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The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
MORE REVENUE NEEDED.
Bills Introduced to Restore Formel
Duties on Sugar and Rice.

Bills providing for the restoration
of Payne-Aldrich duties on rice and
sugar have been introduced in the ma
tional house Of representatives by
Representative Martin, of the third
Louisiana district. The bills were re-
ferred to the committee on ways and
means, before which Judge Martin
has another bill providing for the re-
storation of the Payne-Aldrich duty
on sugar.
The ways and means committee
met on the 9th inst. to consider the
problem of securing the $500, O,0OO,-
900 additional revenue required for
the expenses of government. Judge
Martin is convinced that the commit
tee will find it impracticable to raise
this amount by additional direct tax
es, and that it will have to turn to the
tariff schedules as the more advise.
BILE source of part OF the needec
| revenue. Since sugar, rice and lum'
Der are commodities which can be
made to produce revenue at the port.
with minimum resulting burden te
the people, and still produce substan
tial amounts in due collections, judge
Martin feels that these product
should be given first consideration
now that additional revenues art
needed.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
s'Whom the Gods Destroy"

The Friday attraction at the
Grand will be "Whom the Gods De-
stroy," drama of the Irish rebellion,
starring Alice Joyce, Harry Morey
and Marc MacDermott.
The ominous call of war gives the
Irish rebels an opportunity to prepare
to strike for their freedom. One of
the most diligent leaders is Sir Denis
Esmond, who is prepared to lead the
insurgents against England.
Leslie St. George Leigh, a close
friend of Esmond's and true patriot
of England, loses his eyesight while
doing duty in the North Sea.
Mary O'Neil, a lovable little Irish
lass, is loved by both Leigh and Es-
mond She is heart and soul in the
insurgents cause and refuses DO give
either suitor her answer until ireland
shall be free.
Thinking to allay suspicion, she al
lows Leigh to come to Castle O'Neil
while convalescing. Later the insur-
gents come in body to the castle for
Esmond. Leigh then addresses them@
after getting Mary to give him, as he
thinks, the English flag, but in reality
she gives him the old Irish flag, fear
ing for his safety. He learns his mis-
take and signals to an English war
ship in the harbor for help.
One of the insurgents discovers the
trick and is about to assault Leigh
when Esmond intervenes and orders
them to disperse. The soldiers arrive
and the mob is broken up after fear
full struggle in which many are killed.
Esmond is captured and tried as
traitor. After time he is sentenced
to be hung, but later secures par
don through the efforts of his mother
and Mary, aided by Leigh.
Leigh, realizing that Esmond Is
now free and that his own affection
would make it impossible for him to
ask Mary's hand in marriage, does his
utmost to arrange an engagement bes
tween Esmond and Mary, but fails.
Later he is given the Victoria Cross
for his bravery and dutiful service to
his country, but his final reward
comes when Mary's love refuses to
recognize his blindness and they are
pledged to marry.
The unselish friendship of the men
and their common love for the sweet
Irish girl has made all things possible
and once more they stand together,
stronger allied than before through
their trails and tribulations.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
DoNALDsoNvILLE, LA, SATURDAY, JANUARY a. 1917
she is not a countess, but pocr work
ing girl, and an imposter.

she is not a countess, but pocr work
ing girl, and an imposter.
Susan is dismayed. Determined
that she will go no further with the
deception, and scorning the secretary
she rushes into the midst of the wed.
ding party, and confesses all. Before
the astonished Gordon or any of the
other guests can stop her, she disap.
pears.
Seeking to forget her sorrows and
unhappiness, susan becomes nurse,
and by ner sweet unselfshness wins
the love of all whom she meets.
After vainly endeavoring to find
Susan, Gordon marries Ninon, in the
hope of reforming her. His hopes
are vain, for with the years Ninon
grows continually worse, until she
becomes a shattered wreck.
Susan is called upon to nurse her,
and though torn with conflicting emo
tions when she learns that Ninon is
the wife of Gordon, the man she loves,
she tries desperately to save the drug
crazed woman.
After a fierce struggle, the mad
dened Ninon succeeds in binding Su-
san with pair of scissors, and then
filings herself from the window to her
death in the court below.
Gordon meets the blinded Susan,
and after brief courtship the two
are married, and in their great love
are rendered doubly Happy by in
dications that Susan's sight is about
to be restored.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
"The Rise Of Susan.

