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The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
BARNUM g. BAILEY COMING.
Greatest Show on Earth" Will Soon
Exhibit in This Vicinity.

Once again the glad tidings are be-
ing spread telling of the coming or
Barnum & Bailey's circus. The
greatest show on earth" will give
performances in New Orleans Oct. Ia
and Is, and, as usual, large per-
centage of the population will declare
holiday to visit the show.
It is promised that nothing to COM
pare with the present Barnum &
Bailey circus has ever before been
Iseen under canvas. New and novel
kfeatures have been imported from
abroad and a program of events,
thrilling, educational and screamingly
funny, viii occupy every instant IN
three rings, four stages, the rlggings
above and the hippodrome surround
ing for more than three hours.
There is new and gorgeous
pageant entitled, aladdin and His
Wonderful Lamp" in which nearly
: 400 persons and one thousand ami
mails appear in magnificent costumes
rivaling the dress of the people OF the
famous arabian Nights" story. This
will be followed by host Of acts in
all parts of the great enclosure.
, There will be sixty clowns, greatly
, increased menagerie of wild and I'M
: tanned animals, four great herds OF
9 elephants, several caravans of cameia
4 and many recently born baby animals
y The free street parade will be three
miles in length and there will be band:
: on foot, on horseback, and riding OF
d top of wagons of red and gold. There
: will be six bands in all and they viii
r be assisted by three steam calliope
" and an electric piano.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
"To the Death" :"

"To the DEATH" which the Grand
announces as its offering for Sunday,
is a rich, colorful story of historic
Corsica, the little island in the Medi-
terranean which gave birth to Ma
poleon Bonaparte, the greatest mill
tary genius in the history of the world.
Nine. Petrova is the star Of this pow
erful play, appearing as Blanca Sylvia,
a pretty Corsican girl who lives with
and supports her frivolous sister,
Rosa. When Blanca goes to Paris to
make the most of her talents, foolish
Rosa comes to grief. Returning to
Corsica, Blanca swears over Rosa's
dead body to follow her sisters
traducer "to the DEATH" The true
culprit is secret service agent, but
by means of trickery he casts the
blame on another man, with whom
Blanca is in love. This does not deter
her from keeping her vow,s and she
plunges dagger into her sweetheart $
breast. By miracle, medallion OF
herself worn over his heart saves his
life, and in the end all turns out
happily.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
"Wild and Woolly."

"Wild and Woolly," in Which
Douglas Fairbanks will be seen at tle
Grand Tuesday, is described as pro-
life breeder of hilarious JOY. Jen
Hillington, a rich young New Yorker
whose greatest hero is the w. >. har'
type of cow-puncher, sets out TO mas
ter the accomplishments IN the way
of riding, shooting and rope-tnroW,,hg
that are always associated with tnls
class of westerner. He longs to take
n trip to the land beyond the Rockies
and steep himself in encounters wlIt
bad men, wicked Indians ana oenel ne
terrors Of the plains. When the
chance comes to satisfy his yeafIilns
he togs himself out in reguiatioh e1"t ~ W
how fashion and lands in town tna'
long ago abandoned its frontier naoles
and is now a sober, civilized communl'
+v with all the modern improvements
Knowing young Hillington's wild "es' e
craze and wishing him to give Ia.
vorable report on a railroad improve
ment for the town, the citizens o.
Bitter Creek prepare recePtioil ,s;ol siae
fairly oozes the local color 1or VIM
Jelf's soul is pining. indian Talus' 1s
volyer duels and a train ROBBERY are
among the diversions on the program ran
Then something goes wrong WIZ
the fun. A real bad man taxes aa
vantage of the masquerading to enes, &c
a real train robbery and TO carry Yoa ot
the helle of the town, with whom Jef
is already in love. And right r ners
Hillington proves he knows the ives ives
better than the natives themselves
and also that his correspondence
school training is the only genuine
sort He pulls off stunts that mus
he m saen to he believed, and rides, rope'
and shoots his way stralgnt W 'n,
heart of the abducted maiden an .h'
wins the unbeunded admifasioh ol ''i'
rest of the Bitter Creekers.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
PARKER PLEADS FOR SAVING.
Strong Letter from Our State Food
Administr traitor.

