressional election in Novem-
ber, 1916, SO as to set aside the entire
proceeds of the one-mill tax to pay
Confederate pensioners.
The total assessment of the state
for 1916 will be about S597, 100000;
therefore the proceeds of the one-mill
tax cannot exceed $597,000, which
would be an increase of $4,000 over
the sum now available.
The Pension Board at it's meeting
in June, 1916, took all the names of
veterans and their widows from it's
waiting list, and gkNced them on the
payroll. We Esa-r,~s on the active
roll 3115 veterans and 2970 widows,
or total of 6085.
1t requires the annual sum of
$584 .160 to each pensioner s24
per quarter, or So per month.
The Pension Board has on file at
present 447 applications for pensions.
If the board has not sufficient funds
to provide for all the applicants, the
ones will have to be put on
the waiting list.
It has been suggested that the
board ought to reduce the pensions of
5000 pensioners to make room for
few hundred. The board is of opinion
that it would be exceedingly unjust
and unfair to punish the many for
the few. All the more so when you
that most of the pensioners
them to possess only $500 in proper
,y, whereas the law of 1916 allows
the applicant for pension to possess
assessed at $4,000, and quite
4 number of the new applicants come
lnder this law
If the legislature wishes to give the
pensioners $25 per month it must set
aside three mills instead of one, based
IN the present assessment Of the
itate; in other words, it will have to
ripple the rate of the tax.
The Pension Board, in conclusion,
extends to all the pensioners best
wishes for a Merry Christmas and a
Happy New Year.
E. f. BRIAN,
Secretary.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
"The Worlds Great Snare"

''The Worlds Great Snare" in
which Pauline Frederick will be pre-
sented at the Grand next Thursday,
paints with a virile brush the high
lights of cafe life in western min
ing town where men live by the sweat
of their brows and guard what they
earn by the quickness of their trigger
fingers. Into this life there is sudden
ly projected woman whose knowl-
edge of the world has not been gained
from books, but who has been i'm
measurably softened by great love
for the one man who saw in her beau
ty something beside an enchanting
toy.
The man has come to America in
search of information which will es-
tablish his claim to the earldom of
Wessemere. Myra discovers that it
is her own husband-a detestable
coward and bully-who holds the in
formation. Bryan, the young Eng
lishman, has already won her heart,
and this elemental woman suddenly
faces the problem of deciding wheth-
er she shall keep silent concerning her
knowledge and enjoy the love of Bry-
an, or whether she should give him up
to the world beyond the sea and. re-
store to him the estatew hich is law
fully his.
In the terrible struggle which fol-
lows the nobler nature Of the woman
conquers, and she even risks her life
and freedom in order to give Bryan
the certificate which establishes his
claim.
Some of the incidents of the story
form striking scenes in the produc-
ton, among them the great cafe scene
in which Miss Frederick appears as
the dancer, and the fight in the care
in which Bryan and Rutten, a gam
bier and degenerate, engage III a
desperate struggle, the latter neing
finally hurled over the balcony railing
to the tables on the floor below.
There follows a general riot which is
one Of the most thrilling spectacles
IS I'm
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
"Extravagance."

The theme of Excite gance," !"
in which Nine. Petrova will be seen
at the Grand Sunday, is an excellent
one. The story opens with every
promise of being interesting, and as
might be expected from its title,
points a moral.
Norma Russell, the part played by
Nine. Petrova, is the daughter of a
man whose motto is, "Give me the
luxuries of life, and | can get along
without the necessities"
Norma has not been brought up to
deny herself anything, and her ex-
travagance forces her father to bor-
row money from Howard Dundore, a
banker, who is in love with the girl.
Franklin Hall, young business
man, is also an admirer of hers, and
Norma returns his affections. Dun
dore is not an honorable man, and at
tempts to secure Norma by means of
a note her father has forged. Frank
lin Hall saves Mr.. Russell from this
situation, and Norma and he are mar
ried
Later on Dundore gets Hall into his
power and has him convicted Of false
entries on the books of the bank.
While Hall is serving his sentence his
wife is forced to earn her own living.
She takes to writing moving picture
scenarios, is well paid for her efforts,
and invents picture plot, which is
the means of establishing her hus-
bands innocence.
The scenes of social life in "Ex-
travagance" are well done, and have
the proper air of good breeding. Nine.
Petrova has not the slightest difficulty
I'M making the most of her opportuni-
tics as lEeanaa She Iaols beautifz 4
and wears number Of stunning
gowns.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
Next Weeks Bill at the Grand.

