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Show How Helen Took the Leap. K VBaaflaak ' .'"'' BaalBBflBflaaV aaVMBawLVBBflaK BaBaLaFBiaaaBaavMB 4iL.st?y a 1aBaPjaaal 'aaVBB'' 41 I BaaBaaaaataBBX' t Ul'l'EB PICTUBIC, Um.NO CAU FBOU WATKn ATTEB LEAF SHOWN DELOW. To stngo "tho leap for life," in tho "railroad series," from Sun Pedro (Cal.) dock a high powered car was secured, n bargo anchored thirty foct from tho dock nnd experiments began. Helen Holmes took a hundred j urd start and droo off tho dock. Tho cur fell flvo feet short of tho barge. Sho Jumped, swam buck to tho dock, tho car was raised, and tho next day sho tried again. This tlmo Hho fell but two feet shoit of tho barge. Tho car was raised ngnln, nud Helen uiado her third tilul. Sho took a longer start, and It wns estimated esti-mated that sho wus traveling forty-Uvo forty-Uvo miles, nu hour when sho Jumped from tho edgo of tho pier. Tho cur Jumped clear over tho barge, tho rear wheels Just missing tho front of tho craft. "Certainly I can do It now," proclaimed tho fearless young actress. Ity this tlmo sho nud hor director hud been nblo to figure out to somewhat of n mathematical certainty tho speed re-quired re-quired to strike tho barge. |