The Camden chronicle., June 11, 1915, Image 4

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The- World in Epitome Shewn by Displays in t!io
Vast Exhibit Palaces at t'?o Panama
Pacific International Exposition.
Today the great Panama-Pacific International Exposition at fnn Fran
cisco is being widely exploited throughout the world by the millions of sight
seers who have visited the exposition since its opening on February 20th lust
as the most beautiful, comprehensive and interesting universal exposition
(that the world has ever known. The wonderful exhibit palaces house the
treasures ot the earth, while tho grounds, planted to millions of rare bulbs,
are a gorgeous mass of color and fragrance. To the visitor entering the
gates for the first time, either by night or clay, the scene is certain to, hold
the newcomer spellbound, as the vast panorama unfolds bit by bit before the
gaze and the eye wanders from ono beauty spot to another in an endless
chain ot amazing surprises. Entering the" main gate at Scott street, for
instance, the visitor sees the great Fountain of Energy directly before him
Its giant sprays sparkling and flashing in the light of the warm California
sun by day, or assuming the appearance of masses of flowing flames by
night under the powerfnl beams of the great batteries of searchlights trained
upon this work of art. As the spell is lifted the eye falls upon the Tower
of Jewels, the great center piece of the exposition, and again attention is
arrested until the eye has conquered the dizzy heights of this gem-studded
tower, every cornice and figure sending forth its share of dazzling lights.
The world's advance in all branches of art, science and industry Is
amazingly portrayed in the exhibits. Among tho electrical exhibits, for
example, is the Audion amplifier, invented by Lee De Forest. Through this
Indention the visitor in the Liberal Arts palace is enabled to converse over
the long distance telephone with his relatives at the farthest section of tho
Atlantic coast and may hear the voice of the speaker in greater volume than
was actually given into the transmitting telephone. The intensity of the
sound is Increased by passing through heat waves. Today it is possible for
an orator in New York city to address through the telephone a large audi
ence at San Francisco, the sound being increased so that it is of power great
enough to fill a largo hall. This single advance in the development of the
telephone is paralleled In hundreds of other lines. The railroads have made
low round trip rates and ample and reasonable accommodations are to be had
. In San Francisco and the adjoining cities.
ARTS AND CRAFTS OF 10.000 YEARS AGO SHOWN IN THE
TEHUANTEPEC VILLAGE AT THE PANAMA-PACIFIC
INTERNATIONAL EXPOSITION
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The Tehuantepec village on the Zone at the Panama-Pacific International
Exposition is a bit of the oldest civilization of the world brought to San
Francisco from the country of the Aztec ruins in Central America. Beautiful
carpet weaving is shown, together with onyx cutting, clay and wax modeling,
ancient dancing and singing, pottery making and coloring and other arts
characteristic of the people. A typical garden is open to the visitor in the
concession in which is to be seen the landscape art of this people.
THE WONDERFUL AER0SC0PE, HIGHER THAN THE FERRIS WHEEL, GIVES
VISITORS PAARVELOUS VIEW OF THE WORLD'S GREATEST EXPOSITION
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For the seeker of amusement there is opportunity a-plenty in the unique mechanical achievement, the Aero
gcoue, on "The Zone," at the Panama-Pacific International Exposition. The Aeroscope resembles a giant crane of
a novel and intricate design, its steel construction recalling that of the Iiascule bridge. At the extremity of the
long arm ot the crane is a two-story car with a seating capacity for 100. persons and standing room for 20 more.
At the short end of tho crane is a giant mass of . concrete, which serves as a counter-balance for the long
arm ot the crane. Uenenth the car are two great water tanks, which take on water or discharge it as passen
gers enter or leave tho car, thus always preserving the balance to a nicety. When, for example, a man weighing
160 poundd enters the car an amount of water of equal weight is released from the tank, and when the passenger
departs l CO pounds of water are automatically discharged into the tank below the car. The car ascends without
perceptible motion,. and perfect safety and a Jarless ride of ten minutes Is assured to passengers while enjoying this
trin of 2G5 leet into' the clouds, or four feet higher than the Ferris wheel. Two motors control the ascent and
nescent in conjunction with the counter-balance of the huge car, and when it reaches Its extreme height it begins
10 swing Blowiy around on the wheels at its base, giving a magnificent view of the exposition, of San Francisco
ay flnq.of the city of San Francisco.
