The San Francisco call., 1909-08-22
AMBASSADOR REID
LIKES LONDON JOB
Does Not Want TO RelinquisEr
His Desirable Diplomatic
Position
His Friends Are Bringing Strong
influence to Bear TO Have
Him Retained
By c. c. CARLTON
ISPeeial Dispatch 10 The Cali


KEW YORK. Aug. 2L-D. o. Mills
and daughter. Mrs. whitelaw Reid.
returned from Europe on the Lusi-
tania. Ambassador Reid arrived here
Friday to attend TO some personal bust
ness affairs, after which he viii rez
turn 10 London and. it is understood.
VIII MI The post Of ambassador TO
Great Britain until next spring, when
lbs successor win be appointed
That Reid likes his post and viii be
10th 70 give it up is evidenced by the
fact that strong Influences have been
~ work in Washington and are now
working at Beverly to have him re-
tained throughout the Tart administra-
tion- II Is the understanding that for
mer President Roosevelt has expressed
a wish thar Reid might be in London
as the American ambassador when
Roosevelt arrives there from his Afri-
can hunting expedition en- route home.
Tile American ambassador and former
President Roosevelt are very friendly.
win be recalled that few years
90 Miss Alice Roosevelt visited the
Reid family and was presented al the
court OF s.. James
l9 O. Mills viii spend the winter in
talltornia- rs usual. 1t is reported here
that he win add another to the chain
oI Alllls hotels in this city. and has
purchased row Of old buildings at
4 Third avenue and Fourteenth street.
winch VIII be pulled down to make
way for hostelry similar 10 the ones
on me lower east side built some years
$50.
President Tart named the members OF
the new customs court Of appeal
eonesdaT- one OF them is Marion de
kfes. former member Of congress
trom the stockton district. who has
neen Tor 10 years a member Of
Tie United states board of gen
e-ai appraisers, with headquarters
NeW York city For several
years DE Aries served as president
~ the board His long experience i,
seang with customs matters brought
lclore tle board on appeal from the
~F--si9Is of collectors At the various
lot-s. coupled with his ability as a
ef' make him especially well qual-
t-ed TOT The customs court OF apneals
-l me opinion Of President Taft
The Fairm0nt athletic club is making
nig preparations for the Ketchel-Lang-
lord 1out, September g. The club is
teing altered so as TO Accommodate at
least 1000 members. There are more
~-lan s-oYe members on the clubs rolls
at present but the average weekly ar
tendance at the bouts is about ono
iaird of that number. The Ketchel-
/ --anEford affair viii be so great an at
traction however. that the club has
1eacned the conclusion that extra prices
must be charged for reserved seats. and
Tor thar reason tariff Of $40, $50. $50
r-rr
say there can be no Interference with
THIS important fight. They secured
permanent injunction from the supreme
court against the police department
some time ago and have been careful
10 comply with the law IN conducting
all Of their shows.
Concerning. the national good roads
convention 10 be held in Cleveland. o.
September q TO %. under the joint
auspices Of the American automobile
association, the National grange. the
United States Office OF public roads and
the American road makers association,
General John T. Cutting Of the Olds-
mobile company says;
The good roads question is largely a
local one. The local situation is best
indicated by the fact that the city OF
Kew York. which covers 327 square
miles has $3.50 miles Of streets. and
would reach TO san Francisco and half
way back again. and that It is possible
TO go over 80 miles in a straight line
without leaving New York city These
$3.50 miles Of streets are Of all types.
some Of them are merely dirt roads. is
laid out by our forefathers. and pos
Eibiy by the aDOri gines and yet these
oirt roads might be improved without
any great expense by adopting the
potrolfthic system. which is the name
given to bituminous concrete in Cali
fornia, the system merely consisting Of
plowing and narrowing dirt road and
then first sprinkling Il with water
thoroughly saturating IL with asphalt
and stamping and rolling it,"
General Cutting viii be well remem-
bered as a former congressman from
the fourth California district lSan
francisco. Hence he is well qualified
To speak Of "pOultice pavement"
DavId Belasco says. concerning Dave
Tarneld's forthcoming appearance as
Shvlock in THE Merchant OF Venice:
j have long been occupied with the
details Of this production As for War
folds rendition Of Shylock am safe
fn promising that il win be as simple
rs the music master, as human as his
own inimitable auctioneer. As for my
own part in the enterprise, what else
cam do other than 10 provide a stage
setting not less simple and sincere
than the dominating figure OF Sylock
himself2"
seIasco is also writing another play
for Miss Bates, along the same lines
IS sThe Girl Of the Golden West" aft
er which she. too win essay Shakes
pearean roles, as Rosamond in LAS You
Like it, and as viola in Twelfth
Night
Miss Vera Michelena. who viii be
renem bereo Ia san Francisco a a for
raer church choir singer Of exception
ally sweet voice. has been engaged for
a part IN THE Paradise Of Mahomet,'
= Planouette operetta TO be produced by
the Shuberts IN the early fall Others
in the cast are Ralph Herr, Adele
Ritchie Eva Davenport Walter Law
: renee. John Bunny and Edward Faber
Among the Californians registered at
the eastern bureau Of the California
Promotion committee during the last
week were the following.
From san Francisco. p. Temple
ton. j. " Hughes James J.. Brooks,
aIrs Charles W Pike. 6. r. Howell r
u AIorehoUse, sam Houston. 6. G. Wat
terson. p A. c. Boetzke, NJ D. aud