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PARIS TRAFFIC ́ ́PROBLEM.

CONGESTION GROWING

WORSE."

POLICE SEVERELY

CRITICISED.

PARIS, Oct. 10th." The return of the Parisians from their holidays has, this year, been accompanied by a degree of traffic eongestion that is thought to be worse than anything yet experi enced. The efforts made by M. Chiappe, the Chief of Police, and his expert staff to deal with it have received much praise, and if the improvements for regulating the traffic in the boulevards and prin cipal streets have not been entirely

successful, it is largely because traffic has increased in volume out of proportion "to"the effectiveness of the improvements, and it is now being asked whether, after all, there may not be some need for improve ment in the human element. Whep it is realized that, from early morn ing until late evening, there is an almost solid mass of vehicles be tween the Madeleine and the Place de la République, as well as the whole length of the Rue de la Paix and often aise the Arente de Opéra, it is no surprising that the Parisian should become a little impatient with the appalling delay and waste of his time.

BANANA CURE FOR SKIN "DRUMS OF LOVE."

DISEASE.

DISCOVERY DUE TO A

WORKMAN....

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TRAGEDY-OF YOUTH AT THE "QUEEN'S."

D. W. GRIFFITH'S BEST FILM.

[BY QUE FILM carte.}

Bananas, for the first time in their history, are to be taken seriously. Mr. Crowther, a scienti- fid chemist, has discovered that banana stalks, correctly treated, It is not very often this the film'

certain cure are a

for various

ventures upon wageuy, and this 16 13 wise, for Lugeuý except ou kinds of skin diseases.

an extraordinary näe scale would Mr. Crowther has made experi-os aaolerab.e. 10 **Drums of ments with sufferers who have been cured by the banana treatment. Treated stalks, all ready for ap- plication, are to be sent to some of London's leading hospitala.

Before the banana atalks are ready for use they have to be given a strong dose of ultraviolet rays, which restore to the all the vitamins which they have les in

storage..

Mr. Crowther related to a Presa representative how he

came to make bis discovery. As he spoke the banana balks, reviving

·gradually 'under the influence of powerful lamps, appeared to turn from 'dark brown to a handsome bronze gold.

War-Time Memory.

I wanted to find a certain wash for some cleaning mixtures that was inventing," said Mr. Crow ther, when I suddenly thought that I might obtain it from banana skins. I remembered how food young ofcers were in wartime of banana skins, because they cleaned their, boots and belts so well,

"The banana stalks were laid in a great pile in a yard. Some days later a man working for me turn

A Paris newspaper has just printed. them over. He worked on the ed some suggestions, evidently the pile for two or three days in suc distilled wisdom of outraged tem-

cession; and at the end of that pers They are to the effect that time came running to me, sur The Paris police lack authority, prised. The eczema on one of his and waste time in endeavouring hands had completely disappeared,

and his hands were unstained.

to exercise it.

They hold up all the traffic while they lecture a refractory driver, instead of stopping him, going on with their contral, and leaving him to be dealt with by the police man or the beat,

When A Pretty Girl Smiles. The gallantry of the Paris police-f man is world renowned, and de- servedly so, but he wastes ather people's time in holding up the stream of traffic for every pretty girl who smiles at him.

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He is not backed up by the magistrates when he brings obstructionist into Court; the magistrates argue with him, they are not nearly severe enough on the delinquent and the finca they im pos are trivial even if they are paid..

There are too many young and the inexperienced policemen in. traffic control service; it is essentia: that only men with authority should be employed in the nas arteries.

Taxi Drivers' Immigration

The Paris taxicab driver is a marvel of skill, but gifted with too much imagination. He should not be allowed to ply for hire in a crowded street or park his car in it. He should be compelled to observe the usual discipline of the road, should, keep to his own side, and he should not be allowed to overtake, first on one side and then on the other, or cut in, or daab

across.

All drivers of cars, especially lorries and trucks, should be com- pelled to close up and not waste space.

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"The air had dried out of the banana stalks the deadly dys which, if used to mack linen, cant never be obliterated. Unless this dye had vanished the banana stalks could not have been used, for those who used them would have turned brown.

Each week about 98,000 of these stalks are thrown away by fruit merchants a waste products, so there is no, difficulty in obtaining them.

