The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1912-09-19
LOWERING SKIES AND
COLD KEEP CROWD AWAY


tights, after the fashion OF Annette
Ke|Iefman. plunge from spring
board into 4 tank. There Is also a
fnf woman. weighing probably 800
pounds, who puffs and swims around
the tank like huge porpoise, much
10 the merriment OF the crowd. The
other exhibits, such as the wild west
show, the divers, the glassbiowers.
and the motorcycle race around a
small wooden track are on par with
the usual side-show exhibits. One
show is a huge disappointment TO
those seeking sensations, and the cry
OF fake" and "stung' goes up from
spectators after each performance. X
"a called Mamie" The crowd Is
given the impression that II is q. de
cidedly risque performance by girl
who cavorts about the platform out
aide a. the "spieler" tells about the
wonders OF the show. When the tent
10 darkened there 10 one moving pic
ture OF rather poor quality and then
the girl does the serpentine dance.
The only merit in the Performance Is
that II does disappoint those of de-
based taste.
The executive committee held a
caucus, Wednesday, and nominated
ID. ID. Aitkin, of Flint, for president
to succeed Thomas Z. Newton. Other
nominations made were: Nathan p.
Hull. Diamondale, vice-president: j.
e. Harmon, Detroit. secretary; John
Mckay, Romeo. treasurer. The fol-
lowing were nominated for fair d.
rectors: Thomas F. Marston, Bay
City; A. Z. Stevenson, Port Huron;
william II. Wallace, Saginaw; George
T. Moody, Detroit: George Kelley,
North Branch; A. ]. Peek, Jackson;
&c. A. Tyler, Coldwater; ]. Fred
smith. Byron; Lawrence w. Smell,
Highland Park; +. J. Lessiter, Clarks-
tom. vincent v. Green, OF Detroit,
was nominated, but declined to serve
and Mr.. Moody was nominated in his
place.
Aviator DeRemer made flight in
mis- Curtiss biplane, Wednesday, at
Is d. m. for about five minutes. He
attained an altitude OF about 200 feet
and circled the race course several
times. He was forced TO descend, he
said, by the breaking OF spring in
the magnetic, and complained that he
encountered gusts OF wind UP in the
air which made flying rather danger
GUS. IL was the first time an await
or had gone up during this fair and
the crowd In the grandstand applaud
ed vociferously.
Five alleged pickpockets were ar
rested at the fair, Wednesday, by
Detectives Black and Wilkinson and
Sheriff Castor. The sheriff also ar
rested b. +. Cornstein, OF Fort Wayne.
Ind, as a suspicious character. Corn
stein was an alleged "capper" for a
man who operated a game OF chance.
The latter had q board four by four
feet on which were displayed cigars.
s'phony" jewelry and ito or three
cheap reyolyers OF small calibre. He
was forced to stop the game owing
20 the exhibit of the revolyers, al
though no one was known to get a
revolver In return for 10 cents. the
price Of paddle" at the wheel OF
chance.
The police and sherifrs deputies
were kept busy enough. California
Bill. one or the Indians with the wild
west show has beautiful squaw OF
about 25. While Bill was breaking
bruncho In the enclosure. Bits
souaw was out In front flirting with
the "city chaps" and finally went FOR
A stroll with one, much to the chag-
rim and anger OF 'Bill' when he learn
ed she was gone. Finally, Deputy
Dick Smith located the runaway
sQuaw and brought her back.
There was smash at the cider
plant which was not entirely neces-
sary to the making OF sweet cider
when John Green. the proprietor. |,
landed on the jaw of George Worden.
one OF his employees, knocking tooth
from worden's mouth. The quarrel
was over wages and after the reserves
were called out and Green paid Wor-
den what he owed him Worden went
back to the cider press.