The Salt Lake herald-Republican. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1909-1918, 1910-05-01
British Capital Holding It's
Own This Season Against
Paris as an Attraction for
American Money Spenders.
GREAT PREPARATIONS
FOR R00SEVELT'S VISIT
Ancient Roman City of Verul-
anniun to Be ExCaVated for
the Third Time by a Society
of Learned AntiquarianS,
CREDITORS TO GET HALF
BY PHILLIP EVERETT


Especial Cable to neutrality-suspicious.
r ONION. April 3O.-When MI
IL Roosevelt comes to London little
over two weeks from now, he viii find
himself in the middle of what will most
likely be the greatest American season
London has ever known. The Horse
Show at Olympia is attracting great
number of people from the United
States, and the circumstance OF the eX-
Presidents visit has induced many
Americans, resident in the provinces,
10 arrange for making London their
headquarters during his period OF So
jOurn.
Another factor is that Americans
have come to the conclusion that, in
consequence of the floods, Paris viii
not be an ideally healthy place during
the coming season, and as result
thousands of Transatlantic visitors,
who otherwise would have made the
French capital their rendezvous, have
transferred their affection to London
instead. The evidence of this influence
has already shown itself. Up to the
present some three hundred more
Americans have taken houses in the
metropolis than has ever previously
been known. It will thus be seen that
Mr.. Roosevelt will have a special claim
made upon his social indulgence when
he comes to town
From the standpoint of distinguished
guests the GIildhaH luncheon viii
probably be one OF the notable gather
ings Of the year, while the dinner
which is being arranged by Whitelaw
Reid at the United States embassy, will
also be a brilliant affair. The Pill
gTims' club members have conveyed to
Mr.. Roosevelt that they would like to
have the honor Of entertaining him. and
many other institutions are equally
anxious to associate themselves with
the festivities. Everything will de-
pend upon the amount of time which
can be devoted to sen1i-public ceremO-
MES.
Work of AntIquaries.
The excavation of the Roman city Of
VerUlamium, about a mile from the
center of St. Adams, which it is hoped
TO begin in a few months time, Will
form the third important work of this
character that has been undertaken by
the Society OF Antiquaries.
Every facility has been afforded to
the society by the Earl of Verulam, who
owns the land upon which the city was
built, and a meeting to enlist local sup
port is TO be held shortly in st. Adams,
as the enterprise will be expensive.
About sixty years ago, and again in
1863, the theatre Of VerulamiUm was
partly uncovered, and some fine fres-
Goes, paYemenIs and marbles were
found. It Is the only Roman theatre
known to exist in Britain, and its di-
mansions are almost exactly the same
as those of the theatre at Pompeii,
which it closely resembles. The area
that it covers consists of about 100
acres. VeruIamium was one Of the
most important cities in England at
the time of the Roman occupation, and
enjoyed the distinction of being a mu-
nici2ium, which meant that all who
were born within the walls could claim
Roman citizenship.
It may come as q surprise to many
TO learn that these Roman relics. after
beng photographed, are again buried
beneath the soil and the land is re-
stored 20 cultivation, this being regard
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