The banana stalks are strapped on the patient like plaaters, and left there. "When the strapping is undone nothing remains of the stalks except in dry powder. The patient is completely cured.

RIDDLE OE "TALKING- FILM" INVENTION.

MILLIONS AT STAKE OVER PATENT QUESTION.

Love DW. Gnth terls again the story of Lanchet and Guine- vere, of Poleas and Melisande, The big hunchbacked warrior Don Carthos scads. his girlishly" band some young brother to act na escort to the princess who is to be his bride,

He knows that he appears an impelled by his sudden love for her, ogre to the shrinking girl and,

gives her the chance to turn back. But she is a princess, her father is at her elbow, and she goes through with the state marriage.

It is a tragedy of the call of youth to youth, of their utter wosk- ness, under the spell of that call. While Carthos is there his brother is braced to the manly course of keeping away from the girl he had won by the greatness of her hus- tearned to love; she too is being band's personality. her when war, breaks out again, But he leaves despite her fears as she buckice on his sword, and, blindly, he rejects his brother's plea not to be left struggle feebly in the grip of their at the palace. The young lovers.

erations. They are weak, with the

of youth that leare temptation at home.

They mert to make vows of renunciation, and it becomes a lover's declara- tion and re-usion,

weakness

cannot

wrought with exquisite understand- The drama of the finn! seene is

fare her oratory and prays hysteric-. ing. Emanuela Bings herself be-

aly against her weakness. She Tocks her door, and with their new security draws back the curtain and stands at the window, the old lovers' signal. Then she unlocks the door. Leonardo is conscience. and his brother together and he. itten by the portrait of himself

their farewell. The lovers farewell goer in to say that this must be is taking its hopeless inevitable course when Carthos', shadow falls on the lovers.

innocence.

Leonardo cannot even asacrt his Life without Emanuele is impossible to him. The tragedy elusion, reminiscent of, Othello and moves quickly to its medieval con-- Romeo and Juker.

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The film is extraordinarily well acted by Lionel Barrymore, Mary Philbin and Don Alvarado, and the photography with its engraving effect shows the great advance that has been made of late. But it is Griffith's hand that dominates. He seems to have shed much of his sentimentality and though on the emotional side

"Drums of Love" rings true. There is, C cording to the programme a weaker happy ending" but the version shown at the Queen's is from the point of view of dramatic art by for the stronger and truer conclu sion.

One of the greatest legal fights of history threatens to break out over the talking film" patent known as the "photo-electric cell." This is the semi miraculous device which enables, light wares to be converted by means of variable electrical current into sound waves. It is understood to be the basis of all talking-film systems in which sound waves are photographed as light waves, as distinct from aye tems based on the synchronisation of pictures and gramophone re-the cinema. cords.

The photo-electric cell, which is The one-way street rule and the understood to have a selenium circular rule should be strictly en basis, is said to be the invention. foreed. Horse traffic should be of Mr. T. W. Case, formerly in the prohibited in the centre of the city, employ of Dr. Lee de Forest, whose and riders of bicycles and tricycles," Phonofilms were successfully especially when they are on com- mercial errands, should be given to understand that dangerous rid ing is not a joke.

There follow a number of cepta relating to the conduct of a motor-omnibus.. the tactics to be observed by the dreamy man push- ing a hand-cart, and by the beedless or distracted pedestrian adventur· ing to cross at crowded corners,

EX-CONVICT'S CHANCE.

MAGISTRATE'S SYMPATHY FOR MAN WITH 13 CONVICTIONS.

demonstrated in London three or four years ago, but a similar device is claimed to have been used by the British inventor, Mr. Grindel demonstration given by Dr. de Matthews, some years before the

Forest.

Engineers' Search,

The film runs till Saturday and except for those who go to the cinema either for a good laugh of a thrill the "Drums of Love" is a production that can be recom- mended as consistently better than anything Griffith has yet given to

FRUITS OF PROHIBITION.

ALCOHOLIC POISON DEATHS

IN NEW YORK,

SELLERS TO BE CHARGED WITH HOMICIDE.

A LOVE THAT CONQUERED ALL

Two young sonts, loving, yet separated by fats, they

finally take things into their own hands, assured of the confidence that even though dented love, they will find happiness!

ALL HEARTS VIBELATE

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OF

LOVE

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DW GRIFFITHS Greatest

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WOMAN'S 20-DAY FAST.

