The Detroit times., 1912-09-21
WEATHER MAN SMILES
+. on GETAWAY DAY At THE
MICHIGAN STATE FAIR
Exhibition Proper Closes To-
night, But Auto Races Win
Take Place Sunday
TWO GOVERNORS GUESTS
Eberhardt and Osborn Deliver
Addresses on Agriculture
More Trouble Over Midway
TWO GOVERNORS GUESTS

Not figuring that the weather
would interiors In any way with It's
plans, the management OF the state
fair decided, some time ago, that To-
day, the last regular day OF the ex-
hibttion, should be known AZ Auto
mobile day" But, as the poet says,
THE best laid plans Of mice and men
gang aft agiee." The weather man
took hand In proceedings and let
loose % much rain that II became
necessary for the management to put
the auto races. scheduled az feature
for the closing day. over until Sum
day, the horses needing this after
noon to complete their program. SO
tomorrow will really be Automobile
Day" The buildings will be open all
day and the races win take place In
the afternoon.
For today, the usual program has
been proyided-the daylight fire.
works, band concerts, singing and
drilling Of the 200 children, under the
direction OF Miss Gertrude Sackett
Swan, aviation flights, night horse
show and the night fireworks.
The feature OF the afternoon pro-
gram on Friday were the addresses
OF Cows. Adolph o. Eberhardt or
Minnesota, and Chase s. Osborn, OF
Michigan Gov Eberhardt spoke Of
the necessity OF making farm life
more attractive. 90 AZ to keep the
young men and women on the farms.
He believed. he said, In providing
amusement features ein the rural
schools In the evenings, making them
social centers for the entertainment
OF the farmers Of the, community. The
teaching OF domestic science was i'm
perative In the schools. he thought.
because OF the fact that many a
young wife's flrst biscuits were the
preliminary cause of divorce. The
governor would also have patriotism
drilled into the children. He was
shocked to have q Minnesota school
boy tell him that the ,patriotic song
he liked best was: my Wifes Gone
to the Country, HurTah, Hurrah."
Gov. Osborn spoke much along the
lines e Co. Hberhefd, end took e. e.
isIr sfsl bssSI 3 tiss' SssstI I56s6is shows
ON the midway He said the state
fair was exbected 70 be clean and
wholesome, providing only what was
NJ IQE 1uy IuOtuCfg ftbtnGht u OhhiH ~
see, and he regretted that there had
been anything not measuring up to
this standard.
Interspersed with the speech-mak-
Ing were vocal selections by Harold
Jarvis and Homer Warren.
The only unpleasant feature Of the
day, was Misunderstanding in re.
gard to passes which the manage
ment of the fair gave the members
Of the Board OF Commerce for admis-
sion to the midway shows. The tick
et.takers refused to honor the com
plime entaries, with the result that the
holders were good and SORE" Sec
retary Harmon, Of the fair, explained
to the recipients of the passes that
he had received them from Manager
Kline, of the midway, but the latter
denied any arrangement with Han
non. Finally, after long conference,
Manager Kline agreed to honor 500
Of the tickets. Harmon had issued
over 1000 passes to the Board OF
Commerce members.
One Of the best attractions Of the
day was the work Of Aviator De-
Remer, who made three successful
flights with his aeroplane The hig
crowd, estimated at $4,000, was pleas
ed with his efforts, applauding gener-
ously.