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The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

Two thousand feet from the start
ing point at Las PIumas the aerial car
dumps its passengers al the station,
high above the river. above the power
house. above the intake of the huge
penstock pipes. and at the very en-
trance OF a tunnel that cuts for dis
tance of three miles through a solid
mountain. opening out over the Feather
river at the north OF the famous Big
Bend This tunnel has a fail of 75
feet from the intake to the outlet. and
through it the waters of the Feather
river will be driven to provide the
necessary fall TO operate the machinery
of the huge plant.
A dam 100 feet in height is being
built at the intake OF this tunnel. This
viii raise the water 100 feet before it
enters the tunnel From the outlet of
the tunnel the water will rush into
five four foot penstock pipes and shoot
$50 feet down the mountainside into
the power house, where. after doing
its duty in the big wheels. it will re-
enter the river in shower of foam and
spray This viii give fall of 525
feet and is sufficient to drive all the
electrical machinery in the state
But the aerial skip. as it is called.
is the feature OF this big plant. Across
this skip every piece of machinery and
every pound OF material used in the
construction OF this worlds largest
power plant Is carried. Huge oil tanks
are lifted like feathers and scurried
across the gorge to have their contents
emptied. a complete hoisting plant is
swung by the huge pulley from its
place on a fatcar. hoisted high in air,
and see coasting across TO its per-
manent station. And there is scarcely
a swaying OF the cable during the trip.
The cables are suspended from huge
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as a shot When she aims and shoots
six times at the target as IL swings
she must make six buliseyes 1t
must not be permitted that people say
she shoots not as well as formerly
Again she aims at a group OF clay
pipes that. swinging, form circle in
dark corner close 10 the ceiling. In
three shots at most she will bring one
crashing TO the floor. II she takes six
shots al the little. white. tin sticks.
Immediately six little. white. tin sticks
are set in vibration. II she shoots
duck. they bend back Iifeless In q
twinkling.
These shooting galleries are almost
exactly similar In general appearances
and equipment They are holes sunk
into the street wall. e5 or 80 feet deep
with a counter across the front where
the guns are arrayed and at the far
ther end q mass of targets diverse
enough to suit any taste. You may
shoot at ducks. at big birds and little
birds, at tiny white dots, at circular
targets with bullseyes In the center.
at squirrels flying around in q circle,
at rabbits chasing each other, at white
clay pipes that are stationary. In fact
there must be much ado TO choose
what shall be the test OF ones skill
After the shooting the proprietreas
puts the targets TO rights, straighten-
ing up the members OF the nenagerfe
that have succumbed 70 the fusillada
or brushing away with a dab Of white
paint the evidences OF shots gone wild.
One gallery has a device that Is ar
tistic inasmuch as IL sets the tmagin
ton rioting- Immediately in front of
the space arranged for the targets In
g frame Of stage scenery representing
the bluest OF skies. the greenest Of tree
tops and the brownest Of tree trunks
Enter then the Imagination. All the
dead. white little animals take on ac-
tivity. The squirrels go scooting up
the brown tree trunk. darting swift
glances backward at you; the ducks
wheel around. enoiroling the tree tops
in gecmetrical figures; the birds light
on the branches. moving the foliage
slightly. and twitter happily and un-
Willingly Imagination has taken you
way out into the fields and you have
forgotten that the gallery is very black
with the smoke OF the locomotives, thar
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
By ]. D. Stanford

