The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1908-11-22
Pp0Of THAT FRENCHMEN ARE
sOMFWHAT PARTIAL TO TITlFS

tGuna L unconscious in the morning, with
MS mt Llbs broken and his face swollen.
That people who live in beautiful
chateaux can make themselves miseT.
aole TOT no valid reason whatever ia
proved by the pathetic story of a Young
Motian VINO left her comfortable home
IN tne north of France to throw her.
self into the Seine on a cold day. She
was saved from death in a way that
is little short Of miraculous. < few
G@ays ago policeman in front of the
fIals de Justice saw her, and, noticing
@ @het strange behavior, spoke to her.
SIt could get no satisfactory reply.
SHnortIy Sy afterward the woman threw
herseif from the nearest bridge into
the Seine. One of the passenger boats
plylng on the river happened to be
passenger Immediately pulled Off his
coat and jumped in after her. He was
lucKy enough to catch her by the
siothes Just as she was sinking, and
oIoaght her to the side of the boat,
hauled on board and taken 70 the ma.
Ghlne-room to be warmed and dried
Inc young woman was unconscious, and
theTe were doubts as to whether she
could be restored to life. She was
hqrriedly conveyed to the hospital.
where at last she recovered, but on re-
gaming consciousness she refused TO
glve ner name or say anything about
hersel1. She was well dressed, and
wore many, rings on her hands, and
mad other ]ewelry. After three days
she told the police that she was a mar.
Tied woman, and that jealousy was the
cause OF her troubles.
Pedestrians passing through the Rue
north OF Paris. were surprised the other
evening TO find II illuminated with Chi
nese and Venetian lanterns while FLAGS
hung from the windows and balconies.
stripe OF calico, bearing the inscription,
Down with motor-'buses, Long live
9Yie]tness ] and wooden paving" Groups
Oh people stood about on the pavements
ing OH squibs, and the general aspect
OF the street was that customary on n
national fete day. The reason for these
evidences OF public rejoicing was that the
inhabitants and shopkeepers OF the Rue
de Douai were celebrating the prohibi-
tlon OF motor-omnihus traffic along the
thoroughfare and the installation OF
wooden paving.
Underground passages for pedestrians
are TO be built ut various points beneath
The Champs Elysees. which the constant
stream Of motor cars now renders impas-
sable from morning I'LL evening The
congestion OF other Paris streets also has
grown TO an alarming extent, and. al
tI'pNSb We OIe Only at tue pcglnulnR OF
the winter season all thoroughfares
around the Opera are already blocked
with traffic for hours, morning and aft
enoon. II the Champs Elysces tunnels
prove success. others will be excavated
Ia the center OF Paris and foot passen-
gers will In future cross, not over the
streets, but under them. The municipal
council laments, however, that. owing 20
lack OF funds. IL VIII not be able to dc
all II should wish for nursemaide with
bany carriages. II had been hoped to
build the approaches 10 the Champs Ely
secs underground passages In inclined
planes, down which perambulators could
have been rolled eaisly. But this has
been found too costly, and only staircases
Will be provided.
The gcndarmcs OF Vans. Ardeche. have
arrested twin brothers named Galabru.
aged 80. for Vogabondagc. The twins
have never been separated since birth.
They have both been sentenced thirty
nine times TO identical terms OF impris-
onnent for various offenses committed In
common.