Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-12
Caught on the Fly
at the County Fair

Charles b. Rogers, who was to have
delivered a patriotic address yestcr-
day afternoon was called. away from
the city Unexpectedly and WIS unable
20 fill his appointment. Today the
speaker will be II. IL. Rogers, attor-
ney, oil man, member of the legisla-
ture and secretary of the district eX-
emption board of appeals If Mr.,
| Rogers can tear away from his draft
| board duties long enough 10 make the
speech lie will deliver n classic As
a student of international affairs and
an orator he has no peer in Oh lahoma.
The monkey speedway opened for
the first time last night and was
crowded all evening. The spectacle
| of these nearly human little animals
driving miniature racing cars around
| n steel track at breakneck speed
arouses tremendous enthusiasm among
the spectators. Thomas Fox, who
runs tho show, has handled monkeys
and apes all OF his life. He loves them
as he would his own children.
The frealSiest freak on the midway
is the australian Bush Girl other.
wise known as "Jap-a-Lac," at the
eastern end of the midway. This
creature be 1t she. he or 'it," is in
hardly no legs at ali. and walks on It's
hands. No fake about this freak
Mrs. A. w. Coleman's lectures on
the Red Cross attracted large crowds
Of men and women to the war booth
in the main exposition building yes
terday. She will give these lectures
each afternoon at 4 o'clock and each
evening at o'clock. This booth Is
the feature attraction in the building.
| v orl,room girls are constantly at
work, turning out surgical dressings,
garments and other Red Cross sup
plies. In the same booth Navy league
and Council of Defense representa-
tives pass out literature and answer
questions, so that everyone interested
may find out how best ho or she can
serve the government during the war.
Many who called at the booth yes
| terday learned for the first time that
| one can enlist in the Red Cross for
something else besides nursing. Right
now, in fact, nursing is secondary
, coGsideration-it Is supplies that are
needed. Every woman should do
| her Bit in this line.
Judging of the poultry started yes
terday and will be finished by noon
today, according to Joel G. Smith, su-
perintendent of poultry exhibits.
Three hundred birds are entered, in
Guiding practically all standard va
rieties.
Leroy on the high wire just Inside
the main entrance furnishes a genu-
inc thriller each afternoon at and
each night at o'clock. He also per-
formed on the tight wire on the plaza
in between times
Some of the attractions with tine
Campbell Carnival company are tne
Days of '49. Oriental show, monkey
speedway minstrels freaks of nature,
South American Kids wild west and
athletic show. The first whip" ever
in Tulsa is located on the center oi
the plaza II is one Of the rip-roar-
INCEST riding devices ever seen in
Tulsa TIE ferris wheel is by four feet
the highest wheel with any carniva,
company in the United states. The
ever-popular carousal at tGo end of
the implement building is n three
abreast machine, costing $4,000, and
is brilliantly illuminated
The implement building was fileo
with visitors yesterday, indicating that
many farmers are attending the fair
Practically every known mecnanlca'
device for the farm is found in this
structure. Demonstrations are con
stantly going on. Tractor demonstra-
tions in plowing in the ten-acre field
to the south of the main exposition
building will start today.
County Clerk Lewis Clines sons
were walking on clouds yesterday aft
ernoon, by reason of having won first,
second, third, fourth and fifth prizes
for pigs in the boys pig club compe-
ttion. They won third, fourth and
fifth on their calves Last year they
won first and second on calves.
w. l.. Lewis, the well-known bank
er and horse fancier, attracted con-
siderable attention on the plaza yes
terday afternoon when he showed off
some of his thorobreds before the
judges. Jim Mcdonald, his trainer,
also rode some of the Lewis mounts.
Harry r. Siege, chief OF the fair
grounds detective force, has summar-
lily closed down several spindle wheels
and other games Of chance that
opened up and tried to get by. Moth
ing but a legitimate concession can
operate while Siege is on the job. He
Is also keeping an eagle eye on all
suspicious characters.