= NUMBERING along over an IN
ba.iasted railroad that winds
and twists its shape OF steel in
and out around curves. over
dizzy trestles and through tunnels Of
abysnal darkness. the while meander-
ins along the rugged and scenic canyon
Of the turbulent Feather river, a sin
sc ancient passenger coach drawn by
q locomotive Of more modern design
and appearance conveys. passengers to-
day fron the town OF Oroville 70 the
station OF Las Plumas on The new
transcontineutal western Pacific rail-
road
Las Plumas Is practically the present
eastern terminal OF this new trans
continental road. though the track is
laid 10 Berry creek. three miles farther
east Las Plumss occupies q charming
site on the south bank Of the Feather
and directly opposite the works OF the
power company which is 10 be the cen
Ter OF operations OF q system exceeding
in magnitude and territory covered b.
the great power concern OF Niagara. q,
present the largest in the world.
From Las Plumas 20 the power house
the trip IS an aerial one and the pas
senger. 70 reach the opposite side. must
throw fear % the winds. have implicit
confidence IN the Almighty and faith
IN the nan In the engine house. and
must take on for the time being the
courage OF an aeronaut
One drops from the steps OF this OBJ
solete passenger coach and into the
open car or cage OF what IS perhaps
the most modern system OF transit that
human ingenuity has conceived The
cage IS literally e box with the top
and one side removed. suspended from
huge cables with a pulley which is
Itself larger than g mans body.
Seventeen passengers ind comfort
able standing room IN this cage and
wait expectzntly. with nerves tense. for
the start Then. ~ q bell signal from
the attendant n charge. the ponder
Gus engine far away UP the mountain
side across the Feather and over 1000
feet from the starting point. enits q
cloud ot steam. there IS a series OF
puffs. the cable is drawn taut and the
cage and lis load OF humanity slowly
ascends. Higher and higher Il climbs
the slender steel thread and smaller
and smaller IL grows as il leaves terra
frma- when al q point 100 feet above
the railroad track another tinkIing OF
bells is answered BY the throbbing en-
gine and the cage is stopped in midair
IKE the basket OF huge balloon
caught in converging currents and IN
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fuse the money. but grant your re-
quest. still protesting against being
considered in any wise efficient
You reach your conclusions when she
takes the gun In her hands. Sometimes
You discover that she has been telling
the truth. the whole truth. nothing but
the truth You have had your trouble
for your pains She does not even know
how TO hold gun But generally the
arms are lifted without hesitation 70
the proper position and it is not an un-
usual thing to behold Is straight bulls
eyes made with amazing rapidity upon
9 swinging target
1t is matter for little wonder that
Japan came out victor in the recent
war when even the women OF Japan are
10 apt In the handling Of guns. Also.
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

One day not long ago, when the
midday whistles were blowing and
the shooting gallery doors were being
folded back against the walls in antici-
patton OF trade, one gallery remained
closed At o'clock 1t was still closed.
Surprise came first. then CONSERVATION.
What is the matter with Nine.
Toku Suzukita2" You could hear the
question being asked by all the lott
erers; IN English distinguishably. In
japanese less so. but Enthusiastically.
Evidently there was less pleasure in
lettering II one could not chat q while
with Toku Suzukita-
At last some one knocked az the
small door that is cut low in the
large door Of the place. entered and
issued forth after q while with the
news that the lady was Ill Then
there was sorrow. None need dispute
the popularity OF Toku Suzukita IN the
quarter where she lives.
II is safe 10 say that he who. in
addition 20 the wish to train himself
in the art OF manipulating a rife. has
also an appreciation of female lowell
ness viii find himself straying with
unerring directness toward the gallery
where Toku Suzuklta hands out the
ammunition
This little lady has a most fascinat-
ing way with her. She is neither shy
nor bold. but most gay. most laughing.
And her laugh is like the tinkle of
little bells. Instinctively you stop
talking to listen to the music OF It.
II ripples on tinklingly. and you are
led 10 say things that VIII keep 1t
tinkling. II stays with you for days
and then you feel like going back for
more Suppose one held his gun ready
70 shoot and she laughed; I wonder IL
he would drown the happy sound with
a loud report Not IL ne had q sufi-
cient appreciation. certainly not.
But when Toku Suzukita is herself
shooting, having been persuaded by
you TO display her skill. she does not
laugh. not until after she has laid down
the gun Once the rife in her hand, her
features take on the inscrutability Of
her nation When Toku suzukita
shoots she is all seriousness. She
must let no vibration sway the arms
and shoulder that support her weapon
She must in no way risk her reputation
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enters the main stream The river
tears and plunges through q rocky
gorge for nearly the entire distance
and the feather-like spray from which
the river derived its name is every
where in evidence.
Here and there along the mountain
sides and in sheltered canyons are old
abandoned and decaying cabins where
the Indian. prospector and trapper
found shelter and made material for
the innumerable legends that still live
and that are told by the old inhabi-
tants OF the Feather river region.
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can do. framing the request IN the most
polite terms that occur TO you Either
laughingly or with sullenness she dis
avows the possession OF any skill
whatever. You shoot" she says. that
being her one idea OF conducting the
business. But you have no desire to
shoot You urge more strongly. tell
ing her that you have been informed
that she. OF all Japanese women. is the
most noted for her skill (This should
be said In each instance.) You shoot"
she says again. BY this time you remem-
ber that coin is a persuasive medium
and. glancing up at the sign that reads.
Three shots for 5 cents. six for 10"
you lay down = few pieces Of silver.
BY this time she has probably made
up her mind and may very likely re-
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