Sunday-Mme. Petrova in ''Extrav-
agance," and Ham and Bud in Bogus
Book Agents"
Monday-Anita King in 'The Heir
to the Hoorah," and Mutt and Jeff
cartoon.
Observation-Disclosures and the Lee
children in "The Unwelcome Moth
Ell"
Wednesday-Sessue Hayakawa and
Myrtle Stedman in ''The Soul of
Kura-San."
Thursday-Pauline Frederick in
"The Worlds Greatest Snare"
Friday-Clara Kimball Young in
"My Official Wife"
Saturday-Second episode of "The
Shielding Shadow" ''The Girl from
Frisco" Lonesome Luke" comedy
and Pathe News.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
S. J.C. HONOR ROLL.
List Of Students Scoring High Aver
ages in November Test.

AfSt Oh StuQSnts scoring AAtSA <1VS1
ages in November Test.
Graduating Course-Pierre Lam
dry, Robert Courreges, Edward Han
son, George Cox.
Ninth Grade-Carl Mollere, Man.
uel Hidalgo, Hewey Brescher, Louis
Picou.
Eighth Grade-Lynn Colomb, Cur
tis Bourdier, Leo. Mattingly.
Seventh Grade-Richard Hanson,
Linden Melancon, Ayraud Landry,
John Landry, Rene Courreges, Rene
Gaudin, Marcel Brou, Claude Her
nandez, Ralph Betz, Norman Hidalgo.
Sixth Grade-Everette Melancon,
Lowell Gisclard, Numa Courreges,
Henry Maurin, Pasquale Mistretta,
John Park, Arthur Veron, William
Doran, Aristide Landry, Irwin Mol
lere, Clarence Richard, Anthony
Schroeder, Nicholas Falleta.
Fifth Wilson Eris, Samuel
St. Martin, Emile LeBoeuf, Arthur
Colomb, Joseph Dalferes, Jules Lam
dry, Camille Sigma, Beatty Blanchard,
Andrew Landry, John Sanchez, Jos.
Gagliano, Arthur Acosta, Lloyd Bour-
dier, Michael Milano, Conrad Goette,
Edward Gauthreaux, Maurice Robert.
Fourth Grade-Caleb Weber, Ce-
Gil Dabadie, Dumond st. Martin, Mi
chel Rossie, Bryan Landry, Atal Sar-
radet
Third Grade-C. Belliafore, D.
Doran, A. Bush, L. Gaudin, j. Erato,
L. Leblanc, Theodore Judice.
French Course-Class C: Robert
Courreges, Pierre Landry, Ayraud
Landry, Carl Mollere, George Cox,
Leonard Braud, Louis Picou, Libby
Robert. Clay Braud, Marcel Brou,
Rene Gaudin, Claude Hernandez.
Class B: Linden Melancon, Lynn
Colomb, Norman Hidalgo, Manuel Hi
dalgo, A. Dalferes, M Barthelemy, A.
Richard. Glass A: Edward Hanson,
Daniel Foley, Frank Noel.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
"The Soul of Kura-San."