John NJ. Parker, federal food ad-
ministrator for Louisiana, is sending
the following letter throughout the
state, and his straightforward appeal
to the patriotism and common sense
of the people should assure their
unanimous Endorsement and co-opera-
tion-and we believe it will come
pretty near doing that same:
"a little bit of saving in food
makes a vast amount of money.
Figure 100000 people at a saving
of six cents per day and the result
will stagger you. 1t is $2,409, 900, 900
| per annum.
"Have one wheatless meal day.
This won't hurt anybody because we
have splendid corn bread and various
other products that we can use, and
do you know this will result in saving
90, 100000 bushels of wheat per an
mum, or s, 5,40O,O00,000 pounds.
"Please don't waste any meat. The
soldiers of our allies, fighting for our
liberty, need all the meat we can send
them to keep them up physically and
mentally and to enable them to WIN
| the war.
s'Do you know that two meatless
days week means saving OF 2,2oo,-
100000 pounds per annum?
Don't waste sugar for candy or Tor
any purpose not absolutely necessary.
One teaspoonful per head saved each
day means we will have ample to take
care of our troops and our allies.
''Those of US at home are the army
behind the trenches. 1t is our duty
to absolutely support those lighting
for US.
"sign the food card and help in
every way possible. It is your patriotic
duty.
"a saving of 6 cents per day for
every one in Louisiana would be no
sacrifice, and would mean more than
$4,000, 900 annually.
"We ask no money, but do appeal
to all patriotic Americans IN a great
movement which means economy, ef-
fciency. the elimination of waste and
more prosperous, more efficient ma
| ton.
"Won't you and your friends ana
neighbors help?'
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
STIRRING UP THE ELDERS.
DON'T Leave it All to the Boys in
Khaki

81 went with my boy to see hlm
register this morning said Pitts
burg professional man, sand the mo-
ment the little ceremony was over )
was struck by the thought: what am
II really doing for my country, Wn1cn,
with it's democratic equality Of oppor,
tunities. has helped me to position and
prosperityia am giving my only
Ison. h the ~ III led To- ssss.
ltive military service, but T feel that {. J
myself must take some active part.
This registration business has stirred
Inn all nv latent patriotism.
Somewhat of the same feeling must
have come over any man OF middle
life who was a spectator at regis
tration place today. It will not do TO
leave it all to "the boys. 2 There
must be no slackers of any age
| Haveyou bought all the Liberty BONDS
Won can afford? Then strain poln'
and buy another just in honor OF tns
day. Have you forgotten that tne
Red Cross wants all the members II
lean pet. Celebrate by sending IN youl
anplication and fee. How about tha'
useless lawn in the back yard! wake
if contribute its share toward lncreas
mo the national food supply and II
the process put yourself in fine physl
cal trim for serving your country, late1
in a more strenuous manner shoule
necessity arise These are rathe'
kackneyed suggestions for display
of practical patriotism on the part o,
| older men, but there are plenty Wh'
have not yet adopted them: Remem
her. there is no age limit for serving
vour country. Don't let the young
stars. to whom all honor, monopollz'
the privilege.-Pittsburg Paper
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
FEDERAL CONTROL OF SUGAR.
Prices and Distribution to Be Gov
erned by Committees.
A nress despatch from Washi,

