Salt Lake Tribune | 1907-07-18 | Page 3 | Libel Costs $250,000

JLIBEL COSTS $250,000 Ush Newspapers Drop Pica of Justi- flcation and Agree to Pay. VERPOuL. Julv 37. The attempt c in the fall of 1906 to organize a ij soap combine in tho United King-f, King-f, which came to an end under the sure of adverse public opinion, had neational sequel in (he Assize Court; Xy, when William .Ileskclh Lever, pral. member of Parliament for the rrall division of Cheshire, secured fment for damages of .$250,000 and , jss a pa hist the Tlarmsworth newspa- j I (he Daily Mail and the Evening s. for libels published by ihom dur-the dur-the course of the controversy that wed the attempt to bring about the Ijinatfon. lifter a hearinp thai, lasted for two the defendants today suddenly 'drew their pica of .justification and led f.o pay the amount demanded, r. Lever, it is declared, rook a aiip part In the eflorts to establish fsoap combine .