Excellent acting and skillful pro-
duction make "The Soul of Kura-
San" to be shown at the Grand We'd
nesday, an unusually gripping picture.
The story is hectic, but the motives
are not overdrawn and lead up to a
strong climax. Of the three principal
characters, two are Japanese. These
Two parts are acted by Sessue Haya-
kawa, so favorably known to the
screen, and Tsuru Aoki, his talented
wife. Myrtle Stedman plays young
American girl who becomes the object
of the Oriental's vengeance. Haya-
Kawa's character is that of Foyo, a
poor Japanese artist who loves Kura-
San, the daughter of a teahouse pro-
prlesor. The pair are too poor to
marry and are about to commit sui
eide when Foyo is sent for by his
wealthy uncle in America.
While Foyo is away Kura-San's
father makes her believe Foyo has
oeen married. Che girl then consents
% pose for an American artist and
goes to live with him. When Foyo
returns to Japan and Kura-San learns
ne truth she kills herself after con-
tesslng that the artist has dishonored
aer' Foyo, now wealthy, returns to
aSmerIca, bent on avenging Kura-
San. He learns that the artist is en-
saeed to marry Anne Willoughby, a
sseautlful American girl. Foyo lures
We girl to his house and, before a
picture of Kura-San, attempts to re-
Wy the artist in kind. The American
ssrlVes IN time to prevent Foyo from
sseompiishing his purpose, and the
epanese kills himself at the foot of
lra-San's picture.
The offense that such a story might
e under less intelligent handling is
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23

The above figures show that
the patrons of the SinglataSII faeol
are not patronizfng the scFSsI above
the third grade Inxview df- that fact
and to give an nppA,.tunity te these these
few pupils in the fifth and sixth
grades, and to relieve Miss Meyer of
grade with SO few pupils, and to
give those three grades the. benefit of
q consolidated school, | put trans
fer in operation between the ST.
Amant consolidated school and the
Singletary school. All pupils al I've
the third grade in ,Singletary school
are transferred Ito the St. Amant
school. This transfer will be operated
at a cost of $50 to the board. AS
compared with the cost Of a princi-
pal there's assaXing, and besidCsS; the
pupils are enjoying the. benefit Of. q
well graded consolidated school.
In order to facilitate the attendance
of the pupils from the Melancon
school at the st. Amant school, it
was found necessary to operate a
from the former school. This
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23

s32. The total cost Of the transfer
amounted to SIT, which may be con.
sidered a bargain | submit my ac-
ton in this matter for your approval
The state has again curtailed its
appropriations for the agricultural
and domestic science courses to the
amount of S603. This shortage, with
the addition of two teachers and two
transfers; will require the greatest
economy from now on to run all our
schools the nine-month session.
1t is with pleasure that | announce
that the police jury has re-instated
the beneficiary cadetship to the La.
State University. The examination
for the scholarship was held during
the latter part of November and was
participated in by the following
young men: Robert Harp, Vincent
Vegas, R. Babin, Gay Martin and C.
NJ. Babin. Questions for the exami-
nation were prepared by the faculty
of the State University, and the an
swers graded by the faculty. The
scholarship was won by Robert Harp,
of Donaldsonville.
"a special feature lnaugurated this
session in the Donaldsonville High
School which deserves mentioning is
the organization of a military COM
pany, composed of the members of
the high school boys and also few
of the boys of the sixth and seventh
grades. This company, under the
leadership of Otto Mestayer, a grad
uate Of the La. State University, is
so satisfactorily, and the
results are so beneficial to the pupils,
that-I suggest that the board approve
this new branch of instruction and
recommend that it be extended SO as
to includeath the seventh grade.
Respectfully submitted,
H. P. BROUSSARD, Supt
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
Gonzales Hi" Wins Another.

The Gonzales High School basket
ball team continued it's winning streak
by defeating the strong team of Re-
serve High School in an interesting
game at Gonzales last Saturday after
noon, the score being 27 to 16. This
was the second victory for Gonzales
over the st. John boys, the score of
the previous contest having been %
to Is in favor of the Ascension quin-
tette Gonzales has defeated all COM
ers this season, and is strong con-
tender for state championship donors.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
Swat the Snitter.

