The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-18
EXHIBITS ARE GOOD But
STATE FAIR aFALLS DOWN.
ON SPECIAL FEATURES
Midway Show Featuring Orien-
tai Dancing is Declared OBJ
jectionable by Many
NO FLYING STUNT YET
This is Cleaners Day, and Early
Prospects Are for Large
Attendance
NO FLYING STUNT YET

Better weather greeted the Michi-
gan State Fair. Wednesday. which is
Cleaners day." the farmers thus be
Ing honored with two days, Tuesday
having been "Grande day" Fo:
Wednesday, however, no special
features were planned for the rural
visitors, In addition to what the Tues
day program contained. There are
the usual road building demonstra.
tions, the tractor plowing contests.
and judging of live stock, the man
agement hopes to be able to give
aeroplane flights during the day.
Thus far the aviator, A. ". Doremer.
of the Curtis school, has not gone up
In his machine. explaining, Tuesday.
that the weather was not favorable
for flying. The turnout OF patrons was
encouraging up to noon today, and a
good-sized crowd is expected before
the day is over.
AS a destructive agency, nothing
succeeds like rain at an agricultural
ment OF the local fair Ia anything but
happy over the deluge which swept
over the grounds, Tuesday afternoon
and evening. The downpour kept
thousands away and chased home the
comparatively smamm number who
turned out up to the time the clouds
began to leak. The official attendance
Is given as $500, but the man who
compiled the figures must have In
cluded live stock, hot dogs, falkirs and
every individual exhibit, to get his
total. For 1t was evident to the cas-
ual observer that there were not
more than 10000, at the most, on the
grounds. However. as has been said.
the rain initiated against the attend
ance, and the management can con-
sole itself In the assurance that the
exhibition itself was in no way re-
sponsible for the lack Of patronage.
4 While there are some advertised
features OF the fair, such as the day
light fireworks display, which have
yet to make good" and some which
may be Objectionable. such as one or
two midway attractions, IT must be
| admitted that the exhibits are worth
while. The live stock display 10 q
/, credit to the management. as is also
the exhibition OF farm products, such
as vegetables, grains and dairy goods.
There Is also a god Industrial show,
including a demonstration OF how GER
tain kinds of machinery are operated,
and the automobile show Is one which
could. scarcely be surpassed.
Certain II Is that nothing better
OF the kind was ever seen In this part
OF the country. In the auto building
almost every machine OF standard
quality Is on exhibition, the display
running up into the millions In point
OF value. 1t Is an artistic, attractive
display, and one cannot fail TO be Inn
pressed with 1t. AS a drawing card,
II Is big help to the fair many peo-
pie making the trip to the grounds
for the express purpose OF seeing the
latest models and designs In the
automobile line.
In regard TO the special amusement
features, expressions OF disapproval
have been heard over the Oriental
dancers" number OF women Vho
disport themselves under a tent along
the midway, to the accompaniment OF
the "couchee-c music. They
also give a brief exhibition on the
platform In front Of their tent, while
the manager is making spiel" for
them, telling the people who gather
that the terpsicorean art Is not con-
| fined to the hands and feet. This
show has thus far been alloked to
continue unmolested, while a watch
vendor was unceremoniously elected
| from the grounds, Tuesday night.
The management said the Vendor
was not conducting his business
squarely with the public. He is said
to have received back the money,
$500, he paid for the concession.