A press despatch from Washington
dated Sept. 20 says: The United
States food administration tonight
announced that it has assumed control
Of the price and distribution of sugar
for America and her allies.
Under the title of international su-
gar committee, five men, two repre-
sentatives of our European allies, two
Americans and George NJ. Rolph, of
the sugar division Of the food ad-
ministration, will handle the situation.
The European members are Sir
Joseph White-Todd and John V,
Drake, Sr., and the American mem
bers are Earl d. Babst, president of
the American Sugar Refining Com
pany, and William A. Jamison, of Ar
buckle Brothers.
'Neither of these men is interested
in the production Of Cuban sugar,
said the food administrator state
ment, (which controls the price of al!
sugar in the United states.''
Cooperating with this control COM
mittee will be committee of Amerl-
can rehners, consisting of c. A
Spreckels, James H. Post and C. M
Warner, of New York; George H
Earle, Jr., of Philadelphia, and
Dwight P. Thomas, of Boston.
All domestic sugar producers OF
the United States, the statement said
have agreed to abide by the price de-
cisions of the commission, and to CO.
operate with it in every way.
No immediate reduction in the
price of sugar is to be expected, and
owing to the increased cost of refining
sugar, and of bags, jute and othel
necessary materials, since the war be
gan, the price may not drop much
but will be kept at figure as reason
able as can be expected under wal
conditions.
The statement pointed ou. that un-
settled conditions and Speculation
have been the curse Of the sugar stu
alton in the past, and that proposed
| legislation boosting import taxes on
| Cuban sugar as war measure result
ed in ten and twelve-cent sugar re-
Gently.
This condition will be made impossl-
bic unQer the new pldHs vi Ley uloeioh
and control of distribution, Hoover
says.
The American members of the com
mission will have control of all domes,
tic questions concerning sugar. Tbs
price to jobbers and wholesalers viii
| be fixed at reasonable margin OF
profit to these men, and the public
| is expected to deal with the retail
price on the basis of the Information
concerning wholesale and jobbers
prices it gets from the food admins
tration."
No attempt will be made to contro 1 9
1.-THE retail spn.s ef sugar That vii wi
4 be up to the consumer.
/ Distribution Of the present beet su
lgar crop will be under direction O
la special domestic distributing com
mittee composed Of H. A. Douglas, Q:
/ Detroit; E. G. Howe, of Denver; W
H. Hannah, Of San Francisco; 5. IL
Love, of Salt Lake City; w. 5. Petrl
ken. of Denver; S. w. Sinsheimer, Q
Huntington Beach, Cal, and w. T
Turner, of Detroit.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
"The Food Gamblers

Probably the most timely screen
play now before the American public
f. .sThe Food Gamblers" produced
under the supervision of Allan Dwan
at the Triangle studios, which will be
shown at the Gem today. Elda Mlllar
nlays the leading feminine role, that
pf Young newspaper woman who ex-
noses a syndicate Of prominent men
fred Lucas appears as the food com
missioner. The picture is said to be
alive with dramatic action, as when
the young reporter breaks into the
food gamblers offices and declares
she will imprison them as traitors TO
their country. She is aided by the
food commissioner in carrying out her
mans. but not until the ring Of
grafters have managed to convict her
on the trumped-up charge of selling
'tdope."
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
NEWS OF THE PHOTOPLAYS
Attractions at the Gem.

Today-Wilfred Lucas and Elda
Millar in "The Food Gamblers" and
a comedy, His Perfect Day."
Sunday - Bessie Barriscale in
"Hater of Men" and two comedies,
"Dad's DOWNFALL and Cactus Nell"
Monday-Bille Burke in GLORIA S
Romance" and a ''Musty Suffer-
comedy. MRS,
Friday, Oct. 12-'The Eagles
Wings" laundering drama with a
laundering message.
Saturday, Oct. 13-William Des-
mond in master of His Home" and
q comedy, Ellis Cool Nerve"
Sunday, Oct 14-Wilfred Lucas
and Elda Millar in "Her Excellency,
the Governor, and two comedies,
"Aired in Court" and "The Betrayal
of Maggie"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
"Hater of Men,

A pretty young newspaper woman
who declares ruthless warfare on the
members of the other sex is the part
played by Bessie Barriscale in the
Triangle play, "Hater Of Men, which
will be the Sunday feature offering: at
the Gem. She starts out by severing
her betrothal relations with Jack
Gilbert, also a newspaper writer be-
cause he pays too much attention to
the chorus girl witnesses in divorce
trial She then goes in for the q, 30
hemian night life, but that pals. The
final pitched battle with her enemy
man--occurs one night just after she
has prepared a regular old Il Fashioned
dinner in her apartment. Of course
she meets defeat, but only through
the treacherous maneuvers OF her one
loyal man friend. He places the
enemy in ambush behind the dining
room screen and thus preeipitates the
pretty manhater's Waterloo.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
HOUSEWIVES PANTRY SAFE.
Government Emphatically Denies that
| Ii will Seize Home Foods.