~ STRAY heck OF local color that
was submerged IN the general
n grzvness OF things IN this city
two years ago appears 10 have
reverted 10 its former state OF briIlian-
g. Detached. Il may be said. however
Il has not returned. but has lent it
self 10 an oriental blend in a place
not far distsnt-in fact, Just over IN
Oakland L emsnates from that quasi
Jzpzno-Chinese quarter OF the city that
drapes itself along the course OF the
local steam railways. Il emits the
redolence OF gun powder-how be il,
peaceably.
You viii hnd II IN the shooting gal
leries OF the japanese You viii come
upon them al ever recurring intervals
along the way as you ssunter through
the quarter. a recent feature OF the
city, but q distinctive one. AS herald
OF their propinquity. as you approach.
are gay target signs protruding from
the entrances These bear the legend,
Shooting Gallery" Originally the
colors OF the concentric circles on these
signs were red. white and blue. for
reasons patent alone 10 the mind OF an
oriental. now dingy orange. white
and black have taken their place. The
smoke OF q steam railway has precise
ly the same amount OF respect for red,
white and blue paint as for al the
other paints suggested BY q rainbow.
Il night lamp as well ornaments
the facade. Il also displays the heraldry
of The target world in similar color
.ngs. All OF which provides a sort Of
columbia forever arrangement OF
words to the tune Of Nippon How
ever. although it is Nippon that takes
il the receipts. il IS generally the red.
white and blue man that hands them
over.
one never goes shooting in the
morning 4 japanese shooting gallery
Is rarely open then. and. II open. a
nan attends. not the smiling lady who
beams upon you OF afternoons and eve
nsngs IN the morning the little one
sleeps. else how could she keep her
bright eyes open for you in the eve
ning7 Nature would storm at that So
n the morning the fairy sleeps-she
dreams.
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America to generate electricity for a
transcontinental railway. And in their
work ali Is not without danger Here
we see q man swinging far out at
the end of the cable from a 100 foot
arm OF a revolving crane His special
duty is 10 cling, monkeylike. to the
cable with his hands and arms. while
with his feet he releases q clutch on
the huge bucket below him. and half a
yard Of earth is dumped into the river.
TO be washed away and lost in the
eddies and pools Of the lower stream
An army Of wheelbarrow men wheel
their charges along a six inch plank.
elevated Ie0 or more feet in air. and
they trot along and chat as compIa-
Gently as though they had for their
foundation the substantial base OF the
whole planet.
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a villainous music box built in Germany
makes noisy sounds when . certain
bullseye IL made. that creas<tng pull
ieys operate the butts at one side In
an unloveiy mechanical way ana that
all Japanese women are not az fas-
cinating as Madame Toku Suzukita-
Most OF the women who conduct the
shooting galleries are either expert or
very fair shots. but 1t is not easy 10
persuade them 20 an acknowledgment
OF their skill and less easy still to be
allowed TO witness display OF It
For instance, upon inquiry. it dsvel-
ops that q certain small brown lady
with dark eyes just around the corner
IS . natural wonder with rife. You
approach the lady in question with q
polite request TO show you what she
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

At Las Plumas the river takes great
the place its name OF Big Bend II IS
this natural aid 10 ingenious mankind
that gives Butte county the conditions
for the worlds greatest power plant.
II Is here the great plant OF the power
company is being installed as rapidly
as q thousand men and millions OF dol
lars can perform the work II is here
that the visitor who has the courags
can enjoy the grandest and most thrill
ing aerial trip 20 be had in all Amer
fca
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considering the remarkable patriotism
and determination OF the race. II IS not
hard 70 believe the stories that one
has heard with regard To the women
participating n battlefield events
Doubtless the success OF these shoot
ing galleries Is largely dependent upon
the attendant IN charge. The women
are encouraging. sympathetic. admtring
as the case requires Their are inter
ested. hoping that you WIN succeed
"Dhoo high Good. ''Dhoo bad win
fail on your ears from time % tina- II
would be a direrent story did men
occupy their places You would not be
lured 10 returning And. moreover. q
pretty form and face and musical
voice are items not to Be seorasd In
any OF this Iifss advsntureA
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
IEIOWN IHEIOOWN TIKI new RAILROAD RAILROAD SENDS SENDS
PASSENGERS AND SUPPLIES SUI LIES ACROSS ACROSS
4 CHASN $50 FEET ABOVE ABOVE THE
SURFACE Of feather RIVER RIVER

decided which direction to choose. a
clutch is released and the never to be
forgotten coast across the gorge of
the Feather is begun
slowly and without perceptible
tremor the cage and its load glides out
over the waters Of the stream The
river TO the east, west and 45O feet
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09
By Ida L. Brooks