The wonderful personality Of Clara
Kimball Young is given full sway IN
''The Rise of Susan" strlklngly IN
teresting Brady-Made picture IN
which the popular star will appear at
the Grand next Thursday.
Susan, a lovely young girl, the sup
port of her old uncle, earns her llv-
ing as a model in Madam Mlllet's
fashionable shop. A rich customer
Mrs. Luckett, a parvenu struggling
desperately to get into society, IS
struck by Susan's beauty and ladyllke
bearing, and when a countess, Wnom
Mrs. Luckett had induced to attend
one of her balls, fails to appear, she
prevails upon Susan to assume the
role of countess for night.
Susan is great success, and socle-
tv goes mad over the titled lady. MRS.
Luckett is delighted, and insists that
Susan continue to play the role: AZ
| first Susan refuses, but Mrs. Luck.
ett's pleas, and the sudden death Oh
her uncle, cause her to change her
mind, and she decides to go through
with the part.
As the countess, Susan wins tne
heart of Clavering Gordon, wealthy
young bachelor Mrs. Luckett mao
| hoped to "land" Gordon as husband
for her daughter, Ninon, and she re-
sents Susan's rivalry She tells ou-
| san that the disappointment aI losing
Gordon is kil9ii<S|sg Ninoa, urges
her to go away. Though no eply
in love with Gordon, Susan dec1des 20
| sacrifice her own feelings to save
| Ninon.
She is about to leave, when La
| Sale, Mrs. Luckett's schemlng soclai
secretary, tells her that Nlnon Is a
confirmed drug fend, and would oniy
ruin Gordon's life. He persuades Su-
san that she owes it to Gordon 20
marry. him, and save him from Ninon,
| and at last Susan is won over by ms
arguments.
Just before the marriage ceremony,
the scheming secretary reveals ms
true motives. He demands a large
sum OF money from Susan on penalty
that, if she refuses, he will reveal 20
the assembled wedding guests that
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
NEW ROAD BOARD ORGANIZED.
Steps Taken to Improve Highways in
- District No. z.

The board of supervisors Of Road
District No. of the parish of Ascen-
sion met at Geismar Saturday and
organized by electing the following
officers: Leon Newman, president;
DR.. w. P. Miles. vice president; L. w.
Armitage, treasurer; F,>Edw. Babin,
secretary. Caleb c. Weber, of Den
aldsonville, was retained as special
counsel of the board The district
comprises portions of the fifth, sixth,
seventh and eighth wards, and the
membership of the board includes Po-
lice Jurors L. W. Armitage and Leon
Newman, representing the fifth and
sixth wards, respectively; DR.. w. P.
Miles, w. B. Stuart and F. Edw. Ba-
bin, members of the school board
from the fifth, sixth and eighth
wards, respectively, and j. N. De-
laune, of Prairieville, qualified cleo
tor and taxpayer residing within the
district
The secretary was instructed to ad-
vertise for bids for the purchase of
bonds of the district amounting to
$50,000, to mature serially during
period of twenty years, beginning
July /, 1917, and bearing dterest at
the rate of per cent per annun1,
payable semi-annually on the first
day of January and July of each year.
The proposals will be opened at a
meeting of the board to be held at
it's domicile at Geismar Wednesday,
Feb. %, at II o'clock a. m.
At the same time sealed bids will
also be opened for the construction of
thirty miles of graveled roads in the
district, according to plans and speci-
fications prepared by the highway de-
partment of the Board of State En-
gineers. Each bid must be accom-
panied by certified check for two
and one-half per cent of the amount
of the proposal, and the successful
bidder will be required to furnish
bond for the faithful performance of
the contract, as required by law.
As the bond market is in flourish
ing condition at the present time, it
is anticipated that the board will read
lily dispose of it's securities at gapd
price. As soon as the issue has been
sold and the necessary legal fornali-
ties completed, the work of hard-sur-
facing the roads in the district will
be commenced, and it is proposed to
push the construction as fast as cir
cumstances may permit.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
idle Wives