Government Emphaticathy Oenles eh9e
Ii will Seize Home Foods.
There is no truth in a widely cir
culated statement that the govern
ment expects to take food supplies
from any family. Both the Food
Administration and the Department
Of Agriculture join in a statement to
lcounteract what seems to be dellb-
crate propaganda to the effect that
the government intends to take from
every family all canned goods put up
| in excess of 100 quarts.
This is only one of the variations
lof the rumor, which has been widely
as.iircsaa atad.~4s Another abatement II
Itilat the government has been Urging
1.-THE canning, drying, and preserving
Iof fruits and vegetables so that they
Twill be in a convenient form for the
government to handle and transport
when it takes them away from the
ipeople. Further elaboration is that
these goods are to be taken away
i from American homes and shipped to
England.
In one instance motorist stopped
at farmhouse to fill the radiator OF
Ihis automobile. In the course Of con-
Iversation he casually inquired
whether the farmers family was cam
ming all the surplus fruits and vege-
tables in order to help conserve the
food supply He was informed that
the farmer was not doing this because
the government intended to take all
the canned goods away except small
] part of it actually needed by the fam
lily itself. ;,
The authorities state emphaticaliy
that no such course has ever been con
templated by the government. On the
contrary, both the Department OF Ag
riculture and the Food Adminlstra
ton are strongly urging housewives
: to can and preserve, especially at TINS
time, all surplus fruits and vegetables
in order that the households them
selves may have cheap and plentiful
supply of food.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
Auto-|ntoxiication. .
Causes Death

Do YOU know why you have sick
headache. diabetes, neuralgia, rheu-
matism and liver or kidney troubles!
It's because you are being poisoned
by products Of your own body. Your
organs of elimination are not work
ing properly. Waste material thas
should he thrown out is being retained
to noison and intoxicate your system.
That could not happen if the bowels
were kept open with Granger L..ea 81,
Regulator. This splendid prepara11lo:.'
is purely vegetable and non-alconoi.ett nonloae ~
Demand Granger Liver. Regulator a. a.
| your drug store-25c pox-ana .!sl.. .aas :.
no other. There is nothing lust al
good"
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
Vixen You Take Cold.

With the average man cold is
serious matter and should not be
trihed with, as some of. the most
dangerous diseases start with COM
mon cold. Take Chamberlain's Cough
Remedy and get rid Of your cold as
quickly as possible. You are not ex-
perimenting when you use this
remedy, as it has been in use for
many years and has an established
renutation. It contains no opium or
other narcotic.-(Adv.)
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
The Yarn,int.' -

Readers OF 1.-The Varmint, the
Owen johnson story Of college HE
that first appeared in the Saturday
Evening Post, suill welcome the OPP
portunity Of seeing the breezy tale IN
picture form at the Grand next Mon
day. The opening scene shows John
Humperdink Slower (nicknamed The
Varmint') perched on the front seat
of the stage that is taking him 60
Lawrenceyille. Beside him rides an
elderly gentleman to whom he con-
fides a highly colered history OF ms
exploits at the school from which ne
has lust been expelled. Later "Dlnk
is confounded when he learns that ms
travelling companion is professor OF
Latin at the Lawrencevllle coiiegc'
The daughter of this instructor pc
comes an important figure in The
Varmint's" school life, and Dink and
the professor learn to respect eacn
other to an unexpected degree before
the finish of the story. The picture
owes a large part Of its success to
Young Jack Pickford. He SUITS tne
part of "The Varmint," and con-
seouently has little trouble IN BRING,
inc out the plucky braggart's best and
wort points. Theodore Roberts plays
the professor of Latin with nice ap-
nreciation of the humor OF the char'
acter. and Louise Huff makes Ine
most of her opportunities as his
daughter.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
Dependency.

When you feel discouraged and
despondent do not give up, but take
dose of Chamberlain's Tablets and
you are almost certain to feel all right
within day or two. Dependency Is
very often due to indigestion and
biliousness, for which these tablets are
especially valuable (Ady.l
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
CALL FOR YOUNG MEN.
Two Hundred Wanted for Enlistment
in United States Naval Reserve.

Two hundred of the finest young
men of the eighth naval district are
wanted for service in the United
States Naval Reserve force. The en-,
rollment will be made in the lowest
ratings and the advancement there
after will be dependent on the mans
own ability, education and initiative.
Applicants should address Lieut.. r.
5. Manley, 215 Godchaux Building,
New Orleans, La, and should state
age, physical condition, educational
institutions attended and period of
attendance, and industrial experience,
giving names Of employers, dates and
KIND of work done, present employ
ment, and the names of three reliable
eitlzens as references.
No application can be considered if
applicant has been called for physical
examination by his local exemption
board.
Those best qualified to profit by it
will be given intensive training. This
opportunity will not last long and it
may not return
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
Reputation. :

The Wednesday offering at the
Grand will be Reputation" refresh
ingly original Mutual production Tea
turing Edna Goodrich, the famous
Broadway beauty. This picture was !
chosen for the inaugural program oi
the new Palace vaudeville and photo
play theatre recently opened in New
Orleans, which gives an idea OF its
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
A Word for the Merchants.

