1925-09-15 — Page 3

TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 15, 1925,

SHOP GIRL'S RISE.

LONDON TRAFFIC.

CAKE-EATEX

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AMASSED RICHIES DERING BUSES CARRY OVER 40 PER DOCTOR AND "THE EASIER

WAR..

AMAZING SPECULATIONS,

CENT.

Remarkable figures in connection with London traffic were given by Mr. Basil Matt in his presidential address before the Institute of Civil Engineers (London). In 1929, he said, 2,000,000,000 passengers were carried in the metropolitan area,

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B.MA'S NEW HOME.

NO BY THE KING.

Associa

Ab a session of the International The British Medicina. Convention of Osteopaths at the tion has migrated from Savoy Hotel, Dr. E. T. Pheils, vice-

Strand

The to Bloomsbury, Countose Arturo Intzenburger,

president of the British Osteopathic who, beginning her career de 5

British King, who was accompanied by shopgirl, amassed riches during the

Association, said the wir and became the wife of is titled

Osteopathic Association, at their the Queen, opened the new head- aristocrat, has been arrested by the and of this huge total 1,040,000,000 management of the British School quarters in Tavistock Square.

meeting decided to take over the

But the wheel of fortune went spinning in the wrong direction, and almost over-night she found herself poorer than she was in her day behind a shop counter.

Hungarial police, and remains in

The whole pro- The old offices have no special in- detention here pending an investiga of the London General Omnilius fession would be associated with terest apart from the famous!

were carried by the motor buses of Osteopathy. tion into her recent activities,

Company. The company writes the Special Correspondent of

com benching the staff of the school, and The Sunday News" from Buda-menced operations in 1880 th a the latter would represent at least statues by Epstein which exhibit foot of horse-'buses, of course. In the standard of education laid down their strange and disturbing post.

the stream of For, several years the countess, 1870, 42.000.000 passengers were by the American Osteopathic Anso- qualities over

'buses. These effigies, which engaging in an amazing variety of carried in the 'basce. It will be clation.

Been, therefore, that in the 53 years

Practically the whole of the moKTI- business enterprises, was so favour that intervened between 1870 and ing was devoted to demonstrations once roused a fury of controversy ed by fortune that everything the 1923 the company's business had In the course of one Dr. C. J. even tercer than that which has touched seemed to turn to gold.

round the Hudson Not long ago, however, her good increased about 25 times in volume. Geddes (excutive secretary Amor raged luck deserted her. Seeking at one

It was not until 1863 that the ican Osteopathic Association) said Memorial, are now left forlorn, stroke to become rich even beyond Metropolitan (underground) Rail- that many singers depended on and the key to their symboliem

In 1864 the osteopathy to keep them fit. way was opened:

"If will no longer fit. her already realised dreams, she en-

Metropolitan District Railway, you want to grow handsome get The new "house" is a beautiful gaged in a gigantic speculation in which also had the tracks laid in your feet fit, declared Dr. Geddes, three-sided building of red brick French france,

underground tunnels, helped for adding, if your wife or husband is with white stone facings, and is ther to relieve the street traffic, not good-tempered take her or him one of the most pleasing of Sir which up to that time had been to an osteopath. He will find the Edwin Lutyens's additions to carried by the buses-with some cause of the trouble. If we are to London's architecture, It was slight assistance from the four develop any sort of wings that will begun before the war, and was wheeler one-horse cabs (faculiarly lift us from the commonplace there originally designed as a college Sho tried to retrieve her position known as growlers") and by the must be a compelling factor some for the Theosophical Society. It by borrowing; and, true to thehansons, which until the 90's were whore.. Inactivity of body or mind was taken over by the Govern principles on which she had always considered the most exclusive means weakness and disease. Our ment during the war period, and operated, she borrowed in large vehicles which could be hired.

bodies must live all their lives active when after the war the Theoso style. Debt after debt accumulated

In 1885 the buses had to meet in every part, and organs and cells phical Society was not prepared until she became entangled in the

This must be nourished with natural food, to complete the scheme, the doubtful affairs that had led to her another powerful competitor.

was the first of the tube" railways. fresh air, and sunlight. Women are B.M.A. bought the unfinished arrest and her detention in this was from the city to Southwark. living longer than men, and one building for a sum round about Tubes" increased rapidly, but the reason, our men of science declaro, £50,000, and has spent a similar Countess Lutzenburger's rise to buses still continued to hold their is sunlight. Its actinic and ult amount in adapting it to thair. fort me and social position, and her own and something more. In this violet rays find their way amorous adventures during the connection, as Mr. Most pointed readily to women than to muffled purposes.

