El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1912-07-20
HAVE NO FElR
Of AMERICAN
VESSELS
Exemption of Coasting Yes
sells From Canal Charges
Is Not Opposed.
RIVER THAMES IS
FILLING WITH TRASH

London, Eng, July 20.-One of the
officials of a British steamship line
which expects to take a leading part
in developing the new commerce which
will follow the opening of the Panama
canal, declares that foreign shippers
have nothing to fear from the favOring
of American vessels engaged in coast
wise trade. He believes that the de-
cision to favor the coastwise trade Of
the United States was dictated by
desire to break up the railway monop-
foreign shipping interests are not at
all alarmed over the decision of the
United States government to exempt
coasting vessels from payment of tolls.
Foreign vessels are not now allowed
to engage in that traffic, so they will
not be affected by the discrimination.
more especially as American owned
boats making use of the waterway viii
have to pay dues if they load or dis
charge at any port outside of the
United States
Too Much Trash Thrown Into Thames.
Water tourists are turning the river
Thames into messy mass" according
to a complaint made at the last meet
ing of the Thames conservancy. Lord
Desborough, the chairman, said that
the condition of the river was becoming
deplOrable in many places.
Many of the tourists had the bad
habit of throwing from their boats
newspapers, strawberries and other
refuse from their lunch baskets. Some
even throw the baskets overheard. Eff
forts will be made to punish these peo-
pie under law which prohibits the
throwing of refuse into the river.
Guide Books Discarded In London.
The fashion in sightseeing IN London
is changing, and tie American and for
eigner is no longer content to follow
the guide book which puts the empha-
sis upon historic places. but insists
upon seeing what the LOndOner does
as well as what he has. Until a short
time ago the visitors list was definite,
almost stereotyped, and included St
PaulS, the abbey. the tower of London
and other places known the world
over.
On a fine day recently 80 minutes at
some of these points produced the fol-
lowing numbers OF American and for
eign visitors: St. Pauls. %; the abbey,
10; tower of London, s; National gal
lery, 4; Albert memorial. l. This is
tourist is here in the greatest numbers,
but the interests of the visitor, espe-
cially the American, is spreading He
is paying superficial visits to the usu-
al sights and giving himself more time
for the modern life of the metropolis.
The result is beneficial to the shops
and places of amusement.
The WOmen's Flying Contest.
At the first woman's international
flying meet just held here, the course
was guarded by girl guides, instead OF
the usual boy scouts. a women's or
chestra played instead of the conven-
tional military band, and the Woman's
Slck ana WOUNDED convoy corps was
on duty instead of the ordinary ambu-
lance service. Mrs Maurice Hewlett,
wife of the novelist and the only
mother who ever taught her son to
fly, was the leading English represen-
tatiVe. Mrs. de BeauvOir Stocks, the
second English woman to secure a
pilots certificate, was also member
of the English team Germany was
represented by baroness Schenk and
France by Mile. Dutrieu. who won the
Femina cup in 1910 and 1911.
The first international conference of
the Association for the international
Interchange of Students, which has
just closed, was attended by num- !
Der of delegates from American uni /
versities and technical schools.
Among the American speakers were |
Capt. HOvgaard, of the Massachusetts
Institute of Technology, and Prof 4 (
H Fleming of ThrOop Polytechnic in \
stitute. William Phillips, first secre- |
tary of the American embassy, repre- /
scented the government at the confer |
First OF Its Kind.
An international congress on engen- |
les will be held IN London the last /
week of this month This will be the I
first time in the history OF the science I
that an international meeting OF It's |
followers has been held. Delegates /
will be present from the United States, 1
Australia, New Zealand and the lead /
will be welcomed at banquet at 4
which A. J. BalfOur is expected to be 4
the first speaker. The lord mayor and 4
Maj. Darwin will also give addresses /
During the session the delegates will 4
at the university of London 81 papers /
will be read on the relations of biology, I
sociology and medicine to
eugenfcs. Among these papers will (
be one by DR.. c. B. Davenport. of New f.
York, on Marriage and Eugenics.'
During the ession the delegates will !
be the guests at functions given by !
ambassador Whitelaw Reid, the !
Duchess of Marlborough and the lord (
mayor.
Indian Cotton Crop.
The members of the International |
Cotton Spinners' federation are pleased /
over the result of their interview with
Lord Crewe, secretary of state for In
die The federation is fully Tcpresen-
tative of the consumers of Indian cot
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