Local patrons of the silent drama
will be interested in the announce
ment that idle Wives" a powerful
photoplay written and produced by
Lois Weber and Phillips Smalley, IS
booked for presentation at the Gem
Monday, Feb. 5.
"Idle Wives" conveys precisely the
meaning it was intended to convey.
Its purpose is to hold the mirror up
to society and to promote as far as
possible that feeliGg of democracy
that should be more prevalent where
democracy is thought to be a fore
word to everything worth while. An
interesting prologue has been ar
ranged for the picture, showing types
who 60 to see it and benefit greatly
by the lesson it involves. This ne
cessitates the showing of picture
within picture, which is always in
teresting when well managed, as it un-
doubtedly is in this instance.
The film tells briefly of the hope
lessness Of the outlook for a woman
who makes typical society match" "
Her husband loves his stocks and
bonds far more than he loves her.
Her children are brought up scienti-
fically by hirelings, and the sole mis-
sion Of the wife-all her husband re-
quires-is to be idle, and in so doing
to be contented.
No woman of spiri&will consent to
such state of affairs, and the heroine
of this picture is no exception. A
woman of feeling and of broad un-
derstanding, she requires problems
to solve and actual things to discuss,
rather than bloodless conversations
over the afternoon tea and the exer-
tion Of changing from one gown to
another Then the scene changes and
we are shown the other wives, the far
from idle wives of the very poor. We
are introduced to life as it is lived un-
der horrible conditions of extreme
poverty and ignorance.
The contrast between what human
life ought to be and what it actually
is, between the possibility and the
reality, is wildly shown, and lesson
is conveyed which cannot fail to be
understood, and to be productive of
good results.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
HOUsEWoRK IS A BURDEN.

Woman's lot is a weary one at best.
But with backache and other distress
ing kidney ills life indeed becomes q
burden. Doan's Kidney Pills have
made life brighter for many Baton
Rouge women. Read what Mrs. Hi
mel says:
Mrs. w. j. Hinel, 6o4 St. Louis
street, Baton Rouge, La, says: II
was troubled a great deal by my back.
At times / could hardly do my house
work. Sharp twinges caught me
across my kidneys. got great relief
from the first few doses Of Doan's
Kidney Pills and after taking one box
or SO, / didn't have that dull pain
across the small Of my back"
Price SOC, at all dealers. Don't
simply ask for kidney remedy-get
Doan's Kidney Pills-the same that
Mrs. Himel had. Foster-M Milburn Co.,
Props, Buffalo, N. Y.-Adv.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
Makes One Ponder.

Ye Feminine is rapidly outstripping
her masculine rivals in military af-
fairs. A postmistress, like Joan of
Arc, leads in the lure Of the fighting
man. In the activities of the post
master campoipn for recruits for the
United statre searine Corps the first
person to t5theve the SIS reward for
the securing 81 recruit for the "sol-
diers of the Sea" was woman, Miss
Mary Rudihil, handler Of the mails in
Forsyth, Ga, who enlisted Richard
Lewis Ponder of that place, according
to First Sergeant Ernest II. Galway
Of the Atlanta Marine Corps recruit.
ing station. "There may be nothing
in name" unused Galway, "but he
was the first, and that makes one
ponder"
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
FEDERAL LAND BANK.
New Orleans Institution Receiving
Subscriptions TO Stock.

The Federal Farm Loan Board has
opened a subscription book at the
office Of the assistant treasurer of the
United States at New Orleans for the
receipt Of subscrip iptions to the 3 iss 80,
900 capital stock Of the Federal Land
Bank of New Orleans. This stock will
consist of 10000 shares of the par
value Of SIS each.
Subscriptions may be made by in
dividuals, firms or corporations, or by
the government of any state, or of
the United States.
Books were opened January 10, and
will close Feb. 9. The Farm Loan
Board expressly reserves the right to
reject or reduce any subscription. In
accordance with the provisions of the
act, the secretary of the treasury will
subscribe, on behalf Of the United
States, to the balance of the eapitali-
zation remaining unsubscribed at 1he
closing of the books.
Cash or certified check to the
amount Of twenty per cent Of the
amount subscribed for, viz, 81 per
share, drawn to the order of the Sec
retary of the treasury, must ac-
company each subscription. SUBJ
scriptions may be made in person at
the office of the assistant treasurer in
New Orleans, or mailed to the Fed
eral Farm Loan Board, Treasury De-
partment, Washington, D. c., in the
following form:
II hereby subscribe to--.-.-.-----.....,.-
shares of the capital stock of the Fed
eral Land Bank of New Orleans of
the par value of SIS each, and enclose
herewith certified check to the order
of the secretary of the treasury for
.-...,-......--.....-...-.-., being 20
per cent of the amount of my sub
scription.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
"The Stolen Triumph"