Donaldsonviile merchants contrib
ute to every movement for the up
building of the community; they en-
ploy scores of clerks; they own or
rent substantial buildings; they are
the backbone of your city; they are
entitled to your patronage.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
"Mary James Pa"

The Grand's feature attraction Tor
Friday will be "Mary James Pa" an
effective screen version of the delight
full stage play of the same name. 1t
tells well-rounded story, enacted IN
charming rural surroundings, The
plot has plenty of action, touch OF
melodrama at times, and abounds in
humor and pathos. In fact, Mary
James Pa" may be set down as one OF
those fortunate productions which hits
the family circle square in the eye.
Tn other words, it has something IN IT
for everyone. Marc MacDermott and
Eulalie Jensen are the featured
players.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
Next Weeks Bill ut the Grand.

Sunday-Mme. Petrova in "To. the
Death" and Lonesome LuFe
comedy.
Monday-Jack pickford and Louise
Huff in s'The Varmint," and Mutt and
Jeff.
Tuesday-Douglas Fairbanks in
"Wild and Woolly'
Wednesday-Edna Goodrich in
"Reputation.'
Thursday-Montagu Love, Arthur
Ashley and June Elvidge, supported
by an all-star cast, in wonderful
seven-reel production, "Rasputin, the
Black Monk"
Friday Mildred Manning and
Mare MacDermott in "Mary James
Pa" and Bobby Connolly in Bobby,
the Philanthropist."
Saturday-John Bunny, Lillian
Walker and Flora Finch in "The
Feudists;" Rosemary Theby, Sidney
Drew and Courtney Foote in "The
Master Painter" concluding episode
of "The American Girl" Lonesome
Luke comedy, and Pathe News.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
For a Muddy Complexion.

Take Chamberlain's Tablets and
adopt a diet of vegetables and cereals.
Take outdoor exercise daily and your
complexion will be greatly improved
within a few months. Try lt.-(Ad.'
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
NUMBER 10.
L O Y Atty.

This is no time to quibble or to fool;
To argue who was wrong who right;
To measure fealty with worn foot rule;
To ask: Shall we keep still or shall we fight?
The Clock of Fate has struck the hour is here;
War is upon us now, not far away;
One question only rises, clarion clear:
How may serve my country, day by day."
Not all of us may join the khakied throng
Of those who answer and go forth to stem
The tide of war. But we can all be strong
And steady in our loyalty to them!
Not with unfettered thought, or tongue let loose
In bitterness and hate-a childish camel
But with faith, untroubed by abuse,
That honors those who put the rest to shame!
There is no middle ground on which to stand;
We've done with useless pro-and-con de-
bates;
The one-time friend, so welcome in this land,
Has turned upon us at our very gates.
There is no way, with honor, to stand back
Real patriotism isn't cool, then hot;
You cannot trim the flag to fit your lack;
You are American-or else you're not
Jack Appleton.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
HOW Catarrh is Contracted.

Mothers are sometimes so thought
less as to neglect the colds which their
children contract. The Inflammation
of the mucus membrane, at first acute
becomes chronic and the child mas
chronic catarrh, disease that IS sci
dono cured and that may prove llfes
burden. Many persons who nave lhls
loathsome disease will remember nay. :.
ing had frequent colds at the time Il
was w contracted A little forethough55
q hottie of Chamberlaln's Cougi
Remedy judiciously used, and al th1s
trouble might have been avoided
Adv
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06
Change in Openinx Hours.

Hereafter the Grand will open on
Saturdays at p. M, and on Sundays
at 2 p. m. On other days the opening
hour will be S p. M, as heretofore.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06

IF the kaiser could have seen that
bnncb of Sammies that left here last
Wednesday, he would have cra"lea
in a hole and pulled it in after him.
St. Helena Echo.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06

When in need of stationery get in
Touch with The Chief. Phone 81.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06

Four men believed to be Industrial
Workers of the World agents, VINO
were accused Of trying to organize
farm laborers for a strike, were
whipped, tarred and feathered by rice
farmers near Stuttgart, Ark.
The Donaldsonville chief., 1917-10-06

Read your home paper.