Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-09-12
Clear Skies Bring Out Big
Crowds; Everyone Says
It's the Best Ever.
MANY FARMERS ATTENDING
All Shows, Exhibits and Az
fractions Now Running in
Full Blast.
TODAY'S PROGRAM.
70 noon-Gates open.

12 noon-Gates open.
2 u. m.-Band concert starts
3.aO-Address by Hon. II. II. RoS-
ers noo tIo,-
4:OO-snging by Happy Doc hQi1
land and free act by lie Roy on the
high wire NJ,
Lecture on Red Cross by Mrs. a.
w Coleman I'm main exposition build
ing. .,
7:3O-Band concert starts
singing by Happy Doc Holland.
All buildings and shows open.
9-Le Roy on the high wire.
1O:3O-Gates closed for the day.
with clear skies and welcome sun
attendance at the Tulsa county free
fair went up by leaps and bounds yes
terday. 1t was estimated that ten
thousand persons passed thru the
gates The attendance last night was
far better than In the afternoon;
Fully five hundred cars were parked
on the Sinclair Oil companys ware
house property across the ROAD from
the fairgrounds. No charge is mace
for parking automobiles. Jitneys ala
q land office business. Most OF tneni
charged 10 cents fare each way
Some charged as high as 20 cents
and n few got so cents trip, simply
because they could.
Every building was crowded. The
Campbell shows on the midway were
all in operation. The mingled SOUNDS
of bands playing. riding devices rum
ming. tractors chug-chugging ana
barkers crying save it the earmarks
of a genuine old-time county fair.
Heard Red Cross Talks.
At 4 o'clock and again at o'clock
Mrs. A. w. Coleman gave Red cross
ma
sition building. crowd that packed
the booth and overflowed into the
aisles listened attentively Young
women in the booth make bandages,
dressings and other supplies every art
ernoon and night, thereby demon
strating to women the best methou
OF serving Uncle Sam in the present
crisis. Mrs. Coleman's lectures VIII
be given at and s o'clock each day.
This afternoon at o'clock and to-
night at 80 HAPPY Doc Holland will
sing columbia We Have Answered"
bv Clarence b. Douglas and ora
Iightner Frost Prothero's band Will
play the accompaniment.
Judging in the live stock depart
ments started yesterday. Most of this
work will be finished today. Some
of the best horses, cows and swine
ever seen in Oklahoma are found IN
three buildings and shed. Judging
In all departments will be under way
today. Competition in the farm pro-
ucts exhibits is especially keen. and
the rivalry among townships is in
tense.
New Model Autos.
The main exposition building is the
mecca of all fair visitors. Souvenirs
galore are being distributed as well
as samples of many products. Down
the center of the building are two
long rows of the newest models in
automobiles. The cars on exhibit
are Stutz, Hupmobile, Dodge Brothers,
Jeffrey Quad truck. Franklin Repub-
lie truck. Maxwell, Chevrolet kissel
Kar. Liberty (two models), Stude-
baker and Davis 1.-TWO models). In
handsome and spacious booths to the
right and left OF the entrance to the
building are found the Mitchell and
Marion-Handley cars.
Starting to the right of the main
entrance and going completely around
the structure the following displays
are found:
Christian Science rest room, tastily
arranged, and with an abundance OF
literature for distribution.
Bellvew ladies' aid lunch stand.
ego Manufacturing company OF
Oklahoma City.
Educational section-displays in
penmanship. painting, manual train
ing, etc. from the public schools.
Better babies contest, where each
afternoon from l until 4 o'clock en-
tries in the contest are scored" by
physicians in a huge cage.
A. l.. Wait, rubber goods.
NJ. C. Hale, showing a model white
kitchen.
Gold Bond flour. made at Parsons
Kan.
Hughes Plumbing company; n COM
pletely appointed bathroom.
Paige touring car.
Kerr fruit jars, made at Sand
Springs.
Elephant trunk factory.
Hofstra, where samples of insect
powder are given away.
Red Cross, Navy League and Coun-
ell of Defense--the war booth"
Allen & Thede, Victrolas.
G.. r. Shepey sign service.
Dodge Electrical company.
Holy Family school exhibit.
Fine arts department-handiw
of women.
Mayo's and Vandever's joint booth
showing the latest styles in furniture
and women's toggery, all neatly dis
played in big glass case.
Darrow Music company. where
monographs are constantly playing
the latest records: also headquarters
for the Ora Lightner Frost concert
course. season of f,l917-1S.
Tulsa Business' college-don't fail
to see the South African bats.
Two silver loving cups will be
awarded to the concerns having the
most effective and artistic booths
One cup goes to a merchant and the
other to a manufacturer. The cups
must be won for three consecutive
years to become the permanent prop
erty OF any one firm.
The farm products building is from
many standpoints the most interest
ing thing on the fairgrounds. as II
proves conclusively that Tulsa is in
The center of great agricultural re-
gion. Paul Myers is superintendent
of the building. The township exhib-
its are ALI in this building. as well as
the displays Of many individual farms.