"The Stolen Triumph" with Julius
Steger as the star, which will be the
Sunday offering at the Grand, shows
play within play Several scenes
in the production were taken at the
Century Theatre in New York, which
is one of the most beautiful play
houses in the world
The story deals with poverty
stricken man of genius who brings his
masterpiece to his supposed friend, a
theatrical manager, who steals 1t and
presents it as his own work. At the
premiere Of the play, which is shown
in several very unusual scenes, the
author Of the drama recognizes the
production as his own, denonnces the
impostor and is thrown from the
theatre.
Besides the interesting theatrical
scenes the play has number OF
other very effective and dramatic
parts. At one place the playwright,
broken and mentally unbalanced
over the death of his wife, pIunges
from a boat and is rescued in spec
tacular manner.
Another particularly striking part
is the appearance on the screen OF
the devil as an allegorical vision.
The evil one tempts the theatrical
manager, and the manner IN which
the spirit appears strikes a new and
unique note in picture making.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
"The Dumb Girl of Portici.

One of the most lavish production:
ever filmed in the entire history o.
motion pictures will be shown at tht
Gem tomorrow, when Russia's illus
trious dancer, PavloWa the incom
parable, will appear in the massive
spectacle entitled, "The Dumb Girl Of
Portici," which is, in fact, visualiza
ton of Auber's operate pantomime
"Masaniello."
But it is rot only as dancer that
the wondrous PavloWa makes het
bow on the screen. In fact, while
the remarkable artist dances as never
before. bv virtue of maze of film
craft. it is as an actress and pan
tomimist that she wins new and great
er laurels.
When Pavlowa. was induced tc
display all her 8nsummate artistry
in the silent drama, there was none
of the bargaining for terms that Is
characteristic of stage stars who
change their environment from stage
to screen. In fact, financial problems
were disposed of ''instanter,' but 1t
was not until the distinguished Rus
sian went incognito to Universal City,
and beheld with her own eyes the
tremendous development Of the new
art. that she authorized her I'M
presario, Max Rabinoff, to conclude
negotiations.
The most vital discussion centered
around the vehicle which would serve
Pavlowa as medium for so revolu-
tionarv change in her career. But
for even this important matter
Paylowa was prepared, Those who
exnect that the idolized celebrity IS
merely converting her fame INTO cash
will have a surprise coming to them
The screen production has been taken
from an Eold-fashioned opera, which
has lain dormant for nearly quarter
Of a century. In all the world there
was only one woman who could bring
to the role Of Fenella the widely
varied gifts which have caused gen
Grafton of prima donnas to hesitate
at the difficult task in hand.
Pavlowa has dreamed of the role
of Fcnella for years and has studied
the character from every possible
angle. The great singers who sang
the role of Fenella in various coun-
tries could not act as we'll. The
dancers who attempted the role were
woefully deficient in conception OF
it's tremendous value. 1t is for this
reason that the opera Of "Masanlel-.
To-" once a feature OF the repertoire
of every house in the world, has been
eliminated in practically all of them.
The Universal Film Manufacturing
Company, bent upon immeasurably
raising the standard of film pro-
ductivities, undertook to produce
motion picture spectacle of tremen-
dous proportions, and an approprla-
ton of quarter of a million dollars
was decided upon. The new prob
lem was to choose a director. TINS
was disposed Of by placing the entire
production in the hands of Lois Web
er, whose wonderful career and whose
meteoric rise to the top in filmdom IS
a part of motion picture history. Miss
Weber WI tie the scenario of lily
pocrites" and also directed that pro-
duction, but nothing she has under
taken can be compared with the tasks
encountered and successfully COM
pleted in this epoch-making enter
prise.
More than 500 people take part in
"The Dumb Girl of Portici," and
over 900 scenes are presented. The
production is in nine parts.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
Appeal TO Community Loyalty.

