El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1911-10-21
CRIME SHOWS
DECREASE IN
ENGLAND
Queer Method in Turkey to
Supply Lacking Naval
Words.
LONDON'S OLDEST
HOTEL HAS CLOSED

London, England, Oct 21.-The re-
/ port Of the British prison commission,
just made public, indicates that crime
is on the decrease in the kingdom, as
there is a fan of 1900 in the number
OF prisoners.
The commissioners denounce short
sentences and plead for longer terms
with a view to successful reformatory
effects. The report bears testimony
to the good moral effect Of lectures
and concerts in the prisons.
LOndOn's Oldest Driver.
When Andrew Gibson, for 81 years
the driver Of an omnibus in London,
throws down his reins some night near
The end OF the present month, the last
horse drawn bus viii have fin
ished its final trip through the streets
Of the worlds metropolis.
GIBSON shakes his gray head sadly
over the prospect and declares that
the London of the notorious and taxi
cab is not as happy as the London Of
the days when people were content
TO move slower. He said, When I
started driving folks seemed to have
more time and they were more con-
tented. Passengers OF today never
think Of passing the time of day with
the driver, or asking questions like
they used to-" At the heydey Of Glib
sons career the two omnibus COM
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Vegetable Names Used.
The discussion incident to the pres
ent unpleasantneSs between Italy and
Turkey Of the unpreparedness Of the
Turkish feet has recalled an unusual
difficulty experienced by the founders
of the original Ottoman navy.
They were hampered by the fact
that there were no words in the Tur-
ktsh dictionary for the various ropes
and sails OF the warships OF that day.
An ingenious officer solved the prob
lem by tying different vegetables to
the various ropes and sparS Of the rig
ging, and the sailors received orders
to Hoist the tomato" Let go the pO-
tatO!" until q more formal vocabulary
could be supplied.
Novel as this procedure was, it was
not an innovation. as it was exactly
the method adopted by Almeida. the
Portuguese admiral and discOverer,
when he was Quitting a fleet for
just such a descent On the Turkish
colony Of Mozambique as the Italians
made on TripoH.
1t was at the beginning Of the 18th
century, and Portugal still lacked a
navy, and the Portuguese tongue was
devoid % naval terms. This fact did
not daunt the doughty admiral Almei- &
da. and, hanging UP strings Of garlic
and onions on the port and starboard |
sides, respectively, Of his ships, he in
structed his helmsmen to garlic" or
onion" the helm, as necessity COM 1
handed
Passing Of Longs Hotel. I
After an uninterrupted existence q |
half, Longs hotel on New Bond street /
has closed its doors. In name at least I
1t was one Of the oldest hotels in Lon I
don 1t was at Longs that Byron and /
Sir walter scott met Tor the last time 1
in 1910 He dined or lunched with /
me" wrote Scott, at Longs hotel in /
Bond street. l never saw him so full /
OF gaiety and good humor, to which I
the presence OF Mr.. Matthews. the come
diani added not q little. Poor Terry z
was also present" The hotel Is fire. \
quently mentioned in the literary me
mOirs Of the day.
A Friend OF Twain.
Joseph Ferey, friend and courier Of
Mark Twain during nine of the Euro {
pean tours made by the American hui
mrOist, has been rescued from want BY I
a society Of professional humorists.
Nerey felt the pinch OF poverty from
the loss Of his savings, which had been
uuWisely invested, and he was in actual
want when discovered in obscure Lon
don lodgings by q local papers repre-
sentative. When his plight was made
public a number OF admirers Of Mark
Twain interested themselves in his be-
half and secured him q position as lee
-urer TO local society for the encOur-
lgement Of humOr.
Just prior to his late misfortune, the
former courier was engaged as pleas
ant raiser by king Alfonso Of Spain.
On one Of the visits Of the royal fam
ly to the hatchery, Nerey entertained
them with stories Of his travels with
The celebrated American humOrist. He
has an endless store Of recOllecuons
Of mis- famous employer. He gave the
following interesting account Of Mark
rwain's travel habits:
'Mr. Clemens hardly ever talked to
anyone Once I Travelled from Cologne
10 Dresden with him, and he only
poke about two words to me. What /
was instructed to do, was to engage
he other people in the compartment IN
and ask them about every
hing. Mr.. Clemens used to sit and
listen.
che must have had a wonderful mem
Try. We used to go to museums for
hours. He would not say a word, but
he would listen while asked questions
md enEa ged people in conversation.
II never heard him make a joke, not
wen with his own family. He never
made one with me The nearest ap-
1roach he got to one was in a letter
% me about the unCertinty of his plans.
he wrote IFS are bad prophets
He was q great listener. He would
axe It all in and never say word
himself"
nm Americna writer and Verey un-
Ierstood each other perfectly. Clemens
discovered Verey in Paris through the
,aU porter at the authors hotel, who
rave such a glowing account Of the
ourier that Twain determined to have
lin at once.
George, I must have this Verey at
nee" he said. George demurred. as
he could not leave his post, but the
lumorist agreed to put on his apron
md look after the door while the pOr-
er summoned Verey. The courier was
at once and served Clemens in
hat capacity as long as he was needed.
PREPARES FOR
PRIMARY ELECTION TUESDAY
TOmbtone. Ariz-, Oct 21.-The city