The chief feature of the interior! ecent, are an amazing and romanticut, the existence of tube railways men. What health strides some of

now making. $ is the great hall where the King story.

Magdalena Pacs, no ale was largely due to the peculiar our women are was called before her marriage, was qualities of the Tondon clay. The glance at fashion-plates suggests performed the opening ceremony the daughter of o prison warder inlay of London is so emph that, if that our men will not catch up in This is a magnificent room, with a small Hungarian town. Although immediately protected on exposure thousand years. But foods and very unusual scheme of decora- to the air. long lengths of tunnel exercises and sunshine, vital so they tion. Against the white walls. poor man with a large family, bereould be constracted without my are, do not tell the whole story stand out ornate columns coloured father gave her a good education.

Over the ends i On leaving school through which lining at all. There is some vari- There must be work-uppy, ha brilliant blue. she passed with ease and brilliane, ability, however, and for safety's time work. It is not what you do of the hall there is a barrel vault- she went into a local shop and re-

wake," therefore, the tubes, whit- | when you don't work that puts you ing, and the rest of the roof is mained there until after the death ever the strata they pused through, out of the running, You cannot open and black, with metal of her father.

were all lined with cast iron, An | play the devil without mying for it. girders of gilt. The effect is Already her beauty and good man important point in the design of tube So many of us are getting work-shy: thoroughly bright and attractive, ners had attracted udmiration, and allways that Mr. Mott mentions is we seek the easier way We are and there is a sense of space and Magdalenu Pacs deeided that she the adoption of "down" grades to cuke-eaters with not singh natural dignity. This hall is a note-

fains when leaving ambition to spring and struggle for worthy addition to could exploit these qualities to bet accelerate

London's ter advantage in Budapest, Fier, fations, and "up" gradients to re real food. Cake may be all right meeting-places. whilst werving in a shop, she added duce their speed when approuching sometimes as a furishing flourish to to her accomplishments and, having save a great deal of power in get something different for exercise ind a station Theoretically, this should certain meals, but tell must have learned typewriting and bookkeep- inge gained a secretarial appointing trains rapidly wider way, and nutrition if they are to be saved for it would also eilute the wear and present and future generations ment to the owner of a large estate

tear due to heavy braking in ap: Unleas we prefer to gura it through not far from the capital.

city,

LOVED BY A BARON.

more

The entrance to the courtyard by beautifully-designed gates 60 from Tavistock Square is closed feet wide and 24 feet high, made by the Birmingham Guild to Sir Edwin Lutyens's design. These

are

Her anployer, an Hungarian prouching a station. On the Central life we had best give beed, or man wrought-iron railings baron, full desperately in love with London Railway. a fall of 10ft. on kind will lose its teeth as certain memorial to the 574 members of ;

his beautiful secretary, and told her lus intention to obtain a divorce and make his peerotary. the new baro

De68.

The existing baroness, however, nipped the baron's plan in the bud, and Magdalena had to leave the

estate.

ENGAGED TO A DOCTOR,

Quickly, however, she established herself in a similar position on an estato in the remoter countryside. Here, too, there was ant sarly victim to her charms in the person of the

one in 30 gradient was adopted for acceleration, and there was a corresponding rise in a gradient of one in 60 for reducing speed. It has since been estimated thas the saving in power is about 15 par cent.. ss against that which would be required if such gradients were not employed.

animals did their tails, for lack of use of them."