." STRAY heck OF local color that
was submerged IN the general
n grzvness OF things IN this city
two years ago aunes-s n have
The San Francisco call., 1908-08-09

y NUMBERING along over an un-
baiiasted railroad that winds
and twists its shape OF steel in
and out around curves. over
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-05
GRIDIRON GOSSIP.

The Orange A. c, football team defeated
the Elizabeth Town and Country Club
eleven at Elizabeth election day morning
by a score of 80 to 5. Elizabeth scored a
touchdown a few minutes after play start
ed on a fluke. Kirkpatrick passed the ball
high over McDonough's head. TIL bal
rolled over the goal line and an Elizabeth
man fell on it. After that there was
nothing to it but Orange. The interior
ence formed in great style. the attack be-
wildered, the Elizabeth team being mixed
up with forward passes, onside kicks and
straight football The Orange team, going
at its present clip. could make any team
in the country hustle to win out. Saturday
Orange will play at Baltimore with the
MI. Washington Club. This club is one
of the best athletic club teams In the
country. Big Seeley and Ellor, guards,
PLAYED m exceptionally strong game at
Elizabeth and continually broke through
the line. mussing up things in great style.
The whole back field played together in
good style.
The Triton Athletic Club will play the
Diamond A. C. of the Y. NJ. C. "A. Satur-
day at Weston Oval. The Tritons have
been requested to meet on Saturday at
Delavan Oval at 2 p. m. Owing to can
collation. the Tritohs have Saturday, No
vember IA, open. and would like to ar
range a game with any S5-pound team in
this vicinity. game to be played either in
Branch Brook Park or on opponents
grounds. Teams such as Creseents, st
James, Mutual Juniors, Sagamores, Adel-
phias and Quicksteps are preferred. Man
ager Charles w. Payne. jr.. / Washington
avenue.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-05
MONTCLAIR=EAST ORANGE CONTEST
TOMORROW MAY SETTLE THE TITLE

victorious in its lone league struggle,
that with Stevens. The East Orange
boys still have a game to play with
Newark High School, and if they win
tomorrow's fight and the one against
Newark they will be champions.
Should East Orange win from Mont
clair and then lose to Newark High
School, however, there will be a tie be-
tween Montclair and East Orange for
the championship. Then, if Newark
High School defeats Stevens when they
meet there will be a triple tie for first
place between Newark, Montclair and
East Orange.
The advantage of playing On its own
grounds appears to be the only one
which Montclair has, although its rec
ord to late has been q better one than
East Orange on the total of games
played his season. Montclair has
played five games so far. and scored
victories in four of them. the other re-
sulting in a tie. East Orange, on the
contrary, has played four games, only
two of which resulted in victories.
Both teams have met Newark
Academy, and the latter defeated East
Orange, 6 to 0, while the best it could
do with Montclair was to get a tie,
to 6. IF these figures may be taken as
a criterion Montclair is the stronger
eleven of the Academy's opponents.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-05
= :=- ALL news OF NEWARK SPORTS AND ATHLETICS /
Many Princeton Followers Ex-
pected-0ld Nassaus Final
Preparation for Contest.

PRINCETON, Nov. 5.-Practically
every Princeton undergraduate will at
tend the Observation-Disclosures game at
he Polo Grounds, New York, on Sat
urday, n the Tigerites are planning
to e a bigger delegation of rooters
thar has graced any but a Yale game,
to cheer Princeton on to a victory over
the fast New England team. Princeton
alumni will also turn out in goodly
numbers to cheer for Old Nassau. The
members of the New York Princeton
Club will attend the game in a body.
The championship '99 Tiger team did
not face the present-day Tigers on
University Field yesterday. When
big Bill" Edwards began to collect his
team in the morning he found that
more than half was missing, and the
"Grad-Varsity" game had to be called
off. Nearly 1000 spectators locked to
the field to see the interesting tussle,
but the undergraduates were not en-
tirely disappointed.
Freezing weather made the Tigers
hustle to keep warm, and the practise
was the longest of the year Before
they left the field the regulars had
The first scrimmage, which lasted half
an hour and was held in secret. re-
suited In a 90 tie between the varsity
and the second team.
Coaches Mccormick, '0s; Harlan, '0s,
and Bill Sheffield. 'O2. filled the back
field in the second teams line up and
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-05
VILLA NOVA TURNS THE
TABLES ON PENN TEAM.