HUNGER LOST AFTER FOUR DAYS.

A Berlin woman doctor, Mar. garete Freund, has fasted for 20 days in the Hydropathic Institute of Berlin University so that scien- tific observations of the effects might be made

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New York, Oct. th. Alarmed by the unusually large The whereabouts of Mr. Grindell number of deaths in the city from Duflag this time she allowed her- Matthews is at present unknown, peisonous liquor over the week-end self water and the juice of two but it is probable that he is in-33 had been recorded up to mid lemons without sugar each day. New York, and efforts are being night yesterday-the police last She also continued her mental and made by British motion picture night raided alleged " "speak" ["physical work: At the end of the engineers to find him, as his special easies" (liquor parlours) in the period she had lost 191b. in weight, knowledge would be valuable at lower East Side of New York, and but this loss did not occur gradual- this juncture.

arrested the proprietors or har ly. In the first week her weight tenders. Samples of the liquor fell by 111b., in the second 5b, and sold in these places were sent to in the third 3lb. The weight in the city toxicologist. In every case creased quickly after her fast had where one of these samples is ended, and in eight weeks she re- found to contain poison, the pro-covered completely. prietor of the place where it was seized will be charged with homi- cids,

the

The device nied by Mr. Mat- thewa, who lacked the menus 'to market his invention, resembled that of the processes involved in the photo-electric cell, though it is "I will make an exception in probable that American engineers your case simply because you have have found means of accelerating diad pretty smart sentences for every drawback to

"tardiness" which is the crime you have committed, and selenium. have never had the advantage of the First Offenders Act, and in view of the fact that you have done eight months' honest work. I shall remand you for six months on bail to see how you go on."

Low Temperature. During the fast the temperature this special use of Dr. Norris, chief medical of the body fell by a few tenths of examiner of the city, said that of a degree, while the hands and feet In the meantime, the validity of the 11 autopsies thus far made on were generally cold and blue. The America's use of the Cuse patent those found, dead from alcoholism pulse was also affected. It beat has been challenged in New York all showed that the victims had normally during repose, but the by the General Talking Picture drunk undiluted alcohol. Dr. Get slightest physical exertion rendered Corporation, which, it is under-tlar, the city, toxicologist, held the it violent... Mr. Bingley, the Marylebone stood, is closely associated with Federal Government to blame be-

British companies using the photo- cause of its policy in poisoning two or three days passed off well, Dr. Freund reports that the first Magistrate, took this unusual electric cell. These British com- commercial alcohol to make it un- course with Robert Wright, aged panies have not yet been asked to fit for drinking. Ordinary.com-

but that on the fourth she felt ill 40, of Chantry-road, Brixton, who

and shivered perpetually. She had pay royalties for their use of the mercial "cohol, be" said, is now pleaded guilty to stealing a suit device.

treated with poisons, and when it no sense of hunger then, and even case belonging to Capt. S. Enosawa,

If the result of this action, in is redistilled for beverage purposes thought of food with distaste. Be of the Japanese Embassy, from a which there are many milions of by bootleggers and others, it is fore, she started mental work she

find to money at stake, should show that never

overcome a feeling of wholly freed from the There were 13 previous convic- the Case patent really belongs to poisons put into it.

laziness, and she involuntarily re- tions for theft and shopbreaking Britain, or that its general use by Up to September 1at there were duced physical movements to a against the man, who said that he British companies cannot be pre 418 known deaths from alcoholism minimum. No physical effect was had been discharged from bis em- vented, the benefit to British in the city in. 1928, and in 1997 observable and bodily disturbances ployment because his employer got talking-Gim prospects would be there were 719, These figures com- ceased from the 12th day, after to know that he was an ex-convict,,

pare with 87 in 1918, 95 in 1919, which Dr. Freund slept better and "A. MO with such a record

These considerations. however, and 84 in 1920, the year in which the general feeling of weakness mast find life difficult," said Mr.

do not dispose of the possible the Eighteenth Amendment and gradually disappeared. Bingley,

claim of Mr. Grindel Matthews. the Volstead Art came into effect. (Continued at foot of next column.) |

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On her experiences Dr. Freund. declares that fasting maker a healthy body ill and intensifies what

is wrong in an unhealthy body, while the organism is apparently in condition which renders it easily susceptible to illa,