The Birmingham age-herald., 1916-10-08
MIDWAY SHOWS

show of old, but with different headliners, and an entirely new cast, is back.
 MIDWAY SHOWS
 An attraction that is drawing consid- erable attention is the monkey speed- way, a new feature for Birmingham, with a miniature speedway and miniature cars run and controlled by monkeys. These little racers make the curves at a break neck speed with perfect calm and ap- parent intelligence. Crowds are throng- ing the Turner sideshow This show con sists of 16 different curiosities under one canvas.
 The Doves mammoth water circus, fea- turing troupe of the worlds greatest water artists in diving and swimming acts of interest, is one of the principal shows on the midway. This is the show where the great high dives are made from the top of ladder into four-foot pool of water. The circus acts also take place here, with both male and female water acrobats.,
 Among the exhibits, LaBells Eskimo village, with the many wonders of the great frozen north, is worth seeing Dr. LaBell is a traveller, explorer and adven- turer having explored into the distant ice lands in the direction of both the north and soueh poles. His lectures on condi- eiN'AiS dllO lu0 icilCS III HIS COll6CllOn are of considerable interest. Other exhibits consist of the Siam twins, the world s greatest live human exhibit and curiosity. The monster man-eating shark is also being visited by many. Then at the ex- treme end of the midway is the ''Dixie- land," where A negro comedians perform.
 All midway attractions are open rom 10 o'clock until the last hour of the evening. Yesterday was their first real daV and vlo nf ha sions was optimistic over the prospects for banner week, beginning Monday.
 WOMAN'S DEPARTMENT
 The woman's department again scored yesterday, hundreds passing through this building viewing the many wonderful ex- hibits from the hands of women, the worlds wondeT picture Tn the Shadow of the Cross' and other interesting fea- lures of this department. Little judging was done yesterday. but number of de- partments will be judged, begin ming tomorrow. Mrs. D. c. Van Merkestein of Fairview was awarded first prize for the best hanging basket, while Mrs. N w. Proctor of Woodlawn won second prize. For flower booths, Mrs. Charles Bevy of Fairview won the first prize of $20, and Mrs. N w. Proctor of Woodlawn second prize of s15. Miss Millie Alley of Elyton won third prize of $10 and : Mrs. Van Markenstein fourth prize of $5.
 Beginning Monday night dancing in the specially reserved space in the womans department will begin. Mrs. J. B. Reid, superintendent of the department, will champeron the dances and Hoskins' string band will furnish the music The danc- ing will be between and 10:30 o'clock.
 Monday. will be all Birmingham's day at the State Fair, and President Brown is expecting the largest crowd of the entire fair to be out,- both in the after noon and night Every attention will be given to Birmingham folk and Birming- ham exhibits. Two of the best racing features of the week S series will be staged in front of the grandstand. while Mcmoli's band will play Birminghams favorite se- lections from 1:30 to o'clock, and the free acts will be shown before the grand stand, both in the afternoon and at night. The second of the series of fireworks dis play will be shown again, with an entire change of programme. The two races the 2:30 pace and the 2:20 trot
 This afternoon at 2:30 o'clock Memoirs band will give a sacred concert in the grandstand. A general admission of 25 cents will be charged for this concert and music lovers are promised a treat in the way of band music. At 4 o'clock Red s. the famous pacing horse. will do 2 mile on the race track, according to an of Joe Spanier, in charge of the racing. Red 8 has a record of ':07A pace. and Is decidedly the latest 1 horse on the grounds.
 The poultry show, the cattle shows and 1 other live stock exhibits will be open : 'or the Sunday visitors.