It's very easy to get rid of tuber-
culosis in few years time if every
body helps. The most prevalent cause
of a disease is splitting. Watch the
amount of spit elected on the street.
When dried the winds blow the spittle
dust into the eyes, noses and pouths
of people, and they wonder how they
caught consumption. The splitter
is the cause. Swat the splitter.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
NEWS OF THE PHOTOPLAYS


skillfully avoided in the present case.
The settings throughout, Japanese
and American, are correct in every
detail, and the artistic impersonations
contributed by Sessue Hayakawa,
Myrtle Stedman and Tsuru Aoki lift
the picture into the field of tragedy.
In the last scene the struggle between
the Japanese and the American girl
strikes a strong note-it almost be-
comes symbolic of a conflict between
the two races.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
"Tha Unwelcome Mother"

The story of a mysterious man, who
falls in love with a girlG1%b LARGELY
knows, and originates his Own mar
riage ceremony, is told in the William
Fox photoplay, "The Unwelcome
Mother" which comes to the Grand
Tuesday. The production is acted
by an all-star cast, headed by Valky-
rien and the famous Lee children.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
she enrolled during the whole session
in the fifth and sixth grades the fol-
lowing number of pupils:


Average Tor the six months---4 4.88
The above figures show an average
attendance of less than five pupils
for two grades. The board would not
be justified to employ a teacher at
$50 per month to teach two grades
with such a low enrolment and at
tendance.
This session the school opened with
an unusually large enrolment in the
lower grades, especially in the first,
but with still very poor enrolment
in the fourth grade. The report of
Miss Meyer for the first two months
follows:
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
Plague On Them!

In the weekly report of the United
States Public Health Service issued
Dec l record is made of the finding
of plague-infected rat in the down
town section of New Orleans on Oct.
IA, and another in st. Bernard par
ish on Oct. 25.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23

The next primary election for
United States senator will be held in
August, 1918. No one will be quail
fed to vote at that. election unless he
has paid his poll tax for the years
1916 and 1917. If you do not wish
to be debarred from participating in
such an important election, be sure
to pay your poll tax before the end of
the present month.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23
Nervous Women.

When the nervousness is caused by
constipation, as is often the case, you
will get quick relief by taking Gham-
berlain's Tablets. These tablets also
improve the digestion. Obtainahle
everywhere.-A
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23

It is to everybody's interest to pa
tronize home industries. No COM
munity can succeed where this policy
is not carried out. Keep your money
at home.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23

AS usual, Mrs. Wah1's stock of toys,
dolls, novelties, fireworks, and Christ
mas goods of every description is the
largest and most varied in town.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23

If you buy out of town, and we
buy out of town. and all our neigh
bors buy out of town, what in thun-
der will become Of our town.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1916-12-23

For local news read The Chief.
Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1916-03-12
Many Months of Border
Quiet Finds Soldiers
Anxious to Fight.
THOSE KILLED IN
FIRST CLASH BURIED
Numerous Congratulatory
Messages Received by
Colonel Slocum.

= OLUMBUS. n. NJ, March IL
~ Eagerness to be away in pursuit
Of Francisco villa and his bandit fol-
lowers was displayed today in the ac-
tiVities of United States troops on the
border here. Confident that an early
turc of villa and the determination OF
outlaw bands in northern Mexico,
the border forces here had prepara-
tions completed to move Immediately
upon receipt of orders.
Throughout the day there was the
usual grst of rumors. Constant vigil
ancc was maintained by sentries and
the daylight hours passed without
important incident. John Blanken-
ship. section foreman at Milpias, is
miles west. arrived her with his fam
lily and told of raid on their home
by bandits before dawn. Blankenship,
his wife and two children heard the
Mcxicans approaching and sought
cover in the brush until the band
disappeared.
Attend Funeral.
Officers and men of Thirteenth cav
airy today attended funeral services
for their comrades killed in Thurs
days fighting and escorted their
bodies to the train that carried them
east. AS the train moved away
buglers sounded taps" In the pro-
cession marched General Bertani
commander of the Carranza troops
at Palomas in respect to American
dead.
Numerous congratulatory messages
from all parts of the country reached
Colonel H. l.. Slocum. commanding
the Thirteenth for pursuing Villas
band into Mexican territory
Captain Pablo Cara, a villa off
Ger, died of his wounds today.