This photograph shows a unique
figure of Uncle Sam on the Zone,
the great. amusement section at the
Panama-Pacific International Exposi
tion, San Francisco.
THIS IS "MR. SOA KUM."
Visitors to the Zone at the Panama-
Pacific International Exposition find
much to amuse them by a visit to
"Soa Kum" and hundreds of other in
teresting concessions which, line the
Zone's broad avenue for a mile. In
"Soa Kum" one tries to hit all kinds
of heads tor all kinds ot prizes.
ome Marvelous Exhibits
:t the Panama-Pacific
!riiTiationa! Exposition
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most conipk ie ;p riH'Knce of tho
new design of power tractor, known aa
tho caterpillar, over the cumbersome,
unstable, high-wheeled engine of a
few years ago. There are few of the
old models on exhibition, while the
caterpillar principle has been applied
to almost every type of engine for ag
ricultural purposes.
The caterpillar proper Is a heavy
fheet metal chain, varying in width
from ten inches to two feet according
to the weight of the engine, which
passes around two heavy sprocket
wheels like a belt. These wheels re
volving, pass the chain about them,
the lower part moving backward, with
the weight of the engine resting on
the broad surface of the chain be
tween the two sprockets.
An engine of this type can be op
erated on ground soft enough to mire
an ordinary farm wagon.
Duplicate of the Roosevelt African
Shotgun.
A duplicate of the shotgun which
Col. Theodore Roosevelt took with him
on his African trip, a gun constructed
expressly for " him by an American
armorer, is on display at the manufac
turer's exhibit in the Manufacturer's
Palace at tho Panama-Pacific Interna
tional Exposition, San Francisco. The
gun cost its illustrious owner $3G0,
and Its beautiful design, graceful
lines and wonderful inlay work would
justify the expenditure to any lover
of fine pieces. .The stock is elabo
rately hand carved, the barrels and
lock are hand engraved, and the lock
is inlaid with a hunting scene in gold.
The barrels are of the finest Krupp
steel. Before starting on the trip the
ex-president wrote to the makers: "I
really think it is the most beautiful
gun I have ever seen. I am almost
ashamed to take it to Africa and sub
ject it to the rough treatment it will
receive."
The left barrel is choked and the
right open. It is cored to shoot either
buckshot or a single ball.-
In a group in this "Palace are dis
plays by four of the world's 'greatest
manufacturers of sporting arms, which
form an exhibit which attracts hun
dreds of sportsmen. Each display Is
in charge of a firearms' expert.
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Pearl Culture a New Industry. ;
Among the interesting exhibits of'
the Japanese In the Manufacturers' !
Palace at the Panama-Pacific Interna-'
tional Exposition is a demonstration
of the methods and results of pearl!
cultivation in the far East. The dis-i
plays of this cultivated product, show-j
Ing hundreds of pearls which until;
pearl culture was' placed on a com-!
mercial basis a few years ago would
have been the possessions of royalty,
will delight any lover- of beautiful
gems, and the methods of production
will prove interesting to any ob
server. Though pearl culture has bo
come a thriving industry in Japan, at
tempts to reproduce it in other parts
of tho world have yielded but meager
results.
The successful method of propaga
tion was evolved by the Japanese sci
entist Kok ichl Mikimoto, who discov
ered a species of oyster which pro
duced the pearl on the surface of the
shell. Though the finding of the oys
ters and inserting the nuclei, then
waiting for the pearl to grow to a
commercial size may seem a simple
process, the fact that it has not re
duced the price ot the gems, even to
that of the most expensive imitations,
shows that it is beset with many difficulties.
Daniel Webster's Plow at the Panama
Pacific International Exposition,
Ono of the most valuable exhibits
commercially, in the Agricultural Pal
ace at the Panama,-Paclflc Interna
tional Exposition, San Francisco, is
an ancient plow displayed In the
Massachusetts exhibit, and forming a
striking contrast to tho highly-complex
modern machinery displayed on
the acreage of floor about it.
The plow owes its distinction to
the circumstance that a hundred years
ago Daniel Webster's youthful hands
guided it along the furrows of his
father's farm near Marshfield, Mass.
It was drawn by a yoke of oxen and
If the future peer of American ora
tors and statesmen could turn an acre
of sod a day he had to work from
daylight to dark.
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