El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-09-02

Turkey Expects to Gain
Much by Accepting Eng
lish Bid.
AMERICAN GIRL rs
RECEIVED IN WALES

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London. Eng. Sept Turkey has
at last definitely awarded the contract
for battleship Of the socalled Dread
nought" type TO W. G. Armstrong
Whitworth & company OF Newcastle
on-Tyne and to vickers Limited. tie
later to furnish the armament The
/ government reserves the right OF or
dering another vessel at the sams
price.
The new battleship, ii is said. win
be the largest warship in the world
The price TO be paid Is considerably
higher than that at which the Bethle>
hem Steel company Of America. in con-
junction with an English firm. offered
to build the ships However, as the
grand vizier candidly told diplomat
who was supporting the teEder OF the
American company, Turkey by placing
the contract with the successful tens
derers will obtain compensati ton IN
other directions which Will more than
make up for the increased cost Of the
ship
Other Ceznpensations.
It has not yet been disclosed OF what
these compensatfons viii consist, but
1t is generally understood that the
British minister at Censtantinop1e was
able to inform the porte that the ac-
eeptance of the Armstrong tender
might induce the British governments
to look with a kindlier eye on the
Turkish proposals for the settlement
of certain questions arising out OF tha
steamboat monopoly held by British
company to operate steamers on Turk
/ ISL rivers; noninterference with Turk
ey's plans In Albania; and the long
standing dispute over the building OF
RI 6a6 In
subject actice negotiations are now
proceeding in the Turkish capital. with
/ good prospects OF success and the uitf-
mate conception Of the line
May Build Gillian Ships.
Besides the support of the govern
| good press agents. and frequent para
| graphs appear In the London papers In
which II Is intimated that among other
| contracts that for the building OF the
CHILEAN warships IS to be given to
England AS a mater OF fact these
/ contracts have not been let and it may
/ be months before they are Aemrican,
British and continental firms all have
agents in the Chilian capital and even
before the fall Of the late government
very little progress had been made to-
wards the signing of the contracts.
| New Libel Law.
/ An effort is at last TO be made 70
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| from some OF the evils they suffer
| der the present law Of libel Besides
| having to pay many claims OF black
mailing character, invariably when a
newspaper defends an action for libel
| the jury gives the claimant heavy
| damages. very often against the advice
| OF the Judge To avoid this sir George
Toulmin has introduced a bill in the
house OF commons. which provides that
( If q Judge is satisfied that the
alleged libel is trivial. and that
| the words complained OF have been
| published in good faith. he may stay
all proceedings, unless the plaintiffs
! gives security for the defendants
| costs
May Comment ON verdlcts<
| Other provisions of the bin are thai
fair and accurate reports OF public
meetings. proceedings IN court and the
finding OF the courts, although the
| finding be subsequently varied, and any
| fair and bona fide comment thereon.
| shall be privileged. At present q paper
| cannot comment on any verdict until
it has reached the final court. by which
time in many cases. all public interest
in the matter has been lost
| Wise Old Waiter.
The house Of commons has lost one
OF its Oldest and most popular figures,
in the sudden death OF Collins. the
/
had charge OF what IS known as the
| Upper Smoking room, one OF the ex-
| elusive rooms into which the members
/ cannot introduce a stranger. Collins
| an Irish cockney, was one OF those
quiet. unobtrusive servants OF the old
| school, who knew the wants Of all his
| clients and took them their accus-
toned drink as soon as they entered
| the room. He too was full OF inforna-
| ton and chancellor Lloyd George ones
said that when he wished to know
| what the house OF commons was going
to do he went to the best informed man
collins.
American I'm Wales.
One OF the interesting features Of
! the procession OF the Gorsedd Bards "a
/ the Mystic Circle at the Eisteddfod
the national assembly OF Welsh bards
at Carmarthen. Wales, was the pres
| entation OF a daughter OF the poet
Henry W. Longfellow to the venerable
| Archdruid.
In company with a party Of Zoe
Merchandising, the poets daughter
made the pilgrimage from Boston and
the Veterinarians expect to make
an annual pilgrimage to the gathering.
Before the presentation q REPRESENTS
| tive Of the Breton Gorsedd mountetd
+. the Logan-stone and made an address
In excellent Welsh. The same day also
saw the lnNeSDluIe ana INITIATION OF
the successful candidates for -sardic
degrees
Town Refuses Portrait.
The town Of Wolverhampton is all
excitement over the refusal by its aus
tere officials OF presentation portrait
of captain Webb. the famous channel
swimmer Captain Webb was native
of Wolverhampton; in the painting he
IS shown wearing the customary SWIM
ming truks only. and this brevity OF
attire affected the sensibilities Of local
officials. George Phoenix. the artist.
in presenting the picture, recommended
that 1t be hung In the municipal
baths. which in winter are used for
public meetings.
In a letter acknowledging the artists
offer the town clerk says that the
chairman OF the baths committee con-
sidered the portrait an excellent one
IN every respect but could not recon-
mend the committee to accept II The
artist is inviting the public to his
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