The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-12
RICHMOND NIGHT
A BIG SUCCESS TOO


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Event.
Richmond Day" at the State Fair
was great. Richmond Night" was
greater. There may have been crowds
and crowds of people in attendance
during the day to give the "once
over to the exhibits and other things:
there may have been as many attrac-
tons, and possibly. too. more visitors
But last night was the biggest part
Of Richmond Day" II Father Tempus
ton.
Shortly after Old Sol had dipped
his head in ink the fun began. Down
In Ballyhoo Lane confetti vendors be-
gan to fix up their stands in readiness
for the trade that was to come. The
men who give bath-robes. blankets
and bulldogs for the fun Of 1t also
started preparing for tho multitudes.
And didn't they need TO prepare!
Never before was such a throng on
the Midway. They changed the lane
into a trail Of Joy. Underneath Klar-
ing arc lamps and upon cold. hard
roadbed. old women and old men.
young girls and boys and children
were carried. They didn't move fast,
though. The joy-makers were too
thick for that. One In that carnival
simply had to be pushed or showed.
as it happened to be. and move. 1t
seemed as II every heart was glad
glad of the fair glad of the perfect
weather. and the chill OF the night
but contributed ardor to their spirits
The old became young again and the
young simply gulped In the good time,
the crude happiness and the ecstacy
OF It all. Nothing OF the sort was
felt during the daytime. Then II was
a different feeling. one OF patriotism
and Of anxiety. For who wanted to
miss an exhibit? VINO desired fall
ure in their efforts to get a particu-
lar souvenir? And. Of course. every
one was compelled to see the stock.
the poultry. the women's work. the
county exhibits. and-oh! Just every
thing. Last night, however. Rich
monders were tired Of seeing. at least
for the time. and turned out on
wahoo Lane to have . Mardi Gras
all to themselves And It surely riv-
aled some OF Louisianas pageants.
Everybody on the Joy trail knew some
body else. And. amid the changing
Of bells. blowing Of whistles ana the
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hoos. along With the appeals Of the
''hot ones'' dealers. ono Just had to
enjoy himself
Wheels Were Turning.
Despite the ruling Of Attorney-Gen-
eral Pollard, which edfct made the
operation Of wheels OF fortune on the
grounds unlawful. there were many
Of them. And every ono OF them was
moving. The shrewd operators evil
IDENTIFY preferred to pay 4 fine, or two
or three fines, than to close up shop
during the week. They were busy
throughout the day and night Bull
dogs. doll babies. Teddy bears. bath
robes. blankets cigars, real money.
sold for mere fun" and there were
coolies and coolies Of fun" spent in
this way by Richmonders yesterday.
It was the one opportunity OF the
year for some Of the prosperous mem-
bers Of the city family to dispense q
part Of their prosperity. and they
seized upon II with a fervor that was
almost rebid but. Of course. this but
comforted the wheel men. and they
can we'll afford to pay a hundred fines.
Ferris wheel. carousel and the other
amusement ride. The Whip" We'd
with the clairvoyants and other shows
for favoritism last night Nearly all
Of them we're filled. but when. short
ly before 10 o'clock. tho crowd began
to diminish. the bankers saw their
oratory floating onward to only I'm
agtnary listeners and closed up their
tents until this morning. Even a
ballyhoo knows when he's through,
but 1t takes the public. that which
he endeavors to convince, to convince
him on some things And that 10 when
the dimes cease TO mount dollar high
on the counter.
'Tica<iers'' Manipulated.
Hundreds OF ''tickiers'' were manip-
ulated by carnivalites. Confetti was
sold In sacks by the peck and thrown
to the winds Internationally by a large
number. The roadbed was covered
had somewhat diminished and the
general conditions Of tho Midway
could be realized.
The cold air proved comforting te
those who had remembered to bring
an overcoat with them and also those
who proved lucky In testing out the
wheels of fortune The blankets
proved to be very useful trophies
right from the beginning.
There was little or no disorder on
the Midway last night. However.
there were q few things somewhat
offensive.
The greatest trouble which arose
for the police to handle was a dis
agreement between the bluecoats and
the military. IT was thought at first
that a riot would ensue when a men,
Der of the First Virginia Cavalry vas
placed in the lookup on q charge,
which will probably be heard n Fo-
lice Court this morning. Other mem
bers OF the arrested guardsman's de-
tachment took UP action with the po-
lice. The police officers regarded this
as an interference. As a result other
militiamen were placed under arrest.
This Increased the strife between the
two authorities and more members
became interested. All who addressed
their remarks to the city officers were.
escorted to the lookup. A citizen who
witnessed the controversy last night
said he thought that the rights Of
the police and the militiamen should
be made plain to both parties to avoid
dissenGon. The police commended last
night that they were supposed to car
~ out the city laws and that they
intended to do 20.
Has Moro Moeoe Trouble.
Dun IN contina,aA p,o<or trouhlA