Dr. Stewart Moore (London), in a lecture on rheumatoid arthritis, said it was one of the oldest diseases in the world, but there was no dis- ease he knew of that the medical profession had made less progress with. He believed that rheumatoid Forse, steam, and, later, electric arthritis was absolutely a disease of trams were additional competitors the central nervous system. He did that the buses had to meat, but not believe there was в писто the bus traffic continued rapidly to organism of any kind that was increase in velume, Trama, it factor in any way in the production should be said, were not allowed it of rheumatoid arthritis, Osteopathic gaged, and the doctor placed his in the "city" area of London, se it treatment was the only remedy for tended bride in a convent school was recognised that any vehicle rheumatoid arthritis. so that she might complete her runing on fixed tracks would tend education before the marriage. to congest tradie out of all propor

Of this opportunity Magdalenation to the mumber of passengers Pacs took full advantage. She that they cried. In Paris, it learned both French and English, should be noted. the fact was not and left the convert, with all the realised until recently. Now, how. accomplishments and graces of ever, the authorities recommend the removal of the tram treks from the society lady.

central area of Paris.

tocal doctor. They became en-

Apparently, however, this swift change alarmed the country doctor, who, though he had prepared his future home, broke off the engage ment on the ground that his intend ed brid, was too frivolous.

Magdalena Parva retunied to Budapest, where she fell in love with a young man who, however.

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The convention was concluded.

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people too.

Bases their rheumatic belongings and estate, but when rub it on the sore spots. It is penetrat a man has not the sense to keeping and quickly helps. Sold and recor his mouth shut about them he mended everywhere. becomes a general nuisance.

A farmer of this order had met

had to leave her soon afterwards a few of his acquaintances on the when, on the outbreak of war, he market day, and, as usual, soon was summoned to serve in the un-monopolised the whole of the con- garian Army.

FOURTH LOVER,

The fourth victim to Magdalena's charms was the director of Budu- peat glass factory. He was married already, but Alled a petition for divorce. A few days before the query was to come before the Court, the director met the girl whom he in- tended to make his second wife in

company with a young soldier leave from the front. This young soldier was Magdalena's earlier lover, and the director, in a mood of furious jealousy, renounced his

versation, talking about his steam thresher, his reaping machine, his barns, his this and his that, until they were all heartily tired of listening to him. He was thei first to go, however. has ye a win'mil ?"

"Aye," says one, of them, "and

"Na, that's what ah hae nae.” nae, for ye could biaw it yersel." "Weel, man, it's a peety ye had

intentions to marry her und annul-demand, Magdalens found no diffi- |

led his divorog petition.

culty in meeting it. She prospered In the meantime Magdalens Pacsa in the process and was soon foremost had inherited a little property. Her in the ranks of war protears prospects of an immediate marrings Then she was eezed with the having vanished, she decided to go ubition for a title and social poel- into business on her own account on. Through the dual mearume of and in a direction new to her sex wealth and beauty she gained both Amed with a little capital, het in Trieste, where she married bosuty, and her knowledge of Count, impoverished but of ancient affairs, she stormed the Goremment lineage. With the transfer of odices of Vienna and Budapest, Trieste from Astria to Italy after ering to supply all kinds of things the war she became an Italian subs required by the armies in the field, ject.-NINK

Charmed by her appearance and her Even whilst living in befitting and manners; the officials, bearly all, of luxurious style as the wife of an whom were themselves simy officers, aristocrat whom prestige hớt money gave her orders to buy horses, dutag) linaky, restoreda Lounless Intzen- textiles for uniforms, oil and many other things of military unc li

WAR, PROFITREE.

ities and mada

the Association who died in the war. Their names have been inscribed in a finely-wrought roll of honour, which the King and Before the Queen inspected. King and Queen arrived the War Memorial gates were dedicated by the Archbishop of Canterbury.

The inspector was paying his annual vift to the village school, and was putting the children through their paces.

They did quite. well until he asked them the meaning of the word "epidemic."

Nobody knew, and so he had to help them but.

"An epidemic," he explained, is anything, that spreads. Now; can anybody give me an example of an epidemic?"

There was a long ailance. "Can noone tell me?" asked the inspector at last. "Remember, anything that spreads."

They had it this time. one voice came the reply.

"Jam, sir."

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