Just suppose, you patron Of the
mail order house, that every citizen
of Donaldsonville should follow your
example and buy away from home.
What condition would your town be
in? Would there be a solvent 1ner-
chant in it? Not one. What of the
schools, the churches, and all the ci-
ty? Think seriously Of these things,
and realize that if you have the right
to deprive the home merchants Of
your patronage all your neighbors
have the same right-then imagine
the consequences.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
aA Coney Island Princess. "

In "A Coney Island Princess, =
which comes to the Grand Wednesday,
Irene Fenwick has part that gives
her opportunity to show her lightness
of foot as we'll as her skill in dramat-
ic portrayal. She is supportede by
Owen Moore, who gives a good per-
formaaee in the role of gentleman
Jockey who permits his appetite Tor
LIQUOR temporarily to get the best OF
him.
Many of the exterior scenes were
taken around the structures OF Coney
Island, New York's great playground.
There is the atmosphere of "old Co.
new" of it's dance halls, Of It's .yater
front. Then, too, there is polo
game. said to have been staged for the
occasion, with skilled players and
trained ponies. In contrast with
these recreative and sporting sur
roundings there is shown the interiors
of homes of wealth, lavishly furnish
ed and finely photographed. In fact,
the Photographic side of the subject
is unusual in it's clarity and IN its
lighting effects.
There is good drama in the latter
half of the story, especially IN the
situations developed when the gen.
tleman jockey brings the girl from the
dance hall into the home of has So
claliy aspiring aunt. The ending IS
not what may be described as a hap
py" one, but is unquestionably the
more logical.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27

Judge P. A. Campbell, last surviv-
ing member of the original Confed-
crate congress and signer of the Con-
federate States constitution, died at
Jackson, Miss, January 10, aged ~
years.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
Next Weeks Bill at the Grand

sunday-Julius Steger in "The
Stolen Triumph and comedy.
Monday - Mabel Trunnelle and
Robert Conness in "The Martyrdom
of Philip Strong"
Tuesday-Bertha kalich and Stu
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
,3ming Attractions at the Gem.

Coming Attractions at the Gem.
Today-H Walthall and Edna
MAYO in "The Misleading Lady"
Tomorrow--Arna Pavlowa in "Tha
Dumb Girl Of Porticl.'
Monday, Feb. 5--Lois Weber and
Philips Smalley in 'Cdle Wives
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
NEWS OF The PHGfOPEAYS

art Holmes in s'Love and Hate"
Wednesday-Irene Fenwick and
Owen Moore, in "The Coney Island
Princess" Benefit Donaldsonville
High School.
Thursday-Clara Kimball Young
in "The Rise of Susan"
Friday-Alice Joyce and Harry 7:
Morey in "Whom the Gods Destroy -
Saturday-Seventh episode of The
Shielding Shadow chapter Of "The
Girl from Frisco" Pathe News and
comedy,
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
"Love and Hate"

Madame Bertha Kalich, foremost
tragedienne of the American stage,
supported by Stuart Holmes, famous
Fox villain, will be seen at the Grand
Tuesday in "Love and Hate
Madame Kalich plays the part of a
woman whose home life is wrecked by
the intrusion of man who falls IN
love with her. She repels his atten-
tions, and in revenge he ruins the
husband, and finally forces him to
seek a divorce. d,
After the decree is granted, the
woman, goaded on by the repeated
attentions of the man who had made
her unhappy, kills him. Then the hus-
band realizes that he has been duped,
and takes his wife back to him.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27

1t is estimated that in 1915 about
10000 forest fires occurred in the
United States, which burned over
about 100000 acres and caused a
damage of approximately $1,000
900.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
Signature and addEess of sub
,ar:l,a,~ ~ &s

If subscription is made through the
assistant treasurer, certified check
must be drawn on New Orleans
bank and must be made payable to
the Assistant Treasurer U, S., New
Orleans.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27
The Habit Of Taking Cold.

With many people taking cold IS a
habit, but fortunately one that IS cas-
ily broken. Take cold sponge batn
every morning when you first get out
If bed-not ice cold, but tempera-
ture of about so F. Also sleep with
vour window up. Do this and you
will seldom take cold. When you DO
take cold take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and get rid of it as quickly
as possible. Obtainable everywhere.
-(Adv.)
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27

Two members of the police jury OF
Beauregard parish, Fl. C. Burge Of
Singer and Louis F. Frushe Of Ban
ister, have been indicted by the
grand jury for alleged misappropria-
tion and embezzlement of parochial
funds.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27

Rub-My-Tisrn (antiseptic) relieves
rheumatism, sprains, neuralgia, etc.
The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1917-01-27

We buy at home. How about you?