PHILADELPHIA, Nov. 5.-Penn's
football team lined UP against Villa
nova on Franklin Field yesterday aft
loo behind closed gates, and at the
end of forty minutes consecutive play
ing the Main Liners led by two touch
downs to one. Villanova is preparing
to play the Annapolis Middies IN Sat
urday, while Penn will meet Lafayette,
and Coaches Crolius and Metzgar de-
cided that a practise match would be
of far more benefit to each than scrim-
mage with the scrub.
Early in the aso Penn met Villa
nova and scored two touchdowns to
the Main Liners meme, but it was a diff
ferent sort of a team. that Coach
Crolius brought to Franklin Field yes
terday. The men have improved fully
so per cent.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-05
DIOCESAN UNION
CROSS COUNTRY
COURSE SELECTED
Route for Run on Thanksgiving
Day Chosen by the
Committee.

The committee of the Catholic Young
Mems Diocesan Union on cross-coun-
try running has decided on the course
to be covered in the run on Thanks
giving Day, The start will be made
from the club house of the Young Mems
r. a. B. Society, north on Hudson
street to Central avenue, west on Cen
trail avenue to Grove street, East Or
ange, north on Grove street to Park
avenue, east on Park avenue to Cliff
ton avenue, south on Clifton avenue
to Central avenue, west on Central ave-
nue. to Hudson, south on Hudson and
finish at r. A. b. S. club house.
AS this is to be a championship, the
competitors will start from scratch.
The prize for the winner will be a
gold watch. The next five to cross the
line will receive gold watch fobs with
the emblem of the Diocesan Union, and
the next five will receive bronze watch
fobs with the same emblem.
All competitors must be registered
in the Catholic Amateur Athletic
League three days before the race
takes place. The entries will close On
November 20 at the T.. A. B. S. club
house.
The committee in charge of the run
is composed of s.. j. owens, T. A. B. s.,
chairman; John Flanagan, Belleville c..
c.; Frank Coghlan, Institute Y. M. c.
A., secretary of entries; Edward
Moran, Catholic Lyceum, Bloomfield;
Joseph McCourt, st. Bridget's Club,
Jersey City, and John Mahon, Y. NJ. c..
l.. A.. Elizabeth. The officials viii be
selected at a meeting to be held next
Thursday.
The star and Newark advertiser. [volume] (Newark, N.J.) 1908-1909, 1908-11-05

plantation, has money interests in New
York, and frequently he is obliged to
drop baseball in midsummer and HE
himself away to attend to his private
business affairs. Could he do this If he
were under the directions of an en-
ployer? No; certainly not.
If he was working for a boss and left
his team to go South and the team was
to take a slump what would be the re-
suit? No need of going any further
into particulars on this point. Then,
supposing he was going to take charge
of the Americans. Do you think Frank
Farrell, or any other team owner, could
afford to pay Stallings the salary equal
to the profits he made here last sum-
mer? S%tallings told me himself that he
could be president of the Eastern
League il he wanted to, but that he
could not live on $4,000 a year. He GER
tainly cleared $4,000 in this city last
year, and you know he owns so per
cen of the Newark baseball stock.
What Does StaIIings Say.
I asked George last summer, standing
with him on his lookout, this question:
George, are you going to leave New
ark" He looked serious, did this big
fellow, and after mature deliberation
replied: There is only one thing that
can drive me away from Newark" He
told me what that one thing was, and
I believed then, rs I do now, that the
one objection could be easily removed,
Never mind what the zone thing was.
If George releases me, I will tell it,
and then if Stallings does go away,
Newark fans will be given full power
to show 1.-The cause their disgust at
such low, petty management.
When George Stallings and his secre-
tary, Tommy Martin, say that Newark
is to have a new baseball manager, then
it will be time to start and dope out
Stallings's successor. Until then let US
rest easily. Newark fans were the most
loyal followers of any in the Eastern
League, and I saw nearly all of the out
siders, at that.