The San Francisco call., 1909-02-21
Striking Monument
To the Old and New
Spreckels Building Looms Up Conspicuousy
In Before and After Disaster Pictures
By c. c. Carlton

.ATEw YORK Feb. eo.-Burton
IN Holmes. IN the first Of series Of
'Iravelogues~ now being given
s}ternately al the LEceum thester and
Carnegie ha,l las IS his subject on sun
cay night Hawaii bGt Incidentally
exhibited some flrc stereOpticoa views
OF The Old So- francisco and the
New. IN aI of them the Spreckels
building looms conspicuouslv and Mr.
Holmes was greeted with applause
@yhen he pointed 70 his towering
structure as cne OF rhe monuments Of
both the OLD san Francisco and the new.
Tor. said he. 1T endured the terrible
ordeal of IRE threC years aso, and to
day proudly rears its majestic dome, a
striking example Of the beauty and
permcnency Of present day architec-
lure
=. Air. Holmes paid 81 EioH-ius tribute
10 the courage and energy OF the Cali
IorEians. and spoke of san Francisco
IS the city that is more like Paris than
any other in the world.
With stereopLco1 and vitascope ne
gave vivid picture Cf lie IA Hawaii
ne saw 10 gears ego. showing the oe-
Tslcpmeut of the islands since they
. became attached 10 The Cnited States
one picture was called "A Salute 20
the Flag. and showed an exercise
taught IN the public schools There
were japanese. Chinese. natives, eau
cssians. il races il ali, saluting the
American hag. z lesson IN patriotism
which, he said. was doing much toward
making good American citizens OF the
children. Another picture was q
> molten lava in action AZ night the
p burning lake having been photo
Ersphed. 1fr. Holmes explained, for the
hrst time by its own light TO Go this
:it was necessary 10 wrap the camera
: In asbestos.
The expedieuts OF some Of the New
York thesters 70 advertise their
. wares" are as novel as those OF some
= q. the newspapers that give away cans
!. pf condensed milk. bars Of soap ano
. Esos O. chewing gum Marie Cahiil
manager recently announced that every
woman at a certain anniversary OF
: The Boys and Betty" at Wallack 5
would be given a canary bird N
:.srnsII wooden cage Not TO be outcone-
eiae 8Iessrs- Shubert have entered into a
: Contract with DR.. Di1maTs. the Zoologl-
: Ca1 expert OF the Bronx park By the
terms OF this agreement Dr. Ditmars
. up6erta kes 70 breed 50 genuine blue
= mice OF unmistaksble hue and 70 &C.
liver the entire number 70 the Aessrs
Shubert TIE mice must not be the
slready known though rare species oi
. maltese" mouse. which IS OF steel blue
.. tint. but must al be OF 2 bright and
striking hue. X is the purpose Of the
eEessrs Shubert 10 put each little blue
mouse IN a cage and distribute them
among the hotels in New York city as
n advertisements Cf The Blue Mouse
st the Lyric thester-
The best advertisement that this
clever Clyde Fitch play has received,
however. has been q wide discussion as
20 whether Mr. Burnhsua was right IN
Including The Blue Mouse" in 2 -lisJ
Of the risque plays that should oe cen
. zored. Right or wrong. The Blue
Mouse continues 10 play 10 crowded
houses. rs do all Of the others that
have been embraced in the list Of i'm
morals"
p pr. II Collins. the Young Californian
who organized relief expedition al
Naples. chartered q yacht and took sup
plies 90 the stricken district in Italy,
arrived on the Caronia Saturday
Another passenger on the Caronia
vas z. r Robertson. who Is under con-
tract 10 the Shuberts- He got hurry
order 10 sail on the Csronia from New
syork January :. with Two phOtog-
rsphers he sailed q yacht TO all the
devas stated places in Italy. took 800
= -7shotogra phs and then found he couldn't
take them out Of italy. On account OF
tEeir grewsOme character the govern
nent had stopped all the cinemato-
zraph exhibitions in Naples and for
bade the expectation Of earthquake pic
- tures.
Robertson got an audience with The
king OF italy. who gave him permission
:. 10 bring the photographs 10 America
: Robertson VIII begin a series OF Illus
ttated lectures in the Maxine Elliott
thester.
5abcz white. the English light
weight IS back IN New York again
seeking battle. and has already been
matched with Cans for 3 fight before
the National athletic club here on
Ma rch L. White ike most Britishers
: likes 20 toot his own horn
-. IIe says. Il have come 70 this coun-
.tSy 10 furnish the evidence that have
-.:fhe fstic material to warrant ny
;" sshting Bat Nelson for the light
: weight premiership OF the world. an
-6nrter thSn I have ever before been IN
= rn5; professional career having led q
!. very moral and even life. and with the
: recent great performances Of Jem Dris-
coil. owen Moran. Freddie Welsh. Johr
Summers and other English pugilists il
America before ne. am persuaded thai
=. my astic merit is sufficient 10 warrs n
=. ne meeting the best there are owe.
here
Concerning ny battle with Jimmie
j: Britt. / have only 70 refer 10 the sport
. ing writers now IN New York who san
the fight 81 Frisco 20 subscribe 70 my
eficsency in the riag.
i.The English fighters over here have
shown their mettie and Non your sd-
niirstlon AID confidence Their opinion
then must be OF value. You can asl
how compare with them They vii
ssil you 7 an considered the cieveres
.srd 5est fighter in England. II wa:
70 put 10 my record tie wins Of al ng
snort fights IN England during the pas
= three years they would run up close <
hundred"
Martin Beck general mana ger of the
Orpheurn ci-cBit. that includes theater.
In san Francisco. Seattle and other Pa
efhc coast cities. is back ~ New York
Beck says: "Censors VIII never be re.
ou.red for vaudeville productions in tht
orpheum circuit
Adr Peck has just returned from
long tour over the territory N which
he is interested. from Cincinnati 10 thl
. Pacific coast. and manifested q great in
ferest ia the much discussed subiec'